Eric Valinsky
@ekvalinskyy.bsky.social
I am a composer, pianist, Web developer, data expert, cook, and crossword puzzle enthusiast.
Anyone beside me notice that Sanders used to decry the “millionahs and billionahs” but after emerging from his presidential run as a millionaire, he only now complains of billionaires?
February 16, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Anyone beside me notice that Sanders used to decry the “millionahs and billionahs” but after emerging from his presidential run as a millionaire, he only now complains of billionaires?
This was not done in the FBI after Trump I and that is why the investigation into Trump was hampered for too long.
Some thoughts on what de-magafication of our institutions might look like when this nightmare is over (free post) open.substack.com/pub/asharang...
Excising the Cancer in Our Institutions
We need to start thinking about how we are going to separate the sheep from the wolves in sheep's clothing.
open.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:58 PM
This was not done in the FBI after Trump I and that is why the investigation into Trump was hampered for too long.
Question for the day: CBP was brought in to assist ICE, away from the borders because they are TRAINED to commit violence. So is this what Democrats want—to TRAIN ICE?
February 4, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Question for the day: CBP was brought in to assist ICE, away from the borders because they are TRAINED to commit violence. So is this what Democrats want—to TRAIN ICE?
BlueSky has become All Trump All the Time. It’s a narcissist’s dream!
February 4, 2026 at 3:54 AM
BlueSky has become All Trump All the Time. It’s a narcissist’s dream!
DHS has recruited homicidal maniacs and our Democratic leaders want to see them trained better? What could possibly go wrong?
January 15, 2026 at 5:18 PM
DHS has recruited homicidal maniacs and our Democratic leaders want to see them trained better? What could possibly go wrong?
It is amazing to me how Christian cultures continue to adapt Jesus’s appearance to fit their own. The new thing among the left is to depict Jesus as a Palestinian. He wasn’t. The Romans didn’t rename Judea to Palestine until decades after his death.
December 29, 2025 at 3:41 AM
It is amazing to me how Christian cultures continue to adapt Jesus’s appearance to fit their own. The new thing among the left is to depict Jesus as a Palestinian. He wasn’t. The Romans didn’t rename Judea to Palestine until decades after his death.
The elephant in the room is that health insurance companies are overcharging.
December 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The elephant in the room is that health insurance companies are overcharging.
Hey @govpritzker.illinois.gov, could you please comment on the action of your police here?
Damn. Front page of the NYT year in pictures is a protestor being brutalized at Broadview by the Illinois State Police.
December 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Hey @govpritzker.illinois.gov, could you please comment on the action of your police here?
He’s calling it “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts”. Memorial, hmm.
December 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
He’s calling it “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts”. Memorial, hmm.
Who thought that putting the country in the hands of a few lifetime political appointees with no ethics standards was a good idea?
December 5, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Who thought that putting the country in the hands of a few lifetime political appointees with no ethics standards was a good idea?
Question: how many members of “The Greatest Generation” went to war to fight Fascism, only to practice it when they got home?
November 7, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Question: how many members of “The Greatest Generation” went to war to fight Fascism, only to practice it when they got home?
Think about this: Federal judges and justices are lifetime political appointees without regular review procedures. How is this in any way democratic?
November 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Think about this: Federal judges and justices are lifetime political appointees without regular review procedures. How is this in any way democratic?
Two things I can’t wait to see the last of:
1. “If Biden had done that…”
Biden would not have done that.
2. Parallels with Nazi Germany
They scare us. However, this is not Nazi Germany and this is not the 1930’s. We need to figure out how to resist in 2025 USA.
1. “If Biden had done that…”
Biden would not have done that.
2. Parallels with Nazi Germany
They scare us. However, this is not Nazi Germany and this is not the 1930’s. We need to figure out how to resist in 2025 USA.
September 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Two things I can’t wait to see the last of:
1. “If Biden had done that…”
Biden would not have done that.
2. Parallels with Nazi Germany
They scare us. However, this is not Nazi Germany and this is not the 1930’s. We need to figure out how to resist in 2025 USA.
1. “If Biden had done that…”
Biden would not have done that.
2. Parallels with Nazi Germany
They scare us. However, this is not Nazi Germany and this is not the 1930’s. We need to figure out how to resist in 2025 USA.
I swear, BlueSky has become Twitterfied. You may disagree with me—or more likely misunderstand what I’m saying. You may question it to your heart’s content. But if you call me names or accuse me of spurious behavior, I’ll block you.
August 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I swear, BlueSky has become Twitterfied. You may disagree with me—or more likely misunderstand what I’m saying. You may question it to your heart’s content. But if you call me names or accuse me of spurious behavior, I’ll block you.
Dear Moderate Democrats (aka Fascist Sympathizers):
If you throw trans people under the bus, you also throw their families, their friends, their coworkers, their colleagues, their clients, and their vendors under the bus. That’s a whole lotta people to throw under the bus! For what?
If you throw trans people under the bus, you also throw their families, their friends, their coworkers, their colleagues, their clients, and their vendors under the bus. That’s a whole lotta people to throw under the bus! For what?
August 23, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Dear Moderate Democrats (aka Fascist Sympathizers):
If you throw trans people under the bus, you also throw their families, their friends, their coworkers, their colleagues, their clients, and their vendors under the bus. That’s a whole lotta people to throw under the bus! For what?
If you throw trans people under the bus, you also throw their families, their friends, their coworkers, their colleagues, their clients, and their vendors under the bus. That’s a whole lotta people to throw under the bus! For what?
It’s about time we start renaming political movements as what they’ve become.
Republicans are Fascists.
Centrists are Fascists.
Moderates are Fascist Sympathizers.
Republicans are Fascists.
Centrists are Fascists.
Moderates are Fascist Sympathizers.
August 23, 2025 at 4:21 AM
It’s about time we start renaming political movements as what they’ve become.
Republicans are Fascists.
Centrists are Fascists.
Moderates are Fascist Sympathizers.
Republicans are Fascists.
Centrists are Fascists.
Moderates are Fascist Sympathizers.
Over 25% of the population of Israel came out today to protest their government’s policies. With our pitiful 3%, who do we Americans think we are to criticize Israelis?
August 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Over 25% of the population of Israel came out today to protest their government’s policies. With our pitiful 3%, who do we Americans think we are to criticize Israelis?
Moderates/Centrists to Fascists: We’re meeting you halfway, OK?
Fascists: Sure, thanks. Now we only have half as far to go!
Fascists: Sure, thanks. Now we only have half as far to go!
August 4, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Moderates/Centrists to Fascists: We’re meeting you halfway, OK?
Fascists: Sure, thanks. Now we only have half as far to go!
Fascists: Sure, thanks. Now we only have half as far to go!
My take on work requirements for Medicaid: if you want government handouts and you don’t WANT to work, run for Congress.
July 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM
My take on work requirements for Medicaid: if you want government handouts and you don’t WANT to work, run for Congress.
The entertainment industry has always been motivated by profit over ethics and we shouldn’t be surprised at the lengths Paramount was willing to go to for approval of its merger.
July 25, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The entertainment industry has always been motivated by profit over ethics and we shouldn’t be surprised at the lengths Paramount was willing to go to for approval of its merger.
Fascists always say that their victims are criminals, most often child molesters. This is pure projection on their part. You don’t have to fact check their statements. They are lies.
July 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Fascists always say that their victims are criminals, most often child molesters. This is pure projection on their part. You don’t have to fact check their statements. They are lies.
The Rule-of-law Justices write some blistering dissents. That and $1.75 will get you a ride on an LA Metro bus.
July 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The Rule-of-law Justices write some blistering dissents. That and $1.75 will get you a ride on an LA Metro bus.