The grumbling Valkano
@valklimate.bsky.social
Steve Valk, retired journalist; hunger and poverty advocate; retired #ClimateChange communicator. Straighten the crooked pictures on humanity's walls. Elderly white hippie.
AJC, RESULTS, Citizens' Climate Lobby, Climate Civics
AJC, RESULTS, Citizens' Climate Lobby, Climate Civics
Pro tip: Hand sanitizer kills germs that cause odors.
December 14, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Pro tip: Hand sanitizer kills germs that cause odors.
Here's your legacy Eric: Taking a huge bribe from a foreign government and collaborating with Trump's Gestapo to stay out prison.
December 14, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Here's your legacy Eric: Taking a huge bribe from a foreign government and collaborating with Trump's Gestapo to stay out prison.
"It would be easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich matn to get into the kingdom of heaven."
That goes doubly for a rich man who dismantles an agency that is saving millions of lives.
#ElonMusk
That goes doubly for a rich man who dismantles an agency that is saving millions of lives.
#ElonMusk
December 14, 2025 at 9:39 AM
"It would be easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich matn to get into the kingdom of heaven."
That goes doubly for a rich man who dismantles an agency that is saving millions of lives.
#ElonMusk
That goes doubly for a rich man who dismantles an agency that is saving millions of lives.
#ElonMusk
"I have a particular set of skills that do not involve critical thinking."
December 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
"I have a particular set of skills that do not involve critical thinking."
I've eschewed non-stick pans for many years, and I manage to cook just fine with Revere-ware, stainless steel pans with copper coating on the bottom. I found that if I scrub the pan with with a steel wool pad, like SOS, the surface is pretty close to being non-stick.
December 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I've eschewed non-stick pans for many years, and I manage to cook just fine with Revere-ware, stainless steel pans with copper coating on the bottom. I found that if I scrub the pan with with a steel wool pad, like SOS, the surface is pretty close to being non-stick.
"That's a nice state you got there. It would be a shame if something happened to it."
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
"That's a nice state you got there. It would be a shame if something happened to it."
I prefer a classier line: Pungent turd in the punchbowl of humanity.
December 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I prefer a classier line: Pungent turd in the punchbowl of humanity.
At some point, a true journalist has to choose between access and integrity.
December 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
At some point, a true journalist has to choose between access and integrity.
This is the "You gotta be shittin' me" of the month.
December 10, 2025 at 11:55 PM
This is the "You gotta be shittin' me" of the month.
Rachel, your next podcast needs to be about the leverage that Putin has on Trump. No one in the media, apparently, is capable of unraveling this mystery.
December 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Rachel, your next podcast needs to be about the leverage that Putin has on Trump. No one in the media, apparently, is capable of unraveling this mystery.
You know what CAN be recycled? Glass! In fact, better than recycling, it can be REUSED. Just clean the bottles and refill them. We used to do this. Why did we stop? Might have something to do with oil companies.
December 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
You know what CAN be recycled? Glass! In fact, better than recycling, it can be REUSED. Just clean the bottles and refill them. We used to do this. Why did we stop? Might have something to do with oil companies.
Every Trump cabinet pick, confirmed by the Senate, was made with one purpose in mind: to dismantle and destroy the federal government. CDC, DOJ, DOD, FBI, EPA are all decimated. Mission accomplished.
December 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Every Trump cabinet pick, confirmed by the Senate, was made with one purpose in mind: to dismantle and destroy the federal government. CDC, DOJ, DOD, FBI, EPA are all decimated. Mission accomplished.
As with Iraq, it's all about the oil. It's always about the oil. One more reason to phase out the use of fossil fuels.
December 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
As with Iraq, it's all about the oil. It's always about the oil. One more reason to phase out the use of fossil fuels.
Still waiting for some enterprising reporter or news organization to uncover why Putin has such extreme leverage over Trump. Gotta be pretty bad for Trump to kiss Putin's ass as much as cabinet members kiss Trump's ass.
December 8, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Still waiting for some enterprising reporter or news organization to uncover why Putin has such extreme leverage over Trump. Gotta be pretty bad for Trump to kiss Putin's ass as much as cabinet members kiss Trump's ass.
Hegseth will be gone by New Year's.
December 5, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Hegseth will be gone by New Year's.
You're too young to be telling dad jokes.
December 5, 2025 at 12:21 AM
You're too young to be telling dad jokes.
Don't buy shredded cheese. It's coated with stuff to keep it from sticking together. Buy block cheese and shred it yourself. We poison ourselves for the sake of convenience.
December 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Don't buy shredded cheese. It's coated with stuff to keep it from sticking together. Buy block cheese and shred it yourself. We poison ourselves for the sake of convenience.
Thanks for this. Consumers need to know who they can trust to look out for their best interests. Willow failed on that score.
December 4, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Thanks for this. Consumers need to know who they can trust to look out for their best interests. Willow failed on that score.
