Rob Valente

Rob Valente

@robvalente.bsky.social

Erstwhile medievalist. Sometime lawyer. The justice system was constructed to protect the powerful. Time for change. She/her No DMs, unless I know you. Vote blue.

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🧡 September 30. National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 🇨🇦 Today we honour the children who never came home, the Survivors of residential schools, their families and communities. May we listen, learn, remember and continue the work of reconciliation. #EveryChildMatters #SheShed

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If you want to understand how Jeffrey Epstein was able to abuse so many just read about the fraternity brothers in the group chat who knew what was happening and chose to say nothing.

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These are my latest one-of-a-kind raku pieces. No one’s buying right now, and I understand - art isn’t always the priority in difficult times. But I’m still making, and sharing a little beauty feels worthwhile. A like or share might help these pieces find their people. 🙏

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Criselda Vasquez, American, The New American Gothic, 2017, oil on canvas, 72 x 48 in, private collection The artist's father, portrayed in the painting, was kidnapped by ICE on 31 March 2026

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🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: After 40 years of research, Brazilian scientist Dr. Mariangela Hungria wins the World Food Prize for pioneering a $2 nitrogen-fixing bacteria treatment that replaces costly fertilizers, saves farmers $25 billion annually, and cuts 230 million tons of CO₂ emissions.

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You know something has gone terribly wrong when 94% of teachers have to dip into their own pockets to buy school supplies while the average Wall Street employee got a bonus of $246,900 in 2025. Hello?

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At the 100 lowest-paying major corporations — including Walmart, DoorDash, and Amazon — CEO pay averaged $17.5M in 2025. Median worker pay was just $36,571, a ratio of 614 to 1. Those same 100 companies spent $108.6B on stock buybacks last year. How can anyone defend this?

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ICE Arrests Soar as People With No Criminal Record Are Increasingly Targeted "They include people married to U.S citizens, people who had entered legally and were pursuing an asylum claim, and others with a temporary legal status " www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

nytimes.comICE Arrests Soar as People With No Criminal Record Are Increasingly TargetedAs immigration arrests hit record highs, ICE appears closer than ever to meeting its goal of 2,000 daily arrests.

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I don’t have access to any patient-specific details. But as an infectious disease specialist I can say with 100% certainty: having measles was bad for them. Can’t believe this needs to be said 🤦🏻‍♂️

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Dr Oz: "I don't want anyone in America concerned inappropriately. We don't know exactly what happened in PAG yet. We don't know if the children died from measles or had another condition that was already attacking them and they happened to get measles at the same time. We lived this during covid."

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The amount the Trump regime has spent waging war on Iran could have... -Funded free school lunches for every child -Lowered health insurance premiums for 20 million people -Doubled the National Park Service budget -Fully funded public radio and television ...with money left over. Priorities.

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We need more politicians like Pete, who not only see the problems, but also has ideas to fix them. I was accused of "ageism" when I said the old guard needs to step down. It's not about age, it's about the attitude of going along to get along, of being tone deaf to the times we're living in, etc.

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Quick reminder, there's still millions of files that haven't been released from Epstein epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein ETC...

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Good morning, friends. ☀️🩵 We’re so quick to measure our days by what we finished. Maybe today, measure yours by the moments that made you smile, the kindness you gave, and the joy you let yourself have. Those count, too. Especially those.

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I don't care who disagrees because it needs to be said: there's no reason a politician should have a better healthcare plan than a combat veteran who put their life on the line for their country.

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This is whole story is horrifying, and as a journalist covering ICE flights, I was struck by this sentence: “We were shipped to Texas overnight from Los Angeles in horrible conditions that I won’t elaborate on in this letter.”

Jack Mirkinson@jackmirkinson.bsky.social

Today in @thenation.com: a harrowing piece written from inside the Dilley ICE detention center by Maryam Tahmasebi, a green card holder who's been locked up along with her husband and son for months despite none of them committing any crime. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

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-League of Conservation Voters "BIG NEWS: California just set a new world record by generating over 50% of its electricity from solar power in May. 🎉 By moving away from toxic fossil fuels and relying more on clean energy, California is reducing emissions and lowering costs for residents."