Eric Valinsky
@ekvalinskyy.bsky.social
I am a composer, pianist, Web developer, data expert, cook, and crossword puzzle enthusiast.
The Greatest Generation was not Antifa. They fought against German and Japanese imperialism but then practiced Fascism when they came home. And then shipped out the Boomers to fight their own imperialist war.
August 26, 2026 at 2:17 AM
The Greatest Generation was not Antifa. They fought against German and Japanese imperialism but then practiced Fascism when they came home. And then shipped out the Boomers to fight their own imperialist war.
FDR was the first Democratic Socialist president. How do you feel about what he accomplished, including the FDIC and SSA?
August 24, 2026 at 2:30 PM
FDR was the first Democratic Socialist president. How do you feel about what he accomplished, including the FDIC and SSA?
First, “Medicare for All” is a cool slogan, but we need better. Medicare is too expensive. That being said, universal healthcare would take the burden of healthcare administration and subsidies off of corporations. It’s hard to believe that there isn’t more corporate pressure for it.
August 22, 2026 at 5:45 PM
First, “Medicare for All” is a cool slogan, but we need better. Medicare is too expensive. That being said, universal healthcare would take the burden of healthcare administration and subsidies off of corporations. It’s hard to believe that there isn’t more corporate pressure for it.
@olalonde.bsky.social: it’s easy to find someone who expresses themself better than I!
A succinct verdict on the persecution of the poor young academic who just died by suicide. Plagiarism is common. Persecution of the kind he endured is uncommon, aka selectively applied. The reason why he was targeted seems as clear as it is ugly.
The only conversation worth having is how Black people are overpoliced & over-punished & held to different standards in all aspects of life. That there is an outrage when Black people transgress that isn’t there when their non-Black counterparts do.
August 15, 2026 at 7:39 PM
@olalonde.bsky.social: it’s easy to find someone who expresses themself better than I!
We braved the wilds of downtown Santa Barbara during Fiesta and as appropriate for Old Spanish Days, saw a samurai movie and ate ramen.
August 8, 2026 at 2:09 AM
We braved the wilds of downtown Santa Barbara during Fiesta and as appropriate for Old Spanish Days, saw a samurai movie and ate ramen.
Every member of the Trump administration should be an exhibit in the Smithsonian National Zoo.
August 2, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Every member of the Trump administration should be an exhibit in the Smithsonian National Zoo.
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Haley Stevens is going to be Kyrsten Sinema in the Senate. Don't say you weren't warned.
July 26, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Haley Stevens is going to be Kyrsten Sinema in the Senate. Don't say you weren't warned.
If you got so drunk that you didn’t know you raped someone (if it’s even true that you don’t remember), why would that make the rape okay?
July 10, 2026 at 2:17 AM
If you got so drunk that you didn’t know you raped someone (if it’s even true that you don’t remember), why would that make the rape okay?
I wonder if we’ll ever see the day when people realize that gender is sociopolitical and not biological.
July 1, 2026 at 9:52 PM
I wonder if we’ll ever see the day when people realize that gender is sociopolitical and not biological.
This is Dora, short for Dorabella. She is NOT “a very good girl.” She is feisty and opinionated and plays hard. She is absolutely adorable.
June 15, 2026 at 1:00 AM
This is Dora, short for Dorabella. She is NOT “a very good girl.” She is feisty and opinionated and plays hard. She is absolutely adorable.
The United States was founded on racial and gender based slavery and not until we root them out will 99.9% of us have decent lives.
June 10, 2026 at 11:06 PM
The United States was founded on racial and gender based slavery and not until we root them out will 99.9% of us have decent lives.
So, the revelation that Platner is a racist, misogynistic lowlife has boosted him in the polls. Mainers just needed to find someone worse than Susan Collins, not better.
June 9, 2026 at 4:08 PM
So, the revelation that Platner is a racist, misogynistic lowlife has boosted him in the polls. Mainers just needed to find someone worse than Susan Collins, not better.
Gender is like race. It takes differentiated physical characteristics and imposes a hierarchy of stereotypes on the individual that most often prevents them from fully expressing who they are. Gender is as comfortable as scratchy sweaters. Some people can withstand the discomfort better than others.
June 9, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Gender is like race. It takes differentiated physical characteristics and imposes a hierarchy of stereotypes on the individual that most often prevents them from fully expressing who they are. Gender is as comfortable as scratchy sweaters. Some people can withstand the discomfort better than others.
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Voting for me is easy. You can write my name in the write-in box and then fill in the bubbles accordingly. If you need to pull out your phone to look up how to spell my name, that’s completely fine. I hope I can earn a first place ranking on your ballot.
Andreaformaine.com
Andreaformaine.com
May 18, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Voting for me is easy. You can write my name in the write-in box and then fill in the bubbles accordingly. If you need to pull out your phone to look up how to spell my name, that’s completely fine. I hope I can earn a first place ranking on your ballot.
Andreaformaine.com
Andreaformaine.com
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Maine! You have options! Join me in one of my final virtual town halls before the primary. Ask me your questions and hear about my platform and why I believe that I'm the best candidate to beat Susan Collins. See you there! #mepolitics andreaformaine.com
June 5, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Maine! You have options! Join me in one of my final virtual town halls before the primary. Ask me your questions and hear about my platform and why I believe that I'm the best candidate to beat Susan Collins. See you there! #mepolitics andreaformaine.com
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So I interviewed @andrealaflamme.bsky.social a few weeks back and honestly, the thumbnail was right then and it’s more right now.
youtu.be/lg51_c6oQs8
youtu.be/lg51_c6oQs8
Maine Senate Race Has a True Progressive Candidate: Meet Andrea LaFlamme
YouTube video by Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin
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June 5, 2026 at 2:32 AM
So I interviewed @andrealaflamme.bsky.social a few weeks back and honestly, the thumbnail was right then and it’s more right now.
youtu.be/lg51_c6oQs8
youtu.be/lg51_c6oQs8
Mainers, you don’t have to vote for a sexual predator and friend of Nazis posing as a progressive.
June 1, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Mainers, you don’t have to vote for a sexual predator and friend of Nazis posing as a progressive.
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Go. Sherrill of N.J. is a liar, is. spreading propaganda, and has betrayed her constituents and democrats everywhere.
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June 1, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Go. Sherrill of N.J. is a liar, is. spreading propaganda, and has betrayed her constituents and democrats everywhere.
Gov. Sherrill lied when she said the Delaney Hall protesters were armed. “The only people who have been armed…are the State Police, ICE, and GEO group…that’s it.” From @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social. Watch today’s broadcast: www.youtube.com/live/cQeM7cc...
Mikie Sherrill Promised Change. Then She Gassed Her Own Constituents.
YouTube video by Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin
www.youtube.com
June 1, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Gov. Sherrill lied when she said the Delaney Hall protesters were armed. “The only people who have been armed…are the State Police, ICE, and GEO group…that’s it.” From @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social. Watch today’s broadcast: www.youtube.com/live/cQeM7cc...
What [Gov Mikie Sherrill] has done is to make it easier by
far for ICE to operate with no oversight or accountability in the state of New Jersey. …what she’s done now is gas, kettle, flashbang, shoot with less lethal, and arrest her own constituents—today’s broadcast www.youtube.com/live/cQeM7cc...
far for ICE to operate with no oversight or accountability in the state of New Jersey. …what she’s done now is gas, kettle, flashbang, shoot with less lethal, and arrest her own constituents—today’s broadcast www.youtube.com/live/cQeM7cc...
Mikie Sherrill Promised Change. Then She Gassed Her Own Constituents.
YouTube video by Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin
www.youtube.com
June 1, 2026 at 7:03 PM
What [Gov Mikie Sherrill] has done is to make it easier by
far for ICE to operate with no oversight or accountability in the state of New Jersey. …what she’s done now is gas, kettle, flashbang, shoot with less lethal, and arrest her own constituents—today’s broadcast www.youtube.com/live/cQeM7cc...
far for ICE to operate with no oversight or accountability in the state of New Jersey. …what she’s done now is gas, kettle, flashbang, shoot with less lethal, and arrest her own constituents—today’s broadcast www.youtube.com/live/cQeM7cc...
In a Fascist state, moderates and centrists are Fascists. Just sayin’, @mikiesherrill.bsky.social
June 1, 2026 at 3:51 PM
In a Fascist state, moderates and centrists are Fascists. Just sayin’, @mikiesherrill.bsky.social
Does anyone still not understand that the police are worse than ICE?
June 1, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Does anyone still not understand that the police are worse than ICE?
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Not sure who needs the reminder, but ICE detention centers are actually for-profit concentration camps that are generating billions in revenue for rich prison contractors…
Mad yet?!
Mad yet?!
May 30, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Not sure who needs the reminder, but ICE detention centers are actually for-profit concentration camps that are generating billions in revenue for rich prison contractors…
Mad yet?!
Mad yet?!
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Here is Tom Steyer personally supporting high school trans athlete AB Hernandez.
I don't think I've ever seen a candidate as brave as Tom Steyer in his explicit support for trans folks. It says a lot that it took a self funded billionaire not dependent on donors to do it.
I don't think I've ever seen a candidate as brave as Tom Steyer in his explicit support for trans folks. It says a lot that it took a self funded billionaire not dependent on donors to do it.
May 29, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Here is Tom Steyer personally supporting high school trans athlete AB Hernandez.
I don't think I've ever seen a candidate as brave as Tom Steyer in his explicit support for trans folks. It says a lot that it took a self funded billionaire not dependent on donors to do it.
I don't think I've ever seen a candidate as brave as Tom Steyer in his explicit support for trans folks. It says a lot that it took a self funded billionaire not dependent on donors to do it.