Valerie Smith
@valeriejeansmith.bsky.social
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she/her 🏳️⚧️ | Reporter, never paywalled
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McKenna Schueler
8 days ago
ICYMI: Florida lawmakers are advancing legislation (similar to laws recently passed in AL, TN, and GA) that would disincentivize private employers from remaining neutral during union organizing drives or from granting a union voluntary recognition.
www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida...
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Florida moves to incentivize employers to make it harder for their workers to unionize
Florida lawmakers are advancing legislation that would incentivize employers to make it harder for their employees to form a union.
https://www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida-moves-to-incentivize-employers-to-make-it-harder-for-their-workers-to-unionize/
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Duke Energy knows Pinellas residents won’t trust an electric company’s information campaign leading up to their contract renewal. They’re seemingly following an old industry playbook: prop up a “community” organization to run your campaign for you. My latest:
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In Pinellas, a dark money-funded ‘Energy Alliance’ is working against the push for publicly-owned electricity
Logos for the St. Pete and Clearwater 'Energy Alliance.' Pinellas Energy Alliance is spending tens of thousands of dollars on ads, consultants and
https://www.cltampa.com/news/in-pinellas-a-dark-money-funded-energy-alliance-is-working-against-the-push-for-publicly-owned-electricity/
9 days ago
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Christian supremacist content creators who call themselves “street preachers” have a hot business model: provoke, self-victimize, GoFundMe. Tampa Muslims have proven a profitable target for a small crew of provocateurs, bringing distress to the community.
www.cltampa.com/news/vigil-f...
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Vigil for Tampa man killed in West Bank interrupted by Christian content creators [PHOTOS]
Mourners speak with Hillsborough County Sheriffs in Tampa, Florida on Jan. 11, 2026. Christian supremacist content creators shouted anti-Islam obscenities
https://www.cltampa.com/news/vigil-for-tampa-man-killed-in-west-bank-interrupted-by-christian-content-creators-photos/
25 days ago
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Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
25 days ago
Vigil for Tampa man killed in West Bank interrupted by Christian content creators [PHOTOS]
www.cltampa.com/news/vigil-f...
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Vigil for Tampa man killed in West Bank interrupted by Christian content creators [PHOTOS]
Mourners speak with Hillsborough County Sheriffs in Tampa, Florida on Jan. 11, 2026. Christian supremacist content creators shouted anti-Islam obscenities
https://www.cltampa.com/news/vigil-for-tampa-man-killed-in-west-bank-interrupted-by-christian-content-creators-photos/
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McKenna Schueler
26 days ago
Nearly a dozen state and local elected officials from Central Florida are asking Disney to investigate a third-party restaurant group operating on Disney Springs property over alleged workers rights' violations:
www.orlandoweekly.com/news/officia...
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Officials join voices, ask Disney to investigate restaurant group for alleged workers rights' violations
A group of nearly a dozen local and state elected officials, including four Orange County commissioners, have sent letters to the Walt Disney Company, asking that they investigate allegations made aga...
https://www.orlandoweekly.com/news/officials-join-voices-ask-disney-to-investigate-restaurant-group-for-alleged-workers-rights-violations/#
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I attended a Border Patrol recruitment event. By never saying “no,” I was corralled from standing near the recruitment table to having a completed application submitted on my behalf, and I received a tentative selection days later.
www.cltampa.com/news/at-st-p...
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At St. Pete recruitment event, Border Patrol rep touts qualified immunity and early retirement
A DHS officer at The Hilton in St. Petersburg, Florida Jan. 13, 2026. Dubbed “The Green Monster” by some DHS officials, Border Patrol has a reputation as
https://www.cltampa.com/news/at-st-pete-recruitment-event-border-patrol-rep-touts-qualified-immunity-and-early-retirement/
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Police got crucial details wrong when briefing press on a crash that killed 4 pedestrians, taking heat off cops. Public opinion still hasn't fully caught up to the reality: For speeding, Florida Highway Patrol chased a vehicle directly into the heart of a nightlife district... on a Friday night.
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FHP didn’t stop chasing vehicle until seconds before fatal Ybor City crash, video shows
Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) pursued a vehicle down Ybor City’s E 7th Avenue, known for its weekend nightlife, around 12:30 a.m. early Saturday morning. The vehicle, which had allegedly been used for ...
https://www.cltampa.com/news/ybor-city-video-shows-florida-highway-patrol-didnt-stop-chasing-car-until-second-before-fatal-crash/
3 months ago
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A St. Petersburg business owner has been pushing police enforcement on homeless people who have populated the park next to her new business for decades. She says it’s to try to help them, but her lawsuit says otherwise. My latest for Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
www.cltampa.com/news/souther...
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SPLC jumps into lawsuit over homeless people in St. Pete’s Williams Park
Progressive People’s Action, with help from the nonprofit civil rights organization, filed a motion to intervene in a restaurant owner’s attempt to compel the city to enforce a statute banning overnig...
https://www.cltampa.com/news/southern-poverty-law-center-homeless-lawsuit-st-pete-shiso-crispy-20692447
6 months ago
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Not on here so much. Here’s my latest for those interested
www.cltampa.com/news/the-hom...
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The Home Depot ICE raid in St. Pete didn’t happen. Why does everyone think it did?
Activists say that there's a better way to share information about immigration enforcement activity.
https://www.cltampa.com/news/the-home-depot-ice-raid-in-st-pete-didnt-happen-why-does-everyone-think-it-did-20317702
8 months ago
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Coins are the most primitive form of couples sex dice (heads is head, tails is tail)
about 1 year ago
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New handle
about 1 year ago
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Devastated to learn that when someone comments “LGTM” on my pull request it means “looks good to me” and not, as I had assumed, “let’s get this money”
about 2 years ago
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I keep forgetting I can’t get pregnant, which makes morning sickness harrowing
about 2 years ago
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Phone calls go in the right earbud podcasts go in the left earbud music goes stereo
about 2 years ago
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Are fusion power plants gonna solve the helium shortage
about 2 years ago
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I’m not “fat” I’m portly
about 2 years ago
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I may be a trans woman but any man who is attracted to me is still gay
about 2 years ago
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They really got it in one when they named milk. That shit is definitely called milk
about 2 years ago
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Cured ham? You damn near killed ham!
over 2 years ago
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Do you guys think you could map crime rates to the release and subsequent banning of the original formula 4loko like like they do with leaded gasoline
over 2 years ago
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Cody’sLab owns this ass
over 2 years ago
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Just looked at a picture of paramore and thought it was mythbusters
over 2 years ago
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//location home of Joe Biden
over 2 years ago
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//location Carlisle, Pennsylvania
over 2 years ago
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It’s so cute that our galaxy is called the Milky Way
over 2 years ago
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A large boulder the size of a small boulder
over 2 years ago
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It’s crazy how Kluges is reinventing posting in a new medium
over 2 years ago
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nancy
over 2 years ago
have you seen the clown that hides from gay people
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Was reading an article from 1999 about a transsexual who was active at local city council meetings and of course she had T4T beef
over 2 years ago
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lex
over 2 years ago
gendermancy
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I skip past the in-video ads of any YouTubers I don’t respect
over 2 years ago
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Will never forget when I took this picture in high school. The lighting in my friend’s room was exactly at the tone that just made his skin look completely grayscale. There is no filter on this image
over 2 years ago
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Ciel 🌧✨️ working on raffle prizes!!
over 2 years ago
Good morning, Wednesday morning,
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Ladies and gentlemen… I hardly know er!
over 2 years ago
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Ciel 🌧✨️ working on raffle prizes!!
over 2 years ago
If the Imperial System has a million fans, then Val is one of them. If the Imperial System has one fan, then Val is THAT ONE. If the Imperial System has no fans, that means Val's dead. Win or lose. 10 inches or 12 inches. Good scale or bad scale. Val will always love and support the Imperial System!
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The hate on the imperial system is unwarranted. 12 is a superior number to 10
over 2 years ago
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These sour patch kids are nowhere near stale enough for me
over 2 years ago
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Honestly have never understood looking at a menu before going to a restaurant for any reason other than getting the vibes. Like how am I supposed to pick out what I eat before I get to the place where I’m hungry at???
over 2 years ago
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derek
over 2 years ago
a 4-balled transfem hydra seeking out Hercules after the last greek hero botched the orchiectomy
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It’s mutual monday
over 2 years ago
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Ben Hughes
over 2 years ago
Eeyore, The Simpsons female characters and Toro The Bull are happy with me.
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“Breakfast sandwich” is such a beautiful and evocative combination of words
over 2 years ago
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Valerie Smith
Ben Hughes
over 2 years ago
Eeyore, The Simpsons female characters and Toro The Bull stared angrily at Elon Musk.
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New handle
over 2 years ago
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over 2 years ago
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It’s mutual monday
over 2 years ago
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Is it pronounce Blue Sky or Blooskie
over 2 years ago
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