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Vanessa Valor

@vbdelacruz

writer/poet/artist. work found in carve, puerto del sol, meat for tea, and puro chicanx writers of the 21st century

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The gas station nearest me has increased its gas prices almost .70 cents in 4 days. Can't wait till next week...

06.03.2026 18:57 πŸ‘ 149 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2

Can't sleep lately so I watched the second half of Bridgerton season 4 in one go.

This season actually felt like the fluffy, angsty romance books I not-so-secretly love in a way the others haven't since season 1.

I'm still swooning

28.02.2026 17:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I know it’s difficult right now, but I insist that you seek and enjoy beautiful things, even if it seems frivolous or irresponsible in the face of overwhelming horror. I want you to feed yourself artistically, spiritually, and literally, because you can’t Do The Work when you’re starving.

26.02.2026 19:25 πŸ‘ 8098 πŸ” 3631 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 0
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a cartoon character says dishonor on you and dishonor on your cow Alt: a cartoon character says dishonor on you and dishonor on your cow

Me: *moves one box*
My back and the rest of my joints: a curse on you, a curse on your family, a curse on your cow

25.02.2026 12:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Officially applying to apartments closer to the specialists I need to see and it seems that so many property management companies are using ai to calculate income but - I'm on medical leave and that seems to completely stump their calculations?

24.02.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"If a Prince can be held accountable, so can a President."

Rep. Melanie Stansbury

20.02.2026 00:11 πŸ‘ 407 πŸ” 94 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 6

What we call "regular table salsa" is "volcanic hellfire" in other places. Our "orange Cheetos" are someone else's "spicy" snack.

So our "spicy" Cheetos?

Probably considered a biological weapon in some parts of the world. Classified as hazardous material. Requires a permit to import (7/x)

16.02.2026 19:09 πŸ‘ 406 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

Thinking about the time I almost joined an MLM just to get the seller's discount and use the products myself.

Scamming the scam

16.02.2026 15:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Have medical procedures scheduled for Tuesday and have to stop taking my esomeprazole and LDN in preparation for it.

My body is sooooo not happy about it. Send pet pics pls

14.02.2026 14:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
my cat sleeping on a radiator with her whole face less than an inch from the wall

my cat sleeping on a radiator with her whole face less than an inch from the wall

not now her favorite show is on

(paint drying)

13.02.2026 14:17 πŸ‘ 612 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 1

What if my retirement plan is just opening a chair store where I don't care about actually selling chairs but do care about having a lot of chairs to sit in?

Each chair would be rated on comfort and drama.

14.02.2026 03:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Walked by a tree with a bright pink stiletto jammed into its trunk and I think it's my new favorite piece of art in existence

(Pretty sure it was actually just left there by someone who got sick of walking in their heels)

07.02.2026 20:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Had to use a payment plan, and the procedure itself was miserqble, but my tooth has had its root canal πŸŽ‰

06.02.2026 18:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Wendy <3

03.02.2026 02:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

my insurance??

Or need a referral, which again I'd have to pay out of pocket for.

Like. Cue my crying in frustration

03.02.2026 00:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

again, and the dentist won't be doing root canals for anyone with my insurance so he'd have to refer me out anyway meaning I'd have to make one trip for a referral then another for the actual procedure who knows when?

Plus the other dentists in that city are also either fully booked or don't take

03.02.2026 00:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

tooth hurts more than my nose.
I book a cheap hotel for the date of my dental appt bc of the limited buses in and out of town.

Well. The dentist's office called and cancelled my appt bc now they won't be taking my insurance either. They'd see me... But I'd pay out of pocket for an initial appt

03.02.2026 00:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

So I book an initial exam in the closest big city at a practice where they advertise same day root canals if necessary. I book an appt, book the bus fare. They change the date to right before my ENT appt, so I reschedule my ENT appt bc I can't afford two out of town appts for the same week and my

03.02.2026 00:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Dental care gripe: so none of the local dentists accept my dental insurance but my tooth hurt so I paid out of pocket for an exam. Th dentist told me I needed a root canal.

My case manager suggested getting it done in the closest big city, bc it'd still be cheaper than paying out of pocket locally

03.02.2026 00:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Do you feel exhausted? Because I feel exhausted. This administration is bringing so much fear, sadness, anger, and pain down on all of us. It's hard to stay standing in the face of this kind of evil.

29.01.2026 02:36 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Was half asleep wondering why the pillow I was cuddling grew claws and then I woke up long enough to realize it was my cat.

26.01.2026 14:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Donate to Help Bring Cristhofer Home from Unlawful Detention, organized by Amber Oliva january 21st at 7:00am my husband cristhofer alexander urbina martinez … Amber Oliva needs your support for Help Bring Cristhofer Home from Unlawful Detention

My niece's husband wa detained by ICE yesterday. Please consider donating towards helping them get an attorney.

www.gofundme.com/f/help-bring...

22.01.2026 15:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Donate to Help Bring Cristhofer Home from Unlawful Detention, organized by Amber Oliva january 21st at 7:00am my husband cristhofer alexander urbina martinez … Amber Oliva needs your support for Help Bring Cristhofer Home from Unlawful Detention

My niece's husband wa detained by ICE yesterday. Please consider donating towards helping them get an attorney.

www.gofundme.com/f/help-bring...

22.01.2026 15:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

God bless the Minnesota resistance.

18.01.2026 22:27 πŸ‘ 5819 πŸ” 842 πŸ’¬ 96 πŸ“Œ 27

On MLK Day, we’ll hear a lot of quotes from people actively dismantling his legacy, including the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.

Dr. King’s work was never finished. It was interrupted.

19.01.2026 16:36 πŸ‘ 8341 πŸ” 1807 πŸ’¬ 118 πŸ“Œ 45
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Top of the charts at my house today

17.01.2026 14:43 πŸ‘ 1677 πŸ” 541 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 99

I just undid months of work on a multimedia painting because I was feeling stressed and depressed, making me, unsurprisingly, more depressed.

I promise round two of this painting will be better than the first. As soon as I'm done moping a little longer.

17.01.2026 21:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Considering cancelling all my out-of-town medical appts until the world feels safer, but then my root isn't going to canal itself, my nose isn't going to un-deviate itself, and I, unfortunately, cannot grow a neuro opthalmologist out of thin air.

15.01.2026 00:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.

A citizen.

Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.

"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.

Agents took and sold his phone

And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.

13.01.2026 22:20 πŸ‘ 9009 πŸ” 5057 πŸ’¬ 360 πŸ“Œ 687

Every dictator in history has claimed that they’ll only use their powers to go after the worst of the worst.

Every dictator in history has lied.

Donald Trump is no different.

13.01.2026 16:45 πŸ‘ 7056 πŸ” 2003 πŸ’¬ 173 πŸ“Œ 49