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LGBTQ journalist. Social services director. Commissioner. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Honolulu-native. Chicagoan. Historical novel enthusiast. GeraldFarinas.com
Do you know #CarlosBulosan the #FilipinoAmerican poet? He wrote about the fragility of freedom—especially for #immigrants
#nokings #handsoffchicago
#nokings #handsoffchicago
Podcast: Immigrant poet Carlos Bulosan's words remain true 69 years after death
Liberty is organic. It breathes. It needs sustenance. And because it is alive, it is vulnerable.
gerfarinas.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Do you know #CarlosBulosan the #FilipinoAmerican poet? He wrote about the fragility of freedom—especially for #immigrants
#nokings #handsoffchicago
#nokings #handsoffchicago
One of my favorite Christmas movie scenes ever? #EmmaThompson finding out Alan Rickman is cheating on her and plays #JoniMitchell Both Sides Now. It’s like the ultimate #MerryChristmas in a movie
December 1, 2025 at 2:21 AM
One of my favorite Christmas movie scenes ever? #EmmaThompson finding out Alan Rickman is cheating on her and plays #JoniMitchell Both Sides Now. It’s like the ultimate #MerryChristmas in a movie
#KamehamehaIV is a saint in the Anglican Church. In the Church of Hawaii (now part of The Episcopal Church), he and #QueenEmma are celebrated on the Feast of the Holy Sovereigns on November 28. He died at age 29 from an asthma attack. He was at work resisting American domination in his kingdom
November 30, 2025 at 11:43 PM
#KamehamehaIV is a saint in the Anglican Church. In the Church of Hawaii (now part of The Episcopal Church), he and #QueenEmma are celebrated on the Feast of the Holy Sovereigns on November 28. He died at age 29 from an asthma attack. He was at work resisting American domination in his kingdom
November 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
November 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
DHS demanded on social media, "Remigration now." It's another word for #ethniccleansing
#remigration #trailoftears #repatriation
#remigration #trailoftears #repatriation
Podcast: Administration demands ‘remigration’; another word for ethnic cleansing
This is the latest attempt in ethnic cleansing by America. We’ve done it before.
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:34 AM
DHS demanded on social media, "Remigration now." It's another word for #ethniccleansing
#remigration #trailoftears #repatriation
#remigration #trailoftears #repatriation
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A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
Reposted by Cymbalta Zaddy
Thankfully Chicago didn’t get to host the 2016 Olympics because we would’ve had to change the flag
November 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Thankfully Chicago didn’t get to host the 2016 Olympics because we would’ve had to change the flag
#PeteHegseth and Adm. Mitch Bradley are war criminals
Hegseth military strikes amount to U.S. war crimes at sea
Shooting injured men in the water is not an act of national defense. It is murder.
open.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:56 AM
#PeteHegseth and Adm. Mitch Bradley are war criminals
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Ghareeb Nawaz is the one Treatler restaurant I can never give up (assuming I don’t move far away)
November 29, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Ghareeb Nawaz is the one Treatler restaurant I can never give up (assuming I don’t move far away)
“We must also remember the millions of people who have no table at all to partake in this holiday. The empty chairs this year are not just metaphoric. They represent a systemic struggle that we cannot ignore while we pass the food”
#thanksgiving #diversity #asianamerican #filipinoamerican
#thanksgiving #diversity #asianamerican #filipinoamerican
Podcast: The Thanksgiving table is not overwhelmingly turkey and mashed potatoes
Traditional Thanksgiving fare was popularized by a Norman Rockwell painting. For a vast many Americans, it not the ideal holiday meal.
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
“We must also remember the millions of people who have no table at all to partake in this holiday. The empty chairs this year are not just metaphoric. They represent a systemic struggle that we cannot ignore while we pass the food”
#thanksgiving #diversity #asianamerican #filipinoamerican
#thanksgiving #diversity #asianamerican #filipinoamerican
Nearly 8 in 10 Americans say politicians should avoid heated or aggressive speech. Americans are tired of the temperature of rhetoric
Nearly 8 in 10 Americans say politicians should avoid heated or aggressive speech
Most Americans (78%) say elected officials should avoid using heated or aggressive language because it could encourage some people to take violent action.
www.pewresearch.org
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Nearly 8 in 10 Americans say politicians should avoid heated or aggressive speech. Americans are tired of the temperature of rhetoric
#NewOrleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick says that being in the country illegally is a civil issue—not a criminal one—and they will not enforce civil law, "Our support is to make sure #undocumented persons are not going to get hurt, and that our community is not in danger”
November 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
#NewOrleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick says that being in the country illegally is a civil issue—not a criminal one—and they will not enforce civil law, "Our support is to make sure #undocumented persons are not going to get hurt, and that our community is not in danger”
Help out Nepalese Aid this year with a brand new toy! Even though two different DNA tests say I’m only several % Nepalese, I’m 100% all-in on helping Chicago’s Nepalese community
#nepal #nepalesechicago #edgewaterchicago #andersonville #uptownchicago
#nepal #nepalesechicago #edgewaterchicago #andersonville #uptownchicago
November 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Help out Nepalese Aid this year with a brand new toy! Even though two different DNA tests say I’m only several % Nepalese, I’m 100% all-in on helping Chicago’s Nepalese community
#nepal #nepalesechicago #edgewaterchicago #andersonville #uptownchicago
#nepal #nepalesechicago #edgewaterchicago #andersonville #uptownchicago
They said the quiet part out loud. Overheard in line at Mariano’s self-checkout just now:
“They shouldn’t make food any cheaper or else all the food will be bought out quicker. You have to have a way to control who can get food”
#foodinsecurity #endhunger #feedamerica
“They shouldn’t make food any cheaper or else all the food will be bought out quicker. You have to have a way to control who can get food”
#foodinsecurity #endhunger #feedamerica
November 26, 2025 at 4:57 PM
They said the quiet part out loud. Overheard in line at Mariano’s self-checkout just now:
“They shouldn’t make food any cheaper or else all the food will be bought out quicker. You have to have a way to control who can get food”
#foodinsecurity #endhunger #feedamerica
“They shouldn’t make food any cheaper or else all the food will be bought out quicker. You have to have a way to control who can get food”
#foodinsecurity #endhunger #feedamerica
It’s kinda poetic that they had to light the #Olympicflame today indoors becase it was raining outside. Thats how I feel about next year’s #Olympics: dampened enthusiasm
#milancortina #wintergames
#milancortina #wintergames
Olympic flame begins Milan Cortina relay but I’m not that interested this time
My love of the Olympics has become more jaded each year.
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:50 PM
It’s kinda poetic that they had to light the #Olympicflame today indoors becase it was raining outside. Thats how I feel about next year’s #Olympics: dampened enthusiasm
#milancortina #wintergames
#milancortina #wintergames
Let’s talk about this pivotal moment in AIDS history: when Freddie Mercury died on this day in 1991
#HIV #AIDS #worldAIDSday #freddiemercury
#HIV #AIDS #worldAIDSday #freddiemercury
Freddie Mercury: How his death pivoted the world on AIDS
His death did what thousands of protests and pamphlets struggled to do: get people to discuss AIDS.
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Let’s talk about this pivotal moment in AIDS history: when Freddie Mercury died on this day in 1991
#HIV #AIDS #worldAIDSday #freddiemercury
#HIV #AIDS #worldAIDSday #freddiemercury
If I were a despotic president, I’d want to force a sequel to Bedknobs and Broomsticks. No CGI
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 AM
If I were a despotic president, I’d want to force a sequel to Bedknobs and Broomsticks. No CGI
Chicago Mayor #HaroldWashington who died on this day in 1987 while in office was pivotal for LGBTQ Chicagoans
#lgbtqchicago #chicago #boystown #northalsted
#lgbtqchicago #chicago #boystown #northalsted
Mayor Harold Washington flung the doors open for Chicago’s LGBTQ community — Gerald Fariñas y Cacáy
While his impact on the Black and Latino communities is well documented, we often overlook how fundamentally he altered life for Chicago's LGBTQ community.
www.geraldfarinas.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Chicago Mayor #HaroldWashington who died on this day in 1987 while in office was pivotal for LGBTQ Chicagoans
#lgbtqchicago #chicago #boystown #northalsted
#lgbtqchicago #chicago #boystown #northalsted
On this day in 1987, Chicago Mayor #HaroldWashington died in office
#chicago #aapi #asianamerican #filipinoamerican @leniann.bsky.social
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#chicago #aapi #asianamerican #filipinoamerican @leniann.bsky.social
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What Harold Washington meant to us Asian Americans and the rest of Chicago — Gerald Fariñas y Cacáy
When I see Ald. Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth (48th) do her job, a fellow Filipino American, I think, “He helped pave the way for her, for us.”
www.geraldfarinas.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:21 AM
On this day in 1987, Chicago Mayor #HaroldWashington died in office
#chicago #aapi #asianamerican #filipinoamerican @leniann.bsky.social
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#chicago #aapi #asianamerican #filipinoamerican @leniann.bsky.social
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This message is for the #ChristianNationalists
November 26, 2025 at 3:46 AM
This message is for the #ChristianNationalists
Chicago Mayor #HaroldWashington died sitting at his Fifth Floor office in City Hall on this day in 1987. It became a major pivot point in this city’s history
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Chicago Mayor #HaroldWashington died sitting at his Fifth Floor office in City Hall on this day in 1987. It became a major pivot point in this city’s history