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Nica in living near end of the world painter/photographer/printmaker/translator https://medium.com/@happyfolk87 https://letterboxd.com/cfranco_ruiz/

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Charlie @queertranslations.bsky.social · Feb 7

Wrote about all the films I watched, and seeing what trends im coming across in my personal viewing this year, a part of me is diving into directors filmgraphies tosee the development

#filmsky #writing

happyfolk87.medium.com/a-year-in-fi...

A Year in Film- 2024

1. Year with Satyajit Ray

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John Calvin’s Strongest Soldier @waveturtlejake.bsky.social · 11h

Tim Heidecker putting out an apology for performing at Riyahd (he did not) is such a good bit.

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geoffrey, 💀 mode @parsnip.bsky.social · 3h

is this running the government like a business. do businesses do this normally

Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 4h

BREAKING: Some of the layoffs at CDC are being REVERSED.
Here is my updated story.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

More than 1,000 CDC staff receive layoff notices during government shutdown

Another round of mass layoffs has struck CDC. The agency had already been cut during a reorganization this year, and more employees are now being shed amid the government shutdown.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Charlie @queertranslations.bsky.social · 2h

I feel like the search bar has gotten worse in the last two months.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 3h

theonion.com/ice-raids-my...

MYTH: ICE agents lack proper training.

FACT: Most have been racists their entire lives.

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Charlie @queertranslations.bsky.social · 3h

I enjoy reading people stories on sluttyconfession on reddit but like a lot of things wish it were divided by age. Because 75% are by under 25. I’m and old man. I want to see what other oldies are doing

a man is covering his mouth while looking at a computer screen .

ALT: a man is covering his mouth while looking at a computer screen .

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SIMONE 🩷 @simonee.bsky.social · 8h

very sad news :(

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

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D is tired, but there is coffee @grrlintersect.bsky.social · 1d

I just saw the phrase,”people who identify as marginalized” and y’all I do not have patience for whatever the fuck that is supposed to mean today.

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Ryan Grim @ryangrim.bsky.social · 8h

Israeli officials gave a document they said is from Hamas to the NYT.

NYT: Is this document authentic?

Israeli officials: Yes, it is real

NYT: Great, confirmed authentic.

Guys, that’s not how authentication works!

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Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 1d

Bluesky was all “Everything being public is great, blocklists and labelers are fine, you can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs!” until their CEO got called out using that public information. User who called her out? Permabanned. Labeler lists? The maker ”voluntarily“ dismantled it. Mm-hmm

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 10h

a russ vought special

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 10h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Charlie @queertranslations.bsky.social · 9h

For a bit of cheese downloaded volcano high mtv dubbed edition🤣

Charlie @queertranslations.bsky.social · 10h

Nothing against Glen Powell, i enjoy him as an actor but not to the point where he is constantly in everything new tbh

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Jacob Aron @jjaron.bsky.social · 10h

Movie execs, you can just stop putting Jared Leto in films at any point you want

Cosmic Marvel @dailycosmicmarvel.bsky.social · 11h

‘TRON: ARES’ has earned $14.3M in its opening day at the domestic box office.

For comparison, ‘MORBIUS’ opened to $17.3M.

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Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 1d

converting all my horror movie classics over to metric system

Halloween action figure for Mike Myers (CAD)

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 12h

A lawsuit alleges a Black postal worker died after officers ignored clear signs he was suffering from a massive stroke, believing his medical emergency was drugs

The suit says guards left him helpless on a jail cell floor in his own urine for hours

KARE 11 Investigates: Postal worker died after police mistook stroke for drug impairment

Kingsley Bimpong was jailed instead of hospitalized; video shows guards ignored his suffering for hours.

www.kare11.com

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 12h

They’re actively working to resegregate housing, and our “allies” refuse to name racism while they’re doing so...

◥◤Kriston Capps @kristoncapps.bsky.social · 12h

HUD laid off so many fair housing investigators on Friday that it shuttered the regional offices that oversee discrimination cases in 9 states: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

HUD Issues Layoff Notices, Targeting Fair Housing Staff With Deep Cuts

Fair housing staffers who investigate claims of housing discrimination at field offices nationwide were among the hundreds of HUD staffers who received layoff notices.

www.bloomberg.com

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.bsky.social · 14h

Democrats have learned absolutely nothing and its why they are polling (as a party) worse than he is.

“At least we’re not Trump” failed with Kamala. It WILL fail again in 2028.

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Monica At The Movies @monicasmovies.bsky.social · 16h

Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Directed by Frank Oz

Poster for the movie Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

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The Bean Goblin 👹 @oniwar.bsky.social · 1d

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Silverman on Security @silvermansecurity.bsky.social · 1d

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 1d

There is no need to editorialize. Just quote.

“Why don’t we tattoo a Star of David on the forehead of every terrorist we have to release?” - My daughter

Proud father.

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Hausu M.D. 🎥👺📼🍉🖤 @suspiraserhead.bsky.social · 1d

This had me laughing so fucking hard.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 1d

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: ICE agents just abducted a press camera operator in Chicago.

WGN-TV’s Debbie Brockman was dragged to the ground, cuffed and bundled into a van - which then rammed her vehicle to escape.

What the hell is happening in America?

(🎥 Original footage via Josh Thomas/FB)

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 1d

JFC. Ron DeHaas, founder of the Christian antiporn app Covenant Eyes, has stepped down from NCOSE after his 38-year old son was charged with sexual abuse of a child.

Covenant Eyes is the app used by House Speaker Mike Johnson and his son to monitor each other's internet behavior.

Covenant Eyes Cofounder Helps Post Bond for Adult Stepson, Who Is Charged With Felony Child Sex Abuse

In August, Thomas Wideman, an adult stepson of Covenant Eyes cofounder Ron DeHaas, was arrested during a CSAM sting operation.

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 1d

Campaigns of symbolic erasure precede campaigns of actual erasure.

The Barbed Wire @thebarbedwire.com · 2d

Chaya Raichik, better known as Libs of TikTok, was dutifully bemoaning the fact that the city of Houston repainted a Montrose neighborhood crosswalk decked on in LGBTQ+ rainbow colors. Raichik wrote that the crosswalk “must be removed immediately.”

And our governor dutifully complied.

Cool! It Really Looks Like Greg Abbott is Taking Orders From Libs of TikTok

Acting on the orders of notorious cesspool Libs Of TikTok, the governor bravely stands up to the menace of decorative asphalt.

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