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Cymbalta Zaddy @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 1h

It's the anniversary of the #GreatChicagoFire. They blamed the Irish immigrants back then. Who are we scapegoating today for Chicago's "rampant" crime and murders?

#iceraids #immigration #undocumented #handsoffchicago

Podcast: They blamed immigrants for the Great Chicago Fire; we're scapegoating them again today

It was the Irish back then. It's undocumented immigrants today.

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Doug Aoki @nantanreikan.bsky.social · 15h

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Cymbalta Zaddy @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 9h

Thuggery

Calling for the arrest of Chicago mayor, Illinois governor is presidential thuggery

It is the language of tyranny

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please be nice to patrick @nicetopatrick.bsky.social · 14h

Discovering Amelia's long lost whereabouts on a post it

CNN @cnn.com · 1d

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a law enforcement source told CNN.

FBI employees ordered to immediately search for records related to Amelia Earhart, source says | CNN Politics

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a la...

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Cymbalta Zaddy @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 15h

So Macron might resign as the far right gains popularity

Cymbalta Zaddy @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 23h

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Doug Aoki @nantanreikan.bsky.social · 1d

Yay for Girl Scout cookies!

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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 1d

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Cymbalta Zaddy @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 1d

Did anyone order a raunchy drag puppet-themed musical at Rhapsody Theater to benefit Gerber/Hart LGBTQ Library? #AvenueD only on Oct. 17 and 18

#lgbtqchicago #boystown #rogerspark

Drag-themed puppet musical 'Avenue D' to raise funds for Gerber/Hart

Follow a group of ingenues as they move to a new city and stumble upon a part of town they never knew existed - Avenue D! This showtune-heavy, puppet-lite, adults-only adventure takes you on a hilario...

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Cymbalta Zaddy @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 1d

A new queer-themed hotel development has gotten the okay for the @northalsted.bsky.social neighborhood still popularly called #Boystown

New hotel development gets green light for Northalsted

An old building in what used to be called Boystown will be torn down for a brand new queer-themed hotel development.

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Cymbalta Zaddy @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 1d

Texas National Guard has entered Illinois. Protest planned Wednesday, October 8 at 5:30 p.m. starting at Ida B. Wells Dr. and Michigan Ave. downtown Chicago

#handsoffchicago #iceraids #dontmesswithchicago

Protest planned Oct. 8 downtown Chicago as Texas troops enter Illinois

A Coalition Against the Trump Agenda has organized a mass demonstration at Ida B. Wells Dr. and Michigan Ave. on Wednesday, October 8 at 5:30 p.m.

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Cymbalta Zaddy @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 1d

Today, we found out I didn’t win the Nobel Prize for Physics

Cymbalta Zaddy @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 2d

You probably didn't know the U.S. government tried to expel all Filipino immigrants in America. History seems to be repeating itself with others. Listen to my story

#handsoffchicago #iceraids #immigration #filipinoamericanhistorymonth #filam #filamhistory

Podcast: When America tried to expel all Filipinos in the U.S.

A special report for Filipino American History Month.

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Cymbalta Zaddy @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 2d

Meet Chicago's first Filipino Chicago City Council member @leniann.bsky.social and listen to a reading of a new book about Filipino nurses by Angel Abcede this Saturday, October 11 at Sulzer Regional Library

#filipinoamericanhistorymonth #filam #filamhistory #lgbtqchicago #filipinochicago

Halo-Halo Project features queer Filipino voices in Chicago

This Saturday, the Halo-Halo Project Day at Conrad Sulzer Library shines a spotlight on Filipino American pride. Featuring Ald. Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth—the first queer Filipina on Chicago’s City Counci...

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Cymbalta Zaddy @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 2d

An essay I wrote a while back was reprinted by the Presbyterian News Service @pcusa.bsky.social

#mentalillness #mentalillnessawarenessweek #mentalhealth

Read: pcusa.org/news-storyte...

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NPR @npr.org · 2d

The parties are asking a judge to block the Trump administration from federalizing the Illinois National Guard and from sending to Illinois any guard members from other states, including Texas.

Illinois and Chicago sue the Trump administration over National Guard deployment

The parties are asking a judge to block the Trump administration from federalizing the Illinois National Guard and from sending to Illinois any guard members from other states, including Texas.

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Cymbalta Zaddy @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 2d

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 2d

JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters:

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Cymbalta Zaddy @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 3d

Did you know? America tried to expel all #Filipino immigrants from the U.S.

#filipinoamerican #filipinoamericanhistorymonth #filam #immigration #iceraids

Podcast: When America tried to expel all Filipinos in the U.S.

A special report for Filipino American History Month.

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Cymbalta Zaddy @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 3d

I want to share a story about #colonialism by American industry

#hawaiian #kanaka #nativehawaiian #indigenous

Read or listen: open.substack.com/pub/gerfarin...

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Cymbalta Zaddy @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 4d

It's official. Trump is sending the troops. LGBTQ migrants left vulnerable as #NationalGuard is federalized to help #ICEraids

@gopride.com shares tips from @aclu.org

LGBTQ migrants left vulnerable as Trump orders National Guard troops to Chicago

LGBTQ immigrants in Chicago feel vulnerable as President Donald Trump federalizes Illinois National Guard troops. They fear being deported to countries with horrible human rights records against LGBTQ...

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