Frank Hodgkins
@frankhodgkins.bsky.social
Franco-American living in Madrid, Spain. Interested in just about everything (except cryptocurrencies). The profile picture is from December 31, 1979!
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This is a real tweet by a US Senator. FFS
April 29, 2025 at 9:48 PM
This is a real tweet by a US Senator. FFS
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April 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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I’m heartbroken: the literary giant Mario Vargas Llosa has passed away. To me, he was a magician of words, weaving politics, history, and fiction like no other. His fierce defense of classical liberal values made him my absolute favorite. Rest in Peace, maestro. 💔
April 14, 2025 at 7:16 AM
I’m heartbroken: the literary giant Mario Vargas Llosa has passed away. To me, he was a magician of words, weaving politics, history, and fiction like no other. His fierce defense of classical liberal values made him my absolute favorite. Rest in Peace, maestro. 💔
In case you missed it last year
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVeF...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVeF...
Joni Mitchell and the Joni Jam - Both Sides Now (2024 GRAMMYs performance)
YouTube video by Brandi Carlile
www.youtube.com
April 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM
In case you missed it last year
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVeF...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVeF...
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Turkey’s main opposition to hold emergency convention amid pressure from Erdoğan gov’t
Turkey’s main opposition to hold emergency convention amid pressure from Erdoğan gov't - Turkish Minute
Turkey’s main opposition party is convening an emergency congress as it faces pressure from the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan following the arrest of İstanbul’s mayor.
www.turkishminute.com
April 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Turkey’s main opposition to hold emergency convention amid pressure from Erdoğan gov’t
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April 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
It's today at 12 noon! Also in Valencia, Barcelona, Malaga and Sevilla
March 29, 2025 at 8:43 AM
It's today at 12 noon! Also in Valencia, Barcelona, Malaga and Sevilla
Protest in Madrid, Barclona, Valencia, Sevilla, Malaga this Saturday at 12 noon.
www.democratsabroad.org/mzelonis/mad...
www.democratsabroad.org/mzelonis/mad...
Madrid Protest Rally In Defense of Democracy
Democrats Abroad strives to provide Americans abroad a Democratic voice in our government and elect Democratic candidates by mobilizing the overseas vote.
www.democratsabroad.org
March 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Protest in Madrid, Barclona, Valencia, Sevilla, Malaga this Saturday at 12 noon.
www.democratsabroad.org/mzelonis/mad...
www.democratsabroad.org/mzelonis/mad...
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This is a Hitler-screaming-in-his-bunker-at-generals level of lunacy
March 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM
This is a Hitler-screaming-in-his-bunker-at-generals level of lunacy
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Russian authorities abduct Ukrainian journalist, torture her for months w electrocution until she dies in custody, weighing less than 30kg. #russianwarcrimes
khpg.org/en/160881447...
khpg.org/en/160881447...
Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna died after savage torture and extreme emaciation in Russian captivity
The 27-year-old journalist, who lived for her work, had travelled to occupied Zaporizhzhia oblast in order to find out about Russia’s torture prisons on occupied territory
khpg.org
March 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Russian authorities abduct Ukrainian journalist, torture her for months w electrocution until she dies in custody, weighing less than 30kg. #russianwarcrimes
khpg.org/en/160881447...
khpg.org/en/160881447...
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Out of 34 Sea Grant programs, Maine’s is the only one targeted for elimination by Trump. This isn’t about trans people playing sports. It’s clearly retribution for the Governor standing up to Trump, it doesn’t matter what the policy disagreement is. www.mainecoastfishermen.org/post/press-r...
PRESS RELEASE: Maine’s Fishing Industry Shocked by Shuttering of Sea Grant Program
...federal government shuttered the Maine Sea Grant program.
www.mainecoastfishermen.org
March 3, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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We need more fighter like Governor Mills, and not yeppers and do nothings like schummer. Support fighters not yappers!
March 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
We need more fighter like Governor Mills, and not yeppers and do nothings like schummer. Support fighters not yappers!
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While Trump and JD Vance were embarrassing America (again)
Trying to distract us by attacking Ukraine President Zelenskyy in what sure looked like a planned ambush
The price of eggs kept rising
The stock market kept crashing
Inflation kept growing
And the measles epidemic kept spreading
Trying to distract us by attacking Ukraine President Zelenskyy in what sure looked like a planned ambush
The price of eggs kept rising
The stock market kept crashing
Inflation kept growing
And the measles epidemic kept spreading
March 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
While Trump and JD Vance were embarrassing America (again)
Trying to distract us by attacking Ukraine President Zelenskyy in what sure looked like a planned ambush
The price of eggs kept rising
The stock market kept crashing
Inflation kept growing
And the measles epidemic kept spreading
Trying to distract us by attacking Ukraine President Zelenskyy in what sure looked like a planned ambush
The price of eggs kept rising
The stock market kept crashing
Inflation kept growing
And the measles epidemic kept spreading
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Iranian court sentences pop star Tataloo to death for blasphemy
Iranian court sentences pop star Tataloo to death for blasphemy
Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo’s five-year jail term increased after prosecutor’s objection, according to reports
An Iranian court has sentenced the popular singer Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, known as Tataloo, to death on appeal after he was convicted of…
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Iranian court sentences pop star Tataloo to death for blasphemy
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Trump hated TikTok (because China) until it helped him win an election (as even he acknowledges) and now he’s going to save it and take a victory lap. So he’ll have X, TikTok, Insta, and Facebook all working on his behalf. That’s a big difference between now and 2017.
January 19, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Trump hated TikTok (because China) until it helped him win an election (as even he acknowledges) and now he’s going to save it and take a victory lap. So he’ll have X, TikTok, Insta, and Facebook all working on his behalf. That’s a big difference between now and 2017.
Always interesting 👇
A lot of people sneer at Clausewitz as cliched, but reading the actual “On War” from start to finish is an amazing experience, in part because he is often so scathing and unflinching.
January 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Always interesting 👇
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This is a photo of Tiananmen Square from the summer of 1989
Protests began around April 15th and lasted until June 4th
Demonstrators, bystanders, and soldiers were killed
Death tolls vary from several hundred to several thousand
Information regarding these events are heavily censored in China
Protests began around April 15th and lasted until June 4th
Demonstrators, bystanders, and soldiers were killed
Death tolls vary from several hundred to several thousand
Information regarding these events are heavily censored in China
January 18, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This is a photo of Tiananmen Square from the summer of 1989
Protests began around April 15th and lasted until June 4th
Demonstrators, bystanders, and soldiers were killed
Death tolls vary from several hundred to several thousand
Information regarding these events are heavily censored in China
Protests began around April 15th and lasted until June 4th
Demonstrators, bystanders, and soldiers were killed
Death tolls vary from several hundred to several thousand
Information regarding these events are heavily censored in China
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Patti Smith (1973)
by Oliviero Toscani
by Oliviero Toscani
January 3, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Patti Smith (1973)
by Oliviero Toscani
by Oliviero Toscani
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Quattro celebri fotografie di Oliviero Toscani (1942-2025).
January 13, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Quattro celebri fotografie di Oliviero Toscani (1942-2025).
It's the Feast of the Circumcision of Christ today!
January 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
It's the Feast of the Circumcision of Christ today!
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Bernie Madoff victims now got 94% back from the infamous Ponzi scheme. Considering that #crypto "investors" will get 0% back, I guess the Madoff name won't sound so bad in the future.
www.cnbc.com/2024/12/30/b...
www.cnbc.com/2024/12/30/b...
Last Madoff victim fund payout brings recovery to nearly 94% of Ponzi scheme losses, DOJ says
More than 40,000 victims lost billions of dollars to Bernie Madoff, whose Ponzi scheme has been called the largest in the world.
www.cnbc.com
December 31, 2024 at 11:08 PM
Bernie Madoff victims now got 94% back from the infamous Ponzi scheme. Considering that #crypto "investors" will get 0% back, I guess the Madoff name won't sound so bad in the future.
www.cnbc.com/2024/12/30/b...
www.cnbc.com/2024/12/30/b...
They've been hunting Gülenists for over 10 years now. Are they like the Trotskyists in the USSR of the mid 20th century? The gift that keeps on giving?
Turkish authorities detained 93 people over alleged Gülen links in 10 days of operations
Turkish authorities detained 93 people over alleged Gülen links in 10 days of operations - Turkish Minute
Turkish authorities have over the past 10 days detained 93 individuals due to alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on the social media platform X...
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December 29, 2024 at 11:17 AM
They've been hunting Gülenists for over 10 years now. Are they like the Trotskyists in the USSR of the mid 20th century? The gift that keeps on giving?
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For 32 days, the Georgian people have faced down regime violence to fight for fair elections & a future away from Russia and with the EU.
Every democracy globally needs to publicly state that we have their backs.
The Russian state is the world’s foremost terrorist. Georgia’s fight is our fight.
Every democracy globally needs to publicly state that we have their backs.
The Russian state is the world’s foremost terrorist. Georgia’s fight is our fight.
December 29, 2024 at 9:07 AM
For 32 days, the Georgian people have faced down regime violence to fight for fair elections & a future away from Russia and with the EU.
Every democracy globally needs to publicly state that we have their backs.
The Russian state is the world’s foremost terrorist. Georgia’s fight is our fight.
Every democracy globally needs to publicly state that we have their backs.
The Russian state is the world’s foremost terrorist. Georgia’s fight is our fight.
Fudging election results...
Erdogan has done it repeatedly over the past 10+ years. I really wish someone would investigate and write a comprehensive study shedding light on the dirty tricks. If that has already been done, I'd appreciate a link/reference. Thanks.
Erdogan has done it repeatedly over the past 10+ years. I really wish someone would investigate and write a comprehensive study shedding light on the dirty tricks. If that has already been done, I'd appreciate a link/reference. Thanks.
December 29, 2024 at 9:18 AM
Fudging election results...
Erdogan has done it repeatedly over the past 10+ years. I really wish someone would investigate and write a comprehensive study shedding light on the dirty tricks. If that has already been done, I'd appreciate a link/reference. Thanks.
Erdogan has done it repeatedly over the past 10+ years. I really wish someone would investigate and write a comprehensive study shedding light on the dirty tricks. If that has already been done, I'd appreciate a link/reference. Thanks.