Charlie
@queertranslations.bsky.social
Nica in living near end of the world
painter/photographer/printmaker/translator
https://medium.com/@happyfolk87
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painter/photographer/printmaker/translator
https://medium.com/@happyfolk87
https://letterboxd.com/cfranco_ruiz/
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A Year in Film- 2024
1. Year with Satyajit Ray
happyfolk87.medium.com
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...
#filmsky #writing
happyfolk87.medium.com/a-year-in-fi...
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another point to reiterate is that a lot of the 21st century push around anti-lgbt legislation across africa is funded by white evangelical missionary organizations. they'll claim lgbt inclusion is a "western colonial" imposition while reading off scripts given to them by family watch international.
This is what ally ship looks like to me.
November 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM
another point to reiterate is that a lot of the 21st century push around anti-lgbt legislation across africa is funded by white evangelical missionary organizations. they'll claim lgbt inclusion is a "western colonial" imposition while reading off scripts given to them by family watch international.
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okay this isn’t even like a joke this is just what the Republican Party line is these days
November 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
okay this isn’t even like a joke this is just what the Republican Party line is these days
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Find yourself a better pair than Bill Maher and defending pedophiles
November 16, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Find yourself a better pair than Bill Maher and defending pedophiles
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Problem: police are racist and lie without accountability.
Solution: we purchased an accountability-laundering machine that is racist and lies.
www.denverpost.com/2025/11/14/a...
Solution: we purchased an accountability-laundering machine that is racist and lies.
www.denverpost.com/2025/11/14/a...
Colorado police are already using AI — but experts say the tech still has red flags
Artificial intelligence has arrived at many of Colorado’s law enforcement agencies, but exactly how it’s being used and the ripple effects of that use is not always clear.
www.denverpost.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Problem: police are racist and lie without accountability.
Solution: we purchased an accountability-laundering machine that is racist and lies.
www.denverpost.com/2025/11/14/a...
Solution: we purchased an accountability-laundering machine that is racist and lies.
www.denverpost.com/2025/11/14/a...
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I honestly can’t process how they see this as something new. It’s his whole deal! Always has been!
This is a Texas Republican who was part of the January 6th mob
November 15, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I honestly can’t process how they see this as something new. It’s his whole deal! Always has been!
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Many people dismissed the announcement Catholic hospitals will ban gender-affirming care nationwide under the assumption that there will be other options. In reality, Catholic hospitals make up as much 46% of options in some states. This map is 2020, prior to Trump’s assault on safety net hospitals.
November 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Many people dismissed the announcement Catholic hospitals will ban gender-affirming care nationwide under the assumption that there will be other options. In reality, Catholic hospitals make up as much 46% of options in some states. This map is 2020, prior to Trump’s assault on safety net hospitals.
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Uh oh did Terry and Chauncey roll over lmao
The league, under scrutiny from Congress, is seeking new information based on the federal charges brought last month by the Department of Justice.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
NBA seeks cell phones from multiple teams, including Lakers, in gambling investigation: Sources
The NBA is continuing its investigation into illegal sports betting after three current or former players were federally indicted.
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Uh oh did Terry and Chauncey roll over lmao
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If dems do not come up with a coherent response with how they will handle red state party dictatorships, then the future project of reforming is already lost. Each one is a bastion for fascism to hold on to the gains it has made under MAGA style fascism along with the power grabs that preceded it.
November 16, 2025 at 12:11 AM
If dems do not come up with a coherent response with how they will handle red state party dictatorships, then the future project of reforming is already lost. Each one is a bastion for fascism to hold on to the gains it has made under MAGA style fascism along with the power grabs that preceded it.
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A lot of education discourse is at root an inability to decide whether the purpose of our education system is to 1) teach material and measure learning 2) reward students who work hard 3) separate the smart kids (destined for smart guy jobs) from the dumb kids (destined to serve the smart guys)
November 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
A lot of education discourse is at root an inability to decide whether the purpose of our education system is to 1) teach material and measure learning 2) reward students who work hard 3) separate the smart kids (destined for smart guy jobs) from the dumb kids (destined to serve the smart guys)
Dog had a bone to pick with his owner
November 15, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Dog had a bone to pick with his owner
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Listen to this Border Patrol agent cry about how he's going to be DOXXED after being arrested for drunkenly barging into a woman's restroom with a loaded gun, demanding a date from the woman inside, and then punching the arresting officers.
November 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Listen to this Border Patrol agent cry about how he's going to be DOXXED after being arrested for drunkenly barging into a woman's restroom with a loaded gun, demanding a date from the woman inside, and then punching the arresting officers.
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Sick to my stomach that the President being mixed up with a horrifying global network of pedophiles is considered a 'voter issue' and not something the whole world needs to know about and people need to be prosecuted for.
Only reason anyone would want people to ignore Epstein is if you're involved
Only reason anyone would want people to ignore Epstein is if you're involved
The usual suspects are telling Dems that Epstein won’t win elections, get back to “affordability” and I think my head might explode. www.offmessage.net/p/force-a-re...
Force A Referendum On The Epstein Coverup
It divides Republicans much more than "affordability" or any other economic issue.
www.offmessage.net
November 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Sick to my stomach that the President being mixed up with a horrifying global network of pedophiles is considered a 'voter issue' and not something the whole world needs to know about and people need to be prosecuted for.
Only reason anyone would want people to ignore Epstein is if you're involved
Only reason anyone would want people to ignore Epstein is if you're involved
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this is a vice that needs to be suppressed
The Athletic polled hundreds of players from across the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL about their opinions surrounding how sports betting impacts players — the responses were haunting.
November 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
this is a vice that needs to be suppressed
November 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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CBS News: Border Patrol plans to expand Trump's immigration crackdown to Charlotte and New Orleans
"Internally, officials have dubbed the plans 'Charlotte Web' and 'Catahoula Crunch,' references to the children's novel and the official state dog of Louisiana, respectively."
"Internally, officials have dubbed the plans 'Charlotte Web' and 'Catahoula Crunch,' references to the children's novel and the official state dog of Louisiana, respectively."
Border Patrol plans to expand Trump's immigration crackdown to Charlotte and New Orleans, with armored vehicles and special agents
The Trump administration is planning to dispatch Border Patrol agents to Charlotte and New Orleans to oversee immigration operations that could involve armored vehicles and special operations teams.
www.cbsnews.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:41 AM
CBS News: Border Patrol plans to expand Trump's immigration crackdown to Charlotte and New Orleans
"Internally, officials have dubbed the plans 'Charlotte Web' and 'Catahoula Crunch,' references to the children's novel and the official state dog of Louisiana, respectively."
"Internally, officials have dubbed the plans 'Charlotte Web' and 'Catahoula Crunch,' references to the children's novel and the official state dog of Louisiana, respectively."
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Coercive sterilization in ICE detention. Eugenics.
"They tried to shut me up by deporting me."
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
Dozens Of Women Allege Unwanted Surgeries And Medical Abuse In ICE Custody
More women are coming forward to say they were pressured to have reproductive surgeries they did not want or understand, offering a glimpse into alleged medical abuses at an ICE detention center.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Coercive sterilization in ICE detention. Eugenics.
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Now I’m very curious about those close to Epstein and flight logs even more. Cause wtf.
“I was prepared to vote against Trump for all the right reasons,” artist Andres Serrano wrote to Jeffrey Epstein. “But I’m so disgusted by the outrage over ‘grab them by the pussy’ that I may give him my sympathy vote.”
Artist Andres Serrano Discussed Trump in Emails With Jeffrey Epstein
Epstein also weighed in on the provenance of “Salvator Mundi” in a newly released trove of documents that sheds light on his art world connections.
hyperallergic.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Now I’m very curious about those close to Epstein and flight logs even more. Cause wtf.
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I always knew Andres Serrano was a poser. Will be interesting to see what other so-called “successful“ artists and art dealers are in the Epstein Files.
This is what male solidarity & collective action to oppress women looks like:
Artist Andres Serrano--successful, but nowhere near the same class as Thiel & other billionaires in the files--stating that he'll vote for Trump, despite his politics, out of *sympathy* with T's sexual assaults on women.
Artist Andres Serrano--successful, but nowhere near the same class as Thiel & other billionaires in the files--stating that he'll vote for Trump, despite his politics, out of *sympathy* with T's sexual assaults on women.
November 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I always knew Andres Serrano was a poser. Will be interesting to see what other so-called “successful“ artists and art dealers are in the Epstein Files.
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This post makes me feel unsafe.
this is a far more explicit death threat from people with the actual means to carry it out
November 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
This post makes me feel unsafe.
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I continue to be proven right
November 14, 2025 at 10:14 AM
I continue to be proven right
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The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv
The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software
www.euractiv.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.