Franklin Ruiz
@astudyinfrank.bsky.social
Pet dad who studied writers. Current data nerd, cocktail enthusiast, and amateur carpenter.
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Why Delia Ramirez thinks DHS needs to be dismantled
"Why would we ever want to give them more money to keep doing what they’re doing?"
www.publicnotice.co
February 6, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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Mamdani announces a new executive order protecting New Yorkers from "abusive immigration enforcement," including requiring ICE to have a judicial warrant to enter NYC property
February 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Mamdani announces a new executive order protecting New Yorkers from "abusive immigration enforcement," including requiring ICE to have a judicial warrant to enter NYC property
That Trump economy is really all about the win.
Mass layoffs outlined by the likes of Amazon and UPS meant last month was the worst January for job cut announcements since the Great Recession, new data showed. https://cnn.it/4rvq5XI
February 5, 2026 at 1:12 PM
That Trump economy is really all about the win.
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there’s no way we get through a Super Bowl halftime show with Bad Bunny and Green Day without a total crashout from the president
Bad Bunny: Before I say thanks to God, I'm going to say, ICE out. We're not savages, we're not animals, we're not aliens. We are humans, and we are Americans.
February 2, 2026 at 3:15 AM
there’s no way we get through a Super Bowl halftime show with Bad Bunny and Green Day without a total crashout from the president
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Acting Field Director David Easterwood.
VAN SUSTEREN: The church -- that's a particularly troubling issue because you got a pastor, I purposely didn't name it, he's reportedly associated with ICE
NOEM: Thank you for not naming him. People don't realize that when you keep naming someone over and over, you increase the threats against them
NOEM: Thank you for not naming him. People don't realize that when you keep naming someone over and over, you increase the threats against them
January 20, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Acting Field Director David Easterwood.
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Now that’s the crush the MAGA demons and salt the earth energy I like seeing
Wow
The night before Spanberger’s inauguration
She’s cleared house at UVA
Top Youngkin appointees resign
Spanberger should be able to easily replace them given Dem trifecta
The former CIA officer asserting her control
The night before Spanberger’s inauguration
She’s cleared house at UVA
Top Youngkin appointees resign
Spanberger should be able to easily replace them given Dem trifecta
The former CIA officer asserting her control
January 17, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Now that’s the crush the MAGA demons and salt the earth energy I like seeing
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Famously Sauron is known for never allowing his home to he penetrated by intruders.
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
Sauron, the high-end home security startup for "super premium" customers, plucks a new CEO out of Sonos | TechCrunch
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
techcrunch.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Famously Sauron is known for never allowing his home to he penetrated by intruders.
Tonight, we watch the greatest Dickens story ever brought to the screen with with the greatest cast imaginable.
December 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Tonight, we watch the greatest Dickens story ever brought to the screen with with the greatest cast imaginable.
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Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Make him a primarch.
December 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Make him a primarch.
Very cool.
Translating Arabic Polyglossia
In this “BETWEEN TWO ARABIC TRANSLATORS” conversation, Yasmeen Hanoosh and Jonathan Wright discuss Wright's start in literary translation, its divergence from the sort of translation he practiced as a journalist, and his ideas about what he calls Arabic polyglossia.
In this “BETWEEN TWO ARABIC TRANSLATORS” conversation, Yasmeen Hanoosh and Jonathan Wright discuss Wright's start in literary translation, its divergence from the sort of translation he practiced as a journalist, and his ideas about what he calls Arabic polyglossia.
Translating Arabic Polyglossia
In this “BETWEEN TWO ARABIC TRANSLATORS” conversation, Yasmeen Hanoosh and Jonathan Wright discuss Wright's start in literary translation, its divergence from the sort of translation he practiced as a journalist, and his ideas about what he calls Arabic polyglossia.
arablit.org
December 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Very cool.
Beautiful.
Omar Hamad and Ibrahim are gathering donations to create a public library in Gaza after Israel’s genocidal war destroyed nearly all its existing libraries, schools, and universities.
lithub.com/you-can-help...
lithub.com/you-can-help...
You can help build the first public library in Gaza since the genocide began.
Two Palestinians are gathering donations to create a public library in Gaza, after Israel’s war and genocide destroyed nearly all existing libraries, schools, and universities. The two men, Omar Ha…
lithub.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Beautiful.
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I decided to spend the last two weeks of my "Olive and Popeye" storyline poking at people's patience. And no, I don't know why they posted the black and white version of the second comic. It was likely a glitch. comicskingdom.com/olive-popeye...
comicskingdom.com/olive-popeye...
comicskingdom.com/olive-popeye...
Olive & Popeye Comic Strip 2025-12-04 | Comics Kingdom
Read the Olive & Popeye comic strip from December 4, 2025, and check out other Olive & Popeye comics by Randy Milholland & Emi Burdge.
comicskingdom.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I decided to spend the last two weeks of my "Olive and Popeye" storyline poking at people's patience. And no, I don't know why they posted the black and white version of the second comic. It was likely a glitch. comicskingdom.com/olive-popeye...
comicskingdom.com/olive-popeye...
comicskingdom.com/olive-popeye...
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Who wants to read one of the most racist and antisemitic memos in the history of the FBI?
The Time The FBI Tried To Get Meir Kahane's Jewish Fascists To Murder Black Panthers
Picture it: New York City, 1969. COINTELPRO is in full swing. And the special agent in charge of the New York field office has an idea
www.forever-wars.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Who wants to read one of the most racist and antisemitic memos in the history of the FBI?
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
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When a poem becomes a prayer.
Siegfried Sassoon (1934)
Siegfried Sassoon (1934)
December 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
When a poem becomes a prayer.
Siegfried Sassoon (1934)
Siegfried Sassoon (1934)
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Gogol Bordello
Death Cab For Cutie
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Ben Folds
Modest Mouse
Gogol Bordello
Death Cab For Cutie
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Ben Folds
Modest Mouse
Introduce yourself with five concerts* you've seen:
Bob Dylan
Sam Bush
Bruce Springsteen
Punch Brothers
Mon Rovia
*Only five is b*******.
Bob Dylan
Sam Bush
Bruce Springsteen
Punch Brothers
Mon Rovia
*Only five is b*******.
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
• Josh Groban
• Roger Waters
• The Black Keys
• The Weepies
• Megan Thee Stallion
• Josh Groban
• Roger Waters
• The Black Keys
• The Weepies
• Megan Thee Stallion
November 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Gogol Bordello
Death Cab For Cutie
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Ben Folds
Modest Mouse
Gogol Bordello
Death Cab For Cutie
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Ben Folds
Modest Mouse
I have so many questions. I care not for the answers.
thanksgiving is a time for people to come together, to celebrate the spirit of unity despite our differences, and to demonstrate that, here is busta rhymes performing "break ya neck" with raphael the ninja turtle
November 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I have so many questions. I care not for the answers.
Art.
I asked grok who was the better role model for humanity, Jesus Christ or Elon Musk. GUESS WHAT.
November 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Art.
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On this Trans Day of Remembrance, we remember the bright and courageous trans people whose lives were stolen by hatred. Their absence is felt across our city.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
November 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
On this Trans Day of Remembrance, we remember the bright and courageous trans people whose lives were stolen by hatred. Their absence is felt across our city.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
Art.
Hannity: When did you notice Biden’s cognitive decline?
Miller: I think it was through all of the times that Trump has fallen asleep in public and talked about magnets getting wet.
Miller: I think it was through all of the times that Trump has fallen asleep in public and talked about magnets getting wet.
November 13, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Art.
The Vimes Boot Theory of socioeconomics notches another victory.
Don't just think about the price. Consider how much you'll love wearing the garment, which will be about finding a manufacturer that produces things to your taste. A $100 hoodie worn for a decade is cheaper than a $40 hoodie you replace in a year.
As usual, the key is to buy less, buy better.
As usual, the key is to buy less, buy better.
November 13, 2025 at 12:43 AM
The Vimes Boot Theory of socioeconomics notches another victory.
I legitimately do not understand how the man can rip off Ian Bank's Culture ideas, without also understanding the beauty, nuance, and flexibility of EVERY OTHER PART OF THAT UNIVERSE.
in a long life filled with saying stupid shit this is may be the stupidest shit he's ever said
November 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I legitimately do not understand how the man can rip off Ian Bank's Culture ideas, without also understanding the beauty, nuance, and flexibility of EVERY OTHER PART OF THAT UNIVERSE.
You cannot change who you are just by changing your surroundings. He is haunted by his own mediocracy.
Like a victim in a Dickensian ghost story.
Like a victim in a Dickensian ghost story.
I know, everybody should leave X, but I think an exception should be made solely for Joyce Carol Oates so she can keep wounding Musk's withered soul on his own site and he can't do a thing about it.
November 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
You cannot change who you are just by changing your surroundings. He is haunted by his own mediocracy.
Like a victim in a Dickensian ghost story.
Like a victim in a Dickensian ghost story.