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@geraldfarinas.bsky.social
LGBTQ journalist. Social services director. Commissioner. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Honolulu-native. Chicagoan. Historical novel enthusiast. GeraldFarinas.com
Imagine thinking you’re going to your U.S. citizenship oath ceremony only to be yanked out of line and told you can’t anymore
#immigration #citizenship #nokings
#immigration #citizenship #nokings
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 7, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Imagine thinking you’re going to your U.S. citizenship oath ceremony only to be yanked out of line and told you can’t anymore
#immigration #citizenship #nokings
#immigration #citizenship #nokings
I make no apologies that my religious writing gets political—progressive.
The #DREAMAct was reintroduced by Democratic Sen. Durbin and Republican Sen. Murkowski. Pass it
#matthew25
The #DREAMAct was reintroduced by Democratic Sen. Durbin and Republican Sen. Murkowski. Pass it
#matthew25
Christians: We must support the bipartisan DREAM Act that was reintroduced in Congress — Edgewater Presbyterian Church
The reintroduced DREAM Act seeks to create a pathway for these neighbors to legally remain here and contribute fully to the country they already belong to.
www.edgewaterpcusa.org
December 7, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I make no apologies that my religious writing gets political—progressive.
The #DREAMAct was reintroduced by Democratic Sen. Durbin and Republican Sen. Murkowski. Pass it
#matthew25
The #DREAMAct was reintroduced by Democratic Sen. Durbin and Republican Sen. Murkowski. Pass it
#matthew25
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PHOTOS: Feds deploy tear gas in Elgin as hourslong standoff ends in man's arrest
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
December 6, 2025 at 10:41 PM
PHOTOS: Feds deploy tear gas in Elgin as hourslong standoff ends in man's arrest
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
December 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
A young #PatsyMink couldn’t go to medical school because too mant women applied. So she went to law school and ended up changing the law in Congress. Based on her progressive history, we believe she would have supported trans in sports
#titleix #womensrights #womeninsports #translivesmatter 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
#titleix #womensrights #womeninsports #translivesmatter 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
December 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
A young #PatsyMink couldn’t go to medical school because too mant women applied. So she went to law school and ended up changing the law in Congress. Based on her progressive history, we believe she would have supported trans in sports
#titleix #womensrights #womeninsports #translivesmatter 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
#titleix #womensrights #womeninsports #translivesmatter 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
I have a really long history with this song since I was a baby
#saveyourkissesforme #lyrics #brotherhoodofman #ilocano #kndi
#saveyourkissesforme #lyrics #brotherhoodofman #ilocano #kndi
Save Your Kisses for Me: The soundtrack of my Ilocano childhood in Hawaii — Gerald Fariñas y Cacáy
People have been asking me about an obscure song I often use to back my video posts. There’s a long story behind it.
www.geraldfarinas.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I have a really long history with this song since I was a baby
#saveyourkissesforme #lyrics #brotherhoodofman #ilocano #kndi
#saveyourkissesforme #lyrics #brotherhoodofman #ilocano #kndi
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The things actual hockey players are having to go through right now….
December 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The things actual hockey players are having to go through right now….
The insidious oligopolies taking over
#netflix #warnerbros #discovery #merger
Read: open.substack.com/pub/gerfarin...
#netflix #warnerbros #discovery #merger
Read: open.substack.com/pub/gerfarin...
Netflix buying Warner Bros. Discovery is more dangerous than airline and food mergers
America should be breaking up oligopolies, not consolidating them into fewer companies.
open.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The insidious oligopolies taking over
#netflix #warnerbros #discovery #merger
Read: open.substack.com/pub/gerfarin...
#netflix #warnerbros #discovery #merger
Read: open.substack.com/pub/gerfarin...
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December 6, 2025 at 1:37 PM
White House media #hallofshame endangers individual journalists
#1a #firstamendment #freedomofthepress
#1a #firstamendment #freedomofthepress
White House ‘hall of shame’ is real threat to journalists
It sends a chilling message that these people deserve scorn, that they are adversaries who should be silenced.
open.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:25 AM
White House media #hallofshame endangers individual journalists
#1a #firstamendment #freedomofthepress
#1a #firstamendment #freedomofthepress
77,303,568 of you voted for war crimes
December 6, 2025 at 12:08 AM
77,303,568 of you voted for war crimes
🚨 Theology nerd alert 🚨
Semper reformanda. Always reforming. That’s what the #ChurchofScotland did by issuing its first #BookofConfessions. Here are the reasons why they did it
#westminsterconfession #reformedtheology #catholicchurch
Semper reformanda. Always reforming. That’s what the #ChurchofScotland did by issuing its first #BookofConfessions. Here are the reasons why they did it
#westminsterconfession #reformedtheology #catholicchurch
Explaining why the Church of Scotland is issuing its first Book of Confessions — Edgewater Presbyterian Church
This decision marks a significant shift away from the Westminster Confession of Faith being the sole, foundational expression of its beliefs.
www.edgewaterpcusa.org
December 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
🚨 Theology nerd alert 🚨
Semper reformanda. Always reforming. That’s what the #ChurchofScotland did by issuing its first #BookofConfessions. Here are the reasons why they did it
#westminsterconfession #reformedtheology #catholicchurch
Semper reformanda. Always reforming. That’s what the #ChurchofScotland did by issuing its first #BookofConfessions. Here are the reasons why they did it
#westminsterconfession #reformedtheology #catholicchurch
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Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
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"What if Madison’s train station were the busiest place in town, with trains to and from Milwaukee and Chicago every hour, and to and from St. Paul at least 10 times each day?"
www.hsrail.org/blog/madison...
www.hsrail.org/blog/madison...
Madison, WI Station Site Is Crucial to Developing Regional Rail
One site deserves much closer look.Madison WI released study of station sites. One site deserves a closer look.
www.hsrail.org
December 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"What if Madison’s train station were the busiest place in town, with trains to and from Milwaukee and Chicago every hour, and to and from St. Paul at least 10 times each day?"
www.hsrail.org/blog/madison...
www.hsrail.org/blog/madison...
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An official name for the Rockford service???
December 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
An official name for the Rockford service???
FIFA Peace Prize was awarded to the President today at the Kennedy Center for doing the most of any world leader in history to promote peace
December 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
FIFA Peace Prize was awarded to the President today at the Kennedy Center for doing the most of any world leader in history to promote peace
December 5, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Thats not right! According to my chocolate #Adventcalendar, there are only four days until Christmas?!
December 4, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Thats not right! According to my chocolate #Adventcalendar, there are only four days until Christmas?!
The holiday season is not all hope and joy for some. Please be aware that your friends and family may be suffering quietly. And for those feeling it, know you’re not alone!
#christmastimesadness #mentalhealth
#christmastimesadness #mentalhealth
When Christmas becomes sad, unbearable — Edgewater Presbyterian Church
If you are carrying sadness, grief, or emptiness right now, you are not alone.
www.edgewaterpcusa.org
December 4, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The holiday season is not all hope and joy for some. Please be aware that your friends and family may be suffering quietly. And for those feeling it, know you’re not alone!
#christmastimesadness #mentalhealth
#christmastimesadness #mentalhealth
These are the 19 countries we’ve completely stopped applications processing for #immigration and #refugee status. These people spent years, even a decade, following procedures. Theyre also people Trump called “garbage” people recently
Read: open.substack.com/pub/gerfarin...
Read: open.substack.com/pub/gerfarin...
U.S. stops application process for green cards, citizenship for people from 19 countries
They’re all nations with major domestic issues that warrant leaving.
open.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:45 AM
These are the 19 countries we’ve completely stopped applications processing for #immigration and #refugee status. These people spent years, even a decade, following procedures. Theyre also people Trump called “garbage” people recently
Read: open.substack.com/pub/gerfarin...
Read: open.substack.com/pub/gerfarin...
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We won’t be accepting any hateration or holleration in this dancery.
December 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
We won’t be accepting any hateration or holleration in this dancery.