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John Kirk

@jpk13.bsky.social

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Retired film preservationist 🏳️‍🌈 Gay, Movieholic, Francophile, & pro-choice Dog Dad Equal rights for everyone I block followers with no posts. #Movies #Letterboxd: boxd.it/8tdF 🚫DMs🚫MAGA 🚫Crypto🚫Bitcoin 🚫No pleas for donations! 🐶🐨🍀🌈⚜️🍮☕️🇦🇺🇨🇦🇹🇩🇫🇷🇮🇹🇮🇪🇯🇵🇳🇴🇸🇪🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢

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John Kirk @jpk13.bsky.social · 8h

#LGBTQIA+

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, Stonewall Veteran and Legendary Trans Activist, Has Died at 78

Miss Major continued fighting for trans rights even after two strokes and other health concerns.

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John Kirk @jpk13.bsky.social · 13h

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

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John Kirk @jpk13.bsky.social · 21h

What Would Happen If Every “Resistor” Did What They Did Yesterday in the PNW?

A strategic manual for the quiet revolution already underway.

www.jackhopkinsnow.com

John Kirk @jpk13.bsky.social · 21h

Dutchy Patrick @dutchiepatrick.bsky.social · 21h

Viewers are demanding an apology from Stephanopoulos and ABC for cutting off VP Vance and going to commercial when Vance was lying about Tom Homan.

Don’t even dare to apologize, George and ABC!

What a bunch of pussies, fuck them all!!!!

John Kirk @jpk13.bsky.social · 21h

No fly zone: Airports ground Kristi Noem's government shutdown video

Portland, Seattle and Las Vegas are among the airports refusing to show it.

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John Kirk @jpk13.bsky.social · 21h

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Supreme Court turns away Alex Jones' attempt to block $1.5B defamation judgment

The conspiracy theorist had asked the justices to immediately intervene, warning that the ownership of his Infowars website could be transferred to the satirical news site The Onion.

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Renowned political scientist says GOP officially a "full-blown cult" after Senate's "appalling" move - LGBTQ Nation

Norman Ornstein has been analyzing politics for five decades. He has never seen something as egregious as this.

www.lgbtqnation.com

John Kirk @jpk13.bsky.social · 2d

#Movies🎬 #MovieSky🎬 #FilmSky

And she was right!

Dick Van Dyke Says 'Mary Poppins' Author Didn't Think He or Julie Andrews Were 'Right' for the Movie

Dick Van Dyke almost didn't get the role of Bert in 'Mary Poppins.' At a Vandy Tea charity event, he talked about his connection with Walt Disney and how the author of the 'Mary Poppins' series didn't...

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John Kirk @jpk13.bsky.social · 2d

GOP governor candidate shouts that firing people for being gay is “not discrimination.”

GOP governor candidate shouts that firing people for being gay is "not discrimination" - LGBTQ Nation

She said that being gay is an "immoral lifestyle choice" and that firing gay people should be legal.

www.lgbtqnation.com

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John Kirk @jpk13.bsky.social · 2d

#Letterboxd🎬 #LastFourWatched🎬 #Movies🎬
#MovieSky🎬 #FilmSky🎬

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He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

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John Kirk @jpk13.bsky.social · 3d

714K views · 38K reactions | Actual footage from the Pre Press Briefing prayer with @Karoline Leavitt | Lisandra Vazquez

Actual footage from the Pre Press Briefing prayer with @Karoline Leavitt.

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John Kirk @jpk13.bsky.social · 3d

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Special education staff decimated after Trump administration shutdown firings: Sources

The nation’s special education services have been significantly damaged after Fridays’s mass layoffs within the Department of Education, sources told ABC News.

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John Kirk @jpk13.bsky.social · 3d

#Letterboxd🎬 #Movies🎬#MovieSky🎬 #FilmSky🎬

Diane Keaton Dies: Oscar-Winning ‘Annie Hall’ & ‘The Godfather’ Actress Was 79

Diane Keaton, the actress known for roles in 'Annie Hall' and 'The Godfather', has died. She was 79.

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John Kirk @jpk13.bsky.social · 4d

#LGBTQ+News #LGBTQIA+

USO withdraws from Palm Springs Pride Parade citing federal compliance

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) -- The USO will not participate in this year’s Palm Springs Pride Parade following a review of new federal requirements tied to recent Executive Orders on Diversity, Equity...

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John Kirk @jpk13.bsky.social · 4d

#Movies🎬 #MovieSky🎬 #FilmSky🎬 #Letterboxd🎬

Yes, I’m glad I saw it in a theatre.

There's One Major Downside To House Of Dynamite Streaming On Netflix - SlashFilm

House of Dynamite marks the long-awaited return of director Kathryn Bigelow, but that's not the only reason why the film deserves more than a streaming release.

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John Kirk @jpk13.bsky.social · 5d

Answer: Clickbait

You won’t believe what degrading practice the pope just condemned

Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists

www.theguardian.com

John Kirk @jpk13.bsky.social · 5d

Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 7d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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John Kirk @jpk13.bsky.social · 5d

Brett Kavanaugh Is Leading the Supreme Court’s Embrace of Alternative Facts

It is striking that many early-stage SCOTUS orders have either reversed or supplanted factual findings of lower courts.

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