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Cymbalta Zaddy @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 8h

Cymbalta Zaddy @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 14h

Spread the Gospel. Stay safe.

[The Kirkcast, available on Apple Podcasts, is my separate church-related podcast.]

#nokings #handsoffchicago

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god

The Pope tweets: "The poor are not there by chance or by blind and cruel fate. Nor, for most of them, is poverty a choice. Yet, there are those who still presume to make this claim, thus revealing their own blindness and cruelty. #DilexiTe"

Someone replies: "I was so hopeful I could be a Catholic again after the disaster that Francis was, guess we just get Francis 2.0 now and I am heartbroken. How do I stay a Catholic now...I don't want to lose faith but I am. You belong to someone else, not God."

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Cymbalta Zaddy @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 21h

I’m available on Spotify

Podcast: Blaming Democrats for SNAP benefits running out is insane after years of GOP gutting program

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Cymbalta Zaddy @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 1d

The old saying is, "Don't plan for me without me." Journalists called out for not quoting trans folks when reporting trans stories and trans issues

#transgender #translivesmatter #transvoices @transjournalists.org @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social

Major news orgs slammed for not quoting trans people when reporting trans issues

A new study finds that most news coverage of Trump's anti-transgender executive orders failed to include any transgender voices. Concert organist Rowen Erickson says that silence in the media puts the...

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Cymbalta Zaddy @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 1d

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Colin Boyle @colinbphoto.bsky.social · 1d

After 8 a.m., Illinois State and Broadview Police let protesters into Beach Street according to witnesses. Then a slew of baton-wielding ISP officers entered the street, forced protesters off the street & arrested multiple people. Now folks r on sidewalks

#OnAssignment for @blockclubchi.bsky.social

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 1d

Police escalated the situation here in Broadview incredibly quickly. Saw multiple brutal arrests. ISP jabbing protesters with their batons like battering rams.

Here ISP lifts @katmabu.bsky.social by her feet to flip her over a concrete barrier.

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 3d

Uline's owners "have used their wealth to funnel millions of dollars into the most extreme RW politicians & mvmts... contributed $144 million to conservative groups in the 2024 election cycle... donated $4+ million to bankroll anti-abortion groups who pushed to overturn Roe v Wade."
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Brown Anthony™ @anthelonious.bsky.social · 1d

Do the journalists in the room ever work together to insist upon an answer? Like...ever?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: What's your message to the 170 US citizens who have been detained by ICE? About 20 of them are children

MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know what you're talking about with the children. I haven't seen that so I'm not going to comment on it.

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Cymbalta Zaddy @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 1d

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Cymbalta Zaddy @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 2d

Simple pleasures

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Cymbalta Zaddy @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 2d

Trevor Project study shows #LGBTQyouth #mentalhealth worsening

@trevorproject.bsky.social @centeronhalsted.bsky.social

Trevor Project study shows LGBTQ youth mental health worsening

A new Trevor Project study finds that anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts among LGBTQ youth have sharply increased over the past year. Chicago advocates say the findings are a wake-up call to e...

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Cymbalta Zaddy @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 2d

I thought it was a bridge denture

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Cymbalta Zaddy @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 2d

We're risking a new war in South America. And people aren't talking about it

#extrajudicialkilling #nokings #jbpritzker #pritzkerforpresident

Read or listen: open.substack.com/pub/gerfarin...

Cymbalta Zaddy @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 2d

Six-Seven

Cymbalta Zaddy @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 3d

Matt Shaw and PCA are Gold Glove finalists!

Cymbalta Zaddy @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 3d

You can't just denounce the political corruption and leave the religious egging them on. Spiritual corruption is driving this

#nokings #handsoffchicago #jbpritzker #pritzkerforpresident

Read or listen to my faith-based podcast called The Kirkcast: open.substack.com/pub/gerfarin...

Cymbalta Zaddy @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 3d

I got the signs!

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Cymbalta Zaddy @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 3d

A federal law pushed and signed by Ronald Reagan ensures that non-citizens can use emergency medical services because saving life is more important. This is not the issue she claims Democrats are using to hold up government

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Lisa McClain: "Democrats' plan forces taxpayers to cover the majority of emergency medical costs for all non-citizens. Another $28 billion tab for who? You guessed it, the American people."

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Cymbalta Zaddy @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 3d

To my minister friends, Happy #ClergyAppreciationMonth

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Cymbalta Zaddy @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 4d

Chicago #Cubs player #DavidRoss had a very dark childhood that he overcame

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Cymbalta Zaddy @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 4d

When @justjayem.bsky.social drags me to the candle store

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Cymbalta Zaddy @geraldfarinas.bsky.social · 4d

Come join me at Sketchbook Brewing Co. in #Evanston and #Skokie

#rotaryinternational #endpolionow