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Charlie @charliethesoldier.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

In its war with Ukraine, Russia has lost 1,002,690 soldiers, 10,937 tanks, 29157 artillery pieces, 22798 armoured vehicles, 416 aircrafts (one third of its strategic bombers), 337 helicopters and 28 ships.

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Charlie @charliethesoldier.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Trump as France’s Marianne. Food for thought.

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Charlie @charliethesoldier.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

La lecture de « En finir avec Eddy Bellegueule », de l'écrivain et sociologue queer français Édouard Louis, m'a dévastée, consternée, choquée, étonnée, émue, interpellée, enragée et amusée. Ce livre est disponible en anglais.

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Charlie @charliethesoldier.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Covent Garden Alley London UK Leica M7 with Summicron 50mm lens with green filter Film Ferrania P33 Film 160 ISO f/5 auto shutter speed

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

It is impossible to watch these videos of Ukrainian Defenders returning home from Russian captivity without feeling emotional...

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Charlie @charliethesoldier.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Red Fox Chilham, Kent UK Leica M7 with Summicron 90mm lens llford Delta ISO 100 f/4.0 1/250th UV haze filter

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Charlie @charliethesoldier.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Wet Routemaster London — Inspired by painting 'Rue de Paris temps de pluie’ Gustave Caillebotte, I shot a roll of CineStill 800 ISO with my 1973 Yashica Electro GSN with f/2.8 aperture. I wanted blurred background like French impressionist painting. A rare foray into colour which intimidates me.

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Charlie @charliethesoldier.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

St. Dunstan in the East Church Garden London 1965 Hasselblad 550C ZEISS Planar 80mm lens (inherited from dad — use mostly for portraits) Kentmere PAN 200 f/16 1/500

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Charlie @charliethesoldier.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Es gibt drei Dinge, die sich nicht vereinen lassen: Intelligenz, Anständigkeit und Nazi. There are three things that cannot be combined: Intelligence, decency and Nazism. Gerhard Bronner

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Charlie @charliethesoldier.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Cobble Stones — Wapping High Street London UK 52-year-old Yashica Electro GSN 35mm camera aperture f/5.6 with auto shutter speed Berlin Kino B&W ISO 400 (used intentionally for more grain) yellow lens filter

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Charlie @charliethesoldier.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

A short film about social media addiction — soulless and sad.

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Charlie @charliethesoldier.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

The Glassblower Pub in Piccadilly Soho @ 0345 Sun 18 May 2025 Leica M7 with Summicron 50mm lens Kodak Professional T-MAX Film 400 ISO continuous-tone panchromatic, low-grain Tiffen cross-screen filter f/2.8 tripod, auto shutter speed This was best of 12 shots.

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Charlie @charliethesoldier.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Gold Hill — Shaftesbury, Dorset UK Leica M7 with Summicron M 35mm lens aperture f/11, shutter speed 1/1000 Kodak Tri-X ISO 400 (65-year-old film brand) no lens filter needed, dramatic clouds that day

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Charlie @charliethesoldier.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Vittoriosi usciremo vittoriosi Victorious We Will Come Out Mario Stefani 1968 🇮🇹🏳️‍🌈 Vittoriosi usciremo da questa lunga lotta con il tempo ci attend forse maggiore felicità del passato. Victorious we will get out of this long struggle with time perhaps greater happiness than in the past awaits us.

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Charlie @charliethesoldier.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

"All life is interrelated. We are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied into a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” The Rev’d Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Christmas sermon 1967

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Charlie @charliethesoldier.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Affamamento di massa dei bambini a Gaza — Gesù ha detto, "In verità vi dico che in quanto l’avete fatto ad uno di questi miei minimi fratelli, l’avete fatto a me. Perché ebbi fame e non mi deste da mangiare; ebbi sete e non mi deste da bere.”

wired.it

La fame a Gaza sta distruggendo ogni speranza di ripresa per la città. Ed è quello che vuole Israele

Mentre il mondo sta a guardare, la distruzione delle infrastrutture agricole e il blocco degli aiuti umanitari a opera dello Stato ebraico stanno lentamente decimando la popolazione della Striscia. Ha...

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Charlie @charliethesoldier.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Church of St. Andrew & St. Mary Grantchester Cambridgeshire UK parish church used for ITV/PBS television show Leica M7 with Summilux 50mm lens, f/5.6, auto shutter speed CineStill ISO 250 (motion picture film in 35mm format) green filter (for contrast in brick work, clouds, foliage enhancement)

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Charlie @charliethesoldier.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

With the world’s fourth-biggest defence budget, Germany is kriegstüchtig — war ready. With the threat of Russia and Trump’s shaky NATO commitment, Germany needs to be ready. No one in the Bundeswehr was alive during the Third Reich — Germany is no threat to Europe. The UK needs a bigger Army.

economist.com

Germany is building a big scary army

Its allies are ready. But are the Germans?

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Charlie @charliethesoldier.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Auf Bundeskanzler Fritz Merz (UUU — Unchristliche, Undemokratische Union) ist kein Verlass, wenn es um moralische Führung geht. Niemand, der wegen Kriegsverbrechen und Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit angeklagt ist, ist in einem Land mit humanen und ethischen Werten willkommen.

lto.de

Merz kann Netanjahu-Festnahme stoppen – aber nicht legal

Wegen des IStGH-Haftbefehls müsste Israels Premier in Deutschland verhaftet werden. Wie der neue Kanzler das verhindern könnte und was das Recht davon hält.

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Charlie @charliethesoldier.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Gemeinschaft (Community) by Gunnar - "Der Kreis" 1960s Im Aufschaun ging die Welle Deines Blicks bis an mein Ufer. Ein ungesprochnes Wort baute die Brücke zwischen Dir und mir. Looking up, the wave of your gaze arrived upon my shore. An unspoken word built the bridge between you and me.

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Charlie @charliethesoldier.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

I fear for Greta Thunberg’s safety. In 2003 Rachel Corrie (pics) was accidentally crushed by an IDF soldier driving an armoured bulldozer in Gaza. I wouldn't be shocked if Israel accidentally sunk the aid ship Madleen. Greta has powerful, violent enemies who wouldn't hesitate to kill a young woman.

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Charlie @charliethesoldier.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Zebra Crossing High Street, St. John’s Wood Westminster -- Leica M7 and Summilux 50mm lens, f/8 for best depth of field, auto shutter speed. I used Ilford HP5 Plus 400 with UV Haze and Leica E-41 Yellow Filter (for contrast).

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Charlie @charliethesoldier.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

„Schlachten werden nicht mit Waffen gewonnen, sondern mit Gott. Sie werden dort gewonnen, wo der Weg zum Kreuz führt. Warum fürchten wir den Zorn der Weltmächte? Warum nehmen wir ihnen nicht die Macht weg und geben sie Christus zurück? Wir können es heute noch tun.“ Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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Charlie @charliethesoldier.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Man kann einem Politiker oder einer politischen Partei nicht trauen, die gefährdeten Minderheitengruppen nur teilweise Bürgerrechte und Schutz gewähren will. Gerade die Deutschen sollten sich große Sorgen machen.

zdfheute.de

LGBTQIA+-Rechte: CDU-Politiker gegen Grundgesetzänderung

Sollen Rechte zum Schutz von LGBT-Menschen explizit ins Grundgesetz? Die Ampel sagt ja, die CDU streubt sich - zumindest in weiten Teilen.

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Charlie @charliethesoldier.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

"Il Rossetto Fascista” 💄 Giorgia Meloni e il partito politico Fratelli d'Italia sono il governo italiano più omofobo dalla fine della Seconda Guerra Mondiale nel 1945. Nessuno dovrebbe mai dare priorità ai soldi rispetto alla giustizia sociale e all’uguaglianza.

cupofgreentea.it

Giorgia Meloni: le 10 citazioni più omofobe

Leader del primo partito d'Italia, e anche una dei politici più omofobi: Giorgia Meloni e le sue 10 citazioni contro la comunità LGBT.

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Charlie @charliethesoldier.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Les droits des LGBTQIA+ sont des droits de l’homme! "L'injustice, où qu'elle soit, est une menace pour la justice, où qu'elle se trouve. Nous sommes pris dans un réseau inéluctable de mutualité, noués dans un même vêtement de destin.” Dr. Martin Luther King

lamontagne.fr

En Creuse, une Marche des fiertés entre espoir et craintes face à la montée de l'extrême droite

La cinquième Marche des fiertés creusoise avait lieu samedi 31 mai après-midi, à Guéret. La manifestation organisée par l’association LGBTQIA+ Creuse avait cette année pour thématique le rêve et l’esp...

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Charlie @charliethesoldier.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

As a solider, I salute Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the brave and heroic Ukrainian military for their recent, successful mission destroying £8.5 billion in Russian military aviation assets. Not a single Russian was killed or injured. I might add that Mr. Zelenskyy is quite fetching.

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Charlie @charliethesoldier.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

“Out of Reach” 2001, UK singer Gabrielle (now age 55 and a mum) — beautiful song accompanied by London Orchestra and a real drummer (rarity for modern recordings relying on synth). Gabrielle is active in raising awareness for mental health, supports organizations focusing on helping those in need.

youtu.be

Gabrielle - Out Of Reach

YouTube video by GabrielleVEVO

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Charlie @charliethesoldier.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

By 2005 at age six I could read very well. More important than uni graduation because functional literacy must come first. I’m so grateful for the teachers who taught me how to read! It was even fun to read about getting a head lice infestation.

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Charlie @charliethesoldier.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

I grew up looking at this image of Jesus every Sunday in a church window that's now 130-years-old. It’s an icon of tenderness, kindness and serenity. I identified with the lamb. My grandparents, parents and sister had their funerals under this window. This image helped make me a gentler person.

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Charlie @charliethesoldier.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Happy gay IDF soldier with Pride flag in Gaza. An image posted on Israeli government social media pink-washing Israeli war crimes because Israel is gay-friendly. On the other hand LGBQTIA+ pro-Palestinian protesters refuse to acknowledge violent Islamic homophobia. Best to leave queers out of this.

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Charlie @charliethesoldier.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

A lovely song by James Taylor about telling people how you feel about them and showering them with love.

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James Taylor - Shower The People

YouTube video by Christian Davies

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Charlie @charliethesoldier.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Donald Trump says that Elon Musk (who has announced his departure from the White House) is “really not leaving.” The love these two men share for one another is touching. Reminds me of “Don’t Leave Me This Way” by the Communards.

youtu.be

The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way (with Sarah Jane Morris) [Official Video]

YouTube video by London Records

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Charlie @charliethesoldier.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Nigel Farage’s decision to accept crypto Bitcoin for Reform UK donations reminds me of Blanche DuBois who said she “always depended on the kindness of strangers.” Anonymity and money in politics is always bad.

youtu.be

Kindness Of Strangers

YouTube video by bobground

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Charlie @charliethesoldier.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

In US Congress, Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene insulted the appearance of a Black Democratic female. Rep. Jasmine Crockett replied that MTG has a “bleach-blonde, bad-built, butch body.” It’s a pop song now. If only we had fun like this in UK Parliament!

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“The B6 Anthem” by @RitaBrentComedy (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Rita Brent Comedy

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Charlie @charliethesoldier.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Christian magazine Sojourners offers gay believers spiritual advice and support. But they once refused to run a Mother’s Day ad with this pic asserting that children with same-sex parents should be welcome in church. Said they didn’t want to take sides. Didn’t know hospitality was so controversial.

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