Jane French
@janefrench.bsky.social
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Writer, caregiver, advocate for low-income older adults.
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peternickeas.bsky.social
105/N. Feds rammed a car that crashed into another, then a foot chase. Neighbors protested. Gas deployed by feds earlier today. Here's what they left behind. A thread of photos. #chicago
janefrench.bsky.social
Ugh, yes. We must register the danger here and not merely think, well, yeah.
evanbernick.bsky.social
Worth stepping back and just recognizing that one now expects young R staff to be outright Nazis
janefrench.bsky.social
Paraphrasing John Boehner when, after he left the house, he was asked about the always promised, but never materializing GOP healthcare plans: (Laughed hard) Plan!? Republicans don't have a healthcare plan!!
atrupar.com
REPORTER: Do you support repealing Obamacare and what's your healthcare plan?

MIKE JOHNSON: We worked on repealing and replacing Obamacare back in 2017. I still have PTSD from the experience. We know that American healthcare needs dramatic reform. We have lots of ideas.

(So, no plan)
janefrench.bsky.social
"Without urgent climate policy interventions, North American pension returns could fall by as much as 50% by 2040."
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renbolger.bsky.social
Come check out this podcast ep on Horror Joy!! Had a lot of fun with this one :)
horrorjoypod.bsky.social
Our episode with @renbolger.bsky.social and Alan Good of @malarkeybooks.bsky.social is out NOW! Give it a listen to hear about Lauren's new book, The Barre Incidents, and to hear about the great work being published at Malarkey.

redcircle.com/shows/979960...

#horrorfans #horrorsky #booksky
Lauren Bolger and Alan Good on Meet Your Maker
Listen to Horror Joy on RedCircle
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janefrench.bsky.social
well put
dandrezner.bsky.social
Are you fucking kidding me.
robertscotthorton.bsky.social
Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...
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anarchymarshmallow.bsky.social
Trans people may only be like 1% of the population, but the percentage of people who love and support them is bigger. LGBTQ+ rights depend on solidarity and not throwing each other under the bus for acceptance from ppl who want us dead.
janefrench.bsky.social
This station is owned by Sinclair, I think.
janefrench.bsky.social
wait for it, he'll successfully claim disability and collect full pay
janefrench.bsky.social
This panel of the strip is sold as a "Humorous Halloween T-shirt" on Etsy. If anyone thinks this is remotely humorous, they can all the way off and keep going.
janefrench.bsky.social
"This claim of mass carnage from immigration has a very particular intent: the only way out of the crisis, the Labor Department states, is to hire many more foreign workers to pick U.S. crops at lower wages, a direct transfer of income from workers in the fields to their agribusiness employers."
janefrench.bsky.social
Yes. That's why, throughout history, creatives always "get it in the neck."
keithwdickinson.bsky.social
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
theverge.com
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
janefrench.bsky.social
I see trees in between buildings. Lovely!
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walterolson.bsky.social
Trump's team "are not trying to restore order; they’re trying to trigger the very unrest that would justify further crackdowns.... [creating] the illusion of disorder so they can tighten control and stay in power indefinitely." -- Barbara Walter ("How Civil Wars Start") via @tombedsall.bsky.social
carlhoffman.bsky.social
“...you will live in exile, because the power of law enforcement under President Trump’s leadership will be used to find you, will be used to take away your money, take away your power, and if you have broken the law, to take away your freedom.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Not Afraid of Civil War. Neither Is Stephen Miller.
www.nytimes.com
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govpritzker.illinois.gov
What's happening in Chicago is not normal.

The arrest of Alderperson Fuentes is just the latest example of how far Noem and Bovino are willing to go to ignore the rule of law. We must all speak up.
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brian-goldstone.bsky.social
It shouldn't be surprising anymore, but it still is: "Real estate investors bought one-third of all single-family residential properties sold in the second quarter of 2025. That is an increase from 27% in the first quarter, and the highest percentage in the last five years."
Investors are making up the highest share of homebuyers in 5 years
Real estate investors, both individual and institutional, bought one-third of all single-family residential properties sold in the second quarter of 2025.
www.cnbc.com
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bookshop.org
Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
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evanbernick.bsky.social
ICE is doing a hell of a lot of harm in the Chicago area *right now.* I don’t mean to trivialize the national guard stuff, it absolutely is an irresponsible escalation, but the guard-centric convo around this really does understate what’s going on without any guardsmen.
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thomaszimmer.bsky.social
Democracy depends on its citizens, especially those with a broader public platform, drawing a line – especially when its enemies have broad support. It is an obligation we must accept. Who are we to draw the line? We are citizens who demand to live in a democratic Republic.
janefrench.bsky.social
One cannot become a billionaire without some level of corruption.
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unraveledpress.com
Cook County sheriff's officers in the mix now too, pushing one section of protesters across 25th.
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mskellymhayes.bsky.social
I’m told ICE attacked us—despite us being off the street, courtesy of the state police—to create a spectacle because Kristi Noem was present today. Here’s some footage of her and her team on the roof of Broadview. Everything is content creation to these fascists.