Jane French
@janefrench.bsky.social
Writer, caregiver, advocate for low-income older adults.
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed disastrous cuts to our city's libraries while setting aside $5M for a ShotSpotter replacement. As library associate Sara Heymann told me, “Libraries embody everything we need to fight back against fascism.” My piece on what’s at stake and how to fight back:
You Can’t Fight Fascism While Defunding Libraries
“Libraries embody everything that we need right now to fight back against fascism," says Sara Heymann.
organizingmythoughts.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed disastrous cuts to our city's libraries while setting aside $5M for a ShotSpotter replacement. As library associate Sara Heymann told me, “Libraries embody everything we need to fight back against fascism.” My piece on what’s at stake and how to fight back:
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Hey, can my deleted BlueSky post get re-posted?
December 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Hey, can my deleted BlueSky post get re-posted?
I stopped my morning scrolling to read this. Time well spent.
“In death, all things are possible. It’s up to each of us to decide.” Hannah Kauders meditates on grief, translation, and Fátima Vélez’s Galápagos.
Hannah Kauders on Grief, Translation, and Fátima Vélez’s Galápagos
The week after my father died of cancer, I was told I could pay to send his ashes to outer space. The funeral director stood opposite me and my mother, clicking through the details on a PowerPoint.…
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December 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I stopped my morning scrolling to read this. Time well spent.
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I'll be on a local radio show at 4pm today with @joanesposito.bsky.social and @wcpt.bsky.social to talk about my arrest, my church's anti-ICE nativity, and why it's important for Christians in particular to fight Islamophobia. Give a listen on tunein or on wcpt820.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I'll be on a local radio show at 4pm today with @joanesposito.bsky.social and @wcpt.bsky.social to talk about my arrest, my church's anti-ICE nativity, and why it's important for Christians in particular to fight Islamophobia. Give a listen on tunein or on wcpt820.com
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It's Giving Tuesday. Looking for something good to support? Here's a list of independent publications, nonprofit newsrooms, and other projects that are worth kicking a few bucks to. 🧵
December 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
It's Giving Tuesday. Looking for something good to support? Here's a list of independent publications, nonprofit newsrooms, and other projects that are worth kicking a few bucks to. 🧵
I sort of feel bad laughing so hard, but a joke must have an element of truth in order to work and this works:
"a culture that we are known for here in the United States"
Assholes.
She's talking about assholes.
Assholes.
She's talking about assholes.
Rep. Kat Cammarck: "Today, one in six people in the US is foreign born. That quite frankly is not sustainable to maintain a culture that we are known for here in the United States."
December 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I sort of feel bad laughing so hard, but a joke must have an element of truth in order to work and this works:
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For those who prefer or rely on text, the full transcript of the interview is available here (reposting with correct link):
Millions of full-time workers are struggling to afford a place to live. Here’s why
The skyrocketing cost of living has left millions of people struggling to afford a place to live despite working at full-time jobs or a number of part-time jobs. Journalist Brian Goldstone, author of ...
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December 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
For those who prefer or rely on text, the full transcript of the interview is available here (reposting with correct link):
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Here's Part 2 of my interview with @pbsnews.org, where we talk about the "toxic stress" homeless families are subjected to—and the multiple systems, from housing to healthcare to wages and childcare, that have produced this disaster.
December 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Here's Part 2 of my interview with @pbsnews.org, where we talk about the "toxic stress" homeless families are subjected to—and the multiple systems, from housing to healthcare to wages and childcare, that have produced this disaster.
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Homelessness in the U.S. is far more pervasive than the official figures suggest: roughly four million people are without housing right now.
Many are part of the low-wage labor force, powering the very economy that has abandoned them.
I spoke with PBS News about this devastating reality (Part 1):
Many are part of the low-wage labor force, powering the very economy that has abandoned them.
I spoke with PBS News about this devastating reality (Part 1):
December 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Homelessness in the U.S. is far more pervasive than the official figures suggest: roughly four million people are without housing right now.
Many are part of the low-wage labor force, powering the very economy that has abandoned them.
I spoke with PBS News about this devastating reality (Part 1):
Many are part of the low-wage labor force, powering the very economy that has abandoned them.
I spoke with PBS News about this devastating reality (Part 1):
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You can take the boy out of Southside Chicago, but you can't take ...
The Pope has a word with the man in 27E who is listening to an action movie on his iPad's speakers.
November 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
You can take the boy out of Southside Chicago, but you can't take ...
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From now to the end of the year we’re offering 15% off anything we’ve got with code MALARKEY. Will post book links below but this is a great opportunity to join the book club even cheaper. A year of book mail for $120 but with the discount it’s $102.
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2026 Book Club — Malarkey
Buy a year’s worth of books and zines with the Malarkey Book Club. In 2026 you’ll get copies of: The Walls Are Closing In On Us , a novel by Joshua Trent Brown Terrestrial , a novella by Suzy...
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November 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
From now to the end of the year we’re offering 15% off anything we’ve got with code MALARKEY. Will post book links below but this is a great opportunity to join the book club even cheaper. A year of book mail for $120 but with the discount it’s $102.
malarkeybooks.com/store/2026bo...
malarkeybooks.com/store/2026bo...
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King Ludd’s Rag No. 25 is now available. Edited by @zacharykocanda.bsky.social, this one features new fiction from Jacob Stovall and T.L. Xue.
malarkeybooks.com/store/klr25
malarkeybooks.com/store/klr25
King Ludd's Rag No. 25 — Malarkey
The twenty-fifth issue of King Ludd’s Rag features stories by Jacob Stovall and T. L. Xue. The cover will print in black and white.
malarkeybooks.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
King Ludd’s Rag No. 25 is now available. Edited by @zacharykocanda.bsky.social, this one features new fiction from Jacob Stovall and T.L. Xue.
malarkeybooks.com/store/klr25
malarkeybooks.com/store/klr25
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Sending gratitude to all my fellow carers. At least for a day, please try to set aside the self-doubts; focus on all that you are accomplishing for those you love and who love you in return, even when they cannot find the words.
#Thanksgiving #gratitude #Alzheimers #dementia #mentalhealth
#Thanksgiving #gratitude #Alzheimers #dementia #mentalhealth
November 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Sending gratitude to all my fellow carers. At least for a day, please try to set aside the self-doubts; focus on all that you are accomplishing for those you love and who love you in return, even when they cannot find the words.
#Thanksgiving #gratitude #Alzheimers #dementia #mentalhealth
#Thanksgiving #gratitude #Alzheimers #dementia #mentalhealth
To all the caregivers this Thanksgiving Day, esp those caring for someone with dementia (iykyk), I send warm fuzzies.
November 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
To all the caregivers this Thanksgiving Day, esp those caring for someone with dementia (iykyk), I send warm fuzzies.
Every crisis management PR person is bookmarking this as an example of what not to say.
REPORTER: There are people upset with the president, believing the National Guard members shouldn't have been there
PIRRO: I don't even wanna talk about whether they should've been there. We ought to kiss the ground and thank God that the president said it's time to bring in more law enforcement
PIRRO: I don't even wanna talk about whether they should've been there. We ought to kiss the ground and thank God that the president said it's time to bring in more law enforcement
November 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Every crisis management PR person is bookmarking this as an example of what not to say.
this is now normalized for every kid. i grew up with Nixon, but at least the adults in my life didn't sit on their hands and let me model him.
Trump: "Instead of pardons, some of my more enthusiastic staffers were already drafting the paperwork to ship Gobble and Waddle straight to the Terrorist Confinement Center in El Salvador."
November 25, 2025 at 5:41 PM
this is now normalized for every kid. i grew up with Nixon, but at least the adults in my life didn't sit on their hands and let me model him.
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The part where they threatened to break a judge’s car windows should be a bigger story … they feel comfortable treating judges this way, which means they are being told that they can do literally anything to nearly everyone
#BREAKING: A student intern at Rhode Island Superior Court was briefly taken into custody by ICE this afternoon before a judge intervened, 12 News has learned. Story by @jusolyn.bsky.social and @timwhiteri.bsky.social: ⤵️
RI judge intervenes after ICE mistakenly detains Superior Court intern
A teenager was nearly taken into federal immigration custody in Providence Thursday afternoon before a Superior Court judge intervened, according to the Rhode Island Judiciary.
www.wpri.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The part where they threatened to break a judge’s car windows should be a bigger story … they feel comfortable treating judges this way, which means they are being told that they can do literally anything to nearly everyone
Paywalled, but the headline tells it like it is: "After Trump’s ‘Quiet, piggy’ moment, we’re done asking why survivors don’t come forward, right?" Re-upping my take: A woman hasn't been raped until a man says she's been raped. Practically any man will do. Has to be a man, though. Women don't count.
If we’re going to become a nation that truly protects children, that truly values women, that truly protects its citizens from harm, we have to stop giving a pass to sexual abusers, writes Heidi Stevens.
Heidi Stevens: After Trump’s ‘Quiet, piggy’ moment, we’re done asking why survivors don’t come forward, right?
If we’re going to become a nation that truly protects children and women, we have to stop giving a pass to sexual abusers, writes Heidi Stevens.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Paywalled, but the headline tells it like it is: "After Trump’s ‘Quiet, piggy’ moment, we’re done asking why survivors don’t come forward, right?" Re-upping my take: A woman hasn't been raped until a man says she's been raped. Practically any man will do. Has to be a man, though. Women don't count.
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got a teeny tiny perfect miiiiiiicro for you all today from Catherine Rockwood!!
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November 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
got a teeny tiny perfect miiiiiiicro for you all today from Catherine Rockwood!!
https://www.havehashad.com/6wpxk
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This is both evergreen and specific.
What a complete shit show.
November 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This is both evergreen and specific.
This makes my head hurt.
Trump: "Gaza -- while it looks a little bit messy, it has for many many years, decades, but it's getting very close to being perfected."
November 19, 2025 at 1:09 AM
This makes my head hurt.
Impossible not to get excited or feel like a kid seeing one of these go by at night.
Tickets for the decorated trains trains — which feature holiday characters and treats — cost $10 each and must be purchased in advance on Metra’s website.
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Metra holiday train tickets go on sale today
Tickets for the decorated trains trains — which feature holiday characters and treats — cost $10 each and must be purchased in advance on Metra's website.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Impossible not to get excited or feel like a kid seeing one of these go by at night.
50% of people over 90 have dementia. There are several types, depending on the part of the brain affected. This: "We cannot build enough bricks and mortar … separate memory care communities to meet the needs of those living with dementia, so we have to be more expansive in our thinking."
Some senior living communities are caring for people with dementia alongside other residents, not segregated behind locked doors. n.pr/4r59PgR
Dementia housing without locked wards? It's a small but growing movement
Some senior living communities are caring for people with dementia alongside other residents, not segregated behind locked doors.
n.pr
November 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
50% of people over 90 have dementia. There are several types, depending on the part of the brain affected. This: "We cannot build enough bricks and mortar … separate memory care communities to meet the needs of those living with dementia, so we have to be more expansive in our thinking."
The writing mantra I needed this morning: "Part of me does not give a shit if I’m published or if the play goes on; it’s really just to write again." www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
Is Lewis Black Actually Saying Goodbye to Comedy?
The longtime rage maestro of ‘The Daily Show’ raised alarms when he announced he was retiring from the road. But he assures us he’s not ill—just sick and tired of certain bullshit.
www.esquire.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The writing mantra I needed this morning: "Part of me does not give a shit if I’m published or if the play goes on; it’s really just to write again." www.esquire.com/entertainmen...