JusticeWithJean
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Novel Debut: SOUNDS LIKE TROUBLE TO ME, May 12, 2026. Running Wild Pub. Prof.& Prison Activist, Author/ed 8 books including SHAKESPEARE BEHIND BARS (St. Martins), BOY WITH A KNIFE (IGpublishing). Truthout, BINJreports, BostonMag--https://jeantrounstine.com
FIGHT against fascism
& meanwhile Top Republicans backpedal from Trump claim that US will run Venezuela
& meanwhile Top Republicans backpedal from Trump claim that US will run Venezuela
Protests in US cities over Trump’s military intervention in Venezuela
Hundreds gathered coast to coast, even as many in the diaspora celebrated ousting of Maduro
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:27 PM
FIGHT against fascism
& meanwhile Top Republicans backpedal from Trump claim that US will run Venezuela
& meanwhile Top Republicans backpedal from Trump claim that US will run Venezuela
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About 200 people are rallying in downtown Seattle to denounce U.S. military strikes on Venezuela and the kidnapping of its president Nicolás Maduro. The attacks occurred overnight and were authorized by U.S. President Donald Trump. Organizers called for a new anti-war movement to oppose the attacks.
January 4, 2026 at 12:17 AM
About 200 people are rallying in downtown Seattle to denounce U.S. military strikes on Venezuela and the kidnapping of its president Nicolás Maduro. The attacks occurred overnight and were authorized by U.S. President Donald Trump. Organizers called for a new anti-war movement to oppose the attacks.
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Happening now: several hundred people are pouring into Chicago's downtown Federal Plaza.
It's 25 degrees outside.
Organizers are leading the crowd in a chant of, "no boots on the ground, no bombs in the air!"
Two protesters hold a large banner reading, "no war for Venezuela oil."
It's 25 degrees outside.
Organizers are leading the crowd in a chant of, "no boots on the ground, no bombs in the air!"
Two protesters hold a large banner reading, "no war for Venezuela oil."
January 3, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Happening now: several hundred people are pouring into Chicago's downtown Federal Plaza.
It's 25 degrees outside.
Organizers are leading the crowd in a chant of, "no boots on the ground, no bombs in the air!"
Two protesters hold a large banner reading, "no war for Venezuela oil."
It's 25 degrees outside.
Organizers are leading the crowd in a chant of, "no boots on the ground, no bombs in the air!"
Two protesters hold a large banner reading, "no war for Venezuela oil."
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FIGHT like your life depends upon it bcause it does.
FIGHT like your life depends upon it bcause it does.
January 3, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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FIGHT like your life depends upon it bcause it does.
FIGHT like your life depends upon it bcause it does.
👇 👊 👇
FIGHT like your life depends upon it bcause it does.
FIGHT like your life depends upon it bcause it does.
January 3, 2026 at 4:14 PM
👇 👊 👇
FIGHT like your life depends upon it bcause it does.
FIGHT like your life depends upon it bcause it does.
On New Year's let's remember those behind bars. I wrote this years ago for @bostonmagazine.bsky.social and it still holds true today.💙❤️💝
Are There Any Happy Holidays in Prison?
About 24,000 prisoners in Massachusetts will spend the holidays behind bars. These organizations help to soften that reality.
www.bostonmagazine.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:12 PM
On New Year's let's remember those behind bars. I wrote this years ago for @bostonmagazine.bsky.social and it still holds true today.💙❤️💝
A New Year's gift! NY Times article @tylerpager.bsky.social
Pres Trump said Wed that he'd abandon efforts 2deploy National Guard in Chicago, LA, & Portland, Ore.
Decision comes after SCourt ruled last week that Trump "could not deploy troops in the Chicago area" over objections of Illinois.
Pres Trump said Wed that he'd abandon efforts 2deploy National Guard in Chicago, LA, & Portland, Ore.
Decision comes after SCourt ruled last week that Trump "could not deploy troops in the Chicago area" over objections of Illinois.
Trump Abandons Efforts to Deploy National Guard to 3 Major Cities
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:09 PM
A New Year's gift! NY Times article @tylerpager.bsky.social
Pres Trump said Wed that he'd abandon efforts 2deploy National Guard in Chicago, LA, & Portland, Ore.
Decision comes after SCourt ruled last week that Trump "could not deploy troops in the Chicago area" over objections of Illinois.
Pres Trump said Wed that he'd abandon efforts 2deploy National Guard in Chicago, LA, & Portland, Ore.
Decision comes after SCourt ruled last week that Trump "could not deploy troops in the Chicago area" over objections of Illinois.
In case you doubted, make 2026 a year of protest.
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:47 AM
In case you doubted, make 2026 a year of protest.
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Please read and share my tribute to Angie Jefferson who served 30 years and has made an important life for herself
and is my friend.
and is my friend.
Prison Brought Us Together, But Friendship Survives
This holiday season, longtime BINJ prison reporter Jean Trounstine reflects on the work that cleared her path to journalism
binj.news
December 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Please read and share my tribute to Angie Jefferson who served 30 years and has made an important life for herself
and is my friend.
and is my friend.
Please read and share my tribute to Angie Jefferson who served 30 years and has made an important life for herself
and is my friend.
and is my friend.
Prison Brought Us Together, But Friendship Survives
This holiday season, longtime BINJ prison reporter Jean Trounstine reflects on the work that cleared her path to journalism
binj.news
December 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Please read and share my tribute to Angie Jefferson who served 30 years and has made an important life for herself
and is my friend.
and is my friend.
This us great and a big boost to support LGBTQ kids
19 states sue HHS over a move that could curtail youth gender-affirming care
A coalition of 19 states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday sued the Department of Health and Human Services over a declaration that could complicate access to gender-affirming care for young peo...
www.npr.org
December 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
This us great and a big boost to support LGBTQ kids
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This article made me say "HELL YEAH!"
It will not be enough to simply reverse Trump’s policies and executive orders when a new Democratic president takes office. The next administration must commit itself in addition to purging the aesthetic rot of Trump’s second term from our national life. trib.al/SgJQZhz
December 23, 2025 at 1:23 AM
This article made me say "HELL YEAH!"
This article made me say "HELL YEAH!"
It will not be enough to simply reverse Trump’s policies and executive orders when a new Democratic president takes office. The next administration must commit itself in addition to purging the aesthetic rot of Trump’s second term from our national life. trib.al/SgJQZhz
December 23, 2025 at 1:23 AM
This article made me say "HELL YEAH!"
This is really good. Pass it on.
"‘You don’t have to do it alone’: how US cities are helping each other resist ICE. From LA to Charlotte, organizers are learning from others’ strategies to protect residents amid federal crackdowns"
"‘You don’t have to do it alone’: how US cities are helping each other resist ICE. From LA to Charlotte, organizers are learning from others’ strategies to protect residents amid federal crackdowns"
‘You don’t have to do it alone’: how US cities are helping each other resist ICE
From LA to Charlotte, organizers are learning from others’ strategies to protect residents amid federal crackdowns
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
This is really good. Pass it on.
"‘You don’t have to do it alone’: how US cities are helping each other resist ICE. From LA to Charlotte, organizers are learning from others’ strategies to protect residents amid federal crackdowns"
"‘You don’t have to do it alone’: how US cities are helping each other resist ICE. From LA to Charlotte, organizers are learning from others’ strategies to protect residents amid federal crackdowns"
Good article!
Reentry Never Ends
"When reincarceration rates are treated as the sole measure of success, we undervalue the work formerly incarcerated people do to heal and confront their traumas."
Reentry Never Ends
"When reincarceration rates are treated as the sole measure of success, we undervalue the work formerly incarcerated people do to heal and confront their traumas."
Reentry Never Ends - B. Arneson & Bridget Conley - Inquest
When reincarceration rates are treated as the sole measure of success, we undervalue the work formerly incarcerated people do to heal and confront their traumas.
inquest.org
December 18, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Good article!
Reentry Never Ends
"When reincarceration rates are treated as the sole measure of success, we undervalue the work formerly incarcerated people do to heal and confront their traumas."
Reentry Never Ends
"When reincarceration rates are treated as the sole measure of success, we undervalue the work formerly incarcerated people do to heal and confront their traumas."
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While the Trump administration has tried to rule through fear, chaos, and division, everyday Americans are choosing something better.
Across the country, people are standing with their immigrant neighbors and defending who we are as a nation of immigrants.
Across the country, people are standing with their immigrant neighbors and defending who we are as a nation of immigrants.
Americans Stood Up and Stood Strong for Their Immigrant Neighbors In 2025
Americans refused to give in to the Trump administration’s hate and stepped up to defend immigrant community members. Let’s carry that energy into the new year.
americasvoicecnn.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM
While the Trump administration has tried to rule through fear, chaos, and division, everyday Americans are choosing something better.
Across the country, people are standing with their immigrant neighbors and defending who we are as a nation of immigrants.
Across the country, people are standing with their immigrant neighbors and defending who we are as a nation of immigrants.
So disgusted at #LA DA Nate Hochman saying Reiners' son could face death penalty. Of course it's a horrendous murder. But family desires this? Prob not. USA death penalty is barbaric.
WE DO NOT NEED AN EYE FOR AN EYE.
Only restorative justice, repairing harm, etc changes lives, not retribution.
WE DO NOT NEED AN EYE FOR AN EYE.
Only restorative justice, repairing harm, etc changes lives, not retribution.
Why Nick Reiner Could Face the Death Penalty
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:03 AM
So disgusted at #LA DA Nate Hochman saying Reiners' son could face death penalty. Of course it's a horrendous murder. But family desires this? Prob not. USA death penalty is barbaric.
WE DO NOT NEED AN EYE FOR AN EYE.
Only restorative justice, repairing harm, etc changes lives, not retribution.
WE DO NOT NEED AN EYE FOR AN EYE.
Only restorative justice, repairing harm, etc changes lives, not retribution.
Inforamtive and wonderful programmatically from @wbez.org
Living through the holiday season, behind prison walls
Listen here for this year's Prisoncast! holiday show for conversations on grief, money and spending the holidays away from loved ones.
www.wbez.org
December 16, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Inforamtive and wonderful programmatically from @wbez.org
This is pretty exciting actually!
"Indiana’s Republican-led Senate decisively rejected a redrawn congressional map Thurs that would have favored their party, defying months of pressure from President Trump and delivering a stark setback to the White House ahead of next year’s midterm elections."
"Indiana’s Republican-led Senate decisively rejected a redrawn congressional map Thurs that would have favored their party, defying months of pressure from President Trump and delivering a stark setback to the White House ahead of next year’s midterm elections."
Indiana Republicans defy Trump and reject his House redistricting push in the state
In a resounding rejection of a pressure campaign from the White House, Indiana Republican Senators voted down a new congressional map created to give the GOP an advantage in the upcoming 2026 election...
apnews.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:52 AM
This is pretty exciting actually!
"Indiana’s Republican-led Senate decisively rejected a redrawn congressional map Thurs that would have favored their party, defying months of pressure from President Trump and delivering a stark setback to the White House ahead of next year’s midterm elections."
"Indiana’s Republican-led Senate decisively rejected a redrawn congressional map Thurs that would have favored their party, defying months of pressure from President Trump and delivering a stark setback to the White House ahead of next year’s midterm elections."
Good to hear:
"A Dozen F.B.I. Agents Sue Kash Patel After Being Fired Over Kneeling at Protest. A five-year-old photo of agents kneeling at a D.C. protest after George Floyd’s killing led to the firing of about 16 agents." (Gift article)
"A Dozen F.B.I. Agents Sue Kash Patel After Being Fired Over Kneeling at Protest. A five-year-old photo of agents kneeling at a D.C. protest after George Floyd’s killing led to the firing of about 16 agents." (Gift article)
A Dozen F.B.I. Agents Sue Patel After Being Fired Over Kneeling at Protest
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Good to hear:
"A Dozen F.B.I. Agents Sue Kash Patel After Being Fired Over Kneeling at Protest. A five-year-old photo of agents kneeling at a D.C. protest after George Floyd’s killing led to the firing of about 16 agents." (Gift article)
"A Dozen F.B.I. Agents Sue Kash Patel After Being Fired Over Kneeling at Protest. A five-year-old photo of agents kneeling at a D.C. protest after George Floyd’s killing led to the firing of about 16 agents." (Gift article)
@bsky.app I HATE the suggested accounts feature that appears below my profile. Could you please get rid of this or allow us to disable it?
PEOPLE HELP ME OUT HERE!
PEOPLE HELP ME OUT HERE!
December 10, 2025 at 12:16 AM
@bsky.app I HATE the suggested accounts feature that appears below my profile. Could you please get rid of this or allow us to disable it?
PEOPLE HELP ME OUT HERE!
PEOPLE HELP ME OUT HERE!
This is a wonderful release
"NJ man granted clemency walks free with plan to fight for prison justice. LaShawn Fitch, who became a paralegal behind bars, maintains his innocence." By Dana DiFillipo
"NJ man granted clemency walks free with plan to fight for prison justice. LaShawn Fitch, who became a paralegal behind bars, maintains his innocence." By Dana DiFillipo
NJ man granted clemency walks free with plan to fight for prison justice • New Jersey Monitor
LaShawn Fitch was among 283 people granted clemency under a sweeping initiative Gov. Phil Murphy launched last year.
newjerseymonitor.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
This is a wonderful release
"NJ man granted clemency walks free with plan to fight for prison justice. LaShawn Fitch, who became a paralegal behind bars, maintains his innocence." By Dana DiFillipo
"NJ man granted clemency walks free with plan to fight for prison justice. LaShawn Fitch, who became a paralegal behind bars, maintains his innocence." By Dana DiFillipo
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WATCH HERE!
CLASSROOM 4, the story of an award-winning professor teaching "The History of Crime and Punishment" inside a prison to a class of both free students and incarcerated students. It explores the true cost of mass incarceration and the power of human connection to transform society.
CLASSROOM 4, the story of an award-winning professor teaching "The History of Crime and Punishment" inside a prison to a class of both free students and incarcerated students. It explores the true cost of mass incarceration and the power of human connection to transform society.
Classroom 4 - POV
A history professor teaches a class of free and incarcerated students inside a prison.
www.pbs.org
December 8, 2025 at 7:42 PM
WATCH HERE!
CLASSROOM 4, the story of an award-winning professor teaching "The History of Crime and Punishment" inside a prison to a class of both free students and incarcerated students. It explores the true cost of mass incarceration and the power of human connection to transform society.
CLASSROOM 4, the story of an award-winning professor teaching "The History of Crime and Punishment" inside a prison to a class of both free students and incarcerated students. It explores the true cost of mass incarceration and the power of human connection to transform society.