Jessica Chanese
@jechanese.bsky.social
📚Xennial writer, reader, and mom in upstate NY. 🌄
🏳️⚧️⚖️🏳️🌈 Advocating for democracy, equality, & human rights.✊
Read my ramblings in Jess is Mad on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/jessicachanese?r=9ugiu&utm_medium=ios
🏳️⚧️⚖️🏳️🌈 Advocating for democracy, equality, & human rights.✊
Read my ramblings in Jess is Mad on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/jessicachanese?r=9ugiu&utm_medium=ios
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Programmed to Self-Destruct
By Jessica Chanese
open.substack.com
I wrote this story in 2023.
“More than a few of us were naïve enough to think we could at least take a step toward fixing what our kind had done.
But that’s what makes humans redeemable, isn’t it?
We’re driven to create nearly as much as we are to destroy.”
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“More than a few of us were naïve enough to think we could at least take a step toward fixing what our kind had done.
But that’s what makes humans redeemable, isn’t it?
We’re driven to create nearly as much as we are to destroy.”
open.substack.com/pub/jessicac...
Spot-on & powerful:
“If we can salvage one bit of light from this moment—maybe even just a spark—it’s that while Trump’s rule is punishing, it is not impenetrable. We can extinguish his hate by being the light.”
“If we can salvage one bit of light from this moment—maybe even just a spark—it’s that while Trump’s rule is punishing, it is not impenetrable. We can extinguish his hate by being the light.”
December 16, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Spot-on & powerful:
“If we can salvage one bit of light from this moment—maybe even just a spark—it’s that while Trump’s rule is punishing, it is not impenetrable. We can extinguish his hate by being the light.”
“If we can salvage one bit of light from this moment—maybe even just a spark—it’s that while Trump’s rule is punishing, it is not impenetrable. We can extinguish his hate by being the light.”
A must read:
“This is an oligarchic and authoritarian takeover of our democracy, yes. But it is fueled by white supremacist ideology…We can continue cutting off the many heads of the hydra. Or we can get to the source.”
“This is an oligarchic and authoritarian takeover of our democracy, yes. But it is fueled by white supremacist ideology…We can continue cutting off the many heads of the hydra. Or we can get to the source.”
December 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
A must read:
“This is an oligarchic and authoritarian takeover of our democracy, yes. But it is fueled by white supremacist ideology…We can continue cutting off the many heads of the hydra. Or we can get to the source.”
“This is an oligarchic and authoritarian takeover of our democracy, yes. But it is fueled by white supremacist ideology…We can continue cutting off the many heads of the hydra. Or we can get to the source.”
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They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
December 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.
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I swear maybe once a decade in public, and this is the moment. This fucking racist and all the gibbering racists nodding along behind him are the ruination of our country. Our fucking job for the next fucking year is to fucking destroy them in the next election. Fuck them.
Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 4, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I swear maybe once a decade in public, and this is the moment. This fucking racist and all the gibbering racists nodding along behind him are the ruination of our country. Our fucking job for the next fucking year is to fucking destroy them in the next election. Fuck them.
This is all so disgusting and wrong.
The CEOs of Ford and Stellantis, as well as senior executives from other auto manufacturers, standing beside him while Trump goes off on another vicious racist rant about African immigrants. Not one of them had the courage or the dignity to walk away.
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Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 3, 2025 at 11:23 PM
This is all so disgusting and wrong.
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This is too much.
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 3, 2025 at 2:15 AM
This is too much.
I wrote this story in 2023.
“More than a few of us were naïve enough to think we could at least take a step toward fixing what our kind had done.
But that’s what makes humans redeemable, isn’t it?
We’re driven to create nearly as much as we are to destroy.”
open.substack.com/pub/jessicac...
“More than a few of us were naïve enough to think we could at least take a step toward fixing what our kind had done.
But that’s what makes humans redeemable, isn’t it?
We’re driven to create nearly as much as we are to destroy.”
open.substack.com/pub/jessicac...
Programmed to Self-Destruct
By Jessica Chanese
open.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I wrote this story in 2023.
“More than a few of us were naïve enough to think we could at least take a step toward fixing what our kind had done.
But that’s what makes humans redeemable, isn’t it?
We’re driven to create nearly as much as we are to destroy.”
open.substack.com/pub/jessicac...
“More than a few of us were naïve enough to think we could at least take a step toward fixing what our kind had done.
But that’s what makes humans redeemable, isn’t it?
We’re driven to create nearly as much as we are to destroy.”
open.substack.com/pub/jessicac...
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If we want to stop the kidnappings and these agents require anonymity to commit these actions, then we must remove the masks.
So long as we allow masked law enforcement to terrorize people, we cannot be a democracy.
So long as we allow masked law enforcement to terrorize people, we cannot be a democracy.
I’ve come to believe that we need to gather considerable forces and a campaign to demand the removal of face masks by ICE, Border Patrol, FBI and police.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
Video on social media shows an immigration agent pulling a gun in Little Village and holding it to the side — which is not an appropriate or safe way to hold a gun. (Among other issues.)
November 9, 2025 at 1:56 PM
If we want to stop the kidnappings and these agents require anonymity to commit these actions, then we must remove the masks.
So long as we allow masked law enforcement to terrorize people, we cannot be a democracy.
So long as we allow masked law enforcement to terrorize people, we cannot be a democracy.
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The fascists are not inevitable. They're not unstoppable. They're not all powerful. They want you to think that, but millions turned out last month to call their bluff. And millions turned out today to claim our power. We will win.
November 5, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The fascists are not inevitable. They're not unstoppable. They're not all powerful. They want you to think that, but millions turned out last month to call their bluff. And millions turned out today to claim our power. We will win.
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We won NJ AND VA!!!!!
And Prop 50 is next!!!
Do you hear that sound — that’s Democracy fighting the fuck back!!!!!
And Prop 50 is next!!!
Do you hear that sound — that’s Democracy fighting the fuck back!!!!!
November 5, 2025 at 1:34 AM
We won NJ AND VA!!!!!
And Prop 50 is next!!!
Do you hear that sound — that’s Democracy fighting the fuck back!!!!!
And Prop 50 is next!!!
Do you hear that sound — that’s Democracy fighting the fuck back!!!!!
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The GOP is intentionally starving Americans.
Pass it on
Pass it on
November 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The GOP is intentionally starving Americans.
Pass it on
Pass it on
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I'm looking to speak to people who rely on SNAP about what this past week has been like. If that's you, please reach out, or pass along to others. Can be anonymous.
Signal: marisakabas.04
Email: mkwrites4000@proton.me
Signal: marisakabas.04
Email: mkwrites4000@proton.me
November 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I'm looking to speak to people who rely on SNAP about what this past week has been like. If that's you, please reach out, or pass along to others. Can be anonymous.
Signal: marisakabas.04
Email: mkwrites4000@proton.me
Signal: marisakabas.04
Email: mkwrites4000@proton.me
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Please check to see if your employer matches donations to your local food bank. Some match up to 100%. This can make all the difference to hungry families in your community.
Volunteer. Give. Donate.
~ CajunBlue and Family
Volunteer. Give. Donate.
~ CajunBlue and Family
November 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Please check to see if your employer matches donations to your local food bank. Some match up to 100%. This can make all the difference to hungry families in your community.
Volunteer. Give. Donate.
~ CajunBlue and Family
Volunteer. Give. Donate.
~ CajunBlue and Family
📚Not my typical BlueSky post, but I need book recs. Reading is my go-to escape/safe place, and I’m sure we all get how necessary an outlet like that is right now. Usually read romance HEA is a must have), preferably w/ fantasy elements & “good vs evil & good ultimately prevails” themes. And go…😊
November 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
📚Not my typical BlueSky post, but I need book recs. Reading is my go-to escape/safe place, and I’m sure we all get how necessary an outlet like that is right now. Usually read romance HEA is a must have), preferably w/ fantasy elements & “good vs evil & good ultimately prevails” themes. And go…😊
Noem sure is a special kind of evil.
FOX: Pritzker has asked you specifically to pause immigration enforcement operations in Chicago so kids can safety celebrate Halloween. Do you have any plans to alter activity tomorrow?
NOEM: No. We're gonna be out on the streets in full force and increase our activities to make sure kids are safe.
NOEM: No. We're gonna be out on the streets in full force and increase our activities to make sure kids are safe.
October 31, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Noem sure is a special kind of evil.
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New Yorkers, @handsoffnyc.bsky.social is doing some really great work to prepare for the Trump regime’s escalation in the city.
Join their citywide call on Wednesday (10/29) at 7pm to learn how to protect yourself and neighbors from ICE, secure the elections, and join the growing resistance in NYC.
Join their citywide call on Wednesday (10/29) at 7pm to learn how to protect yourself and neighbors from ICE, secure the elections, and join the growing resistance in NYC.
Hands Off NYC
We are over 100 unions, faith leaders, and community groups, standing together in nonviolent resistance to protect NYC.
HandsOffNYC.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
New Yorkers, @handsoffnyc.bsky.social is doing some really great work to prepare for the Trump regime’s escalation in the city.
Join their citywide call on Wednesday (10/29) at 7pm to learn how to protect yourself and neighbors from ICE, secure the elections, and join the growing resistance in NYC.
Join their citywide call on Wednesday (10/29) at 7pm to learn how to protect yourself and neighbors from ICE, secure the elections, and join the growing resistance in NYC.
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If you are able to, please contribute to your local food bank this week
October 28, 2025 at 11:56 AM
If you are able to, please contribute to your local food bank this week
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This is what corporations should be doing to face this moment!! 🤝
Door Dash now we just need you to pay employees their fair share.
Door Dash now we just need you to pay employees their fair share.
October 27, 2025 at 9:35 PM
This is what corporations should be doing to face this moment!! 🤝
Door Dash now we just need you to pay employees their fair share.
Door Dash now we just need you to pay employees their fair share.
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🚨 SHUTDOWN RELIEF FUND LAUNCHED! 🚨
United Way of the Greater Capital Region needs help supporting 5,223 furloughed federal employees and those working without pay (TSA, Air Traffic Control).
Your donation provides emergency cash and food.
United Way of the Greater Capital Region needs help supporting 5,223 furloughed federal employees and those working without pay (TSA, Air Traffic Control).
Your donation provides emergency cash and food.
Emergency assistance fund to support those impacted by 2025 shutdown | United Way of the Greater Capital Region
United Way Launches Relief Effort for Workers Impacted By Federal Shutdown
www.unitedwaygcr.org
October 28, 2025 at 12:21 AM
🚨 SHUTDOWN RELIEF FUND LAUNCHED! 🚨
United Way of the Greater Capital Region needs help supporting 5,223 furloughed federal employees and those working without pay (TSA, Air Traffic Control).
Your donation provides emergency cash and food.
United Way of the Greater Capital Region needs help supporting 5,223 furloughed federal employees and those working without pay (TSA, Air Traffic Control).
Your donation provides emergency cash and food.
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so mike johhnson lied when he said earlier today that there was no legal way to access the contingency funds
> "a September contingency plan, since deleted from the USDA’s website...said Congress intended 'that SNAP’s operations should continue' and that contingency funds 'are also available to fund participant benefits in the event that a lapse occurs [mid-fiscal year]'"
www.huffpost.com/entry/govern...
www.huffpost.com/entry/govern...
Trump Administration Buries Legal Memo Suggesting It Could Pay November Food Benefits
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which administers the food program, says its hands are tied by the shutdown.
www.huffpost.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
so mike johhnson lied when he said earlier today that there was no legal way to access the contingency funds
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Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
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He orders extrajudicial killings. He sent troops into our cities. He terrorizes citizens with ICE raids. He raised taxes without congressional approval. He has ruined American farmers and ranchers. He plans to starve the vulnerable. He demolished our house.
Remove him from office.
Remove him from office.
October 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
He orders extrajudicial killings. He sent troops into our cities. He terrorizes citizens with ICE raids. He raised taxes without congressional approval. He has ruined American farmers and ranchers. He plans to starve the vulnerable. He demolished our house.
Remove him from office.
Remove him from office.
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Thank you, Chicago.
October 25, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Thank you, Chicago.
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when all this is over we need to have a pretty serious conversation about the utter moral failure of the elite of this country
Ed Luce watching democracy die in the United States of America
October 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
when all this is over we need to have a pretty serious conversation about the utter moral failure of the elite of this country