Jennifer McLaughlin
@jmacfuss.bsky.social
She/Her | A bit of uranium here, a smidge of plutonium there . . .
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your moment of zen
January 2, 2026 at 8:53 PM
your moment of zen
This forever
Nobody outside this country is wondering, like the pundit class does, what was wrong with Kamala Harris.
Everybody outside this country is wondering whatβs wrong with US.
Everybody outside this country is wondering whatβs wrong with US.
November 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM
This forever
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I will never forget having to edit Jamalβs final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamalβs final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
@schumer.senate.gov FFS, hold the line!
November 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
@schumer.senate.gov FFS, hold the line!
Say what now?!?
August 30, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Say what now?!?
Brick Stacking Browns!
August 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Brick Stacking Browns!
Right?!?! Our Town!! Where does one even begin? I started to search by writer and, oh my lord, rabbit holes galore.
August 22, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Right?!?! Our Town!! Where does one even begin? I started to search by writer and, oh my lord, rabbit holes galore.
Designer here & been gone 11 years. Everyone has favs but here are two standouts from back in the day. chicagoreader.com/news/they-ca... & chicagoreader.com/news/this-is...
@marthabayne.bsky.social, @imleor.bsky.social, @etamny.bsky.social, @alisontrue.bsky.social, fav long form Reader stories?
@marthabayne.bsky.social, @imleor.bsky.social, @etamny.bsky.social, @alisontrue.bsky.social, fav long form Reader stories?
They Came in Through the Bathroom Mirror - Chicago Reader
A Murder in the Projects
chicagoreader.com
August 22, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Designer here & been gone 11 years. Everyone has favs but here are two standouts from back in the day. chicagoreader.com/news/they-ca... & chicagoreader.com/news/this-is...
@marthabayne.bsky.social, @imleor.bsky.social, @etamny.bsky.social, @alisontrue.bsky.social, fav long form Reader stories?
@marthabayne.bsky.social, @imleor.bsky.social, @etamny.bsky.social, @alisontrue.bsky.social, fav long form Reader stories?
And if memory serves, the books continued to be compiled even after 2008 when we switched from quarterfold to tabloid. Different shape and all.
August 22, 2025 at 3:52 AM
And if memory serves, the books continued to be compiled even after 2008 when we switched from quarterfold to tabloid. Different shape and all.
We were! I just knew they had to be safe and sound at the Reader office. Thanks, @imleor.bsky.social for confirming.
August 22, 2025 at 3:49 AM
We were! I just knew they had to be safe and sound at the Reader office. Thanks, @imleor.bsky.social for confirming.
Everyone he mentions is a problem. Clooney, Carville, Axelrod, Pod Bros, Rahm, Tapper. White boys with grievance. What have they done for us lately?
July 22, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Everyone he mentions is a problem. Clooney, Carville, Axelrod, Pod Bros, Rahm, Tapper. White boys with grievance. What have they done for us lately?
Damn. Saying what I'm thinking.
July 22, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Damn. Saying what I'm thinking.
No doubt you're right. Whenever Rahm emerges I try to pass on the story of Laquan McDonald. Rahm had a role in withholding evidence of Laquan's murder by a Chicago PO who was ultimately found guilty. The Circuit Court of Cook County forced Rahm's hand.
16 shots. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015...
16 shots. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015...
Laquan McDonald shooting puts Rahm Emanuel in battle over the truth
Release of dashcam video now puts focus on Chicago mayorβs attempt over 13 months to delay release of the footage β and why he did so
www.theguardian.com
July 10, 2025 at 4:08 AM
No doubt you're right. Whenever Rahm emerges I try to pass on the story of Laquan McDonald. Rahm had a role in withholding evidence of Laquan's murder by a Chicago PO who was ultimately found guilty. The Circuit Court of Cook County forced Rahm's hand.
16 shots. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015...
16 shots. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015...
And this is another great write up by Steve Bogira. chicagoreader.com/news/the-con...
'The conscience of Chicago journalism' - Chicago Reader
Michael Miner, the Reader's rock, has been in these pages since day one
chicagoreader.com
May 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
And this is another great write up by Steve Bogira. chicagoreader.com/news/the-con...
This guy. I hadn't talked to him in ages but will miss him dearly. He was the cornerstone of the Reader, especially when the rocky years emerged. I spent a lot of time with Mike in this office yucking it up. I adore this photo taken by the fabulous Andrea Bauer.
From the @chicagoreader.com's 40th Anniversary issue in 2011, which Michael Miner, who died on Thursday, played a huge role in putting together:
ββHeβs the conscience of Chicago journalism,β former Reader editor Lenehan says. And also the playful observer.β chicagoreader.com/news/the-con...
ββHeβs the conscience of Chicago journalism,β former Reader editor Lenehan says. And also the playful observer.β chicagoreader.com/news/the-con...
'The conscience of Chicago journalism' - Chicago Reader
Michael Miner, the Reader's rock, has been in these pages since day one
chicagoreader.com
May 4, 2025 at 7:57 PM
This guy. I hadn't talked to him in ages but will miss him dearly. He was the cornerstone of the Reader, especially when the rocky years emerged. I spent a lot of time with Mike in this office yucking it up. I adore this photo taken by the fabulous Andrea Bauer.
He's home!!
BREAKING: Imani is home!
Hatched in 2021 on Montrose Beach, son of Monty and Rose, our native son Imani is home. Welcome home, sweet prince!
πΈ: Lin Johnston (Imani, Montrose, Chicago, April 18, 2025, back of camera photo)
Hatched in 2021 on Montrose Beach, son of Monty and Rose, our native son Imani is home. Welcome home, sweet prince!
πΈ: Lin Johnston (Imani, Montrose, Chicago, April 18, 2025, back of camera photo)
April 19, 2025 at 12:37 AM
He's home!!
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This is all they've got? With Elon running their shit show, this is it?
Mustβve cost big bucks to pay millions of people in 1,100 cities.
April 6, 2025 at 1:34 AM
This is all they've got? With Elon running their shit show, this is it?
When talking about Rahm, elevate the story of Laquan McDonald. Shine a light on Rahm's role in withholding evidence of Laquan's murderβin which the police officer involved was found guiltyβuntil the Circuit Court of Cook County forced Rahm's hand.
16 shots.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015...
16 shots.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015...
Laquan McDonald shooting puts Rahm Emanuel in battle over the truth
Release of dashcam video now puts focus on Chicago mayorβs attempt over 13 months to delay release of the footage β and why he did so
www.theguardian.com
March 29, 2025 at 9:47 PM
When talking about Rahm, elevate the story of Laquan McDonald. Shine a light on Rahm's role in withholding evidence of Laquan's murderβin which the police officer involved was found guiltyβuntil the Circuit Court of Cook County forced Rahm's hand.
16 shots.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015...
16 shots.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015...
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Democrats on the various Senate Committees who will be hosting the members of the Houthi PC Group Chat had better...and I mean this respectfully...FUCKING INCINERATE THEM.
Save the bullshit. Burn it down. USE THE WORDS: illegal. treason. leak. reckless. dangerous. compromised. DEMAND THEIR PHONES.
Save the bullshit. Burn it down. USE THE WORDS: illegal. treason. leak. reckless. dangerous. compromised. DEMAND THEIR PHONES.
March 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Democrats on the various Senate Committees who will be hosting the members of the Houthi PC Group Chat had better...and I mean this respectfully...FUCKING INCINERATE THEM.
Save the bullshit. Burn it down. USE THE WORDS: illegal. treason. leak. reckless. dangerous. compromised. DEMAND THEIR PHONES.
Save the bullshit. Burn it down. USE THE WORDS: illegal. treason. leak. reckless. dangerous. compromised. DEMAND THEIR PHONES.
Yezzz
π₯ PETE ON HEGSETH-GATE: βAn epic fuck-upβ¦ these are not serious peopleβ¦ if there are no consequences, all the bluster from Trump about merit was bullshitβ¦ we deserve so much betterβ¦β
March 25, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Yezzz
LOL. Yeah, sure, if you're looking for the next DT. We have moved way past these pitiful asshats. There are much smarter people who don't need to abuse others to be effective leaders. Get with the program.
Andrew Cuomo is resurgent, Gavin Newsom is podcasting, and Rahm Emanuel is considering a presidential run. Are these the bullies Democrats need? @galbeckerman.bsky.social asks. theatln.tc/BO6vnFaE
March 23, 2025 at 11:22 PM
LOL. Yeah, sure, if you're looking for the next DT. We have moved way past these pitiful asshats. There are much smarter people who don't need to abuse others to be effective leaders. Get with the program.
Andrew Cuomo is resurgent, Gavin Newsom is podcasting, and Rahm Emanuel is considering a presidential run. Are these the bullies Democrats need? @galbeckerman.bsky.social asks. theatln.tc/BO6vnFaE
March 23, 2025 at 11:18 PM
LOL. Yeah, sure, if you're looking for the next DT. We have moved way past these pitiful asshats. There are much smarter people who don't need to abuse others to be effective leaders. Get with the program.