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Frances Rosenau
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September 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I really don't have a sense of what news people outside of LA are getting, but you need to see this: laist.com/news/politic...
Community rallies after federal agents ram car with kids inside in Boyle Heights arrest
Christian Cerna, a U.S. citizen, was detained in a “targeted arrest” by Department of Homeland Security agents.
laist.com
June 14, 2025 at 3:28 AM
If you're wondering how things are here on the ground in LA... open.substack.com/pub/almostna...
June 12, 2025 at 12:16 AM
It’s spring; Earth Day and Easter are next week. Everyone is talking about planting and blooming. Or at least living in the dirt until you bloom.

This checks out because 1) it's spring in the northern hemisphere and 2) I feel buried

Keep reading...
almostnamedgrace.substack.com/p/all-i-have...
April 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Ashes are the remnants, the sign of destruction. Ashes are what’s left after everything has been taken away.

So, why do we keep this symbol? Why would we want to wear a sign of destruction?

I’ll tell you why I’m sticking with Ash Wednesday.

Read more open.substack.com/pub/almostna...
March 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Reposted by Frances Rosenau
Please take a few short moments and listen to the end of Gov. Pritzker's speech... and then share it. youtu.be/KBOJhU2pLMo?...
FULL: Gov. Pritzker delivers Illinois State of the State Address 2025
YouTube video by NBC Chicago
youtu.be
February 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Actual conversation at the dinner table.

Me: What’s the capital of Vermont?
Kid: Give me a hint
Me: It’s French
Boys in unison: “Les Incompetents!”
February 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
In which I do my best not to take the bait...
almostnamedgrace.substack.com/p/on-chaos?u...
On Chaos
You just can't reason with cancer
almostnamedgrace.substack.com
January 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM