Francoise Jaffe
@fgjphd.bsky.social
Psychoanalyst; former and forever academic; insatiably curious about history, psychology, neuroscience, art, people, other cultures; immigrant and grateful for my journey in the US, although pretty concerned at the moment.
@jahimes.bsky.social @chrismurphyct.bsky.social Will Congress and the Senate finally act to stop this madness? Please tell your constituents how they can support an effective intervention, not just passionate denunciations via various media.
January 3, 2026 at 1:59 PM
@jahimes.bsky.social @chrismurphyct.bsky.social Will Congress and the Senate finally act to stop this madness? Please tell your constituents how they can support an effective intervention, not just passionate denunciations via various media.
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If you hate the Pope because he is too “liberal”, I have some very bad news for you about Jesus.
October 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
If you hate the Pope because he is too “liberal”, I have some very bad news for you about Jesus.
As someone who has played golf since she was 7 yr old and had course etiquette drilled into me, I am embarrassed to see how my beloved game has devolved. Calling in police to prevent heckling and bad behavior from the crowd is heart breaking. Another norm trampled, as the world watches us,dismayed
September 27, 2025 at 10:16 PM
As someone who has played golf since she was 7 yr old and had course etiquette drilled into me, I am embarrassed to see how my beloved game has devolved. Calling in police to prevent heckling and bad behavior from the crowd is heart breaking. Another norm trampled, as the world watches us,dismayed
Now that we know who the killer is, is anyone in the Democratic Party going to scream just as loudly as the Republicans did about the ludicrous accusations leveled before any evidence was available?And highlight the evidence?Have they not learned that "when they go low" there is no need to go high?
September 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Now that we know who the killer is, is anyone in the Democratic Party going to scream just as loudly as the Republicans did about the ludicrous accusations leveled before any evidence was available?And highlight the evidence?Have they not learned that "when they go low" there is no need to go high?
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I could not agree more. With words and actions, Trump has created and encouraged an atmosphere of brutality and violence. Violence begets violence. All of us in mental health have warned about this contagion. It is way past time to stop this madness.
Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
September 11, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I could not agree more. With words and actions, Trump has created and encouraged an atmosphere of brutality and violence. Violence begets violence. All of us in mental health have warned about this contagion. It is way past time to stop this madness.
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Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
September 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
A sign with which anyone should agree? No Kings Protest, Westport, CT.
June 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A sign with which anyone should agree? No Kings Protest, Westport, CT.
Thank you, Senator, and I hope more of your colleagues follow your lead and speak up loudly, clearly, forcefully, convincingly, as often as possible. This is what "Leader" Schumer should be doing, every day.
staffers are still cleaning up the Kristi Noem mess after she got gutted/filleted by @chrismurphyct.bsky.social
this is A MOMENT. #MustWatch
🧢 @trumpfile.org
this is A MOMENT. #MustWatch
🧢 @trumpfile.org
May 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Thank you, Senator, and I hope more of your colleagues follow your lead and speak up loudly, clearly, forcefully, convincingly, as often as possible. This is what "Leader" Schumer should be doing, every day.
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Leo XIV is believed to be the first pope to have retweeted @chrismurphyct.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Leo XIV is believed to be the first pope to have retweeted @chrismurphyct.bsky.social
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Mike Waltz has left the chat.
May 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Mike Waltz has left the chat.
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Truly, amid the gloom, do not miss this. Fighting back can indeed pay off.
Microsoft drops law firm that made a deal with Trump, engaging a firm that is fighting his executive orders
Microsoft Drops Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Law Firm
The tech giant instead engaged a firm that is fighting the president’s executive orders, Jenner & Block, in a sign that those firms can still attract clients.
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Truly, amid the gloom, do not miss this. Fighting back can indeed pay off.
Why has the NYT story: Trump Family's Cash Registers Ring as Financial Meltdown Plays Out not been getting more attention? Isn't this just the kind of corruption and grift that needs to be exposed? @chrismurphyct.bsky.social @jahimes.bsky.social
April 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Why has the NYT story: Trump Family's Cash Registers Ring as Financial Meltdown Plays Out not been getting more attention? Isn't this just the kind of corruption and grift that needs to be exposed? @chrismurphyct.bsky.social @jahimes.bsky.social
Sign ( bad pun) of the times: a bunch of grandmothers ( including me!) fumbling around at Michael’s and exchanging tips on materials for protest signs! Let’s gooooo!
April 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Sign ( bad pun) of the times: a bunch of grandmothers ( including me!) fumbling around at Michael’s and exchanging tips on materials for protest signs! Let’s gooooo!
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This segment from @maryannefranks.bsky.social is an incredibly tight argument that captures the breadth of the Trump assault on free speech perfectly and in less than a minute.
Spread it far and wide.
Spread it far and wide.
WOW. Watch a constitutional law expert completely DEBUNK Republicans’ censorship crusade, while articulating exactly how Donald Trump is threatening freedom of speech. 🔥
March 26, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This segment from @maryannefranks.bsky.social is an incredibly tight argument that captures the breadth of the Trump assault on free speech perfectly and in less than a minute.
Spread it far and wide.
Spread it far and wide.
The Republican playbook on the Hegseth leak is to lay low and play dead, knowing that soon another major scandal will grab the public’s attention and we shall forget about this egregious news. Life under Trump goes on, until we lose all power. Because Schumer…
March 25, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The Republican playbook on the Hegseth leak is to lay low and play dead, knowing that soon another major scandal will grab the public’s attention and we shall forget about this egregious news. Life under Trump goes on, until we lose all power. Because Schumer…
@schumer.senate.gov you are disenfranchising democrats and enabling Trump. The old rules do not apply any longer. Time to step down.
March 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM
@schumer.senate.gov you are disenfranchising democrats and enabling Trump. The old rules do not apply any longer. Time to step down.
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social please vote No on cloture. And work to replace @schumer.senate.gov. He is no longer the leader we need.
March 14, 2025 at 12:43 AM
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social please vote No on cloture. And work to replace @schumer.senate.gov. He is no longer the leader we need.
The governor of Maine stood up to Trump publicly, and this is targeted retaliation.This is how autocrats instill fear and compliance in the general population. He is threatening journalists, lawyers, and rewarding compliance and submission. Historically, this tactic works.
Another ominous development: The Social Security Administration is no longer allowing parents in Maine to register newborns for SSNs at hospital after birth, is instead requiring them to visit a Social Security Office to register their children.
www.pressherald.com/2025/03/06/s...
www.pressherald.com/2025/03/06/s...
Social Security now requires Maine parents to visit an agency office to register newborns
The change — immediately criticized by pediatric health advocates — eliminates a program that allowed parents to fill out a form at the hospital to secure a Social Security number for their children.
www.pressherald.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The governor of Maine stood up to Trump publicly, and this is targeted retaliation.This is how autocrats instill fear and compliance in the general population. He is threatening journalists, lawyers, and rewarding compliance and submission. Historically, this tactic works.
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Another ominous development: The Social Security Administration is no longer allowing parents in Maine to register newborns for SSNs at hospital after birth, is instead requiring them to visit a Social Security Office to register their children.
www.pressherald.com/2025/03/06/s...
www.pressherald.com/2025/03/06/s...
Social Security now requires Maine parents to visit an agency office to register newborns
The change — immediately criticized by pediatric health advocates — eliminates a program that allowed parents to fill out a form at the hospital to secure a Social Security number for their children.
www.pressherald.com
March 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Another ominous development: The Social Security Administration is no longer allowing parents in Maine to register newborns for SSNs at hospital after birth, is instead requiring them to visit a Social Security Office to register their children.
www.pressherald.com/2025/03/06/s...
www.pressherald.com/2025/03/06/s...
@jahimes.bsky.social Very disappointed by your still unexplained decision to censure Rep Green. Rep Raskin's reaction skillfully calls attention to both the hypocrisy and the profound damage the Republicans are inflicting on our Country. Which your vote somehow condoned.
Raskin: "So I assume if you really want to proceed to censure the gentleman from Texas for talking about no mandate to cut Medicaid, then certainly we're going to have to move to censure the President for using a racial and ethnic slur against a sitting United States Senator."
March 7, 2025 at 1:21 AM
@jahimes.bsky.social Very disappointed by your still unexplained decision to censure Rep Green. Rep Raskin's reaction skillfully calls attention to both the hypocrisy and the profound damage the Republicans are inflicting on our Country. Which your vote somehow condoned.
@jahimes.bsky.social Please explain your vote to censor Rep Al Green.
March 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
@jahimes.bsky.social Please explain your vote to censor Rep Al Green.
Who has enough of a national platform to circulate the info about the economic boycott of Feb 28? Most peeps seem unaware of the call. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social @chastenbuttigieg.bsky.social @chrismurphyct.bsky.social @jahimes.bsky.social @meidastouch.com
February 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Who has enough of a national platform to circulate the info about the economic boycott of Feb 28? Most peeps seem unaware of the call. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social @chastenbuttigieg.bsky.social @chrismurphyct.bsky.social @jahimes.bsky.social @meidastouch.com
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social @jahimes.bsky.social Thank you both for your efforts and courage in the face of threats and retribution, most likely. Your courage and integrity are in short supply lately, and are much appreciated. Proud to have you both as my representatives.
February 24, 2025 at 12:50 AM
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social @jahimes.bsky.social Thank you both for your efforts and courage in the face of threats and retribution, most likely. Your courage and integrity are in short supply lately, and are much appreciated. Proud to have you both as my representatives.