Piper French
@psfrench.bsky.social
reporting on prisons, jails, DAs for Bolts. freelance magazine work: NYRB, NYmag, Aperture, Lux, Drift, Nation
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This about knocked me flat: "However, I know the feeling of being at school and not being offered the same food as your friends, or being warned, “you don’t have any money left." Now, faces of all ages ask me: What will happen next? How will we afford to feed and clothe our families?"
As a Pike Co. student, I see the SNAP delays, and I see our people suffer | Opinion
OpEd: As a high school student, I see the struggles of our mountain communities, already hurt by floods, now suffering under SNAP delays.
www.kentucky.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
This about knocked me flat: "However, I know the feeling of being at school and not being offered the same food as your friends, or being warned, “you don’t have any money left." Now, faces of all ages ask me: What will happen next? How will we afford to feed and clothe our families?"
"The risks in the Callais case for minority voters are dire, with the case potentially leading to the bleaching of legislative bodies throughout the United States. But the risks are raised even higher by the timing" – that is, before the 2026 midterms.
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How the Supreme Court could aid the GOP's redistricting games
If the court rules quickly enough in a key voting rights case, it could allow yet another round of partisan redistricting before the 2026 midterms.
www.msnbc.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
"The risks in the Callais case for minority voters are dire, with the case potentially leading to the bleaching of legislative bodies throughout the United States. But the risks are raised even higher by the timing" – that is, before the 2026 midterms.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Next installment in my informal “local Democrats talking a big game but then actively or passively collaborating with ICE” series. Previously: NOLA city council wants to legalize live facial recognition tech - just as a new law debuts requiring local LE cooperation w ICE boltsmag.org/new-orleans-...
New Orleans May Hand Its Police Live Facial Recognition Tech. Critics Warn It'll Help ICE. - Bolts
The cameras are mounted across downtown New Orleans: hanging from balconies on Bourbon Street, bolted to the exterior walls of bars and four-star hotels throughout the French Quarter. For two... Read ...
boltsmag.org
September 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Next installment in my informal “local Democrats talking a big game but then actively or passively collaborating with ICE” series. Previously: NOLA city council wants to legalize live facial recognition tech - just as a new law debuts requiring local LE cooperation w ICE boltsmag.org/new-orleans-...
Since its inception, BRIC has presided over precisely the sort of monitoring & data collection that Trump admin is trying to exploit in its quest to round up immigrants & target politically active non-citizens.
Now, DHS's money comes with even more strings attached.
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Now, DHS's money comes with even more strings attached.
boltsmag.org/boston-polic...
Bid to Renew Federal Grant Sparks Concern Boston May Help Trump’s DHS on Immigration - Bolts
The grant helps fund a law enforcement center that’s drawn criticism over privacy and over data-sharing with ICE. It would also come with new strings to spend money on border control.
boltsmag.org
September 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Since its inception, BRIC has presided over precisely the sort of monitoring & data collection that Trump admin is trying to exploit in its quest to round up immigrants & target politically active non-citizens.
Now, DHS's money comes with even more strings attached.
boltsmag.org/boston-polic...
Now, DHS's money comes with even more strings attached.
boltsmag.org/boston-polic...
During her mayoral campaign, Wu pledged to abolish the fusion center. After her election, she changed course, even pushing for more $ (story from 2023 linked). Her about-face has maintained the city's dependence on BRIC ... & thus on DHS, which majorly funds the center.
boltsmag.org/boston-polic...
boltsmag.org/boston-polic...
Boston Mayor Backtracks on Ending Controversial Police Surveillance Center - Bolts
On the campaign trail, Michelle Wu called for eliminating an intelligence center notorious for racial profiling. As mayor, she pushed for more funding.
boltsmag.org
September 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
During her mayoral campaign, Wu pledged to abolish the fusion center. After her election, she changed course, even pushing for more $ (story from 2023 linked). Her about-face has maintained the city's dependence on BRIC ... & thus on DHS, which majorly funds the center.
boltsmag.org/boston-polic...
boltsmag.org/boston-polic...
I didn't say anything about the quality or independence of al Jazeera's reporting. I posted a link to Mediapart, a French investigative site. What I said is that journalists should not be targeted and killed. Do you agree?
September 8, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I didn't say anything about the quality or independence of al Jazeera's reporting. I posted a link to Mediapart, a French investigative site. What I said is that journalists should not be targeted and killed. Do you agree?