Jackie Frank

Jackie Frank

@jmfrank.bsky.social

Retired journalist with Reuters 30+ who writes, kayaks, travels and is a lucky Grandma to three. All views are my own. No DMs unless I know you.

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Acyn
@acyn.bsky.social

Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.

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Save VOA
@savevoa.bsky.social

On this week’s @onthemedia.bsky.social with @brookegladstone.bsky.social & @micahloewinger.bsky.social, a history of VOA and how it’s been politicized. Plus, hear why Russia, China, and Iran are celebrating. Listen to the podcast by @wnyc.org Studios 👂

wnycstudios.orgThe Power of Shortwave Radio. And, What Gets Lost with Voice of America? | On the Media | WNYC StudiosThis month, the director of Voice of America is being forced out in the latest of many moves to dismantle the state broadcasting service. On this week’s On the Media, a history of the...
Jackie Frank
@jmfrank.bsky.social

Oddly, this gives me a lot of hope

Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com

President Trump has ordered the entire southern border wall to be painted black to stop migrants from crossing because it’ll be too hot to touch, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem

bloom.bgTrump Wants to Paint Border Wall Black So It’s Too Hot to TouchPresident Donald Trump has ordered the entire southern border wall to be painted black to stop migrants from crossing because it’ll be too hot to touch, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

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Bloomberg News
@bloomberg.com

President Trump has ordered the entire southern border wall to be painted black to stop migrants from crossing because it’ll be too hot to touch, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem

bloom.bgTrump Wants to Paint Border Wall Black So It’s Too Hot to TouchPresident Donald Trump has ordered the entire southern border wall to be painted black to stop migrants from crossing because it’ll be too hot to touch, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

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Ohio Capital Journal
@ohiocapitaljournal.com

President Trump in April abruptly canceled nearly $400 million in active AmeriCorps grants across the United States that fund volunteers who embed in communities, in exchange for a small stipend and education award. Here's what's happened since. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/08/18/r...

ohiocapitaljournal.comAmeriCorps is under siege. What happens in the communities it serves? • Ohio Capital JournalPresident Trump in April abruptly canceled nearly $400 million in active AmeriCorps grants across the United States that fund volunteers who embed in communities, in exchange for a small stipend and…
Jackie Frank
@jmfrank.bsky.social

Is the idea to get rid of all the officers who actually know how to fight a war- and prevent wars worldwide —and replace them withTrump flunkies who will concentrate on internal US policing? www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

washingtonpost.comTop Air Force general to exit in Hegseth’s latest shake-up of PentagonGen. David Allvin will retire halfway through his four-year term, becoming the most recent senior military official to be forced out by the Trump administration.

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Indivisible MoCoWoMen 💪 ❌🤴
@indivmocowomen.bsky.social

@indivmocowomen.bsky.social is so excited to welcome you to Silver Spring, MD on 9/18/25. Join Us! bit.ly/WeAreAmerica...

Indivisible ❌👑@indivisible.org

With a copy of the Constitution, regular Americans are marching 160 miles from Philadelphia to DC with one mission: Deliver the people’s voice to Congress. Join us along the route for community events, mutual aid projects, family BBQs, and much more: www.weareamericamarc... #MarchForDemocracy

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HELL Kennedy
@helenkennedy.com

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Steve Herman@newsguy.bsky.social

WUSA-TV - DC restaurants saw a more than 25% drop in diners in the days following President Trump’s takeover of the city’s police department. www.wusa9.com/article/news...

wusa9.comReservations plunge across DC restaurants after Trump's police takeoverOnline reservations dropped more than 25% in the days following President Trump's announcement that he was federalizing DC Police, according to OpenTable data.
Jackie Frank
@jmfrank.bsky.social

Looked like a normal Sunday brunch day. I drove through a good swathe of DC NW, NE, SE on errands etc. No patrols, no military vehicles, just one guy pulled over by a cop on upper 16th St NW. Is the show over? Was it too hot (95) to be out in that gear? Or were they pulled back so EU leaders won’t 👀

Jackie Frank
@jmfrank.bsky.social

Europe will get a first-hand look at Trump’s militarization. European leaders to join Zelenskiy in face-off with Trump over Ukraine - www.reuters.com/world/europe...

reuters.comEuropean leaders to join Zelenskiy for Washington talks as Trump presses peace dealThe heads of Britain, Italy, Finland and France will join Ukraine's president who is under U.S. pressure to accept a quick deal to end Russia's war on terms that would be hugely difficult to accept.

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Mia Farrow
@miafarrow.bsky.social

Replying to @miafarrow.bsky.social

Very very troubling to see that Trump clearly still worships Putin- applauding him as fe walked toward Trump. Ive never seen him treat any other world leader this way - except Kim Jong Un.

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Marie 🇨🇦
@pawbaby2.bsky.social

Please Canadians 🇨🇦 avoid going to the US at all costs. It is so dangerous! Data shows that so far this year 150 Canadians are being held in ICE custody including two toddlers and a 77 year old. One man died in a Florida detention center. #USDemocracy #Pinks apple.news/AYB9b8Yh8S9W...

apple.newsNearly 150 Canadians held in ICE custody this year, including two toddlers, data show — The Globe and MailOne child was detained for 51 days, more than double the legal detention period, a Globe and Mail analysis found

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Peter Morley ♿️
@petermorley.bsky.social

Happy 90th Birthday, Social Security. Since 2007 I've been on SSDI. I'm GRATEFUL that even though I live on a fixed income, I HAVE an income b/c of Social Security. It's saved my life by providing me with Medicare through cancer 2x, Lupus, 2 brain surgeries. I want to live!🙏💜

Jackie Frank
@jmfrank.bsky.social

“The project is the first partnership for the family business of U.S. President Donald Trump in Vietnam, which fast-tracked approvals as it negotiated a crucial trade deal with Washington.”

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Phil Williams
@philinvestigates.com

Another Tennessee community is dealing with the same developers who are part of the Christian nationalist effort in Jackson County. MONDAY on @NC5 at 6PM, we travel to that county to investigate.

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Acyn
@acyn.bsky.social

Inslee: If you need more energy, the dumbest thing you can do is disallow access to wind, solar, and advanced batteries—three of the most productive ways of producing new energy. And yet, that’s exactly what he’s done.