Nancy French

Opinion | There’s a Path Out of This Divide

“Last Sunday, the shadow came for the men, women and children of a church in Michigan. But there is still light and high beauty...” -- @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social

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Broadview police chief accuses ICE agents of making false 911 calls Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills said ICE agents are draining the resources of his department and the community by making false 911 calls.

Chicago Police are having a hard time doing their jobs, because of ICE agents overloading the 911 system with fake calls.

"It's actually a violation of law. It would be classified under disorderly conduct, filing a false official report," he said.

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When you're babysitting all day and want to have fun too.

I saw some very good boys at the park, posing for a photo.

Bronzeville Homeless Shelter Residents 'Traumatized' After Feds Chase, Arrest 4 People The federal agents arrived in unmarked minivans and detained four people outside a shelter run by a local church's charity Wednesday.

They wear fatigues and masks.
They don't identify themselves as federal officers.
When they start chasing people, no one knows who they are.

A church -- which runs a homeless shelter -- got to see ICE working up close.
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Bodycam videos show ICE agents’ initial reactions to fatal Chicago shooting Video from local police who first responded to the scene provides crucial context, since the immigration agents weren't wearing body cameras.

ICE agents have killed another person since invading Chicago.

They say the man severely injured them ,but they had no cameras to corroborate.

Chicago police cams tell a different story.
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Well, my second guess is almost always an "elimination guess" that has totally different letters than guess one. that way when I get to guess three, I have more letters to choose from!

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Went to the Lincoln Park Zoo and got this fun shot! 🦁

These are not military troops. They are agents.

Feds march into downtown Chicago; top border agent says people are arrested based on ‘how they look’ Immigration agents wearing tactical gear and carrying long guns made arrests in downtown Chicago and the River North neighborhood Sunday. “This is not making anybody safer — it’s a show of intimidatio...

“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. Aug. 28, 1963.

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Armed Federal Agents Patrol Downtown, The Gold Coast To Chants Of 'Shame' The federal troops were seen in Millennium Park, on the Magnificent Mile and in the Gold Coast — days after patrolling the Chicago River in a boat. "This is another brazen provocation from the Trump a...

Now armed federal agents are walking around the Bean and the Gold Coast.

This is all peacocking, a show for no other purpose than intimidation. And they don't have the guts to even show their faces.

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Not many sneak into USA via the Chicago River or Lake Michigan (the only Great Lake that doesn't border any other country). But armed feds tried to intimidate our city... by joining the architecture tour crowds. Real tough guys.

(Photos: Block Club Chicago & Chicago Sun-Times)

I feel like we are living in the "ten years before the setting of a Cormac McCarthy novel."

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A masked ICE agent sprayed David Black, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, directly in the face during protests outside the ICE processing facility in Broadview, Illinois.

Photo by Ashlee Rezin of the Chicago Sun-Times.

YouTube video by Club Random Podcast Rob Reiner | Club Random

Rob Reiner mentions @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social and @drmoore.bsky.social in an interview with Bill Maher. So gratified that these Christian men are helping share the narrative during these challenging times.

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The New York Times stood up to the bully in chief. We all can.

Hello! Yes, I am against Christian nationalism 100%!

Thank you, Phil!! Appreciate you reading it AND posting about it!

I'm so proud of my husband @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social, who puts up with a lot of unmerited criticism but also has moments like this.

He writes the truth, which resonates with reasonable people across partisan lines. May we all one day be united again.

(gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/o...)

no, I'm not.

Opinion | There Are Monsters in Your Midst, Too

America has a problem with violent extremism on both sides of the aisle — even if, at any given moment, one side is worse than the other. Therefore, the answer lies in reconciliation, not domination. In fact, it’s the will to dominate that magnifies the crisis and radicalizes our opponents.

Opinion | If We Keep This Up, Charlie Kirk Will Not Be the Last to Die

"What starts as a political difference becomes a blood feud the instant someone is hurt or killed. And so each act of political violence has a double consequence. It shatters families, and — over time — it breaks nations." - @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...

The 5 living American Presidents all have spoken out about the horrific shooting of Charlie Kirk. #Civility #Democracy #Tolerance #FreedomofSpeech #USA

Political violence is evil. I don't care how angry you are at your opponents. We have a ballot box. We have courts. We have free speech. I'm sick with grief for Charlie and his family. I'm sick with concern for this country.

For Spanish speakers

Chicagoans: as we prepare for the next few weeks, please watch out for yourself and for people around you. If you choose to video interactions with the masked federal agents, here are some guidelines and contact information for journalists.

Opinion | It Doesn’t Seem Wise to Let Trump Decide What War Is

'Every person who pumped his fist at Trump’s news conference should pause and think very hard about letting him, or any president, expand the definition of war until due process dies.' - @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...

Sorry, Trump: Chicago Is Not The 'Murder Capital Of The World' — Not Even Close, Data Shows Chicago has been a political punching bag for decades, and while there is crime here, statements about it being a "hellhole" are just plain false. “There are just a lot of cities that have higher homi...

Birmingham, Alabama had the highest homicide rate in the United States last year, followed by St. Louis and Memphis, Tennessee. In fact, there were 22 major cities with higher homicide rates than Chicago.

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