Janette Kirchner
@janette.bsky.social
SAHM to 2 & 1 in heaven. Reader & Writer of romance novels, poetry, fan fiction. Demisexual & Bi. She/Her. Xbox/twitch: isiswings1592
Website: https://janettekirchnercom.wordpress.com/
Website: https://janettekirchnercom.wordpress.com/
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Janette Kirchner
@janette.bsky.social
· Oct 17
‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the king’s brother
In an extract from her posthumous memoir, Virginia Roberts Giuffre remembers the day an ‘apex predator’ recruited her from Mar-a-Lago, aged just 16; how she was trafficked to a succession of wealthy a...
www.theguardian.com
Excerpts from Virginia Giuffre's book.
TW: child sexual assault, gas lighting, threats, exploitation, trafficking, abuse (throwing it in there because many red flags popped up for me)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
TW: child sexual assault, gas lighting, threats, exploitation, trafficking, abuse (throwing it in there because many red flags popped up for me)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Does the author mean spray on tans or tanning beds? Because spray on tans is how skin turns orange. Tanning beds cause cancer.
November 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Does the author mean spray on tans or tanning beds? Because spray on tans is how skin turns orange. Tanning beds cause cancer.
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Never forget why this is happening
October 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Never forget why this is happening
This is good.
I wish they felt similarly about exploiting and abusing the MOVE bombing's child remains. I also wish they had taken more care in burying unidentified remains of Black people. (Penn Museum is part of the University of Penn.)
I wish they felt similarly about exploiting and abusing the MOVE bombing's child remains. I also wish they had taken more care in burying unidentified remains of Black people. (Penn Museum is part of the University of Penn.)
“Employees Rally Around [the University of Pennsylvania’s] Refusal to Disclose Jewish Faculty, Student Names *** The Trump administration asked the university to hand over personal information for the members of Jewish clubs & organizations as well as the Jewish Studies department.” 11/25/25 … 1/
Penn Refuses to Disclose Jewish Faculty, Student Names
The Trump administration asked the university to hand over personal information for the members of Jewish clubs and organizations as well as the Jewish Studies department.
www.insidehighered.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
This is good.
I wish they felt similarly about exploiting and abusing the MOVE bombing's child remains. I also wish they had taken more care in burying unidentified remains of Black people. (Penn Museum is part of the University of Penn.)
I wish they felt similarly about exploiting and abusing the MOVE bombing's child remains. I also wish they had taken more care in burying unidentified remains of Black people. (Penn Museum is part of the University of Penn.)
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It hits different when they're arresting white women. They signed up to terrorize Black and brown people.
“We’ve tried to not have to do it, but we've got direct orders,” the masked ICE agents told them www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/i...
November 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
It hits different when they're arresting white women. They signed up to terrorize Black and brown people.
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A common defense of Biden’s behavior from Democratic partisans is that Medicaid continuous coverage originated as a temporary provision, so it should be temporary.
That’s precisely the same argument Republicans are making now in opposing the extension of the enhanced ACA subsidies:
That’s precisely the same argument Republicans are making now in opposing the extension of the enhanced ACA subsidies:
November 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A common defense of Biden’s behavior from Democratic partisans is that Medicaid continuous coverage originated as a temporary provision, so it should be temporary.
That’s precisely the same argument Republicans are making now in opposing the extension of the enhanced ACA subsidies:
That’s precisely the same argument Republicans are making now in opposing the extension of the enhanced ACA subsidies:
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I understand that linking Biden to mass Medicaid disenrollment is considered controversial on this website. It shouldn’t be. He did everything a president could do to ensure it happened & was clear in his intent to funnel people from Medicaid to the Marketplace
www.stephensemler.com/p/democrats-...
www.stephensemler.com/p/democrats-...
November 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I understand that linking Biden to mass Medicaid disenrollment is considered controversial on this website. It shouldn’t be. He did everything a president could do to ensure it happened & was clear in his intent to funnel people from Medicaid to the Marketplace
www.stephensemler.com/p/democrats-...
www.stephensemler.com/p/democrats-...
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Biden doubled Affordable Care Act Marketplace enrollment by:
1) Spending more on Marketplace subsides ($124 billion last year alone)
2) Stripping millions of people’s Medicaid coverage
www.stephensemler.com/p/democrats-...
(Per enrollee, Marketplace coverage is far more expensive than Medicaid.)
1) Spending more on Marketplace subsides ($124 billion last year alone)
2) Stripping millions of people’s Medicaid coverage
www.stephensemler.com/p/democrats-...
(Per enrollee, Marketplace coverage is far more expensive than Medicaid.)
November 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Biden doubled Affordable Care Act Marketplace enrollment by:
1) Spending more on Marketplace subsides ($124 billion last year alone)
2) Stripping millions of people’s Medicaid coverage
www.stephensemler.com/p/democrats-...
(Per enrollee, Marketplace coverage is far more expensive than Medicaid.)
1) Spending more on Marketplace subsides ($124 billion last year alone)
2) Stripping millions of people’s Medicaid coverage
www.stephensemler.com/p/democrats-...
(Per enrollee, Marketplace coverage is far more expensive than Medicaid.)
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Danish social workers are still pressuring Greenlandic women to get abortions, they did this before FKU was banned on Inuit, and they're continuing today. They're desperate to stop Inuit from existing in Danish society.
instagram.com/p/DReyrSIDHO6/
instagram.com/p/DReyrSIDHO6/
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Danish social workers are still pressuring Greenlandic women to get abortions, they did this before FKU was banned on Inuit, and they're continuing today. They're desperate to stop Inuit from existing in Danish society.
instagram.com/p/DReyrSIDHO6/
instagram.com/p/DReyrSIDHO6/
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This is the context you have to keep in mind when you see these people hyperventilating about addressing this system. This is what they are demanding we preserve literally at any and every cost.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
This is the context you have to keep in mind when you see these people hyperventilating about addressing this system. This is what they are demanding we preserve literally at any and every cost.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
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Finally, speaking of poor: half the money from direct sales of 120 MURDERS is going to Boston-area food banks till 12/23:
ruadanbooks.com/product/120-...
ruadanbooks.com/product/120-...
120 Murders: Dark Fiction Inspired by the Alternative Era - Ruadán Books
After Midnight is as dark as it gets. BONUS: Pre-order 120 Murders: Dark Fiction Inspired by the Alternative Era at a 33% discount and receive a PDF copy of an original Nick Mamatas story! Whether tha...
ruadanbooks.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Finally, speaking of poor: half the money from direct sales of 120 MURDERS is going to Boston-area food banks till 12/23:
ruadanbooks.com/product/120-...
ruadanbooks.com/product/120-...
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BUT if your argument boils down to some people are way too poor to buy books or to live in a civil society with a library, consider that it is also the case that book-writers are also, and more often than you think, car-dwelling, ramen-shoplifting, hospital-bed-dying, spouse-fleeing poor people too.
November 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
BUT if your argument boils down to some people are way too poor to buy books or to live in a civil society with a library, consider that it is also the case that book-writers are also, and more often than you think, car-dwelling, ramen-shoplifting, hospital-bed-dying, spouse-fleeing poor people too.
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Anyway, the point is this: writers can be very poor too. Writers in the global north can be remarkably poor. Cultural capital is not easily exchanged for economic capital, especially in this era of tech disparagement of the arts.
Think of the poorest American you can imagine. That can be a writer.
Think of the poorest American you can imagine. That can be a writer.
November 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Anyway, the point is this: writers can be very poor too. Writers in the global north can be remarkably poor. Cultural capital is not easily exchanged for economic capital, especially in this era of tech disparagement of the arts.
Think of the poorest American you can imagine. That can be a writer.
Think of the poorest American you can imagine. That can be a writer.
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And just BUYING books doesn't immediately help anyone in dire straits, not unless they're selling the books directly to you. That royalty check may come in six or ten or eighteen months. (Some e-first pub pay monthly; buy THE DAMNED HIGHWAY and I get 70¢ in January!)
www.amazon.com/Damned-Highw...
www.amazon.com/Damned-Highw...
The Damned Highway: Fear and Loathing in Arkham
Amazon.com: The Damned Highway: Fear and Loathing in Arkham eBook : Keene, Brian, Mamatas, Nick: Books
www.amazon.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
And just BUYING books doesn't immediately help anyone in dire straits, not unless they're selling the books directly to you. That royalty check may come in six or ten or eighteen months. (Some e-first pub pay monthly; buy THE DAMNED HIGHWAY and I get 70¢ in January!)
www.amazon.com/Damned-Highw...
www.amazon.com/Damned-Highw...
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Royalty payments are as often a not a pleasant surprise. I got a bit less than $500 earlier this month (for a couple things bundled together) and the "Holy shit!" I said to my friend when it arrived sounded like I'd just received BAD news, it was so emphatic.
November 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Royalty payments are as often a not a pleasant surprise. I got a bit less than $500 earlier this month (for a couple things bundled together) and the "Holy shit!" I said to my friend when it arrived sounded like I'd just received BAD news, it was so emphatic.
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If you looked at this person's wikipedia, you might think . o O (Oh boy, the royalties must be pouring in!) but no. Usually books are one printing and done.
Heck, one of the writers I got a story from earlier this year is a multiple NYT best-seller with an ongoing series you have heard of.
Heck, one of the writers I got a story from earlier this year is a multiple NYT best-seller with an ongoing series you have heard of.
November 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
If you looked at this person's wikipedia, you might think . o O (Oh boy, the royalties must be pouring in!) but no. Usually books are one printing and done.
Heck, one of the writers I got a story from earlier this year is a multiple NYT best-seller with an ongoing series you have heard of.
Heck, one of the writers I got a story from earlier this year is a multiple NYT best-seller with an ongoing series you have heard of.
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The person who was down to sell blood a few months ago has published 50+ books—albeit mostly in small and specialty presses—and dozens of pieces of short fiction, and also freelances for the publisher I work for (I was able to get that gig for this person five years ago).
November 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The person who was down to sell blood a few months ago has published 50+ books—albeit mostly in small and specialty presses—and dozens of pieces of short fiction, and also freelances for the publisher I work for (I was able to get that gig for this person five years ago).
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Usually, the gfms are in response to hospitalization, bouts of housing insecurity (including someone living in a car—$50 was a night in a motel!) etc. I've also seen writers discuss selling their blood for a few quick bucks and doing other fast-money-not-good-money activities to keep the lights on.
November 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Usually, the gfms are in response to hospitalization, bouts of housing insecurity (including someone living in a car—$50 was a night in a motel!) etc. I've also seen writers discuss selling their blood for a few quick bucks and doing other fast-money-not-good-money activities to keep the lights on.
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For the [ast few years I've been editing the short fiction for Star Ship Sofa, a venerable SF (not F/H) podcast. It's a small joint, and I've turned it primarily into a reprint market as we can afford only $50 per story.
I've also turned it into a reprint market because writers need money fast. 🧵
I've also turned it into a reprint market because writers need money fast. 🧵
November 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
For the [ast few years I've been editing the short fiction for Star Ship Sofa, a venerable SF (not F/H) podcast. It's a small joint, and I've turned it primarily into a reprint market as we can afford only $50 per story.
I've also turned it into a reprint market because writers need money fast. 🧵
I've also turned it into a reprint market because writers need money fast. 🧵
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I’m so exhausted 😭💔
Our tent is torn, the wind knocked it down, and my siblings are freezing in the night cold.
I need to buy a new tent, and I’m asking for $500 to help us stay safe
Please, help me… Your support today can protect my family🙏😭
chuffed.org/project/mahm...
Our tent is torn, the wind knocked it down, and my siblings are freezing in the night cold.
I need to buy a new tent, and I’m asking for $500 to help us stay safe
Please, help me… Your support today can protect my family🙏😭
chuffed.org/project/mahm...
November 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I’m so exhausted 😭💔
Our tent is torn, the wind knocked it down, and my siblings are freezing in the night cold.
I need to buy a new tent, and I’m asking for $500 to help us stay safe
Please, help me… Your support today can protect my family🙏😭
chuffed.org/project/mahm...
Our tent is torn, the wind knocked it down, and my siblings are freezing in the night cold.
I need to buy a new tent, and I’m asking for $500 to help us stay safe
Please, help me… Your support today can protect my family🙏😭
chuffed.org/project/mahm...
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Hi my friend, I am reaching out with hope and asking for your kindness. 💔
Life has become unbearable. I am trying to survive for my family, but we have nothing. Your contribution can keep us alive.
Your kindness brings hope to us when hope is disappearing. 💔🙏
Life has become unbearable. I am trying to survive for my family, but we have nothing. Your contribution can keep us alive.
Your kindness brings hope to us when hope is disappearing. 💔🙏
Support our family to find safety and rebuild our lives
Your donation can provide essential aid to a displaced my family
gofund.me
November 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Hi my friend, I am reaching out with hope and asking for your kindness. 💔
Life has become unbearable. I am trying to survive for my family, but we have nothing. Your contribution can keep us alive.
Your kindness brings hope to us when hope is disappearing. 💔🙏
Life has become unbearable. I am trying to survive for my family, but we have nothing. Your contribution can keep us alive.
Your kindness brings hope to us when hope is disappearing. 💔🙏
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DR Congo: UNHCR warns of dramatic scale of violence against forcibly displaced women and girls in emergencies, as protection risks rising amid funding shortfalls #Refugees
DR Congo: UNHCR warns of dramatic scale of violence against forcibly displaced women and girls in emergencies, as protection risks rising amid funding shortfalls
reliefweb.int
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
DR Congo: UNHCR warns of dramatic scale of violence against forcibly displaced women and girls in emergencies, as protection risks rising amid funding shortfalls #Refugees
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By the way, they invest your pensions and such into these bundled up trash debt consolidations.
In times of economic prosperity when people CAN afford their payments on car notes and mortgages, the scam is fine and we truck along as a nation.
When people cant afford the payments?
2008 happens
In times of economic prosperity when people CAN afford their payments on car notes and mortgages, the scam is fine and we truck along as a nation.
When people cant afford the payments?
2008 happens
Our entire economy runs on illusions where debt can be bundled up and sold as assets to others which removes responsibility and financial burden on the banks
You see it with the auto loan industry who sell NINJA loans to people who cant afford it & then bundle up the bad debt as collateral to sell.
You see it with the auto loan industry who sell NINJA loans to people who cant afford it & then bundle up the bad debt as collateral to sell.
November 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
By the way, they invest your pensions and such into these bundled up trash debt consolidations.
In times of economic prosperity when people CAN afford their payments on car notes and mortgages, the scam is fine and we truck along as a nation.
When people cant afford the payments?
2008 happens
In times of economic prosperity when people CAN afford their payments on car notes and mortgages, the scam is fine and we truck along as a nation.
When people cant afford the payments?
2008 happens
New social media.
November 25, 2025 at 5:10 AM
New social media.
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I'm on it. It's Palestinian owned. I don't know why it's not getting any traction, but if we can make it happen, that would great
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November 25, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I'm on it. It's Palestinian owned. I don't know why it's not getting any traction, but if we can make it happen, that would great
share.upscrolled.com/en/post/e3b3...
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