Jessica Ashcroft-Townsley
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Wife, mum, writer, minister in the United Reformed Church (ordained UCC), average bread baker, Whovian, tea drinker. American expat residing in the UK.
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We're sending you our warmest wishes. We want to share this poem, which Jane wrote years ago, with you today.
May these words remind you of the wonder with which Jane saw the world — and may they bring you comfort.
Audio: Bill Moyers Journal
Video: Bill Wallauer / Hugo van Lawick / Shawn Sweeney
May these words remind you of the wonder with which Jane saw the world — and may they bring you comfort.
Audio: Bill Moyers Journal
Video: Bill Wallauer / Hugo van Lawick / Shawn Sweeney
December 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We're sending you our warmest wishes. We want to share this poem, which Jane wrote years ago, with you today.
May these words remind you of the wonder with which Jane saw the world — and may they bring you comfort.
Audio: Bill Moyers Journal
Video: Bill Wallauer / Hugo van Lawick / Shawn Sweeney
May these words remind you of the wonder with which Jane saw the world — and may they bring you comfort.
Audio: Bill Moyers Journal
Video: Bill Wallauer / Hugo van Lawick / Shawn Sweeney
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The cease-fire in Gaza is more than two months old. But the killing of Palestinians has not yet stopped for more than a day or two at a time.
The Truce Is 2 Months Old. So Why Have Hundreds of Gazans Been Killed?
Since the cease-fire took effect, Israel says it has targeted only militants. But death can come for Gazans while on a family outing or sleeping in a tent.
nyti.ms
December 24, 2025 at 11:55 AM
The cease-fire in Gaza is more than two months old. But the killing of Palestinians has not yet stopped for more than a day or two at a time.
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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#SlavaUkraini #FridayNightParties
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November 22, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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Correct Answer
CNN: What if there are more names connected to the Democratic Party that come out in the files?
CHRIS MURPHY: So what?
CHRIS MURPHY: So what?
November 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Correct Answer
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I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
About time.
Adelita Grijalva is FINALLY sworn in and is now officially a member of Congress
November 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
About time.
What welcome news to awake on the other side of the pond to!
The latest, 11pm:
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG; & gain in House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win supreme court
—ME vote-restricting measure loses
—Krasner & Bragg win
—JD's half-brother loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
+ Dem are leading to flip so many local offices.
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG; & gain in House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win supreme court
—ME vote-restricting measure loses
—Krasner & Bragg win
—JD's half-brother loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
+ Dem are leading to flip so many local offices.
November 5, 2025 at 6:47 AM
What welcome news to awake on the other side of the pond to!
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“It’s when you step back and take in the full list, with all of the extortionate details, that it becomes clear that Trump is moving toward something like China’s command economy.”
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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Donald Trump Is a Commie
Bernie’s democratic socialism is still compatible with liberal democracy. Trump’s national socialism is not. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
open.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
“It’s when you step back and take in the full list, with all of the extortionate details, that it becomes clear that Trump is moving toward something like China’s command economy.”
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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Ghosts aren’t trying to scare us by booing they’re just really disappointed by what’s going on
October 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Ghosts aren’t trying to scare us by booing they’re just really disappointed by what’s going on
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The National Trust for Historic Preservation warned that President Trump’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom would “overwhelm the White House itself,” which spans just 55,000 square feet. https://wapo.st/4hmL8rC
October 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The National Trust for Historic Preservation warned that President Trump’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom would “overwhelm the White House itself,” which spans just 55,000 square feet. https://wapo.st/4hmL8rC
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October 18, 2025
October 18, 2025
Today, millions of Americans and their allies turned out across the United States and around the globe to demonstrate their commitment to American democracy and their opposition to a president and an ...
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October 19, 2025 at 3:06 AM
October 18, 2025
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Karoline Leavitt should resign.
They try to make us hate each other to distract from the fact that they're robbing us all blind.
It's sick.
They try to make us hate each other to distract from the fact that they're robbing us all blind.
It's sick.
Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."
October 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Karoline Leavitt should resign.
They try to make us hate each other to distract from the fact that they're robbing us all blind.
It's sick.
They try to make us hate each other to distract from the fact that they're robbing us all blind.
It's sick.
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An emotional minute as the word Democracy melts away in front of the US Capitol Building.
October 16, 2025 at 4:25 AM
An emotional minute as the word Democracy melts away in front of the US Capitol Building.
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Trump’s efforts to militarize ICE & send federalized Nat'l Guard troops onto American streets, firing government employees during the shutdown, it's all part of Project 2025, which he disavowed all knowledge of during the campaign because it was so unpopular.
joycevance.substack.com/p/project-20...
joycevance.substack.com/p/project-20...
Project 2025: Taking on the Constitution
Another Saturday night in America.
joycevance.substack.com
October 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Trump’s efforts to militarize ICE & send federalized Nat'l Guard troops onto American streets, firing government employees during the shutdown, it's all part of Project 2025, which he disavowed all knowledge of during the campaign because it was so unpopular.
joycevance.substack.com/p/project-20...
joycevance.substack.com/p/project-20...
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Thread.
The story of 2024 is this: Trump had a plan to destroy American government called Project 2025, which had, literally, not a typo, a 4% approval rating. He lied constantly and said he wouldn't do it.
Then he entered office and immediately implemented AN EVEN MORE EXTREME VERSION OF IT.
Then he entered office and immediately implemented AN EVEN MORE EXTREME VERSION OF IT.
October 3, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Thread.
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Donald Trump and his lapdog GOP Congress are so against lowering health care costs that they're instead shutting down the federal government.
Food assistance thrown into jeopardy. Troops going without pay. Essential services shuttered.
This is how MAGA treats our country.
Food assistance thrown into jeopardy. Troops going without pay. Essential services shuttered.
This is how MAGA treats our country.
September 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Donald Trump and his lapdog GOP Congress are so against lowering health care costs that they're instead shutting down the federal government.
Food assistance thrown into jeopardy. Troops going without pay. Essential services shuttered.
This is how MAGA treats our country.
Food assistance thrown into jeopardy. Troops going without pay. Essential services shuttered.
This is how MAGA treats our country.
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STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.”
Nailed it.
Nailed it.
September 19, 2025 at 1:51 AM
STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.”
Nailed it.
Nailed it.
I have almost literally done this precise sequence of things.
ADHD packing list:
• 7 books you won’t read
• ipad full of movies/shows you won’t watch
• random crap that sounded important 5 minutes before you left
• extra toothbrush?
Stuff forgotten:
• toothpaste
• an entire category of clothing
• one REALLY important cable
• 7 books you won’t read
• ipad full of movies/shows you won’t watch
• random crap that sounded important 5 minutes before you left
• extra toothbrush?
Stuff forgotten:
• toothpaste
• an entire category of clothing
• one REALLY important cable
September 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I have almost literally done this precise sequence of things.
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“Every political movement in history, including the most bloodthirsty, has condemned political violence by its opponents. The only real test is whether you also oppose political violence by your allies. This is a test Trump has repeatedly failed.”
Trump is exploiting Charlie Kirk's murder to delegitimize political opposition www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Trump’s Dangerous Response to the Kirk Assassination
Rather than condemning violence and calling for unity, the president of the United States accused his political opposition of being accessories to murder.
www.theatlantic.com
September 12, 2025 at 3:45 AM
“Every political movement in history, including the most bloodthirsty, has condemned political violence by its opponents. The only real test is whether you also oppose political violence by your allies. This is a test Trump has repeatedly failed.”
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Shoutout to libraries for keeping fiction and non-fiction separate, that is not easy to do these days
September 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Shoutout to libraries for keeping fiction and non-fiction separate, that is not easy to do these days
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I was briefed on the intelligence last week.
Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success.
Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success.
June 22, 2025 at 4:58 AM
I was briefed on the intelligence last week.
Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success.
Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success.
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them: “The possibilities are endless!”
me: “Oh no.”
me: “Oh no.”
June 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
them: “The possibilities are endless!”
me: “Oh no.”
me: “Oh no.”
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