Julia S
@juliacsmith.bsky.social
She/her. Recent transplant to NJ from Chicago.
My newsletter = short, energizing examples of community organizing, mutual aid, arts, & more. Subscribe at https://here-for-you.ghost.io/
"what we pay attention to grows." - adrienne maree brown
My newsletter = short, energizing examples of community organizing, mutual aid, arts, & more. Subscribe at https://here-for-you.ghost.io/
"what we pay attention to grows." - adrienne maree brown
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Support Freedom of Journalism and Protesting tomorrow. Court support for Georgia Fort and Trahern Crews
12:30pm
12:30pm
February 17, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Support Freedom of Journalism and Protesting tomorrow. Court support for Georgia Fort and Trahern Crews
12:30pm
12:30pm
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The angel of abundance, the Dolly Lama of literacy, the distributor of almost a third of a billion books for kids.
The study found that children enrolled in Parton’s Imagination Library “were 5 times more likely to be interested in reading, 11 times more likely to be interested in books, and 15 times more likely to join in during shared reading, compared to children who aren't enrolled.”
February 16, 2026 at 4:52 PM
The angel of abundance, the Dolly Lama of literacy, the distributor of almost a third of a billion books for kids.
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Huge announcement: Girl Scouts on our trans girl scout cookies list have sold 250,000!!!!!! Boxes of girl scout cookies, a record for EITM's trans girl scout cookie drive.
Some have only sold 20 boxes though. I put those at the top of the list.
Lets close out this season and make their day! :)
Some have only sold 20 boxes though. I put those at the top of the list.
Lets close out this season and make their day! :)
2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
www.erininthemorning.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Huge announcement: Girl Scouts on our trans girl scout cookies list have sold 250,000!!!!!! Boxes of girl scout cookies, a record for EITM's trans girl scout cookie drive.
Some have only sold 20 boxes though. I put those at the top of the list.
Lets close out this season and make their day! :)
Some have only sold 20 boxes though. I put those at the top of the list.
Lets close out this season and make their day! :)
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A beautiful and deeply important piece. Please read.
The Love We See in Minneapolis Isn’t Exceptional — It’s How We Survive Together
A beautiful web is being woven in Minnesota: not with new materials but with wisdom that was already here.
truthout.org
February 15, 2026 at 3:35 PM
A beautiful and deeply important piece. Please read.
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Please add Sahar's fundraiser for Odai to the list of places I'll accept donations to for pigeon paintings
February 14, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Please add Sahar's fundraiser for Odai to the list of places I'll accept donations to for pigeon paintings
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We cannot allow these warehouse concentration camps to happen. It's going to take efforts from everyone at the local level from architects, urban planners, fire marshals, lawyers, activists, and local electeds. We must actively resist and do everything we can within the law to stop this monstrosity.
February 13, 2026 at 5:42 PM
We cannot allow these warehouse concentration camps to happen. It's going to take efforts from everyone at the local level from architects, urban planners, fire marshals, lawyers, activists, and local electeds. We must actively resist and do everything we can within the law to stop this monstrosity.
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I've been saying since early 2025 that people were and are in motion... Some people have insisted that 'no one is doing anything' and they are wrong.
Overall, we have tallied 4x more protests through Jan 31, 2026 than we had through Jan 31, 2018
February 13, 2026 at 7:42 PM
I've been saying since early 2025 that people were and are in motion... Some people have insisted that 'no one is doing anything' and they are wrong.
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There’s still nearly an hour to get in on this!
People are coming up with so many creative ways to help their neighbors, including auctioning off their talents. Everyone I know who dotes on their pets would LOVE a commissioned portrait by an artist who specializes in them
People are coming up with so many creative ways to help their neighbors, including auctioning off their talents. Everyone I know who dotes on their pets would LOVE a commissioned portrait by an artist who specializes in them
4 HOURS REMAINING!
Drawing TODAY at noon (Fri 12/13)
Enter to win a Custom Pet Portrait!
$10/chance ($20 two chances...so on)
- 100% of funds will go DIRECTLY to people in need via
Adopt-A-Rent Program via Stand With MN
- Donate via my Venmo @JenniferDavisArt
- PUT A GIFT (🎁) EMOJI IN THE NOTES
Drawing TODAY at noon (Fri 12/13)
Enter to win a Custom Pet Portrait!
$10/chance ($20 two chances...so on)
- 100% of funds will go DIRECTLY to people in need via
Adopt-A-Rent Program via Stand With MN
- Donate via my Venmo @JenniferDavisArt
- PUT A GIFT (🎁) EMOJI IN THE NOTES
February 13, 2026 at 5:12 PM
There’s still nearly an hour to get in on this!
People are coming up with so many creative ways to help their neighbors, including auctioning off their talents. Everyone I know who dotes on their pets would LOVE a commissioned portrait by an artist who specializes in them
People are coming up with so many creative ways to help their neighbors, including auctioning off their talents. Everyone I know who dotes on their pets would LOVE a commissioned portrait by an artist who specializes in them
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If you're currently a student at a college with a faculty member who showed up in the Epstein files, I'd like to talk to you about the campus response for an article. You can reach me at [email protected] or millionbear.44 on Signal.
February 13, 2026 at 12:14 AM
If you're currently a student at a college with a faculty member who showed up in the Epstein files, I'd like to talk to you about the campus response for an article. You can reach me at [email protected] or millionbear.44 on Signal.
Live music is a gift I don’t ever want to take for granted. This was a cathartic, sweet, funny night with an old special friend. 🪩
February 12, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Live music is a gift I don’t ever want to take for granted. This was a cathartic, sweet, funny night with an old special friend. 🪩
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Her community rallied so fast and so diligently. This is a victory to uphold and celebrate. Reminds everyone that it's worth fighting back.
An immigration court dropped its case against Turkish graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, a little less than a year after federal agents arrested her on a street near Tufts University
Immigration Court Drops Case Against Tufts Student Rumeysa Ozturk
The Turkish national had been arrested by plainclothes federal officers outside her apartment.
on.wsj.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Her community rallied so fast and so diligently. This is a victory to uphold and celebrate. Reminds everyone that it's worth fighting back.
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Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance required 9,852 theatrical pyrotechnics, nearly 400 costumed extras, and a lot of ingenuity.
And yes, that was a real couple featured in the wedding.
www.wired.com/story/bad-bu...
And yes, that was a real couple featured in the wedding.
www.wired.com/story/bad-bu...
February 9, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance required 9,852 theatrical pyrotechnics, nearly 400 costumed extras, and a lot of ingenuity.
And yes, that was a real couple featured in the wedding.
www.wired.com/story/bad-bu...
And yes, that was a real couple featured in the wedding.
www.wired.com/story/bad-bu...
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I tell you what, Ring figured out exactly how to weaponize white people’s empathy in service to a corporately controlled surveillance state.
Tell them it will find your dog.
Tell them it will find your dog.
February 9, 2026 at 2:08 AM
I tell you what, Ring figured out exactly how to weaponize white people’s empathy in service to a corporately controlled surveillance state.
Tell them it will find your dog.
Tell them it will find your dog.
Years ago my sister’s beloved lil dog ran away from my mom outside a motel in PA. You know what was ultimately necessary to find the dog? Human kindness. From cousins and friends and strangers.
In case that “lost dog” commercial has anyone considering a Ring camera:
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
Activists Say Ring Cameras Are Being Used by ICE
Online activists are telling owners of Ring Doorbell cameras that it's time to get rid of their devices, which can be used by ICE.
futurism.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Years ago my sister’s beloved lil dog ran away from my mom outside a motel in PA. You know what was ultimately necessary to find the dog? Human kindness. From cousins and friends and strangers.
In case that “lost dog” commercial has anyone considering a Ring camera:
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
Activists Say Ring Cameras Are Being Used by ICE
Online activists are telling owners of Ring Doorbell cameras that it's time to get rid of their devices, which can be used by ICE.
futurism.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:16 AM
In case that “lost dog” commercial has anyone considering a Ring camera:
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
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Just a few weeks ago, the administration cancelled all remaining department of energy grid resilience projects in Puerto Rico. All of them. www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-end...
The end of DOE’s grid work in Puerto Rico
The Trump administration has canceled all eight of the remaining awards devoted to distributed energy on the island.
www.latitudemedia.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Just a few weeks ago, the administration cancelled all remaining department of energy grid resilience projects in Puerto Rico. All of them. www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-end...
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the skewer seems loosening out of the middle of the world
February 9, 2026 at 1:47 AM
the skewer seems loosening out of the middle of the world
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My takeaways from Bad Bunny nobody asked for
1. the inclusion of afro-Latinidad
2. the use of kids AS kids. they weren't doing much but vibing (said positively).
3. I think there are a lot of easter eggs that require repeat viewing
4. everyone looked like they were having so much fun
1. the inclusion of afro-Latinidad
2. the use of kids AS kids. they weren't doing much but vibing (said positively).
3. I think there are a lot of easter eggs that require repeat viewing
4. everyone looked like they were having so much fun
February 9, 2026 at 1:43 AM
My takeaways from Bad Bunny nobody asked for
1. the inclusion of afro-Latinidad
2. the use of kids AS kids. they weren't doing much but vibing (said positively).
3. I think there are a lot of easter eggs that require repeat viewing
4. everyone looked like they were having so much fun
1. the inclusion of afro-Latinidad
2. the use of kids AS kids. they weren't doing much but vibing (said positively).
3. I think there are a lot of easter eggs that require repeat viewing
4. everyone looked like they were having so much fun
My inner once-upon-a-time stage manager is weeping / bowing down
We need a “how they did it” interview with the lead cameraman and planners behind this halftime show ASAP. That was one of the most impressive logistical accomplishments I’ve ever seen
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
My inner once-upon-a-time stage manager is weeping / bowing down
What did the football say??
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
What did the football say??
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The person who really convinced me was Steve Almond, who LOVED football, & 11 years ago wound up writing a book about why we should all stop watching
Bottom line: "Consuming as a form of entertainment a game that causes human beings to suffer brain damage is wrong."
free link: archive.is/SHJms
Bottom line: "Consuming as a form of entertainment a game that causes human beings to suffer brain damage is wrong."
free link: archive.is/SHJms
Why you should stop watching football - The Boston Globe
Even for casual fans, the evidence about the destructive forces of the game have become too clear to ignore.
www.bostonglobe.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:27 PM
The person who really convinced me was Steve Almond, who LOVED football, & 11 years ago wound up writing a book about why we should all stop watching
Bottom line: "Consuming as a form of entertainment a game that causes human beings to suffer brain damage is wrong."
free link: archive.is/SHJms
Bottom line: "Consuming as a form of entertainment a game that causes human beings to suffer brain damage is wrong."
free link: archive.is/SHJms
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Join us for Benito Bowl weekend and play along. Whether you’re gathering with friends or family, bring your free Benito Bowl bingo card and demand ICE OUT.
Download your free Benito Bowl bingo card by texting BENITO to 787-57.
Download your free Benito Bowl bingo card by texting BENITO to 787-57.
February 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Join us for Benito Bowl weekend and play along. Whether you’re gathering with friends or family, bring your free Benito Bowl bingo card and demand ICE OUT.
Download your free Benito Bowl bingo card by texting BENITO to 787-57.
Download your free Benito Bowl bingo card by texting BENITO to 787-57.