Julia S
@juliacsmith.bsky.social
She/her. Recent transplant to NJ from Chicago.
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"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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"For those who don't have community (and for those who do), I'd offer that a pod of a few or more folks can help in the years to come...Even those part of a strong community can find pods useful, esp during a time that will be rife w constant crises which may drain many community members’ capacity."
"Building a pod for ourselves + being part of others pods is a critical kind of community infrastructure we can invest in creating. The kind that is endlessly adaptable, hard to destroy and a kind of renewable resource we can draw from again and again."
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December 1, 2025 at 10:57 PM
"For those who don't have community (and for those who do), I'd offer that a pod of a few or more folks can help in the years to come...Even those part of a strong community can find pods useful, esp during a time that will be rife w constant crises which may drain many community members’ capacity."
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I shared a total of 124 images this year on Bluesky and included accessibility alt text with 92.7% of them which is 73% above the average.
Find out how consistently you include alt text here: anisota.net/harvest
Find out how consistently you include alt text here: anisota.net/harvest
Anisota's Annual Bluesky Harvest 2025
A recap of your year on Bluesky. Discover patterns, connections, and insights from your journey in the ATmosphere.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I shared a total of 124 images this year on Bluesky and included accessibility alt text with 92.7% of them which is 73% above the average.
Find out how consistently you include alt text here: anisota.net/harvest
Find out how consistently you include alt text here: anisota.net/harvest
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She shouldn't have to keep doing this by herself. She is supposedly a member of a political party and every single one of her *colleagues* should be BLASTING the fascist in chief. ALL OF THEM. Where is the solidarity???
Congresswoman Omar calls Trump's comments about her 'creepy' after the US president launches into an anti-Somali tirade.
Ilhan Omar denounces Donald Trump for calling Somali immigrants ‘garbage’
Congresswoman Omar calls Trump's comments about her 'creepy' after the US president launches into an anti-Somali tirade.
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December 3, 2025 at 12:34 AM
She shouldn't have to keep doing this by herself. She is supposedly a member of a political party and every single one of her *colleagues* should be BLASTING the fascist in chief. ALL OF THEM. Where is the solidarity???
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Then there is the Guantanamo Survivors Fund. GSF provides small grants to the Muslim men transferred out (often stateless) without reparations or justice from the US. They are torture survivors, tortured by the US Government. I've been lucky to work with this all volunteer org.
gsfund.org
gsfund.org
Home | Guantanamo Survivor's Fund
Artwork by Abd Almalik Dignity for survivors The Guantanamo Survivors Fund (GSF) supports the Muslim men striving to rebuild their lives after being released from the U.S. military prison at Guantanam...
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December 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Then there is the Guantanamo Survivors Fund. GSF provides small grants to the Muslim men transferred out (often stateless) without reparations or justice from the US. They are torture survivors, tortured by the US Government. I've been lucky to work with this all volunteer org.
gsfund.org
gsfund.org
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How about we worry less, as a society, about whether individuals might be cheating to get a disability accommodation or some help buying food, and more about whether extremely wealthy people and corporations are paying their fair share of taxes?
December 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
How about we worry less, as a society, about whether individuals might be cheating to get a disability accommodation or some help buying food, and more about whether extremely wealthy people and corporations are paying their fair share of taxes?
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You know what isn’t developmentally appropriate or healthy for kids? Cancelling SNAP and free school lunches. Letting kids go hungry and malnourished because some want to punish their parents for not making enough money. That is cruelty. That is not funny. 6/
December 2, 2025 at 11:18 PM
You know what isn’t developmentally appropriate or healthy for kids? Cancelling SNAP and free school lunches. Letting kids go hungry and malnourished because some want to punish their parents for not making enough money. That is cruelty. That is not funny. 6/
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Hi again! It's me with an another installment of the last book I ever thought would get banned--my picture book about a unicorn and kitty who are pals. A quick look at what this school district bizarrely found objectionable. 1/
You'll never guess what book got the Carroll ISD school library advisory committee to say "genitals" a dozen times in 20 minutes. @txfreedomread.bsky.social will have more on this story soon, but for now, you have to hear this audio. open.substack.com/pub/franklin...
Please don’t say “genitals” one more time, Carroll ISD SLAC.
Listen to the audio of the committee that decided to ban Pretty Perfect Kitty Corn from Carroll ISD. If you dare.
open.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Hi again! It's me with an another installment of the last book I ever thought would get banned--my picture book about a unicorn and kitty who are pals. A quick look at what this school district bizarrely found objectionable. 1/
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I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Heba. Heba made cakes before the war (her insta has many examples) but she lost her home and all her supplies. She’s hoping to replace them so she can support her children Waseem, 20 (who is injured), Wadih, 17, Tala, 15 and Elias, 8
December 1, 2025 at 9:37 AM
I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Heba. Heba made cakes before the war (her insta has many examples) but she lost her home and all her supplies. She’s hoping to replace them so she can support her children Waseem, 20 (who is injured), Wadih, 17, Tala, 15 and Elias, 8
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"Teens may have come up with a new way to detect, treat Lyme disease using CRISPR gene editing."
But the Trump administration cut the money (granted to pursue the research), claiming it fell under DEI – diversity, equity and inclusion www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
But the Trump administration cut the money (granted to pursue the research), claiming it fell under DEI – diversity, equity and inclusion www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
Teens may have come up with a new way to detect, treat Lyme disease using CRISPR gene editing
To compete at iGEM, a sort of science Olympics, teens at a Georgia high school set their sights on finding a better way to detect and treat Lyme disease. Their approach uses CRISPR gene editing.
www.cbsnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
"Teens may have come up with a new way to detect, treat Lyme disease using CRISPR gene editing."
But the Trump administration cut the money (granted to pursue the research), claiming it fell under DEI – diversity, equity and inclusion www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
But the Trump administration cut the money (granted to pursue the research), claiming it fell under DEI – diversity, equity and inclusion www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
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BREAKING:
Sorry to interrupt the football, but Kilmar Abrego Garcia has filed additional information claiming the feds misrepresented Costa Rica's position on accepting Abrego Garcia.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/70475...
Sorry to interrupt the football, but Kilmar Abrego Garcia has filed additional information claiming the feds misrepresented Costa Rica's position on accepting Abrego Garcia.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/70475...
November 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
BREAKING:
Sorry to interrupt the football, but Kilmar Abrego Garcia has filed additional information claiming the feds misrepresented Costa Rica's position on accepting Abrego Garcia.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/70475...
Sorry to interrupt the football, but Kilmar Abrego Garcia has filed additional information claiming the feds misrepresented Costa Rica's position on accepting Abrego Garcia.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/70475...
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ICE’s Detention Center outside Chicago was sued on October 30 for allegedly abusing detainees. One day later, a "system crash" lost all video footage that could have shown how detainees were being treated. trib.al/SQ0LTb0
November 23, 2025 at 4:24 AM
ICE’s Detention Center outside Chicago was sued on October 30 for allegedly abusing detainees. One day later, a "system crash" lost all video footage that could have shown how detainees were being treated. trib.al/SQ0LTb0
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The idea that Trump built a durable, multiracial working-class coalition was always overstated. trib.al/oX4FTOF
Exit polls from New Jersey and Virginia show the GOP lost overwhelmingly among all three voting blocs: voters under age 30, Black voters, and Latinos.
Exit polls from New Jersey and Virginia show the GOP lost overwhelmingly among all three voting blocs: voters under age 30, Black voters, and Latinos.
The Young Voters and Minorities Who Backed Trump in 2024 Hate Him Now
Political analyst Michael Podhorzer discusses why the Republican candidates in New Jersey and Virginia came nowhere near matching Trump’s 2024 support among voters of color and young voters.
trib.al
November 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The idea that Trump built a durable, multiracial working-class coalition was always overstated. trib.al/oX4FTOF
Exit polls from New Jersey and Virginia show the GOP lost overwhelmingly among all three voting blocs: voters under age 30, Black voters, and Latinos.
Exit polls from New Jersey and Virginia show the GOP lost overwhelmingly among all three voting blocs: voters under age 30, Black voters, and Latinos.
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Don’t comment on how people are eating PERIOD. Just be happy with their presence.
November 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Don’t comment on how people are eating PERIOD. Just be happy with their presence.
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I am sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Amani. Amani’s husband was martyred and she is raising her five boys on her own (she told me they all want to be doctors), Batoul, 13, Mohammed, 11, Hassan, 9, Omar, 5 and Youseff, 3. Both Amani and Omar have serious injuries and need care.
November 23, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I am sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Amani. Amani’s husband was martyred and she is raising her five boys on her own (she told me they all want to be doctors), Batoul, 13, Mohammed, 11, Hassan, 9, Omar, 5 and Youseff, 3. Both Amani and Omar have serious injuries and need care.
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
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All three of my children's books are currently 40% from @haymarketbooks.org until January 2: www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/116-ha...
Haymarket Books for Young Readers
At Haymarket, we seek to publish books for changing the world, for readers of all ages! Here's a reading list of our favorite books for young readers, perfect for facilitating important and honest con...
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November 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM
All three of my children's books are currently 40% from @haymarketbooks.org until January 2: www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/116-ha...
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"Stop Forcing AI Into Every Fucking Thing" stickers are BACK IN STOCK
Brighter than ever— a rich ketchup-y orange-red.
3" circle of thick vinyl, yours for $2
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Brighter than ever— a rich ketchup-y orange-red.
3" circle of thick vinyl, yours for $2
▶ square.link/u/BFQkzE6U
November 22, 2025 at 11:03 PM
"Stop Forcing AI Into Every Fucking Thing" stickers are BACK IN STOCK
Brighter than ever— a rich ketchup-y orange-red.
3" circle of thick vinyl, yours for $2
▶ square.link/u/BFQkzE6U
Brighter than ever— a rich ketchup-y orange-red.
3" circle of thick vinyl, yours for $2
▶ square.link/u/BFQkzE6U
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Support human artists this holiday season!! (Not AI!)
Shop unique, human-made gifts → cvkvlv.com
Shop this keychain → cvkvlv.com/products/ner...
#Beadwork #Artist
Shop unique, human-made gifts → cvkvlv.com
Shop this keychain → cvkvlv.com/products/ner...
#Beadwork #Artist
November 22, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Support human artists this holiday season!! (Not AI!)
Shop unique, human-made gifts → cvkvlv.com
Shop this keychain → cvkvlv.com/products/ner...
#Beadwork #Artist
Shop unique, human-made gifts → cvkvlv.com
Shop this keychain → cvkvlv.com/products/ner...
#Beadwork #Artist
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November 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Fall weather has arrived & it’s officially chilly! Every other week we’re bringing our cart out to neighbors living outside in Chinatown, with warm socks, winter gloves, hats, scarves, hand warmers, & hygiene essentials!
Donate to keep us goin:
CA: $RemoraHouseDC
Or givebutter.com/remorahouse
Donate to keep us goin:
CA: $RemoraHouseDC
Or givebutter.com/remorahouse
November 22, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Fall weather has arrived & it’s officially chilly! Every other week we’re bringing our cart out to neighbors living outside in Chinatown, with warm socks, winter gloves, hats, scarves, hand warmers, & hygiene essentials!
Donate to keep us goin:
CA: $RemoraHouseDC
Or givebutter.com/remorahouse
Donate to keep us goin:
CA: $RemoraHouseDC
Or givebutter.com/remorahouse
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I feel like the last couple decades of "is representation good or not?" discourse missed more important questions of "how fragile is representation?", "what do we do when multiple industries eliminate it as an intentional move against us?" and "how can we sustain queer artists when shit goes south?"
"According to the report, [...]during the 2024-25 television season, queer characters increased across platforms by 4%, bringing the total to 489. However, the Thursday report found that 41% of those characters will not return." www.thewrap.com/glaad-where-...
Nearly Half of All LGBTQ+ Characters Will Disappear From TV Next Season, GLAAD Study Finds
The 2024-25 TV season recorded 489 queer characters across broadcast, cable and screenings, but cancellations and plot find a deep decline to come
www.thewrap.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:13 AM
I feel like the last couple decades of "is representation good or not?" discourse missed more important questions of "how fragile is representation?", "what do we do when multiple industries eliminate it as an intentional move against us?" and "how can we sustain queer artists when shit goes south?"
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I handed out neighbor-printed whistles in Flatbush tonight and it was lovely. New Yorkers in motion do not EVER stop to chat but for this, they did.
One church lady in a fancy hat gleefully took a whistle and told me she’d “blow they icy asses outta her town,” then apologized skyward for swearing.
One church lady in a fancy hat gleefully took a whistle and told me she’d “blow they icy asses outta her town,” then apologized skyward for swearing.
With ICE and border patrol goons spreading out across the country, I put together a resource guide for buying, printing, and distributing whistles, based on my own experience. Now is the time to whistle up, hope this helps. dansinker.com/posts/202…
November 22, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I handed out neighbor-printed whistles in Flatbush tonight and it was lovely. New Yorkers in motion do not EVER stop to chat but for this, they did.
One church lady in a fancy hat gleefully took a whistle and told me she’d “blow they icy asses outta her town,” then apologized skyward for swearing.
One church lady in a fancy hat gleefully took a whistle and told me she’d “blow they icy asses outta her town,” then apologized skyward for swearing.
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Worth reiterating: Zohran Mamdani acknowledged and denounced Israel’s genocide of the Palestinian people while standing in the White House on live television right next to the President.
November 22, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Worth reiterating: Zohran Mamdani acknowledged and denounced Israel’s genocide of the Palestinian people while standing in the White House on live television right next to the President.