Alaina Johns

Really enjoyed last night’s Intro to Review-Writing class! You still have time to register for tonight’s (Thurs July 17) BAD REVIEWS webinar, featuring panelists @alixrosenfeld.bsky.social & Wendy Rosenfield. Going to be a GREAT convo. www.eventbrite.com/e/bad-review...

LAST CHANCE to register for our Intro to Review-Writing webinar TONIGHT (Wed July 16) at 6:30pm ET. There’s a PWYC option! www.eventbrite.com/e/intro-to-r...

Our popular review-writing webinars are back on July 16 and 17! Are you an aspiring or emerging critic? Are you a journalist who is curious about getting started as a reviewer? Are you an arts-lover who wants an inside…

BAD REVIEWS is back! Boost your cultural criticism skills with my webinar on how to write “bad” reviews and why we need them. July 17, 6:30pm ET on Zoom. www.broadstreetreview.com/previews/our...

Screenshot of the first page of my document titled Resistance Resources for Political Newbies. Head to the link to read as much as you’d like.

Never forget I wrote a free public guide for anyone who isn’t sure how to take action (including a guide for calling Congress) docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Meme that says “MAGAs at the funeral: ‘we can disagree and still love each other’” up top and below that says: “People who needed Medicaid and the ACA” and then a photo of a tombstone that has “you voted for this” written on it

Call your senators and keep making a ruckus. They will take health insurance away from millions like me so they can give billionaires a little treat

#4 all the way but good news is you will look awesome no matter which you choose

Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.

Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.

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BSR writers speak up about the June 14 No Kings protests in Philly… The June 14 No Kings Day, organized to reclaim the American flag and oppose unconstitutional actions by the Trump administration in favor of democracy and…

Millions march, corporate media calls it thousands. Dozens of Broad Street Review writers joined #NoKings day. Here are the protests in their own words: www.broadstreetreview.com/editorials/b...

SEPTA’s “doomsday” cuts would be devastating to Philly arts and… A “doomsday” budget that would slash SEPTA service by 45 percent and raise fares by more than 20 percent poses an existential threat to Philly’s cultural…

This isn’t grabbing headlines, but the @septaphilly.bsky.social doomsday budget would kill Philly’s arts & culture scene. Tips for action in my story. Time is running out to save public transit in our city. www.broadstreetreview.com/editorials/s...

I don’t make the rules

Books are my favorite way to party

I love that you covered this

The link flyer for the event with the details: Wed June 4 at 6:30pm ET on Zoom; $20 donation or pay what you can. Plus thumbnail headshots of the five authors and moderator Kyle V. Hiller.

Chat with top Philly authors! Super excited for BSR’s June 4 author panel (on Zoom!). Join us and bring your questions for @elisejuska.bsky.social, @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social, @trejohnson.bsky.social, John Morrison, and @aliontas.bsky.social 👀📚❤️

Thanks to @pasenatorsaval.com staffer Emily Berkowitz for taking my call and helping to walk me through suggested action items. Our reps’ offices should be a resource for advocacy!

EASY ACTION ITEMS TO FIGHT SEPTA CUTS UNDERSTAND AND FIGHT SEPTA “DOOMSDAY” CUTS Get informed and learn about the actions you can take, all in one place SEPTA, the public transit agency that serves Philadelphia and southeastern Pennsyl...

Lots of reporting on effects of SEPTA “doomsday” cuts; not enough practical info to know what we can do to save the transit we rely on. I want to help change that with my clear resource guide. Read, choose an action to take, and spread this info widely! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Saw it a few hours ago and I can’t think about anything else

I'm sure someone has already said this more eloquently, but autistic folks who don't pay taxes are still valuable human beings, and people with criminal records should still not be disappeared to foreign extra judicial prison sites. Inherent human worth is the hill.

I am holding up a hand lettered sign at a protest outside Independence Hall. It says “Kilmar’s case is a legal pollution. Bring him home. It’s the only solution. He’s a fascist exhibit and if YOU won’t admit it, you’re shitting in our constitution”

I am holding my hand lettered sign up at a protest outside Independence Hall. It says “Maga voters are out of excuses. Separation of powers? He refuses. With executive orders fit only for Mordor, Congress must stop trump’s abuses.”

A man holding a sign at the protest. It is his own art with satirical portraits of Elon musk, JD Vance, Trump, and RFK Junior

Protestors at the April 19 March in Philly hold signs calling for the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Thanks everyone who showed up today. Keep showing up. I don’t think patriotism is its own end. I don’t think there’s any point in loving a country or America in particular. But a functional country with basic rights can protect people who need it, including me.

I love how this whole administration’s healthcare philosophy is just straight up eugenics

You might not need this yourself, but I bet someone you know does. Keep the info rippling in your network.

BOOK DRIVE FOR INCARCERATED YOUTH No Borders is partnering with a local librarian to bring requested books to youths ages 12-18 who are incarcerated at Crossroads Juvenile Center in Brooklyn. To help, you can: • Buy books from our Bookshop.org registry • Donate funds to The Rolling Library • Donate gently used paperback young adult novels, manga, and comics wishlist: tinyurl.com/2025bookdrive donate funds: tinyurl.com/tridonate contact: nobordersbooks@proton.me

last year @nobordersbooks.bsky.social sent 600+ books to Rikers; this year our book drive is for teens who are incarcerated in Brooklyn. please purchase a book if you can—most of these are requested titles, and a $7 Goosebumps book would mean A LOT to a kid in detention bookshop.org/wishlists/70...

Text thread showing someone asking me why I am protesting. I answer that it’s because of Trump’s unconstitutional deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Text thread continues with the person saying that Garcia has a criminal record. I answer that it’s it true, but that even if it was, he would be entitled to due process under the constitution

Text continues with the person saying that protests are useless because the courts must decide the issue. I answer that the Supreme Court has already unanimously ruled in favor the illegally deported man and the president is ignoring that, and that constitutional crisis is why people are protesting

Keep talking to loved ones who haven’t woken up yet. If they refuse to wake up, keep doing what you know is right.

Yeah protesting is honestly difficult for me but I do it often anyway. It is TOUGH if you have chronic pain or are tired and overwhelmed or overstimulated by crowds and noise. Always takes me a long time to recover

In Philly, I noticed what seemed to be a higher than usual number of disabled protesters of all ages (including myself though my disability is non-apparent). We know that we are on the cusp of losing everything we fought for with the ADA. I’m seeing fierce advocacy from disabled folks.

My April Hands Off protest march sign is edged with red white and blue crochet squares. The text says “Yarn People Unite Against Yuge Fascists”

My April Hands Off protest march sign is edged with red white and blue crochet squares. The text says “America is unraveling” and has the website taxstrike.info

I want to start an anti-fascist crochet circle. Knitters welcome too.

Hi, sending me a pitch or press release that’s a joke or prank is a quick way to get yourself blocked for today and all the days that come after April 1. Maybe other journalists have the patience for this in the year of our lord 2025 but I do not 🤗

Updates and Resources on the Impacts of Executive Orders Recent Executive Orders are having profound effects on communities, organizations, and museums. We know this brings uncertainty, and we’re here to help by providing updates and resources. We …

Cultural & literary folks (and anyone who likes libraries & museums): you need to call your House rep NOW about supporting IMLS in the face of cruel Trump cuts. I had a good convo w Rep Dwight Evans’ Philly office today. Pls make the call. More info: bit.ly/4c8dVO3

Alaina holds a sign at a protest outside Philadelphia city hall. The sign has red white and blue crocheted squares attached to it and the words “America is unraveling” written on it

Alaina holds a sign at a protest outside Philadelphia city hall. The sign has red white and blue crocheted squares attached to it. The sign says “Yarn people unite against yuge fascists”

Alaina holds a sign at a protest outside Philadelphia city hall. The sign has red white and blue crocheted squares attached to it and it says “Yarn people unite against yuge fascists”. She is standing with her cousin, another white woman in her 40s.

Bonus: this yarn was a gift from a Trump voter.

Chris Evans in the movie Knives Out, wearing a cream white cable-knit sweater

Ginny the 12-pound chihuahua mix wears a chunky blue custom-knit sweater, lying next to a patterned sweater in progress on the knitting needles. The new sweater is made of cream white wool

Ginny the chihuahua mix wearing the new cream white wool sweater, which is textured with a variety of attractive stitching

I want to know what you’re doing to stay sane(ish) lately and whether any of you has as good an accomplice as my dog.

Long Bright River star Amanda Seyfried joins author Liz Moore at… Philly author Liz Moore’s bestselling novel Long Bright River , set in Kensington, is now a TV series streaming this week on Peacock. The show’s stars and…

Long Bright River, the new show based on the book by @lizmoorebooks.bsky.social, starts streaming today. Series stars joined locals in Philly last week to talk about how our community informed the show: bit.ly/4iKKSCh