Julia DeFranco

Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify

I'm canceling my Spotify subscription until the ICE ads are removed. Streaming hate is a choice and I refuse to fund it. #CancelSpotify app.sosha.ai/s/kW5kF1OA

Well, the timer's flipped over from "hours to go" to "minutes to go" – sixty of them, to be exact – so if you haven't been persuaded to chip in yet, I don't have a lot of time to convince you. For those who've been meaning to get around to it, though, final warning!

Nutrition assistance is NOT corrupt. Food stamps kept my family fed when my mom had to look for work after my dad got sick with MS.

The Trump administration wants kids, seniors, and veterans to go hungry. They are REFUSING to use emergency funds to keep SNAP benefits going.

US judges say Trump administration must keep paying Snap food benefits during US shutdown In two separate rulings, US judges said the plan to cut off Snap food benefits for millions of Americans is likely unlawful.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

I grew up on food stamps--not SNAP, physical paper stamps that came in a little book that Mom kept in her purse.

Chappell Roan Unveils Midwest Princess Fund for Trans Youth — and She’s Already Raised $400K Chappell Roan has announced her Midwest Princess Project for trans and LGBTQ+ youth, and the fund has already raised $400K.

Chappell Roan Unveils Midwest Princess Fund for Trans Youth — and She’s Already Raised $400K

This is no shade to Chicago but this actually started in LA. They bought out a ton of vendors to keep them home.

As far as I can tell, the protest is still on for this evening. 5 pm Justin Herman Plaza in SF.

‘Are you part of the invasion?’: Protesters look for signs of federal surge Protesters said federal officers used less-lethal weapons as a crowd blocked traffic to a Coast Guard base.

Look at this big man, pointing a pepper gun in the face of a woman who's filming him: sfstandard.com/2025/10/23/b...

#SimonSays #NoKingsDay2

As a former San Franciscan, I think this is a reasonable concern.

Tweet by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick: “Border Patrol reportedly shot a dog and then the agent fled rather than deal with any kind of accountability whatsoever.” Below is Keith Edwards’ tweet: “BREAKING: A family in El Paso says ICE shot and killed their dog, Chop. The agent who fired reportedly ran as the family screamed for help. No one came.”

Photo of a large black and brown Rottweiler sitting calmly on a tiled floor next to a white chair and a window with blinds.

A black-background screenshot of text describing an incident: the sender says no Border Patrol agents rendered aid after their dog was shot, and that the responsible agent fled the scene with help from others. They emphasize that the agent’s name was never released and that their family lost a member “for no lawful reason.”

Kristi Noem’s America, folks. That poor dog. That poor family.

No Kings protests are returning to the Bay Area. What to know ahead of Saturday’s events Bay Area organizers say the second round of anti-Trump protests will be just as well-attended as this summer’s historic demonstrations.

Bay Area organizers say the second round of anti-Trump protests will be just as well-attended as this summer’s historic demonstrations.

Photo of the cover of “wild cities: discovering new ways of living in the modern urban jungle“ by Chris Fitch

Cover of “shade: the promise of a forgotten natural resource” by Sam Bloch

#UrbanismBookClub: Some great books on key, underconsidered elements of better city-making have been coming out lately — thanks to @chrisfitchchris.bsky.social, author of “Wild Cities,” and @samkbloch.bsky.social, author of “Shade,” for sending me copies. Digging into both. Anyone finished them yet?

 🪧NO KINGS NYC
📍 47th & Bwy
📍  The red steps
📆 October 18th
⏰ 11am
📣 Sign up to volunteer at NoKingsNYC.com

This is a peaceful, nonviolent march.
There is no rally.
The march will start at W 47th St & Broadway.
The march route is south on 7th Ave, dispersing at 14th St.
Spread the word.

it was 15 months for us! and my green card is still conditional, meaning it will need to be re-verified and renewed in 2026. for more money, of course.

Americans, I love you, but you do not (as a majority) understand how your immigration system works. it has been punitive and cruel for a long time.

Judge Poised to Free Abrego Garcia if Officials Can’t Supply Deportation Plans

The Trump admin has lied about this case from the start — and now it can't get its story straight about next steps for Mr. Abrego Garcia.

This reeks of a political prosecution and the courts must continue to ensure his due process rights are protected.

This is my regular reminder to everyone that jstor is open to the general public now; a free account there will give you access to 100 papers a year.

I like Tony Ginocchio’s Rattlesnake Test: an outsider should be able to discern how your faith led you to act differently in any given circumstance than a mere rattlesnake would. If your religion is just an excuse to indulge your basest animal urge to aggression and domination, what is the point?

Rattlesnakes are genereally pretty chill, if you're not threating them and aren't food. Usually when humans get bitten it's because they either didn't see the snake, or were actively harassing it.

Full text of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's speech at news conference on reported Trump military plan for Chicago Illinois Governor JB Pritzker spoke at a news conference Monday afternoon, addressing reports President Trump is planning to send the military to Chicago. Here is the full text of his remarks.

"Donald Trump wants to use the military to occupy a U.S. city, punish his dissidence, and score political points. If this were happening in any other country, we would have no trouble calling it what it is: a dangerous power grab."

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

When?

Not sure this is something to brag about. Trump said his plan was to autograph the image, send it back to Putin, and invite Putin to come to America for the 2026 World Cup. Are we seriously aligning ourselves with Russia now? He’s not welcome here. Putin should have never set foot on American soil.

President Trump says Chicago is 'probably next' target for National Guard troops Trump singled out Chicago on Friday, calling it a "mess" and saying residents there are "screaming for us to come," adding "African American ladies, beautiful ladies, are saying, 'Please, President Tr...

We are moving dangerously close to martial law. Trump openly said he intends to “go after” Chicago and New York in his next federal crackdown, saying he’s prepared to deploy U.S. troops against civilians.

The President of the United States is a gangster shaking down anyone who won’t pay up

Don't We Have To Judge People By The Standards Of Their Time? Many who reach for this cliché want it to function as a shield against judgment altogether.

I think about this every day in my current job.

Peter Hegseth tweet announcing reinstallation of Arlington Confederate Monument

photograph of the Arlington Confederate Monument before removal

Peth Hegseth has announced that the Arlington Confederate Monument - or, as I call it, the Monument to the Myth of the Loyal Slave - will be reinstalled after its 2023 removal. Here's why that's a huge insult to Black Americans, past and present.

Never forget

They certainly won't

ah, Carl, while you are not safe I am not safe, and now you’re really in the total animal soup of time —

One of the best things about being in an international server is that if I mention that I live in Bear Country (CO), the Australians all howl about how we need to shut up about Aussie wildlife, because THEIR large carnivores mostly stay in the water, NOT INVITE THEMSELVES INTO THE KITCHEN. (🧵1/?)