Julia Benson-Slaughter
@juliabensonslaughter.com
Maker, writer, & nerd. Lover of coffee, chocolate, cats, owls, shiny things. Pagan. Progressive. Neurospicy. Chaotic Good Bard/Artificer/Wizard. No tolerance for B.S.
My jewelry: https://noctuadesigns.com
My books: https://chroniclesofthemultiverse.com
My jewelry: https://noctuadesigns.com
My books: https://chroniclesofthemultiverse.com
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Note: to those of you finding me from someone's Starter Pack, especially those just trying to grow their Followers. I DO NOT AUTOMATICALLY FOLLOW BACK. I curate my follows & look for interesting, fun, and ORIGINAL, not just reposting everyone else. Not playing the 'most Followers wins' game here.
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It is increasingly apparent to me that officials in the Trump Administration are operating under the presumption that they will be given a blanket pardon at the end of his term for any federal crime they commit while he is in office. So they ignore FOIA and record laws and whatever else they can.
November 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
It is increasingly apparent to me that officials in the Trump Administration are operating under the presumption that they will be given a blanket pardon at the end of his term for any federal crime they commit while he is in office. So they ignore FOIA and record laws and whatever else they can.
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As we contemplate the end of the shutdown, consider class issues here. Yesterday, I wrote that Democrats had been holding the line on the shutdown because they calculated that damage done to poor people on SNAP was acceptable to support working class people on the exchanges.
Trump changed the math.
Trump changed the math.
November 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
As we contemplate the end of the shutdown, consider class issues here. Yesterday, I wrote that Democrats had been holding the line on the shutdown because they calculated that damage done to poor people on SNAP was acceptable to support working class people on the exchanges.
Trump changed the math.
Trump changed the math.
November 4, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I think this should be my fitness goal as well
I am 57 and like unto a sickly Victorian child. I now have a fitness goal, which is to be able to outrun an ICE agent.😂.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
ICE’s ‘Athletically Allergic’ Recruits
Push-ups, sit-ups, and a brisk jog pose a threat to Trump’s deportation campaign.
www.theatlantic.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
I think this should be my fitness goal as well
I've done all of them except start using a VPN, but I'm seriously considering doing so.
Giving Hackers the Finger
a very practical primer to protect yourself
open.substack.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I've done all of them except start using a VPN, but I'm seriously considering doing so.
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All of you with your "critiques" of the No Kings protests need to find out what they're actually doing and planning.
Boycotts, strikes and more protests: organizers on what’s next for No Kings www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Boycotts, strikes and more protests: organizers on what’s next for No Kings www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Boycotts, strikes and more protests: organizers on what’s next for No Kings
Leaders of groups behind mass protests against Trump administration map out their vision
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
All of you with your "critiques" of the No Kings protests need to find out what they're actually doing and planning.
Boycotts, strikes and more protests: organizers on what’s next for No Kings www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Boycotts, strikes and more protests: organizers on what’s next for No Kings www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
What Can We Do Now?
What comes next, after No Kings 2.0
open.substack.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Hey, so...trans people's gender affirming care, abortion rights, and end-of-life care rights are ✨all the same issue ✨ That is, bodily autonomy.
You may never need the others, but chances are you will some day make decisions about your own or a loved one's death. /1
You may never need the others, but chances are you will some day make decisions about your own or a loved one's death. /1
October 22, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Hey, so...trans people's gender affirming care, abortion rights, and end-of-life care rights are ✨all the same issue ✨ That is, bodily autonomy.
You may never need the others, but chances are you will some day make decisions about your own or a loved one's death. /1
You may never need the others, but chances are you will some day make decisions about your own or a loved one's death. /1
My local protest. I could only be there in spirit, alas.
East Cobb making me proud! Kids had a blast honking the horn and waving out the windows. 7yo said it was so much fun!
October 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
My local protest. I could only be there in spirit, alas.
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Only Queens Here, No Kings
October 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Only Queens Here, No Kings
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Possums eat parasites
October 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Possums eat parasites
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Consequences are going to come.
October 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Consequences are going to come.
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Well, Jay finally has a couple of promising leads for a local job, but even if he were to start tomorrow it’s at 2-4 weeks before there is actual income.
He started doing DoorDash and is waiting to be approved for InstaCart but it’s not enough. #fairshare.help
www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-sa...
He started doing DoorDash and is waiting to be approved for InstaCart but it’s not enough. #fairshare.help
www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-sa...
Donate to Help Us Save Our Home and Livelihood, organized by Star Bustamonte
My husband, Jay, and I have been facing a couple of very challenging years that i… Star Bustamonte needs your support for Help Us Save Our Home and Livelihood
www.gofundme.com
October 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Well, Jay finally has a couple of promising leads for a local job, but even if he were to start tomorrow it’s at 2-4 weeks before there is actual income.
He started doing DoorDash and is waiting to be approved for InstaCart but it’s not enough. #fairshare.help
www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-sa...
He started doing DoorDash and is waiting to be approved for InstaCart but it’s not enough. #fairshare.help
www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-sa...
All set up at the Decatur Book Festival with the Writers' Troupe in booth 38.
October 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
All set up at the Decatur Book Festival with the Writers' Troupe in booth 38.
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The Immigration Court of Appeals just ordered Mario Guevara to be deported.
September 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The Immigration Court of Appeals just ordered Mario Guevara to be deported.
A must-read.
Be Loud — For America
By Governor JB Pritzker
contrarian.substack.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
A must-read.
Worth reading. We're not quite as screwed as we may think; we just have to be smart about our communications.
Jimmy Kimmel and Charlie Kirk - What Trump et al do not understand about the Internet.
We will get to Kimmel and Kirk. But first some history so we know how we got here. I go back more than a bit in the Internet. We visited Bletchley Park during a trip to the UK in 2022. Once it was the...
www.dailykos.com
September 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Worth reading. We're not quite as screwed as we may think; we just have to be smart about our communications.
I gathered up my courage & submitted a short story in the Littleton Chronicles universe to the JordanCon 2026 anthology. It's the first such submission I've made. Here's hoping it gets chosen!
September 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I gathered up my courage & submitted a short story in the Littleton Chronicles universe to the JordanCon 2026 anthology. It's the first such submission I've made. Here's hoping it gets chosen!
Your quasi-monthly reminder:
chroniclesofthemultiverse.com/the-littleto...
chroniclesofthemultiverse.com/the-littleto...
September 1, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Your quasi-monthly reminder:
chroniclesofthemultiverse.com/the-littleto...
chroniclesofthemultiverse.com/the-littleto...
So book 4 of the Littleton Chronicles now has a title, Shìzú, and is at 80K words. My goal of publishing by Multiverse Con is optimistic, but I think I can hit it if I bust my ass and just do it. Besides, I think the bulk of the hard part is written (I HOPE).
September 1, 2025 at 3:15 AM
So book 4 of the Littleton Chronicles now has a title, Shìzú, and is at 80K words. My goal of publishing by Multiverse Con is optimistic, but I think I can hit it if I bust my ass and just do it. Besides, I think the bulk of the hard part is written (I HOPE).
We are already living in a surveillance state. This isn't the future; this is now.
How ICE's Explosive Growth Threatens Every American
www.wired.com
August 30, 2025 at 6:14 PM
We are already living in a surveillance state. This isn't the future; this is now.
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If you want to understand me as a writer, read this.
Vaccine misinformation led to an officer’s murder at the CDC – politicians’ silence is deafening
After a gunman reportedly deceived by anti-vaccine disinformation opened fire on the CDC and fatally shot David Rose, a community grieves as Trump officials remain silent
www.theguardian.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
If you want to understand me as a writer, read this.
I fear he's 100% correct.
America Tips Into Fascism
Today is different than before.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
August 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I fear he's 100% correct.
My very first bookstore signing event is coming up next month in Acworth, GA!
August 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM
My very first bookstore signing event is coming up next month in Acworth, GA!
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Crime is falling in most big cities at surprising rates, but both Atlanta and Baltimore are something else.
This story for Atlanta Magazine - the finest thing I may have ever written - looked at the rise in Atlanta. I need to match this energy as it recedes.
www.atlantamagazine.com/great-reads/...
This story for Atlanta Magazine - the finest thing I may have ever written - looked at the rise in Atlanta. I need to match this energy as it recedes.
www.atlantamagazine.com/great-reads/...
The source of violent crime in Atlanta isn’t mysterious: It’s desperation, born by inequality.
We just need to be willing to see it, writes George Chidi.
www.atlantamagazine.com
August 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Crime is falling in most big cities at surprising rates, but both Atlanta and Baltimore are something else.
This story for Atlanta Magazine - the finest thing I may have ever written - looked at the rise in Atlanta. I need to match this energy as it recedes.
www.atlantamagazine.com/great-reads/...
This story for Atlanta Magazine - the finest thing I may have ever written - looked at the rise in Atlanta. I need to match this energy as it recedes.
www.atlantamagazine.com/great-reads/...