Julia B. Chan
@juliachanb.bsky.social
Editor in chief ⌲ https://19thnews.org
Co-founder/admin ⌲ https://journalistsofcolor.us
More if you wanna ⌲ https://juliachanb.com/about
༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ here for skeets and giggles
Co-founder/admin ⌲ https://journalistsofcolor.us
More if you wanna ⌲ https://juliachanb.com/about
༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ here for skeets and giggles
Pinned
Julia B. Chan
@juliachanb.bsky.social
· Nov 9
reintroducing myself to the skyline hii 👋 i’m julia. i’m the editor of @19thnews.bsky.social, a nonprofit newsroom reporting at the intersections of gender, race, policy and politics. i’d love to follow fellow journos and you know, do that whole exchange of information and conversation thing
Reposted by Julia B. Chan
When covering No Kings last year, I immediately honed in on events in Historic Filipinotown. I talked to so many people of different ages who have been organizing through much worse times, like martial law in the Philippines, and how that is motivating their fight for democracy today.
February 10, 2026 at 7:44 PM
When covering No Kings last year, I immediately honed in on events in Historic Filipinotown. I talked to so many people of different ages who have been organizing through much worse times, like martial law in the Philippines, and how that is motivating their fight for democracy today.
Reposted by Julia B. Chan
With the next No Kings announced, here's a snapshot of organizing in LA. I talked with a Desert Storm vet nurse, a caregiving activist disappeared by the Marcos regime, and a union organizer about the Filipino-American legacy of resistance. 19thnews.org/2026/02/fili...
The Filipino-American legacy of fighting for freedom is taking on Trump
Caregivers are applying lessons from resisting authoritarianism under Philippine dictator Marcos Sr. in the 1980s.
19thnews.org
February 10, 2026 at 7:42 PM
With the next No Kings announced, here's a snapshot of organizing in LA. I talked with a Desert Storm vet nurse, a caregiving activist disappeared by the Marcos regime, and a union organizer about the Filipino-American legacy of resistance. 19thnews.org/2026/02/fili...
Reposted by Julia B. Chan
Progressive activist Analilia Mejia has won in the Democratic primary in a special election for New Jersey’s safely blue House seat, emerging from a crowded field to clinch a narrow victory days after the Thursday contest.
Analilia Mejia wins New Jersey special election primary
Progressive activist Analilia Mejia narrowly beat out a crowded field that included former Rep. Tom Malinowski.
bit.ly
February 10, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Progressive activist Analilia Mejia has won in the Democratic primary in a special election for New Jersey’s safely blue House seat, emerging from a crowded field to clinch a narrow victory days after the Thursday contest.
Reposted by Julia B. Chan
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Reposted by Julia B. Chan
Lindsay Vonn gives her first statement since her devastating crash in the Olympic downhill
February 9, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Lindsay Vonn gives her first statement since her devastating crash in the Olympic downhill
Across the country, teachers earn less than professionals w/ similar levels of education. In the Bay—home of revolutionary tech & their high salaries—the pay disparity hits teachers esp hard. @nadrakn.bsky.social reporting on my hometown & connecting it to a nat'l trend: 19thnews.org/2026/02/san-...
San Francisco teachers are on strike, highlighting a pay crisis in a city of tech bros
In a region made wealthy by innovation, the woman-dominated teacher workforce says its wages can’t keep pace, shutting down schools for 50,000 students.
19thnews.org
February 9, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Across the country, teachers earn less than professionals w/ similar levels of education. In the Bay—home of revolutionary tech & their high salaries—the pay disparity hits teachers esp hard. @nadrakn.bsky.social reporting on my hometown & connecting it to a nat'l trend: 19thnews.org/2026/02/san-...
Reposted by Julia B. Chan
Star realized something important a few months ago: She didn’t want to waste time pretending to be someone else.
So at 36, she sought out gender-affirming care.
But since she's on Medicaid, she can't go to the one place near her Ohio town where she feels safe at the doctor: Planned Parenthood
So at 36, she sought out gender-affirming care.
But since she's on Medicaid, she can't go to the one place near her Ohio town where she feels safe at the doctor: Planned Parenthood
After years of waiting, she wanted to start gender-affirming care. Politics interfered.
Medicaid patients can’t use their insurance at Planned Parenthood, unless their state covers it. This is a major setback for trans health care.
19thnews.org
February 9, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Star realized something important a few months ago: She didn’t want to waste time pretending to be someone else.
So at 36, she sought out gender-affirming care.
But since she's on Medicaid, she can't go to the one place near her Ohio town where she feels safe at the doctor: Planned Parenthood
So at 36, she sought out gender-affirming care.
But since she's on Medicaid, she can't go to the one place near her Ohio town where she feels safe at the doctor: Planned Parenthood
Reposted by Julia B. Chan
"I know that a lot of people say, ‘You're just an athlete, like, stick to your job, shut up about politics,' but politics affect us all,” Glenn said. https://bit.ly/4ajXs98
February 9, 2026 at 5:03 PM
"I know that a lot of people say, ‘You're just an athlete, like, stick to your job, shut up about politics,' but politics affect us all,” Glenn said. https://bit.ly/4ajXs98
the game was boring, the ads were real meh, truly the only thing the super bowl has going for it is the half-time show. what comes after kendrick and bad bunny?
February 9, 2026 at 3:29 AM
the game was boring, the ads were real meh, truly the only thing the super bowl has going for it is the half-time show. what comes after kendrick and bad bunny?
Reposted by Julia B. Chan
Puerto Rico hasn't had reliable power in a decade.
The grid sends occasional surges through the wires that fry appliances.
Electricity rates are among the highest in the entire U.S.
Heat waves are getting intense in the summer, and outages mean A/C is no guarantee for an aging population.
The grid sends occasional surges through the wires that fry appliances.
Electricity rates are among the highest in the entire U.S.
Heat waves are getting intense in the summer, and outages mean A/C is no guarantee for an aging population.
February 9, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Puerto Rico hasn't had reliable power in a decade.
The grid sends occasional surges through the wires that fry appliances.
Electricity rates are among the highest in the entire U.S.
Heat waves are getting intense in the summer, and outages mean A/C is no guarantee for an aging population.
The grid sends occasional surges through the wires that fry appliances.
Electricity rates are among the highest in the entire U.S.
Heat waves are getting intense in the summer, and outages mean A/C is no guarantee for an aging population.
ok I didn’t think more joy in this performance was possible and then I saw this
February 9, 2026 at 3:07 AM
ok I didn’t think more joy in this performance was possible and then I saw this
Reposted by Julia B. Chan
In case you missed the moment.
Art is powerful
Art is powerful
February 9, 2026 at 2:05 AM
In case you missed the moment.
Art is powerful
Art is powerful
Reposted by Julia B. Chan
Sports reporter with NBC News reporting that the couple in Bad Bunny’s halftime show got married for real
February 9, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Sports reporter with NBC News reporting that the couple in Bad Bunny’s halftime show got married for real
the half-time show was such a needed injection of art, culture, inspo, energy and love — grounded in the idea that unity is still possible. i need to bottle this shit and take sips throughout the week
February 9, 2026 at 2:09 AM
the half-time show was such a needed injection of art, culture, inspo, energy and love — grounded in the idea that unity is still possible. i need to bottle this shit and take sips throughout the week
Reposted by Julia B. Chan
Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
Reposted by Julia B. Chan
Bad Bunny “together we are America”
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Bad Bunny “together we are America”
Reposted by Julia B. Chan
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
Reposted by Julia B. Chan
OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
Reposted by Julia B. Chan
That critique of the government extracting resources from PR. The power poles.
February 9, 2026 at 1:30 AM
That critique of the government extracting resources from PR. The power poles.
Reposted by Julia B. Chan
ready for benito bowl and then maybe a nap after as a treat
February 9, 2026 at 1:16 AM
ready for benito bowl and then maybe a nap after as a treat
Reposted by Julia B. Chan
In 1979, the “New York Times” asked Isaac Bashevis Singer if he planned to watch the Super Bowl.
February 8, 2026 at 9:37 PM
In 1979, the “New York Times” asked Isaac Bashevis Singer if he planned to watch the Super Bowl.
Reposted by Julia B. Chan
how dare you use karaoke for evil
February 9, 2026 at 1:02 AM
how dare you use karaoke for evil
something something metaphor state of america etc…
From @theathletic.com: A $180 burger at the Super Bowl stadium has raised eyebrows. It is made with slow-roasted beef shank, bleu cheese fondue, and mirepoix demi-glace on a brioche bun. nyti.ms/45SH0LH
February 9, 2026 at 12:49 AM
something something metaphor state of america etc…
didn’t have pepsi reenacting kiss cam drama with polar bears on my bingo card
February 9, 2026 at 12:30 AM
didn’t have pepsi reenacting kiss cam drama with polar bears on my bingo card