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Sabrina Cartan

@sabrinacartan.bsky.social
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Fan activist, culture writer & digital strategist. “It's not what a movie is about, it's how it is about it.” –Roger Ebert

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The Conversationalist @conversationalist.org · 08/04/2025
“J.K. Rowling could have died a hero, but will instead be remembered by millions of her most ardent fans as a villain." @sabrinacartan.bsky.social on the group of Harry Potter fans campaigning against Rowling and transphobia.
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Don’t Underestimate Fan Activists
No one knows how to organize like a fandom.
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Sabrina Cartan @sabrinacartan.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Pete Hegseth is less careful with group chats than a group of gossiping teens.
bomb Yemen tonite meme
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
The death-rattle of Empire is horrific And it will take as many with it as it can But a new world is possible And a new world is in the process of emerging. We must work to bring it into being as quickly as we can.
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PERSIST. @thepersistnetwork.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
“Find that one thing you cannot shut up about; then be loud!” Sabrina Cartan #WhatTheFlip
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Sabrina Cartan @sabrinacartan.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Trump wants you to think the Resistance is dead, but it’s more alive than ever. It’s everywhere. Proud to have named “Resist List” and to be part of the @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social gang.
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Sabrina Cartan @sabrinacartan.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Honestly I just thought it would be super funny to whip out my AARP card at Denny’s in my 20s
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Sabrina Cartan @sabrinacartan.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
For most people, to be extremely wealthy is to be a gaping maw of insecurity and desire. Many in Elon’s class try to crush people who have nothing, all because they will never be whole. Great read from Liz Plank: lizplank.substack.com/p/richest-pers…
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Choose Democracy @choosedemocracy.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Thank you @sabrinacartan.bsky.social for this meme. And to everyone who defended democracy and the Constitution yesterday. Trump can lose when we fight back ✊
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
I'm exhausted by all the people out there who are trying to prove they're each the most cynical world-weary disillusioned person who's not gonna ever do a fucking thing ever except dump on everything and expect to be admired for that. Wrote about that in 2016:
ynicism is first of all a style of presenting oneself, and it takes pride more than anything in not being fooled and not being foolish. But in the forms in which I encounter it, cynicism is frequently both these things. That the attitude that prides itself on world-weary experience is often so naïve says much about the triumph of style over substance, attitude over analysis.

Maybe it also says something about the tendency to oversimplify. If simplification means reducing things to their essentials, oversimplification tosses aside the essential as well. It is a relentless pursuit of certainty and clarity in a world that generally offers neither, a desire to shove nuances and complexities into clear-cut binaries. Naïve cynicism concerns me because it flattens out the past and the future, and because it reduces the motivation to participate in public life, public discourse, and even intelligent conversation that distinguishes shades of gray, ambiguities and ambivalences, uncertainties, unknowns, and opportunities. Instead, we conduct our conversations like wars, and the heavy artillery of grim confidence is the weapon many reach for.
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Dr. Cara Berg Powers @clbergpowers.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
As a sociologist, I teach my students that everything that is here, we have constructed. Especially power. Every single bit of power that is conceded by other electeds, by framers in the media, by courts, that is part of a co-construction. We can construct differently, but we have to do it.
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Alt-Democrats (NOT the Democratic Party) @altdemocraticparty.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
If you want to share this excellent graphic as part of your awareness push, we recommend you retweet Sabrina’s post, which very helpfully provides alt-text for the image and makes it accessible for social media users who use screen readers. Thanks for being a good internet citizen, Sabrina!
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Sabrina Cartan @sabrinacartan.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
By freezing federal aid that was approved by Democrats and Republicans alike, Trump is stealing the power of the purse from Congress. It is blatantly illegal and has caused a constitutional crisis. Here's what you can do:
How to Stop Trump's Administrative Coup:

Be angry out loud: Sound the alarm on social media. What’s happening is not normal or business as usual.

Tell Congress to fight back: By freezing federal aid, Trump is stealing power from Congress. Call your senators and representative in the House and tell them to defend their authority. 

Join the legal fight: Support the ACLU and Democracy Forward’s lawsuits challenging the federal aid freeze.  

Alert the media: What’s happening right now is an emergency that will devastate the economy and millions of American families. Don’t let mainstream media bury the lede. Tag outlets on social and write letters to the editor urging them to cover this crisis accurately. 

Be in community: Tell your friends to get the word out and connect with mutual aid groups. They want us to be isolated, but together, we can fight back.
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Sabrina Cartan @sabrinacartan.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
When Rebecca Solnit gives you lemons from her Meyer lemon tree, make lemon bars. That’s the saying, right?
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Well that's been amazing, and I give Sabrina Cartan the digital genius a lot of credit: 9,300 views on youtube and a whole lot more on FB bringing us to about 28,000 views for yesterday's event. Most of them live, but the video is available whereever whenever. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf_y...
Screenshot from the Youtube video, here and below
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Sabrina Cartan @sabrinacartan.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Does anyone else leave the TV on for their pets when they’re not at home? What shows do you choose? My dogs regularly watch Family Ties, The Love Boat, Happy Days, and Frasier.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Monday morning we are entering a new chapter in this country's history and we are entering it together, with our friends and principles held close and our eyes wide open.
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Sabrina Cartan @sabrinacartan.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Directing a very cool livestream on Monday! 💙
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Sabrina Cartan @sabrinacartan.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
The Eras Tour is now over.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Has a bee ever landed on you, and instead of getting scared, you appreciate the possibility that you got confused for a flower.
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Sabrina Cartan @sabrinacartan.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
I won a Sophia Chia Pet at a Golden Girls-themed birthday party tonight 🌸
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Sabrina Cartan @sabrinacartan.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
starting a frozen dinner brand with Shaq and calling it Shaquille O’Meal
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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
I didn’t leave X because people there had different opinions and ideologies, I left because it stopped being fun. I get on social media to chat with people who think thinking is fun. X stopped being a place where that was true.
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Sabrina Cartan @sabrinacartan.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
alright fine I am here
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