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Sarah Granger

@sarahgranger.com
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Author. Screenwriter. Journalist. Book: The Digital Mystique. Past bylines: SFGate, Slate, Huffpost. Tech, security, media. KC -> SF -> now in LA. Find me - linktr.ee/segranger

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Sarah Granger @sarahgranger.com · 03/10/2026
Never underestimate the devastation that can come from communication failures. www.latimes.com/environment/...
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Botched Altadena evacuations, dysfunction in Pacific Palisades: Long-awaited fire investigation identifies missteps
The report provides the most frank and in-depth review of the Eaton and Palisades fires, and points out multiple shortcomings in governmental planning and response.
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Steve Olson @steveolson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
happy new year, friends!
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Sarah Granger @sarahgranger.com · 07/07/2026
I'm excited to share the news that I'm a 2026 Writers Discovery Fellow via Anarchists United @anarchistsunited.bsky.social. An amazing group of people. Read about the program here - www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/l...
hollywoodreporter.com
Lilly Wachowski’s Anarchists United Sets Writers Discovery Fellows Amid Shifting Hollywood Landscape: “Making Television Looks Very Different”
The program “remains rooted in traditional television development,” but Wachowski says the org wants to also “focus on alternative and concurrent methods toward building a brand within the industry.”
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Sarah Granger @sarahgranger.com · 06/06/2026
Great list of grants, fellowships, labs, and contests for screenwriters & filmmakers from @nofilmschool.bsky.social nofilmschool.com/massive-list...
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A Massive List of Summer 2026 Grants, Labs, Fellowships, and Contests
Let the sun shine in…
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Risa Wolf / Killerpuppytails @risawolf.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
A dear friend of mind needs a kidney. He's been on dialysis for several years and it's really taken its toll. Thad is one of those lovely people who makes life better for others & I really want more time with him. Please consider donating or sharing his story. nkr.org/KRN489
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Thad Szabo Needs a Kidney | Can You Help?
Thad Szabo is seeking a living kidney donor. Paired exchange may allow you to help even if you’re not a direct match. Confidential screening takes only a few minutes.
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thewomenslist.bsky.social @thewomenslist.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
White Hat – Sarah Granger One Hour Drama Series @sarahgranger.com On the brink of losing their funding, a female led startup of ethical hackers chase a long shot government deal in an attempt to show competitors and investors that they have what it takes. #Scriptsky #TVsky
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Sarah Granger @sarahgranger.com · 27/03/2026
Instagram removing end-to-end encryption for PMs in May www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Instagram to remove end-to-end encryption for private messages in May
Meta’s announcement comes after years of criticism from child safety groups over feature
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Sarah Granger @sarahgranger.com · 02/03/2026
I swear the Goodreads website is hosted on some basement 386. I haven't seen a site this regularly slow in ages. The mobile app is only slightly faster.
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Sarah Granger @sarahgranger.com · 02/02/2026
An important read - "The Narrative War" by @duvernay.bsky.social - Words matter. open.substack.com/pub/avaduver...
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The Narrative War
I keep thinking about the moment when language breaks eye contact with truth.
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Zeb Larson @zeblarson.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
My latest for Dame on state capture. What we’re seeing under Trump isn’t ordinary graft or corruption; it’s a realignment of the political system to enable corruption. The consequences are far more insidious.
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Independent Writers' Caucus @theiwclist.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
🎉 Please help us welcome the first new IWC members of 2026!!! 👏👏👏 EXCELSIOR! ☕️ Jon Baskin Jennifer Dunn @jenniferdunn.bsky.social Sarah Granger @sarahgranger.com Leon Masters Nick Perlman @nickperlman.bsky.social Emilie Svensson Danielle Tjoelker @dtjoelker.bsky.social #WeAreTheIWC
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Sarah Granger @sarahgranger.com · 17/09/2025
I interviewed former TV exec & script consultant Rebecca Stay for @pipelineartists.bsky.social -- she's so smart & has some amazing advice for writers. Check it out here - pipelineartists.com/former-tv-ex...
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Former TV Exec Rebecca Stay on Thoughtful Notes and the Value of Serendipity, Pragmatism, and Listening
... we were not asking writers to reinvent the wheel; it was about what they could do with that wheel. And that usually started with great writers giving us characters that surprised us.
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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Remember that time I “Jurassic Parked” a dragon and then threw in some Edith Piaf just to prove to my teenaged daughter that I could? Well now you can read that for free. 🙂 (Now with cool art by @thaisibir.bsky.social!)
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Sarah Granger @sarahgranger.com · 25/08/2025
"Scientists from Google and the University of California at Berkeley estimated the [AI] training process alone consumed 1,287 megawatt hours of electricity (enough to power about 120 average U.S. homes for a year), generating about 552 tons of carbon dioxide." news.mit.edu/2025/explain...
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Explained: Generative AI’s environmental impact
MIT News explores the environmental and sustainability implications of generative AI technologies and applications.
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Disability Belongs ® @disabilitybelongs.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Read our analysis of the new data at the link below! Image Description: text reads "In 2024, only 2.4% of speaking characters in the Top 100 movies were depicted with a disability. The number "2.4%" is larger than the rest of the text.
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New USC Report: Films Continue to Lack Disability Representation, But Some Progress for Leading / Co-Leading Characters - Disability Belongs™
While films overall continue to lack disabled characters (with no change since 2015), progress did occur for leading/co-leading characters.
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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
It's book day! Cressida and her friends have finally discovered the source of their Headmaster's obsession, but can they stop it before he makes good on their school's ominous "change the world" motto? A magical school that isn't TERFY, teens standing up for good, and a middle finger to eugenics.
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Fortune's Calling|Paperback
Cressida has escaped school, brought its cruel Headmaster to account for his crimes against her and her classmates, then watched him usurp her Empress. Justice may be elusive, but she isn't done with ...
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Sarah Granger @sarahgranger.com · 17/07/2025
It's been a good month for my sci-fi scripts. My pilot, M-CAP2, won StoryPros' combined sci-fi/fantasy/horror category. And yesterday I found out my feature, THE COMMUNING ENGINE, is a quarterfinalist in the PAGE Awards (top 10% out of ~10k submissions), moving on to the next level in competition. 🎉
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Paul Jessup @pauljessup.com · 03/06/2025
as someone who has disabilities, I am really tired of AI proponents using the disability argument. It's demeaning to us, infantilizes us, and doesn't help If they really wanted to help, they would build accessible cities and make existing ones more accessible. But they don't care about us
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Sarah Granger @sarahgranger.com · 21/05/2025
I had so much fun talking with TV comedy writer, Jimy Shah, about her career leading up to and including the upcoming AppleTV+ series, Stick. Our conversation here: pipelineartists.com/a-tv-writers...
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A TV Writer’s Journey: The Relentless Hustle and the People Who Bring You Along – Interview with Jimy Shah
There was a moment, where I just knew I needed to shake things up ... “I'm gonna leave my job.” And I put in my two-weeks’ notice.
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LaToya Morgan @morganicink.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Tonight's the night! #Duster premieres at 9pmEST/6pmPST tonight May 15th on @streamonmax.bsky.social !! Ride on!! #TVSky #WritingSky
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Sarah Granger @sarahgranger.com · 03/05/2025
Apple warns some iPhone users of mercenary spyware attacks (what to do if you're notified) - www.pcmag.com/news/apple-w...
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Apple Warns iPhone Users About Mercenary Spyware Attacks: What to Do If You're Notified
These attacks usually target journalists, activists, politicians, and diplomats. Apple has sent alerts to iPhone users in 100 countries and recommends they enable Lockdown Mode.
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Sarah Granger @sarahgranger.com · 02/05/2025
So I helped get an indie feature film made and it's now officially released on demand! STAY WITH ME -- about a woman with an undiagnosed mental illness and the 2 closest people in her life who had to pick up the pieces after her suicide. Check it out on Prime Video, AppleTV, more. bit.ly/3EE536M
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Michelle Richmond @michellerichmond.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Authors Guild webinars are SO good and helpful. On May 9, AG will be hosting Nonfiction Proposals: What Agents and Editors Want. It's free. Register here: authorsguild.org/event/nonfic.... @authorsguild.bsky.social #booksky
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Nonfiction Proposals: What Agents & Editors Want - The Authors Guild
What are agents and editors looking for in a nonfiction proposal these days? Join us for a discussion about the current trends, the elements that matter most, and the common weak spots that can lead t...
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Sarah Granger @sarahgranger.com · 30/04/2025
Some interesting data here about social platform trends re: media & entertainment.
www2.deloitte.com
2025 Digital Media Trends: Social platforms are becoming a dominant force in media and entertainment
While studios and streaming providers compete, tougher competition is coming from social video platforms that are hyperscale and hyper-capitalized
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Sarah Granger @sarahgranger.com · 28/04/2025
It's fine... everything's fine...
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Denise Cruz-Castino @cruzwriter.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
www.fastcompany.com/91321143/bot...
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Bot farms invade social media to hijack popular sentiment
Governments, financial influencers, and entertainment insiders are using data center-like facilities full of phones to push narratives fabricated through fake social media engagement.
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Sarah Granger @sarahgranger.com · 28/04/2025
Sadly I was expecting this. Going after Wikipedia. Oh, the hypocrisy.
pcmag.com
Trump-Appointed Atty: Wikipedia Allows Foreign Actors to 'Spread Propaganda'
Ed Martin, the interim US Attorney for DC, claims Wikipedia’s popularity as a source of AI training data means it could help ‘launder information’ for foreign governments.
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thewomenslist.bsky.social @thewomenslist.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
White Hat – Sarah Granger One-Hour Drama Series @sgranger.bsky.social On the brink of losing their funding, a female led startup of ethical hackers chase a long shot government deal in an attempt to show competitors and investors that they have what it takes. #TV #Scriptsky
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Sarah Granger @sarahgranger.com · 28/03/2025
A threat to everyone -- www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...
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The US right is coming for disabled people. Here’s why that threatens everyone
Trump’s administration is dismantling disability rights and education. History has shown this can be a warning sign for all civil liberties
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Sarah Granger @sarahgranger.com · 26/03/2025
LMAO at the first 2 episodes of #TheStudio. So fun. I hope they share the pilot script sooner vs. later. Can't wait to read it.
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Sarah Granger @sarahgranger.com · 23/03/2025
I've been knee deep in revisions on 5 scripts the past 3 weeks, each for different reasons. It's been good mental exercise -- and more fun than I expected. Hopefully it'll be worth the time and effort. Nice to take a break today though -- such a perfect LA day outside. (Photo from my walk.)
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Sarah Granger @sarahgranger.com · 20/03/2025
They used my book. I own the rights. They did not ask for nor do they have my permission.
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Sarah Granger @sarahgranger.com · 20/03/2025
THE COMMUNING ENGINE A closed-off particle physicist who lost her dad in a mysterious accident attempts to recreate his research, unwittingly unlocking a portal that could alter how humanity views death, forcing her to face her own grief. CONTACT + ARRIVAL #ScreenPit #Fea #SFi #ScriptSky #WrWo #SeRe
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Sarah Granger @sarahgranger.com · 10/03/2025
For those who are authors or thinking of becoming authors, here's a telling chart (from a paywall WSJ piece) about the decline of the paperback worth noting. If your publisher plans a hardcover release, don't hold your breath on a followup. (Source: www.wsj.com/business/med...)
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Sarah Granger @sarahgranger.com · 04/03/2025
Open caption tech helps everyone, not just the hearing impaired - www.indiewire.com/features/gen...
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This Open Caption Technology Creates a Better Experience for Both Hearing Impaired and Hearing Audiences
'Compensation' director Zeinabu irene Davis on how new open caption technology improved her movie for both the Hearing Impaired and Hearing Audiences.
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Sarah Granger @sarahgranger.com · 28/02/2025
"Zelenskyy’s main objective going into the sit-down had been to press Trump not to abandon his country and to warn against moving too closely to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Instead he got shouted at while Trump appeared to play up the drama for the cameras." apnews.com/article/zele...
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Zelenskyy leaves White House without signing minerals deal after Oval Office blow up
Zelenskyy's delegation is expected to sign a landmark economic agreement with the U.S. in Washington, aimed at financing the reconstruction of war-damaged Ukraine
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
"Most of EPA’s work happens behind the scenes, like when one of its enforcement teams raided a warehouse in Colorado full of mislabeled oil barrels that had been prepared for a landfill and discovered they contained nuclear waste..." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/o...
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Opinion | Three Former E.P.A. Leaders: You’ll Miss It When It’s Gone
When the next environmental catastrophe arrives, who will be there to deal with the emergency and its aftermath?
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Sarah Granger @sarahgranger.com · 25/02/2025
21 DOGE staffers resign refusing to dismantle public services. Good for them. (I tried to remove the image of El0# from the post but BSky keeps re-adding. Sorry.) live-the-wrap.pantheonsite.io/doge-staffer...
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 19/02/2025
During our analysis of RedNote, we found that the app requests some very sensitive permissions, including location information, even when the app is not running in the foreground. This permission is not requested by other similar apps such as TikTok, Facebook, or Instagram.
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Crimson Memo: Analyzing the Privacy Impact of Xianghongshu AKA Red Note
Early in January 2025 it seemed like TikTok was on the verge of being banned by the U.S. government. In reaction to this imminent ban, several million people in the United States signed up for a diffe...
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Andy Diggle @andydiggle.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
This is the way.
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A Reagan Appointee Just Showed How All Judges Should Respond to Trump’s Lawless Rampage
"In this courtroom, and under my watch, the rule of law is a bright beacon which I intend to follow," the judge declared.
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Sarah Granger @sarahgranger.com · 07/02/2025
This is just the beginning.
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Alexander Howard @digiphile.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
“The president is openly violating the law & Constitution on a daily basis”- @brendannyhan.bsky.social messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com/dynamic/rend... “We’re talking about the idea of whether the president has to follow the law at all. I never thought I’d have to say [that] about the US.”
Graph of ratings of American democracy by experts that shows a sharp decline under President Trump and his second term
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Sarah Granger @sarahgranger.com · 04/02/2025
There's so much news out there about AI and the sky falling. Here's an interesting piece via @techcrunch.com today - techcrunch.com/2025/02/03/m...
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Meta says it may stop development of AI systems it deems too risky | TechCrunch
Meta has released a policy document outlining scenarios in which the company may not release certain categories of 'risky' AI systems.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 31/01/2025
Tariffs are taxes. "Trump insists that tariffs are paid for by foreign countries. In fact, its is importers — American companies — that pay tariffs, and the money goes to U.S. Treasury. Those companies, in turn, typically pass their higher costs on to their customers in the form of higher prices."
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Trump favors huge new tariffs. How do they work?
Former President Donald Trump has proposed a 60% tariff on goods from China and a 20% tariff on everything else the United States imports. This week, he raised the ante still higher.
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Janice Elks 🐦Omahagemgirl🇺🇲🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈🌊 @omahagemgirl.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Thousands of datasets from Data.gov have disappeared since Trumps inauguration. Whats going on? Deleted datasets "disproportionately" come from the Department of Energy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mashable.com/article/gove...
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Thousands of datasets from Data.gov have disappeared since Trump's inauguration. What's going on?
The answer is more complicated than you might think.
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
You can't make this stuff up.
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Sarah Granger @sarahgranger.com · 31/01/2025
So far the videos & ads leading up to the FireAid concert have had airplanes, an ice rink, and a neighborhood & person on fire. All triggering today. 😭 Not helping.
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Sarah Granger @sarahgranger.com · 31/01/2025
RIP Dick Button. dnyuz.com/2025/01/30/d...
dnyuz.com
Dick Button, Figure Skating Champion and Commentator, Dies at 95
Dick Button, whose passionate and often tart commentary on figure skating competitions became a television staple over six decades and
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Sarah Granger @sarahgranger.com · 30/01/2025
Real leaders take responsibility. You gut aviation safety and tell workers they're out of jobs in critical roles, accidents will happen. That's why the safety programs were created in the first place. This is clearly not a single-fault situation, but blaming it on something else is not leadership.
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Sarah Granger @sarahgranger.com · 28/01/2025
They bought it. Now they're breaking it.
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