Reposted by SaraRyan Calo @rcalo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Guess it’s time to resurrect my essay from 2023 undark.org/2023/06/22/a... 28226
Reposted by SaraMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 27/08/2026"Now Young Learning Partners™ don’t have to worry about late nights in the library, because there is no library. Yes, centuries of knowledge have been erased, but on the bright side, no more paper cuts. Think of short-form video as a pain-free substitute for book learning." buff.ly/AGaHs7bmcsweeneys.netOur University Does Not Require Books, Paper, or Human Knowledge“Such a radical shakeup in learning has never happened before, as far as I know. Is there even a way to learn about whether or not something has happened bef... 25417
Reposted by SaraRep. James Walkinshaw @repwalkinshaw.bsky.social · 28/07/2026A 7-year-old wants to go to school. A 9-year-old begs to leave. A 12-year-old is told to drink the water that's making children sick. These are children imprisoned at Dilley under Donald Trump. I am demanding Trump #ShutDownDilley and free the children. 12582200
Reposted by SaraMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14/07/2026This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE. 10706503120329
Reposted by SaraParis Marx @parismarx.com · 17/06/2026“industry convinced us to be okay with cars mowing down kids and taking away public space. we can also adjust to all the harms of the product making me a lot of money.” 4414123
Sara @sarajrose.bsky.social · 03/04/2026I recently said that sometimes efficiency is overrated in a presentation for a class and got some pushback. "I don't believe in efficiency as an ultimate good" says it better. I'm going to borrow that for the next time I need to defend myself for taking this stance. 010
Sara @sarajrose.bsky.social · 26/03/2026The increasing pressure to use AI for projects in my graduate program and learning that professors are using AI to assist with grading has me thinking about 120
Reposted by SaraIPES-Food @ipes-food.org · 17/03/2026“This isn’t just an oil crisis. It’s a food crisis in the making.” As Gulf conflict hits fertilizer supply, the risks to #FoodSystems are clear. “We’ve built a food system that rises and falls with the price of #oil” writes @rajpatel.org for @civileats.com. But it doesn't have to be this waycivileats.comOp-ed: The Persian Gulf Oil Crisis Is a Food CrisisThe fertilizer shock hasn't even hit yet, but the fossil fuel industry is still betting its future on our dependency. 05830
Reposted by Sarakey-lime pie @keymonster.bsky.social · 01/03/2026You only have a short time to comment. They are trying to destroy our forests to enrich a few logging company executives and the politicians they’ve paid off. Leave your comment here: eplanning.blm.gov/Participate-... morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/blm-announ...morethanjustparks.substack.comBLM Announces Plan to Fell Oregon's Last Great ForestsOne billion board feet per year... 30 days to make your voice heard. 7220372269
Reposted by SaraGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 17/02/2026The more of these fascist atrocities I see, the more I become an immigration maximalist. Let everyone in, give everyone work permits/green cards. Make it possible to get citizenship within a few months. Make it as easy as getting a driver's license. 221837425
Reposted by SaraCosta Samaras @costasamaras.com · 04/01/2026Instead of whatever this is, we should have a government getting lots of new homes and apartments built, lots of clean energy built, lots of high speed rail and transit and bike lanes built, human rights for everyone, economic & healthcare opportunities for all, & innovation that leads the world. 523802754
Reposted by SaraPhil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Remember to live your life such that people don't talk about the abject evils you did when you die. 10836183
Reposted by SaraRed Emma’s @redemmas.org · 28/10/2025With a lot of people already hungry, and many more about to lose SNAP benefits, here's a timely piece from @baltimoremagazine.com on Baltimore's growing network of community fridges, including the one we host inside our store: www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/comm... 110253
Reposted by SaraMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 23/10/2025All of the pilfering, vandalism, and outright death caused by DOGE cuts, and all of the thefts from the future by illegally stopping research grants, didn't save a penny, Trump spent the money and more on corruption and incompetent ICE goons. 222281873
Reposted by SaraNews Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 13/10/2025NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it. The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait. At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency. 986141188911
Sara @sarajrose.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Also, your local library probably has a streaming service with a good selection of movies and shows. Support that instead. 020
Reposted by SaraKate Burns @katerqburns.bsky.social · 29/08/2025New from me for @thestranger.com With Feucht coming to Seattle this weekend I took some time to lay out his playbook, in detail. Understanding how the rage machine works will help folks respond while keeping those most vulnerable safe www.thestranger.com/news/2025/08...thestranger.comDecoding Christian Supremacists' Playbook Before Sean Feucht Takes Over Gas Works ParkChristian Supremacist worship leader Sean Feucht is heading back to Seattle for Revive in 25, and anyone paying attention should recognize this isn't just another stop on his revival tour. It's a calc... 19228110
Reposted by Saraadam mahoney (he/him) @adamlmahoney.bsky.social · 29/08/2025NEW: Last week, oil literally rained down on a Black town in rural Louisiana where 60% of folks live in poverty. The company isn’t taking responsibility & the federal + state governments are saying residents have to clean it up themselves. capitalbnews.org/louisiana-oi... 321395874
Sara @sarajrose.bsky.social · 01/05/2025Speaking up once again as a former poor kid with parents who had zero dollars for my college education. Pell grants, a scholarship, and subsidized federal loans got me through. College was absolutely critical for me. They want poor kids to stay poor and uneducated. 020
Reposted by SaraTW @twesq.bsky.social · 29/04/2025I’ve found it’s more visually appealing to just paste in his head at the inflection points 148104674528
Sara @sarajrose.bsky.social · 20/04/2025Here's a program that generates economic benefits across 8 states and provides info about marine safety, water quality, fisheries, weather, ship navigation. If you live near a Great Lake like I do, you've benefited from this data. www.mlive.com/environment/...mlive.comSevere cuts at NOAA would kill Great Lakes data buoy network“This map is going to go dark,” say Great Lakes Observing System directors. 011
Sara @sarajrose.bsky.social · 15/04/2025I was away for a few days due to a family emergency and noticed this exact thing. It takes special effort to find out what is happening from day to day. 010
Sara @sarajrose.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Hey, do you know your MMR vax status? I just learned I narrowly missed being exposed to measles in two different places last week. I don't know if I had one dose of the vaccine or two when I was a child, so I'm scheduling my MMR booster now. 100
Sara @sarajrose.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Power to the people. Billionaires need us. We don't need them. 010
Sara @sarajrose.bsky.social · 01/03/2025I highly recommend listening to this. Time to seize the moment. 072
Reposted by SaraKatie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 27/02/2025"It’s worse than you think because the people running the government seem to have no higher mission than to watch it burn." From genius @brbarrett.bsky.social who cuts through all of the DOGE chaos better than any other person on the planet. www.wired.com/story/doge-w...wired.comThe DOGE Takeover Is Worse Than You ThinkWhat’s happening to the US government right now is bad. What comes next is worse. 14655212
Sara @sarajrose.bsky.social · 28/02/2025The simmering rage I feel at all times about all of this really needs to be directed somewhere. Also, can we remain focused on the fact that he has no authority to make these kinds of demands? 110
Reposted by SaraSenator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 23/02/2025Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns. 100% of his salary is paid by WA state. Elon fired him. Share his story. 5861865610045
Reposted by SaraDoktor Zoom @doktorzoom.bsky.social · 21/02/2025A federal worker explains to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin that there is no such thing as a faceless bureaucrat. 094
Reposted by SaraAlt USAID/ USAID Forever @altusaid.altgov.info · 18/02/2025ALERT: The @friendsofusaid.bsky.social Instagram and YouTube channel were blocked! They hope to get back online but if you're on Insta guess what, big brains FORGOT TO TAKE DOWN THE USAID OIG PAGE! See what we REALLY were doing to end waste, fraud and abuse! #SaveUSAID lnk.bio/usaid.oiglnk.bio@usaid.oig Lnk.Bio · link in bio@usaid.oig Lnk.Bio · link in bio - Profile and social media links for usaid.oig 329857
Sara @sarajrose.bsky.social · 17/02/2025Sincerely wondering if I should be making ground-based travel backup plans. 010
Sara @sarajrose.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Much of the time it's hard to see how I have any particular agency in this nightmare, but rereading this helps. A lot of us doing whatever we can, even if it feels small, is how we build a movement. 010
Sara @sarajrose.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Man I hate it here. How many millions of people will see the original tweet and take it at face value? 000
Sara @sarajrose.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Reiterating this--get your documents squared away. Get your REAL ID and your passport. Get your birth certificate. Keep copies of them somewhere safe. I know there are structural barriers to these for a lot of people, but it might get even harder. Don't let them disenfranchise you. 000
Sara @sarajrose.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Yup. Tell them they're supposed to represent you, not sell you out to deranged billionaires. Tell them relentlessly. 000
Sara @sarajrose.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Here's a thing to consider which I've found helpful for reducing reliance on Google and social media: www.optoutproject.net/about-the-op... 000
Reposted by SaraMaureen Johnson @maureenjohnsonbooks.com · 30/01/2025ME: *sits at desk and works* Just focus. Just focus. Don't look around. Do NOT look around. THE NEWS: 6348931064
Sara @sarajrose.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Honestly no idea what they can do about it at this point, but I called my senators anyway to implore them to act urgently in opposition to the reckless stoppage of federal grant funding. I encourage any US resident reading this to do the same. Find yr senator here: www.senate.gov/senators/sen...senate.govU.S. Senate: Contacting U.S. Senators 110
Sara @sarajrose.bsky.social · 28/01/2025I got five hours of sleep because I accidentally saw this news right before bed. I don't know how to articulate how bad this is. They are trying to crash the economy and override the entire legislative branch. Someone tell me I'm wrong. 131
Reposted by SaraAyana Elizabeth Johnson @ayanaeliza.bsky.social · 24/01/2025As expected, the Trump team is already deleting climate info from government websites. In anticipation, our team at Urban Ocean Lab created a permanent archive of 100+ key resources and published a permanent archive: www.urbanoceanlab.org/resource-hub 👩🏽💻 19789343883
Reposted by SaraRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 10/01/2025The looters I want to talk about are the ones who stole our safe and stable climate from us. Millennia of planetary harm for individuals' profit. They set the fires. 4367201610
Sara @sarajrose.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Tired of this.bridgemi.comMichigan lame-duck Legislature: House abruptly adjourns after days of dysfunction | Bridge MichiganThe clock is ticking on Michigan’s Lame-duck Legislature. Here’s the latest. 010
Sara @sarajrose.bsky.social · 19/12/2024"Limiting training data to public domain books and drawings created more than a century ago might yield an interesting experiment, but would not provide AI systems that meet the needs of today's citizens." WE DON'T "NEED" ANY OF THIS. 010
Sara @sarajrose.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Hello, strangers. I'm here tonight to vent into the ether that I just finished my 1st semester of my 2nd attempt at grad school with a raging migraine. I mayyyybe picked a hilarious time to pursue an MPA, but here we are. Ok, back to lurking! 120
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