Sarah Szalavitz💡
@dearsarah.bsky.social
Accountability Architect💡
Artisanal Database Maker🔎 🧾
Storyteller/Writer/Producer🎙️✍️🎥
Avenger, Academic, Lawyer🗳️
Redistributive Justice ⚖️
Choice Optimizer🤖
Researcher & OG Prompt Engineer🧌
Whistleblower🚨
Human Palantir🔮
https://linktr.ee/realdearsarah
Artisanal Database Maker🔎 🧾
Storyteller/Writer/Producer🎙️✍️🎥
Avenger, Academic, Lawyer🗳️
Redistributive Justice ⚖️
Choice Optimizer🤖
Researcher & OG Prompt Engineer🧌
Whistleblower🚨
Human Palantir🔮
https://linktr.ee/realdearsarah
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Sarah Szalavitz💡
@dearsarah.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Experiment confirms quantum theory weirdness; proves reality does not exist until measured <a href="http://phy.so/351940527" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://phy.so/351940527 <a href="http://t.co/BjOhcGrwTs" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://t.co/BjOhcGrwTs
Reposted by Sarah Szalavitz💡
Wegmans in New York City has begun collecting biometric data on shoppers' eyes, voices and faces from anyone who enters its supermarkets
NYC Wegmans is storing biometric data on shoppers' eyes, voices and faces
The supermarket chain says it’s a move to ensure shopper safety. Surveillance experts warn of privacy risks.
gothamist.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Wegmans in New York City has begun collecting biometric data on shoppers' eyes, voices and faces from anyone who enters its supermarkets
The Artist in Gracie Mansion www.thecut.com/article/rama... In her final moments before she’s a “public figure” & her creepy new reality where everyone not awful is in love with her…
“I didn’t know if that was a real thing,” Duwaji says when…told women are asking their hairstylists for “the Rama”
“I didn’t know if that was a real thing,” Duwaji says when…told women are asking their hairstylists for “the Rama”
January 4, 2026 at 4:21 AM
The Artist in Gracie Mansion www.thecut.com/article/rama... In her final moments before she’s a “public figure” & her creepy new reality where everyone not awful is in love with her…
“I didn’t know if that was a real thing,” Duwaji says when…told women are asking their hairstylists for “the Rama”
“I didn’t know if that was a real thing,” Duwaji says when…told women are asking their hairstylists for “the Rama”
Reposted by Sarah Szalavitz💡
Western countries, in particular, have a choice to make: will they help the US tear the system apart the international system they claim is so important, or will they ally with the wider world to protect it?
disconnect.blog/the-united-s...
disconnect.blog/the-united-s...
January 4, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Western countries, in particular, have a choice to make: will they help the US tear the system apart the international system they claim is so important, or will they ally with the wider world to protect it?
disconnect.blog/the-united-s...
disconnect.blog/the-united-s...
After 3 decades without change, women now hold even fewer top🎥 jobs www.latimes.com/entertainmen... “Add the current political war on diversity & women in🎥…now find themselves in uncharted territory. Hollywood has never needed permission to exclude or diminish women, but the industry now has it.”
Women still face steep challenges securing top movie jobs
A San Diego State University report found that women made up 23% of all directors, writers, producers, executive producers, editors and directors of photography on the 250 top-grossing films in 2025.
www.latimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:20 AM
After 3 decades without change, women now hold even fewer top🎥 jobs www.latimes.com/entertainmen... “Add the current political war on diversity & women in🎥…now find themselves in uncharted territory. Hollywood has never needed permission to exclude or diminish women, but the industry now has it.”
What Should Democratic Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani & First Lady Rama Duwaji Wear? www.vanityfair.com/news/story/r... yikes headline &🤯wtf: “Duwaji (was born) in Texas to Syrian Muslim progenitors”
Not “parents” or “immigrants” but PROGENITORS?! 😳😱
But yay—❤️the looks & Gabriella Karefa-Johnson!
Not “parents” or “immigrants” but PROGENITORS?! 😳😱
But yay—❤️the looks & Gabriella Karefa-Johnson!
What Should a Democratic Socialist Wear? Enter Mayor Zohran Mamdani and First Lady Rama Duwaji
The newly inaugurated New York City mayor and his wife make a convincing pitch for aligning the new polish of public image with their progressive politics.
www.vanityfair.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:59 PM
What Should Democratic Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani & First Lady Rama Duwaji Wear? www.vanityfair.com/news/story/r... yikes headline &🤯wtf: “Duwaji (was born) in Texas to Syrian Muslim progenitors”
Not “parents” or “immigrants” but PROGENITORS?! 😳😱
But yay—❤️the looks & Gabriella Karefa-Johnson!
Not “parents” or “immigrants” but PROGENITORS?! 😳😱
But yay—❤️the looks & Gabriella Karefa-Johnson!
AI is scoring college essays & conducting interviews www.latimes.com/california/s...
At this rate, it’d be fairest to do college admissions by lottery (with attention to inclusion) of all qualified applicants. Given what’ll obvi go wrong here & the defunding of higher ed, maybe this‘ll lead there?
At this rate, it’d be fairest to do college admissions by lottery (with attention to inclusion) of all qualified applicants. Given what’ll obvi go wrong here & the defunding of higher ed, maybe this‘ll lead there?
AI is scoring college essays and conducting interviews, a new layer in admissions stress
Applicants are not supposed to use AI to write college essays. But colleges are using AI to help assess applications. At Caltech, that includes holding interviews.
www.latimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:22 PM
AI is scoring college essays & conducting interviews www.latimes.com/california/s...
At this rate, it’d be fairest to do college admissions by lottery (with attention to inclusion) of all qualified applicants. Given what’ll obvi go wrong here & the defunding of higher ed, maybe this‘ll lead there?
At this rate, it’d be fairest to do college admissions by lottery (with attention to inclusion) of all qualified applicants. Given what’ll obvi go wrong here & the defunding of higher ed, maybe this‘ll lead there?
Billionaire tax proposal sparks soul-searching for Californians www.latimes.com/business/sto... Does it?
Or is it common sense—& LATimes headlines are now only for its owner?
CA’s nouveau billionaires got🤑externalizing private costs onto the public & NOT PAYING TAX—& are now devouring democracy.
Or is it common sense—& LATimes headlines are now only for its owner?
CA’s nouveau billionaires got🤑externalizing private costs onto the public & NOT PAYING TAX—& are now devouring democracy.
Billionaire tax proposal sparks soul-searching for Californians
Economists say a tax on California's wealthiest residents could be the only way to pay for needed healthcare services in the state.
www.latimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Billionaire tax proposal sparks soul-searching for Californians www.latimes.com/business/sto... Does it?
Or is it common sense—& LATimes headlines are now only for its owner?
CA’s nouveau billionaires got🤑externalizing private costs onto the public & NOT PAYING TAX—& are now devouring democracy.
Or is it common sense—& LATimes headlines are now only for its owner?
CA’s nouveau billionaires got🤑externalizing private costs onto the public & NOT PAYING TAX—& are now devouring democracy.
Zohran Mamdani sworn in as mayor of New York City www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... happy new years!
Zohran Mamdani sworn in as mayor of New York City
New mayor, 34, was sworn in by state attorney general Letitia James in old beaux arts city hall subway station
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Zohran Mamdani sworn in as mayor of New York City www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... happy new years!
The Worst Thing About Elon Musk Is That He Got Away With All of It flip.it/HI_Ycb #ProsecuteALLofThem
The Worst Thing About Elon Musk Is That He Got Away With All of It
His reign of terror didn’t end after he bought the 2024 election.
flip.it
December 31, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The Worst Thing About Elon Musk Is That He Got Away With All of It flip.it/HI_Ycb #ProsecuteALLofThem
😭Tatiana Schlossberg, Kennedy Daughter Who Wrote of Her Cancer, Dies at 35 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/u...
Tatiana Schlossberg, Kennedy Daughter Who Wrote of Her Cancer, Dies at 35
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM
😭Tatiana Schlossberg, Kennedy Daughter Who Wrote of Her Cancer, Dies at 35 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/u...
The World Wants More Ube. Philippine Farmers Are Struggling to Keep Up www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/w...
The World Wants More Ube. Philippine Farmers Are Struggling to Keep Up.
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The World Wants More Ube. Philippine Farmers Are Struggling to Keep Up www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/w...
The Men Trump Deported to a Salvadoran Prison projects.propublica.org/venezuelan-i...
The Men Trump Deported to a Salvadoran Prison
On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been t...
projects.propublica.org
December 29, 2025 at 7:26 AM
The Men Trump Deported to a Salvadoran Prison projects.propublica.org/venezuelan-i...
The miracle cure for sickle cell is now 2 years old. Most are still waiting www.politico.com/news/2025/12... especially folks who don’t live in places with access to advanced healthcare facilities.
That there aren’t lawsuits speaks volumes about the fragile state of our constitutional civil rights.
That there aren’t lawsuits speaks volumes about the fragile state of our constitutional civil rights.
The miracle cure for sickle cell is now 2 years old. Most are still waiting.
Despite a Trump administration push, there are few facilities offering the complex treatment in the rural areas where many patients live.
www.politico.com
December 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The miracle cure for sickle cell is now 2 years old. Most are still waiting www.politico.com/news/2025/12... especially folks who don’t live in places with access to advanced healthcare facilities.
That there aren’t lawsuits speaks volumes about the fragile state of our constitutional civil rights.
That there aren’t lawsuits speaks volumes about the fragile state of our constitutional civil rights.
He Was a SCOTUS Lawyer. Then His Double Life Caught Up With Him. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/m... this story* has everything: SCOTUSblog’s founder, Nina Totenberg, beating Google with fair use, Dan Blizarian, Seeking Arrangement, shibaru, & “the world’s biggest bookie”.
*by a man who exposed himself
*by a man who exposed himself
December 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
He Was a SCOTUS Lawyer. Then His Double Life Caught Up With Him. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/m... this story* has everything: SCOTUSblog’s founder, Nina Totenberg, beating Google with fair use, Dan Blizarian, Seeking Arrangement, shibaru, & “the world’s biggest bookie”.
*by a man who exposed himself
*by a man who exposed himself
(Thanks to rules changed under Biden) More Student Loan Borrowers Are Shedding Debts in Bankruptcy www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/b... student loans used to be the only debts not discharged by bankruptcy but now “Borrowers have an 87% success rate in dismissing most or all of their loans in bankruptcy”!
More Student Loan Borrowers Are Shedding Debts in Bankruptcy
www.nytimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:48 AM
(Thanks to rules changed under Biden) More Student Loan Borrowers Are Shedding Debts in Bankruptcy www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/b... student loans used to be the only debts not discharged by bankruptcy but now “Borrowers have an 87% success rate in dismissing most or all of their loans in bankruptcy”!
Reposted by Sarah Szalavitz💡
Some ~personal news~
Yes, I'm being sued by Matt Taibbi
Does that make me the realest free speech warrior?
open.substack.com
December 27, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Some ~personal news~
Federal judge blocks ICE from arresting immigrants who show up for court appointments in Northern California courts www.latimes.com/california/s... Finally!!!!
Federal judge blocks ICE from arresting immigrants who show up for court appointments in Northern California
Judge P. Casey Pitts issued a ruling that would block Immigration and Customs Enforcement from detaining immigrants who show up to court hearings in Northern California.
www.latimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Federal judge blocks ICE from arresting immigrants who show up for court appointments in Northern California courts www.latimes.com/california/s... Finally!!!!
How Trump killed international law www.theguardian.com/law/ng-inter... “I don’t think we’re moving towards any kind of system…anybody can do whatever they like regardless if they are big or small. As long as you have the ability to wreak havoc, you can do it because no one will hold you accountable”
Into the void: how Trump killed international law
The rules-based global order, its institutions and value system face a crisis of legitimacy and credibility as the US turns away
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:33 AM
How Trump killed international law www.theguardian.com/law/ng-inter... “I don’t think we’re moving towards any kind of system…anybody can do whatever they like regardless if they are big or small. As long as you have the ability to wreak havoc, you can do it because no one will hold you accountable”
Federal judge blocks White House’s reductions of homeland security funding to states
Judge said cuts were ‘another example’ of Trump administration tying state assistance to its immigration crackdown
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Judge said cuts were ‘another example’ of Trump administration tying state assistance to its immigration crackdown
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Federal judge blocks White House’s reductions of homeland security funding to states
Judge said cuts were ‘another example’ of Trump administration tying state assistance to its immigration crackdown
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Federal judge blocks White House’s reductions of homeland security funding to states
Judge said cuts were ‘another example’ of Trump administration tying state assistance to its immigration crackdown
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Judge said cuts were ‘another example’ of Trump administration tying state assistance to its immigration crackdown
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Rare footage from trial of Chinese general who defied Tiananmen crackdown order leaked online www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d... (amazing that there was a trial, that it was recorded & that he was sentenced to just 5 years in prison & banishment from Beijing & the party. He died only 4 years ago!)
Rare footage from trial of Chinese general who defied Tiananmen crackdown order leaked online
Video shows Gen Xu Qinxian explaining why he refused to deploy troops to crush 1989 student-led demonstrations
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Rare footage from trial of Chinese general who defied Tiananmen crackdown order leaked online www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d... (amazing that there was a trial, that it was recorded & that he was sentenced to just 5 years in prison & banishment from Beijing & the party. He died only 4 years ago!)
👏Supreme Court Refuses to Allow Trump to Deploy National Guard in Chicago www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
Supreme Court Refuses to Allow Trump to Deploy National Guard in Chicago
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:33 AM
👏Supreme Court Refuses to Allow Trump to Deploy National Guard in Chicago www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
Trump Administration Orders Nearly 30 U.S. Ambassadors to Leave Their Posts (without any explanation).
A union representing career diplomats said such a mass recall had never happened in the history of the US Foreign Service www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u... what could possibly go wrong? #loligarchy
A union representing career diplomats said such a mass recall had never happened in the history of the US Foreign Service www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u... what could possibly go wrong? #loligarchy
Trump Administration Orders Nearly 30 U.S. Ambassadors to Leave Their Posts
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Trump Administration Orders Nearly 30 U.S. Ambassadors to Leave Their Posts (without any explanation).
A union representing career diplomats said such a mass recall had never happened in the history of the US Foreign Service www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u... what could possibly go wrong? #loligarchy
A union representing career diplomats said such a mass recall had never happened in the history of the US Foreign Service www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u... what could possibly go wrong? #loligarchy
Spiked CBS 60 Minutes Story Posted Online After It Airs in 🇨🇦 www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/s...
Which journo can get quotes from Bari’s Hollywood besties about censoring CECOT on 60 minutes? Maybe on a red carpet?
And who amongst (us or) them hasn’t virtue signaled about CECOT on socials?
Which journo can get quotes from Bari’s Hollywood besties about censoring CECOT on 60 minutes? Maybe on a red carpet?
And who amongst (us or) them hasn’t virtue signaled about CECOT on socials?
December 23, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Spiked CBS 60 Minutes Story Posted Online After It Airs in 🇨🇦 www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/s...
Which journo can get quotes from Bari’s Hollywood besties about censoring CECOT on 60 minutes? Maybe on a red carpet?
And who amongst (us or) them hasn’t virtue signaled about CECOT on socials?
Which journo can get quotes from Bari’s Hollywood besties about censoring CECOT on 60 minutes? Maybe on a red carpet?
And who amongst (us or) them hasn’t virtue signaled about CECOT on socials?
The FDA Often Doesn’t Test Generic Drugs for Quality Concerns, So ProPublica Did flip.it/lOvdVG hey California….
The FDA Often Doesn’t Test Generic Drugs for Quality Concerns, So ProPublica Did
Billions of prescriptions for generic drugs are filled in the U.S. annually. The FDA tests only a few dozen of them every year, its own records show, and it has largely dismissed warnings about contam...
flip.it
December 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The FDA Often Doesn’t Test Generic Drugs for Quality Concerns, So ProPublica Did flip.it/lOvdVG hey California….
ICE signs contract with BI Inc (a subsidiary of private for-profit prison co GEO Group) for immigrant bounty hunters.
BI already has USG contacts for ankle monitors & remote surveillance of immigrants but will now pinpoint these locations (& capture?) folks for ICE. theintercept.com/2025/12/19/i...
BI already has USG contacts for ankle monitors & remote surveillance of immigrants but will now pinpoint these locations (& capture?) folks for ICE. theintercept.com/2025/12/19/i...
ICE Hires Immigrant Bounty Hunters From Private Prison Company GEO Group
BI Incorporated, a subsidiary of for-profit prison company GEO Group, will help ICE pinpoint the locations of immigrants.
theintercept.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:28 AM
ICE signs contract with BI Inc (a subsidiary of private for-profit prison co GEO Group) for immigrant bounty hunters.
BI already has USG contacts for ankle monitors & remote surveillance of immigrants but will now pinpoint these locations (& capture?) folks for ICE. theintercept.com/2025/12/19/i...
BI already has USG contacts for ankle monitors & remote surveillance of immigrants but will now pinpoint these locations (& capture?) folks for ICE. theintercept.com/2025/12/19/i...