Sarah E
@notyampolsky.bsky.social
Foreign policy, Star Wars, chickens & queerness.
No LGB without the TQ.
Washington DC/A Galaxy Far, Far Away
No LGB without the TQ.
Washington DC/A Galaxy Far, Far Away
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“But where will it end?” was the handwringing question about Me Too. A question asked by people who didn’t want it to begin.
November 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
“But where will it end?” was the handwringing question about Me Too. A question asked by people who didn’t want it to begin.
Incredible
I heard someone refer to the late Kim Jong Il as “Kim Jong the Second” and I’m afraid I’m going to be giggling about this all day long.
November 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Incredible
Can’t believe the average Netflix viewer is about to discover Roscoe Conkling
November 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Can’t believe the average Netflix viewer is about to discover Roscoe Conkling
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you mean DELI-berate. it's right there!
The sandwich guy jury has begun to deliber-ATE
sorry not sorry
sorry not sorry
“This case, ladies and gentleman of the jury, is about a sandwich.”
Closing arguments from the defense in the DC sandwich guy case are now underway.
Closing arguments from the defense in the DC sandwich guy case are now underway.
November 5, 2025 at 8:11 PM
you mean DELI-berate. it's right there!
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BREAKING:
NBC News projects: Abigail Spanberger (D) wins Virginia Governor. Democrat Gain.
NBC News projects: Abigail Spanberger (D) wins Virginia Governor. Democrat Gain.
November 5, 2025 at 12:55 AM
BREAKING:
NBC News projects: Abigail Spanberger (D) wins Virginia Governor. Democrat Gain.
NBC News projects: Abigail Spanberger (D) wins Virginia Governor. Democrat Gain.
I think we should talk more about how she’s a dog murderer, personally
Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million
www.nytimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I think we should talk more about how she’s a dog murderer, personally
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Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states.
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
October 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states.
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
New comrade just dropped.
October 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
New comrade just dropped.
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If there's an issue up for debate,
And one side physically holds the other hostage,
That's not a debate.
That's legislation by force.
The implications of this matter.
A lot.
And one side physically holds the other hostage,
That's not a debate.
That's legislation by force.
The implications of this matter.
A lot.
Folks are asking re: charges being used to hold Rep. Collier hostage
But that's beside the point.
Like the "how much crime is there" question is beside the point
In both cases, IT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING.
There's no justification for holding a rep. hostage
Think about that statement for a moment
But that's beside the point.
Like the "how much crime is there" question is beside the point
In both cases, IT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING.
There's no justification for holding a rep. hostage
Think about that statement for a moment
August 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM
If there's an issue up for debate,
And one side physically holds the other hostage,
That's not a debate.
That's legislation by force.
The implications of this matter.
A lot.
And one side physically holds the other hostage,
That's not a debate.
That's legislation by force.
The implications of this matter.
A lot.
🎶I go outside to give treats to my hens
They don’t know what stagflation is
The only know that I keep them in treats
They don’t know about the economy🎶
I sing to myself as I trudge through the stifling humidity to give my chickens their second treat of the day amid this hellscape
They don’t know what stagflation is
The only know that I keep them in treats
They don’t know about the economy🎶
I sing to myself as I trudge through the stifling humidity to give my chickens their second treat of the day amid this hellscape
August 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
🎶I go outside to give treats to my hens
They don’t know what stagflation is
The only know that I keep them in treats
They don’t know about the economy🎶
I sing to myself as I trudge through the stifling humidity to give my chickens their second treat of the day amid this hellscape
They don’t know what stagflation is
The only know that I keep them in treats
They don’t know about the economy🎶
I sing to myself as I trudge through the stifling humidity to give my chickens their second treat of the day amid this hellscape
Cross-cultural exchanges are alive and well at H Mart!
August 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Cross-cultural exchanges are alive and well at H Mart!
Roommate is back from her Nordic travels with the most fun magnet for our collection - the Norwegian National Library!
August 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Roommate is back from her Nordic travels with the most fun magnet for our collection - the Norwegian National Library!
As it has been for quite some time.
DC statehood is now an imperative. No more dicking around. Next Dem majority, get it done immediately.
August 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
As it has been for quite some time.
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We do not "liberate" our own democratically governed streets like they are an occupied foreign nation.
August 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
We do not "liberate" our own democratically governed streets like they are an occupied foreign nation.
Omg thank you for your service Mr. Thompson - sorry you had to suffer for your art 🫡 (and it was, indeed, art.)
@marcthompsonvo.bsky.social admits to throwing up in the recording booth while doing Sskeer in Tempest Breaker!
July 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Omg thank you for your service Mr. Thompson - sorry you had to suffer for your art 🫡 (and it was, indeed, art.)
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The 20+ person Democracy Docket team did amazing work this week. Here is my request:
1. If you haven't signed up, please do so--free or paid.
2. If you are already a subscriber, tell 10 friends to do the same and share this post.
Link: hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
1. If you haven't signed up, please do so--free or paid.
2. If you are already a subscriber, tell 10 friends to do the same and share this post.
Link: hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
July 19, 2025 at 12:52 AM
The 20+ person Democracy Docket team did amazing work this week. Here is my request:
1. If you haven't signed up, please do so--free or paid.
2. If you are already a subscriber, tell 10 friends to do the same and share this post.
Link: hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
1. If you haven't signed up, please do so--free or paid.
2. If you are already a subscriber, tell 10 friends to do the same and share this post.
Link: hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
Well - we brought the Labubu to the emergency room. Recession indicator?
July 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Well - we brought the Labubu to the emergency room. Recession indicator?
They’re like the dumb version of the suburban bestie murder duo in that one episode of Criminal Minds
This is too perfect. It's the exact kind of cryptic writing that conspiracy theorists go crazy over
I'll allow it
July 18, 2025 at 3:02 AM
They’re like the dumb version of the suburban bestie murder duo in that one episode of Criminal Minds
If nothing else, there’s always women’s soccer/football. Go Lionesses!
July 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
If nothing else, there’s always women’s soccer/football. Go Lionesses!
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It is a heartbreaking day for many, many people who worked in the broader foreign assistance, foreign policy, and journalism worlds. USAID, RFE/RL, Radio Free Asia—all illegally closed. Hundreds of State Dept employees being laid off right now. Hundreds more grants being terminated.
July 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
It is a heartbreaking day for many, many people who worked in the broader foreign assistance, foreign policy, and journalism worlds. USAID, RFE/RL, Radio Free Asia—all illegally closed. Hundreds of State Dept employees being laid off right now. Hundreds more grants being terminated.
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Opinion | Yes, I voted for Trump’s megabill despite knowing it will harm my constituents. But if I hadn’t, I’d be primaried by someone who’d vote just like me but not give anti-Trump comments on background to The Times.
July 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Opinion | Yes, I voted for Trump’s megabill despite knowing it will harm my constituents. But if I hadn’t, I’d be primaried by someone who’d vote just like me but not give anti-Trump comments on background to The Times.
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I’m as tired of saying it as you are of hearing it, but this is unambiguously Nazi shit
The White House has ordered the US Dept. of Justice to prioritize denaturalization: voiding the citizenship of US citizens.
Who will it denaturalize? "Any" case that it "determines to be sufficiently important".
Point 10 leaves the criteria opaque and arbitrary.
substack.com/redirect/169...
Who will it denaturalize? "Any" case that it "determines to be sufficiently important".
Point 10 leaves the criteria opaque and arbitrary.
substack.com/redirect/169...
June 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I’m as tired of saying it as you are of hearing it, but this is unambiguously Nazi shit
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This Supreme Court is not a judicial court, but a royal court.
They exist not to apply the laws of this nation fairly for all its citizens but rather to prop up the king and attend to his needs and his needs alone.
They exist not to apply the laws of this nation fairly for all its citizens but rather to prop up the king and attend to his needs and his needs alone.
this court says that allowing EPA to regulate carbon emissions is a "major question" that demands congressional debate. but allowing the president to, with a flick of the wrist, end a straightforward constitutional right is something that must be allowed to stand?
June 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This Supreme Court is not a judicial court, but a royal court.
They exist not to apply the laws of this nation fairly for all its citizens but rather to prop up the king and attend to his needs and his needs alone.
They exist not to apply the laws of this nation fairly for all its citizens but rather to prop up the king and attend to his needs and his needs alone.