Sara Beth Brooks
@sarabethbrooks.bsky.social
Fat femme, queer & disabled, published poet, mixed-media artist, abolitionist, potter. Life rules: have courage & be kind. 🍉
My multimedia zine IN BLOOM is available through my link tree: http://linktr.ee/sarabethbrooks
My multimedia zine IN BLOOM is available through my link tree: http://linktr.ee/sarabethbrooks
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To mark "Trump will declare a national emergency for mass deportations" day: here is the initial spreadsheet of our crowd-sourced *local* immigration advocacy/support organizations.
Please share widely, put to good use, and keep letting me know about more organizations folks can connect with.
Please share widely, put to good use, and keep letting me know about more organizations folks can connect with.
Here's some ideas of where you can pitch in. Mutual aid looks like sharing your time, skills, resources, and supplies with your community.
White people, especially, it's time to support immigration advocacy groups.
#MutualAid #BetterThanABlueBracelet
White people, especially, it's time to support immigration advocacy groups.
#MutualAid #BetterThanABlueBracelet
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Stop calling them vaccine skeptics. They are child death enthusiasts. They are murderers. Disinformationmongers. Evil.
They aren’t critical. There’s nothing real there. Not even kernels of truth. They grasp at the subjectivity of the human experience and manufacture crises to enable real ones.
They aren’t critical. There’s nothing real there. Not even kernels of truth. They grasp at the subjectivity of the human experience and manufacture crises to enable real ones.
May 2, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Stop calling them vaccine skeptics. They are child death enthusiasts. They are murderers. Disinformationmongers. Evil.
They aren’t critical. There’s nothing real there. Not even kernels of truth. They grasp at the subjectivity of the human experience and manufacture crises to enable real ones.
They aren’t critical. There’s nothing real there. Not even kernels of truth. They grasp at the subjectivity of the human experience and manufacture crises to enable real ones.
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the government won't tell you this but
germ theory is real
germ theory is real
May 2, 2025 at 3:22 AM
the government won't tell you this but
germ theory is real
germ theory is real
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If “trying harder” could solve chronic illness, no one would be chronically ill.
Non disabled people have no idea how hard we try. How much effort goes into managing our conditions to avoid deterioration to our baseline.
How hard it is to survive in an ableist society.
Non disabled people have no idea how hard we try. How much effort goes into managing our conditions to avoid deterioration to our baseline.
How hard it is to survive in an ableist society.
May 2, 2025 at 4:14 AM
If “trying harder” could solve chronic illness, no one would be chronically ill.
Non disabled people have no idea how hard we try. How much effort goes into managing our conditions to avoid deterioration to our baseline.
How hard it is to survive in an ableist society.
Non disabled people have no idea how hard we try. How much effort goes into managing our conditions to avoid deterioration to our baseline.
How hard it is to survive in an ableist society.
I swear to God we need to stop referring to sports trades as "sold to [new team]." The contract was sold. People are not property. It's especially uncalled for when discussing Black American players.
I hear @nwslsoccer.com announcers say this regularly, and it's always bristling.
I hear @nwslsoccer.com announcers say this regularly, and it's always bristling.
April 28, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I swear to God we need to stop referring to sports trades as "sold to [new team]." The contract was sold. People are not property. It's especially uncalled for when discussing Black American players.
I hear @nwslsoccer.com announcers say this regularly, and it's always bristling.
I hear @nwslsoccer.com announcers say this regularly, and it's always bristling.
The court of public opinion insists on "If they're arrested, they did it," rather than "innocent until proven guilty." Criminality happens the moment someone is arrested, and then all the bad things that happen to them are justified because they are criminal.
BTW, this is why we need abolition.
BTW, this is why we need abolition.
You can’t say criminals don’t deserve due process when due process is the thing that decides if they're criminals. Otherwise you're just kidnapping people you don't like.
April 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The court of public opinion insists on "If they're arrested, they did it," rather than "innocent until proven guilty." Criminality happens the moment someone is arrested, and then all the bad things that happen to them are justified because they are criminal.
BTW, this is why we need abolition.
BTW, this is why we need abolition.
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Staple this to RFK Jr’s forehead.
April 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Staple this to RFK Jr’s forehead.
I usually root for the Portland Thorns, except when they're playing the Seattle Reign or Bay FC. Go Reign!
#CascasiaClash #NWSL
#CascasiaClash #NWSL
April 19, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I usually root for the Portland Thorns, except when they're playing the Seattle Reign or Bay FC. Go Reign!
#CascasiaClash #NWSL
#CascasiaClash #NWSL
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Dear senators who think you can’t do anything,
Today, Senator Van Hollen - through diplomatic pressure - got a meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. So that thing you’re thinking about doing? DO IT.
~ All of Us
Today, Senator Van Hollen - through diplomatic pressure - got a meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. So that thing you’re thinking about doing? DO IT.
~ All of Us
April 18, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Dear senators who think you can’t do anything,
Today, Senator Van Hollen - through diplomatic pressure - got a meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. So that thing you’re thinking about doing? DO IT.
~ All of Us
Today, Senator Van Hollen - through diplomatic pressure - got a meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. So that thing you’re thinking about doing? DO IT.
~ All of Us
What Senator Van Hollen did going to El Salvador, making sure Kilmar Abrego Garcia is still alive & advocating for his release is more important for democracy than Senator Cory Booker's floor speech. I liked the speech & I hoped it would come with some action. Van Hollen is actually taking action.
April 18, 2025 at 4:59 AM
What Senator Van Hollen did going to El Salvador, making sure Kilmar Abrego Garcia is still alive & advocating for his release is more important for democracy than Senator Cory Booker's floor speech. I liked the speech & I hoped it would come with some action. Van Hollen is actually taking action.
This energy, for EVERY. ONE. OF. THEM.
I'm glad Sen. Van Hollen is going to advocate for this man, and every single person sent to El Salvador needs a champion like this.
I'm glad Sen. Van Hollen is going to advocate for this man, and every single person sent to El Salvador needs a champion like this.
Letter from Dem Senator Chris Van Hollen (MD) requesting a meeting with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele
To discuss MD father Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return
"If Kilmar is not home by midweek – I plan to travel to El Salvador this week to check on his condition and discuss his release."
To discuss MD father Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return
"If Kilmar is not home by midweek – I plan to travel to El Salvador this week to check on his condition and discuss his release."
April 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
This energy, for EVERY. ONE. OF. THEM.
I'm glad Sen. Van Hollen is going to advocate for this man, and every single person sent to El Salvador needs a champion like this.
I'm glad Sen. Van Hollen is going to advocate for this man, and every single person sent to El Salvador needs a champion like this.
I get frustrated w/ people who dismiss fascists as stupid, simple minded, or unaware. Plenty of people in power know exactly why they're there & are working from a published playbook. Just because you disagree doesn't make them stupid. Dismissing them for low intelligence isn't a smart move either.
April 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I get frustrated w/ people who dismiss fascists as stupid, simple minded, or unaware. Plenty of people in power know exactly why they're there & are working from a published playbook. Just because you disagree doesn't make them stupid. Dismissing them for low intelligence isn't a smart move either.
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Hi, I'm the guy who wrote the book "Administrative Burdens" and it's just objectively untrue that no one will face "unnecessary burdens" b/c
*non-citizens almost never vote!
*About 20M citizens don't have access to citizenship documents
SAVE solves a non-problem by burdening American citizens.
*non-citizens almost never vote!
*About 20M citizens don't have access to citizenship documents
SAVE solves a non-problem by burdening American citizens.
Maine's voting culture is the best in the nation. I am confident that under the SAVE Act, our state can both ensure that only citizens can cast ballots and that no one faces unnecessary barriers to registering to vote.
April 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Hi, I'm the guy who wrote the book "Administrative Burdens" and it's just objectively untrue that no one will face "unnecessary burdens" b/c
*non-citizens almost never vote!
*About 20M citizens don't have access to citizenship documents
SAVE solves a non-problem by burdening American citizens.
*non-citizens almost never vote!
*About 20M citizens don't have access to citizenship documents
SAVE solves a non-problem by burdening American citizens.
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April 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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The important thing here is that some brave people said NO and they WALKED AWAY
April 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The important thing here is that some brave people said NO and they WALKED AWAY
Shawn Fein sounds great, even revolutionary, until he does shit like this.
www.npr.org/2025/04/07/n...
www.npr.org/2025/04/07/n...
April 9, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Shawn Fein sounds great, even revolutionary, until he does shit like this.
www.npr.org/2025/04/07/n...
www.npr.org/2025/04/07/n...
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If they can illegally send anyone to an El Salvador prison illegally and not bring them back, they can illegally send you to an El Salvador prison and not bring you back.
How can anyone defend this?
How can anyone defend this?
April 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
If they can illegally send anyone to an El Salvador prison illegally and not bring them back, they can illegally send you to an El Salvador prison and not bring you back.
How can anyone defend this?
How can anyone defend this?
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I’m seeing a lot of posts about how certain immigrants sent to El Salvador are not actually criminals and this is true but I would also like to remind you that people with criminal records shouldn’t be subjected to this, either.
April 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I’m seeing a lot of posts about how certain immigrants sent to El Salvador are not actually criminals and this is true but I would also like to remind you that people with criminal records shouldn’t be subjected to this, either.
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can't normalize without normies. make your peace with this now
Building a mass movement (instead of a subculture) will require a lot of cringe, so get comfortable with it
April 6, 2025 at 2:45 AM
can't normalize without normies. make your peace with this now
A lot of people may have protested for the first time today. I've heard so many veteran activists share that there's a difference between organizing and mobilizing. Today is mobilizing. It will create 1,000,000+ chances for organizing, which is necessary for the long haul. The difference 🧵
April 6, 2025 at 3:51 AM
A lot of people may have protested for the first time today. I've heard so many veteran activists share that there's a difference between organizing and mobilizing. Today is mobilizing. It will create 1,000,000+ chances for organizing, which is necessary for the long haul. The difference 🧵
I'll be honest, I'm annoyed that people are upset about HHS cuts, screaming about measles and bird flu, when disabled people have been begging everyone to wear a mask for five years. Yet, some cities/states have banned or are trying to ban masks in public. It's infuriating.
April 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I'll be honest, I'm annoyed that people are upset about HHS cuts, screaming about measles and bird flu, when disabled people have been begging everyone to wear a mask for five years. Yet, some cities/states have banned or are trying to ban masks in public. It's infuriating.
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I genuinely don't understand how anyone can look at the current moment and think "Abolish ICE" was anything but completely correct.
ICE cannot and should not exist. Period.
ICE cannot and should not exist. Period.
April 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I genuinely don't understand how anyone can look at the current moment and think "Abolish ICE" was anything but completely correct.
ICE cannot and should not exist. Period.
ICE cannot and should not exist. Period.