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sarahberms.bsky.social
sarah berman
@sarahberms.bsky.social
author of don't call it a cult
podcast producer
sarah.berms@gmail.com
instagram has been bad for social movements, disinfo and mental health for a long time.

but i think the common cause of protecting the heated rivalry cast is what will finally get ppl to rise up and destroy it.

it’s not safe on there!
January 27, 2026 at 6:42 PM
PSA if you subscribe to CBC’s morning brief newsletter you’ll get to see me summarize some of the worst imaginable news cycles on mondays. subscriptions.cbc.ca/listmanageme...
January 21, 2026 at 5:54 AM
might start a burner account where i review canadian courtrooms. lighting, seat comfort, mic situations. the important stuff
January 20, 2026 at 10:01 PM
this year i:
-started teaching at UBC
-joined CBC’s copy desk
-served as @banffcentre.bsky.social faculty

which means the work i’m most proud of in 2025 has come from students and peers.

this harrowing one from @kellyrbennett.bsky.social stands out, congrats kelly! www.thestar.com/news/investi...
She wanted a natural pregnancy and childbirth. It ended in tragedy. Why the growing reliance on unregulated birth attendants is raising red flags
Authorities across the country have issued warnings to the public about hiring unregulated attendants, and in some cases have taken legal action.
www.thestar.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:48 PM
all of these floor crossing takes are missing key details. which holiday party had an open bar? what was the beer selection? snacks?? karaoke???? the people need to know
December 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
one day you wake up and you want to buy a poinsettia for the first time
November 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM
at the DULF constitutional challenge, lawyer offers witness jeremy kalicum, recently convicted of trafficking, a tin.

“it’s a mint, i promise,” says the lawyer to laughs in the courtroom.
November 25, 2025 at 11:26 PM
paparazzi to justin trudeau on a red carpet: “what socks are you wearing tonight”
October 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
let the chat record show i sent thoughts and prayers to the jays when it was 2-2
October 16, 2025 at 2:23 AM
me to PTA: so you agree, freedom and societal progress should not hinge on remembering several complicated passwords
October 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
unfortunately paul verhoeven is alive to see this
September 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
unfortunately it’s rapture day for a very popular flock of BC ostriches
September 23, 2025 at 7:12 PM
for followers of the NXIVM saga…

👀 CBC has a podcast series from actor allison mack’s perspective dropping november 10. 👀
September 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
putting down omar el akkad’s book and then seeing a portuguese-flagged aid boat in tunisian waters headed for the world’s most starved population has been bombed by a drone on social media. monday.
September 9, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Reposted by sarah berman
September 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Reposted by sarah berman
The murder of journalists is an atrocity designed to cover up the countless atrocities yet to come.
Anas al-Sharif among five Al Jazeera journalists killed by Israel in Gaza
Al Jazeera staff killed in targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists near al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City.
www.aljazeera.com
August 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Reposted by sarah berman
The government of Canada is adamant — with certain, shifting caveats — that it has not allowed arms shipments to Israel since January 2024, and yet Israeli import data and publicly available shipping records appear to contradict that claim. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Report suggests arms still flow from Canada to Israel despite denials | CBC News
The government of Canada is adamant — with certain, shifting caveats — that it has not allowed arms shipments to Israel since January 2024, and yet Israeli import data and publicly available shipping ...
www.cbc.ca
July 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
“so… how was space?”
—justin trudeau on a date with katy perry
July 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
every century was mid century when you think about it
July 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
andrea long chu’s AUTHORITY really is full of bangers
July 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
more and more opportunities to say “very 2008”
July 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
the buoy is mine (ocean swimming remix)
June 30, 2025 at 2:21 AM
oh good my library hold on manufacturing consent came in
June 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
cherries have a buddy system and i find it very cute
June 19, 2025 at 2:22 AM
how are we supposed to shitpost in these conditions?
June 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM