Sarah
@sasinshort.bsky.social
Archivist of old stuff irl, and weird stuff online. She/they. Somerville, MA.
Breakfast? Slice of cake. Dessert? Slice of cake. That's a Birthday right.
November 13, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Breakfast? Slice of cake. Dessert? Slice of cake. That's a Birthday right.
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Can we normalize trains?
November 9, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Can we normalize trains?
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this is the result of extremely committed work from the Somerville for Palestine folks. proud of my neighbors.
November 5, 2025 at 3:28 AM
this is the result of extremely committed work from the Somerville for Palestine folks. proud of my neighbors.
On Sunday, I made soup for the first time this season and it is so good, it has set an incredibly high soup bar for the many soups to follow.
November 5, 2025 at 12:54 AM
On Sunday, I made soup for the first time this season and it is so good, it has set an incredibly high soup bar for the many soups to follow.
Accidentally won a costume contest tonight before a screening of Wake Up Dead Man, after seeing Bram Stoker's Dracula this afternoon (on film!) – good Halloween!
November 1, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Accidentally won a costume contest tonight before a screening of Wake Up Dead Man, after seeing Bram Stoker's Dracula this afternoon (on film!) – good Halloween!
I assure you that this Oreo will never use AI (she does not know how computers work).
October 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I assure you that this Oreo will never use AI (she does not know how computers work).
My initials are SAS so I am SAS in short. But also this is only a representative part of me so my online presence is me in short.
Explain your username:
It's a line from Parks & Rec one of my fave shows. In that show, Leslie has an ongoing cold war with librarians. She calls them punk-ass book jockeys as she overturned a book cart and flees. I'm a librarian who is punk in spirit if not attire, so, yeah.
It's a line from Parks & Rec one of my fave shows. In that show, Leslie has an ongoing cold war with librarians. She calls them punk-ass book jockeys as she overturned a book cart and flees. I'm a librarian who is punk in spirit if not attire, so, yeah.
explain your username:
short version: it’s my author pen name
long version: I was going by the initials “CM” on a message board for writers, because it stood for “Chicken Mafia.” People knew me as CM and then suddenly I needed a real name for human interaction purposes.
short version: it’s my author pen name
long version: I was going by the initials “CM” on a message board for writers, because it stood for “Chicken Mafia.” People knew me as CM and then suddenly I needed a real name for human interaction purposes.
October 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
My initials are SAS so I am SAS in short. But also this is only a representative part of me so my online presence is me in short.
What's your sign?
(Playing off Jamie's here)
(Playing off Jamie's here)
September 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
What's your sign?
(Playing off Jamie's here)
(Playing off Jamie's here)
Parallel play but it's my cat and me napping in the same room on separate surfaces (unfortunately she claimed the bed first so I'm on the loveseat).
September 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Parallel play but it's my cat and me napping in the same room on separate surfaces (unfortunately she claimed the bed first so I'm on the loveseat).
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Look, PSLF absolutely needs reworking. As it currently stands, it's inaccessible for many LIS workers. That said, the proposed changes are going to make it even harder for us. The administration could potentially disqualify public and academic libraries, without any challenge process.
The Dept of Education is now accepting comments on a proposed rule that would overhaul Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and make it too expensive for students to go into work that threatens the Trump administration
Folks have til *Sept. 17* to oppose the changes
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
Folks have til *Sept. 17* to oppose the changes
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
The Trump White House Is Trying to Price Law Students Out of Public Service
A proposed Department of Education rule would make borrowers ineligible for loan forgiveness if the administration doesn’t approve of their work.
ballsandstrikes.org
September 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Look, PSLF absolutely needs reworking. As it currently stands, it's inaccessible for many LIS workers. That said, the proposed changes are going to make it even harder for us. The administration could potentially disqualify public and academic libraries, without any challenge process.
The thought of more than once a day service between Boston and Albany that might not take FIVE HOURS is too much, I am verklempt.
My administration is full-steam ahead on West-East Rail — and we're closer than ever to making it a reality.
We just won $3.5 million to connect Boston and Albany through Springfield. Better commutes, less congestion and a stronger economy are on the way.
We just won $3.5 million to connect Boston and Albany through Springfield. Better commutes, less congestion and a stronger economy are on the way.
August 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The thought of more than once a day service between Boston and Albany that might not take FIVE HOURS is too much, I am verklempt.
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Mass! The Watertown Library has been experiencing organized harassment for including 2 books on summer readings lists; A Map for Falasteen & Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine It got over 2K emails from across the country & some local harassment, claiming these books are antisemitic 1/4
July 31, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Mass! The Watertown Library has been experiencing organized harassment for including 2 books on summer readings lists; A Map for Falasteen & Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine It got over 2K emails from across the country & some local harassment, claiming these books are antisemitic 1/4
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the thing that kills me about “people in red states deserve to suffer” is we live in a red country under that definition and none of these people think that they themselves deserve suffering just because they live here
July 4, 2025 at 11:53 PM
the thing that kills me about “people in red states deserve to suffer” is we live in a red country under that definition and none of these people think that they themselves deserve suffering just because they live here
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I don't have words to describe the disgust I feel for the overwhelming majority of academic institutions at this period in our history
Quislings, guarding money and access
Quislings, guarding money and access
BREAKING
The University of Pennsylvania has come to an agreement with the Trump administration on what the Department of Education said was its Title IX violations.
This will include stripping trans athlete Lia Thomas of her records, titles, and recognitions.
The University of Pennsylvania has come to an agreement with the Trump administration on what the Department of Education said was its Title IX violations.
This will include stripping trans athlete Lia Thomas of her records, titles, and recognitions.
July 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I don't have words to describe the disgust I feel for the overwhelming majority of academic institutions at this period in our history
Quislings, guarding money and access
Quislings, guarding money and access
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Today is a particularly good day to support trans mutual aid as a concrete way to fight back against the fuckers trying to take their healthcare and other rights away.
🧵 of a few groups, campaigns, and individuals you can donate to:
🧵 of a few groups, campaigns, and individuals you can donate to:
June 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Today is a particularly good day to support trans mutual aid as a concrete way to fight back against the fuckers trying to take their healthcare and other rights away.
🧵 of a few groups, campaigns, and individuals you can donate to:
🧵 of a few groups, campaigns, and individuals you can donate to:
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Hey Chuck, this decision rips health care away from Americans
June 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Hey Chuck, this decision rips health care away from Americans
So grateful to the @bostondykemarch.com for always being the unapologetically queer, radical, & communal protest I need. 💖
June 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
So grateful to the @bostondykemarch.com for always being the unapologetically queer, radical, & communal protest I need. 💖
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“Trans dignity is a losing issue for Democrats, Palestine freedom is a losing issue, the dignity of the homeless and immigrants is a losing issue.”
I do not fucking care! Fight for it anyway or give up. What else are we fighting for if not?
I do not fucking care! Fight for it anyway or give up. What else are we fighting for if not?
May 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
“Trans dignity is a losing issue for Democrats, Palestine freedom is a losing issue, the dignity of the homeless and immigrants is a losing issue.”
I do not fucking care! Fight for it anyway or give up. What else are we fighting for if not?
I do not fucking care! Fight for it anyway or give up. What else are we fighting for if not?
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It's cruel. It's an incredible escalation of their anti-trans culture war. And there is still a chance to stop the provision in the Senate, so if you have a trans person in your life you care about, I implore you - make your voice heard with your Senators. Both of them. Republican OR Democrat.
BREAKING: Republicans pass ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ stripping transgender Americans of health care
The Human Rights Campaign called the bill "cruel."
www.advocate.com
May 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
It's cruel. It's an incredible escalation of their anti-trans culture war. And there is still a chance to stop the provision in the Senate, so if you have a trans person in your life you care about, I implore you - make your voice heard with your Senators. Both of them. Republican OR Democrat.
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There have been a lot of horrifying stories about ICE terrorism in Massachusetts the past couple weeks.
We want to do a thread about what you can do here in Massachusetts to stand up for immigrant communities.
#mapoli
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We want to do a thread about what you can do here in Massachusetts to stand up for immigrant communities.
#mapoli
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May 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
There have been a lot of horrifying stories about ICE terrorism in Massachusetts the past couple weeks.
We want to do a thread about what you can do here in Massachusetts to stand up for immigrant communities.
#mapoli
🧵
We want to do a thread about what you can do here in Massachusetts to stand up for immigrant communities.
#mapoli
🧵
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this sunday, come protest the anti-trans groups holding a fundraiser in Kendall Sq, Cambridge. 5pm, at 450 Kendall St.
May 16, 2025 at 12:43 PM
this sunday, come protest the anti-trans groups holding a fundraiser in Kendall Sq, Cambridge. 5pm, at 450 Kendall St.