Sarah
@soclutch.bsky.social
Elder millennial. Former New Yorker. Occasional writer. Recovering social media brand strategist.
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https://www.goodreads.com/soclutch
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https://www.goodreads.com/soclutch
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NEW: Read the resignation letter of three federal prosecutors who'd worked on the Eric Adams case: "Now, the Department has decided that obedience supersedes all else, requiring us to abdicate our legal and ethical obligations in favor of directions from Washington." static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
April 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
NEW: Read the resignation letter of three federal prosecutors who'd worked on the Eric Adams case: "Now, the Department has decided that obedience supersedes all else, requiring us to abdicate our legal and ethical obligations in favor of directions from Washington." static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
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When I left the Washington Post in 2023, my colleagues and I were worried AI would hoover up our work and enable "zombies" to churn out stories based on our reporting and writing styles.
Today WaPo announced a partnership with OpenAI. And here it is: Zombie Gillian Brockell. I DID NOT WRITE THIS.
Today WaPo announced a partnership with OpenAI. And here it is: Zombie Gillian Brockell. I DID NOT WRITE THIS.
April 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
When I left the Washington Post in 2023, my colleagues and I were worried AI would hoover up our work and enable "zombies" to churn out stories based on our reporting and writing styles.
Today WaPo announced a partnership with OpenAI. And here it is: Zombie Gillian Brockell. I DID NOT WRITE THIS.
Today WaPo announced a partnership with OpenAI. And here it is: Zombie Gillian Brockell. I DID NOT WRITE THIS.
Devour Feculence.
It means eat shit, Mr. Musk.
It means eat shit, Mr. Musk.
NEWS: Tesla’s net income in Q1 plunges 71% as global backlash against Elon Musk takes its toll — and without selling $595 million in regulatory credits, the company would’ve posted a loss.
Brutal.
Brutal.
Tesla Q1 Earnings Miss Expectations with Steep Drop in Auto Revenue
More bad news for Elon Musk
meidasnews.com
April 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Devour Feculence.
It means eat shit, Mr. Musk.
It means eat shit, Mr. Musk.
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Pope Francis, who died on Monday at 88, was a strong and vocal environmental advocate and used his papacy to help inspire global efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions. He framed climate change as an urgent spiritual issue and helped push the world to take action.
How Pope Francis Helped Inspire the Global Movement Against Climate Change
Francis framed climate change as an urgent spiritual issue and helped push the world to take action.
www.nytimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Pope Francis, who died on Monday at 88, was a strong and vocal environmental advocate and used his papacy to help inspire global efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions. He framed climate change as an urgent spiritual issue and helped push the world to take action.
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500 million acres of public land, including national parks and wildlife areas, and regulates drilling on public lands and waters. If Doug Burgum doesn’t actually want to lead the Interior Department, he should step aside because right now, he’s letting Elon Musk’s team run it for him.
April 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
500 million acres of public land, including national parks and wildlife areas, and regulates drilling on public lands and waters. If Doug Burgum doesn’t actually want to lead the Interior Department, he should step aside because right now, he’s letting Elon Musk’s team run it for him.
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Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has handed over control of the Department of the Interior to Tyler Hassen, a former oil executive and Musk staffer. Hassen, who came to the agency through the so-called DOGE, now has broad authority to cut costs and consolidate operations across the department,
April 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has handed over control of the Department of the Interior to Tyler Hassen, a former oil executive and Musk staffer. Hassen, who came to the agency through the so-called DOGE, now has broad authority to cut costs and consolidate operations across the department,
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April 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Hot Triad today from @timmiller.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/growing-a-...
April 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Hot Triad today from @timmiller.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/growing-a-...
Abide.
April 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Abide.
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imagine being a four star general fired after Pete Hegseth questioned your job competence and opening up literally any national newspaper
April 21, 2025 at 12:57 AM
imagine being a four star general fired after Pete Hegseth questioned your job competence and opening up literally any national newspaper
At any time, financiers, CEOs, and the congresspeople that represent their interests can say “new shit has come to light” and put an end to this self-inflicted emergency. m.youtube.com/watch?v=gbIv...
new shit has come to light
YouTube video by LebowskiDudeJeff
m.youtube.com
April 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
At any time, financiers, CEOs, and the congresspeople that represent their interests can say “new shit has come to light” and put an end to this self-inflicted emergency. m.youtube.com/watch?v=gbIv...
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Hearing rumors about increased presence and military being at today’s protests in #DC. My biggest observation from April 5 was gray hair - the people coming to these protests are baby boomers. If they’re gonna rough up the crowd, there will be broken bones and lots of injured old folks. #handsoff
April 19, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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NEWS: Here is Mark Paoletta’s declaration about the CFPB RIF. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
It includes these pages showing the cumulative #s of positions the RIF is cutting.
It includes these pages showing the cumulative #s of positions the RIF is cutting.
April 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
NEWS: Here is Mark Paoletta’s declaration about the CFPB RIF. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
It includes these pages showing the cumulative #s of positions the RIF is cutting.
It includes these pages showing the cumulative #s of positions the RIF is cutting.
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Keep breathing. Keep protesting.
The people > the dictator
The people > the dictator
April 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Keep breathing. Keep protesting.
The people > the dictator
The people > the dictator
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April 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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JUDGE BOASBERG: “.. The Constitution does not tolerate willful disobedience of judicial orders. .. To permit such officials to freely ‘annul the judgments of the courts ..’ would make ‘a solemn mockery’ of ‘the constitution itself.’” 🇺🇸
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April 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM
JUDGE BOASBERG: “.. The Constitution does not tolerate willful disobedience of judicial orders. .. To permit such officials to freely ‘annul the judgments of the courts ..’ would make ‘a solemn mockery’ of ‘the constitution itself.’” 🇺🇸
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Once again, still, stories like this need to be written as "try to rescind," since the administration is not planning to follow any of the laws or procedures that cover what it wants to do
The IRS is making plans to rescind the tax-exempt status of Harvard University, CNN reports
IRS making plans to rescind Harvard’s tax-exempt status | CNN Politics
The Internal Revenue Service is making plans to rescind the tax-exempt status of Harvard University, according to two sources familiar with the matter, which would be an extraordinary step of retaliat...
www.cnn.com
April 16, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Once again, still, stories like this need to be written as "try to rescind," since the administration is not planning to follow any of the laws or procedures that cover what it wants to do
Anyone else planning to participate in the #HandsOff protest this weekend in Washington DC and disappointed to learn that it’s at JD Vance’s house?
Returning to the Mall would be a much better idea - so many causes to protest and many fed workers with anti-DOGE msgs to be heard.
Thoughts?
Returning to the Mall would be a much better idea - so many causes to protest and many fed workers with anti-DOGE msgs to be heard.
Thoughts?
April 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Anyone else planning to participate in the #HandsOff protest this weekend in Washington DC and disappointed to learn that it’s at JD Vance’s house?
Returning to the Mall would be a much better idea - so many causes to protest and many fed workers with anti-DOGE msgs to be heard.
Thoughts?
Returning to the Mall would be a much better idea - so many causes to protest and many fed workers with anti-DOGE msgs to be heard.
Thoughts?