sarah
@sarahbird08.bsky.social
I am a writer & library associate living in NJ
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Not a bad time to read Applebaum’s classic history of the Gulag, Alexopoulos’s convincing interpretation of the Soviet camp system ("Illness and Inhumanity"), or Julius Margolin’s extraordinary memoir "Journey to the Land of the Zeks and Back."
Reposting my review of Nikolaus Wachsmann’s superb history of the German concentration camp system, "KL." It’s a good time to read this book.
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April 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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"We have informed the administration through our legal counsel that we will not accept their proposed agreement. The University will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights." FINALLY. Thank you, @harvard.edu, for FINALLY taking a stand.
April 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
"We have informed the administration through our legal counsel that we will not accept their proposed agreement. The University will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights." FINALLY. Thank you, @harvard.edu, for FINALLY taking a stand.
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1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
April 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
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“Mommy, no. Mommy.”
Daughter captures the moment masked ICE agents smash the window of her mother's car in order to take her into custody.
The government claims the 52-year old seamstress is an associate of the MS-13 gang.
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Daughter captures the moment masked ICE agents smash the window of her mother's car in order to take her into custody.
The government claims the 52-year old seamstress is an associate of the MS-13 gang.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
Rejected at her door, ICE nabs a Maryland woman in her car after smashing her window
Video shows a U.S. ICE agents breaking the window of a Maryland woman, Elsy Noemi Berrios, after failing to detain her at home.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
April 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
“Mommy, no. Mommy.”
Daughter captures the moment masked ICE agents smash the window of her mother's car in order to take her into custody.
The government claims the 52-year old seamstress is an associate of the MS-13 gang.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
Daughter captures the moment masked ICE agents smash the window of her mother's car in order to take her into custody.
The government claims the 52-year old seamstress is an associate of the MS-13 gang.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
@kim.senate.gov Senator, I voted for you for senate and you went against our state and voted to confirm Kristi Noem because you thought you could work together. How do you plan to work with Noem to end unlawful detainment of immigrants at CECOT concentration camp? www.reddit.com/r/50501/s/JZ...
From the 50501 community on Reddit: Video screen capture of El salvador death camp on google earth. Proof the photo isn't doctored.
Explore this post and more from the 50501 community
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April 11, 2025 at 3:36 AM
@kim.senate.gov Senator, I voted for you for senate and you went against our state and voted to confirm Kristi Noem because you thought you could work together. How do you plan to work with Noem to end unlawful detainment of immigrants at CECOT concentration camp? www.reddit.com/r/50501/s/JZ...
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They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
April 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
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@takedemocracyback.org's website reveals
the whole enchilada of this sickening and cruel Tech Bros Broligarchy, must bookmark & read:
We must #STOP_Dark_MAGA NOW!
AND Support #3E #EndOligarchy
the whole enchilada of this sickening and cruel Tech Bros Broligarchy, must bookmark & read:
We must #STOP_Dark_MAGA NOW!
AND Support #3E #EndOligarchy
The Plot Against America
The richest men in the country are in the final stages of a 40-year plan to kill America and crown themselves kings.
theplotagainstamerica.com
March 26, 2025 at 1:01 AM
@takedemocracyback.org's website reveals
the whole enchilada of this sickening and cruel Tech Bros Broligarchy, must bookmark & read:
We must #STOP_Dark_MAGA NOW!
AND Support #3E #EndOligarchy
the whole enchilada of this sickening and cruel Tech Bros Broligarchy, must bookmark & read:
We must #STOP_Dark_MAGA NOW!
AND Support #3E #EndOligarchy
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Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
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The same generative AI models that power programs like ChatGPT are now being used to supercharge video surveillance.
Policymakers must create guardrails before we're stuck in a dystopian nightmare.
Policymakers must create guardrails before we're stuck in a dystopian nightmare.
Machine Surveillance is Being Super-Charged by Large AI Models | ACLU
Limits and guardrails are vital to protect our privacy and liberty — as well as our sanity — against omnipresent AI surveillance.
www.aclu.org
April 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The same generative AI models that power programs like ChatGPT are now being used to supercharge video surveillance.
Policymakers must create guardrails before we're stuck in a dystopian nightmare.
Policymakers must create guardrails before we're stuck in a dystopian nightmare.
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Every single county in the state of Wisconsin swung to the left. This is not a statistical anomaly—it's voters choosing action over complacency
Paid subscribers can watch the full livestream with Jen, Norm, and Secretary Sarah Godlewski on Substack now: contrarian.substack.com/p/coffee-wit...
Paid subscribers can watch the full livestream with Jen, Norm, and Secretary Sarah Godlewski on Substack now: contrarian.substack.com/p/coffee-wit...
April 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Every single county in the state of Wisconsin swung to the left. This is not a statistical anomaly—it's voters choosing action over complacency
Paid subscribers can watch the full livestream with Jen, Norm, and Secretary Sarah Godlewski on Substack now: contrarian.substack.com/p/coffee-wit...
Paid subscribers can watch the full livestream with Jen, Norm, and Secretary Sarah Godlewski on Substack now: contrarian.substack.com/p/coffee-wit...
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ICE is using a checklist, relying heavily on things like tattoos, to send people to a brutal prison in El Salvador.
Multiple people have been accused of alleged gang membership and deported without due process because of this unreliable system. We're taking legal action.
Multiple people have been accused of alleged gang membership and deported without due process because of this unreliable system. We're taking legal action.
ICE using 'points system' to identify migrant gang members: What to know
A form used by federal agents to determine Tren de Aragua membership was filed in court by the ACLU.
www.newsweek.com
April 1, 2025 at 6:16 PM
ICE is using a checklist, relying heavily on things like tattoos, to send people to a brutal prison in El Salvador.
Multiple people have been accused of alleged gang membership and deported without due process because of this unreliable system. We're taking legal action.
Multiple people have been accused of alleged gang membership and deported without due process because of this unreliable system. We're taking legal action.
Proud to call this man my senator! ✊ #JerseyStrong
I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
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April 2, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Proud to call this man my senator! ✊ #JerseyStrong
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Hey! If you like what Cory Booker is doing right now, call your senators and ask them to do the same (now and in the future). Find their info at ☎️ reps.fyi!
This pointless stunt by Cory Booker is accomplishing nothing but drawing attention to the Trump administration’s wrongdoing and delaying the work of the Senate and energizing the Democratic base and, wait, hang on, let me come in again
April 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Hey! If you like what Cory Booker is doing right now, call your senators and ask them to do the same (now and in the future). Find their info at ☎️ reps.fyi!
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Immigrant women say they were held "like animals" in ICE detention and subjected to conditions so extreme they feared for their lives.
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March 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Immigrant women say they were held "like animals" in ICE detention and subjected to conditions so extreme they feared for their lives.
bit.ly/4iAbXbW
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AOC: I want to live in an America that guarantees healthcare to every person.
I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person
I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.
I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person
I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.
March 21, 2025 at 3:34 AM
AOC: I want to live in an America that guarantees healthcare to every person.
I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person
I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.
I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person
I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.
Attending this right now. I voted to elect Senator Kim. I hope he can answer how he plans to work with Kristi Noem, who he voted to confirm as secretary of the department of homeland security. Noem was seen visiting a concentration camp that is being built at Gitmo right this week.
Save the date, New Jersey! Senator Kim is hosting a statewide telephone town hall on Monday, February 10th at 6:30pm.
Keep an eye out for an 856 area code — promise it isn't a spam call. You can also tune in at www.kim.senate.gov/february-2025-town-hall/
Keep an eye out for an 856 area code — promise it isn't a spam call. You can also tune in at www.kim.senate.gov/february-2025-town-hall/
February 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Attending this right now. I voted to elect Senator Kim. I hope he can answer how he plans to work with Kristi Noem, who he voted to confirm as secretary of the department of homeland security. Noem was seen visiting a concentration camp that is being built at Gitmo right this week.
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Yesterday’s live is now on YouTube: m.youtube.com/watch?featur...
February 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Yesterday’s live is now on YouTube: m.youtube.com/watch?featur...
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@timothysnyder.bsky.social on lessons history has taught us about resisting authoritarianism.
Resist Authoritarianism by Refusing to Obey in Advance
Do not obey in advance. Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themsel…
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February 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
@timothysnyder.bsky.social on lessons history has taught us about resisting authoritarianism.
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Read.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
January 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Read.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
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SHARE WIDELY.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)
January 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
SHARE WIDELY.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)