Sarah Cardin
@sarahcardin.bsky.social
Feral historian, recovering journalist, editor, concertina player, native plant gardener, cat mom, lesbian. (Very) minor goddess.
I'm crazy for volcanoes.
Banner: Aurora over Portland.
Avatar: Olive the Death Kitty
Mastodon: https://mas.to/@sarahc
I'm crazy for volcanoes.
Banner: Aurora over Portland.
Avatar: Olive the Death Kitty
Mastodon: https://mas.to/@sarahc
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Sarah Cardin
@sarahcardin.bsky.social
· Feb 8
The Nature of Our Power: A Conversation with Political Scientist Erica Chenoweth
"The best study on the subject in my opinion suggests that in the long term, institutions really can’t save us; that civil society and mass mobilization are a more potent check on a backsliding democr...
meditations-in-an-emergency.ghost.io
Erica Chenowith literally wrote the book on how nonviolent civil resistance brings down authoritarian governments and keeps democracies from backsliding. This talk with her will give you some great ideas and resources for protecting democracy.
meditations-in-an-emergency.ghost.io/the-nature-o...
meditations-in-an-emergency.ghost.io/the-nature-o...
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Dutch artist Dirck Jacobsz cleverly creates a double memorial portrait of his deceased mother and father by depicting his artist father painting a portrait of Dirck’s mother. Both parents now gaze at us (1550) Toledo Museum of Art
December 7, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Dutch artist Dirck Jacobsz cleverly creates a double memorial portrait of his deceased mother and father by depicting his artist father painting a portrait of Dirck’s mother. Both parents now gaze at us (1550) Toledo Museum of Art
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🧵Spotted at a Country Christmas Market in Aotearoa New Zealand:
Two small humans (Twins? 4?) in floral dresses and increasingly dishevelled pigtails are rolling over and over on a grass lawn.
Spinning around and falling over with much aplomb while roaring that they are: "VERY ROLLY POLLY!" (1)
Two small humans (Twins? 4?) in floral dresses and increasingly dishevelled pigtails are rolling over and over on a grass lawn.
Spinning around and falling over with much aplomb while roaring that they are: "VERY ROLLY POLLY!" (1)
December 6, 2025 at 12:49 AM
🧵Spotted at a Country Christmas Market in Aotearoa New Zealand:
Two small humans (Twins? 4?) in floral dresses and increasingly dishevelled pigtails are rolling over and over on a grass lawn.
Spinning around and falling over with much aplomb while roaring that they are: "VERY ROLLY POLLY!" (1)
Two small humans (Twins? 4?) in floral dresses and increasingly dishevelled pigtails are rolling over and over on a grass lawn.
Spinning around and falling over with much aplomb while roaring that they are: "VERY ROLLY POLLY!" (1)
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The alleged shooter of two National Guard members was struggling with mental illness, his ability to support his family, and, according to an Afghan veteran who fought with him, his pleas for help to the CIA went unanswered.
Fellow Unit Member Says Alleged D.C. Shooter Felt Abandoned by CIA
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The alleged shooter of two National Guard members was struggling with mental illness, his ability to support his family, and, according to an Afghan veteran who fought with him, his pleas for help to the CIA went unanswered.
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This is where I plug the fact that @centerforballotfreedom.org is pursuing serious efforts to expand fusion voting as a legal option in more states, and unions are a prime example of an interest that could use it to good effect.
what this makes me think is that unions should push for fusion voting wherever possible www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/how-to-win...
How to Win Red States With a Labor Party
We can take political power without asking Democrats for it.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This is where I plug the fact that @centerforballotfreedom.org is pursuing serious efforts to expand fusion voting as a legal option in more states, and unions are a prime example of an interest that could use it to good effect.
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Here's our full story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/12/w...
Wilson Defeats Harrell » The Urbanist
# Katie Wilson will be Seattle's next year. The progressive challenger expanded her lead over Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell to nearly 2,000 votes in Wednesday's count, and The Urbanist and other local o...
www.theurbanist.org
November 13, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Here's our full story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/12/w...
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I am currently in Newport, OR for a public hearing at city hall to listen to resident concerns on a potential ICE facility that officials are considering putting in town. The room is completely packed, the hallways are packed, there and tons of people protesting ICE outside and
November 13, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I am currently in Newport, OR for a public hearing at city hall to listen to resident concerns on a potential ICE facility that officials are considering putting in town. The room is completely packed, the hallways are packed, there and tons of people protesting ICE outside and
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The rule of law has been upheld, not the whims of a wannabe king. Today a federal judge issued a permanent injunction against the National Guard being deployed in Portland. This affirms what we’ve always known: Portland is home. Not a military target.
November 8, 2025 at 2:09 AM
The rule of law has been upheld, not the whims of a wannabe king. Today a federal judge issued a permanent injunction against the National Guard being deployed in Portland. This affirms what we’ve always known: Portland is home. Not a military target.
No, this is not an overstatement of where generative AI is taking us.
November 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
No, this is not an overstatement of where generative AI is taking us.
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I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.
November 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.
Authoritarian regimes that are in trouble frequently start wars in an attempt to whip up popular support. These wars rarely have the desired effect.
Reports say Trump identified airstrike targets in Venezuela despite no congressional authorization.
Lawmakers Warn Trump Lacks Authority for Military Strikes Inside Venezuela
Reports say Trump identified airstrike targets in Venezuela despite no congressional authorization.
buff.ly
November 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Authoritarian regimes that are in trouble frequently start wars in an attempt to whip up popular support. These wars rarely have the desired effect.
It's safe to assume that any claim made by Noem is a lie.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said immigration agents haven’t arrested or detained U.S. citizens. But dozens of lawsuits, news reports and DHS statements show otherwise.
Immigration agents have detained dozens of US citizens
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said immigration agents haven’t arrested or detained U.S. citizens. But dozens of lawsuits, news reports and DHS statements show otherwise.
buff.ly
November 2, 2025 at 9:59 PM
It's safe to assume that any claim made by Noem is a lie.
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Yesterday was the second No Kings protest, which means the first one didn’t move the mountain. 👀
We’ve mastered the choreography of dissent but not the labor of liberation. Today’s sermon is for everybody who’s tired of pretty protests and performative justice.
open.substack.com/pub/drstacey...
We’ve mastered the choreography of dissent but not the labor of liberation. Today’s sermon is for everybody who’s tired of pretty protests and performative justice.
open.substack.com/pub/drstacey...
Jesus Flipped Tables, Y’all Took Selfies: A Sermon for the 'No Kings' Generation
This Substack is reader-supported.
open.substack.com
October 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Yesterday was the second No Kings protest, which means the first one didn’t move the mountain. 👀
We’ve mastered the choreography of dissent but not the labor of liberation. Today’s sermon is for everybody who’s tired of pretty protests and performative justice.
open.substack.com/pub/drstacey...
We’ve mastered the choreography of dissent but not the labor of liberation. Today’s sermon is for everybody who’s tired of pretty protests and performative justice.
open.substack.com/pub/drstacey...
It's so considerate of ICE to run this public service announcement telling the resistance the best way to tie up maximum ICE resources.
October 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
It's so considerate of ICE to run this public service announcement telling the resistance the best way to tie up maximum ICE resources.
Fixed your headline, Guardian:
Democrats accept shutdown to stop Republicans from making Trump's drastic health care cuts permanent
Democrats say Trump budget 'decimates' healthcare for 20 million Americans; Republicans falsely claim Dems will give federally paid healthcare to 'illegal aliens'
Democrats accept shutdown to stop Republicans from making Trump's drastic health care cuts permanent
Democrats say Trump budget 'decimates' healthcare for 20 million Americans; Republicans falsely claim Dems will give federally paid healthcare to 'illegal aliens'
October 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Fixed your headline, Guardian:
Democrats accept shutdown to stop Republicans from making Trump's drastic health care cuts permanent
Democrats say Trump budget 'decimates' healthcare for 20 million Americans; Republicans falsely claim Dems will give federally paid healthcare to 'illegal aliens'
Democrats accept shutdown to stop Republicans from making Trump's drastic health care cuts permanent
Democrats say Trump budget 'decimates' healthcare for 20 million Americans; Republicans falsely claim Dems will give federally paid healthcare to 'illegal aliens'
Fixed your headline, NY Times:
A New Democratic Think Tank Wants to Throw Gays, Poor People, and the Environment Under the Bus
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/u...
A New Democratic Think Tank Wants to Throw Gays, Poor People, and the Environment Under the Bus
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/u...
A New Democratic Think Tank Wants to Curb the Influence of Liberal Groups
www.nytimes.com
September 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Fixed your headline, NY Times:
A New Democratic Think Tank Wants to Throw Gays, Poor People, and the Environment Under the Bus
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/u...
A New Democratic Think Tank Wants to Throw Gays, Poor People, and the Environment Under the Bus
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/u...
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro gets 27 years in prison for plotting a coup against the elected government.
Former US president Donald Trump gets a second term in office for his role in the Jan 6th coup attempt
bbc.com/news/article...
Former US president Donald Trump gets a second term in office for his role in the Jan 6th coup attempt
bbc.com/news/article...
September 12, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro gets 27 years in prison for plotting a coup against the elected government.
Former US president Donald Trump gets a second term in office for his role in the Jan 6th coup attempt
bbc.com/news/article...
Former US president Donald Trump gets a second term in office for his role in the Jan 6th coup attempt
bbc.com/news/article...
This Media Matters transcript was the original source for that 2023 Charlie Kirk quote about gun violence and gun control that's erupted all over the interwebs today.
www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk...
www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk...
Charlie Kirk: “It’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment”
www.mediamatters.org
September 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
This Media Matters transcript was the original source for that 2023 Charlie Kirk quote about gun violence and gun control that's erupted all over the interwebs today.
www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk...
www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk...
I notice that neither Trump or any regime officials are responding to Charlie Kirk's shooting by calling Provo a hellhole city or threatening to to send National Guard troops to quell all the criminal activity there.
September 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I notice that neither Trump or any regime officials are responding to Charlie Kirk's shooting by calling Provo a hellhole city or threatening to to send National Guard troops to quell all the criminal activity there.
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If you're arrested in Illinois protesting the planned ICE HQ in North Chicago, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at sheryl@weikallaw.com. As always, I will take as many cases as I can.
August 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
If you're arrested in Illinois protesting the planned ICE HQ in North Chicago, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at sheryl@weikallaw.com. As always, I will take as many cases as I can.
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Monarez is playing her weak hand perfectly, and should be a model for institutional resistance for the next four years:
1. Make them fire you
2. Don’t go along to get along
3. Don’t apologize, have confidence in your own integrity and the importance of your role
4. Always escalate the conflict
1. Make them fire you
2. Don’t go along to get along
3. Don’t apologize, have confidence in your own integrity and the importance of your role
4. Always escalate the conflict
August 28, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Monarez is playing her weak hand perfectly, and should be a model for institutional resistance for the next four years:
1. Make them fire you
2. Don’t go along to get along
3. Don’t apologize, have confidence in your own integrity and the importance of your role
4. Always escalate the conflict
1. Make them fire you
2. Don’t go along to get along
3. Don’t apologize, have confidence in your own integrity and the importance of your role
4. Always escalate the conflict
Fixed your headline, NBC News.
White House reviewing Smithsonian exhibits to make sure they include far-right propaganda
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
White House reviewing Smithsonian exhibits to make sure they include far-right propaganda
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
White House reviewing Smithsonian exhibits to make sure they align with Trump's vision
The president signed an executive order this year ordering the removal of "improper ideology" from the museum system.
www.nbcnews.com
August 12, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Fixed your headline, NBC News.
White House reviewing Smithsonian exhibits to make sure they include far-right propaganda
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
White House reviewing Smithsonian exhibits to make sure they include far-right propaganda
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
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If you’re in DC and seeing National Guard/Federal agent activity, reach out via Signal at marisakabas.04
August 11, 2025 at 11:28 AM
If you’re in DC and seeing National Guard/Federal agent activity, reach out via Signal at marisakabas.04
Fixed your headline, NPR:
Federal job cuts are making key economic data unreliable, economists warn
www.npr.org/2025/06/05/n...
Federal job cuts are making key economic data unreliable, economists warn
www.npr.org/2025/06/05/n...
Why some economists are worried about U.S. inflation data
The federal government is scaling back data collection used to calculate the inflation rate because of staff shortages. Economists warn that could make for less accurate cost-of-living measures.
www.npr.org
July 31, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Fixed your headline, NPR:
Federal job cuts are making key economic data unreliable, economists warn
www.npr.org/2025/06/05/n...
Federal job cuts are making key economic data unreliable, economists warn
www.npr.org/2025/06/05/n...
Fixed your headline, AP:
Trump’s Labor Department proposes more than 60 rule changes that will degrade working conditions and limit workers' rights
apnews.com/article/labo...
Trump’s Labor Department proposes more than 60 rule changes that will degrade working conditions and limit workers' rights
apnews.com/article/labo...
Trump's Labor Department proposes more than 60 rule changes in a push to deregulate workplaces
The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 “obsolete” workplace regulations adopted under previous presidential administrations.
apnews.com
July 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Fixed your headline, AP:
Trump’s Labor Department proposes more than 60 rule changes that will degrade working conditions and limit workers' rights
apnews.com/article/labo...
Trump’s Labor Department proposes more than 60 rule changes that will degrade working conditions and limit workers' rights
apnews.com/article/labo...