Sarah Darer Littman
@sarahdarerlittman.com
MG and YA novelist, INFLUENCED out now, Sydney Taylor Honor book SOME KIND OF HATE, DEEPFAKE, and many more. Teacher, dot connector, columnist. Leviticus 19:33 sarahdarerlittman.com
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While this panel's ruling is nonbinding, if the administration doesn't abide by it, it will arguably provide strong support for a lawsuit against TAMU.
"A Texas A&M University appeals panel has unanimously ruled that the school was “not justified” when it fired a lecturer who had been accused of teaching a course that recognized more than two genders...
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Texas A&M Was Wrong to Fire Professor Over Gender Lesson, Panel Rules
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November 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
While this panel's ruling is nonbinding, if the administration doesn't abide by it, it will arguably provide strong support for a lawsuit against TAMU.
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It's highly unusual for a sitting president of the United States to threaten to murder members of Congress.
Rep. Jason Crow's office is seeking a Capitol Police investigation into Trump for what they described as "intimidating, threatening, and concerning" social media posts.
It's highly unusual for a member of Congress to request a police investigation into a sitting president of the United States.
It's highly unusual for a member of Congress to request a police investigation into a sitting president of the United States.
Scoop: Democrat requests police investigation into Trump over "threatening" posts
"All of these posts are intimidating, threatening, and concerning," Rep. Jason Crow's office wrote.
www.axios.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:26 PM
It's highly unusual for a sitting president of the United States to threaten to murder members of Congress.
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Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.
November 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.
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A gunman tried to silence my wife in an extreme act of political violence.
Now, Trump has called for my execution because he didn’t like what I had to say.
Gabby and I know, when others try to silence you, you must keep speaking out — and that’s exactly what we’re going to do.
Now, Trump has called for my execution because he didn’t like what I had to say.
Gabby and I know, when others try to silence you, you must keep speaking out — and that’s exactly what we’re going to do.
November 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A gunman tried to silence my wife in an extreme act of political violence.
Now, Trump has called for my execution because he didn’t like what I had to say.
Gabby and I know, when others try to silence you, you must keep speaking out — and that’s exactly what we’re going to do.
Now, Trump has called for my execution because he didn’t like what I had to say.
Gabby and I know, when others try to silence you, you must keep speaking out — and that’s exactly what we’re going to do.
As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse this fills me with rage. link.propublica.net/view/6779327...
There were so many details in the women’s reports to law enforcement that were hard for me to read. That they were just little girls when it happened. That a man many knew as the “fun uncle” had touched them sexually under their skirts and tops. And that it happened in church or while swimming at the lake or during games of hide-and-seek.
link.propublica.net
November 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse this fills me with rage. link.propublica.net/view/6779327...
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Nassau County Public Schools reviewed 20 books facing objection on 11/20.
3 were placed under parent advisory with limited HS access
17 were permanently removed, including 10 titles that were returned to shelves under the 2024 settlement agreement.
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3 were placed under parent advisory with limited HS access
17 were permanently removed, including 10 titles that were returned to shelves under the 2024 settlement agreement.
nassauk12flus.sharepoint.com/:x:/s/Extern...
November 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Nassau County Public Schools reviewed 20 books facing objection on 11/20.
3 were placed under parent advisory with limited HS access
17 were permanently removed, including 10 titles that were returned to shelves under the 2024 settlement agreement.
nassauk12flus.sharepoint.com/:x:/s/Extern...
3 were placed under parent advisory with limited HS access
17 were permanently removed, including 10 titles that were returned to shelves under the 2024 settlement agreement.
nassauk12flus.sharepoint.com/:x:/s/Extern...
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I get one of these emails a day. Sometimes more. All from different addresses so I can't block 'em.
There is a book club organization out there emailing authors telling them the club will feature their work for a "modest fee" for "branded materials" etc. Do not fall for this nonsense. You should never, as a writer, have to pay for such things.
November 22, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I get one of these emails a day. Sometimes more. All from different addresses so I can't block 'em.
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This is how you know they're losing the debate: When you have to lie about what was actually said in the video
Republican fact-checked to his face after repeatedly misquoting 'unlawful orders' video www.alternet.org/trump-sediti...
Republican fact-checked to his face after repeatedly misquoting 'unlawful orders' video www.alternet.org/trump-sediti...
Republican fact-checked to his face after repeatedly misquoting 'unlawful orders' video
Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) complained about a video featuring former military members and intelligence staff reminding service members they do not have to carry out illegal orders. The video urged serv...
www.alternet.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
This is how you know they're losing the debate: When you have to lie about what was actually said in the video
Republican fact-checked to his face after repeatedly misquoting 'unlawful orders' video www.alternet.org/trump-sediti...
Republican fact-checked to his face after repeatedly misquoting 'unlawful orders' video www.alternet.org/trump-sediti...
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Mainers visited all six of Sen. Collins’ offices today urging her to restore ACA premium tax credits before they expire in January. Jonathan Haines, a retired nurse, had a message for Collins: "Anything that blocks people from getting health care when they need it could cost them their lives.”
Mainers to Collins: Vote to bring back health care affordability credits - Maine Beacon
Mainers visited all six of Sen. Susan Collins’ district offices Thursday morning to press her to support reinstating enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits, which are set to expire in Januar...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Mainers visited all six of Sen. Collins’ offices today urging her to restore ACA premium tax credits before they expire in January. Jonathan Haines, a retired nurse, had a message for Collins: "Anything that blocks people from getting health care when they need it could cost them their lives.”
“If you are a person of influence in this country, maybe it’s time to pick a (expletive) side.” Proud to call @chrismurphyct.bsky.social my senator. If you aren’t swearing at this point, you haven’t been paying attention.
November 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
“If you are a person of influence in this country, maybe it’s time to pick a (expletive) side.” Proud to call @chrismurphyct.bsky.social my senator. If you aren’t swearing at this point, you haven’t been paying attention.
Surely all Congressional GOP and Governors are going to be up and arms because “states rights.” Right?!!!!https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/11/19/trump-order-ai-sue-states/
White House drafts order directing Justice Department to sue states that pass AI regulations
The draft order comes after Republicans in Congress failed to pass a federal ban on state AI regulation, as more lawmakers raise concerns about the technology.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Surely all Congressional GOP and Governors are going to be up and arms because “states rights.” Right?!!!!https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/11/19/trump-order-ai-sue-states/
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Is it a threat to free speech when the President of the United States threatens to yank the broadcast license of a channel whose reporters are asking him challenging questions?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
Trump in response to an Epstein question: "ABC, your company, your crappy company is one of the perpetrators. I think the license should be taken away from ABC because your news is so fake and so wrong. And we have a great commissioner, a chairman, who should take a look at that."
November 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Is it a threat to free speech when the President of the United States threatens to yank the broadcast license of a channel whose reporters are asking him challenging questions?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
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I should add that we're still very much reporting on what's happening with civil rights in schools: www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...
November 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I should add that we're still very much reporting on what's happening with civil rights in schools: www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...
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You know what media is NOT bending the knee in the Trump era? College journalists! The Harvard Crimson's brutal takedown of the lecherous ex-prez Larry Summers is just the latest example of students showing a failing 'grown-up' media how it's done
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
College journalism exposes the rot of ‘grown-ups’ | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus a history lesson on the real ‘Charlotte’s Web,’ and fascism,
www.inquirer.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
You know what media is NOT bending the knee in the Trump era? College journalists! The Harvard Crimson's brutal takedown of the lecherous ex-prez Larry Summers is just the latest example of students showing a failing 'grown-up' media how it's done
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
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In normaler times, this is front page, above the fold, all caps behavior by an American president
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
In normaler times, this is front page, above the fold, all caps behavior by an American president
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An ABC News reporter asked about U.S. intelligence findings that MBS ordered the killing of Jamal Khashoggi.
Trump interrupted, attacked the reporter, then defended MBS: "He knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest by asking something like that."
Trump interrupted, attacked the reporter, then defended MBS: "He knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest by asking something like that."
November 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Shocking that so many young women don’t want to live under biblical patriarchy.
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Shocking that so many young women don’t want to live under biblical patriarchy.
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“FBI Director Kash Patel granted waivers to Deputy Director Dan Bongino and two other newly hired senior FBI staff members, exempting them from passing polygraph exams normally required to gain access to America’s most sensitive classified information…”
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff
As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau backgr...
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November 16, 2025 at 4:58 AM
“FBI Director Kash Patel granted waivers to Deputy Director Dan Bongino and two other newly hired senior FBI staff members, exempting them from passing polygraph exams normally required to gain access to America’s most sensitive classified information…”
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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They asked a Google AI for Ed engineer “how he planned to enact his vision of the future, one where AI filled classrooms rather than emptied them. ‘The professors themselves,’ he said, would be responsible for figuring that out.”
They promise utopian and make others responsible for delivering it.
They promise utopian and make others responsible for delivering it.
This may be the best thing ive read yet on AI in higher ed, and its written by a Yale undergrad. Highly recommend.
Inside Yale’s Quiet Reckoning with AI | The New Journal
Amid ChatGPT's rising popularity and a computer science cheating scandal, Yale students, professors, and administrators wrestle privately with the proper role of AI in education. What happens when eve...
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November 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
They asked a Google AI for Ed engineer “how he planned to enact his vision of the future, one where AI filled classrooms rather than emptied them. ‘The professors themselves,’ he said, would be responsible for figuring that out.”
They promise utopian and make others responsible for delivering it.
They promise utopian and make others responsible for delivering it.
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Times Union editorial board tackled this in June, and again last month:
November 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Times Union editorial board tackled this in June, and again last month:
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
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"Large far-right German delegation to visit Washington, Trump ally says
The invitation to the capital comes as Alternative for Germany politicians seek to build closer ties to the U.S. government." www.politico.eu/article/larg...
The invitation to the capital comes as Alternative for Germany politicians seek to build closer ties to the U.S. government." www.politico.eu/article/larg...
November 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
"Large far-right German delegation to visit Washington, Trump ally says
The invitation to the capital comes as Alternative for Germany politicians seek to build closer ties to the U.S. government." www.politico.eu/article/larg...
The invitation to the capital comes as Alternative for Germany politicians seek to build closer ties to the U.S. government." www.politico.eu/article/larg...
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Trump has killed 80 innocent people killed so he can look like a tough guy 🤔
"at a discussion with a former leader of U.S. Southern Command, Admiral James Stavridis, and he was very blunt. This is not about drugs. He said it's about intimidating Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro"
Reports @npr.org
"at a discussion with a former leader of U.S. Southern Command, Admiral James Stavridis, and he was very blunt. This is not about drugs. He said it's about intimidating Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro"
Reports @npr.org
November 14, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Trump has killed 80 innocent people killed so he can look like a tough guy 🤔
"at a discussion with a former leader of U.S. Southern Command, Admiral James Stavridis, and he was very blunt. This is not about drugs. He said it's about intimidating Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro"
Reports @npr.org
"at a discussion with a former leader of U.S. Southern Command, Admiral James Stavridis, and he was very blunt. This is not about drugs. He said it's about intimidating Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro"
Reports @npr.org