Sarah
@sarahjbard.bsky.social
Follow me mostly for updates about my dogs and books/stuff I’ve been reading. I also have a substack under sarahjbard which I hope to use for more substantive reflection.
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It’s been lost in the tariff news but the fact that the U.S. government can accuse you of a crime and send you to an El Salvadoran prison without trial, is legitimately scarier than the most hyperbolic claims of fascism made by the left during the election.
April 13, 2025 at 1:52 AM
It’s been lost in the tariff news but the fact that the U.S. government can accuse you of a crime and send you to an El Salvadoran prison without trial, is legitimately scarier than the most hyperbolic claims of fascism made by the left during the election.
This is horrifying. At the very least, these people need better identification- if a man approached me on the street at this close range, then touched me so suddenly! Put yourself in this woman’s shoes. Can you even imagine the fear?
This is completely terrifying, a huge violation of the first amendment, and part of the coopting of a distorted version of anti-semitism to justify persecution of people speaking out against Israel's genocide. And the broader pursuit of a police state.
Not sure if this has been shared here yet, but this is video of Rumeysa Ozturk's arrest posted by WCVB. It's terrifying.
March 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This is horrifying. At the very least, these people need better identification- if a man approached me on the street at this close range, then touched me so suddenly! Put yourself in this woman’s shoes. Can you even imagine the fear?
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This is completely terrifying, a huge violation of the first amendment, and part of the coopting of a distorted version of anti-semitism to justify persecution of people speaking out against Israel's genocide. And the broader pursuit of a police state.
Not sure if this has been shared here yet, but this is video of Rumeysa Ozturk's arrest posted by WCVB. It's terrifying.
March 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This is completely terrifying, a huge violation of the first amendment, and part of the coopting of a distorted version of anti-semitism to justify persecution of people speaking out against Israel's genocide. And the broader pursuit of a police state.
Will the twist in season 3 of #Severance be that innies and outies switch and that work becomes the solace from the horrors of the outside world? At work you get waffles, your boss is an incredible dancer, and you have no idea that Trump exists and is trying to rename the equator?
March 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Will the twist in season 3 of #Severance be that innies and outies switch and that work becomes the solace from the horrors of the outside world? At work you get waffles, your boss is an incredible dancer, and you have no idea that Trump exists and is trying to rename the equator?
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Senator Mark Kelly was commander of the Space Shuttle. He flew four missions to space. He flew 39 combat missions in Iraq. He went to visit Ukraine for himself & is calling for its freedom to be defended.
So, Elon Musk brands him a "traitor".
I’m careful with language on this site.
Fuck Musk.
So, Elon Musk brands him a "traitor".
I’m careful with language on this site.
Fuck Musk.
March 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Senator Mark Kelly was commander of the Space Shuttle. He flew four missions to space. He flew 39 combat missions in Iraq. He went to visit Ukraine for himself & is calling for its freedom to be defended.
So, Elon Musk brands him a "traitor".
I’m careful with language on this site.
Fuck Musk.
So, Elon Musk brands him a "traitor".
I’m careful with language on this site.
Fuck Musk.
A 7 mile walk, an over easy egg, and a nap. Sue loves Sundays.
March 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
A 7 mile walk, an over easy egg, and a nap. Sue loves Sundays.
Fake spring. (We love it)
March 1, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Fake spring. (We love it)
Watching this Trump/Vance/Zelensky exchange is so upsetting. Trump wanted this exchange to be seen by the American public but I’m im not sure it’s the reception he intended. Men yelling, “you have to be thankful” when they are exploiting a country under siege is infantile, pathetic, & disgusting.
February 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Watching this Trump/Vance/Zelensky exchange is so upsetting. Trump wanted this exchange to be seen by the American public but I’m im not sure it’s the reception he intended. Men yelling, “you have to be thankful” when they are exploiting a country under siege is infantile, pathetic, & disgusting.
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5 former Secretaries of Defense call on Congress to exercise oversight responsibility on Trump-Hegseth firing of senior military leaders:
The "dismissals raise troubling questions about the administration’s desire to politicize the military and to remove legal constraints on the President’s power."
The "dismissals raise troubling questions about the administration’s desire to politicize the military and to remove legal constraints on the President’s power."
February 27, 2025 at 11:17 PM
5 former Secretaries of Defense call on Congress to exercise oversight responsibility on Trump-Hegseth firing of senior military leaders:
The "dismissals raise troubling questions about the administration’s desire to politicize the military and to remove legal constraints on the President’s power."
The "dismissals raise troubling questions about the administration’s desire to politicize the military and to remove legal constraints on the President’s power."
Is there a shortage or did he fire a bunch of air traffic controllers? Is firing people who are currently trained and available and then asking people to come out of retirement to help really the most efficient approach?
February 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Is there a shortage or did he fire a bunch of air traffic controllers? Is firing people who are currently trained and available and then asking people to come out of retirement to help really the most efficient approach?
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Raphael is a disabled Army veteran who worked at the VA in Seattle and played a critical role in processing servicemembers' disability benefits.
He's received nothing but stellar performance reviews.
Elon Musk fired him with ZERO justification. Help share his story.
He's received nothing but stellar performance reviews.
Elon Musk fired him with ZERO justification. Help share his story.
February 25, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Raphael is a disabled Army veteran who worked at the VA in Seattle and played a critical role in processing servicemembers' disability benefits.
He's received nothing but stellar performance reviews.
Elon Musk fired him with ZERO justification. Help share his story.
He's received nothing but stellar performance reviews.
Elon Musk fired him with ZERO justification. Help share his story.
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This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
February 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
Feeling alone and overwhelmed?
THE RESIST LIST IS HERE.
Proud my team just started this @resistlist.bsky.social, which will list actions that happened and that are slated to happen.
Proud my team just started this @resistlist.bsky.social, which will list actions that happened and that are slated to happen.
February 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Feeling alone and overwhelmed?
I’ve stopped shopping at Whole Foods (despite it being the most convenient store to my house), I cancelled my prime back in January. We’re cutting back even more on convenience to spend more of our dollars locally or not at all. We’re doing a lot of little things around here and we hope you can too.
February 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I’ve stopped shopping at Whole Foods (despite it being the most convenient store to my house), I cancelled my prime back in January. We’re cutting back even more on convenience to spend more of our dollars locally or not at all. We’re doing a lot of little things around here and we hope you can too.
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This framing is their framing, and NYT took the bait. The correct and accurate framing is: “Deep cuts to medical research threatens progress on cancer and heart disease research, costs the economy $80B, and threatens 300,000 jobs across red and blue states”
February 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This framing is their framing, and NYT took the bait. The correct and accurate framing is: “Deep cuts to medical research threatens progress on cancer and heart disease research, costs the economy $80B, and threatens 300,000 jobs across red and blue states”
This is horrific and more so because their motives are so transparent
🚨THEY’RE CUTTING BILLIONS IN SCIENCE & DISEASE FUNDING🚨
“I think it’s going to destroy research universities in the short term, and I don’t know after that,”
“dismantle the biomedical research system, stifle the development of new cures for disease, and rip treatments away from patients in need.”
“I think it’s going to destroy research universities in the short term, and I don’t know after that,”
“dismantle the biomedical research system, stifle the development of new cures for disease, and rip treatments away from patients in need.”
Deep Cuts to Medical Research Funds Could Hobble University Budgets (Gift Article)
Grants from the National Institutes of Health come with additional money for overhead. Proposed funding cuts would leave colleges with large budget gaps.
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2025 at 3:12 AM
This is horrific and more so because their motives are so transparent
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🚨THEY’RE CUTTING BILLIONS IN SCIENCE & DISEASE FUNDING🚨
“I think it’s going to destroy research universities in the short term, and I don’t know after that,”
“dismantle the biomedical research system, stifle the development of new cures for disease, and rip treatments away from patients in need.”
“I think it’s going to destroy research universities in the short term, and I don’t know after that,”
“dismantle the biomedical research system, stifle the development of new cures for disease, and rip treatments away from patients in need.”
Deep Cuts to Medical Research Funds Could Hobble University Budgets (Gift Article)
Grants from the National Institutes of Health come with additional money for overhead. Proposed funding cuts would leave colleges with large budget gaps.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 3:00 AM
🚨THEY’RE CUTTING BILLIONS IN SCIENCE & DISEASE FUNDING🚨
“I think it’s going to destroy research universities in the short term, and I don’t know after that,”
“dismantle the biomedical research system, stifle the development of new cures for disease, and rip treatments away from patients in need.”
“I think it’s going to destroy research universities in the short term, and I don’t know after that,”
“dismantle the biomedical research system, stifle the development of new cures for disease, and rip treatments away from patients in need.”
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Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
February 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
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Another way to put it: bsky.app/profile/pete...
Dear California farmers and Congressional representatives:
Trump has just literally thrown millions of gallons of #water away that farmers were counting on this summer, purely to brag that he could.
That #cawater cannot be captured or used now by anyone.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Trump has just literally thrown millions of gallons of #water away that farmers were counting on this summer, purely to brag that he could.
That #cawater cannot be captured or used now by anyone.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Acting on Trump's order, federal officials opened up two California dams
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers just opened up two California dams. A spokesperson says the flows are 'controlled' and being coordinated with local officials.
www.latimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Another way to put it: bsky.app/profile/pete...
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CDC websites are being taken down.
Just in case you see these sources come up in the replacement info:
American Academy of Pediatrics = Gold standard for evidence-based information and research
American College of Pediatricians = Conservative interest group
Just in case you see these sources come up in the replacement info:
American Academy of Pediatrics = Gold standard for evidence-based information and research
American College of Pediatricians = Conservative interest group
February 1, 2025 at 1:26 PM
CDC websites are being taken down.
Just in case you see these sources come up in the replacement info:
American Academy of Pediatrics = Gold standard for evidence-based information and research
American College of Pediatricians = Conservative interest group
Just in case you see these sources come up in the replacement info:
American Academy of Pediatrics = Gold standard for evidence-based information and research
American College of Pediatricians = Conservative interest group
Can confirm, after a day spent in the ER, that our healthcare system needs a lot of help
January 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Can confirm, after a day spent in the ER, that our healthcare system needs a lot of help
Not a fan of the new WH press secretary, BUT I definitely am less of a fan of Brian Glenn for his needless and cringey comment on how great she looks before asking his question.
January 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Not a fan of the new WH press secretary, BUT I definitely am less of a fan of Brian Glenn for his needless and cringey comment on how great she looks before asking his question.
Ollie this morning while I was trying to work.
January 28, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Ollie this morning while I was trying to work.