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sarakday.bsky.social
Editor and project manager, cross stitcher, chronic re-reader and re-watcher, ex-academic, perpetual Nanowrimo dropout
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just so we’re all clear: the reason they keep using dolls as their example is because they’re trying to frame caring about material stuff as feminine and thus inherently shameful

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

Not only was Clue the first, it is the one I've watched the most. If you can do the bullet math, I know you are a kindred spirit.

Colorado’s K-12 education department won’t comply with Trump’s DEI order www.denverpost.com/2025/04/10/c... by @jessicaseaman.bsky.social

me this morning www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/o...

This embroidery in Evanston, IL, isn’t the quickest-reading sign of the #HandsOff protests, but it sure does capture the public mood.

The Department of Government Efficiency, for example

Oof. Episode 6 of The Residence has a punch-in-the-gut moment that reminds you it was filmed before the 2024 election.

BREAKING: Trump's billionaire Commerce Secretary says that seniors won't care if they don't get their Social Security checks — and that anyone who does complain is a fraudster.

!!!!!

I just saw My Dead Friend Zoe based only on the Rotten Tomatoes score and the fact that I really like Natalie Morales. It's a devastating stunner of a movie, and the filmmakers are actively working to make it accessible to people who may need to see it: give.bobwoodrufffoundation.org/campaign/665...

There are no "illegal protests" under the First Amendment. This is just fascism brought to us by an ignorant old man drunk on power.

Well done to The Denver Post for this headline and layout decision.

I don't think we're talking enough about the fact that the pressure to remove DEI from science means women die.

Bureaucracy, famously not important in war

Not exaggerating when I say I would like a personal, handwritten apology from every pundit who barfed out a dozen "the left wants to change the way you talk!" op-eds based on non-mandatory guidelines in obscure PDFs.

sorry i've been so testy lately. it's just because of every single thing in the entire world

US immigration is gaming Google to create a mirage of mass deportations www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I asked my kid's doctor if we could get some of his shots a year or two early. She showed zero surprise that I was asking and said yes immediately.

"We cannot afford to tread lightly or wait for this banning surge to peter out. Fight wisely, fight efficiently, and fight bravely." How to support libraries & librarians - lots of excellent advice & analysis in this piece by @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social reactormag.com/book-bans-af...

The Words of Mouth newsletter has a special "Hire an Angeleno" edition out today. Sign up and pass it on. www.wordsofmouth.org

A sliver of good news from the fire in Altadena. www.blackenterprise.com/grave-octavi...