Sara K-M
@sarakm.bsky.social
Educator, librarian, loud laugher, queer. She/they
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While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
January 27, 2026 at 5:07 PM
While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
I can do both. And unless that change in opinions comes with honest reflection about WHY it took so long for them to see what's actually happening I'm going to hold off on being too happy.
Bluesky idea: if people who didn't agree with you change their opinions so that they do agree with you, why not be happy that you are making progress - rather than complaining that they are "only just catching up"?
January 26, 2026 at 2:18 PM
I can do both. And unless that change in opinions comes with honest reflection about WHY it took so long for them to see what's actually happening I'm going to hold off on being too happy.
"I have a loud voice so I'm not going to use the mic"
"Could you please use it anyway?"
"No"
🤬
"Could you please use it anyway?"
"No"
🤬
I don't care how loud your natural speaking voice is USE THE FUCKING MIC
January 22, 2026 at 5:22 PM
"I have a loud voice so I'm not going to use the mic"
"Could you please use it anyway?"
"No"
🤬
"Could you please use it anyway?"
"No"
🤬
I don't care how loud your natural speaking voice is USE THE FUCKING MIC
January 22, 2026 at 4:36 PM
I don't care how loud your natural speaking voice is USE THE FUCKING MIC
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In the need of some spicy adult products? Want to support folks in Minneapolis?
Buy them from our super ethical, trans-owned Smitten Kitten. They’ve not only become a hub for mutual aid and community ICE watch, they’ve basically turn their socials into a local news source.
Buy them from our super ethical, trans-owned Smitten Kitten. They’ve not only become a hub for mutual aid and community ICE watch, they’ve basically turn their socials into a local news source.
The Smitten Kitten
A trans-owned minneapolis-based adult store for EVERY.BODY. Bringing high quality adult toys and sex education to our community since 2003
smittenkittenonline.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:32 AM
In the need of some spicy adult products? Want to support folks in Minneapolis?
Buy them from our super ethical, trans-owned Smitten Kitten. They’ve not only become a hub for mutual aid and community ICE watch, they’ve basically turn their socials into a local news source.
Buy them from our super ethical, trans-owned Smitten Kitten. They’ve not only become a hub for mutual aid and community ICE watch, they’ve basically turn their socials into a local news source.
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You're telling me a woman was forced to give up her trophy to a biological male
María Corina Machado on her meeting with Trump: “I presented the president of the United States with the Nobel Peace Prize”
January 15, 2026 at 9:53 PM
You're telling me a woman was forced to give up her trophy to a biological male
At my first teaching job a student called me fucking c*nt (while clearly trying to physically intimidate me) and I just called the front office and then went back to teaching my class without making a federal case out of it
January 12, 2026 at 7:54 PM
At my first teaching job a student called me fucking c*nt (while clearly trying to physically intimidate me) and I just called the front office and then went back to teaching my class without making a federal case out of it
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Just heard an AI ethicist talk about how important it is that we say ‘MEN are using Grok to undress images of babies, children and women’ not ‘Grok is….’. Grok isn’t responsible for the action, the men enabling & using it for this repulsive purpose are. Small but important bit of linguistic accuracy
January 7, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Just heard an AI ethicist talk about how important it is that we say ‘MEN are using Grok to undress images of babies, children and women’ not ‘Grok is….’. Grok isn’t responsible for the action, the men enabling & using it for this repulsive purpose are. Small but important bit of linguistic accuracy
Has anyone been in touch with the Baileys?
hey folks, lotta anger and hurt out there today. please take time to remember that Joe Rogan didn’t vote for this.
January 3, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Has anyone been in touch with the Baileys?
Content warning: this article includes discussion of Stephen Miller as a "sexual matador." Reader discretion is advised.
Seriously though, you should read this. Understanding their sexual dysfunction is important context for understanding MAGA
Seriously though, you should read this. Understanding their sexual dysfunction is important context for understanding MAGA
I've been tracking right-wing sexual dysfunction for years, and I'm going to cautiously say 2025 is the year the madness broke onto normal people's radars.
Are we hitting peak incel? Maybe! Looking at the year in Mar-a-Lago face and Elon's IVF babies.
www.salon.com/2025/12/31/t...
Are we hitting peak incel? Maybe! Looking at the year in Mar-a-Lago face and Elon's IVF babies.
www.salon.com/2025/12/31/t...
The right hit peak incel in 2025
From Mar-a-Lago face to Elon Musk, MAGA's sexual dysfunction exposed itself
www.salon.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Content warning: this article includes discussion of Stephen Miller as a "sexual matador." Reader discretion is advised.
Seriously though, you should read this. Understanding their sexual dysfunction is important context for understanding MAGA
Seriously though, you should read this. Understanding their sexual dysfunction is important context for understanding MAGA
TPA was one of the first newsletters I started paying for, and it's one I open and read 100% of the time. If you're not a subscriber already, you should become one.
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Thanks.
Thanks.
December 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
TPA was one of the first newsletters I started paying for, and it's one I open and read 100% of the time. If you're not a subscriber already, you should become one.
"pivot to video" is the media equivalent carcinization (minus any evolutionary advantage)
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
From Joe Marler’s visual-only stunts to the incomprehensible shuffling sounds Steven Bartlett recently subjected headphone users to, dodgy audio experiences are on the rise
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:56 AM
"pivot to video" is the media equivalent carcinization (minus any evolutionary advantage)
PLEASE. I'm a librarian working with students and a lot of them find the current information landscape overwhelming, so they default to "don't trust anything."
Making it even more challenging is that instructors often have outdated ideas about media literacy that they pass on to students.
Making it even more challenging is that instructors often have outdated ideas about media literacy that they pass on to students.
All - genuinely.
If this is something you want to see, can you quote tweet this and explain why?
Since I've been fighting to write this book for years, and I keep getting told there's no market interest.
I get it; it's not a sexy book. But it's an important book, imho. LMK what you think?
If this is something you want to see, can you quote tweet this and explain why?
Since I've been fighting to write this book for years, and I keep getting told there's no market interest.
I get it; it's not a sexy book. But it's an important book, imho. LMK what you think?
Also: I've said it before, and I'll say it again:
Publishing, let me write a media literacy book, I am begging you. I keep being told that there's no appetite for this...
But how can there NOT be, when it's an urgent and pressing issue, especially with how we aggregate news + use of AI?
Publishing, let me write a media literacy book, I am begging you. I keep being told that there's no appetite for this...
But how can there NOT be, when it's an urgent and pressing issue, especially with how we aggregate news + use of AI?
December 25, 2025 at 7:39 AM
PLEASE. I'm a librarian working with students and a lot of them find the current information landscape overwhelming, so they default to "don't trust anything."
Making it even more challenging is that instructors often have outdated ideas about media literacy that they pass on to students.
Making it even more challenging is that instructors often have outdated ideas about media literacy that they pass on to students.
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
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"When someone reads a book and sees a character who looks like them, loves like them, and lives a full vibrant life, that isn't just entertainment — it is permission. It is a mirror that says, "You are real, you have a lineage, and you belong here." 👏👏
~ QT Library board member Jen Sarduy
~ QT Library board member Jen Sarduy
December 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
"When someone reads a book and sees a character who looks like them, loves like them, and lives a full vibrant life, that isn't just entertainment — it is permission. It is a mirror that says, "You are real, you have a lineage, and you belong here." 👏👏
~ QT Library board member Jen Sarduy
~ QT Library board member Jen Sarduy
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I truly adore this list and want to add the @qtlibrary.org to the mix – we're building a physical home for a treasure trove of 3,200+ queer + trans books, far too many of which fall in the category of "banned" – your gift goes a long way in making this possible! Happy Holidays! Happy Holigays, even!
How to Support the Freedom to Read/Anti-Book Censorship Work Through Your Holiday Giving.
Y'all, this post was a fun one to write and to highlight so many organizations doing *great* work.
bookriot.com/gifting-with...
Y'all, this post was a fun one to write and to highlight so many organizations doing *great* work.
bookriot.com/gifting-with...
How to Support Anti Book Censorship Work Through Holiday Giving: Book Censorship News, December 5, 2025
In addition to gifting a banned book, what can you do to help someone get excited and engaged in the fight for the freedom to read?
bookriot.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I truly adore this list and want to add the @qtlibrary.org to the mix – we're building a physical home for a treasure trove of 3,200+ queer + trans books, far too many of which fall in the category of "banned" – your gift goes a long way in making this possible! Happy Holidays! Happy Holigays, even!
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Every use-case people think they "need" and LLM for is actually papering over a different issue. The teacher using ChatGPT to write narrative reports bc the demand is unreasonable & overwhelming *actually* needs more support and/or compensation or a reduction of demand. It's a LABOR issue.
December 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Every use-case people think they "need" and LLM for is actually papering over a different issue. The teacher using ChatGPT to write narrative reports bc the demand is unreasonable & overwhelming *actually* needs more support and/or compensation or a reduction of demand. It's a LABOR issue.
We just got a button maker at work and I just decided what I'm putting on my first button
Libraries are really THE place to find out without fcking around all that much tbh
December 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM
We just got a button maker at work and I just decided what I'm putting on my first button
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An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
“The Omnilert system did not detect a single blue potato chip bag as a threat,” the report stated. “The perceived threat was based on the student’s hand movement, including its position and angle.”
www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
a man says okay but that 's worse in front of a woman
Alt: Chidi from The Good Place saying "okay but that 's worse. You do get how that's worse, right?"
media.tenor.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:54 AM
“The Omnilert system did not detect a single blue potato chip bag as a threat,” the report stated. “The perceived threat was based on the student’s hand movement, including its position and angle.”
www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
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It’s officially happening! I’ll be leading a table in some garden-themed games. Here’s some of the beautiful art from Mycelia, a game all about cultivating and identifying mushrooms. 🍄 🍄🟫 🎲
Join for games, some QT company, and maybe even get the library (or yourself) a book while you’re there!
Join for games, some QT company, and maybe even get the library (or yourself) a book while you’re there!
November 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
It’s officially happening! I’ll be leading a table in some garden-themed games. Here’s some of the beautiful art from Mycelia, a game all about cultivating and identifying mushrooms. 🍄 🍄🟫 🎲
Join for games, some QT company, and maybe even get the library (or yourself) a book while you’re there!
Join for games, some QT company, and maybe even get the library (or yourself) a book while you’re there!
I'm noting an absence of any regret about the content of those messages.
The only reason he didn't keep emailing with Epstein is because Epstein got arrested. This man should not be anywhere near a classroom.
The only reason he didn't keep emailing with Epstein is because Epstein got arrested. This man should not be anywhere near a classroom.
Larry Summers discusses his “statement of regret” for his disturbing messages to Jeffrey Epstein with Harvard students
November 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I'm noting an absence of any regret about the content of those messages.
The only reason he didn't keep emailing with Epstein is because Epstein got arrested. This man should not be anywhere near a classroom.
The only reason he didn't keep emailing with Epstein is because Epstein got arrested. This man should not be anywhere near a classroom.
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My friend @jakestepansky.bsky.social is building out the @qtlibrary.org, a Boston-based LGBTQIA+ lending library, and needs your help to resource their space and fund their mission 🏳️🌈📚🏳️⚧️
If you’re able, support them here:
If you’re able, support them here:
secure.givelively.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
My friend @jakestepansky.bsky.social is building out the @qtlibrary.org, a Boston-based LGBTQIA+ lending library, and needs your help to resource their space and fund their mission 🏳️🌈📚🏳️⚧️
If you’re able, support them here:
If you’re able, support them here: