Dr.Sara
@la-sarita-v.bsky.social
Assistant Prof of Media Studies. PhD in Chican@ Studies. Media, humor, culture, language politics, & sound. Xicana in Queens, NY. Balancing señora & chola life.
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May 14, 2025 at 1:05 AM
“Pick sitcoms you cowards!”- me yelling at the contestants on Jeopardy
May 13, 2025 at 11:07 PM
“Pick sitcoms you cowards!”- me yelling at the contestants on Jeopardy
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senior editor talked to the legendary Dr. Yvonne Chireau about being the Hoodoo consultant on Ryan Coogler's latest blockbuster, *Sinners*
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“I Don’t Do Horror, Ryan Coogler” — Black Magic’s Dr. Yvonne Chireau on Sinners and Bringing Hoodoo to Life
It was my absolute pleasure to chat with Dr. Yvonne Chireau, author of the iconic Black Magic and official Hoodoo consultant for Ryan Coogler’s latest smash hit, Sinners.
If you don’t know her ...
religiondispatches.org
April 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM
senior editor talked to the legendary Dr. Yvonne Chireau about being the Hoodoo consultant on Ryan Coogler's latest blockbuster, *Sinners*
religiondispatches.org/i-dont-do-ho...
religiondispatches.org/i-dont-do-ho...
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This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.
April 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.
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Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
Colleague of Harvard scientist held by ICE warns that foreign scientists are scared
Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
www.npr.org
April 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
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Steve Kerr: "I believe in academic freedom. I think it's crucial for all of our institutions to be able to handle their own business the way they want to. And they should not be shaken down and told what to teach, what to say, by our government. That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard."
Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”
April 16, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Steve Kerr: "I believe in academic freedom. I think it's crucial for all of our institutions to be able to handle their own business the way they want to. And they should not be shaken down and told what to teach, what to say, by our government. That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard."
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250 Venezuelans have been disappeared into one of the worst prisons in Central America based on Trump’s invocation of a law only used 3 times in our history - the last time resulted in the Japanese-American internment. These men have had no due process. It’s monstrous.
nypost.com/2025/03/16/u...
nypost.com/2025/03/16/u...
First 250+ migrant gang members from US arrive in El Salvador — where they’ll be held in a notorious mega-prison
The US has flown more than 250 accused migrant gang members to El Salvador, where they were sent to a notorious mega-prison — in direct defiance of a federal judge’s ruling against the Trump admini…
nypost.com
March 17, 2025 at 3:17 AM
250 Venezuelans have been disappeared into one of the worst prisons in Central America based on Trump’s invocation of a law only used 3 times in our history - the last time resulted in the Japanese-American internment. These men have had no due process. It’s monstrous.
nypost.com/2025/03/16/u...
nypost.com/2025/03/16/u...
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A #CrazyRichAsians TV series in the works? This just made my week.
February 28, 2025 at 9:39 PM
A #CrazyRichAsians TV series in the works? This just made my week.
He can barely speak English
February 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
He can barely speak English
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Y'all see how the Eagles just beat the Chiefs ass.
Very cutsey. Very demure. VERY DEI.
Very cutsey. Very demure. VERY DEI.
February 10, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Y'all see how the Eagles just beat the Chiefs ass.
Very cutsey. Very demure. VERY DEI.
Very cutsey. Very demure. VERY DEI.
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Movement Memos is back! What can rent strikes and tenant unions teach us about the work of collective survival in this moment? I talked with LA Tenants Union co-founders Tracy Rosenthal and Leonardo Vilchis about their work and how the lessons of their book, Abolish Rent, connect with this moment.
We Won’t Take Risks Alone. Our Relationships Make a Better World Possible.
Tenant unions can teach us to strategize “with every lever that we have,” says tenant organizer Tracy Rosenthal.
truthout.org
February 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Movement Memos is back! What can rent strikes and tenant unions teach us about the work of collective survival in this moment? I talked with LA Tenants Union co-founders Tracy Rosenthal and Leonardo Vilchis about their work and how the lessons of their book, Abolish Rent, connect with this moment.
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Well done, Maryland.
ICYMI:
“A federal judge in Maryland on Wednesday blocked President Trump's executive order to end citizenship for children born on U.S. soil to parents in the country without legal status.”
This is a nationwide injunction.
www.npr.org/2025/02/05/n...
“A federal judge in Maryland on Wednesday blocked President Trump's executive order to end citizenship for children born on U.S. soil to parents in the country without legal status.”
This is a nationwide injunction.
www.npr.org/2025/02/05/n...
Maryland federal judge blocks Trump's birthright citizenship order
The preliminary injunction blocks President Trump's efforts to end birthright citizenship. The White House is expected to appeal.
www.npr.org
February 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Well done, Maryland.
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So this was the sky last night. Early evening is the best time to catch the planetary parade, but it’ll be happening for few weeks, and Mercury might even be visible too at the end of the month.
February 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
So this was the sky last night. Early evening is the best time to catch the planetary parade, but it’ll be happening for few weeks, and Mercury might even be visible too at the end of the month.
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"ACT UP: A History Of AIDS/HIV Activism"
(From June 18, 2021) www.npr.org/transcripts/...
(From June 18, 2021) www.npr.org/transcripts/...
ACT UP: A History Of AIDS/HIV Activism : It's Been a Minute
Forty years ago this month, the CDC reported on patients with HIV/AIDS in the United States for the very first time. The disease was understudied, under-reported and deeply stigmatized. ACT UP united ...
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February 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
"ACT UP: A History Of AIDS/HIV Activism"
(From June 18, 2021) www.npr.org/transcripts/...
(From June 18, 2021) www.npr.org/transcripts/...
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Why did so many WNBA All-Stars move for one-year contracts during this free agency period?
Well, an economic windfall is expected to hit the WNBA in 2026, including a new CBA and media rights deal.
@benpickman.bsky.social explains: www.nytimes.com/athletic/610...
Well, an economic windfall is expected to hit the WNBA in 2026, including a new CBA and media rights deal.
@benpickman.bsky.social explains: www.nytimes.com/athletic/610...
February 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Why did so many WNBA All-Stars move for one-year contracts during this free agency period?
Well, an economic windfall is expected to hit the WNBA in 2026, including a new CBA and media rights deal.
@benpickman.bsky.social explains: www.nytimes.com/athletic/610...
Well, an economic windfall is expected to hit the WNBA in 2026, including a new CBA and media rights deal.
@benpickman.bsky.social explains: www.nytimes.com/athletic/610...
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The New York attorney general, Letitia James, has warned New York hospitals that complying with the White House’s executive order to end gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth could well violate state law.
N.Y. Attorney General Warns Hospitals Against Canceling Transgender Care (Gift Article)
A White House executive order last week threatened to pull federal funding from hospitals that provide gender-affirming care. But not providing the care could violate state law, Letitia James said in ...
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The New York attorney general, Letitia James, has warned New York hospitals that complying with the White House’s executive order to end gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth could well violate state law.
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Kendrick had no plan to win any of this shit. He was just hatin and look where it got him.
There’s a lesson there!
There’s a lesson there!
February 3, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Kendrick had no plan to win any of this shit. He was just hatin and look where it got him.
There’s a lesson there!
There’s a lesson there!
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“I want to dedicate this award to all my immigrant brothers and sisters in this country. You are loved, you are worth it, and I will always fight with you.”
— Shakira during her #GRAMMYs acceptance speech.
— Shakira during her #GRAMMYs acceptance speech.
February 3, 2025 at 3:18 AM
“I want to dedicate this award to all my immigrant brothers and sisters in this country. You are loved, you are worth it, and I will always fight with you.”
— Shakira during her #GRAMMYs acceptance speech.
— Shakira during her #GRAMMYs acceptance speech.
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Today in LA.
I ❤️ my town.
I ❤️ my town.
February 3, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Today in LA.
I ❤️ my town.
I ❤️ my town.