sarah kathleen (she/her)
@sarahhhkathleen.bsky.social
aerialist, educator, writer, policy wonk, grant nerd, Hoya, jersey girl in NoVA/ALX, recovering Big4 alum
Anyone still have the 36 Mad Ave CD he was on?
RIP James Vanderbeek, you were the pride of Drew University.
February 11, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Anyone still have the 36 Mad Ave CD he was on?
Whenever they say “Quad God” (a nickname he gave himself that everyone uses) I think of all the people who got so upset that Simone Biles dared to lean into the GOAT thing (a nickname she didn’t give herself that she def had earned). Misogyny is for sure alive and well.
February 11, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Whenever they say “Quad God” (a nickname he gave himself that everyone uses) I think of all the people who got so upset that Simone Biles dared to lean into the GOAT thing (a nickname she didn’t give herself that she def had earned). Misogyny is for sure alive and well.
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I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 AM
I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them
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I will never stop being mad at Jeff Bezos for what he's done to my newspaper
The layoffs at the Washington Post have begun, with newsroom leaders telling employees its sports and books sections will be 'eliminated in current forms' and its international coverage will be downsized
February 4, 2026 at 2:10 PM
I will never stop being mad at Jeff Bezos for what he's done to my newspaper
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With the closing of the Kennedy Center and the cuts at the Post, the Washington, DC metro area has lost its biggest arts institution and of its largest local journalism outlet.
February 4, 2026 at 3:01 PM
With the closing of the Kennedy Center and the cuts at the Post, the Washington, DC metro area has lost its biggest arts institution and of its largest local journalism outlet.
September is in five days - what the heck is going on here?
August 27, 2025 at 8:44 PM
September is in five days - what the heck is going on here?
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So many people got news their grants were revoked yesterday (another round of revocations). The people we pay to represent us are just fleecing us more than ever, disappearing our tax dollars while destroying the institutions we pay for.
My PhD student's NSF grant was terminated today. Her dissertation investigates why air pollution monitoring, metrics, and regulations don't properly capture the harms experienced by marginalized communities--esp in the most polluted Detroit neighborhoods. She and I are happy to talk with press etc.
NSF Award Search: Award # 2240343 - Constructing Credible Knowledge and Expertise in Air Pollution Regulation and Monitoring: The Problem of Quantification Lock
www.nsf.gov
April 26, 2025 at 12:15 PM
So many people got news their grants were revoked yesterday (another round of revocations). The people we pay to represent us are just fleecing us more than ever, disappearing our tax dollars while destroying the institutions we pay for.
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A colleague at Stanford’s business school used The Stanford Daily to argue—poorly—against DEI. The piece was riddled with historical errors and left one searching for fact, so I broke my public writing hiatus to respond.
I hope you’ll read and share the piece.
stanforddaily.com/2025/04/22/w...
I hope you’ll read and share the piece.
stanforddaily.com/2025/04/22/w...
What DEI threatens isn’t merit. It’s monopoly.
Political science professor Hakeem Jefferson argues for DEI's importance to de-monopolizing universities.
stanforddaily.com
April 23, 2025 at 12:23 AM
A colleague at Stanford’s business school used The Stanford Daily to argue—poorly—against DEI. The piece was riddled with historical errors and left one searching for fact, so I broke my public writing hiatus to respond.
I hope you’ll read and share the piece.
stanforddaily.com/2025/04/22/w...
I hope you’ll read and share the piece.
stanforddaily.com/2025/04/22/w...
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Reducing gun violence and creating safer communities "does not align with this administration's priorities."
DOJ cancels grants for gun-violence and addiction prevention, victim advocacy
In an email to staff, the head of the Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs said the canceled grants don’t align with Trump administration priorities.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Reducing gun violence and creating safer communities "does not align with this administration's priorities."
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If the president can spend a quarter of his days in office golfing, corporations can give workers a four-day work week.
April 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
If the president can spend a quarter of his days in office golfing, corporations can give workers a four-day work week.
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Corey Booker: “IF AMERICA
HASN'T BROKEN YOUR HEART, THEN YOU DON'T LOVE HER ENOUGH." 💙🥹
HASN'T BROKEN YOUR HEART, THEN YOU DON'T LOVE HER ENOUGH." 💙🥹
April 1, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Corey Booker: “IF AMERICA
HASN'T BROKEN YOUR HEART, THEN YOU DON'T LOVE HER ENOUGH." 💙🥹
HASN'T BROKEN YOUR HEART, THEN YOU DON'T LOVE HER ENOUGH." 💙🥹
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This weather has restored 12% of my will to live
February 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
This weather has restored 12% of my will to live
It’s almost like grants are impactful public policy instruments that contribute to the public good or something….
Alexandria leadership bracing for cuts to federal grants and funding
Alexandria leadership bracing for cuts to federal grants and funding | ALXnow
Alexandria relies on federal funding for a lot of projects, from housing and pre-k programs to transportation improvements. But with the new administration spearheading an effort to slash that funding,...
www.alxnow.com
February 21, 2025 at 1:07 AM
It’s almost like grants are impactful public policy instruments that contribute to the public good or something….
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This is just to say
I have fired
the bureaucrats
throughout
your government
Even the ones
that were probably
keeping planes
in the air
Forgive me
I am not very smart
So efficiency
Much savings
I have fired
the bureaucrats
throughout
your government
Even the ones
that were probably
keeping planes
in the air
Forgive me
I am not very smart
So efficiency
Much savings
February 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This is just to say
I have fired
the bureaucrats
throughout
your government
Even the ones
that were probably
keeping planes
in the air
Forgive me
I am not very smart
So efficiency
Much savings
I have fired
the bureaucrats
throughout
your government
Even the ones
that were probably
keeping planes
in the air
Forgive me
I am not very smart
So efficiency
Much savings
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We were discussing how to help people transition from homelessness to permanent housing today and I joked we would need to use a different word since "transition" is on the censorship list.
February 19, 2025 at 12:32 AM
We were discussing how to help people transition from homelessness to permanent housing today and I joked we would need to use a different word since "transition" is on the censorship list.
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Trump's America is where plane crashes are becoming as frequent as school shootings.
February 17, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Trump's America is where plane crashes are becoming as frequent as school shootings.
It's easy to fire grant management specialists when you have no interest in grants being managed (or given at all)....
The biggest hit to extramural program staff appears to be grants management specialists (GMSs). It appears that 15-20% of GMSs were terminated.
This is quite concerning since these folks have already missed essentially a month of getting-grants-out time and have lots to do. They already work hard.
This is quite concerning since these folks have already missed essentially a month of getting-grants-out time and have lots to do. They already work hard.
kermit the frog has his hand on his mouth
ALT: kermit the frog has his hand on his mouth
media.tenor.com
February 17, 2025 at 2:02 AM
It's easy to fire grant management specialists when you have no interest in grants being managed (or given at all)....
Day 3 of (what appears to be) the flu = binge watched all of Apple Cider Vinegar on Netflix. Recommend especially if you're interested in wellness/scammer stories.
February 17, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Day 3 of (what appears to be) the flu = binge watched all of Apple Cider Vinegar on Netflix. Recommend especially if you're interested in wellness/scammer stories.
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We as a country will save nothing. Federal employee salaries make up just 4% of the budget—roughly $271 billion. So even if every federal worker were fired, that’s the maximum you’d save. Meanwhile, the U.S. House GOP has released a budget that raises the debt limit by $4 trillion.
February 14, 2025 at 3:11 AM
We as a country will save nothing. Federal employee salaries make up just 4% of the budget—roughly $271 billion. So even if every federal worker were fired, that’s the maximum you’d save. Meanwhile, the U.S. House GOP has released a budget that raises the debt limit by $4 trillion.
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REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!
February 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!
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I would really enjoy experiencing a day when things did not get significantly worse
February 13, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I would really enjoy experiencing a day when things did not get significantly worse
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Bluetorial: The rationale for the “NIH” indirect cost “plan” is based on misunderstood (unintentional or intentional) accounting and math
The value of real government transparency
The value of real government transparency
a cartoon of homer simpson holding a card
ALT: a cartoon of homer simpson holding a card
media.tenor.com
February 13, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Bluetorial: The rationale for the “NIH” indirect cost “plan” is based on misunderstood (unintentional or intentional) accounting and math
The value of real government transparency
The value of real government transparency
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Guess I have someone new to call…both as a Virginian & a Virginia Tech grad who values the important work our research universities do. Guess I should throw Youngkin in there as well seeing as he doesn’t have our fed workers’ backs.
Because Virginia AG Jason Miyares chose party loyalty over Virginians' wellbeing, this order unfreezing medical research funding doesn't apply in VA. Miyares refused to join the suit on medical research, and the order only applies to plaintiff states. We need leaders willing to stand for Virginians.
NEW:
Federal judge in Massachusetts enters Emergency Temporary Restraining Order blocking Trump Administration from cutting health research grant money, including 15% cap on overhead costs.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
Federal judge in Massachusetts enters Emergency Temporary Restraining Order blocking Trump Administration from cutting health research grant money, including 15% cap on overhead costs.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
February 11, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Guess I have someone new to call…both as a Virginian & a Virginia Tech grad who values the important work our research universities do. Guess I should throw Youngkin in there as well seeing as he doesn’t have our fed workers’ backs.