Sarah K
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Sarah K
@sariekate.bsky.social
Kiddo graduates high school tomorrow. Cue all the emotions.
May 31, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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A ketamine filled idiot.
This is a good reminder that anytime you try to find some kind of 4D chess reason for what Musk does, the reality is much likelier that he is a complete idiot who has no idea how the world works, yet he is powerful and rich and wields near complete loyalty from others so he gets what he wants.
In this piece I highlight just one example of one of the main (anonymous!) accounts that Elon is taking instructions from, claiming that Bill Kristol is funded by USAID... based on a total misunderstanding of what a *donor approved fund* is.

There are so many examples like this.
February 20, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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Let me speak to the DOGE audit language. Many people who work in both the Treasury and specifically the IRS are CPAs. Most audit firms hire CPAs. A 19yo coder has absolutely no idea how to accurately identify waste or fraud. Calling what DOGE is doing as a audit, is a flat out lie.
February 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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This is why they're attacking science and education: if you can only win with disinformation, data become a threat.
February 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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WSJ: A staffer for Elon Musk’s DOGE whose access to U.S. Treasury payment systems was approved by a federal judge on Thursday has links to a deleted social-media account that advocated for racism and eugenics

He resigned Thursday after the WSJ asked about it.

www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st...
DOGE Staffer Resigns Over Racist Posts
A staffer for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency whose access to U.S. Treasury payment systems was approved by a federal judge on Thursday has links to a deleted social-media account that...
www.wsj.com
February 6, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Today I did a human trafficking training for future social workers. One aspect we discussed is how many Trump EOs (closing the border, cancelling asylum, ending USAID, ending support for LGBTQIA+people, & more) create vulnerabilities for traffickers to prey on. More vulnerabilities = more victims.
February 5, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Federal employees: Do not take the so-called deal. Make them fire you. Lawyer up and sue for wrongful termination. And in the meantime, maliciously comply.
a man with the words i aim to misbehave above him
Alt: i aim to misbehave
media.tenor.com
February 1, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Today’s press conference was deliberate. They knew exactly what they were doing bringing disability into the DEI conversation should anyone be too focused on the racial implications of previous rhetoric. It was entirely political, inappropriate, and alarming.
January 31, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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LIVE TO SEE THEM DIE
Do you know why a president would do all the most evil and heinous shit via Executive Order? Because his party can't easily make it law. And if they can't make it law, they can't make it last.

Don't let anyone make you feel like this is The End. Do not let them demoralize you. Live to see them die.
January 29, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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If you're in Illinois, you're on Section 8, and your landlord tries to evict you because of the government funding freeze, email me at [email protected]. My cases are pay-whatever-you-can.
January 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.

“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Per an NIH source:

“Discussions with colleagues have suggested that if the universities all come together and raise hell about the delays to funding caused by not holding meetings, that might move the needle. From every state. There are well-funded universities in red states that will be impacted.”
January 28, 2025 at 12:45 AM
What a time to have a college freshman in the Fall

www.forexlive.com/news/report-...
Report that White House budget office is ordering a pause to all federal grants and loans | Forexlive
Washington Post with the report
www.forexlive.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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This is an amazing quote, from a Jan 6 prisoner who is refusing Trump’s pardon.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
January 22, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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January 15, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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January 11, 2025 at 12:38 PM