Sarah Szalavitz💡

Sarah Szalavitz💡

@dearsarah.bsky.social

Accountability Architect💡 Artisanal Database Maker🔎 🧾 Storyteller/Writer/Producer🎙️✍️🎥 Avenger, Academic, Lawyer🗳️ Redistributive Justice ⚖️ Choice Optimizer🤖 Researcher & OG Prompt Engineer🧌 Whistleblower🚨 Human Palantir🔮 https://linktr.ee/realdearsarah

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Sarah Szalavitz💡
@dearsarah.bsky.social

Industry execs have known for 5+ decades that microplastics infiltrate the human body At 1974 scientific meeting in NYC, a German gastroenterologist presented a paper that showed for the 1st time that ingested microplastics particles infiltrated the entire body. www.latimes.com/environment/...

latimes.comIndustry executives knew for decades that microplastics were infiltrating the human bodyDecades before microplastics were found in human hearts and brains, industry executives privately knew about tiny plastic particles crossing the gut lining, documents from the 1970s and 1980s show.
Sarah Szalavitz💡
@dearsarah.bsky.social

👏Court blocks bid by Trump DoJ to stop California from counting mail-in ballots www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... Having just been shut down in CA, Trump admin THEN asks Washington to set aside 100s of ballots from suspected noncitizen voters www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.comCourt blocks bid by Trump DoJ to stop California from counting mail-in ballotsNewsom accuses Trump of ‘assault on democracy’ as DoJ claims 20,000 registered voters in state are non-citizens

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Sarah Szalavitz💡
@dearsarah.bsky.social

‘It’s magic’: scientists rediscover how to make ancient Roman colour-changing glass www.theguardian.com/science/2026... omfg this is beyond rad—it’ll add so much to so many experiences….& change how light is incorporated in dining & all kinds of art & performance WOW wow wow! Cc @sonaar.bsky.social

theguardian.com‘It’s magic’: scientists rediscover how to make ancient Roman colour-changing glassExclusive: Optical engineering that went into 1,600-year-old Lycurgus Cup has baffled experts for centuries
Sarah Szalavitz💡
@dearsarah.bsky.social

‘It’s magic’: scientists rediscover how to make ancient Roman colour-changing glass www.theguardian.com/science/2026... omfg this is beyond rad—it’ll add so much to so many experiences….& change how light is incorporated in dining & all kinds of art & performance WOW wow wow! Cc @sonaar.bsky.social

theguardian.com‘It’s magic’: scientists rediscover how to make ancient Roman colour-changing glassExclusive: Optical engineering that went into 1,600-year-old Lycurgus Cup has baffled experts for centuries

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Sanho Tree
@sanho.bsky.social

Replying to @sanho.bsky.social

A reminder that Bolsonaro’s father plotted to stay in power by poisoning Lula, assassinating the Vice President, and murdering a Supreme Court justice after losing his reelection bid. He is currently serving a 27 year prison sentence for his crimes. Any wonder why Trump is helping his son?

Al Jazeera English@aljazeera.com

Polls show leftist incumbent Lula closing gap on right-wing rival Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of second round of voting.

aljazeera.comWhat to know as Brazil prepares for tense presidential run-offPolls show leftist incumbent Lula closing gap on right-wing rival Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of second round of voting.

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Dan Hon
@danhon.com

a waldorf school is organizing a middle school dance and sent a map around and it is an AI slop map that doesn't spell the names of the other schools correctly and this is hilarious bc if you know what a waldorf school is supposed to be it's ahahahahahahahaha we're all going to die

Sarah Szalavitz💡
@dearsarah.bsky.social

AI Discovered a Critical Vulnerability in PHP, a Coding Language Behind Many Websites www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/u... jfc. Unreal & unbelievable that these unsafe products were just released—& these outcomes were the most obvious. What a mess we’ve been determined to create; will we survive it?🫠

nytimes.comA.I. Discovered a Critical Vulnerability in PHP, a Coding Language Behind Many WebsitesThe disclosure heightened concerns about A.I.’s potential to upend cybersecurity unless shortcomings are addressed.
Sarah Szalavitz💡
@dearsarah.bsky.social

Trump ordered US diplomats to leave Riyadh yesterday. There’s little coverage but seems even more relevant today? Jared Kushner’s Hacked 2017 Phone Revealed His Secret Negotiations with MbS, MBZ & Bibi—& $700+ million in personal bank transfers to him. www.vanityfair.com/story/jared-... #SPECTRE

vanityfair.comThe Art of the Deal: Jared Kushner’s Hacked Phone Revealed More Than $700 Million in TransfersAn exclusive excerpt from ‘Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed’s Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East’ examines how bank accounts linked the president’s son-in-law—and former sen...
Sarah Szalavitz💡@dearsarah.bsky.social

Washington orders US embassy staff, families to leave Saudi Arabia flip.it/tWbfAj given that MbS owns his son in law, Trump is abandoning MbS is as stunning as it is putinous. #SPECTRE

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@dearsarah.bsky.social

Otoh Meta’s data must suggest the ballot initiative has decent odds of passing. So there’s that… And, along with judges presiding over the inevitable shareholder lawsuits this appalling “deal” will spawn, it’ll be easy for regulators to promptly halt this nonsense.

Sarah Szalavitz💡@dearsarah.bsky.social

Meta strikes deal with Zuckerberg to protect him from California wealth tax www.theguardian.com/technology/2... What an unfortunate loophole/imagine being this greedy!?! Of the companies structured similarly to Meta (where Zuck holds power & shareholders don’t) which will copy this gross approach?

theguardian.comMeta strikes deal with Zuckerberg to protect him from California wealth taxCompany says deal will keep its chief executive living in California even if state brings in one-off billionaire tax

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Sarah Szalavitz💡
@dearsarah.bsky.social

Meta strikes deal with Zuckerberg to protect him from California wealth tax www.theguardian.com/technology/2... What an unfortunate loophole/imagine being this greedy!?! Of the companies structured similarly to Meta (where Zuck holds power & shareholders don’t) which will copy this gross approach?

theguardian.comMeta strikes deal with Zuckerberg to protect him from California wealth taxCompany says deal will keep its chief executive living in California even if state brings in one-off billionaire tax

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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

AOC: "They call people communists, they call them this or that. But really what it is is they're afraid of a waitress in the House and a logger in the Senate"

Sarah Szalavitz💡
@dearsarah.bsky.social

Otoh Meta’s data must suggest the ballot initiative has decent odds of passing. So there’s that… And, along with judges presiding over the inevitable shareholder lawsuits this appalling “deal” will spawn, it’ll be easy for regulators to promptly halt this nonsense.

Sarah Szalavitz💡@dearsarah.bsky.social

Meta strikes deal with Zuckerberg to protect him from California wealth tax www.theguardian.com/technology/2... What an unfortunate loophole/imagine being this greedy!?! Of the companies structured similarly to Meta (where Zuck holds power & shareholders don’t) which will copy this gross approach?

theguardian.comMeta strikes deal with Zuckerberg to protect him from California wealth taxCompany says deal will keep its chief executive living in California even if state brings in one-off billionaire tax
Sarah Szalavitz💡
@dearsarah.bsky.social

Meta strikes deal with Zuckerberg to protect him from California wealth tax www.theguardian.com/technology/2... What an unfortunate loophole/imagine being this greedy!?! Of the companies structured similarly to Meta (where Zuck holds power & shareholders don’t) which will copy this gross approach?

theguardian.comMeta strikes deal with Zuckerberg to protect him from California wealth taxCompany says deal will keep its chief executive living in California even if state brings in one-off billionaire tax
Sarah Szalavitz💡
@dearsarah.bsky.social

Tied up & tortured: 🇮🇱is using Axon’s🇺🇸made electroshock weapons on Palestinian detainees www.theguardian.com/global-devel... there’s significant overlap between folks who care about 🇵🇸& oppose ALPR cameras. If it was just about Flock branded 🎥 , it’ll soon also be about all of Axon’s lethal products

theguardian.comTied up and tortured: Israel using US-made electroshock weapons on Palestinian detaineesInvestigation suggests American company Axon still supplies Israel with Taser weapons despite evidence they have been used to torture prisoners
Sarah Szalavitz💡@dearsarah.bsky.social

Trump et al replacing Flock with Axon etc was predictable/inevitable? But it won’t end the near universal public opposition to the surveillance tech itself (& data centers) Having devoted a lot of life to privacy, this is the first time folks care. Changing camera brands is only more inflammatory!

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg
@theradr.bsky.social

-That "area" was not "restricted" to Lander, he had a US passport (+ is presumably not an Israeli citizen.) -What authorization should a person need in order to help people harvest their own olives with their consent, mmm? -Injured by whom? Settler terrorists acting with impunity + IDF protection?

Joel S.@joelhs.bsky.social

Israel’s Foreign Ministry attacking Brad Lander - a self-described liberal Zionist - by name, simply for doing protective presence, should be the final sign that the Israeli government would gladly sacrifice every last Jew in Diaspora to dominate more Palestinians with impunity.

Sarah Szalavitz💡
@dearsarah.bsky.social

Second session starting in 10 minutes! Join us:)

Sarah Szalavitz💡@dearsarah.bsky.social

So thrilled to join this rad (& free!) learning community on Technofascism, Feminism & Democracy! moodle.dataplusfeminism.mit.edu/course/view.... Sadly for my soul, I missed yesterdays intro session on zoom; but can’t wait till next month’s session—& hope you’ll join! Bravo @kanarinka.bsky.social!

moodle.dataplusfeminism.mit.eduCourse: Technofascism, Feminism and Democracy | D+F Moodle

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Don Moynihan
@donmoyn.bsky.social

They are treating these cases like they busted El Chapo

Rick Hasen@rickhasen.bsky.social

Must -Read LA Times Story on DOJ’s Despicable Conduct in Its Los Angeles Voter Fraud Arrests electionlawblog.org/2026/must-re...

electionlawblog.orgMust -Read LA Times Story on DOJ’s Despicable Conduct in Its Los Angeles Voter Fraud Arrests #ELBThis must-read LA Times story makes me so angry: At the federal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles late Monday, several green card holders arrested in a crackdown on alleged California voter fraud exp...

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Reconstructionist
@unavaleable.bsky.social

surely the iranian response to crippling their ability to export oil will be to give up and not escalate

Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social

White House is considering targeted strikes on Kharg Island, which handles approximately 90% of Iran's oil exports. The goal is to force concessions on Tehran's nuclear program and the Strait of Hormuz before the US midterm elections on Nov. 3.

Sarah Szalavitz💡
@dearsarah.bsky.social

👏Federal Judge Bars Trump Admin From Airing Publicly Funded Ads Liberal organizations sued last week over the ads that praised Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/u... I mean obviously but also meaningful penalties & consequences need to exist? tax💵 purchased ad time—why wouldn’t he won’t do it again?

nytimes.comFederal Judge Bars Trump Administration From Airing Publicly Funded AdsA group of liberal organizations sued last week over the ads that praised the administration.

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Covie
@covie93.bsky.social

Someone's racist uncle on Facebook lost his girlfriend in the Russian bot farm fire and you're laughing!

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Albert Pinto
@70sbachchan.bsky.social

Modi has lost it. "The govt has responded by massively increasing the security presence in the capital. Around thirty thousand police and paramilitary personnel have been deployed, internet services have been disrupted, trains to Delhi have been cancelled, metro stations and roads have been closed."

Sarah Szalavitz💡
@dearsarah.bsky.social

Inside “New Colonialism” promoter Erik Prince’s Mercenary Deal in Congo “Among mercenaries, especially in Africa, Prince is derided because he has zero successful missions” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/w... so all mercenaries are colonialists, but not all war criminals never succeed?

nytimes.comInside Erik Prince’s Mercenary Deal in CongoThe injury of a former Green Beret and death of an elite soldier from New Zealand have highlighted the Blackwater founder’s growing role in one of Africa’s most intractable conflicts.
Sarah Szalavitz💡
@dearsarah.bsky.social

Trump Says He Will putinously Import Russian Diesel Fuel; Treasury lifts Sanctions www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/u... beyond how grim it is to be funding Putin’s war at all, this is also pathetic. Is it less likely that this changes diesel prices at all—or that Putin can deliver the diesel?! #SPECTRE

nytimes.comTrump Says He Will Import Russian Diesel Fuel Amid High PricesPresident Trump said Russia had agreed to ship potentially millions of tons of diesel fuel in the coming months. But the amounts would be small relative to global demand.