Sabrina Cartan

Don’t Underestimate Fan Activists No one knows how to organize like a fandom.

“J.K. Rowling could have died a hero, but will instead be remembered by millions of her most ardent fans as a villain." @sabrinacartan.bsky.social on the group of Harry Potter fans campaigning against Rowling and transphobia.

I just started The Roddenberry Foundation channel on Bluesky. If you like Star Trek, activism, and general hilarity, give this one a follow!

bomb Yemen tonite meme

Pete Hegseth is less careful with group chats than a group of gossiping teens.

The death-rattle of Empire is horrific

And it will take as many with it as it can

But a new world is possible

And a new world is in the process of emerging.

We must work to bring it into being as quickly as we can.

“Find that one thing you cannot shut up about; then be loud!” Sabrina Cartan #WhatTheFlip

Drive Rite Academy was wonderful for this!

Trump wants you to think the Resistance is dead, but it’s more alive than ever. It’s everywhere.

Proud to have named “Resist List” and to be part of the @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social gang.

Honestly I just thought it would be super funny to whip out my AARP card at Denny’s in my 20s

For most people, to be extremely wealthy is to be a gaping maw of insecurity and desire. Many in Elon’s class try to crush people who have nothing, all because they will never be whole. Great read from Liz Plank:

lizplank.substack.com/p/richest-pers…

Thank you @sabrinacartan.bsky.social for this meme. And to everyone who defended democracy and the Constitution yesterday.

Trump can lose when we fight back ✊

This looks so good!

ynicism is first of all a style of presenting oneself, and it takes pride more than anything in not being fooled and not being foolish. But in the forms in which I encounter it, cynicism is frequently both these things. That the attitude that prides itself on world-weary experience is often so naïve says much about the triumph of style over substance, attitude over analysis. Maybe it also says something about the tendency to oversimplify. If simplification means reducing things to their essentials, oversimplification tosses aside the essential as well. It is a relentless pursuit of certainty and clarity in a world that generally offers neither, a desire to shove nuances and complexities into clear-cut binaries. Naïve cynicism concerns me because it flattens out the past and the future, and because it reduces the motivation to participate in public life, public discourse, and even intelligent conversation that distinguishes shades of gray, ambiguities and ambivalences, uncertainties, unknowns, and opportunities. Instead, we conduct our conversations like wars, and the heavy artillery of grim confidence is the weapon many reach for.

I'm exhausted by all the people out there who are trying to prove they're each the most cynical world-weary disillusioned person who's not gonna ever do a fucking thing ever except dump on everything and expect to be admired for that. Wrote about that in 2016:

As a sociologist, I teach my students that everything that is here, we have constructed. Especially power. Every single bit of power that is conceded by other electeds, by framers in the media, by courts, that is part of a co-construction. We can construct differently, but we have to do it.

If you want to share this excellent graphic as part of your awareness push, we recommend you retweet Sabrina’s post, which very helpfully provides alt-text for the image and makes it accessible for social media users who use screen readers. Thanks for being a good internet citizen, Sabrina!

How to Stop Trump's Administrative Coup: Be angry out loud: Sound the alarm on social media. What’s happening is not normal or business as usual. Tell Congress to fight back: By freezing federal aid, Trump is stealing power from Congress. Call your senators and representative in the House and tell them to defend their authority. Join the legal fight: Support the ACLU and Democracy Forward’s lawsuits challenging the federal aid freeze. Alert the media: What’s happening right now is an emergency that will devastate the economy and millions of American families. Don’t let mainstream media bury the lede. Tag outlets on social and write letters to the editor urging them to cover this crisis accurately. Be in community: Tell your friends to get the word out and connect with mutual aid groups. They want us to be isolated, but together, we can fight back.

By freezing federal aid that was approved by Democrats and Republicans alike, Trump is stealing the power of the purse from Congress. It is blatantly illegal and has caused a constitutional crisis.

Here's what you can do:

When Rebecca Solnit gives you lemons from her Meyer lemon tree, make lemon bars. That’s the saying, right?

Screenshot from the Youtube video, here and below

Well that's been amazing, and I give Sabrina Cartan the digital genius a lot of credit: 9,300 views on youtube and a whole lot more on FB bringing us to about 28,000 views for yesterday's event. Most of them live, but the video is available whereever whenever. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf_y...

Does anyone else leave the TV on for their pets when they’re not at home? What shows do you choose? My dogs regularly watch Family Ties, The Love Boat, Happy Days, and Frasier.

Monday morning we are entering a new chapter in this country's history and we are entering it together, with our friends and principles held close and our eyes wide open.

Directing a very cool livestream on Monday! 💙

The Eras Tour is now over.

Has a bee ever landed on you, and instead of getting scared, you appreciate the possibility that you got confused for a flower.

I won a Sophia Chia Pet at a Golden Girls-themed birthday party tonight 🌸

I really appreciate it! Love the op-ed.

Sabrina Cartan - SheSource Expert - Women’s Media Center WMC SheSource is an online database of media-experienced women experts who we connect to journalists, bookers and producers.

Not “some random person” NYT, but thanks for trying, Ray. :)

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starting a frozen dinner brand with Shaq and calling it Shaquille O’Meal

I didn’t leave X because people there had different opinions and ideologies, I left because it stopped being fun. I get on social media to chat with people who think thinking is fun. X stopped being a place where that was true.

alright fine I am here