Sarah Salcedo
@sarah-salcedo.com
Filmmaker, author, illustrator, artisanal astro-hobbit BendFilm: Basecamp Fellow | Tin House & Stowe Story Labs | Town Hall Seattle Writer-in-Residence ‘22 | SFWA | Film/prose/art: https://sarah-salcedo.com Website design: @tallfirsproductions.com
It is DEEPLY suspicious, in a world that is rapidly turning against the rich, that someone would finance a version of this film that tries to get us to empathize with a wealthy oppressor.
The A.V. Club@avclub.com · 3w agoThe film, which stars Johnny Depp, will try to find the "gray area" in A Christmas Carol. www.avclub.com/scrooge-gray...
Our film got to the 2nd round of Sundance’s Feature Film Program!! THE LAST SETLIST is a musical—Station Eleven meets Andor, community resilience as resistance—with music/lyrics by @jeffrosenstock.bsky.social and @chrisfarren.bsky.social. Advancement ≠ acceptance, but it’s a huge deal nonetheless.
I wrote about Dolly Parton's impact on culture and politics. Something I feel deeply and personally.
Dolly Parton Was Practicing Politics the Right Way
My tribute to a legend
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Abolishing ICE is now the official position of the Democratic Party
Dante Atkins@danteatkins.bsky.social · last mo.Here are things that happened at the DNC today: 1) Resolution calling to abolish ICE unanimously adopted 2) Brand-new early state calendar that reflects the full diversity of the Democratic base 3) Rejection of insider efforts to ban RCV from being used in presidential primaries Great results here
Every Liberal Dem payroll strategist "we need to throw trans people and reproductive rights under the bus if we want to win." Reality:
Micah@rincewind.run · last mo.that’s fucking right
This site lets you scan barcodes to see if they’re part of Taylor Farms: www.taylordetector.com
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Tyler King@tyleraking.com · last mo.RECALL: Taylor Farms is pulling pre-packaged salsa and guacamole for contaminated jalapenos.
This is incredibly disturbing. The number of cases in Mississippi alone of Black people who met their deaths in dubious/highly suspicious ways, only for authorities to shrug it off and do a piss poor job if investigating...there are so many names
Tasia Fortune Identified as Woman Found Hanging in Tree Behind Vacant Jackson Home
The woman whose body was found hanging from a tree behind a vacant Jackson, Mississippi, home is 29-year-old Tasia Fortune, the Hinds County Coroner’s Office said.
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They're calling it for @abdulelsayed.bsky.social — this is a victory for Medicare for All, for every American who has ever needed care but couldn't afford it. We are one step closer to realizing health care as a human right in this country.
The only movie controversy I care about this week boils down to how ridiculous it is to cancel the Emmy-nominated and fantastic Wonder Man the day that the director of that series debuts an anticipated box office smash for the same franchise.
They obviously either went back in time or can be found finally playing a gig at Neumo’s (Seattle’s equivalent of the Rivoli) tonight.
Seattle police search for 2 men who parachuted off Space Needle
Police say two men climbed over the glass wall of the Space Needle, flipped over the edge and parachuted down from the 605-foot structure.
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AI is not a neutral technology whose benefits need to be redistributed. It is a weapon of class war from above, designed to cheapen labor and concentrate power. Nationalizing it does nothing to change that.
The Socialist Case Against Nationalizing AI
AI is not a neutral technology whose benefits need to be redistributed. It is a weapon of class war from above, designed to cheapen labor and concentrate power. Nationalizing it does nothing to change that.
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Holy shit, we're actually getting there. "UCLA researchers develop low-cost blood test to detect multiple cancers and other diseases from a single sample [—] In tests, MethylScan detected about 63% of cancers across all stages and roughly 55% of early-stage cancers." (from April) #ShareGoodNewsToo
UCLA researchers develop low-cost blood test to detect multiple cancers and other diseases from a single sample
The test could offer a more affordable approach to early disease detection.
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HERE WE GO. A temporary pause in the Paramount/Warner Bros merger granted. Next up, getting a full injunction that would push the delay past September 30. This thing can still be stopped.
Judge Pauses Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order pausing the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger.
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Here's the link to check to make sure you're registered to vote. Check today. And check again a couple of times before Election Day in November. www.vote.org/am-i-registe...
Check Your Voter Registration Status - Vote.org
It takes less than 30 seconds to check your registration status with our free 50-state tool. And if you're not registered, we'll help you take care of that too. Fast, free, secure, non-partisan.
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@clarkesworldmagazine.com is 20 years old this year! To help them stick around another 20, they're doing a subscription drive. July's issue has new stories from @thomasha.bsky.social @carloshem.bsky.social & me (mine was inspired by BTS-more on that later). clarkesworldmagazine.com/garcia_07_26/
This Is an Emergency Broadcast by R.S.A. Garcia
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
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Of course, the FCC approved a giant space mirror for ‘on-demand daylight’. It’s only a reckless idea first proposed by Nazis as a super-weapon and later lampooned by Futurama as an idiotic example of climate hacking.
A Space Mirror Will Test Turning Night Into Day. What To Know About the Controversial Project
Astronomers worry that Reflect Orbital's plans to direct sunlight into darkness will put night skies at risk.
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Chaucer Doth Tweet@levostregc.bsky.social · 2mo agoAyo Edebiri yn a "Do not talk to me about AI I will kill myself" shirte, July 10
I think I like Elizabeth because she complains loudly and loves deeply in the same breath. Most of her crueler thoughts are internal dialogue—she *feels* in messy ways, but she’s not always expressive of it (except to Darcy lol), not the way Lydia is. She is AN elder sister, after all.
My Sunday reading: the absolute roasting Cory Booker is getting on Threads for posting a ‘my good friend/what a hero’ eulogy video about Lindsey Graham. He didn’t post it on Bluesky; he probably expected a better reception on a Meta product, but the ratio is glorious and the comments are perfection.
The family of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo is asking for help with funeral and burial costs, legal expenses, everyday living costs, and the wife’s needs, who has lost her lifelong companion and sole provider.
Donate to In Loving Memory of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52 Years Old, organized by LULAC Institute, Inc.
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Indivisible ❌👑@indivisible.org · 2mo agoThis is bigger than one incident. At events across Texas today, Indivisible groups are standing with immigrant communities and demanding accountability from DHS and ICE.
My mom just sent along an image her work made of her answering phones and they used AI to do it. No loved one of mine has ever traversed the uncanny valley and looking at it is so freaking bizarre. It looks just enough like her to be placeable and just enough *unlike* her to cause existential dread.
The last few months have been so busy with work and out of town guests rotating in and out (May/June are the prettiest months to visit Seattle). One more deadline to go before taking a whole week off to rest (and by rest, I mean watching The Vampire Lestat, The Bear, and whatever else is bingeable.)
The area near the capital was struck with 7.2 and 7.5 earthquake. Some Venezuelans were greatly affected including some of the ones here. If you have the means to help donate to their kofi's or other means directly to them. Int organization funds often don't reach as many people here
Mav (Comms Open 0/3)@xmaveria.bsky.social · 9mo agoFor people that feel helpless, this period is so tough but there's ways to help for anyone. Go out there support Venezuelan ppl and artists living in it as they prepare for unpredictable times Here is a starter pack of artists with commissions or donations open as well: go.bsky.app/8daQmpX
Seattle elects a socialist mayor, wins the Super Bowl NYC elects a socialist mayor, wins the NBA finals Win your city a major sports title with this one neat trick
The WHALEFALL trailer raised my BP *AND* brought Zach Reino's hilarious 'No Thank You to the Ocean' Smartypants lecture back to mind. youtu.be/UO1Kcxahjdo?...
Why "The Ocean" Sucks | Smartypants Presentation
YouTube video by Dropout
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Culture Crave 🍿@culturecrave.co · 3mo agoFirst trailer for survival thriller 'Whalefall' 🐋 Story follows a young diver who gets swallowed by a sperm whale, leaving him one hour to find a way to escape In theaters October 16