Sarah Giffrow
@sarahgiffrow.bsky.social
Website designer/dev, Benevolent Overlord of @UpsweptCreative.bsky.social
I write about online marketing for bleeding hearts at theradicalmarketer.com.
BIPOC small business owner, costumed weirdo, barbell enthusiast, parent, roller derby ref. She/her.
I write about online marketing for bleeding hearts at theradicalmarketer.com.
BIPOC small business owner, costumed weirdo, barbell enthusiast, parent, roller derby ref. She/her.
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For this week, I looked at year-end giving and how that’s playing out in our current culture of overwhelm.
Giving Tuesday this year felt more overwhelming than it ever has. Is Giving Tuesday serving nonprofits as well as it used to?
More here: https://www.theradicalmarketer.com/giving-tuesday-melted-my-brain-and-my-inbox/
More here: https://www.theradicalmarketer.com/giving-tuesday-melted-my-brain-and-my-inbox/
December 17, 2025 at 12:37 AM
For this week, I looked at year-end giving and how that’s playing out in our current culture of overwhelm.
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: you can put mac and cheese on your hot dog and there is no legal authority that can stop you
December 16, 2025 at 1:02 AM
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: you can put mac and cheese on your hot dog and there is no legal authority that can stop you
I may have gotten the worst item at the white elephant exchange, but this was the true win.
December 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I may have gotten the worst item at the white elephant exchange, but this was the true win.
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YOU MUST DO YOUR STRETCHES TO HAVE STRENGTH TO GRIND YOUR ENEMIES' BONES TO DUST.
December 15, 2025 at 10:40 AM
YOU MUST DO YOUR STRETCHES TO HAVE STRENGTH TO GRIND YOUR ENEMIES' BONES TO DUST.
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I don't have any news to counteract the terrible news of the last few days, so here is a thread of cute animals eating things, with most with crunchy cromchy sounds.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:21 AM
I don't have any news to counteract the terrible news of the last few days, so here is a thread of cute animals eating things, with most with crunchy cromchy sounds.
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Are you someone who's Very Online, early in your reporting career, and eager to get clips? We're hiring a Breaking News Reporter at @motherjones.com. $65k-$75k salary. www.motherjones.com/careers/brea...
Breaking News Reporter
www.motherjones.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Are you someone who's Very Online, early in your reporting career, and eager to get clips? We're hiring a Breaking News Reporter at @motherjones.com. $65k-$75k salary. www.motherjones.com/careers/brea...
Continued my streak of getting the most boring gift at the white elephant exchange with this “aromatherapy lamp”
December 14, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Continued my streak of getting the most boring gift at the white elephant exchange with this “aromatherapy lamp”
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In case you have never seen this.
December 13, 2025 at 10:38 PM
In case you have never seen this.
That moment when you're looking at someone's website, thinking they'd be a good potential client, but then you see that they work with venture capitalists
a man in a suit and tie says nope don t like that
ALT: a man in a suit and tie says nope don t like that
media.tenor.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
That moment when you're looking at someone's website, thinking they'd be a good potential client, but then you see that they work with venture capitalists
“We don’t need a heat source
When we’re having lizard intercourse”
The end credits songs on Bob’s Burgers let me feel like there’s still joy left in the world
When we’re having lizard intercourse”
The end credits songs on Bob’s Burgers let me feel like there’s still joy left in the world
a cartoon character is holding a blue keyboard and pointing
ALT: a cartoon character is holding a blue keyboard and pointing
media.tenor.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:32 AM
“We don’t need a heat source
When we’re having lizard intercourse”
The end credits songs on Bob’s Burgers let me feel like there’s still joy left in the world
When we’re having lizard intercourse”
The end credits songs on Bob’s Burgers let me feel like there’s still joy left in the world
I will absolutely cancel filling out a form the moment they require a phone number. I don’t even want people I like to call me 😆
The fact that people aren't letting you sign up for newsletters now without giving a phone number makes me want to throw up. Sorry Urban Decay, you don't know me like that.
December 12, 2025 at 2:55 AM
I will absolutely cancel filling out a form the moment they require a phone number. I don’t even want people I like to call me 😆
I love how the entire day felt like a slog, and here we are at 5:28pm and NOW my headache has vanished and I feel like being productive. At the time of day when I’m supposed to be relaxing and spending time with my family and NOT working.
December 12, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I love how the entire day felt like a slog, and here we are at 5:28pm and NOW my headache has vanished and I feel like being productive. At the time of day when I’m supposed to be relaxing and spending time with my family and NOT working.
There are a lot of good and valid reasons to quit social media, but this one is especially creepy. It’s pretty fucked that, on a technology which was supposed to connect us all, we now don’t even have the assurance that we’re dealing with an actual person.
December 11, 2025 at 5:19 AM
There are a lot of good and valid reasons to quit social media, but this one is especially creepy. It’s pretty fucked that, on a technology which was supposed to connect us all, we now don’t even have the assurance that we’re dealing with an actual person.
Launching ain’t easy, and it shouldn’t be rushed.
Not every launch is a stunning success. Here's what I learned from trying to launch a newsletter membership.
More here: https://www.theradicalmarketer.com/marketing-launch-advice/
More here: https://www.theradicalmarketer.com/marketing-launch-advice/
December 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Launching ain’t easy, and it shouldn’t be rushed.
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We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
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I dunno man the concept of actually owning something you pay for must be like a drug if you're under 30
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Gen Z are going retro, with studies showing a resurgence in people buying tech in the modern age that can be dated back decades.
www.bbc.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I dunno man the concept of actually owning something you pay for must be like a drug if you're under 30
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
December 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
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A reminder that Iron Circus is gonna get WALLOPED with Baker & Taylor bankruptcy backdraft for the next several months, turning our usual distro payout into bills.
If you'd like to help a small business making weird-ass comics weather the storm, a 💥30% OFF💥 sale is on now!
store.ironcircus.com
If you'd like to help a small business making weird-ass comics weather the storm, a 💥30% OFF💥 sale is on now!
store.ironcircus.com
Iron Circus Comics
Iron Circus Comics is the premiere publisher of award-winning, critically-acclaimed graphic novels in the American Midwest, a small-mid house built from the ground up by founder C. Spike Trotman.
store.ironcircus.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:39 PM
A reminder that Iron Circus is gonna get WALLOPED with Baker & Taylor bankruptcy backdraft for the next several months, turning our usual distro payout into bills.
If you'd like to help a small business making weird-ass comics weather the storm, a 💥30% OFF💥 sale is on now!
store.ironcircus.com
If you'd like to help a small business making weird-ass comics weather the storm, a 💥30% OFF💥 sale is on now!
store.ironcircus.com
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you know how i know im a 44yo dad? how much i laughed at this shit
December 6, 2025 at 3:31 AM
you know how i know im a 44yo dad? how much i laughed at this shit
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We're 85% of the way to our $15,000 NewsMatch goal! Only $2,180 left to raise until we unlock the remaining matching funds for our newsroom. Give by Dec. 7 to have your one-time or recurring donation matched & double your impact for nonprofit news! 👉 streetroots.org/donate
December 6, 2025 at 1:03 AM
We're 85% of the way to our $15,000 NewsMatch goal! Only $2,180 left to raise until we unlock the remaining matching funds for our newsroom. Give by Dec. 7 to have your one-time or recurring donation matched & double your impact for nonprofit news! 👉 streetroots.org/donate
As Billy Idol once said, it’s a nice day to start again
When you ghost your email list, reaching out starts to feel awkward. Here's how to make it less painful.
More here: https://www.theradicalmarketer.com/re-engage-your-email-list-less-awkwardly/
More here: https://www.theradicalmarketer.com/re-engage-your-email-list-less-awkwardly/
December 5, 2025 at 5:39 AM
As Billy Idol once said, it’s a nice day to start again
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Dude had a 40-year career built off of roles that could have easily been forgettable, stereotypical roles for a Japanese man in Hollywood and made them memorable and iconic solely through the god damn charisma he could throw around
December 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Dude had a 40-year career built off of roles that could have easily been forgettable, stereotypical roles for a Japanese man in Hollywood and made them memorable and iconic solely through the god damn charisma he could throw around
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This is one of those things that I think is quietly important – when these people are talking shit about cities, Portland or Minneapolis or New York or Charlotte or wherever, you have to loudly say, “no, fuck you, you’re lying, that town and its people whip ass and you’re the asshole”
“I walk around Portland, and I go, ‘Fuck you, assholes. Portland is fine.’” - John Darnielle, @themountaingoats.bsky.social. We're proud to claim you as a Portlander, sir.
The Mountain Goats Ascend to Revolution Hall
Mountain Goats frontman John Darnielle discusses musicals, his new album, and why he keeps coming home to Portland.
www.wweek.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This is one of those things that I think is quietly important – when these people are talking shit about cities, Portland or Minneapolis or New York or Charlotte or wherever, you have to loudly say, “no, fuck you, you’re lying, that town and its people whip ass and you’re the asshole”