Sarah JH Fletcher
@sjhfletcher.bsky.social
I'm interested in things. Editorial consultant; Advanced Professional Member of the CIEP. She/her.
My dad disappointed that his pick, Folk Bitch Trio, didn't make it onto the Hottest 100 this year
January 24, 2026 at 9:44 AM
My dad disappointed that his pick, Folk Bitch Trio, didn't make it onto the Hottest 100 this year
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Last term I tried an experiment: I walked into my Tech and Design Ethics class, admitted that I had *no idea* what to do about ChatGPT - so I would let them figure it out.
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
January 22, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Last term I tried an experiment: I walked into my Tech and Design Ethics class, admitted that I had *no idea* what to do about ChatGPT - so I would let them figure it out.
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
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Please let’s not do the thing where marketing copy describes books as “like Heated Rivalry but without the sex” or “like Heated Rivalry but about a heterosexual relationship.”
January 22, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Please let’s not do the thing where marketing copy describes books as “like Heated Rivalry but without the sex” or “like Heated Rivalry but about a heterosexual relationship.”
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I've said this a couple times in interviews lately but it's annoying that the lesson publishing will take away from this isn't "invest in more specific, niche, and/or weird books that cater to an under-served readership." It'll be "MORE SPORTS" bc that's a variable they can quantify.
I wrote about how Heated Rivalry is just the latest case of how publishers, with all their data, are still not able to predict what will be the next sensation. lithub.com/get-ready-fo...
Get Ready For Publishing to Chase the Heated Rivalry Phenomenon
Heated Rivalry mania has swept the world, and it’s been so fun to watch the stars of the TV series becoming A-list celebrities while the books upon which the show was based hit the bestseller list …
lithub.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:40 PM
I've said this a couple times in interviews lately but it's annoying that the lesson publishing will take away from this isn't "invest in more specific, niche, and/or weird books that cater to an under-served readership." It'll be "MORE SPORTS" bc that's a variable they can quantify.
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CHOTINER: and when you're in water you
PARTICLE MAN: don't get wet, that's right.
CHOTINER: And this is because
PARTICLE MAN: the water gets me instead. It becomes particle-manish
CHOTINER: There's been some debate on this point. Triangle Man, for example
PARTICLE MAN: I think we're done here
PARTICLE MAN: don't get wet, that's right.
CHOTINER: And this is because
PARTICLE MAN: the water gets me instead. It becomes particle-manish
CHOTINER: There's been some debate on this point. Triangle Man, for example
PARTICLE MAN: I think we're done here
December 23, 2025 at 3:24 AM
CHOTINER: and when you're in water you
PARTICLE MAN: don't get wet, that's right.
CHOTINER: And this is because
PARTICLE MAN: the water gets me instead. It becomes particle-manish
CHOTINER: There's been some debate on this point. Triangle Man, for example
PARTICLE MAN: I think we're done here
PARTICLE MAN: don't get wet, that's right.
CHOTINER: And this is because
PARTICLE MAN: the water gets me instead. It becomes particle-manish
CHOTINER: There's been some debate on this point. Triangle Man, for example
PARTICLE MAN: I think we're done here
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I really hate the term "sanewashing" in part because I think what mainstream news outlets really do is something different, which is take Trump statements that intentionally have several contradictory meanings and broadcast the most optimistic one
January 21, 2026 at 2:29 PM
I really hate the term "sanewashing" in part because I think what mainstream news outlets really do is something different, which is take Trump statements that intentionally have several contradictory meanings and broadcast the most optimistic one
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"I can't believe the machine demanded MY data!" sobs man who spent two years using the Data Theft Machine.
January 23, 2026 at 8:50 AM
"I can't believe the machine demanded MY data!" sobs man who spent two years using the Data Theft Machine.
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I've talked to people on the ground about the strike here tomorrow, and the single thing everyone brings up is just how shockingly wide the support for the strike is. Businesses that no one would have expected to support it are doing so.
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 23, 2026 at 12:15 AM
I've talked to people on the ground about the strike here tomorrow, and the single thing everyone brings up is just how shockingly wide the support for the strike is. Businesses that no one would have expected to support it are doing so.
This 3D-printing whistle collective is doing exceptional work across the US. I couldn't directly buy them filament on the wishlist from Australia, but I could donate $ to help them cover shipping.
(The mobilising power of certain parts of the romance community is INCREDIBLE.)
(The mobilising power of certain parts of the romance community is INCREDIBLE.)
Morning update from the Whistle Witch! The crew has sent out 93,230 whistles over the past 22 days, to 35 different states. Every morning I open our inbox and see dozens of newly radicalized people asking for a way to protect their neighbors.
This is my daily joy and my daily spite. 💓
More info:
This is my daily joy and my daily spite. 💓
More info:
3D Printed Whistles | Linktree
We ship community protection whistles for free. Need some? Click the email link below & tell us how many you need (between 100 - 1000) & where to send them.
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January 23, 2026 at 12:56 AM
This 3D-printing whistle collective is doing exceptional work across the US. I couldn't directly buy them filament on the wishlist from Australia, but I could donate $ to help them cover shipping.
(The mobilising power of certain parts of the romance community is INCREDIBLE.)
(The mobilising power of certain parts of the romance community is INCREDIBLE.)
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I don’t know that this is my favorite but it does feel like the only correct answer to this assignment
January 22, 2026 at 2:29 PM
I don’t know that this is my favorite but it does feel like the only correct answer to this assignment
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"Well, Child, yesterday I used one from Superbad, from 13 years before you were born, to reference a complaint about copper ingots from 3790 years before you were born".
Today I learned that apparently kids in school are being given the assignment "go home and ask your parents what their favourite meme is and write a report about it"
January 22, 2026 at 2:44 PM
"Well, Child, yesterday I used one from Superbad, from 13 years before you were born, to reference a complaint about copper ingots from 3790 years before you were born".
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LACRIMA was absolutely stunning. Incredibly layered, but seamlessly woven together. It knew exactly what to do with its form. I barely noticed it's running time, I was so rapt. An exquisite finale for #sydfest.
January 22, 2026 at 11:40 AM
LACRIMA was absolutely stunning. Incredibly layered, but seamlessly woven together. It knew exactly what to do with its form. I barely noticed it's running time, I was so rapt. An exquisite finale for #sydfest.
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*frantically googling*
moral arc bent wrong how to fix
wikihow diy moral arc fix
moral arc technician near me
moral arc bent wrong how to fix
wikihow diy moral arc fix
moral arc technician near me
Who up bending they arc toward justice
January 19, 2026 at 8:38 PM
*frantically googling*
moral arc bent wrong how to fix
wikihow diy moral arc fix
moral arc technician near me
moral arc bent wrong how to fix
wikihow diy moral arc fix
moral arc technician near me
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i think a lot about chappell roan, about how she essentially came out of nowhere, got crazy famous, then got kind of chewed up and spit out. it feels like actors, musicians, and artists rocket to fame in a matter of minutes and crash back to earth just as fast.
January 21, 2026 at 8:53 PM
i think a lot about chappell roan, about how she essentially came out of nowhere, got crazy famous, then got kind of chewed up and spit out. it feels like actors, musicians, and artists rocket to fame in a matter of minutes and crash back to earth just as fast.
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On every other topic: don't spread misinformation, check your sources, be responsible
When one (1) weird thing happens:
When one (1) weird thing happens:
January 21, 2026 at 5:08 AM
On every other topic: don't spread misinformation, check your sources, be responsible
When one (1) weird thing happens:
When one (1) weird thing happens:
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Have seen many variations of this & broadly agree—but the part that struck me in the moment wasn’t “this is a microcosm for how America sucks” — it was “this is a microcosm for trying to behave democratically & respectfully of one another in a complex, evolving situation with things we can't know.”
i feel like the viral bus thread resonates because at every step of the way you're like "ok surely this will be resolved shortly, any second now," which seems like what all the passengers are also thinking. then the fact that the situation doesn't resolve and the bus just keeps going is an Allegory
January 20, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Have seen many variations of this & broadly agree—but the part that struck me in the moment wasn’t “this is a microcosm for how America sucks” — it was “this is a microcosm for trying to behave democratically & respectfully of one another in a complex, evolving situation with things we can't know.”
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MAMA DOES DERBY was great fun, even if it took a while to get to the fireworks factory. The sleep paralysis demon (Nathan) was the MVP. #sydfest
January 20, 2026 at 11:17 AM
MAMA DOES DERBY was great fun, even if it took a while to get to the fireworks factory. The sleep paralysis demon (Nathan) was the MVP. #sydfest
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I like that the same day a guy was like “this place will never be Twitter” this thread gave us the most 2015 Twitter experience (complimentary) imaginable.
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 4:38 AM
I like that the same day a guy was like “this place will never be Twitter” this thread gave us the most 2015 Twitter experience (complimentary) imaginable.
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You might have heard that "the best revenge is a life well lived." But that's because your school was underfunded and you had old textbooks from before scientists invented the Revengerator.
January 20, 2026 at 4:21 AM
You might have heard that "the best revenge is a life well lived." But that's because your school was underfunded and you had old textbooks from before scientists invented the Revengerator.
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Incisive post by Cory Doctorow on AI. Worth reading and sharing imo
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Incisive post by Cory Doctorow on AI. Worth reading and sharing imo
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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I’ll never get tired of this ad at our local indie theater 😂
January 19, 2026 at 1:45 AM
I’ll never get tired of this ad at our local indie theater 😂
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This is the best addition to our meme arsenal since like the Elmo fire
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 AM
This is the best addition to our meme arsenal since like the Elmo fire
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Erasing non-white people was always the objective.
I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
January 17, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Erasing non-white people was always the objective.
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one of the less-obvious things you lose with book bans and censorship is how many kids bored by English class first fall in love with reading due to the sheer exhilaration of getting away with something dangerous by checking a Grown-Up Book out of the library and realizing books can be Like That™️
It's much easier to encounter Romance in the traditional way. Stumbling upon paperbacks at your grandma's house when you are 12.
January 17, 2026 at 7:55 AM
one of the less-obvious things you lose with book bans and censorship is how many kids bored by English class first fall in love with reading due to the sheer exhilaration of getting away with something dangerous by checking a Grown-Up Book out of the library and realizing books can be Like That™️