Cassandra in the 305
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"Why Not?"
Trapeze Artist
#Poetry is an act—an act of peace.
~pablo
Night has allowed the freed soul to escape from rage to composedness
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https://youtu.be/WbBNzw5YVjk?si=CbrzeAfH6J1PYq5U
#Florida #Miami
#MeToo
Trapeze Artist
#Poetry is an act—an act of peace.
~pablo
Night has allowed the freed soul to escape from rage to composedness
🎧
https://youtu.be/WbBNzw5YVjk?si=CbrzeAfH6J1PYq5U
#Florida #Miami
#MeToo
Pinned
Wake tf Up, Democrats!!
This IS a so-called "kitchen table issue"!
Yet, you are MUTE about the trump regime's attacks on the environment, protection of endangered species, and climate change.
This IS a so-called "kitchen table issue"!
Yet, you are MUTE about the trump regime's attacks on the environment, protection of endangered species, and climate change.
WHERE ARE THE DEMOCRATS?! 🧐 on these changes that narrow the Endangered Species Act and allow economic factors to override scientific assessments. These changes jeopardize habitats crucial for vulnerable species—including manatees, Florida panther, gopher tortoise & other species native to Florida.
Proposed Endangered Species Act changes concern Florida conservationists
Proposed changes include allowing economic considerations to influence listing decisions.
baynews9.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Wake tf Up, Democrats!!
This IS a so-called "kitchen table issue"!
Yet, you are MUTE about the trump regime's attacks on the environment, protection of endangered species, and climate change.
This IS a so-called "kitchen table issue"!
Yet, you are MUTE about the trump regime's attacks on the environment, protection of endangered species, and climate change.
WHERE ARE THE DEMOCRATS?! 🧐 on these changes that narrow the Endangered Species Act and allow economic factors to override scientific assessments. These changes jeopardize habitats crucial for vulnerable species—including manatees, Florida panther, gopher tortoise & other species native to Florida.
Proposed Endangered Species Act changes concern Florida conservationists
Proposed changes include allowing economic considerations to influence listing decisions.
baynews9.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
WHERE ARE THE DEMOCRATS?! 🧐 on these changes that narrow the Endangered Species Act and allow economic factors to override scientific assessments. These changes jeopardize habitats crucial for vulnerable species—including manatees, Florida panther, gopher tortoise & other species native to Florida.
#ILLEGAL— not just an "atrocity"
Say the word #ILLEGAL
The government is barred from deporting people to a country where they are likely to face torture, persecution, death, or other grave harms... one of the most basic and sacrosanct concepts in BOTH U.S. and international LAW: non-refoulement.
Say the word #ILLEGAL
The government is barred from deporting people to a country where they are likely to face torture, persecution, death, or other grave harms... one of the most basic and sacrosanct concepts in BOTH U.S. and international LAW: non-refoulement.
I'm late to this powerful, detailed article, but it's well worth a read. What we're doing to these people is an atrocity. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Disappeared to a Foreign Prison
The Trump Administration is deporting people to countries they have no ties to, where many are being detained indefinitely or forcibly returned to the places they fled. Sarah Stillman reports.
www.newyorker.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Those of us who study immigration knew it was a very bad idea to centralize the immigration bureaucracy in DHS after 9/11 and to make immigration policy synonymous w/ national security. Plus FLOODING DHS with cash & other resources. In the Third Reconstruction, this agency needs to be dismantled.
And of course Trump is gutting the watchdogs designed to provide a check on this sort of atrocious behavior. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
November 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Those of us who study immigration knew it was a very bad idea to centralize the immigration bureaucracy in DHS after 9/11 and to make immigration policy synonymous w/ national security. Plus FLOODING DHS with cash & other resources. In the Third Reconstruction, this agency needs to be dismantled.
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The Trump administration openly says that it will use its domestic spying capabilities to target people who oppose ICE’s actions. And ICE has been bulking up on the latest surveillance technology. bit.ly/3Kq348R
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
November 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The Trump administration openly says that it will use its domestic spying capabilities to target people who oppose ICE’s actions. And ICE has been bulking up on the latest surveillance technology. bit.ly/3Kq348R
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what do you even do about journalists like this. biggest megaphone on the planet at the times and choosing to promote lies. it doesn't do shit if we all block her, and we can only cancel subs so many times.
i guess you hope for a sense of shame that you know isn't there
i guess you hope for a sense of shame that you know isn't there
NEW: The F.D.A. announced in an internal memo that 10 children died "because of" the Covid shot. Other experts want to see proof.
“This is a profound revelation,” Dr. Prasad's memo said. “For the first time, the U.S. F.D.A. will acknowledge that Covid-19 vaccines have killed American children.”
“This is a profound revelation,” Dr. Prasad's memo said. “For the first time, the U.S. F.D.A. will acknowledge that Covid-19 vaccines have killed American children.”
F.D.A. Attributes 10 Children’s Deaths to Covid Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
what do you even do about journalists like this. biggest megaphone on the planet at the times and choosing to promote lies. it doesn't do shit if we all block her, and we can only cancel subs so many times.
i guess you hope for a sense of shame that you know isn't there
i guess you hope for a sense of shame that you know isn't there
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and i love a good slogan but what does this really mean? like, what is the implication that people are supposed to take?
it's pretty clearly "we won't let anyone fall through the cracks but we won't stop your wealth accumulation either"
not good enough!
it's pretty clearly "we won't let anyone fall through the cracks but we won't stop your wealth accumulation either"
not good enough!
November 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
and i love a good slogan but what does this really mean? like, what is the implication that people are supposed to take?
it's pretty clearly "we won't let anyone fall through the cracks but we won't stop your wealth accumulation either"
not good enough!
it's pretty clearly "we won't let anyone fall through the cracks but we won't stop your wealth accumulation either"
not good enough!
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the problem with "strong floor, no ceiling" is that we should absolutely have a ceiling
November 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
the problem with "strong floor, no ceiling" is that we should absolutely have a ceiling
2021 Report from USDA inspection of Sea Lion Splash LLC at the Madison, Alabama fairgrounds, citing several violations
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November 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
2021 Report from USDA inspection of Sea Lion Splash LLC at the Madison, Alabama fairgrounds, citing several violations
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www.peta.org/wp-content/u...
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www.peta.org/wp-content/u...
Animal rights advocates express concern about proposal to transfer 3 harbor seals and 9 sea lions to Sea Lion Splash LLC, a traveling show that appears at state fairs & rodeos across the US—citing past violations by the company, incl inadequate veterinary care, space, water-quality and ventilation
‘Every animal is a someone’: Court filing sheds more light on future of Miami Seaquarium animals
Animals at the now-closed Miami Seaquarium are considered assets in a bankruptcy case, and a new court filing outlines where some of them could be sent.
www.local10.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Animal rights advocates express concern about proposal to transfer 3 harbor seals and 9 sea lions to Sea Lion Splash LLC, a traveling show that appears at state fairs & rodeos across the US—citing past violations by the company, incl inadequate veterinary care, space, water-quality and ventilation
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"I'm not here to change your kid...I'm here to help you accommodate for the child that you have because they are the kid that you will always have." - Shannon Masterson, Occupational Therapist & founder of Kentucky Advocates for Inclusion & Accessibility (KAIA)
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Shannon Masterson, OT & Inclusion Champion (Interview 1/100)
Podcast Episode · Capitalism for Good · 11/26/2024 · 37m
podcasts.apple.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:29 PM
"I'm not here to change your kid...I'm here to help you accommodate for the child that you have because they are the kid that you will always have." - Shannon Masterson, Occupational Therapist & founder of Kentucky Advocates for Inclusion & Accessibility (KAIA)
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Immigrating while queer:
A #History of LGBTQ+ immigration—and exclusion—in the US
19thnews.org/2025/11/hist...
A #History of LGBTQ+ immigration—and exclusion—in the US
19thnews.org/2025/11/hist...
Immigrating while queer: America has a complex history of exclusion
Approximately 1.3 million LGBTQ+ immigrants live in the United States, but the journey has been difficult for at least 150 years.
19thnews.org
November 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Immigrating while queer:
A #History of LGBTQ+ immigration—and exclusion—in the US
19thnews.org/2025/11/hist...
A #History of LGBTQ+ immigration—and exclusion—in the US
19thnews.org/2025/11/hist...
Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died at 111. In 2023, at 109, Fletcher published her memoir “Don’t Let Them Bury My Story.” Lessie Benningfield Randle, who celebrated her 111th birthday this month, is now the last known living survivor of the massacre.
Viola Fletcher, oldest survivor of 1921 Tulsa massacre, dies at 111
“I have been blessed with a long life – and have seen the best and worst of this country. I think about the horrors inflicted upon Black people in this country every day.”
19thnews.org
November 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died at 111. In 2023, at 109, Fletcher published her memoir “Don’t Let Them Bury My Story.” Lessie Benningfield Randle, who celebrated her 111th birthday this month, is now the last known living survivor of the massacre.
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Correct. Every Democrat voted against confirming Hegseth.
Every Republican voted to confirm him except for Senators McConnell, Murkowski, and Collins.
It was a 50/50 vote in the Senate, with a tie-breaker by JD Vance himself.
Every Republican voted to confirm him except for Senators McConnell, Murkowski, and Collins.
It was a 50/50 vote in the Senate, with a tie-breaker by JD Vance himself.
Thing is, we DID hear about it at his confirmation hearing.
Every single senator who voted to confirm Hegseth knew he held these views about the laws of war.
They voted to confirm him anyway.
Every single senator who voted to confirm Hegseth knew he held these views about the laws of war.
They voted to confirm him anyway.
Everyone should read this terrifying thread about Hegseth’s published views wrt war crimes. It’s pretty fucking radical …. We needed to hear about this in his confirmation hearing.
November 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Correct. Every Democrat voted against confirming Hegseth.
Every Republican voted to confirm him except for Senators McConnell, Murkowski, and Collins.
It was a 50/50 vote in the Senate, with a tie-breaker by JD Vance himself.
Every Republican voted to confirm him except for Senators McConnell, Murkowski, and Collins.
It was a 50/50 vote in the Senate, with a tie-breaker by JD Vance himself.
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3/7
Then come the digital shock troops, a layered influencer network pushing targeted fear to Cuban, Venezuelan, and Colombian communities. Trauma is used as persuasion. Democratic policies are recast as socialist collapse to trigger emotional memory.
Then come the digital shock troops, a layered influencer network pushing targeted fear to Cuban, Venezuelan, and Colombian communities. Trauma is used as persuasion. Democratic policies are recast as socialist collapse to trigger emotional memory.
November 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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#OtD 28 Nov 1971 Jewish anti-fascists of the 62 Group shut down a fascist meeting at the Royal Pavillion Hotel in Brighton, UK. Present were National Front members and former Nazi SS officers, some of whom were hospitalised. More on Jewish anti-fascism: workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e35-...
November 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
#OtD 28 Nov 1971 Jewish anti-fascists of the 62 Group shut down a fascist meeting at the Royal Pavillion Hotel in Brighton, UK. Present were National Front members and former Nazi SS officers, some of whom were hospitalised. More on Jewish anti-fascism: workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e35-...
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I helped! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
November 28, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I helped! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Word of the Day:
REST
REST
GOOD READ:
Acedia & Me
by Kathleen Norris
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✨ Nouwen tells us that "the literal translation of the words 'pray always' is 'come to rest.'
....
✨ "We are speaking of cosmic time. And it is always noon somewhere."
Acedia & Me
by Kathleen Norris
__________
✨ Nouwen tells us that "the literal translation of the words 'pray always' is 'come to rest.'
....
✨ "We are speaking of cosmic time. And it is always noon somewhere."
November 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Word of the Day:
REST
REST
❤️✨
you: please act normal Ed, you need these people to like you
people: hello Ed nice to meet you
me: Partridges are ground-dwelling and rarely found in trees. “A partridge in a pear tree” is a pun on the French word for a partridge, “perdrix.”
people: hello Ed nice to meet you
me: Partridges are ground-dwelling and rarely found in trees. “A partridge in a pear tree” is a pun on the French word for a partridge, “perdrix.”
November 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
❤️✨
GOOD READ:
Acedia & Me
by Kathleen Norris
__________
✨ Nouwen tells us that "the literal translation of the words 'pray always' is 'come to rest.'
....
✨ "We are speaking of cosmic time. And it is always noon somewhere."
Acedia & Me
by Kathleen Norris
__________
✨ Nouwen tells us that "the literal translation of the words 'pray always' is 'come to rest.'
....
✨ "We are speaking of cosmic time. And it is always noon somewhere."
November 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
GOOD READ:
Acedia & Me
by Kathleen Norris
__________
✨ Nouwen tells us that "the literal translation of the words 'pray always' is 'come to rest.'
....
✨ "We are speaking of cosmic time. And it is always noon somewhere."
Acedia & Me
by Kathleen Norris
__________
✨ Nouwen tells us that "the literal translation of the words 'pray always' is 'come to rest.'
....
✨ "We are speaking of cosmic time. And it is always noon somewhere."
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Why under tories did they not oversee access to a local GP when they farmed out AS to accomm 100 miles away. Follow the money. Your headline is NOT the core issue of this story
November 29, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Why under tories did they not oversee access to a local GP when they farmed out AS to accomm 100 miles away. Follow the money. Your headline is NOT the core issue of this story
Unacceptable.
And NO, it's not normal—BUT it's not about his mental health or senility.
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READ Aaron Parnus here
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aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-gover...
And NO, it's not normal—BUT it's not about his mental health or senility.
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READ Aaron Parnus here
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aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-gover...
November 28, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Unacceptable.
And NO, it's not normal—BUT it's not about his mental health or senility.
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READ Aaron Parnus here
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aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-gover...
And NO, it's not normal—BUT it's not about his mental health or senility.
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READ Aaron Parnus here
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aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-gover...
"Also, for legal reasons, we’re not able to tell you what that line is."
BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith lecture
Journalists not allowed to repeat Rutger Bregman’s corruption claims against US president in coverage of edit
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
"Also, for legal reasons, we’re not able to tell you what that line is."
THIS. #ILLEGAL. This is a most important word; yet, I've been noting that MANY people are avoiding using it, choosing instead every other word to describe these actions by ICE. Why?? We NEED to be very clear and use this word very LOUDLY and repeatedly: #ILLEGAL
We must start holding ICE thugs accountable what they are doing is illegal and unconstitutional!
November 27, 2025 at 12:12 PM