Cassandra Whitaker
@casswhit.bsky.social
Poet, Writer 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ (She/they/Mx). NBCC, full length out in 25 with Jackleg Press. https://wolfs-den.page/
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We love starting the day with spotlights. Contributor @taylorbyas.bsky.social’s poetry collection RESTING BITCH FACE was featured in a @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social must-read list! 📚 buff.ly/Exncjv6
November 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We love starting the day with spotlights. Contributor @taylorbyas.bsky.social’s poetry collection RESTING BITCH FACE was featured in a @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social must-read list! 📚 buff.ly/Exncjv6
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Kiggans (R-VA02) outraged at VA Dems wanting to protect women's reproductive freedom, the right to vote, marriage equality etc. She's wildly out of the mainstream and needs to lose next November.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Kiggans (R-VA02) outraged at VA Dems wanting to protect women's reproductive freedom, the right to vote, marriage equality etc. She's wildly out of the mainstream and needs to lose next November.
bluevirginia.us/2025/11/wedn...
bluevirginia.us/2025/11/wedn...
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1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
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Jason Lewis became interested in learning the Choctaw language. At 21, he listened to recorded lessons in the language but still found it challenging to grasp it. In 2009, he decided to move to Mississippi.
Mississippi Choctaw Dictionary Project Helps Preserve Language
The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians’ Choctaw Dictionary Project is designed to help teach the language and encourage more daily use.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Jason Lewis became interested in learning the Choctaw language. At 21, he listened to recorded lessons in the language but still found it challenging to grasp it. In 2009, he decided to move to Mississippi.
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It's funny how all the jobs the department of education is suddenly keen to reclassify are all mandated reporters for child abuse. It's like this administration is doing anything it can to actively hurt children at home and abroad.
November 21, 2025 at 10:20 AM
It's funny how all the jobs the department of education is suddenly keen to reclassify are all mandated reporters for child abuse. It's like this administration is doing anything it can to actively hurt children at home and abroad.
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speaking as a virginia beach native if these kind of dudes are plotting against ICE then there is wide runway in public opinion for straight up abolishing the agency under a dem presidency
Kempsville High School assistant principal charged for threats against police, ICE
Virginia Beach assistant principal John Bennett and Mark Bennett charged for conspiring threats against police and ICE agents. Both are held without bond.
www.13newsnow.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:39 AM
speaking as a virginia beach native if these kind of dudes are plotting against ICE then there is wide runway in public opinion for straight up abolishing the agency under a dem presidency
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What happens when people move to a small American city and start fresh? I spoke with transplants to Salisbury, Maryland to find out. Here is what they told me. willfries.substack.com/p/transplant...
Transplants Nextdoor Offer Personal Takes on Salisbury, MD
Fresh and experienced transplants describe friendly neighborhoods, online hostility, and uneven local leadership.
willfries.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
What happens when people move to a small American city and start fresh? I spoke with transplants to Salisbury, Maryland to find out. Here is what they told me. willfries.substack.com/p/transplant...
This happened north of me, the gross inversion of hate crime statute ....
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/woma...
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/woma...
Woman charged with hate crime for spraypainting trans symbol near Christian school - LGBTQ Nation
She was bullied at the school as a kid, but parents of kids at the school say they thought the trans symbol meant a school shooting was coming.
www.lgbtqnation.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
This happened north of me, the gross inversion of hate crime statute ....
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/woma...
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/woma...
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we can't wait to devour your words!
ANMLY is now open for new work!
We're especially seeking more from writers outside of the US, more nonfiction, & more translation!
> anmly.submittable.com
*Fee waivers available*
Check out our latest issue to see what we're into!
> anmly.org/ap41
We're especially seeking more from writers outside of the US, more nonfiction, & more translation!
> anmly.submittable.com
*Fee waivers available*
Check out our latest issue to see what we're into!
> anmly.org/ap41
ANMLY Submission Manager
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November 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
we can't wait to devour your words!
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I wrote about the exhaustion and dissonance of writing about TDOR for the past 15 years
I’m sick of writing about dead trans people | Xtra Magazine
For 15 years, I hoped my words would change something. Now I’m grieving the world that could’ve been
xtramagazine.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I wrote about the exhaustion and dissonance of writing about TDOR for the past 15 years
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1. Trump's Anti-Trans HHS Report authors have been unmasked, and as someone said, "Now we know why they were previously kept anonymous."
It's a who's who of hate groups and billionaire-funded anti-trans activists.
We detail the names in our latest report.
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It's a who's who of hate groups and billionaire-funded anti-trans activists.
We detail the names in our latest report.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Trump's Anti-Trans Report Authors Revealed: Hate Groups and Billionaire-Funded Anti-Trans Activists
The majority of the “expert” comments cited in the “peer review” seem to be just as ignorant as the authors about the reality of trans people’s care.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
1. Trump's Anti-Trans HHS Report authors have been unmasked, and as someone said, "Now we know why they were previously kept anonymous."
It's a who's who of hate groups and billionaire-funded anti-trans activists.
We detail the names in our latest report.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
It's a who's who of hate groups and billionaire-funded anti-trans activists.
We detail the names in our latest report.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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The Washington Post Editorial Board is literally praising Trump's pseudoscientific "review" which deadnames trans people and which was constructed by numerous hate group talking heads as being good science.
God how far it has fallen.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
God how far it has fallen.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | What we still don’t know about pediatric medical transition
A controversial HHS report has now been updated with peer reviews and the names of its authors.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The Washington Post Editorial Board is literally praising Trump's pseudoscientific "review" which deadnames trans people and which was constructed by numerous hate group talking heads as being good science.
God how far it has fallen.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
God how far it has fallen.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
I spoke about TDOR at the local UU on Sunday. So heavy. Heavier than last year which I thought was heavier than the year before. This country....
November 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I spoke about TDOR at the local UU on Sunday. So heavy. Heavier than last year which I thought was heavier than the year before. This country....
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“Adversarial poetry.”
Love this. Obvs.
Love this. Obvs.
November 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
“Adversarial poetry.”
Love this. Obvs.
Love this. Obvs.
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On this Trans Day of Remembrance, we remember the bright and courageous trans people whose lives were stolen by hatred. Their absence is felt across our city.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
November 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
On this Trans Day of Remembrance, we remember the bright and courageous trans people whose lives were stolen by hatred. Their absence is felt across our city.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
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Transgender Day of Remembrance is a day to mourn and honor the memory of trans and nonbinary people who lost their lives to anti-trans bigotry and violence. It’s also a day to lift up the resilience of those who are still here and continue to fight for justice. .
November 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Transgender Day of Remembrance is a day to mourn and honor the memory of trans and nonbinary people who lost their lives to anti-trans bigotry and violence. It’s also a day to lift up the resilience of those who are still here and continue to fight for justice. .
The HHS report on gender affirming care released it's updated report showing they stacked its authors with anti-trans hate-group affiliated members, several of whom aren't even doctors with any sort of clinical experience. They selected their own ideologically friendly peer reviewers.
It's a joke.
It's a joke.
November 19, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Black Friday 🧵
trans/gnc/queer artists, I want to see the things you make! send me your online shops! potters/ceramicists especially perhaps but also stuff that's cute and/or funny, please! reposts welcomed ...
November 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Black Friday 🧵
One of the most upsetting articles I've read in a long time www.theargumentmag.com/p/when-grade...
UCSD report senate.ucsd.edu/media/740347...
We are failing a generation of kids.
UCSD report senate.ucsd.edu/media/740347...
We are failing a generation of kids.
When grades stop meaning anything
The UC San Diego math scandal is a warning
www.theargumentmag.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
November 19, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:12 AM
"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
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Turner Classic Movies is airing an 11-film exploration of trans identities in movies hosted by the authors of Corpses, Fools, & Monsters (great recent history of the topic) starting tomorrow at 8
Trans Images on Film
November 17 & 24 | 11 FilmsWith the recent publication of “Corpses, Fools and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema,” Turner Classic Movies sheds light on the various perspe...
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November 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Turner Classic Movies is airing an 11-film exploration of trans identities in movies hosted by the authors of Corpses, Fools, & Monsters (great recent history of the topic) starting tomorrow at 8
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This one, honestly, I was surprised it didn't get read more widely ... www.eater.com/food-culture...
November 16, 2025 at 11:45 AM
This one, honestly, I was surprised it didn't get read more widely ... www.eater.com/food-culture...
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2/🧵 New piece with @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social in @NewRepublic: We analyzed 60,000+ respondents in the 2024 Cooperative Election Study. Gen Z has the lowest racial resentment of any generation. The generational shift overwhelms the education divide that supposedly defines modern politics.
The Shocking Truth About Gen Z Voters Is That They’re Pretty Great
Stop panicking: They are the most progressive generation ever, especially on race. If that surprises you, you’ve been listening to the wrong story.
newrepublic.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
2/🧵 New piece with @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social in @NewRepublic: We analyzed 60,000+ respondents in the 2024 Cooperative Election Study. Gen Z has the lowest racial resentment of any generation. The generational shift overwhelms the education divide that supposedly defines modern politics.