KassandraSpeaks
@pourmoi.bsky.social
Read a book!
Once.
Can't stop now!
Tried abstinence, but life was not worth living.
Tried substitution, but was unsatisfied.
Tried moderation, but ache for more.
Have to watch out for bingeing - drains me.
So avoid temptation, by not keeping many at home!
Once.
Can't stop now!
Tried abstinence, but life was not worth living.
Tried substitution, but was unsatisfied.
Tried moderation, but ache for more.
Have to watch out for bingeing - drains me.
So avoid temptation, by not keeping many at home!
No?
Maybe ‘we’ need to find stronger words then?
As someone o/s the USA ‘sphere of influence’, I find it awe inspiring just how BAD the optics are of what is happening in the USA!
Truly, it is like a rerun of Europe (UK) prior to Munich & ‘appeasement’ - “surely he won’t really do that, will he”?
Maybe ‘we’ need to find stronger words then?
As someone o/s the USA ‘sphere of influence’, I find it awe inspiring just how BAD the optics are of what is happening in the USA!
Truly, it is like a rerun of Europe (UK) prior to Munich & ‘appeasement’ - “surely he won’t really do that, will he”?
He will go down as the biggest shit stain on history.
Evil is not a strong enough word.
Evil is not a strong enough word.
February 1, 2026 at 8:44 AM
No?
Maybe ‘we’ need to find stronger words then?
As someone o/s the USA ‘sphere of influence’, I find it awe inspiring just how BAD the optics are of what is happening in the USA!
Truly, it is like a rerun of Europe (UK) prior to Munich & ‘appeasement’ - “surely he won’t really do that, will he”?
Maybe ‘we’ need to find stronger words then?
As someone o/s the USA ‘sphere of influence’, I find it awe inspiring just how BAD the optics are of what is happening in the USA!
Truly, it is like a rerun of Europe (UK) prior to Munich & ‘appeasement’ - “surely he won’t really do that, will he”?
Ouch …
February 1, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Ouch …
Okay …
February 1, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Okay …
This is the ICE version of “Kristallnacht“ - the name comes from all the broken glass.
ICE and CBP agents seem to enjoy gratuitously breaking glass—from car windows to store fronts to homes. It’s an expression of unchecked power and dominance: “We’re in charge. We break and shatter what we want.”
And nights of broken glass have been a harbinger of worse to come.
And nights of broken glass have been a harbinger of worse to come.
January 31, 2026 at 2:42 PM
This is the ICE version of “Kristallnacht“ - the name comes from all the broken glass.
One of the ‘worst’ things about Joy division - less so New order, was that they made such joyful & invigorating music about ‘horrible’ topics!
January 30, 2026 at 8:22 PM
One of the ‘worst’ things about Joy division - less so New order, was that they made such joyful & invigorating music about ‘horrible’ topics!
For another perspective, this was on a wall near Brick Lane market, in London.
Strangely apt …
Strangely apt …
January 30, 2026 at 5:44 PM
For another perspective, this was on a wall near Brick Lane market, in London.
Strangely apt …
Strangely apt …
Visited the Escher museum, in den Haag & saw this outside the window - the modern version of ‘see no evil, speak no evil & hear no evil’?
BTW, this museum was amazing!
BTW, this museum was amazing!
January 30, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Visited the Escher museum, in den Haag & saw this outside the window - the modern version of ‘see no evil, speak no evil & hear no evil’?
BTW, this museum was amazing!
BTW, this museum was amazing!
<sigh>
January 30, 2026 at 5:19 PM
<sigh>
Here’s a thought.
You know how the presidents of the USA get secret service protection after they leave office?
Well, that’s going to be Trump!
(I do suspect that there will be a lot of fantasies to support increased protections).
Anyway, as Trump removed protections for others, so you can for him?
You know how the presidents of the USA get secret service protection after they leave office?
Well, that’s going to be Trump!
(I do suspect that there will be a lot of fantasies to support increased protections).
Anyway, as Trump removed protections for others, so you can for him?
January 30, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Here’s a thought.
You know how the presidents of the USA get secret service protection after they leave office?
Well, that’s going to be Trump!
(I do suspect that there will be a lot of fantasies to support increased protections).
Anyway, as Trump removed protections for others, so you can for him?
You know how the presidents of the USA get secret service protection after they leave office?
Well, that’s going to be Trump!
(I do suspect that there will be a lot of fantasies to support increased protections).
Anyway, as Trump removed protections for others, so you can for him?
Dang!
Feel sorry for Billy Bragg. Records a song about Minneapolis, posts it to Bluesky, everyone gets excited for two minutes, then Springsteen does the same and everyone goes absolutely apeshit.
January 29, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Dang!
Unfortunately, like too many ransom notes, this can only be a false hope.
It equates to “hold your horses, Trump will be gone soon “ (technically).
Meanwhile, the damage done may not be recoverable …
It equates to “hold your horses, Trump will be gone soon “ (technically).
Meanwhile, the damage done may not be recoverable …
January 29, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Unfortunately, like too many ransom notes, this can only be a false hope.
It equates to “hold your horses, Trump will be gone soon “ (technically).
Meanwhile, the damage done may not be recoverable …
It equates to “hold your horses, Trump will be gone soon “ (technically).
Meanwhile, the damage done may not be recoverable …
To my mind, many define others by their terms, so as to make alterity recognisable.
I understand, especially in an intellectual way, that it’s harder to make someone else understood without ‘frames of reference’ to refer to.
But, why?
I embrace absence & wonder if that silence defines me - or you?
I understand, especially in an intellectual way, that it’s harder to make someone else understood without ‘frames of reference’ to refer to.
But, why?
I embrace absence & wonder if that silence defines me - or you?
January 29, 2026 at 11:39 AM
To my mind, many define others by their terms, so as to make alterity recognisable.
I understand, especially in an intellectual way, that it’s harder to make someone else understood without ‘frames of reference’ to refer to.
But, why?
I embrace absence & wonder if that silence defines me - or you?
I understand, especially in an intellectual way, that it’s harder to make someone else understood without ‘frames of reference’ to refer to.
But, why?
I embrace absence & wonder if that silence defines me - or you?
I went for breakfast this morning & they offered ‘coffee’. Which was basically a long black.
For the next coffee, I requested an ‘espresso’. Which was basically a short black.
Methinks that I have been spoiled?
For the next coffee, I requested an ‘espresso’. Which was basically a short black.
Methinks that I have been spoiled?
‘Morning ☕️👋💖
Blood test awaits, still no coffee 🫨😫💉
Off to Byron Bay today 🚗🐶
Blood test awaits, still no coffee 🫨😫💉
Off to Byron Bay today 🚗🐶
January 29, 2026 at 8:15 AM
I went for breakfast this morning & they offered ‘coffee’. Which was basically a long black.
For the next coffee, I requested an ‘espresso’. Which was basically a short black.
Methinks that I have been spoiled?
For the next coffee, I requested an ‘espresso’. Which was basically a short black.
Methinks that I have been spoiled?
@effectivealtruist.bsky.social thanks.
January 29, 2026 at 3:45 AM
@effectivealtruist.bsky.social thanks.
I don’t care about the ‘threat’ of AI.
Although, you might.
AI takes your ‘job’ & what do you do?
IF you don’t have to worry about ‘affording’ to live, then you can help others.
Capitalism means you have to work - but, why?
Why is it it so important to be capable of consumption.
This is the dilemma?
Although, you might.
AI takes your ‘job’ & what do you do?
IF you don’t have to worry about ‘affording’ to live, then you can help others.
Capitalism means you have to work - but, why?
Why is it it so important to be capable of consumption.
This is the dilemma?
January 28, 2026 at 3:48 PM
I don’t care about the ‘threat’ of AI.
Although, you might.
AI takes your ‘job’ & what do you do?
IF you don’t have to worry about ‘affording’ to live, then you can help others.
Capitalism means you have to work - but, why?
Why is it it so important to be capable of consumption.
This is the dilemma?
Although, you might.
AI takes your ‘job’ & what do you do?
IF you don’t have to worry about ‘affording’ to live, then you can help others.
Capitalism means you have to work - but, why?
Why is it it so important to be capable of consumption.
This is the dilemma?
Well, between Biden, Clinton & Obama … why not listen to ‘alternative’ views?
More and more Americans are voicing their outrage at the tactics being deployed by federal agents in Minnesota. But it’s important to understand the broader implications of what this administration is doing, and the threat it poses to the basic freedoms of every American.
January 28, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Well, between Biden, Clinton & Obama … why not listen to ‘alternative’ views?
Or, perhaps more realistically, kick Melania out!
If she gets 50% of her husband’s ‘wealth’ & you seize it …
If she gets 50% of her husband’s ‘wealth’ & you seize it …
January 28, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Or, perhaps more realistically, kick Melania out!
If she gets 50% of her husband’s ‘wealth’ & you seize it …
If she gets 50% of her husband’s ‘wealth’ & you seize it …
Twenty years ago, I woke up. This was not my plan. @postsecret.com
Today, I am in Amsterdam.
Much has happened, some good & some bad, e.g. supervisor offering me ‘child porn’!
Things are different & waking up = focusing on a different (& harder) future.
Now, no one cares, nor do I care for anyone.
Today, I am in Amsterdam.
Much has happened, some good & some bad, e.g. supervisor offering me ‘child porn’!
Things are different & waking up = focusing on a different (& harder) future.
Now, no one cares, nor do I care for anyone.
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January 28, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Twenty years ago, I woke up. This was not my plan. @postsecret.com
Today, I am in Amsterdam.
Much has happened, some good & some bad, e.g. supervisor offering me ‘child porn’!
Things are different & waking up = focusing on a different (& harder) future.
Now, no one cares, nor do I care for anyone.
Today, I am in Amsterdam.
Much has happened, some good & some bad, e.g. supervisor offering me ‘child porn’!
Things are different & waking up = focusing on a different (& harder) future.
Now, no one cares, nor do I care for anyone.
Why not, I say!
I’m celebrated my bday the whole 3 weeks starting this week
January 28, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Why not, I say!
An odd statement?
But one does strike me as an interesting difference - that the ‘coward on Capital Hill’ has‘only’ deported 10% as many immigrants compared to Obama, which seems to also be a source of angst for Trump & yet, under Trump, more Americans have lost their lives!
But one does strike me as an interesting difference - that the ‘coward on Capital Hill’ has‘only’ deported 10% as many immigrants compared to Obama, which seems to also be a source of angst for Trump & yet, under Trump, more Americans have lost their lives!
January 25, 2026 at 3:48 PM
An odd statement?
But one does strike me as an interesting difference - that the ‘coward on Capital Hill’ has‘only’ deported 10% as many immigrants compared to Obama, which seems to also be a source of angst for Trump & yet, under Trump, more Americans have lost their lives!
But one does strike me as an interesting difference - that the ‘coward on Capital Hill’ has‘only’ deported 10% as many immigrants compared to Obama, which seems to also be a source of angst for Trump & yet, under Trump, more Americans have lost their lives!
It does seem so, yes …
January 25, 2026 at 6:12 AM
It does seem so, yes …
The people in my life I don’t care for; the people I care for aren’t in my life.
January 23, 2026 at 4:09 AM
The people in my life I don’t care for; the people I care for aren’t in my life.