Kassandra Jo Tomaras
@raconteuse.bsky.social
Transfeminine author, literary translator, and sufferable pedant. Messenger of divine wrath and sleepy times. She/they
https://raconteuse.me
DMs open to people I follow only.
EN/ES/DE/FR/PT and sometimes Yiddish
https://raconteuse.me
DMs open to people I follow only.
EN/ES/DE/FR/PT and sometimes Yiddish
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About Kassandra Jo Tomaras
Kassandra Jo Tomaras is a New Yorker, a mother, a writer, and a literary translator. She has published literary criticism, personal essays, short speculative fiction, and translations of fantasy stori...
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@juneeee.bsky.social is an excellent web developer. You should pay her to help you do cool things.
raconteuse.me
@juneeee.bsky.social is an excellent web developer. You should pay her to help you do cool things.
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trans ppl often refer to ourselves as 'trannies' that doesn't mean cis pp can.
Black ppl often refer to themselves using a racial slur that doesn't mean we can.
Black ppl often refer to themselves using a racial slur that doesn't mean we can.
February 11, 2026 at 11:07 AM
trans ppl often refer to ourselves as 'trannies' that doesn't mean cis pp can.
Black ppl often refer to themselves using a racial slur that doesn't mean we can.
Black ppl often refer to themselves using a racial slur that doesn't mean we can.
"«Lo personal es político» dejó de ser únicamente un lema feminista porque la repolitización de cuestiones de carácter privado pasó a ser una consigna política central de la Nueva derecha." - Nuria Alabao, «Las guerras de género»
February 11, 2026 at 11:02 AM
"«Lo personal es político» dejó de ser únicamente un lema feminista porque la repolitización de cuestiones de carácter privado pasó a ser una consigna política central de la Nueva derecha." - Nuria Alabao, «Las guerras de género»
As a bisexual woman, the thing I now find most implausible about the novels of Julio Cortázar is the existence of men who engage the women in their lives in intellectual conversations.
February 10, 2026 at 7:47 AM
As a bisexual woman, the thing I now find most implausible about the novels of Julio Cortázar is the existence of men who engage the women in their lives in intellectual conversations.
February 9, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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Fun fact: in French queer slang 67 is used to say "cishet" (because 6-7 is said "six-sept")
February 9, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Fun fact: in French queer slang 67 is used to say "cishet" (because 6-7 is said "six-sept")
Fuck I left out a key word from that post, and it would have been a good one if I hadn't.
February 8, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Fuck I left out a key word from that post, and it would have been a good one if I hadn't.
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One of the most sickening realizations I've ever had came when it hit me that six hundred years from now historians will be writing things like "while technically illegal, intercourse with minors was broadly accepted as normal among the American ruling class, and even a marker of status"
February 8, 2026 at 7:30 AM
One of the most sickening realizations I've ever had came when it hit me that six hundred years from now historians will be writing things like "while technically illegal, intercourse with minors was broadly accepted as normal among the American ruling class, and even a marker of status"
At age 48, baby's first triad?
February 7, 2026 at 3:25 PM
At age 48, baby's first triad?
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The first Bandcamp Friday of 2026 is this Friday, February 6th. From midnight to midnight PDT, we'll be waive our revenue share and pass the funds directly to artists & labels. Mark your calendars and get those wishlists ready. daily.bandcamp.com/features/ban...
February 4, 2026 at 5:20 PM
The first Bandcamp Friday of 2026 is this Friday, February 6th. From midnight to midnight PDT, we'll be waive our revenue share and pass the funds directly to artists & labels. Mark your calendars and get those wishlists ready. daily.bandcamp.com/features/ban...
There's no way in hell I am going back to X, and Bluesky is not yet bad enough for me to quit microblogging entirely. But I do miss being able to hear from Palestinians.
February 6, 2026 at 7:52 PM
There's no way in hell I am going back to X, and Bluesky is not yet bad enough for me to quit microblogging entirely. But I do miss being able to hear from Palestinians.
How did you know you were a little fruity?
George Michael's ass
George Michael's ass
how did you know you were a lil fruity ??
As a teenager I had a crush on kd lang
As a teenager I had a crush on kd lang
February 5, 2026 at 4:42 PM
How did you know you were a little fruity?
George Michael's ass
George Michael's ass
"El liberalismo y las derechas radicales son expresiones igualmente constitutivas del capitalismo moderno." - Nuria Alabao, «Las guerras de género»
February 5, 2026 at 1:25 PM
"El liberalismo y las derechas radicales son expresiones igualmente constitutivas del capitalismo moderno." - Nuria Alabao, «Las guerras de género»
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Every destroyed homein gaza was a place of weddings, birthdays, and quiet family dinners. These are not just buildings; they are the containers of human life.
February 5, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Every destroyed homein gaza was a place of weddings, birthdays, and quiet family dinners. These are not just buildings; they are the containers of human life.
I'm not sure how to function in a world that feels like a Mariana Enriquez novel.
February 4, 2026 at 12:20 PM
I'm not sure how to function in a world that feels like a Mariana Enriquez novel.
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"A huge amount of men between the age of 15 and 50 will not pass on their genes. They will effectively die out of the gene pool"
Actual historical photo of Italian men between the age of 15 and 50 who did not pass on their genes circa 1914-1918
Actual historical photo of Italian men between the age of 15 and 50 who did not pass on their genes circa 1914-1918
February 3, 2026 at 12:39 PM
"A huge amount of men between the age of 15 and 50 will not pass on their genes. They will effectively die out of the gene pool"
Actual historical photo of Italian men between the age of 15 and 50 who did not pass on their genes circa 1914-1918
Actual historical photo of Italian men between the age of 15 and 50 who did not pass on their genes circa 1914-1918
You know where my mind went.
I don't know 3000 people. I know like, a dozen tops.
February 3, 2026 at 10:50 AM
You know where my mind went.
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Professional athletes are being advised not to leave the hotel or go anywhere without their passports while visiting Minnesota.
This is not a country that can safely host international events like the World Cup.
Boycotting is not even a political question anymore. It is a basic issue of safety.
This is not a country that can safely host international events like the World Cup.
Boycotting is not even a political question anymore. It is a basic issue of safety.
The Montreal Canadiens are playing the Minnesota Wild in Minneapolis tonight. The players have been recommended to stay in/eat at the hotel, take the team bus to the arena, and carry passports.
Perhaps we shouldn't be hosting the World Cup and the Olympics...
Perhaps we shouldn't be hosting the World Cup and the Olympics...
Le voyagement est aussi affecté → www.danslescoulisses.com/ice-le-canad...
February 2, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Professional athletes are being advised not to leave the hotel or go anywhere without their passports while visiting Minnesota.
This is not a country that can safely host international events like the World Cup.
Boycotting is not even a political question anymore. It is a basic issue of safety.
This is not a country that can safely host international events like the World Cup.
Boycotting is not even a political question anymore. It is a basic issue of safety.
Mi cara huele del coño de mi maride.
February 2, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Mi cara huele del coño de mi maride.
This is me, dressed like the preschool teacher (it's not quite 7am in Spain and I am waiting for Espose in the airport)
February 2, 2026 at 5:55 AM
This is me, dressed like the preschool teacher (it's not quite 7am in Spain and I am waiting for Espose in the airport)
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*writhing pitifully* do you still love me now that i'm a worm?
February 1, 2026 at 10:01 AM
*writhing pitifully* do you still love me now that i'm a worm?
What I am telling people I am doing tonight: cleaning my apartment in preparation for Espose's return on Monday.
What I am actually doing: recovering from the vermouth I drank at an LGTBIQ writers gathering in the afternoon, so I will be capable of cleaning tomorrow.
What I am actually doing: recovering from the vermouth I drank at an LGTBIQ writers gathering in the afternoon, so I will be capable of cleaning tomorrow.
January 31, 2026 at 6:01 PM
What I am telling people I am doing tonight: cleaning my apartment in preparation for Espose's return on Monday.
What I am actually doing: recovering from the vermouth I drank at an LGTBIQ writers gathering in the afternoon, so I will be capable of cleaning tomorrow.
What I am actually doing: recovering from the vermouth I drank at an LGTBIQ writers gathering in the afternoon, so I will be capable of cleaning tomorrow.
gofund.me/575468013
It's depressing to post about my fundraiser for June and just have it receive a few likes. She just had another setback in her case that I struggle to explain because it's just so Kafkaesque. Anyway, I gave more.
It's depressing to post about my fundraiser for June and just have it receive a few likes. She just had another setback in her case that I struggle to explain because it's just so Kafkaesque. Anyway, I gave more.
Donate to Stand with June: Legal and Housing Support Needed, organized by Kassandra Tomaras
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gofund.me
January 31, 2026 at 5:33 PM
gofund.me/575468013
It's depressing to post about my fundraiser for June and just have it receive a few likes. She just had another setback in her case that I struggle to explain because it's just so Kafkaesque. Anyway, I gave more.
It's depressing to post about my fundraiser for June and just have it receive a few likes. She just had another setback in her case that I struggle to explain because it's just so Kafkaesque. Anyway, I gave more.
Bunch of dumbasses we were, thinking we were the smartest around....
Back in my sectarian Marxist years I remember having a lot of intense conversations on the theme of, "why are so many Black people into conspiracy theories?"
And the whole time the answer was, "because the white American ruling class has always been into some sick, twisted shit."
And the whole time the answer was, "because the white American ruling class has always been into some sick, twisted shit."
January 31, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Bunch of dumbasses we were, thinking we were the smartest around....
I spent years insisting that conspiracy theories were overly simplistic. So waking up this morning to find out my birth country is in full genocidal assault on immigrants and moral panic against trans people because the world's richest men spread white supremacism so they could keep raping kids...
January 31, 2026 at 10:30 AM
I spent years insisting that conspiracy theories were overly simplistic. So waking up this morning to find out my birth country is in full genocidal assault on immigrants and moral panic against trans people because the world's richest men spread white supremacism so they could keep raping kids...