cassandra
@cassandrabeatrix.bsky.social
admirer of rocks, trees, & water in its many forms.
'i don't need a diamond ring, I don't want to waste my youth'
'i don't need a diamond ring, I don't want to waste my youth'
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I once again implore you to add the phrase "that sounds like some weird nazi shit" to your vocabulary.
This isn't just a casual observation. Fascism scholars have long made this point. It's why calling them "weird" was a more effective strategy than talking about the prices of eggs. Fascism is an aesthetic political movement - you need to make people feel embarassed and horrified by it.
one of the most effective weapons we have against fascism is mockery, especially when its really funny
January 12, 2026 at 10:09 PM
I once again implore you to add the phrase "that sounds like some weird nazi shit" to your vocabulary.
a woman I know sat at 9:45pm as she was waiting to cross the street to go start her shift convoy of 🧊 cane down the street. The🧊 swerved to drive into her so she stepped back between cars & then 1 of vehicles backfired as they drove by windows down laughing.
January 12, 2026 at 5:10 AM
a woman I know sat at 9:45pm as she was waiting to cross the street to go start her shift convoy of 🧊 cane down the street. The🧊 swerved to drive into her so she stepped back between cars & then 1 of vehicles backfired as they drove by windows down laughing.
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Per the speaker at tonight's rapid response meeting, ICE agents are booking hotel rooms in the Twin Cities for 60 to 90 days.
January 12, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Per the speaker at tonight's rapid response meeting, ICE agents are booking hotel rooms in the Twin Cities for 60 to 90 days.
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Heads up, Twin Cities—
CBP agent Timothy Donahue was photographed outside the Whipple building yesterday. In Chicago, he was documented aggressively detaining bystanders; also involved in at least one car crash.
Most importantly, he also brandished his gun at a crowd in Evanston on 10/31.
CBP agent Timothy Donahue was photographed outside the Whipple building yesterday. In Chicago, he was documented aggressively detaining bystanders; also involved in at least one car crash.
Most importantly, he also brandished his gun at a crowd in Evanston on 10/31.
January 11, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Heads up, Twin Cities—
CBP agent Timothy Donahue was photographed outside the Whipple building yesterday. In Chicago, he was documented aggressively detaining bystanders; also involved in at least one car crash.
Most importantly, he also brandished his gun at a crowd in Evanston on 10/31.
CBP agent Timothy Donahue was photographed outside the Whipple building yesterday. In Chicago, he was documented aggressively detaining bystanders; also involved in at least one car crash.
Most importantly, he also brandished his gun at a crowd in Evanston on 10/31.
Pretty sure the correct response to this is that old line from the lone ranger, "what do you mean we white man?" 🤣
We don't want businesses asking every white guy with a bad haircut to show them his papers
January 12, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Pretty sure the correct response to this is that old line from the lone ranger, "what do you mean we white man?" 🤣
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Would be tremendously funny if the Twin Cities became the small car capital of the world because no one wants to ever be mistaken for being an ICE dipshit.
January 12, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Would be tremendously funny if the Twin Cities became the small car capital of the world because no one wants to ever be mistaken for being an ICE dipshit.
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with all these ice agents in town the twin cities metro is officially the missed child support payment capital of the world
January 11, 2026 at 10:58 PM
with all these ice agents in town the twin cities metro is officially the missed child support payment capital of the world
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Enterprise rental car is providing 600 vehicles to ICE in the Twin Cities.
January 10, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Enterprise rental car is providing 600 vehicles to ICE in the Twin Cities.
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ICE totaled this car, abducted a woman, and then left it in the middle of Snelling Avenue, one of the busiest streets in the Twin Cities.
This isn’t law and order, this state sanctioned terrorism. It’s fucking disgusting.
This isn’t law and order, this state sanctioned terrorism. It’s fucking disgusting.
January 11, 2026 at 9:23 PM
ICE totaled this car, abducted a woman, and then left it in the middle of Snelling Avenue, one of the busiest streets in the Twin Cities.
This isn’t law and order, this state sanctioned terrorism. It’s fucking disgusting.
This isn’t law and order, this state sanctioned terrorism. It’s fucking disgusting.
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When we lived in Midway, this was the store that processed the most WIC and EBT in the state of Minnesota. They know exactly what they are doing. This is really painful to see in a neighborhood I love. Fuck Target.
ICE at Midway Target and seem to possible be leaving. Lots of community members here
January 11, 2026 at 8:29 PM
When we lived in Midway, this was the store that processed the most WIC and EBT in the state of Minnesota. They know exactly what they are doing. This is really painful to see in a neighborhood I love. Fuck Target.
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I think the misogynist contempt that’s evident as a motivation in the murder of Renee Good makes her killing by a state actor more similar to so-called private violence—eg domestic violence homocides—than some arguments that rely on a firm distinction between state and private violence can sustain.
January 11, 2026 at 8:29 PM
I think the misogynist contempt that’s evident as a motivation in the murder of Renee Good makes her killing by a state actor more similar to so-called private violence—eg domestic violence homocides—than some arguments that rely on a firm distinction between state and private violence can sustain.
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People aren't leaving; looks like more have arrived since we have. Someone just shouted "suck my dick" and the crowd joined in with a spontaneous "suck his dick!" chant.
January 11, 2026 at 8:04 PM
People aren't leaving; looks like more have arrived since we have. Someone just shouted "suck my dick" and the crowd joined in with a spontaneous "suck his dick!" chant.
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The message from the White House this morning is that, once again, it falls on ordinary American citizens to remain calm and professional when dealing with the heavily armed agents of the government because they are very emotional and might fly off into a murderous rage at the slightest insult.
January 11, 2026 at 3:19 PM
The message from the White House this morning is that, once again, it falls on ordinary American citizens to remain calm and professional when dealing with the heavily armed agents of the government because they are very emotional and might fly off into a murderous rage at the slightest insult.
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"I left that closed-door deposition of Jack Smith, and I said that Chairman Jordan’s decision to do it behind closed doors was the best decision he ever made in his life, because it was absolutely devastating for Donald Trump." trib.al/iange5K
January 11, 2026 at 8:39 PM
"I left that closed-door deposition of Jack Smith, and I said that Chairman Jordan’s decision to do it behind closed doors was the best decision he ever made in his life, because it was absolutely devastating for Donald Trump." trib.al/iange5K
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We have cleaned up the crime scene and blocked a local investigation and hidden the perpetrator and invaded the state and that is how you know that we are acting in good faith and that everything was the victim’s fault.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Noem Says ‘Hundreds More’ Agents Will Be Sent to Minnesota Over ‘Corruption’
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 5:55 PM
We have cleaned up the crime scene and blocked a local investigation and hidden the perpetrator and invaded the state and that is how you know that we are acting in good faith and that everything was the victim’s fault.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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There are good journalists out there who grasp that we are living in an emergency moment, at the mercy of serial liars, bigots, and government thugs. They are steady. They are clear-eyed. They understand what is needed. And they have been right exponentially more often than the "calm down" crew.
January 11, 2026 at 5:26 PM
There are good journalists out there who grasp that we are living in an emergency moment, at the mercy of serial liars, bigots, and government thugs. They are steady. They are clear-eyed. They understand what is needed. And they have been right exponentially more often than the "calm down" crew.
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Rest in power to Keith Porter who was murdered by an ICE agent in Los Angeles.
It’s terrible that his name is just now being circulated, but now that it is, continue to say his name.
It’s terrible that his name is just now being circulated, but now that it is, continue to say his name.
Advocates want legal action after man shot and killed by off-duty ICE agent in Northridge
Advocates argue that the off-duty ICE agent wasn't trained for the situation and should have called police and waited for them to arrive.
abc7.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Rest in power to Keith Porter who was murdered by an ICE agent in Los Angeles.
It’s terrible that his name is just now being circulated, but now that it is, continue to say his name.
It’s terrible that his name is just now being circulated, but now that it is, continue to say his name.
This
This isn't a series of independent zero-sum games.
We don't need to win every battle. We do need to exact a price every time they raid our communities.
Reduce harm as much as you can. Make sure they leave more weary than they came.
Trust that comrades in other cities will pick up the baton.
We don't need to win every battle. We do need to exact a price every time they raid our communities.
Reduce harm as much as you can. Make sure they leave more weary than they came.
Trust that comrades in other cities will pick up the baton.
January 9, 2026 at 6:13 AM
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ICE has murdered THIRTY TWO PEOPLE in detention centers. Four in the last week.
www.msn.com/en-us/news/c...
www.msn.com/en-us/news/c...
MSN
www.msn.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:38 AM
ICE has murdered THIRTY TWO PEOPLE in detention centers. Four in the last week.
www.msn.com/en-us/news/c...
www.msn.com/en-us/news/c...
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The number of Gestapo in Germany was 32,000. The population was 70 million. That's one Gestapo for every 2200 citizens.
The number of ICE agents is 20,000. The population of the US is 348 million. That's one ICE agent for every 17,000 citizens.
There are more of us.
The number of ICE agents is 20,000. The population of the US is 348 million. That's one ICE agent for every 17,000 citizens.
There are more of us.
January 9, 2026 at 1:44 AM
The number of Gestapo in Germany was 32,000. The population was 70 million. That's one Gestapo for every 2200 citizens.
The number of ICE agents is 20,000. The population of the US is 348 million. That's one ICE agent for every 17,000 citizens.
There are more of us.
The number of ICE agents is 20,000. The population of the US is 348 million. That's one ICE agent for every 17,000 citizens.
There are more of us.
He perfectly encapsulates our mood.
January 9, 2026 at 6:04 AM
He perfectly encapsulates our mood.
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“Words like ‘freedom,’ ‘justice,’ ‘democracy’ are not
common concepts; on the contrary, they are rare. People are not born knowing what these are. It takes enormous and, above all, individual effort to arrive at the respect for other people that these words imply.”
— James Baldwin
common concepts; on the contrary, they are rare. People are not born knowing what these are. It takes enormous and, above all, individual effort to arrive at the respect for other people that these words imply.”
— James Baldwin
October 12, 2024 at 1:15 AM
“Words like ‘freedom,’ ‘justice,’ ‘democracy’ are not
common concepts; on the contrary, they are rare. People are not born knowing what these are. It takes enormous and, above all, individual effort to arrive at the respect for other people that these words imply.”
— James Baldwin
common concepts; on the contrary, they are rare. People are not born knowing what these are. It takes enormous and, above all, individual effort to arrive at the respect for other people that these words imply.”
— James Baldwin
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Stop falling for the “untrained” narrative.
NEW: Jonathan Ross is former National Guard and Border Patrol and has been part of ICE's SWAT equivalent, a team leader overseeing FBI, ATF, and IRS agents, and a firearms instructor, according to testimony obtained by WIRED. This is from @hudsongiles.bsky.social and me:
ICE Agent Who Reportedly Shot Renee Good Was a Firearms Trainer, Per Testimony
Jonathan Ross told a federal court in December about his professional background, including “hundreds” of encounters with drivers during enforcement actions, according to testimony obtained by WIRED.
www.wired.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Stop falling for the “untrained” narrative.
Where we're at now
January 9, 2026 at 5:52 AM
Where we're at now
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There’s also the problem of the simultaneous domineering demands for subservience & the concurrent claim that ICE agents are traumatized whittle babies who “fear for their lives” and need to have their feelings considered. Are they big, mean, scary bullies or sensitive children? You can’t have both.
January 9, 2026 at 5:38 AM
There’s also the problem of the simultaneous domineering demands for subservience & the concurrent claim that ICE agents are traumatized whittle babies who “fear for their lives” and need to have their feelings considered. Are they big, mean, scary bullies or sensitive children? You can’t have both.