Cassandra Whitaker
@casswhit.bsky.social
Poet, Writer, Educator 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ (She/they/Mx). NBCC, Wolf Devouring A Wolf Devouring A Wolf available from Jackleg Press. https://wolfs-den.page/
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hopedoty@mastodon.social - Damn it, with all the other nonsense today, I hadn’t heard. RIP, Rob Hirst, Midnight Oil drummer.
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
Rob Hirst was a force of nature, a born showman who led Midnight Oil from the back | Andrew Stafford
Phenomenal drummer and percussionist was an equally accomplished songwriter who embodied the band’s bloody-minded spirit
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:17 AM
hopedoty@mastodon.social - Damn it, with all the other nonsense today, I hadn’t heard. RIP, Rob Hirst, Midnight Oil drummer.
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
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If anyone was still pretending this isn’t just about excluding trans kids from public life, the Trump administration just opened a Title IX investigation into a Maine school district because a trans student is on a *co-ed* cheerleading squad.
Newport co-ed cheerleading team is at center of Trump transgender athlete crackdownTrump admin focuses on swimming, cheerleading in Maine transgender athlete probes
The U.S. Department of Education announced a slew of Title IX-related investigations this week that include 2 school districts in Maine.
www.pressherald.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:09 AM
If anyone was still pretending this isn’t just about excluding trans kids from public life, the Trump administration just opened a Title IX investigation into a Maine school district because a trans student is on a *co-ed* cheerleading squad.
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Your regular reminder that there is no legal path from martial law to suspending elections in this country.
That doesn't mean there is no path. It just means that we need to reject the framing that the federal government has any legal authority to cease elections.
That doesn't mean there is no path. It just means that we need to reject the framing that the federal government has any legal authority to cease elections.
January 15, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Your regular reminder that there is no legal path from martial law to suspending elections in this country.
That doesn't mean there is no path. It just means that we need to reject the framing that the federal government has any legal authority to cease elections.
That doesn't mean there is no path. It just means that we need to reject the framing that the federal government has any legal authority to cease elections.
A lie.
BREAKING: The ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Good last week in Minneapolis, Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding to the torso following the incident, according to two U.S. officials briefed on his medical condition.
ICE agent who shot Renee Good suffered internal bleeding, officials say
Jonathan Ross, who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis last week, suffered internal bleeding after the incident, two officials said, though it's not clear how extensive the bleeding was.
cbsn.ws
January 14, 2026 at 7:41 PM
A lie.
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My friends at @acluwv.bsky.social are collecting (and moderating) messages of gratitude to Becky if you'd like to submit them here padlet.com/mkennedy243/...
Support for Becky at SCOTUS
Send your support to Becky and her family as they attend oral arguments at the Supreme Court.
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January 13, 2026 at 6:43 PM
My friends at @acluwv.bsky.social are collecting (and moderating) messages of gratitude to Becky if you'd like to submit them here padlet.com/mkennedy243/...
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Want to do something *good* today?
Send a note of support to Becky Pepper-Jackson from WV, who's standing up to anti-trans bigotry in school sports at SCOTUS today.
All messages are approved by my friend Mollie of WV ACLU, so only positive messages will get through!
padlet.com/mkennedy243/...
Send a note of support to Becky Pepper-Jackson from WV, who's standing up to anti-trans bigotry in school sports at SCOTUS today.
All messages are approved by my friend Mollie of WV ACLU, so only positive messages will get through!
padlet.com/mkennedy243/...
January 13, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Want to do something *good* today?
Send a note of support to Becky Pepper-Jackson from WV, who's standing up to anti-trans bigotry in school sports at SCOTUS today.
All messages are approved by my friend Mollie of WV ACLU, so only positive messages will get through!
padlet.com/mkennedy243/...
Send a note of support to Becky Pepper-Jackson from WV, who's standing up to anti-trans bigotry in school sports at SCOTUS today.
All messages are approved by my friend Mollie of WV ACLU, so only positive messages will get through!
padlet.com/mkennedy243/...
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On my way to the Supreme Court where I'll be proud to support 15-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson, West Virginia's only transgender athlete, as she opposes the state's effort to ban her from playing as herself.
Win or lose, Becky and her family are heroes for standing up for what's right
Win or lose, Becky and her family are heroes for standing up for what's right
January 13, 2026 at 12:10 PM
On my way to the Supreme Court where I'll be proud to support 15-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson, West Virginia's only transgender athlete, as she opposes the state's effort to ban her from playing as herself.
Win or lose, Becky and her family are heroes for standing up for what's right
Win or lose, Becky and her family are heroes for standing up for what's right
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Trans youth like Becky Pepper-Jackson deserve the right to participate in school sports without facing discrimination.
Tuesday, we'll be at the Supreme Court defending Becky and other trans kids' right to play.
Tuesday, we'll be at the Supreme Court defending Becky and other trans kids' right to play.
This high school sophomore is aiming for a Supreme Court upset in transgender sports case | CNN Politics
This high school sophomore is aiming for a Supreme Court upset in transgender sports case
www.cnn.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Trans youth like Becky Pepper-Jackson deserve the right to participate in school sports without facing discrimination.
Tuesday, we'll be at the Supreme Court defending Becky and other trans kids' right to play.
Tuesday, we'll be at the Supreme Court defending Becky and other trans kids' right to play.
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Wrote about the use of misogyny and homophobia to diminish Renee Good's life and excuse her death open.substack.com/pub/autonomy...
January 10, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Wrote about the use of misogyny and homophobia to diminish Renee Good's life and excuse her death open.substack.com/pub/autonomy...
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On Tuesday, the Supreme Court is going to hear West Virginia's effort to ban the state's only transgender athlete, 15-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson.
Win or lose, I need your help making sure Becky knows she's a hero for standing up for what's right
Win or lose, I need your help making sure Becky knows she's a hero for standing up for what's right
January 11, 2026 at 1:39 PM
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court is going to hear West Virginia's effort to ban the state's only transgender athlete, 15-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson.
Win or lose, I need your help making sure Becky knows she's a hero for standing up for what's right
Win or lose, I need your help making sure Becky knows she's a hero for standing up for what's right
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Things are grim right now but as a reminder of who we are and why we fight, this is the US Women’s figuring skating champion.
January 10, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Things are grim right now but as a reminder of who we are and why we fight, this is the US Women’s figuring skating champion.
Lost now on the country miles in his cadillac
I can tell by the way you smile he's rolling back
Come wash the nighttime clean
Come grow this scorched ground green
Blow the horn, tap the tambourine
Close the gap of the dark years in between
You and me
Cassidy...
I can tell by the way you smile he's rolling back
Come wash the nighttime clean
Come grow this scorched ground green
Blow the horn, tap the tambourine
Close the gap of the dark years in between
You and me
Cassidy...
January 11, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Lost now on the country miles in his cadillac
I can tell by the way you smile he's rolling back
Come wash the nighttime clean
Come grow this scorched ground green
Blow the horn, tap the tambourine
Close the gap of the dark years in between
You and me
Cassidy...
I can tell by the way you smile he's rolling back
Come wash the nighttime clean
Come grow this scorched ground green
Blow the horn, tap the tambourine
Close the gap of the dark years in between
You and me
Cassidy...
Grateful I saw Bob Weir both before and after Jerry's death. Always appreciated when the Dead had touring guests Hornsby, Yoakum, Sting, Mayer,Joan Osbourne, Winwood. Lots of fun.
January 11, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Grateful I saw Bob Weir both before and after Jerry's death. Always appreciated when the Dead had touring guests Hornsby, Yoakum, Sting, Mayer,Joan Osbourne, Winwood. Lots of fun.
RIP...
Farewell to the great Bob Weir, a founding member of the Grateful Dead who kept the long, strange trip rolling long after the death of Jerry Garcia. variety.com/2026/music/n...
Bob Weir, Grateful Dead Guitarist, Dies at 78
Singer-songwriter-guitarist Bob Weir, a cornerstone of the Grateful Dead and the band’s many latter-day offshoots, has died
variety.com
January 11, 2026 at 12:09 AM
RIP...
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😍
“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.
www.forbes.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:18 PM
😍
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Drawings by American self-taught artist Simone Johnson, 2010s-20s, known for her depictions of bodega cats. She is a member of Pure Vision Arts, a collective in NYC supporting autistic and neurodivergent artists.
December 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Drawings by American self-taught artist Simone Johnson, 2010s-20s, known for her depictions of bodega cats. She is a member of Pure Vision Arts, a collective in NYC supporting autistic and neurodivergent artists.
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🚨 NEW VIDEO 👇🏽This puts an end to all the lies. Horrific.
They were having a calm exchange seconds before he murdered Renee Good, and she was barely moving and clearly avoiding him.
Stop the lies.
They were having a calm exchange seconds before he murdered Renee Good, and she was barely moving and clearly avoiding him.
Stop the lies.
January 9, 2026 at 6:12 PM
🚨 NEW VIDEO 👇🏽This puts an end to all the lies. Horrific.
They were having a calm exchange seconds before he murdered Renee Good, and she was barely moving and clearly avoiding him.
Stop the lies.
They were having a calm exchange seconds before he murdered Renee Good, and she was barely moving and clearly avoiding him.
Stop the lies.
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The New York Times described a harrassment campaign that helped drive a young trans woman to suicide as "online criticisms."
Today on Assigned, @evanurquhart.bsky.social responds with contained fury to New York Times piece on the suicide of Lia Smith.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Today on Assigned, @evanurquhart.bsky.social responds with contained fury to New York Times piece on the suicide of Lia Smith.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
NYT Chronicles a Death Their Moral Panic Caused — Assigned
The New York Times published a story covering the death of trans athlete, Lia Smith, but takes no responsibility for the ways their coverage of trans issues has fed the moral panic that caused it.
www.assignedmedia.org
January 8, 2026 at 3:47 PM
The New York Times described a harrassment campaign that helped drive a young trans woman to suicide as "online criticisms."
Today on Assigned, @evanurquhart.bsky.social responds with contained fury to New York Times piece on the suicide of Lia Smith.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Today on Assigned, @evanurquhart.bsky.social responds with contained fury to New York Times piece on the suicide of Lia Smith.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
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We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
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it is incredibly grim to have witnessed the consolidation in real time of a narrative erasing a queer person's queerness because the statement of an ex-family member was not interrogated by journalists before it blew up the internet
it can't just be "who can get a quote the fastest, from whoever"
it can't just be "who can get a quote the fastest, from whoever"
January 9, 2026 at 2:16 AM
it is incredibly grim to have witnessed the consolidation in real time of a narrative erasing a queer person's queerness because the statement of an ex-family member was not interrogated by journalists before it blew up the internet
it can't just be "who can get a quote the fastest, from whoever"
it can't just be "who can get a quote the fastest, from whoever"
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“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...”
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
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A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
Renee Nicole Good, murdered by ICE, was a prize-winning poet. Here’s that poem.
Renee Nicole Good, 37, mother to a six-year-old boy, was murdered earlier today by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, a few blocks from her home. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune: [An ICE agent] s…
lithub.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:54 AM
“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...”
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
Many thanks to the poetry shop for the feature! www.instagram.com/p/DTI5LGkkjW...
The Poetry Shop on Instagram: "We’re excited to debut a new feature on our blog called Poetry Shop 5. Here, we will interview poets about their latest release, plus hear their recommendations for whic...
2 likes, 1 comments - the.poetryshop on January 5, 2026: "We’re excited to debut a new feature on our blog called Poetry Shop 5. Here, we will interview poets about their latest release, plus hear the...
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January 5, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Many thanks to the poetry shop for the feature! www.instagram.com/p/DTI5LGkkjW...
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"This is unprecedented..."
So were his felonies, his sexual assaults, all of his crimes.
Tell us, please @schumer.senate.gov , when your "Republican colleagues" have EVER "put a brake on this." Ever.
So were his felonies, his sexual assaults, all of his crimes.
Tell us, please @schumer.senate.gov , when your "Republican colleagues" have EVER "put a brake on this." Ever.
Asked about the possibility of impeachment, Schumer says "we hope that we can have support from our Republican colleagues to put a brake on this long before it gets that far"
January 3, 2026 at 8:32 PM
"This is unprecedented..."
So were his felonies, his sexual assaults, all of his crimes.
Tell us, please @schumer.senate.gov , when your "Republican colleagues" have EVER "put a brake on this." Ever.
So were his felonies, his sexual assaults, all of his crimes.
Tell us, please @schumer.senate.gov , when your "Republican colleagues" have EVER "put a brake on this." Ever.
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I had the great honor of interviewing Cornelius Eady about his poem for Zohran Mamdani's inauguration, Proof. Enjoy! cascadiapoeticslab.org/2026/01/jan-... #CorneliusEady #ZohranMamdani
Jan 2, 2026 Interview with Cornelius Eady on Proof - Cascadia Poetics LAB
Interview with Cornelius Eady on Proof, his poem read as part of the inauguration of Zohran Mamdani, the Mayor of New York.
cascadiapoeticslab.org
January 2, 2026 at 11:04 PM
I had the great honor of interviewing Cornelius Eady about his poem for Zohran Mamdani's inauguration, Proof. Enjoy! cascadiapoeticslab.org/2026/01/jan-... #CorneliusEady #ZohranMamdani