Kassie Withakay 🏳️⚧️
@kassiesharp.bsky.social
Enjoying a wry smile at one of life's little vagaries.
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What a terrifying fucking time to be alive.
Forrest Gump. There are not too many movies that I honestly hate, and I *hated* that movie, probably all the more because everyone gushed over it so much.
fun question: what’s the maddest you’ve ever been leaving a movie theater? not necessarily worst movie you’ve seen, but the one that just pissed you off the most. mine is Batman v Superman
February 19, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Forrest Gump. There are not too many movies that I honestly hate, and I *hated* that movie, probably all the more because everyone gushed over it so much.
This hits a little harder because I'm watching the 12 Monkeys TV series right now, in which he has a recurring role. What's up with all the people dying right now? RIP.
Actor, whose credits also included RoboCop 2, Anomalisa and Heaven’s Gate, was also an accomplished playwright
Tom Noonan, actor known for Heat and Manhunter, dies aged 74
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:11 PM
This hits a little harder because I'm watching the 12 Monkeys TV series right now, in which he has a recurring role. What's up with all the people dying right now? RIP.
I decided to take my mind off the fascist broligarch takeover of society by watching a fun satire starring Steve Carrell who is always good for a laugh. Too bad for me it was Mountainhead. Seriously, though, it's a great horror movie.
Mountainhead (2025) ⭐ 5.4 | Comedy, Drama
1h 48m | TV-MA
www.imdb.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:01 AM
I decided to take my mind off the fascist broligarch takeover of society by watching a fun satire starring Steve Carrell who is always good for a laugh. Too bad for me it was Mountainhead. Seriously, though, it's a great horror movie.
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We're over $7800!!!!
Can we get to $8000 today? <3
Can we get to $8000 today? <3
I'm stoked that the Humble Bundle of my and @annaleen.bsky.social's books from Tor has raised nearly $5000 for the TGI Justice Project and Miss Major/Alexander Lee Black Trans Cultural Center.
www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
Let me tell you about when I went to the TGIJP's anniversary party
www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
Let me tell you about when I went to the TGIJP's anniversary party
Humble Book Bundle: Charlie Jane Anders & Annalee Newitz by TOR
Don’t miss this bundle of novels and story collections from acclaimed authors Charlie Jane Anders and Annalee Newitz! Pay what you want and support charity!
www.humblebundle.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:52 PM
We're over $7800!!!!
Can we get to $8000 today? <3
Can we get to $8000 today? <3
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“I care about trans and unhoused people and I really don’t want a neoliberal who has paled around with fascists, but I’ll vote for Newsom.”
Either you don’t actually care about those things or you’re already negotiating yourself into accepting less rather than finding someone you believe in.
Either you don’t actually care about those things or you’re already negotiating yourself into accepting less rather than finding someone you believe in.
February 16, 2026 at 10:20 PM
“I care about trans and unhoused people and I really don’t want a neoliberal who has paled around with fascists, but I’ll vote for Newsom.”
Either you don’t actually care about those things or you’re already negotiating yourself into accepting less rather than finding someone you believe in.
Either you don’t actually care about those things or you’re already negotiating yourself into accepting less rather than finding someone you believe in.
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One for the people still seething about the glasses #StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy
February 15, 2026 at 2:18 AM
One for the people still seething about the glasses #StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy
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i think it’s bad to tell kids that certain decisions are permanent because very, very few actually are. transitioning is certainly not one of them
"if they socially transition too early we think they can get locked onto a trajectory that may not have been the correct natural trajectory for them"
Direct quote.
Direct quote.
February 16, 2026 at 5:37 PM
i think it’s bad to tell kids that certain decisions are permanent because very, very few actually are. transitioning is certainly not one of them
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It would solve so many problems if we stopped Stephen Miller. Like just tell him gay women of color are outside enjoying wealth & freedoms & when he goes to get em, trap his ass in a cable snare
February 15, 2026 at 9:45 AM
It would solve so many problems if we stopped Stephen Miller. Like just tell him gay women of color are outside enjoying wealth & freedoms & when he goes to get em, trap his ass in a cable snare
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ICYMI: I introduced my Trans Bill of Rights with @markey.senate.gov — legislation to defend trans people across this country as Republicans continue to push anti-trans rhetoric and bills.
To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.
To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.
February 13, 2026 at 7:30 PM
ICYMI: I introduced my Trans Bill of Rights with @markey.senate.gov — legislation to defend trans people across this country as Republicans continue to push anti-trans rhetoric and bills.
To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.
To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.
I am waiting for Star Trek: Starfleet Academy to do a "Nus Braka sleeps with the fishes" joke.
February 13, 2026 at 6:20 AM
I am waiting for Star Trek: Starfleet Academy to do a "Nus Braka sleeps with the fishes" joke.
An important message from our friends @indivisiblesf.bsky.social
Your Kid Could Be Trans | Indivisible SF
Republican attacks on trans kids are attacks on every family. Learn the facts and how to step up to defend your family.
indivisiblesf.org
February 12, 2026 at 6:26 PM
An important message from our friends @indivisiblesf.bsky.social
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THEY ARE BUYING UP WAREHOUSES TO HOLD HUMAN BEINGS IN DETENTION INDEFINITELY.
I feel crazy at how everyone is acting like this is normal. These are concentration camps being built right before our eyes. These buildings are not meant to house human beings. People will be caged like cattle and die.
I feel crazy at how everyone is acting like this is normal. These are concentration camps being built right before our eyes. These buildings are not meant to house human beings. People will be caged like cattle and die.
February 10, 2026 at 11:19 PM
THEY ARE BUYING UP WAREHOUSES TO HOLD HUMAN BEINGS IN DETENTION INDEFINITELY.
I feel crazy at how everyone is acting like this is normal. These are concentration camps being built right before our eyes. These buildings are not meant to house human beings. People will be caged like cattle and die.
I feel crazy at how everyone is acting like this is normal. These are concentration camps being built right before our eyes. These buildings are not meant to house human beings. People will be caged like cattle and die.
If Newsom gets the Democratic nomination, we will lose, maybe deservedly.
Gavin Newsom’s Biggest Problem Is Gavin Newsom
California Gov. Gavin Newsom keeps being pulled further to the right even before he’s running — which is a real problem for a presidential run.
theintercept.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:16 AM
If Newsom gets the Democratic nomination, we will lose, maybe deservedly.
You can learn everything you need to know about me from the fact that I know Bad Bunny beat Kid Rock in the Super Bowl halftime show competition, yet I have no idea which tean won the actual game.
Bad Bunny gave us a Super Bowl halftime show for all Americans
In an electrifying, fully Spanish performance, the Puerto Rican superstar showed what the joy of unity looks like.
www.salon.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:30 PM
You can learn everything you need to know about me from the fact that I know Bad Bunny beat Kid Rock in the Super Bowl halftime show competition, yet I have no idea which tean won the actual game.
In turns fascinating, terrifying, and deeply depressing, this series is must-read to understand how we got here.
Part 3: "The astronomical rise in stories about trans people that I’d collected over the previous year told a different story. This massive, messy dataset was brimming with increasingly vile headlines that only seemed to metastasize with time. ... two years later we know how the story turns out."
Welcome to the anti-trans outrage factory — Jessica Kant
When I first wrote Anatomy of a moral panic in February 2024, I had only a faint glimmer of what was to come.The astronomical rise in stories about trans people that I’d collected over the previous ye...
jessk.org
February 9, 2026 at 4:44 PM
In turns fascinating, terrifying, and deeply depressing, this series is must-read to understand how we got here.
At the intersection of transphbia and xenophobia. Sickening.
I feel so sick reading this. She dedicated her life to helping her immigrant trans siblings, finally got the medical care she sought her whole life, and then a year later ICE tricked her, kidnapped her and used her postoperative status as a weapon to destroy her health.
CW for basically everything
CW for basically everything
She Was Honored With A Human Rights Award. Then She Says ICE Tricked And Arrested Her.
A HuffPost investigation found how the Trump administration systematically destroyed safeguards for detainees, subjecting them to abuse and neglect.
www.huffpost.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:02 PM
At the intersection of transphbia and xenophobia. Sickening.
Had a wee bit of creative writing fun this morning.
Ozymandias II - The Enshittening
Look upon my bigliest works and despair...
such-small-portions.ghost.io
February 7, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Had a wee bit of creative writing fun this morning.
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All. Of. This. From Jack White:
February 7, 2026 at 4:14 PM
All. Of. This. From Jack White:
February 6, 2026 at 7:21 PM
I sent this message to Governor Newsom this morning using @resist.bot. I also sent a version to my State Senator and State Assemblyman.
February 6, 2026 at 6:39 PM
I sent this message to Governor Newsom this morning using @resist.bot. I also sent a version to my State Senator and State Assemblyman.
My favorite part of the show Shrinking is the opening credits.
February 4, 2026 at 7:25 AM
My favorite part of the show Shrinking is the opening credits.
Wild 🧵 showing how one petty bigot can ruin things for everyone if not properly confronted in the moment
In November, a trans woman was forced out of a restroom by an arcade manager at a pinball tournament in NC.
The incident, and the way it was handled by the International Flipper Pinball Association, has fractured the community.
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For @nbcnews.com:
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
The incident, and the way it was handled by the International Flipper Pinball Association, has fractured the community.
1/
For @nbcnews.com:
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
How a trans woman's removal from a restroom tore the world of competitive pinball apart
Pinball is one of the most welcoming sports for trans players. But after a confrontation at an arcade last fall, pinball’s governing group is struggling to rebuild trust.
www.nbcnews.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Wild 🧵 showing how one petty bigot can ruin things for everyone if not properly confronted in the moment
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USian trans people aren't telling you they won't vote for Gavin Newsom to cause you distress and despair.
USian trans people are telling you they won't vote for Gavin Newsom so you don't vote for his transphobic ass in the primaries.
They are giving you actionable information.
USian trans people are telling you they won't vote for Gavin Newsom so you don't vote for his transphobic ass in the primaries.
They are giving you actionable information.
July 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
USian trans people aren't telling you they won't vote for Gavin Newsom to cause you distress and despair.
USian trans people are telling you they won't vote for Gavin Newsom so you don't vote for his transphobic ass in the primaries.
They are giving you actionable information.
USian trans people are telling you they won't vote for Gavin Newsom so you don't vote for his transphobic ass in the primaries.
They are giving you actionable information.
Heartbroken to hear of the passing of Katherine O'Hara. I've loved her ever since I first saw her on SCTV back in 1980. RIP
SCTV - Katharine Hepburn for Twillings Tea
YouTube video by SCTV
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Heartbroken to hear of the passing of Katherine O'Hara. I've loved her ever since I first saw her on SCTV back in 1980. RIP
I'm fascinated by the parallel rows from whence Dakota's whiskers sprout.
January 29, 2026 at 10:21 PM
I'm fascinated by the parallel rows from whence Dakota's whiskers sprout.