Sopranospinner/Cassandra
@sopranospinner.bsky.social
Hell is empty and all the devils are here. Mom of two beautiful trans humans, singer, knitter, no fucks left to give. I'm here with all the dire predictions. Music industry professional, lifelong progressive. Dorothy Dunnett super fan.
RIP Alex Pretti. Our candle in Los Angeles for this Minnesota hero. 💔
January 25, 2026 at 1:04 AM
RIP Alex Pretti. Our candle in Los Angeles for this Minnesota hero. 💔
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The sadness, the anger, the frustration is real. Today’s murder of Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse, is an outrage. The many video angles show yet again ICE agents out of control.
We mourn for his family’s loss, his community’s loss, his patients’ loss. We also stand in solidarity with the people of MN
We mourn for his family’s loss, his community’s loss, his patients’ loss. We also stand in solidarity with the people of MN
January 24, 2026 at 9:28 PM
The sadness, the anger, the frustration is real. Today’s murder of Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse, is an outrage. The many video angles show yet again ICE agents out of control.
We mourn for his family’s loss, his community’s loss, his patients’ loss. We also stand in solidarity with the people of MN
We mourn for his family’s loss, his community’s loss, his patients’ loss. We also stand in solidarity with the people of MN
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An overhead view of protesters gathering at the scene of the shooting.
Live coverage: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
📽️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Live coverage: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
📽️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 24, 2026 at 9:46 PM
An overhead view of protesters gathering at the scene of the shooting.
Live coverage: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
📽️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Live coverage: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
📽️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune
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AOC: "It is reported he had a permit. And this administration's response is that the very that he was a legal firearm owner was reason for them to shoot him in the street ... if we do not do something now, I do not what can happen afterward. We have to contain this chaos."
January 24, 2026 at 10:27 PM
AOC: "It is reported he had a permit. And this administration's response is that the very that he was a legal firearm owner was reason for them to shoot him in the street ... if we do not do something now, I do not what can happen afterward. We have to contain this chaos."
Same.
the story of our country is full of horror, then & now. it is also full of bravery, heroics, & resistance. in the face of the violation & terror we are watching unfold under this administration, we will all find out what we’re made of.
I hope I don’t disappoint myself.
I hope I don’t disappoint myself.
January 24, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Same.
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genuinely stunning image
January 24, 2026 at 1:37 AM
genuinely stunning image
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Everyone flying to one place isn’t the plan. Everyone should be (and many are) organizing their own cities. Resistance is rooted in local community, not random people flying in
January 24, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Everyone flying to one place isn’t the plan. Everyone should be (and many are) organizing their own cities. Resistance is rooted in local community, not random people flying in
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The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated.
January 22, 2026 at 3:39 PM
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated.
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Oil-bought politicians and media outlets tell you wind and solar are bad BECAUSE the electric they produce is almost free.
January 22, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Oil-bought politicians and media outlets tell you wind and solar are bad BECAUSE the electric they produce is almost free.
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I got very choked up in class today showing my students what James Baldwin had to say about Shakespeare:
“the greatest poet in the English language found his poetry where poetry is found: in the lives of the people. he could have done this only through love…”
“the greatest poet in the English language found his poetry where poetry is found: in the lives of the people. he could have done this only through love…”
January 21, 2026 at 7:57 PM
I got very choked up in class today showing my students what James Baldwin had to say about Shakespeare:
“the greatest poet in the English language found his poetry where poetry is found: in the lives of the people. he could have done this only through love…”
“the greatest poet in the English language found his poetry where poetry is found: in the lives of the people. he could have done this only through love…”
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“The greatest poet in the English language found his poetry where poetry is found: in the lives of the people. He could have done this only through love—by knowing, which is not the same thing as understanding, that whatever was happening to anyone was happening to him.”
I got very choked up in class today showing my students what James Baldwin had to say about Shakespeare:
“the greatest poet in the English language found his poetry where poetry is found: in the lives of the people. he could have done this only through love…”
“the greatest poet in the English language found his poetry where poetry is found: in the lives of the people. he could have done this only through love…”
January 21, 2026 at 11:58 PM
“The greatest poet in the English language found his poetry where poetry is found: in the lives of the people. He could have done this only through love—by knowing, which is not the same thing as understanding, that whatever was happening to anyone was happening to him.”
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Trump says Denmark doesn’t have any receipts to prove ownership of Greenland. They just sent a boat there and claimed it hundreds of years ago.
By Trump’s rules, the United States too would be up for grabs. Perhaps the other nations of the World should give America back to the indigenous people.
By Trump’s rules, the United States too would be up for grabs. Perhaps the other nations of the World should give America back to the indigenous people.
Bessent is trying to "clean up" the letter Trump sent that proves he's lost his shit. Unfortunately for Scott, he can't do that because Trump actually has lost his shit.
January 20, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Trump says Denmark doesn’t have any receipts to prove ownership of Greenland. They just sent a boat there and claimed it hundreds of years ago.
By Trump’s rules, the United States too would be up for grabs. Perhaps the other nations of the World should give America back to the indigenous people.
By Trump’s rules, the United States too would be up for grabs. Perhaps the other nations of the World should give America back to the indigenous people.
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But we're all walking in the night, now, on ground we don't know. When the day comes we may know where we are, or we may not.
January 20, 2026 at 5:50 PM
But we're all walking in the night, now, on ground we don't know. When the day comes we may know where we are, or we may not.
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“ICE isn’t the Gestapo. The Gestapo was…” (proceeds to describe qualities that apply to what ICE is currently doing)
January 20, 2026 at 5:45 PM
“ICE isn’t the Gestapo. The Gestapo was…” (proceeds to describe qualities that apply to what ICE is currently doing)
Wow I am still exhausted after working 7 straight days and a convention. Hope I perk back up tomorrow.
January 20, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Wow I am still exhausted after working 7 straight days and a convention. Hope I perk back up tomorrow.
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Are you in Los Angeles? Do you know someone in LA?
Please read this.
Angelinos For Hope is a small - as in, one woman and a few volunteers - mutual-aid society trying to help as many people affected by ICE in the San Fernando Valley as they can.
As you might guess, it's relentless.
Please read this.
Angelinos For Hope is a small - as in, one woman and a few volunteers - mutual-aid society trying to help as many people affected by ICE in the San Fernando Valley as they can.
As you might guess, it's relentless.
January 20, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Are you in Los Angeles? Do you know someone in LA?
Please read this.
Angelinos For Hope is a small - as in, one woman and a few volunteers - mutual-aid society trying to help as many people affected by ICE in the San Fernando Valley as they can.
As you might guess, it's relentless.
Please read this.
Angelinos For Hope is a small - as in, one woman and a few volunteers - mutual-aid society trying to help as many people affected by ICE in the San Fernando Valley as they can.
As you might guess, it's relentless.
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It’s Penguin Awareness Day which seems like a great excuse to post the greatest ever Wikipedia edit.
January 20, 2026 at 9:37 AM
It’s Penguin Awareness Day which seems like a great excuse to post the greatest ever Wikipedia edit.
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“Rape is kinda like the weather. If it’s inevitable, just relax and enjoy it.”
– Clayton Williams, Republican nominee for governor of Texas, 1990
The more things change, etc.
– Clayton Williams, Republican nominee for governor of Texas, 1990
The more things change, etc.
US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent:
What I am urging everyone here to do is sit back, take a deep breath, and let things play out. The worst thing countries can do is escalate against the United States.
What I am urging everyone here to do is sit back, take a deep breath, and let things play out. The worst thing countries can do is escalate against the United States.
January 20, 2026 at 10:57 AM
“Rape is kinda like the weather. If it’s inevitable, just relax and enjoy it.”
– Clayton Williams, Republican nominee for governor of Texas, 1990
The more things change, etc.
– Clayton Williams, Republican nominee for governor of Texas, 1990
The more things change, etc.
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"You can't enter the EU unless you have proof of Covid vaccination" would be a deliciously effective way to bar MAGAs from entry, yes
Quarantine based on vax status would do some nice de facto targeting
January 19, 2026 at 6:21 PM
"You can't enter the EU unless you have proof of Covid vaccination" would be a deliciously effective way to bar MAGAs from entry, yes
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Who thinks they're entitled to an understandable and explicable experience? And why? You're a human, fucko, get used to the wonder and terror and mystery of humanity.
January 19, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Who thinks they're entitled to an understandable and explicable experience? And why? You're a human, fucko, get used to the wonder and terror and mystery of humanity.
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This!
Reminder that if you post images in my replies without alt text I am likely to mute them for everyone. This is particularly the case for text-heavy memes and/or political messaging that is mostly made up of words. Make your images accessible, please and thank you.
January 19, 2026 at 4:36 PM
This!
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one of many reminders you’ll get on MLK day that he was a radical. do not cherry-pick his quotes about love today, especially if you are white:
January 19, 2026 at 1:13 PM
one of many reminders you’ll get on MLK day that he was a radical. do not cherry-pick his quotes about love today, especially if you are white:
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Men who defend Jonathan Ross for murdering Renee Good are not safe to be around. End those relationships.
January 19, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Men who defend Jonathan Ross for murdering Renee Good are not safe to be around. End those relationships.