Cassandra Whitaker
@casswhit.bsky.social
Poet, Writer 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ (She/they/Mx). NBCC, full length out in 25 with Jackleg Press. https://wolfs-den.page/
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Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
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Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
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NEW: Firings of LGBTQ staff at NBC and Condé Nast have worsened an already dire picture for legacy news media when it comes to covering the trans community.
From @billiejsweeney.bsky.social, a close look at our increasingly degraded media environment.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
From @billiejsweeney.bsky.social, a close look at our increasingly degraded media environment.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Corporate Media’s Queer Purge — Assigned
It’s no coincidence that historic assaults on trans and queer people’s rights have been accompanied by the mainstream media’s widespread dismissal of LGBTQ+ journalists and the elimination of beats de...
www.assignedmedia.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
NEW: Firings of LGBTQ staff at NBC and Condé Nast have worsened an already dire picture for legacy news media when it comes to covering the trans community.
From @billiejsweeney.bsky.social, a close look at our increasingly degraded media environment.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
From @billiejsweeney.bsky.social, a close look at our increasingly degraded media environment.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
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This review is worth your time, and the book it's reviewing is really, really worth your time.
“Think dog as hygrometer calibrated for storm-turn, dog as live wire volta.”
Just a beauty of a review this morning by Violeta Garcia-Mendoza of Catherine Rockwood’s chapbook DOGWITCH, new from Bottlecap Press (2025).
@martin65.bsky.social @violetagm.bsky.social
Just a beauty of a review this morning by Violeta Garcia-Mendoza of Catherine Rockwood’s chapbook DOGWITCH, new from Bottlecap Press (2025).
@martin65.bsky.social @violetagm.bsky.social
Howl It So: A Review of Catherine Rockwood’s Dogwitch by Violeta Garcia-Mendoza
Dogwitch by Catherine Rockwood (Bottlecap Press, 2025). 28 pages. $10 Dogwitch by Catherine Rockwood (Bottlecap Press, 2025) As family lore goes, I was a little girl who required an extensive colle…
moistpoetryjournal.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This review is worth your time, and the book it's reviewing is really, really worth your time.
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Another: www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/l...
Salisbury's rainbow crosswalk draws a devoted defender before repainting this week
The repainting of Salisbury’s rainbow crosswalks beginning this week has garnered a lot of attention and one devoted defender: K.T. Tuminello.
www.delmarvanow.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Another: www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/l...
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TIL that blood platelets have serotonin receptors, which is why anemia can mimic depression symptoms and that is absolutely fucking fascinating.
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
TIL that blood platelets have serotonin receptors, which is why anemia can mimic depression symptoms and that is absolutely fucking fascinating.
Someone is currently camping out in the crosswalk or at the crosswalks to prevent the city in their efforts....folx are heading to the city council meeting tonight
Salisbury Mayor Randy Taylor labeled a ‘bigot’ by community members after announcing plans to remove the city’s rainbow crosswalk, drawing widespread backlash and raising questions about media ethics and corruption. Full story: willfries.substack.com/p/mayor-rand...
Mayor Declared Bigot, Harmful For Plans to Remove Rainbow Crosswalk
Randy Taylor's Actions Draw Accusations of Bigotry and Media Corruption
willfries.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Someone is currently camping out in the crosswalk or at the crosswalks to prevent the city in their efforts....folx are heading to the city council meeting tonight
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Salisbury Mayor Randy Taylor labeled a ‘bigot’ by community members after announcing plans to remove the city’s rainbow crosswalk, drawing widespread backlash and raising questions about media ethics and corruption. Full story: willfries.substack.com/p/mayor-rand...
Mayor Declared Bigot, Harmful For Plans to Remove Rainbow Crosswalk
Randy Taylor's Actions Draw Accusations of Bigotry and Media Corruption
willfries.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Salisbury Mayor Randy Taylor labeled a ‘bigot’ by community members after announcing plans to remove the city’s rainbow crosswalk, drawing widespread backlash and raising questions about media ethics and corruption. Full story: willfries.substack.com/p/mayor-rand...
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"Obergefell is settled law" is to the 2028 election what "Roe is settled law" was to the 2016 election. Roe and Obergefell are supported by a majority of voters. Republicans will try hard to convince independents that Obergefell is safe, nothing to see here...just as they did with Roe in 2016 & 20.
Breaking News: The Supreme Court denied a request to consider overturning its landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage a decade ago. nyti.ms/3Ju2Ayd
November 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
"Obergefell is settled law" is to the 2028 election what "Roe is settled law" was to the 2016 election. Roe and Obergefell are supported by a majority of voters. Republicans will try hard to convince independents that Obergefell is safe, nothing to see here...just as they did with Roe in 2016 & 20.
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The Supreme Court not taking Kim Davis’ crackpot appeal doesn’t “indicate” a lack of appetite to overturn Obergefell—just that this was a ridiculous legal argument. Pathetic framing here by the Washington Post. There is absolutely a ticking clock on marriage equality. DO NOT CONGRATULATE
November 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The Supreme Court not taking Kim Davis’ crackpot appeal doesn’t “indicate” a lack of appetite to overturn Obergefell—just that this was a ridiculous legal argument. Pathetic framing here by the Washington Post. There is absolutely a ticking clock on marriage equality. DO NOT CONGRATULATE
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"If / I were there I too would be nothing / But inside my body is a bearing were / One to arise."
A poem by 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 @seanthomasd.bsky.social in the Fall 2025 issue
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#poetry #poetrycommunity
A poem by 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 @seanthomasd.bsky.social in the Fall 2025 issue
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#poetry #poetrycommunity
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
"If / I were there I too would be nothing / But inside my body is a bearing were / One to arise."
A poem by 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 @seanthomasd.bsky.social in the Fall 2025 issue
bit.ly/AmsterdamReview
#poetry #poetrycommunity
A poem by 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 @seanthomasd.bsky.social in the Fall 2025 issue
bit.ly/AmsterdamReview
#poetry #poetrycommunity
Salisbury MD had the states first 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 crosswalk and the mayor is repaving them, Will Fries covers the fallout since the city's announcement on Facebook. Following the hate crime last year the city keeps regressing.
open.substack.com/pub/willfrie...
open.substack.com/pub/willfrie...
Mayor Declared Bigot, Harmful For Plans to Remove Rainbow Crosswalk
Randy Taylor's Actions Draw Accusations of Bigotry and Media Corruption
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Salisbury MD had the states first 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 crosswalk and the mayor is repaving them, Will Fries covers the fallout since the city's announcement on Facebook. Following the hate crime last year the city keeps regressing.
open.substack.com/pub/willfrie...
open.substack.com/pub/willfrie...
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'If the government can enforce rules based on the 'historical fact' of our sex assigned at birth without offending equal protection principles, then what does that mean for the conditions of our lives in the present?" @chasestrangio.bsky.social
Elusive Discrimination
The Supreme Court's continued unwillingness to vindicate trans rights.
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
'If the government can enforce rules based on the 'historical fact' of our sex assigned at birth without offending equal protection principles, then what does that mean for the conditions of our lives in the present?" @chasestrangio.bsky.social
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Two new micro poems in @havehashad.com today!
The first one is a true story of when the Dr. left open our medical file on the screen...
The first one is a true story of when the Dr. left open our medical file on the screen...
two new little micro #littlepoemsunday poems today from Adrian Dallas Frandle!
https://www.havehashad.com/rmxas
https://www.havehashad.com/rmxas
November 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Two new micro poems in @havehashad.com today!
The first one is a true story of when the Dr. left open our medical file on the screen...
The first one is a true story of when the Dr. left open our medical file on the screen...
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This is a lie. All 31 Moms for Liberty candidates in contested races lost their 2025 elections. The only "wins" were in uncontested races. Apparently, being hypocritical, book-banning scolds isn't so popular.
November 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
This is a lie. All 31 Moms for Liberty candidates in contested races lost their 2025 elections. The only "wins" were in uncontested races. Apparently, being hypocritical, book-banning scolds isn't so popular.
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Definitely ‘Amplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity’ from @erewhonbooks.bsky.social! Editing this project was such a powerful joy, especially right now, and I’m honored by all the amazing writers & translators who contributed and entrusted me with their stories.
bookshop.org/p/books/ampl...
bookshop.org/p/books/ampl...
November 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Definitely ‘Amplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity’ from @erewhonbooks.bsky.social! Editing this project was such a powerful joy, especially right now, and I’m honored by all the amazing writers & translators who contributed and entrusted me with their stories.
bookshop.org/p/books/ampl...
bookshop.org/p/books/ampl...
Fabulous!
This is fucking brilliant, and you should read it: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Fabulous!
I somehow missed these when they came out! So grateful to be included! And with so many poets I admire! My apologies Many thanks to Screen Door Review
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The Wolf Returned Me To The Interior. I Know The Well
Cassandra Whitaker (she/they) is a trans writer living in rural Virginia. Whit’s work has been published in Michigan Quarterly Review, havehashad, Conjunctions, The Mississippi Review, and ot…
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November 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I somehow missed these when they came out! So grateful to be included! And with so many poets I admire! My apologies Many thanks to Screen Door Review
www.screendoorreview.com/the-wolf-ret...
www.screendoorreview.com/two-getting-...
www.screendoorreview.com/the-story-of...
www.screendoorreview.com/the-wolf-ret...
www.screendoorreview.com/two-getting-...
www.screendoorreview.com/the-story-of...
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I'm in @thenation.com this morning on the repeated failure of transphobia as political strategy, efforts to scapegoat trans people for Democrats' own failures, and Zohran Mamdani's model of solidarity
November 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I'm in @thenation.com this morning on the repeated failure of transphobia as political strategy, efforts to scapegoat trans people for Democrats' own failures, and Zohran Mamdani's model of solidarity
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"without subjecting anyone to differential treatment."
This is flatly false! Trans people with a passport that does not match with their plain appearance when presented to a border agent is subject to additional hassle compared to a cis person presenting a passport.
This is flatly false! Trans people with a passport that does not match with their plain appearance when presented to a border agent is subject to additional hassle compared to a cis person presenting a passport.
NEW: On the shadow docket, the Supreme Court lets Trump resume misgendering trans Americans on their passports, claiming "the government is merely attesting to a historical fact without subjecting anyone to differential treatment." All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
![This case concerns an Executive Branch policy requiring
all new passports to display an individual’s biological sex at
birth. The United States District Court for the District of
Massachusetts preliminarily enjoined the Government
from enforcing the policy, and the First Circuit declined to
stay the injunction pending appeal. The Government then
filed this stay application. Applying our familiar stay fac-
tors at this preliminary stage, we grant the application.
Displaying passport holders’ sex at birth no more offends
equal protection principles than displaying their country of
birth—in both cases, the Government is merely attesting to
a historical fact without subjecting anyone to differential
treatment. And on this record, respondents have failed to
establish that the Government’s choice to display biological
sex “lack[s] any purpose other than a bare . . . desire to
harm a politically unpopular group.” Trump v. Hawaii, 585
U. S. 667, 705 (2018) (internal quotation marks omitted).
Nor are respondents likely to prevail in arguing that the
State Department acted arbitrarily and capriciously by de-
clining to depart from Presidential rules that Congress ex-
pressly required it to follow. See 22 U. S. C. §211a.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6h7b2i6ttw3l4t7pvbvxdith/bafkreiacrtgoecxjy5y7ojz7xzbun4c4nwutjcvqn4qb4p25ldpt6va5lu@jpeg)
November 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
"without subjecting anyone to differential treatment."
This is flatly false! Trans people with a passport that does not match with their plain appearance when presented to a border agent is subject to additional hassle compared to a cis person presenting a passport.
This is flatly false! Trans people with a passport that does not match with their plain appearance when presented to a border agent is subject to additional hassle compared to a cis person presenting a passport.
Sad face... www.thewrap.com/glaad-where-...
Nearly Half of All LGBTQ+ Characters Will Disappear From TV Next Season, GLAAD Study Finds
The 2024-25 TV season recorded 489 queer characters across broadcast, cable and screenings, but cancellations and plot find a deep decline to come
www.thewrap.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Sad face... www.thewrap.com/glaad-where-...
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I am taking particular pleasure in the complete collapse of trans-as-unbeatable-wedge-issue narrative this morning. It might be an 80-20 issue in voters minds, but it has to be on voters minds to matter. The results in VA demonstrate that it is very much not on voters minds.
November 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I am taking particular pleasure in the complete collapse of trans-as-unbeatable-wedge-issue narrative this morning. It might be an 80-20 issue in voters minds, but it has to be on voters minds to matter. The results in VA demonstrate that it is very much not on voters minds.
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After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats have broken the Republican Party’s supermajority in the Mississippi Senate.
Democrats flipped two GOP-held Senate seats and one House seat in the special elections.
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Democrats flipped two GOP-held Senate seats and one House seat in the special elections.
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Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Senate Supermajority, Flipping 3 Legislative Seats
After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the Mississippi Senate, flipping 3 legislative seats.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:33 AM
After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats have broken the Republican Party’s supermajority in the Mississippi Senate.
Democrats flipped two GOP-held Senate seats and one House seat in the special elections.
buff.ly/nTvLlFI
Democrats flipped two GOP-held Senate seats and one House seat in the special elections.
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