cassandra 💛
@nortsapa.bsky.social
they/any/all • queer disabled teacher • social work student • medic & peer support • rva
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trying to create a better world by advocating for children & their communities
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trying to create a better world by advocating for children & their communities
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cassandra 💛
@nortsapa.bsky.social
· Mar 5
hey! you are loved. i love you. we will get through this together.
🌸🌿🌼 resources 🌼🌿🌸
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Prominent left/liberal folks retconning the COVID school closure thing as some sort of gigantic mistake is one of the nuttiest examples of consent manufacturing I've ever seen.
May 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Prominent left/liberal folks retconning the COVID school closure thing as some sort of gigantic mistake is one of the nuttiest examples of consent manufacturing I've ever seen.
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The border wall has really devastated the ecosystem of northern Mexico and Texas.
New Border Wall Sections Threaten Remaining Wildlife Corridors
President Trump’s plan to finish his wall along US-Mexico border puts wildlife conservation at risk
www.sierraclub.org
May 18, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The border wall has really devastated the ecosystem of northern Mexico and Texas.
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"It's very critical... we realize that if we don't combat the social determinants of health of those who are living with HIV, then they're going to succumb to the virus."
HIV funding cuts will 'affect a lot of people all over Virginia,' warns Richmond group director
Richmond nonprofit director Zakia McKensey warns that recent cuts to HIV program funding could lead to increased virus transmission as housing and food assistance for patients diminishes.
www.wtvr.com
May 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"It's very critical... we realize that if we don't combat the social determinants of health of those who are living with HIV, then they're going to succumb to the virus."
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hey y'all pls help nancy for me if you can. she deserves to be boosted to the moon and i appreciate all help making that happen. or ofc giving, always!
tysm. ily all. 🦄💜 💕💸
tysm. ily all. 🦄💜 💕💸
So if you can help me, even if it is $5, please do. Pretty please. Even reskeets are helpful. I put my QR codes below. I am not receiving any disability, if I were I wouldn’t need the help. Thank you and I’m sorry again. 🥺😭 #MutualAid #MutualAidRequest #PleaseHelp
May 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM
hey y'all pls help nancy for me if you can. she deserves to be boosted to the moon and i appreciate all help making that happen. or ofc giving, always!
tysm. ily all. 🦄💜 💕💸
tysm. ily all. 🦄💜 💕💸
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I’ve always suspected that for Flock the next step would be the leap from vehicles to people. Flock isn’t just building a network of ALPRs, they’re building a digital dragnet where anything becomes probable cause.
www.404media.co/license-plat...
www.404media.co/license-plat...
License Plate Reader Company Flock Is Building a Massive People Lookup Tool, Leak Shows
Flock, which has license plate readers (LPRs) all around the country, wants police to be able to “jump from LPR to person,” according to leaked audio obtained by 404 Media.
www.404media.co
May 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I’ve always suspected that for Flock the next step would be the leap from vehicles to people. Flock isn’t just building a network of ALPRs, they’re building a digital dragnet where anything becomes probable cause.
www.404media.co/license-plat...
www.404media.co/license-plat...
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former executive director of the mid-kanasas jewish federation comes out swinging against pro-palestinian speech suppression bills
I waded into the "using antisemitism to suppress political speech" discourse. As you might suspect, I don't like it much.
New Kansas antisemitism law takes aim at free speech, does nothing to protect Jewish people • Kansas Reflector
Its language is extremely broad and could and probably would be used to suppress pro-Palestinian speech by students, speakers, or in classes.
kansasreflector.com
May 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
former executive director of the mid-kanasas jewish federation comes out swinging against pro-palestinian speech suppression bills
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We’re using technology to force all the care and communal work onto volunteers and it’s really gross but we don’t have better convos about it because we like the idea of forcing “those” people to “earn” their Internet experiences
May 12, 2025 at 12:40 PM
We’re using technology to force all the care and communal work onto volunteers and it’s really gross but we don’t have better convos about it because we like the idea of forcing “those” people to “earn” their Internet experiences
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hEy, want to join me for window time? tHere are bunnies an squirrels an birds an sometimes a bumble bee. oH, an the sun is warm!
May 12, 2025 at 12:41 PM
hEy, want to join me for window time? tHere are bunnies an squirrels an birds an sometimes a bumble bee. oH, an the sun is warm!
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Optimism fosters a sense of collective action and shows that no effort is too small.
Readers Need To See Stories of Conservation Optimism, a guest post by Nancy Castaldo
Optimism fosters a sense of collective action and shows that no effort is too small.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com
May 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Optimism fosters a sense of collective action and shows that no effort is too small.
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Airlifted from Saigon as an 11-month-old baby, Odile Dussart is now back to living in the land of her birth hoping to find her biological mother. 🥚
'I have hope': Vietnam Babylift survivor's search for birth mother
Airlifted from Saigon as an 11-month-old baby, Odile Dussart is now back to living in the land of her birth hoping to find her biological mother.
www.gjsentinel.com
May 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Airlifted from Saigon as an 11-month-old baby, Odile Dussart is now back to living in the land of her birth hoping to find her biological mother. 🥚
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Missing my mom. Today and everyday. This is a drawing of her from 1963. Thinking about moms torn away from their kids. mom’s behind bars. Those who have had to mother themselves. The aunties, siblings friends who have adopted the project of mothering. Thinking about a day where all moms are free.
May 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Missing my mom. Today and everyday. This is a drawing of her from 1963. Thinking about moms torn away from their kids. mom’s behind bars. Those who have had to mother themselves. The aunties, siblings friends who have adopted the project of mothering. Thinking about a day where all moms are free.
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Happy Mother's Day to all you moms out there!
p.s. Yes, I already posted a #MothersDay comic earlier today. But I keep finding more!
p.s. Yes, I already posted a #MothersDay comic earlier today. But I keep finding more!
May 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Happy Mother's Day to all you moms out there!
p.s. Yes, I already posted a #MothersDay comic earlier today. But I keep finding more!
p.s. Yes, I already posted a #MothersDay comic earlier today. But I keep finding more!
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There's a Japanese artist I love whose entire schtick is drawing a cat yelling at me to take care of myself:
www.instagram.com/shikaruneko/
www.instagram.com/shikaruneko/
May 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
There's a Japanese artist I love whose entire schtick is drawing a cat yelling at me to take care of myself:
www.instagram.com/shikaruneko/
www.instagram.com/shikaruneko/
love being anemic i’ll just get random shimmering joint pain and know it’s time to take another iron pill
May 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
love being anemic i’ll just get random shimmering joint pain and know it’s time to take another iron pill
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Not me checking my pots TID
May 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Not me checking my pots TID
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TANK vs TESLA
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
May 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
TANK vs TESLA
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
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“Scared straight” programs don’t work. But that doesn’t mean incarcerated people shouldn’t mentor at-risk kids. theappeal.org/prison-mento...
Imprisoned People Can Do More than ‘Scare’ Kids ‘Straight’
“Scared straight” programs don’t work. But that doesn’t mean incarcerated people shouldn’t mentor at-risk kids.
theappeal.org
May 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
“Scared straight” programs don’t work. But that doesn’t mean incarcerated people shouldn’t mentor at-risk kids. theappeal.org/prison-mento...
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Huge congratulations to Keeley Cote for successfully defending her undergrad Honors Thesis!
Graduating with honors and a BS in #biology. We're so proud of her hard work, dedication, and scientific curiosity.
Well done, Keeley — the future is bright!
#WomenInSTEM
#RestorationGeneration
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Huge congratulations to Keeley Cote for successfully defending her undergrad Honors Thesis!
Graduating with honors and a BS in #biology. We're so proud of her hard work, dedication, and scientific curiosity.
Well done, Keeley — the future is bright!
#WomenInSTEM
#RestorationGeneration
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May 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
💐🎉👨🎓🥳
Huge congratulations to Keeley Cote for successfully defending her undergrad Honors Thesis!
Graduating with honors and a BS in #biology. We're so proud of her hard work, dedication, and scientific curiosity.
Well done, Keeley — the future is bright!
#WomenInSTEM
#RestorationGeneration
🌍🧪🛰️🌐🌱
Huge congratulations to Keeley Cote for successfully defending her undergrad Honors Thesis!
Graduating with honors and a BS in #biology. We're so proud of her hard work, dedication, and scientific curiosity.
Well done, Keeley — the future is bright!
#WomenInSTEM
#RestorationGeneration
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NEW @npr.org EXCLUSIVE: A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data from the NLRB and hid its tracks.
It's possible that the data included sensitive info on unions, ongoing legal cases and corporate secrets.
A must-read from @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social:
It's possible that the data included sensitive info on unions, ongoing legal cases and corporate secrets.
A must-read from @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social:
A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
www.npr.org
April 15, 2025 at 10:22 AM
NEW @npr.org EXCLUSIVE: A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data from the NLRB and hid its tracks.
It's possible that the data included sensitive info on unions, ongoing legal cases and corporate secrets.
A must-read from @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social:
It's possible that the data included sensitive info on unions, ongoing legal cases and corporate secrets.
A must-read from @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social:
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Hello if you, like me, love mint, and want to grow your own mint, here are two things you need to know.
1. Mint must be contained in a pot. MUST.
2. Two mints, one pot? Mint will FIGHT.
I just saw a mint fight of epic proportions and can only conclude silent MMA was happening. 🌱🧵
1. Mint must be contained in a pot. MUST.
2. Two mints, one pot? Mint will FIGHT.
I just saw a mint fight of epic proportions and can only conclude silent MMA was happening. 🌱🧵
May 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Hello if you, like me, love mint, and want to grow your own mint, here are two things you need to know.
1. Mint must be contained in a pot. MUST.
2. Two mints, one pot? Mint will FIGHT.
I just saw a mint fight of epic proportions and can only conclude silent MMA was happening. 🌱🧵
1. Mint must be contained in a pot. MUST.
2. Two mints, one pot? Mint will FIGHT.
I just saw a mint fight of epic proportions and can only conclude silent MMA was happening. 🌱🧵
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TeleMessage, the Israeli company that makes the modified Signal app used by Trump officials, was hacked. “I would say the whole process took about 15-20 minutes,” the hacker said micahflee.com/the-signal-c...
The Signal Clone the Trump Admin Uses Was Hacked
TeleMessage, a company that makes a modified version of Signal that archives messages for government agencies, was hacked.
micahflee.com
May 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
TeleMessage, the Israeli company that makes the modified Signal app used by Trump officials, was hacked. “I would say the whole process took about 15-20 minutes,” the hacker said micahflee.com/the-signal-c...
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cats are a lingering dagger in the heart of our human tendency to self-mythologize.
a constant reminder that our way was not the only way. we didn't need to focus on toil. on legacy. we didn't need hierarchies.
cats don't build societies. they haunt them.
anyway, lol look at this silly goose.
a constant reminder that our way was not the only way. we didn't need to focus on toil. on legacy. we didn't need hierarchies.
cats don't build societies. they haunt them.
anyway, lol look at this silly goose.
May 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
cats are a lingering dagger in the heart of our human tendency to self-mythologize.
a constant reminder that our way was not the only way. we didn't need to focus on toil. on legacy. we didn't need hierarchies.
cats don't build societies. they haunt them.
anyway, lol look at this silly goose.
a constant reminder that our way was not the only way. we didn't need to focus on toil. on legacy. we didn't need hierarchies.
cats don't build societies. they haunt them.
anyway, lol look at this silly goose.
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Check this delicious deli in a market small family owned business in Richmond, Virginia Palestina owned selling olive oil from olive trees owned by family members in Palestine
May 4, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Check this delicious deli in a market small family owned business in Richmond, Virginia Palestina owned selling olive oil from olive trees owned by family members in Palestine