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@cassiopeiasara.bsky.social

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38 y/o fanlady who thinks too much about tv and films. She/her. Give me all the femslash always.

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Cass @cassiopeiasara.bsky.social · Nov 8

I suppose I should do an introduction thread to pin (mostly bc I somehow just learned you could pin a post here). I’m Cass, late 30s, black biracial disabled lesbian who loves to write and thinks way too much about tv, film and books. Although I’m actively only watching a few shows, I dip into

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Cass @cassiopeiasara.bsky.social · 1d

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🌌Sia is a numinous nebula atm🌌 @raenbowpunk.bsky.social · 2d

This Must-Have Monday I have THIRTY-THREE new releases to ft, incl

😵‍💫 queer rococo bugpunk from @hironennes.bsky.social!
🌼 Black sapphic poison-girls reclaiming pleasure with @tamarajeree.com!
🍸 QBIPOC sci fi Great Gatsby via @kmfajardo.bsky.social!

everybookadoorway.com/must-have-mo...

Must-Have Monday #258 - Every Book a Doorway

A mythological African epic, queer rococo bugpunk, and a QBPIPOC Great Gatsby!

everybookadoorway.com

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tru @thetrudz.photo · 1d

What D’Angelo said Black Messiah means. It came out at the end of 2014 and it was so needed.

Article (Nolan Feeney; TIME) excerpt reads: “Black Messiah is a hell of a name for an album. It can be misunderstood. Many will think it's about religion. Some will jump to the conclusion that I'm calling myself a Black Messiah. For me, the title is about all of us. It's about the world. It's about an idea we can all aspire to. We should all aspire to be a Black Messiah.

It's about people rising up in Ferguson and in Egypt and in Occupy Wall Street and in every place where a community has had enough and decides to make change happen, D'Angelo writes in a statement about the album It's not about praising one charismatic leader but celebrating thousands of them. Not every song on this album is politically charged (though many are), but calling this album Black Messiah creates a landscape there these songs can live to the fullest. Black Messiah is not one man. It's a feeling that, collectively, we are all that leader.”

“D’Angelo’s First Album in 14 Years Is Finally Here, and It’s Surprisingly Timely” via TIME.

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Cass @cassiopeiasara.bsky.social · 1d

He was number 3 for me. I still haven’t caught my breath from miss major or DK.

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Cass @cassiopeiasara.bsky.social · 1d

The reaper is coming for the wrong people.

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tru @thetrudz.photo · 1d

Heartbroken.🥺💔🥀🕊️

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 1d

D’Angelo, the neo-soul trailblazer and modern visionary whose three albums were all heralded as classic works of art, has died at age 51.

Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

What I learned from Miss Major was persistence and also keeping a sense of humor. I was lucky to see her work in various organizing meetings over the years. She was a model of how to be a good elder. Truly grateful for everything she did to make the world better. Time for the rest of us to continue.

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Cass @cassiopeiasara.bsky.social · 1d

So like technically we see some after life stuff and a touch of came back wrong but I’m not holding my breath as we go along.

Cass @cassiopeiasara.bsky.social · 2d

Damn one didn’t even last an episode 😡

Cass @cassiopeiasara.bsky.social · 2d

Omg there are lesbians?!

Cass @cassiopeiasara.bsky.social · 2d

Starting Wicked City bc I hear it has black witches.

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 4d

The end of federal enforcement of special ed laws. Some states - including MN - will likely be ok. But a lot of disabled kids in a lot of states are going to lose the education that federal law and decades of jurisprudence say they are owed.

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

www.usatoday.com

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Cass @cassiopeiasara.bsky.social · 4d

Diane is gone and my kid‘s special education protections might soon be too. Also my job is proving not at all what I hoped. So…I’m not doing too good friends.

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 8d

listen. when dolly parton’s sister says it’s time for us all to be prayer warriors for dolly. you fucking pray for dolly

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 9d

I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections

After Dinner Conversation® @afterdinnerconversation.com · 9d

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Cass @cassiopeiasara.bsky.social · 9d

Temp drops on their way this week and I’m making the first apple crisp of the season.

Cass @cassiopeiasara.bsky.social · 12d

Oh I see. Freakin Netflix.

Cass @cassiopeiasara.bsky.social · 12d

Damn really? I mean I cancelled them a while ago but I hoped one day there’d be a s2 🤦🏾‍♀️

Cass @cassiopeiasara.bsky.social · 12d

In brighter news, beverly Jenkins’ historicals are really getting me through.

Cass @cassiopeiasara.bsky.social · 13d

So not only is the world on fire every damn day but we bought a new dishwasher only to find out the previous owners did something illegal (AGAIN) in a previous repair and now an electrician and a plumber is involved and I’m crying bc we JUST got our emergency fund back.

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 13d

We are losing something by having newsrooms where everyone who has more than a few years’ experience has gotten fired. I don’t fault a young writer for not knowing about things that happened before she was born. But now there are no editors to help give context to these stories, either.

Prince with “Slave” written on his face, in protest of his unfair recording contract, including lack of ownership of his master recordings.

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Mikki Kendall @karnythia.bsky.social · 15d

It is making me so irrationally angry and I know it isn't personal but I want to fight every time I see it. More than a decade of warnings and evidence and yet...

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 15d

I don't think the people expressing surprise about things the Trump administration is doing understand how absolutely fucking crazymaking each of your posts is for Black and Indigenous folks who called *all of this* and sat through people talking about "respecting norms" for years

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N. K. Jemisin @nkjemisin.bsky.social · 16d

GAAASP! Reading Rainbow is back, now hosted by Mychal the Librarian! I guess on PBS?

Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 16d

🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶

🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈

#FollowTheRainbow

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 19d

"We have nothing to lose but our chains." A forever bar for a forever icon. Rest in Power Assata Shakur.

Dr. Frisky Whisky McThicky, Ball Knower @professorpash.bsky.social · 19d

Assata. 🕊️🖤

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🜲 James @jamesskeets.blacksky.app · 19d

Through her creative platform, Saint Heron, Solange has launched The Saint Heron Library, a digital archive dedicated to making rare and out-of-print works by Black authors, poets, and artists accessible to all.

🔗 library.saintheron.com

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Cass @cassiopeiasara.bsky.social · 20d

You know I knew working for a church would bring back the petty politics of religious institutions but DAMN. Anyway, I’m having a TIME.