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#Poetry is an act—an act of peace.
~pablo

Night has allowed the freed soul to escape from rage to composedness
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Cassandra in the 305 @cassandrasaidso.bsky.social · Nov 12
#305UntiliDie
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capitalismforgood.bsky.social
"I'm not here to change your kid...I'm here to help you accommodate for the child that you have because they are the kid that you will always have." - Shannon Masterson, Occupational Therapist & founder of Kentucky Advocates for Inclusion & Accessibility (KAIA)

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Shannon Masterson, OT & Inclusion Champion (Interview 1/100)
Podcast Episode · Capitalism for Good · 11/26/2024 · 37m
podcasts.apple.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:29 PM
cassandrasaidso.bsky.social
Immigrating while queer:
A #History of LGBTQ+ immigration—and exclusion—in the US

19thnews.org/2025/11/hist...
Immigrating while queer: America has a complex history of exclusion
Approximately 1.3 million LGBTQ+ immigrants live in the United States, but the journey has been difficult for at least 150 years.
19thnews.org
November 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
cassandrasaidso.bsky.social
Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died at 111. In 2023, at 109, Fletcher published her memoir “Don’t Let Them Bury My Story.” Lessie Benningfield Randle, who celebrated her 111th birthday this month, is now the last known living survivor of the massacre.
Viola Fletcher, oldest survivor of 1921 Tulsa massacre, dies at 111
“I have been blessed with a long life – and have seen the best and worst of this country. I think about the horrors inflicted upon Black people in this country every day.”
19thnews.org
November 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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mike10010100.com
Correct. Every Democrat voted against confirming Hegseth.

Every Republican voted to confirm him except for Senators McConnell, Murkowski, and Collins.

It was a 50/50 vote in the Senate, with a tie-breaker by JD Vance himself.
annabower.bsky.social Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 6h
Thing is, we DID hear about it at his confirmation hearing.

Every single senator who voted to confirm Hegseth knew he held these views about the laws of war.

They voted to confirm him anyway.
coachingrugby.bsky.social Hypatia is still mad about the library. @coachingrugby.bsky.social · 7h
Everyone should read this terrifying thread about Hegseth’s published views wrt war crimes. It’s pretty fucking radical …. We needed to hear about this in his confirmation hearing.
November 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
cassandrasaidso.bsky.social
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digitalwarrior.bsky.social Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 7h
3/7
Then come the digital shock troops, a layered influencer network pushing targeted fear to Cuban, Venezuelan, and Colombian communities. Trauma is used as persuasion. Democratic policies are recast as socialist collapse to trigger emotional memory.
November 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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workingclasshistory.com
#OtD 28 Nov 1971 Jewish anti-fascists of the 62 Group shut down a fascist meeting at the Royal Pavillion Hotel in Brighton, UK. Present were National Front members and former Nazi SS officers, some of whom were hospitalised. More on Jewish anti-fascism: workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e35-...
November 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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douglasemhoff.bsky.social
I helped! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
November 28, 2025 at 1:30 AM
cassandrasaidso.bsky.social
Word of the Day:
REST
cassandrasaidso.bsky.social Cassandra in the 305 @cassandrasaidso.bsky.social · 10h
GOOD READ:

Acedia & Me
by Kathleen Norris
__________

✨ Nouwen tells us that "the literal translation of the words 'pray always' is 'come to rest.'
....

✨ "We are speaking of cosmic time. And it is always noon somewhere."
ACEDIA & ME but a gnarled desert dweller, as stern as they come, only bolstered my conviction that God is a true comedian. I did laugh then, and also later, when I encountered another pas- sage from Evagrius, recognizing myself in the description of a listless monk who when he reads... yawns plenty and easily falls into sleep. He rubs his eyes and stretches his arms. His eyes wander from the book. He stares at the wall and then goes back to his reading for a little. He then wastes his time hanging on to the end of words, counts the pages, ascertains how the book is made, finds fault with the writing and the design. Finally he just shuts it and uses it as a pillow. Then he falls into a sleep not too deep, because hunger wakes his soul up and he begins to concern himself with that. The desert monks termed acedia "the noonday demon" because the temptation usually struck during the heat of the day, when the monk was hungry and fatigued, and susceptible to the suggestion that his commitment to a life of prayer was not worth the effort. Acedia has long been considered a peculiarly monastic affliction, and for good reason. It is risky business to train oneself ("training" being a root meaning of asceticism) to embrace a daily routine that mirrors eternity in its changelessness, deliberately removing distractions from one's life in order to enter into a deeper relationship with God. Under these circumstances acedia's assault is not merely an occupational hazard—it is a given. It is also an interfaith phenomenon. When I asked two Zen Buddhist monks how they defined the boredom that is endemic to KATHLEEN NORRIS monastic life, one replied that as her community was founded by an Anglican, they call it acedia. The other was unfamiliar with the Greek term, but readily identified torpor as one of the Five Hindrances to Prayer. We might well ask if these crazy monks don't have it coming: if your goal is to "pray without ceasing," aren't you asking for trouble? Is this a reasonable goal, or even a good one? Henri Nouwen tells us that "the literal translation of the words 'pray always' is 'come to rest.' The Greek word for rest," he adds, "is 'hesychia,' and 'hesychasm' is a term which refers to the spirituality of the desert." The "rest" that the monk is seeking is not an easy one, and as Nouwen writes, it "has little to do with the absence of conflict or pain. It is a rest in God in the midst of a very intense daily struggle.” Acedia is the monk's temptation because, in a demanding life of prayer, it offers the ease of indifference. Yet I have come to believe that acedia can strike anyone whose work requires self-motivation and solitude, anyone who remains married "for better for worse," anyone who is determined to stay true to a commitment that is sorely tested in everyday life. When I complained to a Benedictine friend that for me, acedia was no longer a noontime demon but seemed like a twenty-four-hour proposition, he replied, "Well, we are speaking of cosmic time. And it is always noon somewhere."
November 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
cassandrasaidso.bsky.social
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edburmila.bsky.social Ed Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 11h
you: please act normal Ed, you need these people to like you

people: hello Ed nice to meet you

me: Partridges are ground-dwelling and rarely found in trees. “A partridge in a pear tree” is a pun on the French word for a partridge, “perdrix.”
November 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
cassandrasaidso.bsky.social
#WhatsOn
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#LeonardCohen

youtu.be/ZiwBhJSbdPU?...
Leonard Cohen "Old Ideas"-World Tour-Ljubljana-25.07.2013
YouTube video by kamen hristov
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November 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
cassandrasaidso.bsky.social
GOOD READ:

Acedia & Me
by Kathleen Norris
__________

✨ Nouwen tells us that "the literal translation of the words 'pray always' is 'come to rest.'
....

✨ "We are speaking of cosmic time. And it is always noon somewhere."
ACEDIA & ME but a gnarled desert dweller, as stern as they come, only bolstered my conviction that God is a true comedian. I did laugh then, and also later, when I encountered another pas- sage from Evagrius, recognizing myself in the description of a listless monk who when he reads... yawns plenty and easily falls into sleep. He rubs his eyes and stretches his arms. His eyes wander from the book. He stares at the wall and then goes back to his reading for a little. He then wastes his time hanging on to the end of words, counts the pages, ascertains how the book is made, finds fault with the writing and the design. Finally he just shuts it and uses it as a pillow. Then he falls into a sleep not too deep, because hunger wakes his soul up and he begins to concern himself with that. The desert monks termed acedia "the noonday demon" because the temptation usually struck during the heat of the day, when the monk was hungry and fatigued, and susceptible to the suggestion that his commitment to a life of prayer was not worth the effort. Acedia has long been considered a peculiarly monastic affliction, and for good reason. It is risky business to train oneself ("training" being a root meaning of asceticism) to embrace a daily routine that mirrors eternity in its changelessness, deliberately removing distractions from one's life in order to enter into a deeper relationship with God. Under these circumstances acedia's assault is not merely an occupational hazard—it is a given. It is also an interfaith phenomenon. When I asked two Zen Buddhist monks how they defined the boredom that is endemic to KATHLEEN NORRIS monastic life, one replied that as her community was founded by an Anglican, they call it acedia. The other was unfamiliar with the Greek term, but readily identified torpor as one of the Five Hindrances to Prayer. We might well ask if these crazy monks don't have it coming: if your goal is to "pray without ceasing," aren't you asking for trouble? Is this a reasonable goal, or even a good one? Henri Nouwen tells us that "the literal translation of the words 'pray always' is 'come to rest.' The Greek word for rest," he adds, "is 'hesychia,' and 'hesychasm' is a term which refers to the spirituality of the desert." The "rest" that the monk is seeking is not an easy one, and as Nouwen writes, it "has little to do with the absence of conflict or pain. It is a rest in God in the midst of a very intense daily struggle.” Acedia is the monk's temptation because, in a demanding life of prayer, it offers the ease of indifference. Yet I have come to believe that acedia can strike anyone whose work requires self-motivation and solitude, anyone who remains married "for better for worse," anyone who is determined to stay true to a commitment that is sorely tested in everyday life. When I complained to a Benedictine friend that for me, acedia was no longer a noontime demon but seemed like a twenty-four-hour proposition, he replied, "Well, we are speaking of cosmic time. And it is always noon somewhere."
November 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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mactea.bsky.social
Why under tories did they not oversee access to a local GP when they farmed out AS to accomm 100 miles away. Follow the money. Your headline is NOT the core issue of this story
November 29, 2025 at 11:09 AM
cassandrasaidso.bsky.social
Unacceptable.

And NO, it's not normal—BUT it's not about his mental health or senility.

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READ Aaron Parnus here
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Tweet from Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump includes this: "The seriously retarded Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz," and.... "Ilhan Omar, always wrapped in her swaddling hijab"
November 28, 2025 at 10:19 PM
cassandrasaidso.bsky.social
"Also, for legal reasons, we’re not able to tell you what that line is."
BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith lecture
Journalists not allowed to repeat Rutger Bregman’s corruption claims against US president in coverage of edit
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
cassandrasaidso.bsky.social
THIS. #ILLEGAL. This is a most important word; yet, I've been noting that MANY people are avoiding using it, choosing instead every other word to describe these actions by ICE. Why?? We NEED to be very clear and use this word very LOUDLY and repeatedly: #ILLEGAL
kindntrue.bsky.social kindntrue.bsky.social @kindntrue.bsky.social · 3d
We must start holding ICE thugs accountable what they are doing is illegal and unconstitutional!
November 27, 2025 at 12:12 PM
cassandrasaidso.bsky.social
#ILLEGAL
suzettesmith.bsky.social Suzette Smith @suzettesmith.bsky.social · 4d
Appreciate @propublica.org including a video from my reporting in their article Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters. Here's the piece that followed that video, for those wanting to know more.
Portland ER Nurse Shot by Federal Agents at ICE Protest Plans to Return: “I’ll Be Out There Again”
[Content warning: Embedded video and photos in this post contain images of injury and blood.] [UPDATE June 18 12:30 pm: We added further clarification that the projectile did not appear to be live amm...
www.portlandmercury.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
cassandrasaidso.bsky.social
We NEED to be very clear: This is #ILLEGAL
gorubenruben.bsky.social Ruben Garcia @gorubenruben.bsky.social · 2d
Oralè Resisters
LICE TORTURE DISABLED WOMEN WITH
CHEMICAL SPRAY
November 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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jennykaynz.bsky.social
Sorry about his injury.

Worth looking up case of Linda Tirado who was shot in the eye with a similar projectile, blinded and after legal action received some compensation. She also suffered head injury impacts that may have contributed to other health issues.
minnesotareformer.com/2022/05/26/m...
Minneapolis settles lawsuit with Linda Tirado, journalist blinded in one eye during May 2020 unrest • Minnesota Reformer
Tirado joins an ever-growing list of bystanders and journalists receiving large settlements from the city due to the behavior of police officers in the days after the police murder of George Floyd
minnesotareformer.com
June 15, 2025 at 2:23 AM
cassandrasaidso.bsky.social
“We’re broken and we’re being poached by ICE. It’s unbelievable," said a prison workers union official. "People are leaving in droves"—many taking jobs w/ ICE. The Bureau of Prisons has lost 1,400 more staff this year than it has hired. Shortages of food, hygiene supplies & health care are common
As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
www.propublica.org
November 27, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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thebulwark.com
"He should just released the goddamn files, and stop playing games and pretending that he can say what's in there and what's not in there."

@weissmann.substack.com discusses the defamatory comments Trump has made toward him and implores the president to release the files.
November 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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atrupar.com
very odd that the Post would write up someone’s speciation as if it’s news. What are we doing here
Laura Loomer, the far-right political activist known for her virulently anti-Muslim views, was quick to speculate about the shooter’s background on X, where she has 1.8 million followers. “Communist, Muslim, Trans terrorist, Furry, or ANTIFA?” she asked. Loomer also posted a photo of a bearded man being carried into an ambulance, though The Washington Post could not immediately verify that the image came from Wednesday’s crime scene. “I’m just going to say. That’s a very Mohammedan looking beard,” she wrote. “I’ll wait for more details. But the beard with no mustache the night before a Western holiday is not lost on me.”
November 26, 2025 at 11:34 PM
cassandrasaidso.bsky.social
Across Europe, the far right is rising, as anti-immigration policies gain increased voter support and neoliberalism shreds the social safety net. Wilders's campaign called for an end to asylum for all refugees, “de-Islamization,” and a Brexit-style referendum on the EU.
Far Right Win In Dutch Elections Shows How Quickly The Right Is Rising In Europe : Rozenberg Quarterly
rozenbergquarterly.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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omisspearl.bsky.social
48 hour rule of holding all assumptions has never steered me wrong.
November 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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sbagen.bsky.social
This is great.
November 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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markzaidesq.bsky.social
I bet in all of history we could count on one hand how many US Attorneys, whether properly or improperly appointed, have been sanctioned for nearly $1 million for arguing frivolous legal theories for a political purpose.

In fact, bet it is even on just one finger.
November 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM