Casey (they)
@nasturtiums.bsky.social
Queer, anxious, trying to be hopeful. Kentuckian living in New England. Progressive Christian. I like books, gardening, dogs, cooking, naps. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
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do u think during the industrial revolution people thought the factory was their boyfriend
February 15, 2026 at 8:18 PM
do u think during the industrial revolution people thought the factory was their boyfriend
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That's not to say that the existence of GLP-1s are directly making people more bigoted in their anti-fatness. But their marketing relies on extremely anti-fat tropes, floods the airwaves with anti-fat messages, and sends the message that anti-fatness is not just pro-health, it's morally righteous.
February 14, 2026 at 7:06 PM
That's not to say that the existence of GLP-1s are directly making people more bigoted in their anti-fatness. But their marketing relies on extremely anti-fat tropes, floods the airwaves with anti-fat messages, and sends the message that anti-fatness is not just pro-health, it's morally righteous.
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my colleagues worked so hard on this. And thank you, Congresswoman, and your staff, for championing this. 💖
Too often when discussing trans rights, we’re forced to be on the defensive, as Republicans wage attacks.
Today, we take the opportunity to look forward by introducing my Trans Bill of Rights, a comprehensive vision to provide protections for all trans and nonbinary people.
Today, we take the opportunity to look forward by introducing my Trans Bill of Rights, a comprehensive vision to provide protections for all trans and nonbinary people.
February 11, 2026 at 10:44 PM
my colleagues worked so hard on this. And thank you, Congresswoman, and your staff, for championing this. 💖
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Concentration camps: stories of as many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food.
ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.
www.pressherald.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Concentration camps: stories of as many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food.
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Like I dunno, I keep thinking about how every time women, especially older women, start becoming *visible* in a left-of-center movement, instead of just invisibly making it run, there’s complaints that the movement is somehow now too centrist.
Still a little mad about this. Dismissing craftivists (who are mostly women) as cringey bandwagoneers is bullshit. Not everyone is Extremely Online; communities form in person, too: PTA meetings, book club, grocery store, gas pump, daycare pickup, pharmacy, dog park, ice rink, stadium, etc etc etc
And they aren't all crowing about it on social media, so let's not assume that all the people in hats and buttons passing out whistles are doing nothing else. People - "wine moms," "knitters," who else do you think has ready access to breast milk? - are working behind the scenes for good.
February 9, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Like I dunno, I keep thinking about how every time women, especially older women, start becoming *visible* in a left-of-center movement, instead of just invisibly making it run, there’s complaints that the movement is somehow now too centrist.
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Lord forgive me, but it's time to go back to the old me: Trying to get dudes on the Internet to say "patriarchy" about the Epstein files:
You Know, You Can Just Say "Patriarchy"
These analyses of the Epstein case are... missing something.
jude-doyle.ghost.io
February 7, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Lord forgive me, but it's time to go back to the old me: Trying to get dudes on the Internet to say "patriarchy" about the Epstein files:
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no disrespect, but I'm not subscribing to your Substack for reasons that should be obvious if you google words like "substack" and "nazis"
February 5, 2026 at 1:46 PM
no disrespect, but I'm not subscribing to your Substack for reasons that should be obvious if you google words like "substack" and "nazis"
I’m mentioning this to everyone I talk to, finally we are past the worst of the early afternoon sunsets. And tomorrow there will be more light than today
/ BOSTON
/ SUNSET
/ TUESDAY
/ FEBRUARY 3
/ 5:01 PM
/ 1ST SUNSET AFTER 5 PM SINCE NOVEMBER 1 2025
/ SUNSET
/ TUESDAY
/ FEBRUARY 3
/ 5:01 PM
/ 1ST SUNSET AFTER 5 PM SINCE NOVEMBER 1 2025
February 3, 2026 at 4:35 PM
I’m mentioning this to everyone I talk to, finally we are past the worst of the early afternoon sunsets. And tomorrow there will be more light than today
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I keep thinking again, in light of the latest Epstein files dump, about how MeToo “went too far.”
January 31, 2026 at 3:43 PM
I keep thinking again, in light of the latest Epstein files dump, about how MeToo “went too far.”
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Right now, Democrats have the power to defund and abolish ICE. We should do it. This is about right and wrong—and the murder we are seeing on the streets is just plain wrong. Anyone who supports funding DHS and ICE is supporting the murder of Americans. We can stop this.
January 28, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Right now, Democrats have the power to defund and abolish ICE. We should do it. This is about right and wrong—and the murder we are seeing on the streets is just plain wrong. Anyone who supports funding DHS and ICE is supporting the murder of Americans. We can stop this.
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rightwingers see people caring about others in their community and instead of finding that inspiring they think it’s some sort of grand conspiracy because they don’t understand what it means to care for others you don’t personally know
January 25, 2026 at 7:57 PM
rightwingers see people caring about others in their community and instead of finding that inspiring they think it’s some sort of grand conspiracy because they don’t understand what it means to care for others you don’t personally know
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This is one of the stories I've tried to convey for a while now:
The Trump administration and its allies have long invoked faith to justify policies, appeal to certain groups, etc.
But the president's religious critics have *also* long been numerous, and increasingly loud.
The Trump administration and its allies have long invoked faith to justify policies, appeal to certain groups, etc.
But the president's religious critics have *also* long been numerous, and increasingly loud.
happening at the same time
January 23, 2026 at 6:45 PM
This is one of the stories I've tried to convey for a while now:
The Trump administration and its allies have long invoked faith to justify policies, appeal to certain groups, etc.
But the president's religious critics have *also* long been numerous, and increasingly loud.
The Trump administration and its allies have long invoked faith to justify policies, appeal to certain groups, etc.
But the president's religious critics have *also* long been numerous, and increasingly loud.
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And my point, I suppose, is that you never get past fascism as long as you, too, hold those values to be superior to values like cooperation or caring or empathy. If you worship "strength" and practice dominance politics you will always eventually summon a strongman to dominate the public.
January 17, 2026 at 7:59 PM
And my point, I suppose, is that you never get past fascism as long as you, too, hold those values to be superior to values like cooperation or caring or empathy. If you worship "strength" and practice dominance politics you will always eventually summon a strongman to dominate the public.
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Suffering isn't the only profound human experience that is worthy of art.
Sometimes I get annoyed at Heated Rivalry takes that are ignorant of the art form, the universe of Romance.
But then I'm delighted seeing people's first experiences with Romance.
Intimacy! Vulnerability! Growth! Becoming the people you need to be to be happy and make each other happy! It's good!
But then I'm delighted seeing people's first experiences with Romance.
Intimacy! Vulnerability! Growth! Becoming the people you need to be to be happy and make each other happy! It's good!
January 17, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Suffering isn't the only profound human experience that is worthy of art.
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I hope 2026 is kind to us all
January 1, 2026 at 4:09 PM
I hope 2026 is kind to us all
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For my @xtramagazine.com column this month, I wrote about the simultaneous mainstream media erasure of Renee Good's queerness and the right wing amplification of it as a post hoc justification for her murder. xtramagazine.com/power/activi...
Renee Nicole Good’s queerness isn’t an aside—it’s a key part of her story | Xtra Magazine
We can’t ignore the misogyny and homophobia baked into Good’s killing—and erasing her wife does just that
xtramagazine.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:42 AM
For my @xtramagazine.com column this month, I wrote about the simultaneous mainstream media erasure of Renee Good's queerness and the right wing amplification of it as a post hoc justification for her murder. xtramagazine.com/power/activi...
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Jesus this is good.
January 11, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Jesus this is good.
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an essential update: this incredible note from renee’s widow becca www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Renee Macklin Good’s wife says she nurtured kindness
On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
www.mprnews.org
January 9, 2026 at 5:49 PM
an essential update: this incredible note from renee’s widow becca www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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I wish people were as horrified about immigrants being kidnapped and killed in detention centers as they are about this shooting at the same time I am very glad there is finally some larger momentum building against this and I hope it sustains.
January 9, 2026 at 2:33 AM
I wish people were as horrified about immigrants being kidnapped and killed in detention centers as they are about this shooting at the same time I am very glad there is finally some larger momentum building against this and I hope it sustains.
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Inspired by a recent post from @clairewillett.bsky.social, allow me to share some facts about Renee Nicole Good that I found last night in public records that are appearing in few, if any, articles about her. Keep in mind this took me HALF AN HOUR to find & is 100% public records.
January 9, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Inspired by a recent post from @clairewillett.bsky.social, allow me to share some facts about Renee Nicole Good that I found last night in public records that are appearing in few, if any, articles about her. Keep in mind this took me HALF AN HOUR to find & is 100% public records.
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It's an oversimplification, for which you can thank character limits, but yes, love and solidarity are going to save us all.
January 8, 2026 at 2:47 AM
It's an oversimplification, for which you can thank character limits, but yes, love and solidarity are going to save us all.
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I wish you, and me, and all of us, strength & solidarity & joy in the new year as we find our way together: which we have done this year already, and will arise tomorrow to do again. /thread
December 31, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I wish you, and me, and all of us, strength & solidarity & joy in the new year as we find our way together: which we have done this year already, and will arise tomorrow to do again. /thread
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no tunnel but the tunnel whose contours we identify for the purposes of finding its exit, no light but the one we follow to better times
December 31, 2025 at 11:21 PM
no tunnel but the tunnel whose contours we identify for the purposes of finding its exit, no light but the one we follow to better times
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The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."
December 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."
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may every trans child grow into a trans adult
February 2, 2025 at 10:12 PM
may every trans child grow into a trans adult