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Cassie 🏳️‍⚧️ @cassiopeiacrow.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Lmao she's also a zionist, because of course she is

Post from @thespinzone.com:

The same people who are labeling anything not totally aligning & supporting of every single opinion held by those who claim to be champions for the trans community are the same people that claim that saying things like "Free Palestine from the river to the sea" & "Fuck Israel" aren't anti-semetic.

Cassie 🏳️‍⚧️ @cassiopeiacrow.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Emphasis on ‘or don’t have penises,’ which is the specific use here by Ken. I don’t know what else to say to you other than that you should look into the various feminist writings on emasculation and the policing of alternative masculinities if you want to get why people bristle at this language

Ken Klippenstein article excerpt:

“accordingly. I call them smoothgroins: real-life barbie dolls with smooth plastic where a sexual organ should be. Think of the”

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Cassie 🏳️‍⚧️ @cassiopeiacrow.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Only relevant thing I can find and it’s someone else also unable to find it

Claim 10: "The most dangerous experiments' warned the economist and philosopher Friedrich Hayek, 'are those conducted on entire societies." Reality: I cannot verify this quote, or anything similar to it from Hayek or any other philosopher or economist. I believe this is another Al hallucination.

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Cassie 🏳️‍⚧️ @cassiopeiacrow.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

His other pitches seemed like they generally did what he wanted but that’s a lot of uncompetitive 4-seamers. Hope to see that improve as he settles in

Crochet pitch map showing his fastball being all over the place

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Cassie 🏳️‍⚧️ @cassiopeiacrow.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Was relatively cheap IIRC, but I think she’s really pretty nonetheless. Have relearned a few chords already :3

My pretty black and white gradient Ibanez guitar

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Cassie 🏳️‍⚧️ @cassiopeiacrow.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Almost certainly something I'm forgetting, and I didn't order them, but here's mine

Games shown:

Road 96
Yakuza 0
Tetris Effect
XCOM 2
Dead Space
The Banner Saga 2
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Mount & Blade: Warband
Dragon Age: Origins

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Cassie 🏳️‍⚧️ @cassiopeiacrow.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

To describe in brief the movie Send Help, me and the person I went with came out of it both saying “…That was definitely a movie.” A lot of promise that just didn’t really land that third act. Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien had great chemistry though! Full review below #letterboxd #filmsky

CassiopeiaDream
Send Help 2026
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Watched Feb 14, 2026

This movie really defies easy explanation for me. It feels like there was a really genuinely strong movie here hidden in the jumpscare corpse of a 4/10 movie, and that only a few small changes could have made that work.
The positives:
- Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien are a genuinely good duo in this movie, particularly as Dylan's character opens up and we get past the seemingly one-note nepo baby veneer.
- The setting is gorgeous, and they do a good job of exploring the space throughout the movie.
- The action scenes are generally well-constructed, and the two do a good job of selling said action as actually life-threatening.

The negatives:
- The movie just does not feel like it really earns its turn to insanity to me. While Dylan's character is undoubtedly a massive ass, in the end his interactions with McAdams prior to their stranding aren't really the sort of long-term animosity you would expect to escalate to what we get by the third act. There certainly is enough for much of the escalation in the first two acts, but it just doesn't quite earn that third act for me.
- The movie also contains several smaller plot elements that seemed to be setting things up for the third act that weren't present at the end. The big example that comes to mind is the fakeout castration scene, which planted the idea in my mind that that final fight would undoubtedly feature Dylan's character getting castrated, or at least an attempt to do so. However, it never
comes up.
- Some of the CGI for the movie dips from
'charmingly bad' to 'just straight up bad! The plane crash is especially full of CGI which really took away any of the intensity of the moment for me.

- The ending was shocking, but it wasn't really especially satisfying for me. It felt as if it was a bit of a 'subversion for subversion's sake' ending. When I and the person I saw it with are spending the whole ride home coming up with alternate ideas for endings and plot elements, it just doesn't feel like a movie that's really nailed the execution.

I can 100% see why someone would really enjoy this movie: the chemistry between the leads is genuinely engaging, and the feeling of teetering towards that third act is thrilling at points, but there were just so many smaller things that just didn't quite hit for me. I recommend this movie though, if only because it definitely isn't an experience you'll forget.

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Cassie 🏳️‍⚧️ @cassiopeiacrow.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Maddie has had a successful ACL surgery!

Maddie the dog laying in bed post-surgery with a cute pink and black onesie on to keep her from going after her surgery site

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Cassie 🏳️‍⚧️ @cassiopeiacrow.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Nouvelle Vague was a delight to watch, and helps me stay firm in keeping Linklater as my all-time favorite director! Would highly recommend watching, as I had a blast, even as someone with literally zero knowledge of French cinema #letterboxd #filmsky

CassiopeiaDream
Nouvelle Vague 2025
4.5 stars
Watched Jan 25, 2026

This film was a delight to watch. Absolutely oozing style the entire length, Richard Linklater has done the unthinkable: make watching a dickhead French auteur torture actors and staff incredibly entertaining. Some of the shots in this movie were genuinely breathtaking. The whole cast was phenomenal, but Guillaume Marbeck as Godard and Zoey Deutch as Seberg absolutely stole the show. Even in what was ultimately a pretty uneventful story, the movie manages to keep you hooked off the strength of the performances and cinematography. Easy 9/10 for me. Not my favorite of Linklater's filmography (Boyhood and the Before movies still remain on top), but it shows that he still has the stuff. Highly recommend!

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Cassie 🏳️‍⚧️ @cassiopeiacrow.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Deciding to try out Letterboxd for real for the first time. Starting off with something I simultaneously enjoyed and was very disappointed by! #letterboxd #filmsky

CassiopeiaDream
THE ROSES
The Roses 2025
Watched Jan 23, 2026

Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman were phenomenal in this movie - their chemistry is undeniable, and their banter is what makes the first couple acts of this movie feeling fresh even as the relationship stagnates. Where the movie suffers is from two points: the supporting cast and the "War" part of the film. Kate McKinnon's scenes felt incredibly out of place within the humor of the movie, and while Andy Samberg had a bit better material to work with on that front, he also ran into that problem to an extent. It felt like an infusion of SNL sketch-comedy into what was an otherwise well-acted black comedy in a way that really clashed for me.

The "War" section of the movie had some good pieces, but it just didn't feel earned to me. The buildup was progressing very well, but it never quite felt like Cumberbatch's character was ever truly at the point of attempted murder. Colman's was closer to that point, but even still it felt like we were a scene or two away from really feeling that build up to the figurative/literal explosion.
Overall it was enjoyable despite these flaws, but it failed to capitalize on a lot of genuine potential in my view, which makes it come off as a bit of a disappointment for me. The 6/10 is primarily off of the first half to two-thirds of the film, but I do think it's still worth a watch.

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Cassie 🏳️‍⚧️ @cassiopeiacrow.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

the normal person in me desperately and futilely trying its best to stop the annoying pedant me from posting about the lack of an apostrophe in 'Katies Lunch'

Top panel of meme: "Why can't you just be normal?!"

Bottom panel: cat screaming

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Cassie 🏳️‍⚧️ @cassiopeiacrow.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Pretty sure the family dog just tore her other ACL, 1.5 or so years after tearing the first. Poor baby can’t walk on her right hind leg 😭 Surgery went really well last time so there’s optimism there but not a great start to the year!

Maddie the injured dog sleeping not knowing her family is crying about her

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Cassie 🏳️‍⚧️ @cassiopeiacrow.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

You’re right, we’re gonna attack him for not doing regime change harder

Rep. DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Florida Democrat, with an interesting statement:
"The capture of the brutal, illegitimate ruler of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, who oppressed Venezuela's people is welcome news for my friends and neighbors who fled his violent, lawless, and disastrous rule. However, cutting off the head of a snake is fruitless if it just regrows. Venezuelans deserve the promise of democracy and the rule of law, not a state of endless violence and spiraling disorder. My hope is it offers a passage to true democracy and liberation. This action offers beleaguered Venezuelans a chance to seat their true, democratically elected president, Edmundo González. I'll demand answers as to why Congress and the American people were bypassed in this effort. The absence of congressional involvement prior to this action risks the continuation of the illegitimate Venezuelan regime."

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Cassie 🏳️‍⚧️ @cassiopeiacrow.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Seems like 2026 will be an interesting year

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Cassie 🏳️‍⚧️ @cassiopeiacrow.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

What a fucking disgusting thing to spam text people. What is wrong with people

An awful spam text stating the following:

“Listen to a Hamas terrorist call home after killing Jews:
Bragging about murder to his mother, imagine that.
Hamas doesn't want peace. They want terror.
For freedom, Hamas must go.
Choose freedom, not terror.
Visit FreedomNotTerror.org. to learn more today.
stop=end”

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Cassie 🏳️‍⚧️ @cassiopeiacrow.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Incredibly funny to get this notice under this reply

“The post you're replying to was marked as being written in Latin by its author. Would you like to reply in Latin?”

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Cassie 🏳️‍⚧️ @cassiopeiacrow.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Centrism is an admirable ideology, right???

Nonmonogamy compass results showing me just barely in the bottom left, but mostly in the center

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Cassie 🏳️‍⚧️ @cassiopeiacrow.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

This past month our 9 year old dog Maddie dealt with a serious cancer scare, but after a bunch of tests were ran she appears to be in the clear! Such a strange feeling after weeks of fearing the worst

The cutest dog in the world lying down and looking into the camera lens

The cutest dog in the world, covered in snow, poses for a cute photo

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Cassie 🏳️‍⚧️ @cassiopeiacrow.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

This Jeffries response was when I knew we weren’t going to see any meaningful resistance from federal Dem leadership. How is this your response to Baraka’s arrest???

Hakeem Jeffries quote:

“in terms of how we will respond to what Trump and the administration has endeavored to do, we will make that decision in a time, place, and manner of our choosing. But the response will be continuous and it will meet the moment that is required”

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Cassie 🏳️‍⚧️ @cassiopeiacrow.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

It's always incredibly funny to read theses when doing research and seeing how the more relaxed rules around language allow for some real humor to shine through in an otherwise serious piece. 10/10, no notes #academicsky

"To conclude the thesis, I discuss the validity of different responses to the "cultural trauma" (Brulle & Norgaard, 2019) of climate change without taking a firm stance on which is better, which I'm sure will appease everyone and not lead to further probing questions"

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Cassie 🏳️‍⚧️ @cassiopeiacrow.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

I’ve had this one for several years because I just find it very cute

Cute art of Link and Zelda walking down a rainy street with Link holding an umbrella

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Cassie 🏳️‍⚧️ @cassiopeiacrow.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Lead has held steady at around 8% since it hit 50% of the vote, Cuomo needs to keep chipping away if he wants to win

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Cassie 🏳️‍⚧️ @cassiopeiacrow.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Shameless lying comes naturally to some!

Picture showing the user Myles Penfield follows Megan McArdle and Tom Nichols, individuals who are known for spouting dumb bullshit to an unsuspecting audience

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Cassie 🏳️‍⚧️ @cassiopeiacrow.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

The 5:30 am flight that I pulled an all-nighter in order to make is currently stuck on the runway due to fog. I have only a small layover on a connecting flight. Send help

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Cassie 🏳️‍⚧️ @cassiopeiacrow.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

#AcademicSky #PhDChat Wrapped up a grad class and got this feedback from the professor on my performance. So that's pretty fucking cool

"It was really great having you in class Cassie! You clearly knew not just the readings, but greater context for them. What most impressed me was your ability over the course of semester to increasingly (1) hold back from giving answers to classmates who did not know the answers (2) ability to combine that with really constructive questions and feedback to help classmates improve their work. I'm not sure how to phrase this exactly, but you were an absolutely critical cog in motivating class discussions, keeping them on point, and tying them to larger literatures. AND you were/are super positive and helpful in how you delivered feedback on peer work. I could learn a lot from you on that because I tend towards the negative! I'm looking forward to where you go in MA research and beyond."

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Cassie 🏳️‍⚧️ @cassiopeiacrow.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

I do appreciate the critiques of your post in those replies though1

Screenshot saying "The lady doesn't understand what's currently believed regarding ancient cave depictions. Perhaps she could have concocted a funnier joke with a more informed basis. Or maybe I'm being too serious." Written by cinebear.bsky.social

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Cassie 🏳️‍⚧️ @cassiopeiacrow.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Gonna get to see her for the first time since June in only 8 days!

My dog Maddie looking super cute sitting in the snow, her muzzle covered in snow

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Cassie 🏳️‍⚧️ @cassiopeiacrow.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

I need to find people to play Magic with, I wanna get to use this commander deck!

A Magic: The Gathering card titled “Sauron, The Dark Lord”

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Cassie 🏳️‍⚧️ @cassiopeiacrow.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

I posted a few days back about how I've got a lot of relatively unknown music I absolutely love, so I thought I'd start posting about some of them weekly! I'll just keep it simple and call it the Indie Album of the Week. This week's album: Everything And You, by Dreams We've Had #MusicSky

Album cover featuring the artist on fire, jumping into a lake

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Cassie 🏳️‍⚧️ @cassiopeiacrow.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Couldn’t be with family for Thanksgiving so my brother’s dog kept my seat warm!

Australian Shephard sitting on a chair with a nametag “Cassie” on the table

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