Ember83

Ember83

@ember83.bsky.social

Im a millennial trans girl gamer. I love my dogs, aviation, art of all kinds, food, and finding new friends. I am currently wrapping up my bachelors degree for video game, art and design.

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Ember83
@ember83.bsky.social

I don’t care what the polls say, we need to be voting like our lives depend on it because it does. People need to stop avoiding their civic duty and start getting to the voting booth. We’re in this mess because of apathy. Not voting makes you just as responsible for the state of our country-

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as the politicians who are enabling it. I am so tired of hearing people complain that they don’t like what’s happening, but when pressed admit, they didn’t even bother to vote because “my vote wouldn’t count”. Your vote doesn’t count if you don’t vote at all. 

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Robert Reich
@rbreich.bsky.social

California’s billionaires have a combined net worth of $2.4 trillion. Under Prop 40, their net worth would fall to…just under $2.3 trillion. What amounts to a rounding error for them would allow millions of their fellow Californians to afford healthcare. Vote yes on Prop 40.

theguardian.comThe ultra-rich are spending one million dollars a day fighting California’s proposed billionaire taxTech billionaires have raised more than $340m to defeat Prop 40, a one-time 5% wealth tax that will fund healthcare and
Ember83
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This is what the American president means when he says “AI is gonna make us very rich.” He’s not talking about the average American, he’s talking about the only people he sees as people and that is the billionaire class. He doesn’t see the humanity in people who are not rich anymore than

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social

Kroger just announced the largest layoffs in its history, with plans to cut 3,000 employees as it ramps up use of AI. Reminder that Kroger has spent $12.3B on stock buybacks since 2019 and paid its CEO $14M last year — 417x its median worker's pay. AI is turbo-charging corporate greed.

newsweek.comKroger plans largest layoffs in its nearly 150-year historyThe company's CEO said it was committed to "simplifying" operations and "deploying more resources where they matter most
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Ember83
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It’s just like when you have a friend that likes to talk shit about people behind their backs to you, and then you act all surprised when you find out that they talk shit about you when your back is turned. This admin tries to convince its followers that minorities are not human while

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@ember83.bsky.social

Seeing all non-millionaires and billionaires as less than human and none of these people notice. They all just cheer and double down on their own hatred, while literally being served the same treatment 😵‍💫

Ember83
@ember83.bsky.social

This is what the American president means when he says “AI is gonna make us very rich.” He’s not talking about the average American, he’s talking about the only people he sees as people and that is the billionaire class. He doesn’t see the humanity in people who are not rich anymore than

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social

Kroger just announced the largest layoffs in its history, with plans to cut 3,000 employees as it ramps up use of AI. Reminder that Kroger has spent $12.3B on stock buybacks since 2019 and paid its CEO $14M last year — 417x its median worker's pay. AI is turbo-charging corporate greed.

newsweek.comKroger plans largest layoffs in its nearly 150-year historyThe company's CEO said it was committed to "simplifying" operations and "deploying more resources where they matter most
Ember83
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transphobes see humanity in trans people or racist failed to see the humanity and people of color or immigrants. The irony that the man needs red hats worship as a deity, seeing them as less than human, all convincing them that other minorities are, the issue is too much.

Ember83
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I will never understand people who complain about a problem, and then when you either propose a solution or provide verifiable statistics to highlight, where the problem is, they stick their fingers in their ears, close their eyes and cry about being unable to do anything about it.

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Robert Reich
@rbreich.bsky.social

Billionaire families have spent $1.7 BILLION on the 2026 midterms so far — a 5,200% increase since the 2010 midterms. Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day. Big Money is the root of our dysfunction.

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Robert Reich
@rbreich.bsky.social

25 years ago today, the U.S. launched its war in Afghanistan. Weeks earlier, Barbara Lee was the only member of Congress to vote against the 2001 Authorization of Military Force, warning it would be a blank check for forever wars. History has proven her lonely and courageous vote right.

Ember83
@ember83.bsky.social

I was doodling and wanted to play around with a different style than my usual and this was the five minute sketch that resulted. Just from my imagination there was no reference, but I actually had quite a bit of fun creating it.

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Nice picture from last spring when I went with my mother to Finley Point in Northwestern Montana. It was a beautiful day and we took lots of great photos. I don’t normally share photos with me in them but this one was fun so I thought I’d share!

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Here is a cool photo I grabbed of some Thunderheads passing through the Schoharie Valley. I used to take long exposure shots on Bulb setting with my Canon AE-1. Maybe I’ll pull out the film cameras next summer and start shooting film again. I miss developing film and photos..

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Alt National Park Service
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A massive diesel spill at a New Jersey data center has dumped roughly 5,000 gallons of fuel into wetlands connected to the Meadowlands. Local officials say a “computer glitch” caused the backup generator system to keep calling for fuel. The diesel entered Anderson Creek,

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Scott Horton
@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

A fundamental tenet of MAGA and all the other "populist" parties (Reform UK, RN, AfD, etc) is that global warming is a hoax and we must not believe the climate scientists. But the evidence is unequivocal.

Ember83
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Me: I should finally refocus and get back to my art projects in Krita. My Huion Tablet: *dies for absolutely no reason. Me: well I’ll do more of my Blender classes then. My AuDHD: 🤣🤣 oh! You were serious? Yeah no, not happening…

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Alt National Park Service
@altnps.bsky.social

This is a big deal and it deserves a lot more attention. A federal whistleblower is sounding the alarm about a nationwide DHS operation called the “Unlawful Voter Initiative.” According to the disclosure, hundreds of employees at U.S. Citizenship and

Ember83
@ember83.bsky.social

While the events occurring in the US with the deterioration of personal freedoms and democracy continue, I sit here, dumbfounded, as I watch some people in the UK making the same exact comments that MAGA does advocating their country down the same path all while they scorn the US for the actions of

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happen to your own country? This hard right conservative cultural rot in the early 21st-century is going to need to be studied hard because it justifies all logic. The MAGA mindset is not isolated to the United States, it’s just more concentrated here.

Ember83
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The biggest mistake anyone can make is to look at the major harm being done in another country and pretending like it could never happen to you. Many Americans had said the same about Germany and yet here we are. Sipping into fascism is faster/easier than you’d think.

Ember83
@ember83.bsky.social

While the events occurring in the US with the deterioration of personal freedoms and democracy continue, I sit here, dumbfounded, as I watch some people in the UK making the same exact comments that MAGA does advocating their country down the same path all while they scorn the US for the actions of

Ember83
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this administration for the damage it has done to our right freedoms and democracy. It’s like do you not see what’s happening here? Are you really so blind to what has caused this mess in the US to happen that you can’t see that you’re literally advocating for the same exact thing to

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A screenshot of my garage in Forza motorsport. I’m still working on the mellow yellow car, It’s not complete, and I was considering doing a final variation of the Kaylee Bryson Trans Am car but if I can’t transfer these to other Forza games, I might not finish it.

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A few screenshots of my antics with the custom paint shop in Forza motorsport. It’s crazy how many hours go into just creating the individual decals, especially when they have to be created with stamps. The real SGT car was actually on sale on Facebook marketplace a short time ago.

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I am having an absolute blast playing this game. I really need to get a steering wheel for my PlayStation five lol. I love driving the cars, I love balancing set ups and learning how to do it right, and I love the photo mode.

Ember83
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Remembering why I love the Gran Turismo series so much right now! It’s easy to forget that if we’re not for that video game, I probably would never have gotten into racing games the way I did. Even if it’s not the most realistic, there is so much nostalgia and awesome memories.😁 years old

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Mary Brandt, MD, MDiv
@drmlb.bsky.social

This seems particularly important for this week (and last) when so many people in the world embrace rituals and remembrances of fighting oppression, trying to walk together towards liberation, and love.