Gemma Webster
@gemweb.bsky.social
Writer, rower, dog butler.
Lighthouse Writers Workshop Book Projecteer. Contributing editor
at FictionUnbound.com. Story curator
for Mortified Live! Denver. Also have a day job in accounting & bookkeeping. She/her
Lighthouse Writers Workshop Book Projecteer. Contributing editor
at FictionUnbound.com. Story curator
for Mortified Live! Denver. Also have a day job in accounting & bookkeeping. She/her
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Gemma Webster
@gemweb.bsky.social
· Feb 6
Oh yes I told her that exactly when I took this photo this morning.
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"The University of Colorado has announced it’s investing $2 million over five years to directly support the Center for African & African American Studies at CU Boulder." #boulder
CU invests $2 million in Boulder campus's Center for African and African American Studies
The University of Colorado has announced it's investing $2 million over five years to directly support the Center for African & African American Studies at CU Boulder.
www.dailycamera.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:28 PM
"The University of Colorado has announced it’s investing $2 million over five years to directly support the Center for African & African American Studies at CU Boulder." #boulder
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Fascism wants you to believe that you are alone. That you are isolated. That the feelings you have are yours and nobody else has them because everybody is too afraid to speak.
But love is stronger than fascism. Community is stronger than fascism.
But love is stronger than fascism. Community is stronger than fascism.
February 4, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Fascism wants you to believe that you are alone. That you are isolated. That the feelings you have are yours and nobody else has them because everybody is too afraid to speak.
But love is stronger than fascism. Community is stronger than fascism.
But love is stronger than fascism. Community is stronger than fascism.
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How Colorado’s immigrant communities — and their health care providers — are bracing for impact under Trump’s budget bill
How Colorado's immigrant communities — and their health care providers — are bracing for impact under Trump's budget bill
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, also known as H.R. 1, will block refugees and asylees from Medicare and Medicaid, among other restrictions
coloradosun.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:09 PM
How Colorado’s immigrant communities — and their health care providers — are bracing for impact under Trump’s budget bill
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I've never had tear gas launched at me straight from over my head until now. That's also what happened to these unmasked, normie daytime protesters. ICE is shooting the tear gas up in the air so it arcs and falls way across the street and into the next block.
February 3, 2026 at 2:38 PM
I've never had tear gas launched at me straight from over my head until now. That's also what happened to these unmasked, normie daytime protesters. ICE is shooting the tear gas up in the air so it arcs and falls way across the street and into the next block.
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Please buy books that are coming out this year.
Doesn’t have to be mine. But there is a stellar release calendar this year especially of Black writers and it would be a shame if one of the fascist victories was people not buying those books (from the indies that are in the fight with us). #BookSky
Doesn’t have to be mine. But there is a stellar release calendar this year especially of Black writers and it would be a shame if one of the fascist victories was people not buying those books (from the indies that are in the fight with us). #BookSky
January 30, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Please buy books that are coming out this year.
Doesn’t have to be mine. But there is a stellar release calendar this year especially of Black writers and it would be a shame if one of the fascist victories was people not buying those books (from the indies that are in the fight with us). #BookSky
Doesn’t have to be mine. But there is a stellar release calendar this year especially of Black writers and it would be a shame if one of the fascist victories was people not buying those books (from the indies that are in the fight with us). #BookSky
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In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and ICE occupation, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about migrant justice and border abolition.
Free Ebooks: Abolish ICE, Abolish the Border
In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and ICE occupation, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about migrant justice an...
www.haymarketbooks.org
January 30, 2026 at 3:50 PM
In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and ICE occupation, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about migrant justice and border abolition.
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"I understand that terrible AI systems are technically terrible, but I’ll be damned if they’re not confident... What naysayers don’t seem to realize is that people respond better to a confident liar shouting out answers than a polite expert. Women can back me up on this."
Our Customers Demand Terrible AI Systems
We’ve been banging our heads against the wall, trying to think of the new “it” thing our customers want. At one point, somebody suggested improving...
buff.ly
January 28, 2026 at 2:00 AM
"I understand that terrible AI systems are technically terrible, but I’ll be damned if they’re not confident... What naysayers don’t seem to realize is that people respond better to a confident liar shouting out answers than a polite expert. Women can back me up on this."
I contacted my rep today. There is no quick and easy way out of this mess. Every grain of sand in the gears slows this terrible machine.
146 House Democrats back the articles of impeachment I introduced against Secretary Noem.
Secretary Noem has blood on her hands. Under her leadership, Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good were murdered.
Impeach Noem. Get ICE out of our cities.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
Secretary Noem has blood on her hands. Under her leadership, Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good were murdered.
Impeach Noem. Get ICE out of our cities.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
Democrats grow louder on calls for Kristi Noem to resign or face impeachment
Eight more Democrats have joined an impeachment resolution against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after the latest fatal shooting by a federal agent.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:37 PM
I contacted my rep today. There is no quick and easy way out of this mess. Every grain of sand in the gears slows this terrible machine.
I have contacted both my senators today.
NO MORE FUNDING FOR ICE.
The Senate is expected to vote on funding for ICE and DHS later this week. Call your Senator now.
(instructions and script below)
The Senate is expected to vote on funding for ICE and DHS later this week. Call your Senator now.
(instructions and script below)
January 27, 2026 at 6:40 PM
I have contacted both my senators today.
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Immigrant Rights Groups by State. List by @jayapal.house.gov - docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Immigrant Rights Groups
Immigrant Rights & Mutual Aid Groups by State This list was compiled from Fair Immigration Reform Movement membership, Win Without War immigration and mutual aid resources, National Network for Immigr...
docs.google.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Immigrant Rights Groups by State. List by @jayapal.house.gov - docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
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EveryLibrary is hosting me tonight re: Anyone But Her, my relationships with libraries & librarians (spoiler: I adore them), & being named 2025 Indie Author of the Year. This event is at 7 pm MT, 9 pm ET, and you can view it on Facebook or YouTube. Check it out!
www.everylibrary.org/2025_award_w...
www.everylibrary.org/2025_award_w...
2025 Award Winners In Conversation: An Evening with Rhonda McKnight & Cynthia Swanson
www.everylibrary.org
January 15, 2026 at 10:55 PM
EveryLibrary is hosting me tonight re: Anyone But Her, my relationships with libraries & librarians (spoiler: I adore them), & being named 2025 Indie Author of the Year. This event is at 7 pm MT, 9 pm ET, and you can view it on Facebook or YouTube. Check it out!
www.everylibrary.org/2025_award_w...
www.everylibrary.org/2025_award_w...
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This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
January 13, 2026 at 10:20 PM
This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
Thread of ideas including some that are new to me.
"I'm not in Minnesota -- what can I do to help?"
A list of ideas!
A list of ideas!
January 11, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Thread of ideas including some that are new to me.
@heynowdana.com you are a treasure! I’m so glad to have access to you and your beautiful spirit on my radio. 💜
December 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
@heynowdana.com you are a treasure! I’m so glad to have access to you and your beautiful spirit on my radio. 💜
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My buddy Laura brought over her sighthound puppy! He is four months old and made of legs and snoot.
December 16, 2025 at 11:47 PM
My buddy Laura brought over her sighthound puppy! He is four months old and made of legs and snoot.
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Amazon is making money off AI copies of books - and putting the onus on authors to prove they’ve been plagiarised.
Honestly, just stop buying books from Amazon. Get them from an actual bookshop or order them from a reputable book supplier like bookshop.org
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Honestly, just stop buying books from Amazon. Get them from an actual bookshop or order them from a reputable book supplier like bookshop.org
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Amazon Is the World's Biggest Online Book Marketplace. It's Filled With AI Knockoffs
Authors say Amazon's knockoff book problem is leaving them frustrated — and making the internet worse in the process.
www.rollingstone.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Amazon is making money off AI copies of books - and putting the onus on authors to prove they’ve been plagiarised.
Honestly, just stop buying books from Amazon. Get them from an actual bookshop or order them from a reputable book supplier like bookshop.org
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Honestly, just stop buying books from Amazon. Get them from an actual bookshop or order them from a reputable book supplier like bookshop.org
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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Why is glacial ice blue?
Is this where Ty-D-Bowl cleaner ends up?
The answer is not so much what's IN it, but what's NOT in it: air bubbles.
Blue glacial ice is compressed under pressure for long periods of time, until gas bubbles are removed, allowing larger, more interconnected crystals.
Is this where Ty-D-Bowl cleaner ends up?
The answer is not so much what's IN it, but what's NOT in it: air bubbles.
Blue glacial ice is compressed under pressure for long periods of time, until gas bubbles are removed, allowing larger, more interconnected crystals.
July 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Why is glacial ice blue?
Is this where Ty-D-Bowl cleaner ends up?
The answer is not so much what's IN it, but what's NOT in it: air bubbles.
Blue glacial ice is compressed under pressure for long periods of time, until gas bubbles are removed, allowing larger, more interconnected crystals.
Is this where Ty-D-Bowl cleaner ends up?
The answer is not so much what's IN it, but what's NOT in it: air bubbles.
Blue glacial ice is compressed under pressure for long periods of time, until gas bubbles are removed, allowing larger, more interconnected crystals.
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ICE is kidnapping and locking up little kids, denying them medical care, and feeding them contaminated food.
They aren’t going after criminals, they are going after Black and brown people, because this isn’t about immigration, it’s about white supremacy.
They aren’t going after criminals, they are going after Black and brown people, because this isn’t about immigration, it’s about white supremacy.
About 400 immigrant children were detained longer than the recommended limit, ICE admits
Legal advocates concerned over the prolonged detention of immigrant children in federal custody are sounding the alarm before the federal court. U.S.
apnews.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:26 PM
ICE is kidnapping and locking up little kids, denying them medical care, and feeding them contaminated food.
They aren’t going after criminals, they are going after Black and brown people, because this isn’t about immigration, it’s about white supremacy.
They aren’t going after criminals, they are going after Black and brown people, because this isn’t about immigration, it’s about white supremacy.
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"Boulder Public Library District Employees Organizing First Union of its Kind in Colorado" #boulder
Boulder Public Library District Employees Organizing First Union of its Kind in Colorado – KGNU Community Radio
Boulder Public Library District Employees Organizing First Union of its Kind in Colorado – KGNU Community Radio
kgnu.org
December 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
"Boulder Public Library District Employees Organizing First Union of its Kind in Colorado" #boulder
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Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"