Emrys
@lostballoons.bsky.social
33. Former Library Worker. Writer. Queer. Neurodivergent. Owner of many cats 🐈. Futilely trying to avoid getting hit by another natural disaster. Currently living in Louisiana
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And that’s a guarantee!
January 15, 2026 at 3:33 PM
And that’s a guarantee!
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🧊 snatched a family and left some critters behind 💔 I’m fostering two kittens and their mama, working on getting them care. We got mama set up for spay and vet check up tomorrow, and gonna take it from there! Hoping to raise $ to help cover ongoing care costs. Ty! Miigwetch!
January 14, 2026 at 8:11 PM
🧊 snatched a family and left some critters behind 💔 I’m fostering two kittens and their mama, working on getting them care. We got mama set up for spay and vet check up tomorrow, and gonna take it from there! Hoping to raise $ to help cover ongoing care costs. Ty! Miigwetch!
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Hey everyone,
We literally just added 100 more trans girl scouts to the trans girl scout cookie list. The list is bigger than it has ever been in EITM history.
Go get some cookies and make a trans scout's day!
We literally just added 100 more trans girl scouts to the trans girl scout cookie list. The list is bigger than it has ever been in EITM history.
Go get some cookies and make a trans scout's day!
1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
www.erininthemorning.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Hey everyone,
We literally just added 100 more trans girl scouts to the trans girl scout cookie list. The list is bigger than it has ever been in EITM history.
Go get some cookies and make a trans scout's day!
We literally just added 100 more trans girl scouts to the trans girl scout cookie list. The list is bigger than it has ever been in EITM history.
Go get some cookies and make a trans scout's day!
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For over a decade I have tied my shoes one specific way: Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot. I learned it from Ian (aka Professor Shoelace) whose site is over two decades old. The knot has never failed me. I spoke with Ian about knots and the dangers of the modern internet. aftermath.site/ians-shoelac...
Ian's Is Still The Best Site For Tying Your Shoelaces
Ian's Shoelace Site has been teaching people to tie their shoes for more than two decades. His knots are wonderful. But it is vulnerable to the forces tearing the internet apart.
aftermath.site
January 14, 2026 at 6:03 PM
For over a decade I have tied my shoes one specific way: Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot. I learned it from Ian (aka Professor Shoelace) whose site is over two decades old. The knot has never failed me. I spoke with Ian about knots and the dangers of the modern internet. aftermath.site/ians-shoelac...
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Every time I see someone yammering about abolish ICE / policing and how DEEPLY UNPOPULAR it is, I want to remind them that the GOP abolished Roe v. Wade and that was also deeply, deeply unpopular, and here they are, in charge of everything still.
January 14, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Every time I see someone yammering about abolish ICE / policing and how DEEPLY UNPOPULAR it is, I want to remind them that the GOP abolished Roe v. Wade and that was also deeply, deeply unpopular, and here they are, in charge of everything still.
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Hey y’all! REMINDER:
I am LEGALLY OBLIGATED to award at least one scholarship to a Louisiana woman. And no Louisiana women have applied. This happens every year where we have to beg women in my own state to apply and Idk why. We’re in our 6th cycle! Come get this money! ThurmanPerryFoundation.org
I am LEGALLY OBLIGATED to award at least one scholarship to a Louisiana woman. And no Louisiana women have applied. This happens every year where we have to beg women in my own state to apply and Idk why. We’re in our 6th cycle! Come get this money! ThurmanPerryFoundation.org
January 13, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Hey y’all! REMINDER:
I am LEGALLY OBLIGATED to award at least one scholarship to a Louisiana woman. And no Louisiana women have applied. This happens every year where we have to beg women in my own state to apply and Idk why. We’re in our 6th cycle! Come get this money! ThurmanPerryFoundation.org
I am LEGALLY OBLIGATED to award at least one scholarship to a Louisiana woman. And no Louisiana women have applied. This happens every year where we have to beg women in my own state to apply and Idk why. We’re in our 6th cycle! Come get this money! ThurmanPerryFoundation.org
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Not assessed. Online. Open to everyone.
If you can't read all the books no problem (I'll provide extracts)
If you can't come every week, no problem (I record my talk)
If you can't do extra work, no proble
Everyone interacts at the level they have time for.
If you can't read all the books no problem (I'll provide extracts)
If you can't come every week, no problem (I record my talk)
If you can't do extra work, no proble
Everyone interacts at the level they have time for.
I'm running a popular romance course at the University of Liverpool... but only if enough people sign up!
Come and join us!
www.liverpool.ac.uk/continuing-e...
Come and join us!
www.liverpool.ac.uk/continuing-e...
January 13, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Not assessed. Online. Open to everyone.
If you can't read all the books no problem (I'll provide extracts)
If you can't come every week, no problem (I record my talk)
If you can't do extra work, no proble
Everyone interacts at the level they have time for.
If you can't read all the books no problem (I'll provide extracts)
If you can't come every week, no problem (I record my talk)
If you can't do extra work, no proble
Everyone interacts at the level they have time for.
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A neighbor was taken to a care facility, and her little tortoiseshell kitty was left behind. I can't take her in but I've been feeding her and giving her water every day. No one in the neighbor's family can take her in. Is there anyone in the Inland Empire area that could foster or adopt her?
January 12, 2026 at 11:35 PM
A neighbor was taken to a care facility, and her little tortoiseshell kitty was left behind. I can't take her in but I've been feeding her and giving her water every day. No one in the neighbor's family can take her in. Is there anyone in the Inland Empire area that could foster or adopt her?
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NOBODY is immune to propaganda
TikTok transfers ownership on Jan 22nd and Oracle will be in charge of the algorithm. Much of the news and topics you go to TikTok for will be suppressed and propaganda will likely be pushed to the front.
A reminder: you are not innately immune to propaganda. Stay vigilant.
A reminder: you are not innately immune to propaganda. Stay vigilant.
January 13, 2026 at 4:09 PM
NOBODY is immune to propaganda
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🥹🥹 good job little guy you are very invisible now 🥹🥹
This bobtail squid burrowing into the sand is already adorable, but please watch till the very end!
It sticks out its little arms and earnestly sprinkles sand over itself 🦑𓂃◌𓈒𓐍
It sticks out its little arms and earnestly sprinkles sand over itself 🦑𓂃◌𓈒𓐍
January 12, 2026 at 11:45 PM
🥹🥹 good job little guy you are very invisible now 🥹🥹
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Disable your location on your smartphones.
ICE has a new tool to use location data from data brokers to identify the movements of protestors. Please remove your phone's Advertising ID and disable always-on location access forapps that sell your data (most of them). Instructions for Android and iOS from the EFF: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
How to Disable Ad ID Tracking on iOS and Android, and Why You Should Do It Now
The ad identifier - aka “IDFA” on iOS, or “AAID” on Android - is the key that enables most third-party tracking on mobile devices. Disabling it will make it substantially harder for advertisers and da...
www.eff.org
January 12, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Disable your location on your smartphones.
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If you are a writer/author, you are probably aware of the issues with AI in the book industry, and maybe you don't know about the issues with illustration. ALL generative ai is bad (stolen copyright, etc), so don't use generated images in your blog or posts here. It's an immediate Unfollow for me.
January 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
If you are a writer/author, you are probably aware of the issues with AI in the book industry, and maybe you don't know about the issues with illustration. ALL generative ai is bad (stolen copyright, etc), so don't use generated images in your blog or posts here. It's an immediate Unfollow for me.
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If you're looking to move and want to know where to find queer neighborhoods in new cities, I made a map for that across the US
January 11, 2026 at 2:20 AM
If you're looking to move and want to know where to find queer neighborhoods in new cities, I made a map for that across the US
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Hey Bluesky, could you help spread the word about my Patreon? My goal for the night is one new patron.
Patrons help support my art and my existence. You'll receive positive affirmations from Felmer, etiquette advice from Mothman, and other fun posts.
www.patreon.com/jeremycreature
Patrons help support my art and my existence. You'll receive positive affirmations from Felmer, etiquette advice from Mothman, and other fun posts.
www.patreon.com/jeremycreature
January 12, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Hey Bluesky, could you help spread the word about my Patreon? My goal for the night is one new patron.
Patrons help support my art and my existence. You'll receive positive affirmations from Felmer, etiquette advice from Mothman, and other fun posts.
www.patreon.com/jeremycreature
Patrons help support my art and my existence. You'll receive positive affirmations from Felmer, etiquette advice from Mothman, and other fun posts.
www.patreon.com/jeremycreature
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Books don't tell readers who they personally are or who they are supposed to be. They do show readers a variety of characters. Implicit in that is this: "Here are some ways of being." Kids books aren't altering your kid to be someone new. They are simply showing them parts of humanity.
January 10, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Books don't tell readers who they personally are or who they are supposed to be. They do show readers a variety of characters. Implicit in that is this: "Here are some ways of being." Kids books aren't altering your kid to be someone new. They are simply showing them parts of humanity.
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Seeing an article designed to make you angry circulating and am once again reminding you all US Journalism has almost zero guard rails and can and will publish lies or rage bait to harvest your attention for profit with zero fear or litigation
Just block and go enjoy your Saturday okay?
Just block and go enjoy your Saturday okay?
January 10, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Seeing an article designed to make you angry circulating and am once again reminding you all US Journalism has almost zero guard rails and can and will publish lies or rage bait to harvest your attention for profit with zero fear or litigation
Just block and go enjoy your Saturday okay?
Just block and go enjoy your Saturday okay?
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Your timeline needs the cleansing energy of a video where it seems like something bad is going to happen but then it's actually just two lil friends having a nice lil time
January 10, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Your timeline needs the cleansing energy of a video where it seems like something bad is going to happen but then it's actually just two lil friends having a nice lil time
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Sorry, folks. Seven days to go and 50% funded. We'll need a modern internet miracle to see these lovely ladies get their sequel. I was always worried that the visuals were not appealing to most VN gamers, but... ouch
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...
#indiegame #Kickstarter #Gaming #pcgame #free
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...
#indiegame #Kickstarter #Gaming #pcgame #free
Women of Xal II
Original Game Free! The revolution begins. Can Xjena survive rising violence and The Great Silence— Xal's final extinction event?
www.kickstarter.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Sorry, folks. Seven days to go and 50% funded. We'll need a modern internet miracle to see these lovely ladies get their sequel. I was always worried that the visuals were not appealing to most VN gamers, but... ouch
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...
#indiegame #Kickstarter #Gaming #pcgame #free
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...
#indiegame #Kickstarter #Gaming #pcgame #free
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P.S. It's a good idea to weigh your cats monthly if you can! Weight fluctuations are often an early indicator that something is wrong. Weekly is probably overkill but mine both have FIV so I am always fretting and want to pick up on any trends super early. animalwellnessmagazine.com/why-you-shou...
Why You Should Weigh Your Cat Every Month | Animal Wellness Magazine
Did you know that your cat’s weight is one of the most important clues to her state of health? Weight loss or gain can be early warning sign of illness, but if it happens gradually it can be difficult...
animalwellnessmagazine.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:20 AM
P.S. It's a good idea to weigh your cats monthly if you can! Weight fluctuations are often an early indicator that something is wrong. Weekly is probably overkill but mine both have FIV so I am always fretting and want to pick up on any trends super early. animalwellnessmagazine.com/why-you-shou...
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When Renee Good said "I'm not mad at you" what the ICE goon heard was "I'm not scared of you."
That's what enraged him. The populace wasn't fully terrorized and cowed into submission yet, so he acted to make that happen.
That's what enraged him. The populace wasn't fully terrorized and cowed into submission yet, so he acted to make that happen.
January 9, 2026 at 9:49 PM
When Renee Good said "I'm not mad at you" what the ICE goon heard was "I'm not scared of you."
That's what enraged him. The populace wasn't fully terrorized and cowed into submission yet, so he acted to make that happen.
That's what enraged him. The populace wasn't fully terrorized and cowed into submission yet, so he acted to make that happen.
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Rest in power to Keith Porter who was murdered by an ICE agent in Los Angeles.
It’s terrible that his name is just now being circulated, but now that it is, continue to say his name.
It’s terrible that his name is just now being circulated, but now that it is, continue to say his name.
Advocates want legal action after man shot and killed by off-duty ICE agent in Northridge
Advocates argue that the off-duty ICE agent wasn't trained for the situation and should have called police and waited for them to arrive.
abc7.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Rest in power to Keith Porter who was murdered by an ICE agent in Los Angeles.
It’s terrible that his name is just now being circulated, but now that it is, continue to say his name.
It’s terrible that his name is just now being circulated, but now that it is, continue to say his name.
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I know, it's not out until October, but pre-orders help books hit big on that first week and get attention.
Help Snaggletooth make a big entrance - I promise you're going to want to sink your teeth into this one. 🦖
Help Snaggletooth make a big entrance - I promise you're going to want to sink your teeth into this one. 🦖
Tyrant Lizard Queen: The Love, Life, and Terror of Earth’s Greatest Carnivore
The Love, Life, and Terror of Earth’s Greatest Carnivore
bookshop.org
January 9, 2026 at 3:06 PM
I know, it's not out until October, but pre-orders help books hit big on that first week and get attention.
Help Snaggletooth make a big entrance - I promise you're going to want to sink your teeth into this one. 🦖
Help Snaggletooth make a big entrance - I promise you're going to want to sink your teeth into this one. 🦖
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Hi everyone! I’m coming back to the ole’ Blsky to ask a huge favor.
Last month, we almost lost our beloved little guy Fritz to a sudden onset of FIP, which is a rare and deadly cat disease. We’re running a GFM to help pay for his ongoing care and treatment!
www.gofundme.com/f/a-fritzmas...
Last month, we almost lost our beloved little guy Fritz to a sudden onset of FIP, which is a rare and deadly cat disease. We’re running a GFM to help pay for his ongoing care and treatment!
www.gofundme.com/f/a-fritzmas...
Donate to Help Fritz Beat FIP and Stay Healthy, organized by Evan Sabo
Hello,
Our names are Britt and Evan Sabo and we live in Baltimore with our three… Evan Sabo needs your support for Help Fritz Beat FIP and Stay Healthy
www.gofundme.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Hi everyone! I’m coming back to the ole’ Blsky to ask a huge favor.
Last month, we almost lost our beloved little guy Fritz to a sudden onset of FIP, which is a rare and deadly cat disease. We’re running a GFM to help pay for his ongoing care and treatment!
www.gofundme.com/f/a-fritzmas...
Last month, we almost lost our beloved little guy Fritz to a sudden onset of FIP, which is a rare and deadly cat disease. We’re running a GFM to help pay for his ongoing care and treatment!
www.gofundme.com/f/a-fritzmas...