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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

If a politician has to throw a minority under a bus "because he has to say that to win"... what are you trying win FOR? And if "he's only lying to the conservatives, just to get elected" - how do you know he isn't lying to you, too, to get elected? Miss me with "but the other side is worse."

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Behold! Space Pride is back online! In case you missed it: while I was away presenting in Nashville, a band of ne'er-do-wells did some dirty deeds and bolloxed the store. I've been working on solutions, and I'm fairly confident I've got things set up so they can't do what they did again. For now.

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

If a person has to ignore current science to selectively present one particular outdated and inaccurate position as scientific, that's just cherry-picking. If a person has to ignore current Feminism to selectively present one particular outdated and inaccurate position as Feminist...

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Child marriage is legal in 2/3 of US States. Genital "normalizing" sex-assignment surgeries are still performed on intersex infants in all 50. Why don't the "kids can't consent" crowd ever make a peep about these horrors? It's almost like "gender critical" is nothing but a distraction.

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

6 months ago, I made a video to counter some harmful misinformation about how to help survivors. Now I've updated it and translated it into text form. substack.com/home/post/p-...

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Support Survivors: A Best Practices Guide

Helping recovery from trauma and abuse, without doing more harm

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Several months ago, I was asked to create a pride flag for PTSD & CPTSD survivors. Now it is finished. Find out more about why, what, and all the rest in this article: open.substack.com/pub/betterth... #ptsd

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PTSD Pride Flag

Is being a survivor something to be PROUD of?

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I do appreciate that TYT has incorporated "lots of red flags" directly into their actual set design.

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The 2026 Space Pride flag is in an EmKay video!!!

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

It's Disability Pride Month, and I see a LOT of people are confused about what that means. Allow me to explain: open.substack.com/pub/betterth... #disabled #disabilitypride #pridemonth

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

It's Disability Pride Month! If you live long enough, everyone will eventually become disabled. Let's end the stigmas & raise awareness of this vibrant oft-overlooked community! And to that end, I give you the newest Space Pride Flag~ #disabilitypride #disability

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Did you know? The first recorded ftm surgery was in the 2nd century BCE. Gender affirming healthcare is older than most religions, so the next time someone tells you "you need prayer, not a clinic" you can say you're not interested in their experimental practices. #transgender #intersex #history

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Tonight a friend came out to me as Cassgender. I admit, I had to look that one up: Etymology "Cass" means "to render useless or void" in English. Now I'm laughing about the implication for the Cass Review

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

What are politicians doing to protect women from the dangers posed by people named Chris?

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Madam Holocaust-Denial sees her cell of genocidal conspiracy theorists as the Axis powers. I'm shocked. (I'm not that shocked)

A tweet from J.K. Rowling describes the gender critical movement as akin to the Nazi attack on Stalingrad, in reference to the Nationalist Party administration's anti-science persecution of medicine in the United States

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Nature's beauty is diversity. 🏳️‍🌈 I made another flag out of my own nature photography to celebrate that fact. Happy Pride! 🥳✨ #pridemonth

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Curious how the Space Pride flag came back from the Great Beyond, with an upgrade even? Here's a short video: youtu.be/ec4HHI39e1U #pridemonth

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How the SPACE PRIDE FLAG was (re)Made!

YouTube video by Ember

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

#Pride month is the perfect time to remind the US that they can delete files from .gov servers, but we can "Build Back - Better" Last year, they erased our space pride flag. This year, I rebuilt it AND upgraded it. And I made it a physical flag. Then I made more flags... www.astralpride.com

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

We made it to Pride Monthhhhh! 🥳🏳️‍🌈💃🎉 I've been busy upgrading flags this year, so I'm starting the month going over all of them so far! youtube.com/live/zF_xEHB...

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Every Space Pride Flag 🏳‍🌈 (so far) | Deep Dives Live

YouTube video by Ember

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

I've been the target of various flavors of violence for quite some time now. Being a visible member of multiple marginalized groups will do that. Naturally, this is where misogynists join in: substack.com/profile/2199...

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Ember (@betterthanember)

Folks, I can't even with these people. Yesterday, a new tide of bullies washed up on my shore, and they were quick to inform me a noted misogynist had "wrecked" me in a video. Apparently their cutt...

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Want to tour time with a sense of wonder and majesty, and explore Earth's history with a different kind of science communicator? Get to know ⁨@HowtoRuleanAsteroid⁩ and her series "Extinct Explained" www.youtube.com/watch?v=kut3...

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|| EXTINCT EXPLAINED: THE PROTEROZOIC EON || DEEP TIME SERIES ||

YouTube video by How to Rule an Asteroid

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I appreciate that this man puts LBGT people at the opposite end of his personal spectrum from the slur he intended. #accidentalally

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Made from landscapes across the solar system and beyond, draped over the surface of the black moon Charon, this is the gayest, most cosmic pirate flag in the universe. Shiver me timbers! Hoist yer jolly roger here: astralpride.com/products/que...

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Queer Space Pirate Flag

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Look at all the cool #humanist people I get to hang out with! July 31 ~Nashville~ www.nanocon.rocks

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Monday, 17:00 EDT There's going to be a live presentation about safety at events. Come. Learn. www.youtube.com/live/XDgY-IY...

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Community Safety | Nanocon 2026 Q&A

YouTube video by Bad Science Sunday

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Tennessee going so WOKE they're replacing cis/het normativity with the Pride rainbow for Family Month! Congrats TN for being so actively inclusive in recognizing that LGBT families *are* "nuclear" #accidentalally #pridemonth #lgbt #woke

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

It's been 3 months since my updated Space Pride flag was released on the anniversary of the old one's deletion. Since, I've been making even more Pride flags from real space images, making them into physical flags, and even adding clothing. Help celebrate by spreading the word www.astralpride.com

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Pages not even showing my name in the screenshot anymore. Smh If you see my flag in the wild, please link AstralPride.com so people can find the real thing and all the other space flags - and if you feel frisky, admonish the page for claiming to be pro-LGBT while stealing traffic from LGBT creators

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

The Pan flag is both beautiful and simple: pink represents homosexual attraction, and blue represents heterosexuality - but instead of an area of overlap, the Pan flag includes the yellow stripe to represent attraction between and beyond that binary. astralpride.com/products/pan...

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Pan Space Pride Flag

Space Pride continues: Pansexual flag! The Pan flag is both beautiful and elegant in its simple design and straightforward meaning: as with the Bi flag, pink represents homosexual attraction, and blue...

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

It's the Ally Space flag! We recognize it isn't easy to be an ally these days, taking on battles that aren't your own just because you care about other people. Find the full sized flag here: astralpride.com/products/all...

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Ally Space Pride Flag

Space Pride continues: Ally flag! 34.5" x 56" and made of 100% polyester, complete with 2 iron grommets.

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

It's the Non-Binary space Pride flag! Black: No gender Purple: Mix of typical genders White: Many or all genders Yellow: Genders beyond the spectrum From deep space to Andromeda to the moons of Saturn, this space Pride flag is out of this world. Find yours here: astralpride.com/products/non...

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Non Binary Space Pride Flag

Space Pride continues: Enby flag! 34.5" x 56" and made of 100% polyester, complete with 2 iron grommets.

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

There is a lot of solid info in this video. Stuff I wasn't even aware of, with sources. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFbx...

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how “trans panic” took over the world

YouTube video by Rowan Ellis

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

A lot of people have asked for a "Vanilla" Pride flag; a Space Pride edition of the classic. Find your retro Space Pride flag here: astralpride.com/products/gay... #space #pride #lgbt

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Space Classic Pride Flag

The baseline Pride flag, IN SPAAAACE! 34.5" x 56" and made of 100% polyester, complete with 2 iron grommets.

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

The world is taking pride in space right now; why not put some space in your Pride? Supporting LGBT creators makes the universe better for all of us. www.astralpride.com #space

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Happy WOKE Jesus day to those who celebrate.

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

This Easter weekend, YOU can be Rizzin! We're thrilled to release a HOODIE version of Ember's 2026 Space Pride design that is: - high-detail all over (not single color with an image on the front) - available in plus sizes - SAME PRICE FOR EVERY SIZE astralpride.com/products/spa...

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Space Pride Plus-Friendly Hoodie

Ember's Space Pride 2026 design, as an all-over detail hoodie! WITH XL SIZES!! & SAME PRICE FOR EVERY SIZE!!! For less than the cost of a band-logo solid color sweatshirt

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Space is cool. Hate is not. Now available in wearable forms! astralpride.com/collections/...

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

In 1860 Mary Henley was arrested in Virginia for being a black woman without an owner. Being a black person was a crime - unless you were property. Remember this the next time somebody tells you they can't criminalize entire categories of personhood. They can, they have, and they're doing it again.

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

I'm doing a thing! With real space. Real pride. Real flags! Get yours now at www.astralpride.com and support a real creator fighting for human rights for ALL humans. #lgbt #pride #space #science

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Why people are taking such perverse pleasure in harming children is beyond my ability to understand. Monstrous hate, to revel so in the pain of others. Are they even human? #transkidsarekids

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

As we near Trans Day of Visibility, I'd like to emphasize one recurring pattern from history: White folk tried to limit black rights. Men tried to limit women's rights. Straights tried to limit gay rights. Etc etc etc. Of course cis people are trying to limit trans rights.

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Happy Equinox! I brought you a Genderqueer Space Pride flag as a present. Usher in spring, and pick up your own physical flag here: astralpride.com/products/gen... All the other flags, as well as sticker versions, are available on the same website: AstralPride.com

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Genderqueer Space Pride Flag

Space Pride continues: Genderqueer flag! Distinct from other flavors of non-binary, genderqueer specifically denotes genders that are, culturally speaking: queer. The purple represents androgyny & q...

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Behold: the Pan Flag has graced our Space store. Wrap yourself in love of all kinds with a full size flag - or show your pride with a science-flavored sticker! astralpride.com/products/pan...

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Pan Space Pride Flag

Space Pride continues: Pansexual flag! Distinct from the Bi flag in that this banner explicitly includes non-binary people with the yellow stripe. 34.5" x 56" and made of 100% polyester, complete wit...

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

The Bi Space Pride Flag has arrived! A unique thing about the Bi flag is that it only has TWO stripes; the area in the center is a zone of overlap. Getting that to work, with the right colors, with real space photos... that took some doing. Enjoy! betterthanember-shop.fourthwall.com/products/bi-...

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Bi Space Pride Flag

Space Pride continues: Bisexual flag! (Like the original Biangles, this flag actually has TWO stripes, with the center "stripe" really being an area of overlap - that took a rather lot of work) 34.5"...

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Vintage Pride, future style, and fresh today! The classic Gay Rights flag joins the Space Pride collection: betterthanember-shop.fourthwall.com/products/gay...

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Classic Gay Space Pride Flag

The baseline Gay Rights flag, IN SPAAAACE! 34.5" x 56" and made of 100% polyester, complete with 2 iron grommets.

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Ember @betterthanember.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

The irony here is that some of those stars are almost certainly binary. The Non Binary Space Pride flag has arrived!! Get yours in the flag OR really big sticker form here: betterthanember-shop.fourthwall.com

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