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Ember

@campingkobold.bsky.social
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A nerdy trans woman and bio researcher. She/her and tired.

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Ember @campingkobold.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Furries should be locked up in mental hospitals" is a bold statement from Tommy Tuberville, a man who definitely needs help with his computer at least 2-3 times per week.
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The Paul of the House of Usher @katamaridumassy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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cj @futurevictim_ tweet from 1:17 AM • 12 Sep 21

the only lasting 9/11 memory i have is when the budweiser ad with the kneeling clydesdales came on during the super bowl and i said "those horses are praying to mecca" and my friend's uncle got so mad that he had to go in the backyard
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Ember @campingkobold.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Calling someone a brazen liar (and providing details of how they're full of shit) is an attempt to make them seem legit? I'm not sure how that logic is supposed to track.
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Ember @campingkobold.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
But of course, that's a problem for ME, not something to demand others obey. I won't use it (unless specifically requested by someone in reference to them), but other people can use whatever. If they're not being weird and gatekeeping I'm fine.
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Ember @campingkobold.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I really think a lot of people fall into "X term is bad" thinking based on whatever term was used to attack people in their formative years. I'm not immune! I grew up in the 90s, and "transexual" makes me mentally squirm a little because I remember it in terms of Jerry Springer and shitty jokes
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But Thou Mustelid @rewhan.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
"Move I'm Gay" [CRONCH]
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Ember @campingkobold.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Finally, a proper trans agenda.
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Ember @campingkobold.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Yeah, your post pointing that out is what got me thinking about it.
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Ember @campingkobold.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Fucking love how it's become impossible to distinguish between "reasonable ML algorithm that's been part of a system for years", "new genAI bullshit", "the former but we just replaced it with the latter without warning".
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Ember @campingkobold.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Okay, I commented that BEFORE reading the article author explaining the exact same reasoning. No original thoughts.
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Ember @campingkobold.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Funny how that works. My fantasies about finding an Escafil device are probably the clearest sign back then that I wasn't cis. I very specifically thought about what girls I would ask to acquire morphs from for a frolis maneuver, because I didn't want to just be a copy of another girl.
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Ember @campingkobold.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Goddamn, that is absolutely badass.
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Ember @campingkobold.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
I usually get compliments on the color of mine when I need to dye it again 😅
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Ember @campingkobold.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
That explains him accidentally including the Animorphs in his thought speech.
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Spookie Shields 🎃 @j3zz-g.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
There's something deeply pathetic & petty about one of the biggest msn papers coming to whine about the percieved unfair treatement in the comments of a small indie outlet that represents the structurally disadvantaged victims of the global hate campaign that the NYT supports.
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Ember @campingkobold.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
There is no reason anyone should trust a word your outlet writes on trans issues. You have done immense harm through biased and inaccurate reporting, and helped foment the exact shift you now celebrate by consistently abdicating journalistic integrity. Or more succinctly, go fuck yourselves.
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Ember @campingkobold.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
While it would be an improvement for the individuals, I don't see it changing the system, any more than cases now of municipalities having to pay out for police misconduct. The only way I see it changing is if cops are held personally liable (financially and criminally), like medical malpractice.
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Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 08/02/2026
it would be so funny if it happened during the super bowl when everyone is already posting OH MY GOD out of context
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Sheo @sheologian.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
I may have a stroke. Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.” A PROTESTant. I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
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Rusty Foster @rusty.todayintabs.com · 01/02/2026
I’m starting to think the people who are excited about “AI agents” have literally never used a computer in their lives
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OpenClaw is interesting, but will also drain your wallet if you aren't careful.
Last night around midnight I loaded my Anthropic API account with $20, then went to bed.
When I woke up, my Anthropic balance was $O.
Opus was checking "is it daytime yet?" every 30 minutes, paying $0.75 each time to conclude "no, it's still night."
Doing literally nothing, OpenClaw spent the entire balance. How?The "Heartbeat" cron job, even though literally the only thing I had going was one silly reminder, ("remind me tomorrow to get milk")
1. Sent ~120,000 tokens of context to Opus
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2. Opus read HEARTBEAT md, thought about reminders
3. Replied "HEARTBEAT_OK"
4. Cost: ~$0.75 per heartbeat (cache writes)
The damage:
- Overnight = ~25+ heartbeats
- 25 × $0.75 = ~$18.75 just from heartbeats alone
- Plus regular conversation = ~$20 total
The absurdity: Opus was essentially checking
"is it daytime yet?" every 30 minutes, paying $0.75 each time to conclude "no, it's still night."
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Zoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn @unburntwitch.com · 27/01/2026
finally a good dating app
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Ember @campingkobold.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Amazing work, and your dress is absolutely gorgeous!
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Ember @campingkobold.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
It makes sense though. The rest is exactly what I'd expect (I worked that census and actually had a couple crazies threaten to shoot me), but how does he not have his own shotgun?
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Ember @campingkobold.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Oh come on, it's not like the creator talked in an interview about how the initial She-Ra outfit was "a specific femininity that [Adora's] not comfortable with" and that felt like an uncomfortable costume, only to then come out as transmasc or something. Wait...
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Ember @campingkobold.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
It feels like the same attitude that drives the "why would people be disabled when there's magic" argument in fantasy settings; they're treating fiction as wish fulfillment, and part of that wish is to not encounter anyone who challenges their views of aesthetic norms.
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Ember @campingkobold.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Yeah, it took me like 3 times to actually parse it. Such a weirdly constructed sentence.
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Ember @campingkobold.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Referring to Vivian Wilson (but weirdly avoiding using her name)
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Bree 🇵🇸👍 🧊🚫 @breeminneapolis.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
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Ember @campingkobold.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
As a Michigander with an old jeep, I keep recovery equipment with me to pull out vehicles every winter. I'd be laughing my ass off instead, and it would be deeply tempting to start doing donuts around them.
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Eelaware @eelaware.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Feels like a personal attack tbh
A potato that has been fashioned into a couch
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leon @leyawn.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
just saw a billionaire pack all his things in a bindle and start leaving new york city on foot. he turned and looked at me with tears in his eyes and said “maybe one day when this city is safe we’ll return” before walking away
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Ember @campingkobold.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
It's funny how the article postulates that there's also no overlap between white guys and queer people. Because, much like yourself, they're the wrong KIND of white guy.
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Ember @campingkobold.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Sometimes I forget how much therapy has done until I encounter something that would have sent me into a spiral and instead I just take a moment and recover.
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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
whoever is writing reality lately is really getting heavy-handed with it. no subtlety at all
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Kill James Bond! @killjamesbond.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Transgender awareness week is over, you are unaware that you are transgender
Owen in I saw the tv glow
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Ember @campingkobold.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
I also read all of Narnia without catching the Christian undertones, so I might just be dense.
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Ember @campingkobold.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
I think it's obvious IF you are at least somewhat aware of the message, and especially if you're in the particular intersection of millennial transfems who came out as adults. But I could easily see missing the allegory if you're not primed for it.
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Ember @campingkobold.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Ah, but you're assuming it doesn't further the goal of gender conformity. The same bullshit is happening in the USA, and I already know one (cis) woman who was physically attacked in the bathroom because she's a butch lesbian. It's not the tradwife-looking bigots being attacked.
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Ember @campingkobold.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
It's the Jurassic Park problem: tech bros are so preoccupied with whether they can, they don't stop to think if they should. I've used neural nets for actual research. They're great when used correctly and based on models trained for a specific purpose instead of generalized crap.
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SaraAAAGHH A GHOST!!! Ford 🐍🎨👻 @angeloslh.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
media.tenor.com
Suspect Guilty GIF
Alt: WE'RE ALL TRYING TO FIND THE GUY WHO DID THIS DOT GIF
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Ember @campingkobold.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
I'm currently out of work (guess who was funded by an NIH grant that got cut!) and as much as it sucks, it's the first time in forever that I've had energy to actually work on my mental health and just generally exist. It's been eye-opening realizing just how drained I was all the time.
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Seko! @cottage-games.itch.io · 05/11/2025
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Ember @campingkobold.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
It's such an astounding experience. Most of my years are still before coming out, but so much of my actual existence has occurred since. I have close friends who I'd swear I've known for decades, but I know I met them after coming out, so within about the past 4 years myself.
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Ember @campingkobold.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
As a childless millennial, do I lose "real woman" points for only cooking for my girlfriend? Do I need to kidnap someone's kids to drive them around? Does my mom living independently hit me for further points? I have so many questions, all of which are "WTF is wrong with terfs?"
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Ember @campingkobold.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Pathetic and factually wrong, so exactly what I'd expect out of this regime.
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Ember @campingkobold.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Bold of you to assume I could stand to look in the mirror without feeling like a Lovecraftian horror.
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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
and another thing: he’s not mad. please don’t put it in the newspaper that he got mad.
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Ember @campingkobold.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Descending into madness while screaming "waffles!" at everyone.
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Dr. Jey McCreight 🏳️‍⚧️🧬 @jeymccreight.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Oh gee what an inconvenience to not be able to use a bathroom What could that possibly feel like
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Ember @campingkobold.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
I'm not surprised in the least. We saw this in MI with Tudor Dixon in 2022 ranting about trans people. She looked unhinged to everyone but conservatives, and helped hand the Democrats a solid win. Here's hoping we see the same thing again (and that other Democrats pay attention).
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