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Esme (lofi esmeralda)

@esmedutcher.bsky.social
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Librarian and Author in the PNW. Music, mythology, and art. Find my lofi music at www.youtube.com/@lofiesmeralda.

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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I have been a guest at conventions where, during the pre-con walk through, my handler has pointed out the bar and mentioned how some guests are "more fun" and "get asked back," then names only men. Because a lot of female guests aren't comfortable hanging out around alcohol with strangers.
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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.
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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 11h
Craving poetry. What's a poem you read recently and loved?
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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This comment builder makes it really easy to write a comment about the Roadless Rule, which may be rescinded to allow road construction and timber harvest in our national forests. Comments are open until Tuesday, October 6th. www.pnt.org/roadless-rul...
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The Roadless Rule Is at a Crossroads. Here’s How You Can Help. - PNT
USDA has proposed repealing the Roadless Rule. Learn what’s at stake for the PNT and use our tool to submit your own public comment.
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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I have separated the art from the artist and am now whipping the art to stiff peaks, after which I will gently fold it into the artist before baking at 350 til golden and puffed
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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I can't believe "The Fate of Ophelia" won best music video instead of "STORM". OK, I can believe it, because it's a popularity contest. I've listed to "Ophelia" on repeat, but have you *seen* "STORM"? It should have won best music video of the decade.
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
when ai leaves u behind
7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2: 
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4: 
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6: 
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy. 
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”
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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
r/crafts has banned all Harry Potter-related crafts due to JK Rowling’s anti-trans bigotry, after a 53-41 vote
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From the crafts community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the crafts community
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Danny van Read @dannyvanread.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The solidarity continues.
Trades Union Congress

Reform-led Durham council cut off funding to the annual Pride celebrations.
So trade unions launched a fundraiser to save it, eventually raising more money than was cut.
Which means this year's Pride will be bigger than ever.
In the 1980s, the LGBT+ community raised thousands of pounds to help striking miners and their families.
When we stick up for each other, we can achieve anything.
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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
When Elon Musk's groups spent $20M+ on Wisconsin's 2025 Supreme Court race, his involvement backfired and his candidate lost by 10 points. Now his super PAC has quietly spent $14M+ on key midterm races, including the Texas Senate race. Would be a shame if people found out.
nbcnews.com
Elon Musk is flying under the radar in the Texas Senate race. Republicans want to keep it that way.
One Republican involved in the Texas Senate contest called Musk’s in-your-face campaigning in Wisconsin last year “a mis
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Lu @rendernev.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Welcome, Autumnal Equinox. The King of Autumn greets thee.🍂
My painting of a pumpkin rider on a black horse surrounded by autumn leaves and mushrooms.
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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This is kind of exciting. Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland possibly moving towards independence. ground.news/daily-briefi...
ground.news
SNP, Plaid Cymru and Sinn Féin Sign Cardiff Self-Determination Pact
The first ministers of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will meet in Cardiff on Monday, where they are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding asserting their nations' right to self-determi...
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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I'm just gonna say it. I like the new Odyssey movie. Yeah, I've read Emily Wilson's review, and I agree with most of it. Still enjoyed the movie, though. I'd watch it again.
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Wards @wotzka.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Edward Cullen's name, if she wrote Twilight.
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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Homemade bread is the GOAT.
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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
BDE: Big Ditto Energy
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Ditto Dance
ALT: Ditto Dance
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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
My twentieth song! I love a clarinet in jazz. This song reminds me of my days in the high school jazz band. I gave it a little bit of a warbly sound as if you were playing it on an old cassette—just like when I was a kid. www.youtube.com/watch?v=InzX...
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Promenade - No AI Jazz Song
YouTube video by lofi esmeralda
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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Listening to Jobi Riccio. Makes me want to make a playlist with Emmylou Harris and Joni Mitchell.
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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
A soothing song on flute with owl hoots and cricket chirps. I drew the cat and the owl in paint dot net, the rest I put together in Canva. I wrote the song in MuseScore and Audacity. All lovingly human made, no AI. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-rS...
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Edwin's Lullaby - No AI Song
YouTube video by lofi esmeralda
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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I really gotta make another playlist video. No one wants to listen to individual lofi songs, and I've posted 5 new songs since my last compilation video. Got several songs that are 95% done being written, too.
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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
New song! I'm really pleased with this one. #LofiMusic #NoAI www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT__...
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King Arthur and Lancelot - No AI Lofi Song
YouTube video by lofi esmeralda
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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
I teach a preschool music class, and this is a variation on a song I wrote to teach them quarter, half, and whole notes. youtu.be/0_RoVDxt-tE?...
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Elementary, My Dear Beethoven - No AI Piano Music
YouTube video by lofi esmeralda
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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
This is a good point. "I don’t have enough time to listen to all the music made by humans, never mind AI." -Varvis
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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
New #LofiSong! This one features bird song & my original cat art. Human-made. No AI! #LofiMusic #StudyMusic youtu.be/-jtSZo35rlY?...
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No. 22 - No AI Lofi Song
YouTube video by lofi esmeralda
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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Mother's Day: The perfect day to take down the Christmas Tree decorations.
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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
My emotional support cup of tea. My emotional support political podcast. My emotional support alligator bath toy that squirts water out of its mouth.
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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
It's a "Silenzio, Bruno" kind of day.
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a cartoon scene with the words silenzio bruno written on the bottom
ALT: a cartoon scene with the words silenzio bruno written on the bottom
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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
It's St. Mark's Day. Who went to a graveyard last night? #TRC #TheRavenBoys
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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
New song and video! The cats are my original work, and I made the rest in Canva. Can you guess what pop song inspired the syncopation? #lofimusic #loficats www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UhO...
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Rendezvous - No AI Lofi Song
YouTube video by lofi esmeralda
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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
But what is his dick to heart ratio??
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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
When @notalawyer.bsky.social first started talking I felt like I was in the Twilight Zone. Aubrey and Peter in the same podcast?!
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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Cool! www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
independent.co.uk
Archaeologists stunned to find copy of Homer’s Iliad inside ancient Egyptian mummy
Papyrus fragment discovered inside mummy buried in Roman-era tomb around 1,600 years ago
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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
New lofi song featuring my original art--narshark! youtu.be/PFS6P5lAAXI
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Cloudy Day Beach Stroll - No AI Lofi Song
YouTube video by lofi esmeralda
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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Kimbap, ba duba dop ba Du bop, ba duba dop ba Du bop, ba duba dop ba du Yeah, yeah
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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
It's #transdayofvisibility and I would not presume that my opinion *matters* -- but it appears we're in a time where everybody should make this clear: trans rights are human rights, I support my trans friends and fellow creators. Everyone deserves the right to flourish as human beings.
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Stephen Judkins @stephenjudkins.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
That's right
Sure! "Cyclists have a right to the road, too, you noisy, polluting, inconsiderate maniacs! I hope gas goes up to eight bucks a gallon!"$8 a gallon for gas???
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Grace Panetta @gracepanetta.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Alysa Liu telling 60 Minutes “I love struggling, it makes me feel alive” is a legit revolutionary statement from a Bay Area native in a time when copious amounts of time and resources are being put toward convincing us to opt out of experiencing struggle, friction and self-actualization
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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
High Net Worth Individual is the most hilarious coinage of the new gilded age. Like, as a High Net Worth Individual, I have to say...it is pretty weird that we needed a politically correct, four-word term for "wealthy."
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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Even LinkedIn has puzzles now, apparently. Patches #13 | 0:32 🧶 With no hints & no redraws lnkd.in/patches.
lnkd.in
Patches
Patches by LinkedIn. Patches is a spatial logic puzzle where you complete every shape in the grid based on a set of clues.
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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Not just Ireland. Even American bestselling authors are hardly rich. I am regularly on the Amazon bestseller list in my genre (under a penname), and I make enough for my student loan payment and nothing more.
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Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland. And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
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Maureen Thorson @maureenthorson.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
“The prize was another race.” A poem by Blanca Varela.
Curriculum Vitae

let's say you won the race
and that the prize
was another race
that you did not drink the wine of victory
but rather your own salt
that you never listened to the cheers
but only to dogs barking
and that your shadow
your own shadow
was your only
and disloyal competitor
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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Mashup Bands: Siouxsie and the Four Seasons
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whoserisa.bsky.social @whoserisa.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
One of the most incredible things about people buying into this moral panic is believing that there is anything in the American healthcare system outside of an ER that is done quickly.
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Garr, Chip Chomper @betheymoth.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
you're not a bad person for liking harry potter, you're a bad person for giving any amount of positive press or money to it because it directly funds harm, it's 2026 and you should know this already. this has been going on for quite a long while. this will be my last post on the subject.
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Abhorrent Abby @abhorrentabby.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
This is why "oh I never liked Harry Potter" "ew, I always hated Starbucks" humble bragging rubs me the wrong way. You don't get points for it, and the quality of the product doesn't really matter
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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
I have discovered the word games subreddit. Pray for me. Mixle 8 · 28pts 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 +19 ⭐️ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ +4 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ +5 www.mixle.fun
mixle.fun
Mixle — A Free Daily Word Puzzle
9 letters. Build your best word. Unused letters carry over. One new puzzle every day. Free, no login.
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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Ahhh, my first playlist! And I made the art 100% myself. I don't consider myself a visual artist, so I'm really proud of what I've accomplished. youtu.be/tzsVNIDYsWM?...
youtu.be
Lofi Teatime – No AI Study Playlist
YouTube video by lofi esmeralda
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Esme (lofi esmeralda) @esmedutcher.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Finally, the moment we've all been waiting for: Maintenance Phase got a soundboard. @yrfatfriend.bsky.social @michaelhobbes.bsky.social
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