Gabrielle Emerson
@hyperestis.bsky.social
Darkwave musician, singer, fountain pen enthusiast. In PDX, USA. An august personage of goodly demeanor and noble bearing. Sexy. She/her/hers
music:
https://hyperestis.bandcamp.com/follow_me
https://linktr.ee/hyperestis
music:
https://hyperestis.bandcamp.com/follow_me
https://linktr.ee/hyperestis
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Gabrielle Emerson
@hyperestis.bsky.social
· Dec 26
Id Ova, by Hyperestis
7 track album
hyperestis.bandcamp.com
hyperestis.bandcamp.com/album/id-ova
If you share this you are probably extraordinarily attractive and people really, really like you, and think you are very interesting at parties.
All of your friends love your music recommendations, especially darkwave made by trans women in Portland.
Brilliant.
If you share this you are probably extraordinarily attractive and people really, really like you, and think you are very interesting at parties.
All of your friends love your music recommendations, especially darkwave made by trans women in Portland.
Brilliant.
Calibrate your headphones to the Harman Curve and mix against pink noise, and you can make your crappy mix sound crappy in a way that also wastes more of your time.
February 7, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Calibrate your headphones to the Harman Curve and mix against pink noise, and you can make your crappy mix sound crappy in a way that also wastes more of your time.
You can learn a lot by looking at your Bandcamp stats.
Not necessarily things you wanted to know, but stuff that's kind of hard to argue with.
Not necessarily things you wanted to know, but stuff that's kind of hard to argue with.
February 7, 2026 at 6:36 AM
You can learn a lot by looking at your Bandcamp stats.
Not necessarily things you wanted to know, but stuff that's kind of hard to argue with.
Not necessarily things you wanted to know, but stuff that's kind of hard to argue with.
Once, Amazon was a newish idea, an online bookstore. It sold books. It was kind of convenient. Back then, they'd send you extra goodies in the box sometimes, and the people in the warehouse seemed happy enough to include little notes about the books you'd buy. "Great pick! I loved this one!"
Huh.
Huh.
February 7, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Once, Amazon was a newish idea, an online bookstore. It sold books. It was kind of convenient. Back then, they'd send you extra goodies in the box sometimes, and the people in the warehouse seemed happy enough to include little notes about the books you'd buy. "Great pick! I loved this one!"
Huh.
Huh.
Texas friends:
(also I miss y'all.)
(also I miss y'all.)
Because I'm on the ballot, this will be the first election since 2019 that I won't be an election judge. To make up for that, I'm going to give you the Insider tips on voting. Don't forget to donate to my campaign! Links can be found in my bio. Primary Election Day is March 3rd.
February 6, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Texas friends:
(also I miss y'all.)
(also I miss y'all.)
Hoarding wealth on a dying planet that needn't even be sick is a crime against all entities in this world. We cannot move forward while would-be titans are allowed to redirect finite resources without even a vote.
We must all decide this is criminal.
Abolish the billionaire class.
We must all decide this is criminal.
Abolish the billionaire class.
February 6, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Hoarding wealth on a dying planet that needn't even be sick is a crime against all entities in this world. We cannot move forward while would-be titans are allowed to redirect finite resources without even a vote.
We must all decide this is criminal.
Abolish the billionaire class.
We must all decide this is criminal.
Abolish the billionaire class.
How pretty you look this Bandcamp Friday. I love how you want to be a part of the success of your scene.
By the by:
hyperestis.bandcamp.com/album/id-ova
#darkwave #synthpop
By the by:
hyperestis.bandcamp.com/album/id-ova
#darkwave #synthpop
Id Ova, by Hyperestis
7 track album
hyperestis.bandcamp.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:54 PM
How pretty you look this Bandcamp Friday. I love how you want to be a part of the success of your scene.
By the by:
hyperestis.bandcamp.com/album/id-ova
#darkwave #synthpop
By the by:
hyperestis.bandcamp.com/album/id-ova
#darkwave #synthpop
I love watching headphone reviews while wearing different headphones than the ones being reviewed.
What does it all mean?
What does it all mean?
February 6, 2026 at 6:47 PM
I love watching headphone reviews while wearing different headphones than the ones being reviewed.
What does it all mean?
What does it all mean?
The Project view in Studio One kinda messed me up for a while. I like it and think it's useful, especially to get a whole album to sound consistent.
But I think it got me into the "mastering" phase prematurely, judging by how much I went back to fix my mix. It's better to pretend it doesn't exist -
But I think it got me into the "mastering" phase prematurely, judging by how much I went back to fix my mix. It's better to pretend it doesn't exist -
February 6, 2026 at 7:15 AM
The Project view in Studio One kinda messed me up for a while. I like it and think it's useful, especially to get a whole album to sound consistent.
But I think it got me into the "mastering" phase prematurely, judging by how much I went back to fix my mix. It's better to pretend it doesn't exist -
But I think it got me into the "mastering" phase prematurely, judging by how much I went back to fix my mix. It's better to pretend it doesn't exist -
Windy PDX day, walking and listening to Yello.
"I wish the wind was cold
I wanna hold you baby hold
Only in your arms I'm lost
Don't look at me"
"I wish the wind was cold
I wanna hold you baby hold
Only in your arms I'm lost
Don't look at me"
February 5, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Windy PDX day, walking and listening to Yello.
"I wish the wind was cold
I wanna hold you baby hold
Only in your arms I'm lost
Don't look at me"
"I wish the wind was cold
I wanna hold you baby hold
Only in your arms I'm lost
Don't look at me"
Every time on TV you see a singer in a treated room singing into the glass looking into the control room.
At least it's not a corner, I guess.
At least it's not a corner, I guess.
February 4, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Every time on TV you see a singer in a treated room singing into the glass looking into the control room.
At least it's not a corner, I guess.
At least it's not a corner, I guess.
Ok, you didn't buy my other 3 albums so I am really going to make you sorry by making a fourth.
Take that.
Take that.
February 4, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Ok, you didn't buy my other 3 albums so I am really going to make you sorry by making a fourth.
Take that.
Take that.
I suppose there is some value in all of bluesky being pissed off about the exact same things that I am. It makes me feel betterworse.
February 4, 2026 at 4:08 AM
I suppose there is some value in all of bluesky being pissed off about the exact same things that I am. It makes me feel betterworse.
Reposted by Gabrielle Emerson
Have you noticed this? I have.
"The news media doesn’t seem to know how to bring anything other than wide-eyed credulity to his utterances, even after all the lies and deceit of the past decade."
That's @sulliview.bsky.social at her site.
margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/dear-media...
"The news media doesn’t seem to know how to bring anything other than wide-eyed credulity to his utterances, even after all the lies and deceit of the past decade."
That's @sulliview.bsky.social at her site.
margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/dear-media...
Dear media, stop acting like Trump means what he says
Whether over "a deal" on Greenland or a "pivot" on ICE, we need far more skepticism
margaretsullivan.substack.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Have you noticed this? I have.
"The news media doesn’t seem to know how to bring anything other than wide-eyed credulity to his utterances, even after all the lies and deceit of the past decade."
That's @sulliview.bsky.social at her site.
margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/dear-media...
"The news media doesn’t seem to know how to bring anything other than wide-eyed credulity to his utterances, even after all the lies and deceit of the past decade."
That's @sulliview.bsky.social at her site.
margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/dear-media...
Reposted by Gabrielle Emerson
very excited to have my response included in the latest Boston Review forum against Democratic moderation! here it is, my best argument for why Dems shouldn't "moderate" on transgender rights & LGBTQ issues more generally (as they are inextricably linked): www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
Trans rights aren’t tanking the Democrats.
Julia Serano responds in a forum on “How Not to Defeat Authoritarianism.”
www.bostonreview.net
February 3, 2026 at 4:12 PM
very excited to have my response included in the latest Boston Review forum against Democratic moderation! here it is, my best argument for why Dems shouldn't "moderate" on transgender rights & LGBTQ issues more generally (as they are inextricably linked): www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
Imagining ways the SAVE act would be used to make voting impossible for trans folx with correct or incorrect ID.
February 3, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Imagining ways the SAVE act would be used to make voting impossible for trans folx with correct or incorrect ID.
During the COVID lockdown, a lot of us went from the clubs to Twitch to watch DJs and find community and music and make new friends.
Just a few I like. You'll find more just through raid trains:
@djveganinblack.bsky.social
@djbabyberlin.bsky.social @ellafine.bsky.social @voxsinistra.bsky.social
Just a few I like. You'll find more just through raid trains:
@djveganinblack.bsky.social
@djbabyberlin.bsky.social @ellafine.bsky.social @voxsinistra.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 8:24 PM
During the COVID lockdown, a lot of us went from the clubs to Twitch to watch DJs and find community and music and make new friends.
Just a few I like. You'll find more just through raid trains:
@djveganinblack.bsky.social
@djbabyberlin.bsky.social @ellafine.bsky.social @voxsinistra.bsky.social
Just a few I like. You'll find more just through raid trains:
@djveganinblack.bsky.social
@djbabyberlin.bsky.social @ellafine.bsky.social @voxsinistra.bsky.social
This whole situation is because of the expert manipulation of the extremely powerful emotion of fear.
And while I am afraid, I am going to really try hard not to be, because I don't like to be manipulated and I don't like to be useless.
And while I am afraid, I am going to really try hard not to be, because I don't like to be manipulated and I don't like to be useless.
January 31, 2026 at 12:59 AM
This whole situation is because of the expert manipulation of the extremely powerful emotion of fear.
And while I am afraid, I am going to really try hard not to be, because I don't like to be manipulated and I don't like to be useless.
And while I am afraid, I am going to really try hard not to be, because I don't like to be manipulated and I don't like to be useless.
Never have so many owed the middle finger to so few.
January 29, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Never have so many owed the middle finger to so few.
Not being funny, I wonder how much the perceived promise of "free love" de-radicalized right wing dudes in the sixties and if there are studies.
January 29, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Not being funny, I wonder how much the perceived promise of "free love" de-radicalized right wing dudes in the sixties and if there are studies.
I am fascinated by your non orthodox pen grasp.
January 29, 2026 at 7:20 PM
I am fascinated by your non orthodox pen grasp.
Was Wordstar actually good or am I stuck in nostalgia for the old days?
I am easy to please though. I started with Bank Street Writer and Color Scripsit. Then PC Write and Word Perfect.
But I learned WS keys in Turbo Pascal. I had WS 1.0 on my Kaypro.
I am easy to please though. I started with Bank Street Writer and Color Scripsit. Then PC Write and Word Perfect.
But I learned WS keys in Turbo Pascal. I had WS 1.0 on my Kaypro.
January 29, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Was Wordstar actually good or am I stuck in nostalgia for the old days?
I am easy to please though. I started with Bank Street Writer and Color Scripsit. Then PC Write and Word Perfect.
But I learned WS keys in Turbo Pascal. I had WS 1.0 on my Kaypro.
I am easy to please though. I started with Bank Street Writer and Color Scripsit. Then PC Write and Word Perfect.
But I learned WS keys in Turbo Pascal. I had WS 1.0 on my Kaypro.
I kind of feel like some people say "trans women are women" but they really just mean they'll entertain the idea for argument's sake.
If that's where you are with this, think about it because that kind of thinking is killing us.
If that's where you are with this, think about it because that kind of thinking is killing us.
January 29, 2026 at 7:11 PM
I kind of feel like some people say "trans women are women" but they really just mean they'll entertain the idea for argument's sake.
If that's where you are with this, think about it because that kind of thinking is killing us.
If that's where you are with this, think about it because that kind of thinking is killing us.
Reposted by Gabrielle Emerson
It plainly invalidates all driver's licenses held by trans people if they've changed their gender markers. It requires them to turn those licenses over.
They don't have a list to check but now any out trans person could be ratted out by family, friends or coworkers and have their licenses revoked.
They don't have a list to check but now any out trans person could be ratted out by family, friends or coworkers and have their licenses revoked.
January 29, 2026 at 6:00 PM
It plainly invalidates all driver's licenses held by trans people if they've changed their gender markers. It requires them to turn those licenses over.
They don't have a list to check but now any out trans person could be ratted out by family, friends or coworkers and have their licenses revoked.
They don't have a list to check but now any out trans person could be ratted out by family, friends or coworkers and have their licenses revoked.