Esper ☔
@itsesper.bsky.social
Black/🐇♌/AuDHD/LGBTQ+/🔞-18 DNI
A little corner where this pluviophile and witch can share their thoughts. Opinions are always my own.
No NFTs/AI/crypto
A little corner where this pluviophile and witch can share their thoughts. Opinions are always my own.
No NFTs/AI/crypto
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Esper ☔
@itsesper.bsky.social
· 20d
Between shutdown BS, TDAP application being declined while waiting on the SSDI process, and vital meds & bills needing to be covered, I'm worried.
V3nmo/C4shApp/P4yPal: esperjar
Every bit helps. Please share unable to spare. Thank you.
#Disability #BIPOCMA #MutualAid #HelpSky #HelpFolksLive2025
V3nmo/C4shApp/P4yPal: esperjar
Every bit helps. Please share unable to spare. Thank you.
#Disability #BIPOCMA #MutualAid #HelpSky #HelpFolksLive2025
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Between shutdown BS, TDAP application being declined while waiting on the SSDI process, and vital meds & bills needing to be covered, I'm worried.
V3nmo/C4shApp/P4yPal: esperjar
Every bit helps. Please share unable to spare. Thank you.
#Disability #BIPOCMA #MutualAid #HelpSky #HelpFolksLive2025
V3nmo/C4shApp/P4yPal: esperjar
Every bit helps. Please share unable to spare. Thank you.
#Disability #BIPOCMA #MutualAid #HelpSky #HelpFolksLive2025
October 22, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Between shutdown BS, TDAP application being declined while waiting on the SSDI process, and vital meds & bills needing to be covered, I'm worried.
V3nmo/C4shApp/P4yPal: esperjar
Every bit helps. Please share unable to spare. Thank you.
#Disability #BIPOCMA #MutualAid #HelpSky #HelpFolksLive2025
V3nmo/C4shApp/P4yPal: esperjar
Every bit helps. Please share unable to spare. Thank you.
#Disability #BIPOCMA #MutualAid #HelpSky #HelpFolksLive2025
Between shutdown BS, TDAP application being declined while waiting on the SSDI process, and vital meds & bills needing to be covered, I'm worried.
V3nmo/C4shApp/P4yPal: esperjar
Every bit helps. Please share unable to spare. Thank you.
#Disability #BIPOCMA #MutualAid #HelpSky #HelpFolksLive2025
V3nmo/C4shApp/P4yPal: esperjar
Every bit helps. Please share unable to spare. Thank you.
#Disability #BIPOCMA #MutualAid #HelpSky #HelpFolksLive2025
November 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Between shutdown BS, TDAP application being declined while waiting on the SSDI process, and vital meds & bills needing to be covered, I'm worried.
V3nmo/C4shApp/P4yPal: esperjar
Every bit helps. Please share unable to spare. Thank you.
#Disability #BIPOCMA #MutualAid #HelpSky #HelpFolksLive2025
V3nmo/C4shApp/P4yPal: esperjar
Every bit helps. Please share unable to spare. Thank you.
#Disability #BIPOCMA #MutualAid #HelpSky #HelpFolksLive2025
October 22, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Between shutdown BS, TDAP application being declined while waiting on the SSDI process, and vital meds & bills needing to be covered, I'm worried.
V3nmo/C4shApp/P4yPal: esperjar
Every bit helps. Please share unable to spare. Thank you.
#Disability #BIPOCMA #MutualAid #HelpSky #HelpFolksLive2025
V3nmo/C4shApp/P4yPal: esperjar
Every bit helps. Please share unable to spare. Thank you.
#Disability #BIPOCMA #MutualAid #HelpSky #HelpFolksLive2025
Love it when I'm having to correct transportation services that ADHD is a disability that impacts memory after they ask for specifics on if it is or not so I can pick up my meds for it (that they aren't allowed to deliver. /sarcasm 🙄😒
April 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Love it when I'm having to correct transportation services that ADHD is a disability that impacts memory after they ask for specifics on if it is or not so I can pick up my meds for it (that they aren't allowed to deliver. /sarcasm 🙄😒
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Remember when Discord tried to introduce NTFs, everyone cancelled their Nitro subscriptions until they reversed it.
CANCEL YOUR NITRO and send them a feedback request. They don't care about public discourse until it hits their bottom line.
support.discord.com/hc/en-us/req...
CANCEL YOUR NITRO and send them a feedback request. They don't care about public discourse until it hits their bottom line.
support.discord.com/hc/en-us/req...
February 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Remember when Discord tried to introduce NTFs, everyone cancelled their Nitro subscriptions until they reversed it.
CANCEL YOUR NITRO and send them a feedback request. They don't care about public discourse until it hits their bottom line.
support.discord.com/hc/en-us/req...
CANCEL YOUR NITRO and send them a feedback request. They don't care about public discourse until it hits their bottom line.
support.discord.com/hc/en-us/req...
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Kind of devastating how the things that got us all through the lockdown years - video games, podcasts, art - were made by creators who are now across the board being torn apart and tossed aside with no warning for the sake of a mythical profit margin. And by "kind of" I mean *supremely*.
February 26, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Kind of devastating how the things that got us all through the lockdown years - video games, podcasts, art - were made by creators who are now across the board being torn apart and tossed aside with no warning for the sake of a mythical profit margin. And by "kind of" I mean *supremely*.
I count AI image gen use in avatars as a reason to block accounts as well.
Sorry not sorry.
Sorry not sorry.
February 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I count AI image gen use in avatars as a reason to block accounts as well.
Sorry not sorry.
Sorry not sorry.
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Dear immigrants you have rights ! What to do
February 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Dear immigrants you have rights ! What to do
A late night post of gratitude.
Thank you. It's been a trying year and change, however, I'm safe enough to post here again. Still, it will be slow going.
Thank you. It's been a trying year and change, however, I'm safe enough to post here again. Still, it will be slow going.
December 30, 2024 at 6:34 AM
A late night post of gratitude.
Thank you. It's been a trying year and change, however, I'm safe enough to post here again. Still, it will be slow going.
Thank you. It's been a trying year and change, however, I'm safe enough to post here again. Still, it will be slow going.
Nothing like telling P4yPal that you're trying to get out of a DV situation so you don't wait a day trying to get reinstated. Granted, it worked. Doesn't make it any less stressful.
November 22, 2023 at 12:33 AM
Nothing like telling P4yPal that you're trying to get out of a DV situation so you don't wait a day trying to get reinstated. Granted, it worked. Doesn't make it any less stressful.
I don't think I'll be getting much done today. Tired and dizzy; I'll turn in as soon as I can.
October 15, 2023 at 12:43 AM
I don't think I'll be getting much done today. Tired and dizzy; I'll turn in as soon as I can.
I still get thoughts about wanting to get the chance to see the farm my late father worked at when he was a kid, but then I remember how long ago it was, and then it sinks in it might not be on the map anymore.
October 13, 2023 at 10:34 PM
I still get thoughts about wanting to get the chance to see the farm my late father worked at when he was a kid, but then I remember how long ago it was, and then it sinks in it might not be on the map anymore.
Tried having ramen last night. Still a bit heavy for me.
October 13, 2023 at 6:20 PM
Tried having ramen last night. Still a bit heavy for me.
Hoping to one day find someone or folks I can gush to about neat designs I come across and possible breakdowns of how they might have been done. It's things like those that make me happy about learning to create.
October 13, 2023 at 6:17 PM
Hoping to one day find someone or folks I can gush to about neat designs I come across and possible breakdowns of how they might have been done. It's things like those that make me happy about learning to create.
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It should really go without saying.
DO NOT CALL THE COPS ON PEOPLE HAVING PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES.
You couldve easily gotten someone killed. And it wouldve been an entirely unrelated person.
DO NOT CALL THE COPS ON PEOPLE HAVING PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES.
You couldve easily gotten someone killed. And it wouldve been an entirely unrelated person.
October 13, 2023 at 6:02 PM
It should really go without saying.
DO NOT CALL THE COPS ON PEOPLE HAVING PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES.
You couldve easily gotten someone killed. And it wouldve been an entirely unrelated person.
DO NOT CALL THE COPS ON PEOPLE HAVING PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES.
You couldve easily gotten someone killed. And it wouldve been an entirely unrelated person.
#AddToBlackSky
I should probably do this before I forget. One thing off the to-do list today.
I should probably do this before I forget. One thing off the to-do list today.
October 13, 2023 at 6:07 PM
#AddToBlackSky
I should probably do this before I forget. One thing off the to-do list today.
I should probably do this before I forget. One thing off the to-do list today.
I need to look into getting a lifetime subscription for Pomofocus, if to support its dev over the perks. It's been helpful getting back into drawing again.
October 13, 2023 at 6:04 PM
I need to look into getting a lifetime subscription for Pomofocus, if to support its dev over the perks. It's been helpful getting back into drawing again.
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I don't see enough Black voices on this platform -- maybe I haven't found them yet? Let's try something together, if y'all feel like it:
- If you're a Black scientist on Bluesky, feel free to respond here and I'll follow you
- If you're not, please share the responses (and/or this post) to amplify
- If you're a Black scientist on Bluesky, feel free to respond here and I'll follow you
- If you're not, please share the responses (and/or this post) to amplify
October 13, 2023 at 11:03 AM
I don't see enough Black voices on this platform -- maybe I haven't found them yet? Let's try something together, if y'all feel like it:
- If you're a Black scientist on Bluesky, feel free to respond here and I'll follow you
- If you're not, please share the responses (and/or this post) to amplify
- If you're a Black scientist on Bluesky, feel free to respond here and I'll follow you
- If you're not, please share the responses (and/or this post) to amplify
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This is about where I am this week, on the Inspirational Quote front.
October 12, 2023 at 11:57 PM
This is about where I am this week, on the Inspirational Quote front.
Urgent mutual aid request, Helpsky. Anything that can be spared is appreciated. Please share for visibility.
October 13, 2023 at 6:21 AM
Urgent mutual aid request, Helpsky. Anything that can be spared is appreciated. Please share for visibility.
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It's a bit out of date (esp. note new shield at the top of your post to set your own nsfw) but here's a brief, not-all-inclusive Bsky guide to get newskies started:
(Also note that switching on Alt Text Reminder doesn't prevent you from seeing pics w/o alt text, just requires it for your pics)
(Also note that switching on Alt Text Reminder doesn't prevent you from seeing pics w/o alt text, just requires it for your pics)
Okay! So threading can be rough here! Here's all my "guide" together if you need it (not exhaustive, just the stuff I tell folks to get them started :) )
(with alt text ♥ )
(with alt text ♥ )
![So you decided to join BLUE SKY
[it's not twitter]
#1 upload an avatar
#2 set Moderation Settings
(box showing moderation hand symbol) Moderation (arrow pointing to) Content Filtering
(arrow pointing to drawing of toggle) Toggle to enable Adult Content
THEN choose Hide, Warn, or SHOW
(star) tip: images are AI moderated so some slip thru & some G-rated images get tagged as "explicit", so "Warn" may be the bet choice atm
#3 Go to SETTINGS
(box with drawing of toggle) toggle require alt text on images (please ♥)
(arrow points to) Home Feed Prefs
(star) Use these settings to control seeing reposts & replies on your TL](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:n5f7w4v7l65vjfaljp4727ng/bafkreiaaozu6zprnoecxn4qqv4gryupqregudxt3o6jno34phxjl5kwm5y@jpeg)
![#4 Go to My Feeds
Go to "Discover New Feeds" to search for interesting feeds like "Only Posts"
Click the "+" to add the feed
(box) Go to the (gear icon) [edit my feeds] here you can pin and unpin feeds
(side note) pinned feed will appear at the top of your TL
Don't forget to "♥" the feed when you click on it to preview, this helps others find it!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:n5f7w4v7l65vjfaljp4727ng/bafkreic6uxixfn3m5hjvkr5odzsdyf77orzkr5t3zcakccq4hi6ymnd6cq@jpeg)
September 19, 2023 at 3:45 AM
It's a bit out of date (esp. note new shield at the top of your post to set your own nsfw) but here's a brief, not-all-inclusive Bsky guide to get newskies started:
(Also note that switching on Alt Text Reminder doesn't prevent you from seeing pics w/o alt text, just requires it for your pics)
(Also note that switching on Alt Text Reminder doesn't prevent you from seeing pics w/o alt text, just requires it for your pics)
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As a writer and an artist - THIS. SO VERY MUCH THIS
As a writer, you can’t complain about AI ‘writers’ and then go on to use AI art for your cover or promotion or whatever. We need to stand together on this. I also see so many people posting writing prompts etc using AI images. Don’t do this!!
As a writer, you can’t complain about AI ‘writers’ and then go on to use AI art for your cover or promotion or whatever. We need to stand together on this. I also see so many people posting writing prompts etc using AI images. Don’t do this!!
Authors need to stand with artists by REFUSING to use AI content for promotion, illustrations, or cover images.
If you believe people should pay to read your book, then pay your fellow artists for their work.
Now, I just auto-block writer accounts using AI images.
If you believe people should pay to read your book, then pay your fellow artists for their work.
Now, I just auto-block writer accounts using AI images.
October 10, 2023 at 6:19 AM
As a writer and an artist - THIS. SO VERY MUCH THIS
As a writer, you can’t complain about AI ‘writers’ and then go on to use AI art for your cover or promotion or whatever. We need to stand together on this. I also see so many people posting writing prompts etc using AI images. Don’t do this!!
As a writer, you can’t complain about AI ‘writers’ and then go on to use AI art for your cover or promotion or whatever. We need to stand together on this. I also see so many people posting writing prompts etc using AI images. Don’t do this!!
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keeps trying to summon guilty gear fans
October 11, 2023 at 7:05 PM
keeps trying to summon guilty gear fans