Gemma Webster
@gemweb.bsky.social
Writer, rower, dog butler.
Lighthouse Writers Workshop Book Projecteer. Contributing editor
at FictionUnbound.com. Story curator
for Mortified Live! Denver. Also have a day job in accounting & bookkeeping. She/her
Lighthouse Writers Workshop Book Projecteer. Contributing editor
at FictionUnbound.com. Story curator
for Mortified Live! Denver. Also have a day job in accounting & bookkeeping. She/her
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Gemma Webster
@gemweb.bsky.social
· Feb 6
Oh yes I told her that exactly when I took this photo this morning.
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Amazon is making money off AI copies of books - and putting the onus on authors to prove they’ve been plagiarised.
Honestly, just stop buying books from Amazon. Get them from an actual bookshop or order them from a reputable book supplier like bookshop.org
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Honestly, just stop buying books from Amazon. Get them from an actual bookshop or order them from a reputable book supplier like bookshop.org
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Amazon Is the World's Biggest Online Book Marketplace. It's Filled With AI Knockoffs
Authors say Amazon's knockoff book problem is leaving them frustrated — and making the internet worse in the process.
www.rollingstone.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Amazon is making money off AI copies of books - and putting the onus on authors to prove they’ve been plagiarised.
Honestly, just stop buying books from Amazon. Get them from an actual bookshop or order them from a reputable book supplier like bookshop.org
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Honestly, just stop buying books from Amazon. Get them from an actual bookshop or order them from a reputable book supplier like bookshop.org
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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Why is glacial ice blue?
Is this where Ty-D-Bowl cleaner ends up?
The answer is not so much what's IN it, but what's NOT in it: air bubbles.
Blue glacial ice is compressed under pressure for long periods of time, until gas bubbles are removed, allowing larger, more interconnected crystals.
Is this where Ty-D-Bowl cleaner ends up?
The answer is not so much what's IN it, but what's NOT in it: air bubbles.
Blue glacial ice is compressed under pressure for long periods of time, until gas bubbles are removed, allowing larger, more interconnected crystals.
July 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Why is glacial ice blue?
Is this where Ty-D-Bowl cleaner ends up?
The answer is not so much what's IN it, but what's NOT in it: air bubbles.
Blue glacial ice is compressed under pressure for long periods of time, until gas bubbles are removed, allowing larger, more interconnected crystals.
Is this where Ty-D-Bowl cleaner ends up?
The answer is not so much what's IN it, but what's NOT in it: air bubbles.
Blue glacial ice is compressed under pressure for long periods of time, until gas bubbles are removed, allowing larger, more interconnected crystals.
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ICE is kidnapping and locking up little kids, denying them medical care, and feeding them contaminated food.
They aren’t going after criminals, they are going after Black and brown people, because this isn’t about immigration, it’s about white supremacy.
They aren’t going after criminals, they are going after Black and brown people, because this isn’t about immigration, it’s about white supremacy.
About 400 immigrant children were detained longer than the recommended limit, ICE admits
Legal advocates concerned over the prolonged detention of immigrant children in federal custody are sounding the alarm before the federal court. U.S.
apnews.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:26 PM
ICE is kidnapping and locking up little kids, denying them medical care, and feeding them contaminated food.
They aren’t going after criminals, they are going after Black and brown people, because this isn’t about immigration, it’s about white supremacy.
They aren’t going after criminals, they are going after Black and brown people, because this isn’t about immigration, it’s about white supremacy.
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WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 24-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION people in Denmark found NO LINK between aluminum in childhood vaccines and autism, asthma, OR chronic disorders.
Aluminum is an ADJUVANT.
It ENHANCES your immune response to a vaccine.
That’s it.
Aluminum is an ADJUVANT.
It ENHANCES your immune response to a vaccine.
That’s it.
December 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 24-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION people in Denmark found NO LINK between aluminum in childhood vaccines and autism, asthma, OR chronic disorders.
Aluminum is an ADJUVANT.
It ENHANCES your immune response to a vaccine.
That’s it.
Aluminum is an ADJUVANT.
It ENHANCES your immune response to a vaccine.
That’s it.
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"Boulder Public Library District Employees Organizing First Union of its Kind in Colorado" #boulder
Boulder Public Library District Employees Organizing First Union of its Kind in Colorado – KGNU Community Radio
Boulder Public Library District Employees Organizing First Union of its Kind in Colorado – KGNU Community Radio
kgnu.org
December 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
"Boulder Public Library District Employees Organizing First Union of its Kind in Colorado" #boulder
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Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
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Nick has been on this story since Day One. Vital coverage from a phenomenal reporter @theintercept.com
Entire Chain of Command Could Be Held Liable for Killing Boat Strike Survivors, Sources Say
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions could spark investigations for war crimes or outright murder, sources told The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2025/12/02/h...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions could spark investigations for war crimes or outright murder, sources told The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2025/12/02/h...
Entire Chain of Command Could Be Held Liable for Killing Boat Strike Survivors, Sources Say
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions could spark investigations for war crimes or outright murder, sources told The Intercept.
theintercept.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Nick has been on this story since Day One. Vital coverage from a phenomenal reporter @theintercept.com
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Hello! Today is the publication day of my new book, A Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction.
To celebrate, I have already received an email from a fake book club, offering to feature it in their Saturday Showcase.
(You can order it here: bookshop.org/p/books/a-lo...)
To celebrate, I have already received an email from a fake book club, offering to feature it in their Saturday Showcase.
(You can order it here: bookshop.org/p/books/a-lo...)
A Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction
Notes on Writing Fiction
bookshop.org
December 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Hello! Today is the publication day of my new book, A Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction.
To celebrate, I have already received an email from a fake book club, offering to feature it in their Saturday Showcase.
(You can order it here: bookshop.org/p/books/a-lo...)
To celebrate, I have already received an email from a fake book club, offering to feature it in their Saturday Showcase.
(You can order it here: bookshop.org/p/books/a-lo...)
This is adorable
Today's #Nudivember species has a new name, Gymnodoris impudica, but you'll still find the info under G. rubropapulosa.
Info: www.seaslugforum.net/find/gymnrubr
More info: slugsite.us/bow/nudwk511...
Photos: www.inaturalist.org/taxa/504372-...
Info: www.seaslugforum.net/find/gymnrubr
More info: slugsite.us/bow/nudwk511...
Photos: www.inaturalist.org/taxa/504372-...
November 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
This is adorable
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This is a pretty exhaustive takedown by Judge Ellis, going through DHS claims versus body cameras.
Also, fuck ICE.
Also, fuck ICE.
THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
November 20, 2025 at 11:34 PM
This is a pretty exhaustive takedown by Judge Ellis, going through DHS claims versus body cameras.
Also, fuck ICE.
Also, fuck ICE.
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listen to this king. a team with low morale is ineffective. relatedly, a team with high morale is effective. also relatedly: we are going to win
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
listen to this king. a team with low morale is ineffective. relatedly, a team with high morale is effective. also relatedly: we are going to win
My dad was a mechanical engineer who specifically worked on power plants. He would always point out the Shoshone Power Plant on our way to Glenwood.
State says “yes” to Western Slope plan for Shoshone Power Plant’s water rights
State says “yes” to Western Slope plan for Shoshone Power Plant’s water rights
For Colorado, the two water rights will be a crown jewel in the state water board's five-decade effort to help river ecosystems.
coloradosun.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
My dad was a mechanical engineer who specifically worked on power plants. He would always point out the Shoshone Power Plant on our way to Glenwood.
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This is the first story I ever did that got more than a million views
November 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This is the first story I ever did that got more than a million views
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This is fantastic!
Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
Solange Opens Free Digital Library Of Rare Black Books
Solange has launched a digital library archive of Black and brown authors where readers can borrow books at no cost.
peopleofcolorintech.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This is fantastic!
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Also, me & Victor V. Hogan II did an interview about our film with The Colorado Sun. We talk about making the movie, AND our premiere tonight! 7pm, Lighthouse Writers Workshop, FREE!
omny.fm/shows/the-co...
omny.fm/shows/the-co...
Friends collaborate to bring a graphic novel to film in "Always, Most of the Time" - The Daily Sun-Up
Director Victor Hogan II and Writer Alan Brooks talk talk about their collaboration on bringing Brooks's graphic novel to the screen with "Always, Most of the Time".
omny.fm
November 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Also, me & Victor V. Hogan II did an interview about our film with The Colorado Sun. We talk about making the movie, AND our premiere tonight! 7pm, Lighthouse Writers Workshop, FREE!
omny.fm/shows/the-co...
omny.fm/shows/the-co...
Too cloudy to see the aurora tonight but last night we had a spectacular show.
November 13, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Too cloudy to see the aurora tonight but last night we had a spectacular show.
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a good reminder to Never Trust Axios. also, if you're worried, calling or emailing your senators to scream at them not to cave is a good way to channel your rage!
it’s very difficult at this point to figure out if there is actual movement towards a Dem cave or just a Republican whisper campaign to Axios to make it seem like there’s a Dem cave and I’m going to hold my fire on any of it until something actually happens (or not)
November 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
a good reminder to Never Trust Axios. also, if you're worried, calling or emailing your senators to scream at them not to cave is a good way to channel your rage!
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Been a while since I did a charity stream on Twitch, but I'm feeling the urge again. Tomorrow (Sunday) 11 am to 2 pm Eastern I'll be playing "The Long Dark" -- an old game but a new fave, to benefit NY Common Pantry. Join me for giveaways and (probably) horrible death! tilt.fyi/YVoFdn7Efo
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We give you the tools to engage with your donors and raise more for your charity
tilt.fyi
November 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Been a while since I did a charity stream on Twitch, but I'm feeling the urge again. Tomorrow (Sunday) 11 am to 2 pm Eastern I'll be playing "The Long Dark" -- an old game but a new fave, to benefit NY Common Pantry. Join me for giveaways and (probably) horrible death! tilt.fyi/YVoFdn7Efo
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Hi! Are you doomscrolling? You still deserve time to rest and recover. Max loves you.
November 8, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Hi! Are you doomscrolling? You still deserve time to rest and recover. Max loves you.
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Transphobes are already targeting the biggest star in women's soccer and baselessly alleging she's a man because she's Black. This is what trans people warned would happen. Gender policing that becomes explicitly racial.
www.outsports.com/2025/11/6/24...
www.outsports.com/2025/11/6/24...
A women's soccer star is the target of an anti-trans activist - Outsports
Barbra Banda's peers in the NWSL stood up for her when the head of an anti-trans fashion brand tried to demean her.
www.outsports.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Transphobes are already targeting the biggest star in women's soccer and baselessly alleging she's a man because she's Black. This is what trans people warned would happen. Gender policing that becomes explicitly racial.
www.outsports.com/2025/11/6/24...
www.outsports.com/2025/11/6/24...
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Mr Measured just ran in here to tell me he saw a video that said all the little girls dressed as Rumi, Mira, and Zoey on Halloween last week sealed the honmoon so things can get better now so if you need me I’ll be sobbing in a corner 😭
November 6, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Mr Measured just ran in here to tell me he saw a video that said all the little girls dressed as Rumi, Mira, and Zoey on Halloween last week sealed the honmoon so things can get better now so if you need me I’ll be sobbing in a corner 😭
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Trans rights is a winning platform. Pro immigration is a winning platform. Taxing the rich is a winning platform. Affordable housing is a winning platform. Free childcare is a winning platform. Hating Andrew Cuomo is a winning platform. SOCIALISM IS A WINNING PLATFORM
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Trans rights is a winning platform. Pro immigration is a winning platform. Taxing the rich is a winning platform. Affordable housing is a winning platform. Free childcare is a winning platform. Hating Andrew Cuomo is a winning platform. SOCIALISM IS A WINNING PLATFORM
We did the thing!! Again!
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM
We did the thing!! Again!