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Emperor of the Moon

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Queer witchy art, digital woodcuts & animations, medieval weirdness, costumes & crafts, pop culture. Pittsburgh based. DM for commission. ETSY SHOP OPEN https://lnk.bio/emperor.of.the.moon

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Emperor of the Moon @emperorofthemoon.bsky.social · Jan 15

I’m Ashley, I’m a queer artist and librarian, and I love pulp paperbacks, medical and book history, weird roadside attractions, tabletop RPGs, making costumes for theme parties, and anything fun and creative I can do with friends! Happy to be here sharing my witchy, queer woodcuts with you!

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Jose Villarrubia @josevillarrubia.bsky.social · Sep 4

I’m quoted in today’s issue of Forbes.

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Emperor of the Moon @emperorofthemoon.bsky.social · Aug 29

Ahhhhh I can’t wait! Such a great collaboration!

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Emperor of the Moon @emperorofthemoon.bsky.social · Aug 21

To make things weirder (and to illustrate your point) he also had an old dog who had seizures who of course he had empathy for and cared for… it’s so odd to not be able to have empathy for a cat but to be so patient with a dog?? As if one is more worthy of care

Emperor of the Moon @emperorofthemoon.bsky.social · Aug 21

I once had a (former) partner tell me that since my friends cat who I cat sit for needed pills and insulin she should just let him die, meanwhile he is the happiest coziest cat! (Needless to say we didn’t stay together long after that)

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Aug 11

First it was troops in L.A., sent to provoke and assault peaceful protesters under the banner of “immigration enforcement.” Now it’s troops in our capital to disappear the homeless. See the pattern? Sooner or later, the monster comes for us all.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Jul 10

When a government starts targeting former intelligence officials, law enforcement leaders, and anyone who once investigated or criticized those in power, it’s not just a red flag, it’s a page straight from the authoritarian playbook.

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ACLU @aclu.org · Jul 9

The 14th Amendment was ratified on this day in 1868. It guarantees:

✔️ due process for all
✔️ birthright citizenship
✔️ equal protection under the law

Now more than ever, we're determined to protect these essential rights.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Jul 5

"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."

—The Declaration of Independence

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Emperor of the Moon @emperorofthemoon.bsky.social · Jun 15

Yess! Glad to find more OFMD fans through my stickers of the boys!

Emperor of the Moon @emperorofthemoon.bsky.social · Jun 15

Yes!! It’s me! So glad you love your pirates 😊

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · Jun 11

Don't just say it's unconstitutional, remind people that the constitution is full of very good ideas designed to prevent authoritarianism, and most people who want to ignore it want that specifically because they are authoritarian.

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Dr Pat Witts @wittspat.bsky.social · Jun 5

For #AdoorableThursday, few doorways are more interesting than this: the utterly fabulous south door of Kilpeck Church in Herefordshire.

A small wooden door affixed with straight and curved metal bars is located within an elaborately carved stone frame. This description can only touch upon the main points of this major artwork. On either side are two columns, the outer ones carved with dragons, the inner one on the left with warriors, and the inner one on the right with interlacing foliage. Immediately above the door is a band of chevrons, and above that a tree of life in a semicircular compartment. Arching over this compartment are three main bands of decoration: geometric, mostly animal heads, and a great variety of figures separated by stylised heads with a large dragon's head on either side at the start and end of this band.

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Emperor of the Moon @emperorofthemoon.bsky.social · May 28

Hang in there and be kind to yourself 💜

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Midge @midge.bsky.social · May 16

When the IT guy takes over my computer remotely

Picture of a translucent hooded, caped, skeleton wrapped around an alarmed looking man seeming to move him involuntarily

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ACLU @aclu.org · Apr 23

An autism "registry" culled from private medical records could potentially violate federal privacy laws and runs the risk of abuse.

It also harkens back to a time when disabled people were labeled, segregated, and excluded. We won't go back.

RFK Jr’s autism study collecting Americans’ private medical records

The National Institutes of Health claims it is fulfilling RFK’s promise to find cause of autism by September

www.theguardian.com

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Startling Lady of Gore @postnatodepression.bsky.social · Apr 18

'Girls are doing all the fellows' jobs now!'
Postcard by Bamforth & Co Ltd, 1910s.
Ref GWL-2010-72, Glasgow Women's Library

"Comic" Series No. 249: Captioned "Girls are doing all [underlined] the fellows' jobs now!" and depicting two women (one of them holding a small dog wearing a red bow on a lead) kissing in the street.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · Apr 17

These stories landed today, within 11 hours of each other.

This presidential administration is a clear and present danger to the American people.

NBC News: A deadly E. coli outbreak hit 15 states, but the FDA chose not to publicize it

Reuters: US FDA suspends food safety quality checks after staff cuts
April 17, 2025

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Emperor of the Moon @emperorofthemoon.bsky.social · Apr 18

Mood this week
#medievalart #illustrationart #wtf #mood #fantasyart #meme #medievalmeme

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Internet Archive @archive.org · Apr 17

📢 The Internet Archive needs your help.

At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.

Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.

👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...

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Defend the Internet Archive.
Protect the Wayback Machine.
Tell the music labels: Drop the 78s lawsuit.
Sign our open letter on change.org

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Emperor of the Moon @emperorofthemoon.bsky.social · Apr 8

Thank you!!

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Apr 7

A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.

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Emperor of the Moon @emperorofthemoon.bsky.social · Apr 3

Did a redesign of the Hausu poster for #spookyspringartparty day 3-4 (“ghost”) because of course I had to 👻 🎹 🏠
#hausu #ghost #jhorror #ssap2025 #spookyart #horrorart #horrormovies

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NPR @npr.org · Mar 31

JUST IN: The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.

Entire staff at federal agency that funds libraries and museums put on leave

The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.

www.npr.org

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𝕳𝖊𝖆𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖗 𝕸𝖆𝖍𝖑𝖊𝖗 @heathermahler.bsky.social · Mar 28

Real love of an artists style is to NEVER use it in generative AI.

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Samantha Mash @samanthamash.bsky.social · Mar 19

As market season starts to ramp up please remember that stealing from small vendors sucks. It happens every season to everyone I know and we aren’t big box stores, we don’t mass produce our products, and at the end of the day it is surprising it happens as much as it does and it isn’t cool

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