Ben Emerson

@jbemerson.bsky.social

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He/Him. PDX. 40-something choir kid. Newbie #DnD DM. #exvangelical. Work for the county library. Jack of all trades, master of none -- but sometimes better than a master of one. TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS.

Results of the Smush game. I scored 348 points and was very close to perfection, earning me the "God Damnit" award. God Damnit is a weird phrase when you read it.
The big screen at a wnba basketball game showing the final score: Dallas Wings 83. Portland Fire 84. The crowd is cheering in the background.
A list of birds: white ibis, yellow-crowned national gut heron, eastern kingbird, loggerhead shrike, black-bellied whistling duck, anhinga
A Youtube ad for the Daily Wire's "Ben After Dark." Late Night Ben Is The Best Ben. You know debate Ben. You know lawyer Ben. Now meet after hours Ben. I want to throw up so much.
Multiple re-posts of Jamelle Bouie saying “one thing the trump era has made clear, I think, is that the American people themselves are more committed to the values of our founding documents than our elites.”
The cover of Candice Millard’s book: Destiny of the republic. A tale of madness, medicine, and the murder of a president.
Screenshot of the BlueSky trending topics. None of these are topics the poster has seen the entire day after the shooting in Minneapolis. 1. Liverpool FC 2. Tariffs 3. Wrexham AFC 4. Trump and Carney 5. Caturday
Screenshot of the Marian-Webster dictionary word of the year for me: blissful.
Album Cover for Live's 1994 release: "Throwing Copper."
Screenshot of a song called “so fluffy” playing on a phone. Song is from a children’s show called Kiff. Image features cartoon characters Kiff and Barry staring ahead.
A tattoo on an arm that says in plain text: honor what exists.
A chair with a whole bunch of pillows and blankets stacked on it by an angry 9 year old.
A hat and t-shirt with the logo of captain America’s shield.
A chalk drawing of Mira from kpop demon hunters riding on a distortus Rex from Jurassic world rebirth.
A street in downtown Portland. There are no cars or people visible. It looks very calm.
Screen shot of a text message exchange. The first person says, “great show!” The replier says “glad is was able to go on, even in war torn Portland.”
A street corner in Portland Oregon on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
A picture of the sky with clouds, some trees, and rooftops.
A picture of the Willamette river in Portland Oregon with the Hawthorne bridge silhouetted against a partly cloudy sky.
Marvel snap infinite ranking with a rank of 707 and 7,556 Snap points.
A brightly painted upright piano with the words “play me” on the front. The background is tall buildings and trees in a city.
Photo of a doctor visit summary saying, “routine health check up exam; dermatitis of hand; skin lesion; and adult with obesity, body mass index 30 to 34.9 percentile.”
A chalk drawing of a triceratops face. Each horn is drawn as a different grade: 6th, 3rd, and 2nd. The whole picture says “first day of 6th, 3rd, 2nd grade.”
Screenshot of James Dobson showing his date of birth on April 21, 1936 and his death today, August 21, 2025
A hand-drawn sketch of the animated character Wakko Warner from Animaniacs.
A marvel snap collectors pack containing 5,000 collectors tokens.
The poster with Chuck Todd outside the capitol building in Washington DC on a sunny day.
Marvel snap infinite. Rank 330. 7,055 Snap points.
A marvel snap game with the locations: Luke's Bar, Limbo, and Hala. Opponent has no cards to play because they will be sent back to hand, useless, or have been destroyed.
Screen shot of infinites rank 1856 in marvel snap.
1 Kant booster for the marvel snap mobile game.
A screenshot of a player who has hit infinite rank 870 in marvel snap
A bowl filled with beautiful ripe red fresh-picked Oregon strawberries.
A series of 65 tally marks on a whiteboard with the heading of "10 per win" above them making a total of 650.
Marvel snap deck with Wasp, Sunspot, Ebony Maw, Pixie, Shadow King, Surge, Magic, Mobius M. Mobius, Moon Girl, War Machine, She-Hulk, and The Infinaut.
Silhouette of a Great Blue Heron amongst branches in the water.
Ravonna, mystique, sage, magik, Mr. Negative, super shrill, Shang chi, iron man, Jane foster, gorr, Arnim Zola, taskmaster
Screenshot of a fundraising text from Senator Cory Booker.
The back of a postcard with the text: Dear Mr. president, I know you only like the best words so I have a couple for you. I’m sure you will know what they mean because you’re so smart. DEVOUR FECULENCE.
screenshot from Marvel Snap. The player won using Living Tribunal and got 19,123 points at each location.
A marvel snap deck with zabu, armor, kraven, Sam Wilson, cosmo, surtur, ares, attuma, crossbones, cull obsidian, heimdall, and skaar.
A tree with no leaves and huge tangles of branches. Barely visible, in a little hole in the tree, is a western screech owl sleeping in the sun. Its feathers make it blend in with the tree bark.
Book cover for “the rise and fall of the galactic empire” by dr. Chris kempshall. Black background with bold white text. Image is a crumbling red imperial logo from the Star Wars movies.
Marvel Snap deck with Scorn, Blade, Mobius, the Collector, Swarm, Victoria Hand, Colleen Wing, Corvus Glaive, Lady Sir, MODOK, Apocalypse, And Helicarrier.
screenshot of Marvel Snap. The poster has hit the infinite level at a 1,400 rank with 6,745 SNAP points.
A list of superhero names translated from Chinese into English. Includes such winners as Bigfoot monster, magic fairy, and superstar.
A screenshot of the poster hitting infinite in marvel snap, unlocking a new card back. Their rank is 2,352.
A silhouette of a blue heron wading in a lake amidst a tangle of bare branches.
A silhouette of a Great Blue Heron wading in the water amidst a tangle of bare branches looking for a meal.
The Grand Master card from the Marvel Snap mobile game. It was bought with collectors tokens and has a big “sold!” Sign underneath it.
A dungeons and dragons battle map with mini figurines, dice, and terrain representing a battle between heroes and a monster.
A Ruby-Crowned Kinglet perched on a small mossy branch looking upwards.