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Most refusals come down to one of four things. Work through them in order.

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Read the pronoun first

Bloom always says whose permission is missing, and that points straight at the fix.
1

Check the permission itself

Confirm whoever is blocked actually holds the permission the command names. Administrators and the server owner pass every Bloom check.
2

Check the channel

A channel override can deny a permission in one channel while the role grants it everywhere else. Bloom uses your effective permission in the channel you ran the command in, and its own in that same channel. Send Messages and Embed Links are the two that most often block a reply.
3

Check role position

If the permission is clearly present but the action still fails on one member, it is almost always hierarchy. Bloom, and the acting moderator, must have a higher top role than the target. Discord enforces this and no permission overrides it.
4

Check for a special rule

Some commands are not permission-gated at all. antinuke, staffroles, and fakepermissions are limited to the server owner and anti-nuke admins. hardban and antinuke setup are owner-only.
Never fix a permission problem by granting Administrator. It bypasses every check in the server, including the ones protecting you. Grant the specific permission, or use a fake permission to delegate just the Bloom command.

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Common cases

Hierarchy. Bloom’s role is at or below the target’s highest role. Open Server Settings → Roles and drag Bloom’s role above every role it needs to manage.
Also hierarchy, on their side. Discord will not let anyone action a member whose highest role is above their own, no matter what permissions they hold.
A channel override is denying Bloom Send Messages, Embed Links, or View Channel there. Check the channel’s permission list for Bloom’s role.
Fake permissions satisfy Bloom’s checks only. Anything Discord itself gates on that member’s rights still requires the real permission.
Modules appear only to members holding the matching permission. Getting in through a dashboard access role shows you only the modules for permissions you hold. See the module matrix.

Permissions and hierarchy

How the checks work, rather than how to fix them.

Permission reference

The permission tables behind every check.

Fake permissions

Delegating Bloom commands without Discord permissions.

Support server

Ask if none of the above explains it.