Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 06/10/2026For anyone living in the Phoenix, AZ area—one of my old middle/high school classmates is missing. Please, share this and keep a lookout for Will! www.facebook.com/share/p/1CPr...facebook.com 021
Reposted by Carolyn PaplhamEJ Miller-Larson @ejmillerlarson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Every child means EVERY child. All kids deserve to grow up in safety and love. Ms. Rachel is a badass who stands on that principal every day 💗 #art #illustration #indigenousart #lgbtq #queerart #pride #everychildmatters #msrachel #library #reading 093
Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Just heard a child at work use the word “skedaddle.” Maybe there’s hope for literacy yet…?static.klipy.comMan Fingers Crossed, HopefulAlt: A gif of Terry Crews crossing his fingers in hope 020
Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I used to live next to a very active set of tracks and wondered if there was some sort of unwritten agreement about not painting over car numbers—nice to see that hunch confirmed! 020
Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Bad cold (maybe even sinus infection??) has totally effed up my whole week. Why does stuff like this keep happening why can’t I just stay (relatively) healthy for more than a day or two at a time 🫠 100
Reposted by Carolyn PaplhamScreamer Jim @screamerjim.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The Springfield Ohio bullshit is like, the most pronounced and clear cut example of American moral rot I’ve seen in forever. Literally asking Haitians to come to revitalize your hollowed-out community, and then subjecting them to this racial terror and humiliation after they do? Fucking hell 222581587
Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Are you kidding me, universe? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Why do we keep losing the good ones, whyyy 070
Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Granted, they do tend to struggle with the concept of actions speaking louder than words. 040
Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Watching the right try to claim Dolly Parton the same way they do with Norman Rockwell: blindfolded and grasping at straws 🙄 140
Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Canada has literally been the best neighbor a country could ask for and it is an absolute horror show watching how this administration is treating them. How does everything just keep getting WORSE 020
Reposted by Carolyn PaplhamMatthew Dow Smith @matthewdowsmith.bsky.social · 24/08/2026This whole AI scrapers going after Cara thing is really driving home how much the mentality of these people is the same as an abuser. The lack of consent excites them. It turns them on. And that's deeply messed up and pathetic. 121415579
Reposted by Carolyn PaplhamKasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 19/08/2026The more GEN AI creeps into everyday life the more people will miss the amateur art around them. School murals done by students, hole-in-the-wall restaurant menus put together by an employee using free clipart, even "bad" paintings done at a drink and paint event-Things with human imperfections. 372336665
Reposted by Carolyn PaplhamE.J. Su -蘇義傑 @ejsu28.bsky.social · 14/08/2026If you wonder why I HATE GenAI so much, it's because they HATE us. We said 'no' but they took them anyways, don't they sound a lot of rapists? I am sorry, if you think you are just using GenAI for shit and giggles, no, you are not so innocent. 7294137
Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 12/08/2026I normally abhor the idea of sending a mean email, but this felt like standing up to a bully and therefore necessary. (Names redacted in case this breaks containment; I'm not interested in sending a mob after anyone.) 020
Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 12/08/2026lol'ing because these AI schmucks think they're SO SMART and yet don't even know how to email the right person (Guess who got an email from a recruiter at Anthropic for a DIFFERENT PAPLHAM. WTF.) 040
Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Also...talking with a Crowley-voter yesterday (against my will; I *don't* want to talk politics at work but got cornered) and I explained that Hong's strong stance against data centers is one of the reasons why I voted for her. "Oh, what's that? I've never heard of that and don't know what it is!" 110
Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Yeah, I'll still vote for Crowley come November because if nothing else he's better than Tiffany, but I wanted a candidate who would fight to make things BETTER, not just enforce the status quo. 030
Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Once again, Wisconsin disappoints me. A woman can put in an immense amount of hard work and dedication and have the people's best interests at heart and still lose to a man who initially *quit* the race when the going got tough. 130
Reposted by Carolyn PaplhamSmall Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 31/07/2026You wouldn't know it from how some people talk, but it is incredibly easy to not use AI for anything. 22741221
Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 31/07/2026It legit broke my old school (not quite trad?) Catholic mom’s brain when I pointed out that male monasteries could be religiously self-sufficient but female ones could not (gotta have that male priest to come say mass 🙄) and it had just never occurred to her before. I say BRING ON THE NUN PRIESTS. 0231
Reposted by Carolyn PaplhamShiro Sirius @shirosiri.us · 29/07/2026I don’t want to be too sensationalist about this but also I’m the least violent person in the world and I think if someone said this to my face I’d hit them 10731401324
Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 28/07/2026We have such a problem with huskies repeatedly getting loose in our community and it's just like... is your dog just *that* much of a houdini that there's no possible way to keep them safely contained, or did you do zero research on the breed and just got one because they're cool? 130
Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 25/07/2026I cannot get over how gorgeous these designs are!! Can’t wait to see them in action ✨🦄✨ 010
Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 24/07/2026One of my “if I were uber wealthy” daydreams is to be able to buy rights to Lemmings and get those old games remastered (while retaining the original charm). I miss sending those little dudes into danger so much 😭 010
Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Seconding this as a lifelong Wisconsinite— @secase.bsky.social’s Rigsby WI is SO GOOD. 061
Reposted by Carolyn PaplhamBlair Shedd @onegemini.com · 21/07/2026So I’m making the call. And I’m here now and I’m saying that this is the best writing and artwork of my career thus far, and I’m sad for you if you don’t get in on this in the next 65 hours! That’s the last new pitch I have. www.kickstarter.com/projects/one...kickstarter.comThe Worlds Between Us: A Tale of Vermont Magic and HorrorA graphic novel from comic book creator Blair Shedd (Doctor Who, Rick and Morty, Robotech, Ghostbusters) 043
Reposted by Carolyn PaplhamRikaku @beastmasterrika.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Fuck off. If anything is "millennial", it's those cool transparent colors our iMacs, Gameboys, and Tamagotchis came in. No fucking millennial likes the house flipper grey. Call it a millennial paint job when I can see through the exterior of a car because it's Glacier Purple like my GBA. 180103304086
Reposted by Carolyn PaplhamMith @mithmeoi.bsky.social · 15/07/2026It's #PortfolioDay! I'm Kris, freelance illustrator and hobbyist animator. I've done a lot of work over the years for businesses and private clientele. Currently working on my own personal projects but also open for commission. thegreykitty.net 🔗 210935
Reposted by Carolyn PaplhamAngela Hsieh @hisiheyah.bsky.social · 14/07/2026I'm Angela, an illustrator looking to work on book covers and interior illustrations! I published a graphic novel last year. I love drawing animals, real and fantastical. #PortfolioDay Portfolio: www.angela-hsieh.com Email: angelahsiehart[at]gmail[dot]com Rep'd by @jenazantian.bsky.social 0115
Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 14/07/2026I was thinking they should ditch the number system completely, especially with how we’ve got all sorts of pre-hartnell incarnations (a concept I found really intriguing!!). Let the Doctor be less constrained by numerical continuity! 010
Reposted by Carolyn PaplhamAlex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 13/07/2026The polar opposite reactions here to the deaths of Sam Neill and Lindsey Graham are such a reminder that we all have a choice whether to live our lives in a way that brings joy or misery to those around us. I think if you’re remembered fondly as Sam Neill is today, you’ve pretty much won at life. 1650891048
Reposted by Carolyn PaplhamAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Trump doesn’t force people to do bad things. All he did was show people they could get away with being horrible if they really wanted to, and a lot of powerful people decided they didn’t need to pretend anymore. Especially those in influential positions who could push back but did not. 14898922535
Reposted by Carolyn PaplhamCursed Charley @cursedcharley.bsky.social · 12/07/2026We didn't know it at the time but we really did have a great spot... 112439
Reposted by Carolyn PaplhamDuncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 12/07/2026The idea that we shouldn’t speak ill of the dead seems ridiculous to me. What more important time is there to set the public memory of the good or bad a person has put into the world than when they die. It’s the gift we give to those we loved, and the bill due for those who made others miserable. 661867431
Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Neil The Seal Killed In Shootout With Authorities — theonion.com/neil-the-sea...theonion.comNeil The Seal Killed In Shootout With AuthoritiesSEVEN MILE BEACH, AUSTRALIA—In a shocking and violent scene that left the local marine mammal dead and dozens of others injured, Neil the Seal was reportedly killed in a shootout Friday with authoriti... 110
Reposted by Carolyn PaplhamJay Hulme @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social · 07/07/2026I once asked a priest to bless a printer that I was in the middle of fighting with and he went "I only bless things when there's a chance it'll take" and then turned and walked out of the room. 9668491917
Reposted by Carolyn PaplhamMax Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 05/07/2026This is actually the perfect distillation of the fascist mindset of tech oligarchs—they want working people to blame immigrants and people of color, so we don’t unite against the oligarchs. 17639194
Reposted by Carolyn PaplhamJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 03/07/2026It is seriously alarming how many of the world’s wealthiest and most powerful people are just screamingly mentally unwell in deeply toxic, dangerous ways. 7380342181
Reposted by Carolyn PaplhamPam Wishbow @pamwishbow.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Every time I see an AI book cover discussion it makes me want to scream. Some people have disconnected that making something costs money, if you don’t have that money you cannot make the thing. If having a book cover is necessary I suggest budgeting for that the way the rest of us budget projects 1149091
Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 01/07/2026The one doing the butchering is *him* as he talks out his ass about a faith he clearly has zero understanding of. (He also clearly skipped all his RCIA lessons on Catholic social teaching 😡.) 000
Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Oh, it gets worse! There's a clip on twitter where he claims that those "in this house" signs people put in their yards are a "butchering of the Nicene Creed" (which is a Catholic profession of faith). Other than both being declarations of belief, the two are completely unrelated!! 100
Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 01/07/2026dear pope leo please kick his ass literally, this time 130
Reposted by Carolyn PaplhamDavid Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Mamdani's revolutionary idea that has entrenched power scared is that he wants to a.) listen to people and b.) help them. 361668400
