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Paula

@notsoencrypted.bsky.social
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I love people & learning anything & everything. Love your neighbor as yourself. she/her but they/them is fine too. Expat Minnesotan in Wisconsin. aka Sha. ADD. Struggling with life. Avatar: @lullindo

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Paula @notsoencrypted.bsky.social · 2h
The most profound and impactful sermon I ever heard (the only sermon I can still remember after decades) was about abolishing the death penalty. It was short, to the point, and almost bitter in how it quoted scripture. My teenaged self agreed with it then, & I agree with it even more fervently now.
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Hilarie Ashton @hilarieashton.bsky.social · 3h
The state cannot be allowed to continue torturing people and claiming it's a just punishment. The death penalty must be abolished.
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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 4h
I read a couple hundred death penalty cases for a case once and I think you’d all be shocked at how often this happens. The death penalty is one of the cruelest things in our system, an obvious violation of the 8th amendment cruel and unusual punishment clause, but we just love to kill.
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 6h
Am I an extraverted person realizing that they're essentially a vampire too long cut off from their food supply, or am I just in my 40's in unprecedentedly hostile social times?
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anti-leaf blower account @eboldy.bsky.social · 7h
we have strayed so far from god’s light
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Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 11h
Gracie was so excited when I got home and now she's lying on my foot so I can't get away again (and continuously giving me this look, to boot)
Black and white dog lying on a blue and white carpet, turning back over her shoulder to gaze adoringly at the photographer (me). You can see one of my hands scratching her back, but you can't see my foot, which is pinned firmly beneath her fuzzy butt.
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Matthew Borus @matthewborus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It's really crucial to remember that a "gas tax holiday" means starving states of revenue. That means fewer resources for public needs. Who do you think wins in a fight between funding for preschools and highways?
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Eren Angiolini @erenangiolini.com · 29/09/2026
It's my birthdaaaaay!🎊 As an artist, it's often difficult to acknowledge how much I work and how much I improve, so today I want to be nicer to myself and share some of my favourite pieces I made since my last bday.💙 If you'd like to share, it would be a lovely gift!🙏✨
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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
We’ve spent many, many hours over the past few months searching the rock pools of Cornwall for a rainbow sea slug. Today, we finally found one! Absolutely worth all the time we’ve spent - it was truly breathtaking.
Rainbow sea slug on a rockRainbow sea slug on a rockRainbow sea slug on a rock from aboveRainbow sea slug on a rock
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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 28/09/2026
Hi, I'm looking to speak to people who have left games journalism in the last few years and have gone onto do something else. DMs are open, or luke@aftermath.site, thanks!
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iasmin omar ata | delta 🌟 @deltahead.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
i am so beyond thrilled to launch my new webcomic: PRAYERS TO THE FUTURE! it's a muslim-themed post-apocalyptic adventure about coming together to breathe life into a struggling world. the first update is now live at prayerstothefuture.com - the comic is free to read + updates every monday. ENJOY 🧿
an illustration for the launch of my (iasmin omar ata) new webcomic PRAYERS TO THE FUTURE. the main character, irfan, poses with an obsidian sword. the rest of the comics cast (a mystery for now!) is depicted in various shapes behind her. the title of the comic is written outside of a circle behind irfan, with "by iasmin omar ata" written on the underside of the circle. within the circle, a post-apocalyptic desert is shown, with a tall obisidan obelisk at the center and a giant crystal floating atop it.
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Thoth @thoth.ptnote.dev · 20/09/2026
meta Muse perfec t size for put private d\ata in! inside very Secure and Private data very safe put data in Muse. No problems ever in Muse because very trustworthy and Mark super protective. AMeta muse yes a place for data put data in muse trust meta for givening good safety to data. Friend meta.
An image of a pelican with its gigantic mouth open, commonly associated with the "put baby in pelican mouth" post.
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Paula @notsoencrypted.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I do not like reposting stuff from Twitter, but in this case I'll make an exception. I also do not trust or respect MTG at all, BUT she's someone that has more credibility with MAGA than all of us who pointed this out in the past. Hope it gets through to some folks.
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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
no one should use this thing but I just cannot stress enough that you have to stay away from it if you’re a practicing attorney
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Paula @notsoencrypted.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Yes to this whole thread.
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Louisa @louisathelast.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I would literally rather see you scribble a stick figure on a postit note than whatever you’re considering doing with AI
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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Like if you had barometric migraines as a kid, there might have been a handful of days per month with huge pressure shifts. Now that's like every other day.
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frankenstein friday @frankensteinfriday.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
today the letter that made me cry said that getting books makes her feel like she has a choice in something because she says what kind of books she wants and we listen to her
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Jennie Dusheck @solenodon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“This is kind of just a once-in-a-lifetime experience,” Hilton said, “to have a bird knock at your door and ask for help.” Years ago, a chickadee fluttered at my office window late on a cold winter night. I finally opened the window and he flew in. www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...?
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Scientists heard a knock at the door. It was a pelican in need of help.
“This is kind of just a once-in a-lifetime experience,” said marine researcher Annsli Hilton.
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ouinne @ouinne.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
ANNUAL HALLOWEEN REMINDER THAT ANYTHING WITH ACTIVATED CHARCOAL *WILL* FUCK WITH YOUR MEDICATIONS
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Laurel @laurelfynes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A fascinating bee on fall asters, with the breeze and dappling of sunlight through the cottonwoods beside me making it tricky to focus.
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Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 27/09/2026
"we can't uninvent this" we can't uninvent my car either but it still doesn't go anywhere without gas in the tank
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 27/09/2026
It should really bother everyone more that these "AI" companies and the people that run them are always— ALWAYS— looking for ways to trick or coerce us into giving up more and more ourselves to them.
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Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A lot of things are shit right now, but recently a friend lost his guitar on the subway and a music producer found it, posted on Insta, and with the help of the internet tracked him down and RETURNED IT! Sometimes, the world is still a lovely place and people are still kind. 🥰🎸
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Pina ✨ ADHD Alien @adhd-alien.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU IM A BESTSELLING AUTHOR!!!!!!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! Thank you for caring about my work and thank you for all the support and sharing photos ❤️✨✨✨ (book -> linktr.ee/adhdalien/ )
Kiki (the adhd alien) is shown super happy and smiling at the bottom. At the top it says „I’m officially a bestselling author“, underneath it shows „feeling like an adhd alien“ on a list being number 10. On the side it says national bestseller category young adult.
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Kell Compost 😷 @compostwitch.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
My only ecological criticism of Tolkien is that he partakes of the same forest-centrism as the rest of Anglo and Anglo-diaspora culture. Grasslands and deserts and swamps are all FINE AND GOOD BIOMES, JIRT. Where are my elves learning to speak to the desert biocrust or the carnivorous bog plants
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Chris Schweizer @ NCAF & NYCC @schweizercomics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Makin' friends
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Amy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
We gotta start referring to data centers by both their mother and father's last names, Spain style. The Microsoft-Chevron data center, the Meta-ExxonMobil data center, and so forth. Absolutely no reason just the tech bros should be taking the heat on this shit
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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Goodnight 💜
Collage of six flowers
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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Reminder: updated covid and flu shots are now available and waiting for you. I just got mine. I know that messaging from DC has been confusing. Here is what the experts say: www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
The American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists suggest the vaccines for most people, including healthy adults ages 18 to 64 and healthy children ages 2 to 18, if their parents want them to get one.
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Paula @notsoencrypted.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.
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Dorothy
Alt: GIF of a short scene from The Wizard of Oz. Dorothy is being buffetted by strong wind and debris a she walks along a picket fence towards the porch of a house. She's using one hand to protect her face and head, and the other is holding Toto, with a basket slung over her arm. In the background, you can see darkness as well as dirt flying; an excellent simulation of a twister!
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taenia @taenia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Goooooood morning, pika fans It's September, and you know what that means! That's right, we are Making Hay, we are Perching On Rocks, we are Squeaking
An American Pika carrying a branch across rocky terrain

This is a small brown mammal that looks like an extremely cute cross between a rabbit and a mouse. It has short, round ears, large dark eyes and long whiskers.Am American Pika crouched on a rock at a 3/4 view towards the camera

This is a small brown mammal that looks like an extremely cute cross between a rabbit and a mouse. It has short, round ears, large dark eyes and long whiskers.An American Pika with a mouth full of dried vegetation sitting on a rock

This is a small brown mammal that looks like an extremely cute cross between a rabbit and a mouse. It has short, round ears, large dark eyes and long whiskers.An American Pika perched on a rock and calling

This is a small brown mammal that looks like an extremely cute cross between a rabbit and a mouse. It has short, round ears, large dark eyes and long whiskers.
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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 25/09/2026
Trump's EPA is caving to the industries it's supposed to regulate. It's really not surprising when you consider the fact that 17 of his EPA appointees were paid a combined $3 million by the oil and gas industry before joining the agency.
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EPA officials made millions from the energy industry before pursuing massive deregulation efforts - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
Seventeen Trump-appointed EPA officials were paid a combined $3 million by the energy industry before they joined the agency.
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Intelligame 🍉 @intelligame.us · 25/09/2026
If you didn't know, I also work with @gdocexpo.com ! And today's the day that our Steam Sale goes live and our GDoCExpo Direct airs! Would love it if you checked them out 🖤💛
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taenia @taenia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
so anyway the North Cascades are pretty nice
A mountain valley overlooking a small lake. The foreground is mostly short bushes with red and yellow leaves, with a few dark spruces and lime green larches scattered around. The background shows craggy mountains under a blue sky
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taenia @taenia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
larches are absolutely worth fucking my knees up
Mountain landscape with a larch that is turning gold at the crown, and still green at the bottomClose-up of the yellow needles of a larch in autumnA larch with golden needles growing by a rocky trail in a mountain landscapeView of a mountain lake in a valley behind four larches with golden needles.
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taenia @taenia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
portrait of the criminal mastermind
A chipmunk perched on a rock

This is a tiny brown ground squirrel with a fluffy tail, round ears and black eyes. It has black and white stripes across its back and face. It's incredibly adorable.
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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
the only way to not be involved in this is to make your account private which is very cool when the only reason you're on those terrible platforms is to market your work which you have to do bc marky z and his jerk billionaire friends have ruined the internet and literally everything else
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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Gorge trail with waterfall in the center of the image and trees above.
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Josh Boykin @wallstormer.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026
Game Devs of Color Expo Direct is LIVE COME WATCH: gdoc.events/Direct2026 I'm so, so grateful for the chance to lead curation for this amazing set of games. Y'all. TONS of POC making AMAZING games out here
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Game Devs of Color Expo Direct 2026
Over 60 games from all over the world to get you excited and ready to play.
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Josh Boykin @wallstormer.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026
And if you want to see some of the highlights, check out Game Devs of Color Expo Direct in THREE HOURS (which I also had a hand in): gdoc.events/Direct2026 Some truly INCREDIBLE games. All too thankful for the chance to curate for @gdocexpo.com this year.
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Game Devs of Color Expo Direct 2026
Over 60 games from all over the world to get you excited and ready to play.
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026
I wrote a paper about this (i wrote a dissertation about this, but the paper is more digestible); it's called "Any Sufficiently Transparent Magic"
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Paula @notsoencrypted.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I feel like I'm the only person I know who hates in-sink garbage disposals. They're so gross and annoying to deal with, and most stuff shouldn't be put through them anyway.
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Marie Cerda @primalux.thedeadbird.club · 25/09/2026
Today, after seeing many "rogue AI" stories where no one seems to fear the slightest legal culpability, it got me thinking about how when "driverless cars" break the law it's been like "welp can't ticket a car*" & nothing has EVER laid so bare the reality that rules only apply to certain classes
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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Clearer headline (that’s CBS above):
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Trump administration moves to limit fixes for systemic racism in schools
The Trump administration has shifted the approach to civil rights enforcement in American schools. Previously, both Republican and Democratic administrations addressed systemic racism, recognizing tha...
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Paula @notsoencrypted.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Look at this little guy, omg. It wants snacks!
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Tyeewhyee @tyeewhyee.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I've seen so many folks playing Aniimo lately, likely who aren't aware of the GenAI use in the game. Just a PSA that Aniimo DOES indeed include GenAI in both the promotional material and in game.
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Emilie J @juneydel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I pieced some blocks and sewed some rows of blocks for this protest quilt ❤️ youtube.com/shorts/kFmba...
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Stolen Neighbors Quilt honors Minnesotans detained by federal immigration enforcement
YouTube video by MPR News
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Paula @notsoencrypted.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
wisconsinexaminer.com
Tiffany campaign blocks Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reporters from event • Wisconsin Examiner
Republican candidate for governor Tom Tiffany denied a Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reporter access to an event Thursday.
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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
An evening scene: Me: [Chuckling and typing away on my laptop as I respond to skeets] Wife: Who are you talking to you? Your *online* friends? Me [indignant/sheepish]: My Bluesky friends, actually. Wife [walking away]: Cool. Me: We are cool! We are!!!
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