Paula @notsoencrypted.bsky.social · 2hThe 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. 010
Reposted by PaulaHilarie Ashton @hilarieashton.bsky.social · 3hThe state cannot be allowed to continue torturing people and claiming it's a just punishment. The death penalty must be abolished. 0395
Reposted by PaulaKashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 4hI 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. 411716451
Reposted by PaulaDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 6hAm 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? 6483
Reposted by Paulaanti-leaf blower account @eboldy.bsky.social · 7hwe have strayed so far from god’s light 124740
Reposted by PaulaCeleste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 11hGracie 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) 21583
Reposted by PaulaMatthew Borus @matthewborus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It'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? 02414
Reposted by PaulaEren Angiolini @erenangiolini.com · 29/09/2026It'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!🙏✨ 791185509
Reposted by PaulaTom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026We’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. 27933306
Reposted by PaulaLuke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 28/09/2026Hi, 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! 7442270
Reposted by Paulaiasmin omar ata | delta 🌟 @deltahead.bsky.social · 28/09/2026i 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 🧿 14569245
Reposted by PaulaThoth @thoth.ptnote.dev · 20/09/2026meta 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. 5889313
Paula @notsoencrypted.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I 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. 010
Reposted by PaulaJoshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026no 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 3520178
Reposted by PaulaLouisa @louisathelast.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I would literally rather see you scribble a stick figure on a postit note than whatever you’re considering doing with AI 417128
Reposted by PaulaPookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Like 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. 88215
Reposted by Paulafrankenstein friday @frankensteinfriday.bsky.social · 27/09/2026today 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 0348
Reposted by PaulaJennie 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...?washingtonpost.comScientists 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. 242
Reposted by Paulaouinne @ouinne.bsky.social · 27/09/2026ANNUAL HALLOWEEN REMINDER THAT ANYTHING WITH ACTIVATED CHARCOAL *WILL* FUCK WITH YOUR MEDICATIONS 3832002236
Reposted by PaulaLaurel @laurelfynes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026A fascinating bee on fall asters, with the breeze and dappling of sunlight through the cottonwoods beside me making it tricky to focus. 3213
Reposted by PaulaAnthony 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 837299
Reposted by PaulaDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 27/09/2026It 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. 10348127
Reposted by PaulaCeleste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A 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. 🥰🎸 8108789
Reposted by PaulaPina ✨ ADHD Alien @adhd-alien.bsky.social · 26/09/2026THANKS 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/ ) 35952140
Reposted by PaulaKell Compost 😷 @compostwitch.bsky.social · 26/09/2026My 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 66513
Reposted by PaulaChris Schweizer @ NCAF & NYCC @schweizercomics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Makin' friends 2552
Reposted by PaulaAmy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026We 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 352122786
Reposted by PaulaNeil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Reminder: 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... 97730
Paula @notsoencrypted.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.static.klipy.comDorothyAlt: 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! 010
Reposted by Paulataenia @taenia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Goooooood 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 5335109
Reposted by PaulaCREW @citizensforethics.org · 25/09/2026Trump'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.citizensforethics.orgEPA officials made millions from the energy industry before pursuing massive deregulation efforts - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in WashingtonSeventeen Trump-appointed EPA officials were paid a combined $3 million by the energy industry before they joined the agency. 38857
Reposted by PaulaIntelligame 🍉 @intelligame.us · 25/09/2026If 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 🖤💛 073
Reposted by Paulataenia @taenia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026so anyway the North Cascades are pretty nice 17110
Reposted by Paulataenia @taenia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026larches are absolutely worth fucking my knees up 3609
Reposted by PaulaPreeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026the 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 23510
Reposted by PaulaJosh Boykin @wallstormer.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026Game 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 heregdoc.eventsGame Devs of Color Expo Direct 2026Over 60 games from all over the world to get you excited and ready to play. 1116
Reposted by PaulaJosh Boykin @wallstormer.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026And 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.gdoc.eventsGame Devs of Color Expo Direct 2026Over 60 games from all over the world to get you excited and ready to play. 0109
Reposted by PaulaDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026I wrote a paper about this (i wrote a dissertation about this, but the paper is more digestible); it's called "Any Sufficiently Transparent Magic" 48331
Paula @notsoencrypted.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I 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. 110
Reposted by PaulaMarie Cerda @primalux.thedeadbird.club · 25/09/2026Today, 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 1117
Reposted by PaulaAnne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Clearer headline (that’s CBS above):apnews.comTrump administration moves to limit fixes for systemic racism in schoolsThe Trump administration has shifted the approach to civil rights enforcement in American schools. Previously, both Republican and Democratic administrations addressed systemic racism, recognizing tha... 0146
Reposted by PaulaTyeewhyee @tyeewhyee.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I'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. 2420361579
Reposted by PaulaEmilie J @juneydel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I pieced some blocks and sewed some rows of blocks for this protest quilt ❤️ youtube.com/shorts/kFmba...youtube.comStolen Neighbors Quilt honors Minnesotans detained by federal immigration enforcementYouTube video by MPR News 3345
Paula @notsoencrypted.bsky.social · 25/09/2026wisconsinexaminer.comTiffany campaign blocks Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reporters from event • Wisconsin ExaminerRepublican candidate for governor Tom Tiffany denied a Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reporter access to an event Thursday. 010
Reposted by PaulaCharles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026An 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!!! 1211