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Kris Wise

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aspiring #UMC Deacon #FLUMC @UCF.bsky.social '09 #ChargeOn @CandlerTheology.bsky.social '24 @FLUMC

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Memento Mori Kira @kmaustinyoung.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I need the AI slop flyer aesthetic to die in a fire. It actually hurts my eyes, and it’s everywhere.
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Kris Wise @wisekris.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Abolish the Death Penalty.
The United Methodist Church, General Board of Church and Society

Faith and Facts: Civil and Human Rights - Death Penalty

What does the Bible say?

Thou shalt not kill. (Exodus 20:13) 

Say to them, “As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live.” (Ezekiel 33:11)

You have heard that it was said, “Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.” But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also…You have heard that it was said, “Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.” But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. (Matthew 5:38-39,43-44) 

Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her. 
(John 8:3-11)

I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. (John 10:10)

What does the United Methodist 
Church say? 

Our commitment to the inherent dignity and worth of every person and our historic stance as United Methodists compels us to oppose capital punishment and the imposition of the death penalty. We, therefore, call for the abolition of the death penalty and urge individuals and congregations to educate themselves about the historical stance of the United Methodist Church and it’s predecessors. (Social Principles, Paragraph 163, Political 
Community, Section G)The United Methodist Church, General Board of Church and Society

Faith and Facts: Civil and Human Rights - Death Penalty

What do the facts say?

• More than 70% of the world’s countries have abolished capital punishment in law or practice. The U.S. is an outlier among its close allies in its continued use of the death penalty. (Death Penalty Information Center)

• In 2021, most known executions took place in China, Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Syria – in that order (Amnesty International)

• Nearly eight-in-ten (78%) say there is some risk that an innocent person will be put to death, while only 21% think there are adequate safeguards in place to prevent that from happening. (Pew Research Center)

• Public support for the death penalty is at its lowest level in a half-century, with opposition higher than any time since 1966, according to the 2020 annual Gallup poll on Americans’ attitudes about capital punishment (Gallup Poll, Death Penalty Information Center)

• 41% of Death Row Prisoners are Black and 14% are Latinx. (NAACP Legal Defense Fund, “Death Row USA”)

What do you say?
Take ACTION for justice...

• If you reside in the US, tell your state and federal legislators that the death penalty does not work in restoring victims or protecting society.

• Join Death Penalty Action, an organization that works to stop executions and abolish the death penalty through advocacy, education, and action

• Become a pen-pal with a person on death row through organizations such as Human Writes (www.humanwrites.org).
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
TED LASSO and SLOW HORSES are both on Apple TV, and unless my entire childhood lied to me, that can only mean one thing. We're due for a very special crossover episode. Can't wait.
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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Data center construction has migrated to places of low resistance: poor, often Black areas where corrupt deals are commonplace and the harms to residents invisible. Lowndes County, Alabama, in the heart of the Black Belt, is one of those places. 🧵 prospect.org/2026/10/01/d...
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‘I Know I Couldn’t Live Here’: Standing Up to a Data Center in Alabama’s Black Belt - The American Prospect
Faced with little transparency about a mammoth facility, Lowndes County fights back.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
abolish the death penalty
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geoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
there are moral arguments against the death penalty in its ideal form but in real life you never need to get there. the prior question is "can the state be trusted to end the life only of the rightly convicted without torture?" and the answer is no
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Christa Pike was tortured yesterday by the state of TN in every single USians name and the fact is that this is a country that is mostly OK with this. This says everything about all of us. We are all implicated in this barbaric practice. It's sickening.
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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 01/10/2026
it’s good to remind people today we aren’t going to trauma-inform our way to “more humane” forms of caging and execution
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Nashville Banner reporter Steven Hale, describing how prison officials kept drawing the curtain to hide how badly they were botching this: “A lot of this execution — or attempted execution, whatever it was — happened when we could not see what was going on.”
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Holy fuck. SCOTUS overturned the circuit court ruling, sending Christa Pike to her death, and then the state of Tennessee botched the execution and she’s still alive. There are no fucking words.
lawdork.com
After SCOTUS allowed Tennessee execution to go ahead, Tennessee botched the execution
SCOTUS, over the liberals’ dissent, cleared the way for Tennessee to kill Christa Pike. The alarming order from DC was followed by even more disturbing developments in Tennessee.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"The judges said they want to review whether her allegations of sexual abuse and rape as a child were fully considered before she was sentenced to death."
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
hi abolish the death penalty the state should never have the power to murder (yes this includes indirectly, I see you, ICE)
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ADHD Memes @adhdforreal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Kris Wise @wisekris.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hey Dem candidates outside of FL. Don't email me or call me about your campaign unless you're campaigning with @angieforfl.bsky.social Florida's got enough work ahead.
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Kris Wise @wisekris.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Just another night making captions for a clip in my spouses sermon tomorrow. I used to use auto captions in Davinci Resolve but it seems it's using AI now. Hand typing them this time and it's my joy to do it for my spouse and the congregation!
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Brian Lyman @brianlyman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
My column from Monday. The emerging consensus to drop Alabama’s grocery tax (yes, non-Alabamians, we tax food) is a reminder that Alabama is only a low-tax state if you own a forest or reside in the top federal income tax bracket, and that we need top-to-bottom tax reform.
alabamareflector.com
Commentary: The grocery tax must go. But Alabama's tax system needs a complete overhaul. | Alabama Reflector
Alabama taxes people based largely on how important the state government views them. And that makes life in this state more expensive.
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Kris Wise @wisekris.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Go Knights! ⚔️ Charge On! ⚡🔛
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Disney Castle Fireworks Spectacular
Alt: Walt Disney World Castle Fireworks Spectacular
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“'We still have so many questions. What are the names of the ICE agents who killed our dad? Why do they get to be protected behind anonymity?' Lorenzo Salgado Jr. said." www.khou.com/article/news...
KHOU 11 screenshot: Salgado family still waiting for answers as grand jury investigates ICE-involved shooting

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's sons spoke to members of Congress as a grand jury hears testimony in their father's fatal ICE shooting.
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Kris Wise @wisekris.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I never understamd why airlines ask if I want to pay money to board first. Why can't I pay extra to board a flight LAST, WITH guaranteed seat and carry-on slot above my seat. I never want to board first.
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Kris Wise @wisekris.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
When I know I'm going to see a movie I don't watch the trailer. Still frames were all I needed to see to know the family is seeing this on opening night. But if you haven't heard of Wildwood here is a trailer or scroll @trashmobminis.bsky.social media feed for the amazing work he has done.
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Kris Wise @wisekris.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I'm attending Common Cause's event, “FLORIDA Nonpartisan Poll Monitor Training 2026” - sign up now to join me! #commoncause www.mobilize.us/commoncause/...
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FLORIDA Nonpartisan Poll Monitor Training 2026 · Common Cause
The **Midterm Elections** directly impact our lives and some races can be decided by just a few votes. You can help **support voters and keep people from being blocked from voting in Florida**: Train...
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It is barbaric that Americans owe $220 BILLION in medical debt. In the richest country on Earth, healthcare should be a right—not a debt sentence. We must *finally* eliminate medical debt and deliver Medicare for All.
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Kris Wise @wisekris.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I'm loving all these Nintendo 64 and Playstation era remakes. The one I'm really waiting on that will never come... Shadows of the Empire
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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 08/09/2026
BREAKING: The MAC has reversed its position and is fighting the Big Ten's extra 1 second for Michigan. "The established replay protocol requires that the game clock displayed on the program feed be used in determining whether time remained."
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The Pandalorian (they/she) ♿️🏳️‍🌈 @thepandalorian.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
School districts' AI policies may not be considering this, or have and aren't saying anything bc as long as the AI use wasn't district requirement, the culpability for a FERPA violation would fall on the teachers. There is no assurance of protection of student data once you have put it into AI.
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The Pandalorian (they/she) ♿️🏳️‍🌈 @thepandalorian.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Hey, fellow teachers: For the love of FERPA, do not ever do anything that requires AI to have students' names or photos **including Canva or Google** . Not coloring sheets, not name tracing pages, nothing. If you wouldn't put it into a random website or on social media, don't put it in AI.
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Kris Wise @wisekris.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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osmattmurschel @mmurschel.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
HALFTIME #UCF 38, Bethune-Cookman 0
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Kris Wise @wisekris.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
@mmurschel.bsky.social bringing the #UCF content on blueksky!
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Kris Wise @wisekris.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
It's gameday...Where is @ucfknights.bsky.social @ucffootball.bsky.social ?
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John Travolta Looking Around Confused
ALT: John Travolta Looking Around Confused
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WUSF @wusf.org · 02/09/2026
A state plan would remove mandates on schoolchildren receiving shots for chickenpox, hepatitis B, Hib and pneumococcal disease. You can give your input through Sept. 14. Read more: www.wusf.org/politics-iss...
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Kris Wise @wisekris.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Wish I could make it!
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UCF Football @ucffootball.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Kicking off 2026 in 👑⬛️⬛️
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
A grand jury confirmed it: children's healthcare money went to political slush funds. Ashley Moody knew. She let it happen. Ashley Moody must resign. If not, let's fire her on November 3rd. Donate to our people powered campaign today ➡️ angienixon.com.
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Kris Wise @wisekris.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
My wife & I after completing every ride, show & attraction at EPIC Universe on our first day! Every ride was closed for 1/4 of the day, cooled off in our room twice, Mosters Unchained was closed until the last hour! We got 2nd row on Stardust @ night! Ended carousel @ 9:30 for fountain show. Epic!
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Like most Floridians, you can't put me in a box. My campaign encompasses the full and diverse spectrum of what it means to be a Democrat. We just want to see you thrive and be a part of helping you do just that. Read more and get to know me & my campaign better. www.axios.com/2026/08/21/f...
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Brian Lyman @brianlyman.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
And a video version of the column for those interested.
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Brian Lyman @brianlyman.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
My column from Monday. On Jeff McLaughlin, the Democratic nominee for Alabama attorney general, whose principled and long-standing refusal to accept campaign donations makes it hard for voters to learn about his strong campaign finance record, or anything else about him.
alabamareflector.com
When a principled stand gets in the way of effective campaigning | Alabama Reflector
Jeff McLaughlin's aversion to political fundraising reflects genuine principle. But it's leaving voters in the dark about his platform.
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Kris Wise @wisekris.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
This looks so good. Can't wait to see it in October!
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Truthout @truthout.org · 19/08/2026
Democratic socialist Angie Nixon upset establishment-backed Alex Vindman in Florida’s Democratic Senate primary, calling the win proof that “organized people” can overcome big money.
truthout.org
Democratic Socialist Angie Nixon’s Primary Victory Shakes Up Senate Race in FL
In her victory speech, Nixon said the win “showed the world what organized people can accomplish.”…
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
We did it ya'll. Thank you to every person that put their heart into this campaign. I'll be going live soon on Instagram and Facebook. Join me to celebrate how far we have come, and get ready, the fight has just begun.
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Kris Wise @wisekris.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This is amazing! SCPS is already amazing and now we can finally focus on making it the best ever!!!
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 19/08/2026
Progressive state Rep. Angie Nixon won the Democratic nomination for a special U.S. Senate election in Florida. Nixon defeated retired Army Lt. Col Alex Vindman, a former National Security Council official who testified in President Donald Trump’s first impeachment case in 2019. bit.ly/4iifUo5
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Kris Wise @wisekris.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
LET'S GO!
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Kris Wise @wisekris.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
@wisersarah11.bsky.social + Primary Voting + Chipotle = Civic Duty Lunch Date
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Kris Wise @wisekris.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Does anyone in Sarasota County, FL have recommendations for • Charter Review Board (District 1) • Hospital Board (Northern District 1) I like to be an informed voter but there's just not a lot out there. "Your Observer" profiles aren't much help. Didn't see anything from Sarasota Herald+Tribune.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 13/08/2026
I’ve been reporting this since February.
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Kris Wise @wisekris.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
I think I'm sitting in the local UMC version of a Twenty Twelve / W1A meeting.
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United Methodist News @umnews.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The General Commission on the Status and Role of Women and General Council on Finance and Administration announce the launch of a new monitoring dashboard designed to track and report data on clergy status, gender and race across the U.S. connection. gcsrw.org/news/gcfa-an...
gcsrw.org
GCFA and GCSRW Launch New Monitoring Dashboard – GCSRW
If you have experienced sexual misconduct in the church call our confidential toll-free number 1-800-523-8390 for support.
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Kris Wise @wisekris.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Impressive goalkeeping from RBNY goalkeeper before the handball.
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