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Kris Wise

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

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 10h
Not now, plague. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
washingtonpost.com
U.S. officials seeking details of reported Russian plague death, quarantines
Officials said they need to learn more about the evolving situation before determining the potential threat to the United States.
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Kris Wise @wisekris.bsky.social · 4h
I wish Obama would come down and help us in FL 😭 we gotta get Angie Nixon into the Senate.
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Alan Gerard @wxmanms1.bsky.social · 9h
While the Gulf Coast NWS comms issue appears resolved, with the growing tropical risk was seeing way more social media traffic about the radar outages that occurred over the weekend. Feel compelled to share a thread as seeing a lot of misinformation. (1/)
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David Kaib @davidkaib.bsky.social · 15h
The idea that better things aren’t possible is fertile soil for reactionary politics.
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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...
prospect.org
‘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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Kris Wise @wisekris.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This happened to me over the summer.... Make sure they don't put the temporary pump outside your house. Or at least have them put vibration isolation mats down. It was vibrating our entire house all hours of the night. Talk about the low hum of dread at the front door. 🫨😵‍💫😓
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Kris Wise @wisekris.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I have the plans... It's the time, that's the part that is missing.
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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
5 years ago I would have said my radio is stuck on NPR but I live somewhere between two NPR stations so now my car is just a rolling audio book speaker It also periodically plays sound tracks or the Nintendo Music app.
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Kris Wise @wisekris.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This was a clip played during the live sermon. Even when I had Davinci Resolve auto build the captions for a clip I always went back and edited them for names and garbled captions Hand typing also lets me be attentive to background sounds that may be relevant to include.
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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
How about fines for putting them in bike lanes. No different than leaving them in the middle of the road.
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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
When did our QB1 and QB room become cursed? How do we break the curse?
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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 · 12/09/2026
There is an opportunity for local UM's to push him on several issues. Also the UM General Board of Church & Society (GBCS) just started a certified advocate program to train justice minded folks who want to better engage their local elected officials.
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Kris Wise @wisekris.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
so many folks in FL have electric bikes. I've never been that interested but I'd definitely need one for that hill 😵
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Kris Wise @wisekris.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Or maybe a bicycle 🫠
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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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Kris Wise @wisekris.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Yeah kind of digging the cozy horror vibe!
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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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Kris Wise @wisekris.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Elantra's using Smartstream G2.0 engine (2021-current) are legit awesome. And you get way better interior features, technology for less. I love our '21 Rav4 Prime but our '21 Elantra is better in almost every way except it's a full gas vehicle.
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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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