PenPaladin Jules
@penpaladin.bsky.social
SQL DBA, escaped TX to CO, so many pets, so many creative projects, so many fandoms. Writer, artist, mom, queer. She/they
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PenPaladin Jules
@penpaladin.bsky.social
· Jun 13
I've always left and liberal interchangeably to describe myself and it annoyed me when some aggro internet dweebs gave them specific meanings and decided one was a pejorative. There's so many people whose ideology is solidly leftist who call themselves liberal because they're not terminally online
The people railing about Cowardly Liberals right now really don’t seem to understand how I bet at least 90% of the people who show up to protest would self-identify as if you asked them about their political beliefs
Left, liberal, progressive, Democrat, radical, socialist, punk, comrade, furry, I don’t give a fuck what you call yourself as long as you’d kick a fascist in the shins given the chance.
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[tapping earpiece] I'm just now getting a startling revelation about the shocking thing in common between those who work forces and those who burn crosses
Gun-Toting Border Patrol Goon Unmasked as Racist Online Troll
www.thedailybeast.com/gun-toting-b...
www.thedailybeast.com/gun-toting-b...
Gun-Toting Border Patrol Goon Unmasked as Racist Online Troll
An agent criticized for his role in a violent arrest boosted racist and anti-LGBT posts on his X account.
www.thedailybeast.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:25 AM
[tapping earpiece] I'm just now getting a startling revelation about the shocking thing in common between those who work forces and those who burn crosses
Pardon me while I go buy gold and bury it in my backyard
US regulator grants crypto firms initial approval to launch trust banks reut.rs/4rV3e9b
US regulator grants crypto firms initial approval to launch trust banks
Crypto giants including Ripple and Circle on Friday received preliminary approval from a top U.S. banking regulator to establish national trust banks, in a major move that could further integrate digital assets into the banking system.
reut.rs
December 12, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Pardon me while I go buy gold and bury it in my backyard
The dog
Calls the rabbit
A coward
When she runs
Calls the rabbit
A coward
When she runs
December 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The dog
Calls the rabbit
A coward
When she runs
Calls the rabbit
A coward
When she runs
Username and password?
Oops! All thumbs
December 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Username and password?
Post from a different era in your life
December 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Post from a different era in your life
NO, cuz it is NOT HER!
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
www.independent.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 2:07 AM
NO, cuz it is NOT HER!
We are all of us
Living in the gutter
But some of us
Are looking at the stars
Which means the rest of us
Have to steer the star-gazers around knee-high obstacles and deep puddles.
Living in the gutter
But some of us
Are looking at the stars
Which means the rest of us
Have to steer the star-gazers around knee-high obstacles and deep puddles.
December 11, 2025 at 2:02 AM
We are all of us
Living in the gutter
But some of us
Are looking at the stars
Which means the rest of us
Have to steer the star-gazers around knee-high obstacles and deep puddles.
Living in the gutter
But some of us
Are looking at the stars
Which means the rest of us
Have to steer the star-gazers around knee-high obstacles and deep puddles.
It is 6pm and it feels like the deep dead of night
December 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
It is 6pm and it feels like the deep dead of night
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Time again for my favorite christmas post ever, one that still makes me laugh every time i read it
December 23, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Time again for my favorite christmas post ever, one that still makes me laugh every time i read it
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Maya's dad is cool.
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 10, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Maya's dad is cool.
Good couple of stories of reaching across language barriers. My own story is that I was giving away a chicken coop and run that needed to be dismantled, and it was going to be a HUGE job. A tiny old Vietnamese lady showed up for it. Neither of us spoke a WORD of each others’ languages.
A mini-yarn.
In 2024, I had to go to Texas to look after some of my brother's kids while both parents were away. On my way home, tired and fed up with people, I found myself in a Texas airport, hearing the PA announce that my flight had been canceled and I should go to X website to re-book.
In 2024, I had to go to Texas to look after some of my brother's kids while both parents were away. On my way home, tired and fed up with people, I found myself in a Texas airport, hearing the PA announce that my flight had been canceled and I should go to X website to re-book.
Skill. Issue.
Once, during a storm, an older gentleman knocked on my Cuban godmother’s door and after some pantomime because neither spoke much English, she determined he needed eggs. She gave him the last of what she had even though she was on a fixed income. 1/6
Once, during a storm, an older gentleman knocked on my Cuban godmother’s door and after some pantomime because neither spoke much English, she determined he needed eggs. She gave him the last of what she had even though she was on a fixed income. 1/6
December 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Good couple of stories of reaching across language barriers. My own story is that I was giving away a chicken coop and run that needed to be dismantled, and it was going to be a HUGE job. A tiny old Vietnamese lady showed up for it. Neither of us spoke a WORD of each others’ languages.
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This was such a funny story thread by @neolithicsheep.bsky.social that I had to make it a comic.
December 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This was such a funny story thread by @neolithicsheep.bsky.social that I had to make it a comic.
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We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
Ah. Tear. Achilles tears, as in rips, injuries, etc. Not “Achilles tears” pronounced like “tiers.” I briefly wondered if this was some kind of extended grief-over-Patrocles metaphor.
December 8, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Ah. Tear. Achilles tears, as in rips, injuries, etc. Not “Achilles tears” pronounced like “tiers.” I briefly wondered if this was some kind of extended grief-over-Patrocles metaphor.
Oh nooooooo
Just saw someone refer to a car that came out the year I graduated high school as “a classic car.”
Just saw someone refer to a car that came out the year I graduated high school as “a classic car.”
December 8, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Oh nooooooo
Just saw someone refer to a car that came out the year I graduated high school as “a classic car.”
Just saw someone refer to a car that came out the year I graduated high school as “a classic car.”
When I have a new hyperfixation, I say I want to set it on a stool (in my brain) and watch it spin. It occurred to me today I have used this description many times without ONCE letting on it was a reference to Duchamp. www.moma.org/collection/w...
Marcel Duchamp. Bicycle Wheel. New York, 1951 (third version, after lost original of 1913) | MoMA
Marcel Duchamp. Bicycle Wheel. New York, 1951 (third version, after lost original of 1913). Metal wheel mounted on painted wood stool. 51 x 25 x 16 1/2" (129.5 x 63.5 x 41.9 cm). The Sidney and Harrie...
www.moma.org
December 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
When I have a new hyperfixation, I say I want to set it on a stool (in my brain) and watch it spin. It occurred to me today I have used this description many times without ONCE letting on it was a reference to Duchamp. www.moma.org/collection/w...
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You are ABSOLUTELY NOT going to regret listening to this bird:
A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
December 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
You are ABSOLUTELY NOT going to regret listening to this bird:
“What about when only my tracks are visible, my lord? Where were you then?”
And Yoda responded, “CARRY ME YOU DID!”
And Yoda responded, “CARRY ME YOU DID!”
“And what about when there was one set of giant tracks in the sand, Lord?”
And the Lord said, lol, that was when Bigfoot carried both of us.
And the Lord said, lol, that was when Bigfoot carried both of us.
December 5, 2025 at 1:29 PM
“What about when only my tracks are visible, my lord? Where were you then?”
And Yoda responded, “CARRY ME YOU DID!”
And Yoda responded, “CARRY ME YOU DID!”
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Study Finds Processed Meats Carcinogenic But They Were On Sale https://theonion.com/study-finds-processed-meats-carcinogenic-but-they-were-on-sale/
December 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Study Finds Processed Meats Carcinogenic But They Were On Sale https://theonion.com/study-finds-processed-meats-carcinogenic-but-they-were-on-sale/
For the past 2 months, I have been on a super careful diet experiment, with only complex carbs like whole wheat, lots of vegetables, meeting daily requirements of fiber/protein/vitamins/oils/all that stuff, as little sugar as I could, portion control, you name it.
I have lost 1.5 pounds. 😭
I have lost 1.5 pounds. 😭
December 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
For the past 2 months, I have been on a super careful diet experiment, with only complex carbs like whole wheat, lots of vegetables, meeting daily requirements of fiber/protein/vitamins/oils/all that stuff, as little sugar as I could, portion control, you name it.
I have lost 1.5 pounds. 😭
I have lost 1.5 pounds. 😭
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Yolo often stands with his little back toes crossed, which I find ridiculously cute!
You can see vultures don't have bulky feet and talons built for grasping/carrying like other raptors. Their more chicken-like feet are meant for bracing on food to pull at it with their powerful beaks, instead.
You can see vultures don't have bulky feet and talons built for grasping/carrying like other raptors. Their more chicken-like feet are meant for bracing on food to pull at it with their powerful beaks, instead.
December 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Yolo often stands with his little back toes crossed, which I find ridiculously cute!
You can see vultures don't have bulky feet and talons built for grasping/carrying like other raptors. Their more chicken-like feet are meant for bracing on food to pull at it with their powerful beaks, instead.
You can see vultures don't have bulky feet and talons built for grasping/carrying like other raptors. Their more chicken-like feet are meant for bracing on food to pull at it with their powerful beaks, instead.
Ash and I saw a moose tonight! He did not wish to be seen and gallumphed away.
December 3, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Ash and I saw a moose tonight! He did not wish to be seen and gallumphed away.
Me when alone: I could have a great mid-life slut era
Me around people: DON’T TOUCH ME, EW
Me around people: DON’T TOUCH ME, EW
December 2, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Me when alone: I could have a great mid-life slut era
Me around people: DON’T TOUCH ME, EW
Me around people: DON’T TOUCH ME, EW
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statistically a lot of you won’t know about ocellated turkeys, so, here you go
November 28, 2025 at 1:09 AM
statistically a lot of you won’t know about ocellated turkeys, so, here you go
We are all so lucky, to each have the best dog
Listen, EVERYBODY thinks their dog is the best dog, but here's the thing: they're right
December 1, 2025 at 8:51 AM
We are all so lucky, to each have the best dog