Spookybritches PenPaladin
@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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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.
Guillermo del Toro’s Clueless
Guillermo del Toro's There's Something About Mary
Guillermo del Toro's Watership Down
November 26, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Guillermo del Toro’s Clueless
My new favorite way to respond to obnoxious people trying to start fights online is with just “Alright, kiddo.” Heheheh.
November 25, 2025 at 12:17 AM
My new favorite way to respond to obnoxious people trying to start fights online is with just “Alright, kiddo.” Heheheh.
What is it with 40+ year old guys on dating apps proclaiming proudly “Have a job, have my own car” like that is not the absolute minimum for a functional life? Those are things to be proud of when you are 25. At 40? Honey you gotta bring more to the table, and I don’t mean a fish you caught.
November 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
What is it with 40+ year old guys on dating apps proclaiming proudly “Have a job, have my own car” like that is not the absolute minimum for a functional life? Those are things to be proud of when you are 25. At 40? Honey you gotta bring more to the table, and I don’t mean a fish you caught.
A movie that takes place where you’re from
November 23, 2025 at 10:09 PM
A movie that takes place where you’re from
Ah yes, the joy of having pets. How would I wake up if not for a cold, wet nose barely touching me over and over? The pet equivalent of a small child asking “Are you awake? Mama. Mama. Are you up?”
November 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Ah yes, the joy of having pets. How would I wake up if not for a cold, wet nose barely touching me over and over? The pet equivalent of a small child asking “Are you awake? Mama. Mama. Are you up?”
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do you believe in ghosts or are you like me, a person who finds themself saying all the time “I absolutely don’t believe in ghosts, but this place has ghosts.”
November 19, 2025 at 5:24 AM
do you believe in ghosts or are you like me, a person who finds themself saying all the time “I absolutely don’t believe in ghosts, but this place has ghosts.”
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If they really wanted to appeal to women they should have made a drink called Monster Fucker.
November 17, 2025 at 10:38 AM
If they really wanted to appeal to women they should have made a drink called Monster Fucker.
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65 Years Ago,,, History was made. #RubyBridges
November 15, 2025 at 4:41 AM
65 Years Ago,,, History was made. #RubyBridges
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HOLY SHIT. They found the genes for fibromyalgia - and it's *not* autoimmune, it's the central nervous system. It's very cool to see some progress made on the thing that's ruined my life since late teenage years!
Medical Republic: 'Fibromyalgia finally gets a genetic fingerprint'
'Additionally, certain risk loci overlapped with long covid (BPTF) and ME/CFS (OLFM4, RABGAP1L/GPR52), two poorly characterised disorders, albeit with different lead variants.'
www.medicalrepublic.com.au/fibromyalgia...
'Additionally, certain risk loci overlapped with long covid (BPTF) and ME/CFS (OLFM4, RABGAP1L/GPR52), two poorly characterised disorders, albeit with different lead variants.'
www.medicalrepublic.com.au/fibromyalgia...
Fibromyalgia finally gets a genetic fingerprint - Medical Republic
A massive global study links the chronic pain condition to 26 genes associated with brain signalling, marking a turning point in understanding its biological roots.
www.medicalrepublic.com.au
November 14, 2025 at 4:09 AM
HOLY SHIT. They found the genes for fibromyalgia - and it's *not* autoimmune, it's the central nervous system. It's very cool to see some progress made on the thing that's ruined my life since late teenage years!
I’m going a different route and letting predictive text tell me.
“My least woke opinion is” I don’t like the word salad.
Actually that’s pretty accurate.
“My least woke opinion is” I don’t like the word salad.
Actually that’s pretty accurate.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I’m going a different route and letting predictive text tell me.
“My least woke opinion is” I don’t like the word salad.
Actually that’s pretty accurate.
“My least woke opinion is” I don’t like the word salad.
Actually that’s pretty accurate.
*staring out over the moors in a tattered shawl* When will my meds kick in
November 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
*staring out over the moors in a tattered shawl* When will my meds kick in
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That is not my area of expertise, but Radley Balko's work on that topic in many realms is exemplary radleybalko.substack.com/p/rise-of-th... @radleybalko.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
That is not my area of expertise, but Radley Balko's work on that topic in many realms is exemplary radleybalko.substack.com/p/rise-of-th... @radleybalko.bsky.social
MAXIMUM COZY
November 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
MAXIMUM COZY
God, it’s so easy. It’s RIGHT THERE. Say that “James Bond” is an alias given to a number of agents over the years.
Spoiler: it’s because he died. The writers of a franchise whose main character has been played by seven actors across sixty years think they have to come up with a plot explanation for the character coming back after dying in the previous movie. radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
EXCLUSIVE: James Bond Writers Reveal Twist That Has Left New Creators With 'Huge Headache' When It Comes to Resurrecting the Super-Spy for Amazon
Bond writers are now racking their brain, trying to move forward with the franchise after the last film's wild twist.
radaronline.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
God, it’s so easy. It’s RIGHT THERE. Say that “James Bond” is an alias given to a number of agents over the years.
Yay, a post I wrote about a possibly haunted house I once visited is getting some attention! YESSSS, VALIDATE MEEEEEEE www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal...
From the Paranormal community on Reddit: Dodged a Haunted Bullet
Explore this post and more from the Paranormal community
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November 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Yay, a post I wrote about a possibly haunted house I once visited is getting some attention! YESSSS, VALIDATE MEEEEEEE www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal...
Today an AI bot on Tinder compared me to Thoreau so I fed it a bunch of stuff about Thoreau’s actual life and why he sucked. This timeline is super weird.
November 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Today an AI bot on Tinder compared me to Thoreau so I fed it a bunch of stuff about Thoreau’s actual life and why he sucked. This timeline is super weird.
I have a new (old) treasure! This Singer sewing machine is a Model 27 from 1896. It’s in fantastic shape, and even still has most of the attachments!
November 10, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I have a new (old) treasure! This Singer sewing machine is a Model 27 from 1896. It’s in fantastic shape, and even still has most of the attachments!
Hestia’s latest book victim is Ronald Hutton’s history book “The Witch.” Hes, why must you eat ominous books? How do you even know? You can’t read
November 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Hestia’s latest book victim is Ronald Hutton’s history book “The Witch.” Hes, why must you eat ominous books? How do you even know? You can’t read
Today, to battle The Horrors, I made a knife sheath for a friend from scrap leather.
November 9, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Today, to battle The Horrors, I made a knife sheath for a friend from scrap leather.
I would like a creative side gig. I can think of all kinds of things. I think my problem is that I don’t know what there is DEMAND for. So many artsy markets are oversaturated right now.
November 8, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I would like a creative side gig. I can think of all kinds of things. I think my problem is that I don’t know what there is DEMAND for. So many artsy markets are oversaturated right now.
Put in a grocery order. The ground cardamom was out of stock. The shopper suggested the same brand … BUT THYME INSTEAD. FFS, why would the brand be the deciding factor in substitution???
November 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Put in a grocery order. The ground cardamom was out of stock. The shopper suggested the same brand … BUT THYME INSTEAD. FFS, why would the brand be the deciding factor in substitution???
Shelob: “STOP SQUISHING MY BOOB”
World's biggest spiderweb discovered inside 'Sulfur Cave' with 111,000 arachnids living in pitch black.
www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
November 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Shelob: “STOP SQUISHING MY BOOB”
Last time, @sarahgailey.bsky.social posted something like “It works no matter the word order! Big boat stuck! Big stuck boat! Boat big stuck! Boat stuck big! Stuck big boat! Stuck boat big!” And now I happily cheer that whenever a big stuck boat is stuck big.
November 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Last time, @sarahgailey.bsky.social posted something like “It works no matter the word order! Big boat stuck! Big stuck boat! Boat big stuck! Boat stuck big! Stuck big boat! Stuck boat big!” And now I happily cheer that whenever a big stuck boat is stuck big.