Paula Wirth
@paulawirth.bsky.social
Creative artist & content/community/tech Swiss army knife, in Oakland, CA. Pro-DEI, libraries, democracy, LGBTQ+, immigrant rights, vaccines, human intelligence.
NO SPAM unless canned.
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Art @theplayfulbrush.bsky.social
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NO SPAM unless canned.
🖋️🎨🐕🐈📚🌈🦄
Art @theplayfulbrush.bsky.social
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Find Your Local Food Bank and Holiday Food Boxes | Feeding America
Find the Feeding America member food bank nearest you. Over 200 member food banks can connect you with free food, food pantries, soup kitchens, and holiday food boxes in your community.
www.feedingamerica.org
If you are in a position to have more than you need, please donate funds to your local food bank. See if your company does matching donations. www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
They buy & distribute fresh, nutritious food that meets local community/cultural needs to individuals & non-profits.
They buy & distribute fresh, nutritious food that meets local community/cultural needs to individuals & non-profits.
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Imagine killing 600,000 black and brown people with a few keystrokes and not having a care in the world but one little old white lady drags you on Twitter and you spiral for a week.
November 11, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Imagine killing 600,000 black and brown people with a few keystrokes and not having a care in the world but one little old white lady drags you on Twitter and you spiral for a week.
It used to be that pasta, beans, eggs, and bread were the things that those of us who had little could buy… Eggs are already too expensive, bean prices are going up, bread is pricey, and now that MFer is going after our pasta?
Dumping? FFS Italian pasta has always been more expensive than American brands. He’s a f***ing moron.
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves
The Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of the tariffs it has levied.
www.wsj.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:03 AM
It used to be that pasta, beans, eggs, and bread were the things that those of us who had little could buy… Eggs are already too expensive, bean prices are going up, bread is pricey, and now that MFer is going after our pasta?
Real men support affordable healthcare.
November 11, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Real men support affordable healthcare.
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Winter squash, drawn by @paulawirth.bsky.social in colored pencil on clay toned paper.
November 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Winter squash, drawn by @paulawirth.bsky.social in colored pencil on clay toned paper.
I did all of these, but 9 only as a joke. I once put a Sony Sports boombox on top my car tho, and drove away before noticing, and it fell off (it was ok).
November 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I did all of these, but 9 only as a joke. I once put a Sony Sports boombox on top my car tho, and drove away before noticing, and it fell off (it was ok).
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Until the end of the government shutdown, our campaign will be donating $2,500 a month to a food pantry in the Ninth District.
And to my fellow candidates, I challenge you to do the same:
And to my fellow candidates, I challenge you to do the same:
November 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Until the end of the government shutdown, our campaign will be donating $2,500 a month to a food pantry in the Ninth District.
And to my fellow candidates, I challenge you to do the same:
And to my fellow candidates, I challenge you to do the same:
Had to share this -- the place where I am catsitting has a spring riding horse of this era, and it made me nostalgic for the 70s...
November 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Had to share this -- the place where I am catsitting has a spring riding horse of this era, and it made me nostalgic for the 70s...
I am sick at home, stressing about if I can get healthcare this year. This is the American experience.
Add yours.
Add yours.
November 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I am sick at home, stressing about if I can get healthcare this year. This is the American experience.
Add yours.
Add yours.
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Me when Google or Meta gives me an AI summary of something I never asked for.
November 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Me when Google or Meta gives me an AI summary of something I never asked for.
If you are in a position to have more than you need, please donate funds to your local food bank. See if your company does matching donations. www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
They buy & distribute fresh, nutritious food that meets local community/cultural needs to individuals & non-profits.
They buy & distribute fresh, nutritious food that meets local community/cultural needs to individuals & non-profits.
Find Your Local Food Bank and Holiday Food Boxes | Feeding America
Find the Feeding America member food bank nearest you. Over 200 member food banks can connect you with free food, food pantries, soup kitchens, and holiday food boxes in your community.
www.feedingamerica.org
November 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
If you are in a position to have more than you need, please donate funds to your local food bank. See if your company does matching donations. www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
They buy & distribute fresh, nutritious food that meets local community/cultural needs to individuals & non-profits.
They buy & distribute fresh, nutritious food that meets local community/cultural needs to individuals & non-profits.
Bluesky, next.
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 7, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Bluesky, next.
Been sick at home with a cold for a few days, and my cats couldn't be happier with the situation. I make for an excellent heated bed.
November 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Been sick at home with a cold for a few days, and my cats couldn't be happier with the situation. I make for an excellent heated bed.
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Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
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Devastating— “I’m afraid for my parents to leave the house. They treat us like dogs because of the color of our skin. I shouldn’t be scared, I should be focusing on school.”
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
November 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Devastating— “I’m afraid for my parents to leave the house. They treat us like dogs because of the color of our skin. I shouldn’t be scared, I should be focusing on school.”
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
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Reposted by Paula Wirth
BREAKING: PROP 50 HAS PASSED IN CALIFORNIA
November 5, 2025 at 4:01 AM
BREAKING: PROP 50 HAS PASSED IN CALIFORNIA
Besides living for a Mamdani win and a Cuomo loss, I am sipping the fine whine of endless MAGA tears…
November 5, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Besides living for a Mamdani win and a Cuomo loss, I am sipping the fine whine of endless MAGA tears…
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thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin
More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover
www.gofundme.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
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“In January 2021 after the politics section had broken our traffic records with coverage of the COVID pandemic, George Floyd protests, election, and Capitol insurrection, Anna Wintour asked [news and politics editor] Lucy Diavolo if we still needed a politics section. After all, Joe Biden had won.”
What We Lost When Condé Nast Unceremoniously Shuttered Teen Vogue
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
“In January 2021 after the politics section had broken our traffic records with coverage of the COVID pandemic, George Floyd protests, election, and Capitol insurrection, Anna Wintour asked [news and politics editor] Lucy Diavolo if we still needed a politics section. After all, Joe Biden had won.”
I couldn’t be prouder to vote YES on Prop 50.
Get out and Vote!
Get out and Vote!
November 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I couldn’t be prouder to vote YES on Prop 50.
Get out and Vote!
Get out and Vote!
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Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
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I too hate daylight savings
November 4, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I too hate daylight savings