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@virtuistic.bsky.social
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Advocate. Bi. Genderqueer. Green thumb.
Disabled. Vaxxed. Boosted. Masked.
Editor. Journalist. Producer. Writer.
(she/they)
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PFP: purple-tinted pic of me with hair down, wearing glasses, and smiling.

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I keep thinking on this quote I loved so much I had to meme it.

Being an Aries, I sometimes feel like I run on anger, but my trauma history also gets me feeling shame or worry about the intensity and duration of my emotions. These words remind me to transmute the feels into purposeful action.🌱✨💚
Design featuring a color photo of plant arches at the Singapore Botanical Gardens behind a quote by Thich Nhat Hanh: Hold on to your anger, and use it as compost for your garden.
February 4, 2026 at 11:43 PM
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🎉 UPDATE: Huge thanks to everyone who helped us raise over a quarter of our $100K goal in one day! 💗😭 Y'all are amazing!

These donations make a direct impact for our neighbors in the MSP metro, keeping families together and safe in warm homes with all the necessary essentials. 🏘️ #MutualAid #HelpSky
Green and purple graphic showing a mitten and home for NeighborReliefFund.org - Text reads: Greater Longfellow's Neighbor Relief Fund, Organizing for our neighbors throughout the region in need.
February 3, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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No new pictures. Where are you at mentally
Black and white illustration of a spikey reptile in between fancy text: "God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change... Courage to change the things I can... And also the badass fuckin spikes of a Horned Toad and also lasers can come out of the spikes pls"
February 2, 2026 at 3:14 AM
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Happy to dig into it more whenever is clever, if you like. ☺️ Sending hopes for sweet dreams, safe journeys, and that the damage from the accident with the deer isn't super expensive to fix.
Graphic of a hand holding a red rose beside text: Hope you have a good rest!
January 29, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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Okay, I might be crying about this, but I'm also howling with laughter at how mad it would make one specific fascist ghoul.

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Screenshot of an article from the editors of The Nation. A photo shows students holding signs in the cold, with one in the center that reads: AMERICA CANNOT BE GREAT WHILE RULED WITH HATE. Text reads: The Nation Nominates Minneapolis for the Nobel Peace Prize With their resistance to violent authoritarianism, the people of Minneapolis have renewed the spirit of Dr. King’s call for “the positive affirmation of peace.” Photo caption and credit: Students protest against ICE during a walkout at the University of Minnesota on January 26, 2026. (Brandon Bell / Getty Images)
January 29, 2026 at 1:18 AM
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✨ Today's blessing:

🍕 A VISIT FROM PIZZA SQUIRREL 🐿️
Color photo of a squirrel eating a slice of pepperoni pizza atop a trash enclosure in the sunshine.
January 26, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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"Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first," was my grandma's motto, and we are living it. 🥧
Overhead photo of a slice of vegan triple berry pie next to a frothy soy latte.
January 14, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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Breakfast of sad champions

Good morning, Bluesky. 🌇
Close up overhead photo of a slice of vegan sweet potato pie with browned marshmallows on top on a square ceramic plate next to a purple, blue, and yellow iridescent fork.
January 5, 2026 at 2:18 PM
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Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Air Visual app showing an AQI oh 103; U healthy for Sensitive Groups
January 4, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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Alas, my Saturday morning Mechageddon TTRPG won't be meeting today - so I'm going into Art Mode.

Check out some of my creations in my most recent newsletter and click the poll to weigh in on which of my shiny new @culturehustle.bsky.social art supplies I'll play with after breakfast and coffee. 👇🏼
Overhead photo of an open cardboard box in a sunbeam containing art supplies by Stewart Semple's Culture Hustle. From top left: Diamond Dust, BLK3.0, DAZZLE biodegradable glitter, Heavy Metal paints, LIT glow paint, and the pigmentiest watercolors
December 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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DID THE THING
Selfie of me smiling and wearing glasses and a green sweater dress while making a thumbs up gesture.
December 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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This planet is so beautiful.

Bucket list experience: ✅
Green and red aurora streaking upwards towards the stars behind the black silhouette of a tree-lined hill. Green aurora ribbons stretch across the sky like tentacles hugging a pink burst in the center above a cluster of trees. Green, gold, and red aurora bands with stars peeking through over a country road lit by the headlights of a parked car. Bright green aurora flares in a gap between trees and diffuses into pinks and purples, with headlights lighting the tall dry grass in the foreground.
November 13, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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Guess I'm gonna be wearing these for a while longer...
Me wearing two buttons on a black zip hoodie. The orange one reads "jacob frey is a bad person" and the blue one reads "BOO YOUR LOCAL STRONG MAYOR"
November 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Did the dang thing this morning, and it was an easy in-and-out process at the early voting center. We were glad to @mplsrank3forchange.bsky.social and are hoping more neighbors will #Rank3 and leave Jacob off the ballot.

Also, much gratitude to @naomikritzer.bsky.social for sharing candidate info!🙏🏼
Color pic of me wearing lavender cat-eye glasses and smiling toward the viewer while holding up a peace sign and with an "I VOTED EARLY" sticker on my dark purple hoodie.
October 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Uh... 🫠
Screen capture of Google News alerts on my lock screen with an AI abomination I did *not* request from 3 hours ago expanded showing text: "Congress passes a temporary funding plan and sends it to Biden."
October 21, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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Such a sweet weekend. Got to meet a former colleague and his lovely family and share info + recommendations as they consider moving here to give their kiddos a better education than they're likely to get in the red state they're in. Made + shared treats to celebrate the occasion. Feelin' hope happy.
Color photo of eight vegan chocolate cupcakes with light orange vanilla buttercream and rainbow sprinkles on a bamboo cutting board.
October 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Good morning, Bluesky. 💖
Color photo of clouds lit up from below by the sunrise in warm yellow, orange, and pink.
October 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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UPDATE: Clean bill of health, nails clipped, and vaccines re-upped - and without totally demolishing our budget.

What a relief! 💖
Color photo of Chili, a black and white tuxedo cat with a pink nose, is resting on a light green towel inside a black and white patterned soft crate. She has a somewhat betrayed look on her face and is between meows.
October 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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This sweet baby has to go in for a checkup today. She's playful and affectionate, and *very* interested in stealing her sister's food, so I think she's fine, but the possibility the vet could find something we can't afford to address is doing me a big stress. Plz send healthy, happy kitty vibes. 💖
Color photo of Chili, a black and white tuxedo cat with a pink nose and golden green eyes showing her soft lil tummy.
October 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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“Competition-induced misaligned behaviors emerge even when models are explicitly instructed to remain truthful and grounded,” wrote paper co-author and machine learning Stanford professor James Zou in a post on X-formerly-Twitter.

Sounds bad, y'all! This 🫧 needs to pop: futurism.com/future-socie...
Screenshot of a Futurism article headline with an image of a demon and a robot embracing. Text reads: Bad Bot New Paper Finds That When You Reward AI for Success on Social Media, It Becomes Increasingly Sociopathic "When LLMs compete for social media likes, they start making things up." By Sharon Adarlo Published Oct 10, 2025 3:01 PM EDT Stanford scientists unleashed AI bots in different environments, including social media, and they started behaving unethically. Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images
October 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”
Screen capture of Angela Lansbury in Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971), holding a sword aloft and riding a broom while fighting Nazis with witchcraft.
October 9, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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With the MNDFL rescinding the endorsement for mayor and rejecting the appeal, 😤 I also updated this digital graphic. Plz feel free to save + share, and if you'd like the design files to print, get @ me.

Many thanks to @viamarsala18.bsky.social for the inspo + everyone who joined the collaboration.💖
Design featuring text and two columns of vertically stacked images of candidates for mayor of Minneapolis - MN Sen. Omar Fateh, Rev. DeWayne Davis, and Jazz Hampton - and their campaign imagery above the lit skyline of downtown, with the lit clock tower at City Hall in the lower center. Text reads: "MPLS: RANK THESE 3; FATEH: *Labor Endorsed! LET'S WORK TOGETHER; (don't rank frey) DAVIS: WE DESERVE BETTER; (don't rank frey) HAMPTON: TURN THE PAGE; (don't rank frey) for mayor on election day; 11.4.25"
October 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Went on a fall color quest last week, and I'm still stunned by all the natural beauty and wildlife we saw. I hope we can get out for another kayak adventure while the leaves are popping on these cool, sunny days. 🛶🍁
Color photo of orange and yellow leaves changing on deciduous trees under a light blue sky. Color aerial photo from a fire tower above the canopy showing changing leaves with a large lake in the distance under wispy cirrus clouds. Color photo of a grass pathway into a forest of tall pines, with underbrush starting to yellow. Color photo of a boat launch with canoes, kayaks (not pictured), and a short pier extending into a river that is brimming with cattails under a sunny sky with light clouds.
October 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Good morning, Bluesky. Got a special pic of two Bald Eagles being majestic in the city for ya #CrapWildlifePhotpgraphy
Two bald eagles chilling, one perched on a tower and the other on a tall power pole in the distance. Both are lit by the golden morning sun against a cloudy sky.
October 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Can't see the Super Harvest Moon yet because clouds are rude, so I am marking the occasion with a wee bit of freehand seasonal art. 🎃

Toying with some ideas for lettering next...
Two pumpkins drawn with watercolor pencils and painted on a square of white cardstock.
October 7, 2025 at 1:06 AM