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Jess
@jessmakesthings.bsky.social
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🤔 Interdisciplinary Academic, University Staff, Artist, Writer and Game Maker

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slander (joking)
November 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Jess goes to church without experiencing terror visible within hard data about their heart rate challenge failed (they are very nice I just have the reverse of normal religious trauma)
A graph of steps and heart rate and energy used that spikes around the hours I went to church (another large spike is steps when I went to a record fair after)
November 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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#owl! #textileart #birds #stuffedanimals #cute
An owl, sideview, entirely made out of different dyed fabrics and wool stuffing that sits on a similarly cloth branch and is hung on a gallery wall
November 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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#bird #lithophane s!
two glowing 3d printed birds, a dove and a raven, set into white plastic rectangles on a wall
November 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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I am also sci-arty and I made lithophanes based on the spectrograms of birds w/their birds in front of them + music w/their sounds. I got to place these at Mana Contemporary in Jersey City. Someone in the show put a 12 foot by 12 foot 2 inch tall floor painting about a foot in front of my piece. 🫠🙃🥴
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Happy gotcha day to this little beauty
A blue eyed husky mix with huge eyes looks up at the camera
November 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Communing with black Phillip
A woman and a black and tawny goat take a photo together
November 8, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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my yard's leaves are going crazy in the light
November 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Nice Things Remain Possible #zohran #mikie #spanberger
nyc's jacob riis art deco bathhouse, beach, and sky as a background; the text "nice things remain possible" in front of a collage of: a new york apple, a new jersey taylor ham sandwich, and the state seal of virginia, featuring virtue vanquishing tyrrany
November 5, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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kentucky route zero
a googie inspired gas station with a truly gigantic horse head forming the main body of the convenience store area. a sunset in the background. the gas station reads "equus oils".
October 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Just hanging out with the holy fursonas
October 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Security Culture is a set of shared customs for a community whose members may be targeted that are designed to minimize risk, to offset paranoia, and to increase effectiveness and trust. These intentional practices can become habitual and instinctive. SECURITY CULTURE PRINCIPLES The central principle is that people should never be aware of sensitive information they do not need to know - Don’t ask, don’t tell. The greater the number of people who know something that can put a project at risk, the more chance there is of it getting into the wrong hands. Security culture involves a code of silence, but it is not a code of voicelessness. It should preserve as much secrecy as is necessary for individuals to be safe in their activities, while still organizing effectively. Learn and abide by the security expectations of each person you interact with, and respect differences in style. Ask people to outline for you their specific security needs and let others know yours. SECURITY CULTURE PRACTICES You can say “no” at any time to anyone about anything. Don’t answer questions or participate in any projects you don’t feel good about. Look out for other people. Don’t imperil others with your decisions. Don’t brag about past actions. Remember: Jokes can be taken seriously. Don’t throw any direct action ideas around in public that you think you might want to try at some point. Brainstorm with trusted individuals. Develop methods to establish the security level of a group or situation. People who understand the importance of good security will not feel insulted if asked to leave a sensitive conversation. Meeting location is an important factor in security. Consider the risks. Don’t get too distracted worrying about whether people are infiltrators or not; if your security measures are effective, it shouldn’t even matter. Keep sensitive information inside the circle of people it concerns, collaborate with reliable and experienced comrades whose history you can verify, and don’t give…
October 18, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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St. Paul sure has some Principles #nokings #community #diversityoftactics
St Paul Principles 1. Our solidarity will be based on respect for a diversity of tactics and the plans of other groups. 2. The actions and tactics used will be organized to maintain a separation of time or space. 3. Any debates or criticisms will stay internal to the movement, avoiding any public or media denunciations of fellow activists and events. 4. We oppose any state repression of dissent, including surveillance, infiltration, disruption and violence. We agree not to assist law enforcement actions against activists and others. --------- Public infighting and policing of tactics divides the movement and does the State’s work for them. When we allow space for all tactics, we are stronger, we are larger, we are united in purpose, and the powers that be are more challenged to hold us back. --------- “People have made the mistake of confusing the methods with the objectives. As long as we agree on objectives, we should never fall out with each other just because we believe in different methods or tactics or strategy to reach a common goal.” - Malcolm X
October 18, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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any nyc old heads remember swimming cities parties? anyway this is my real wedding photo
October 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Isekai where all the state seal girlies go to college together
Seal of Virginia showing Victory killing an emperor with her tit out; their motto being sic semper tyrannis State seal of NJ showing liberty and prosperity as their goddesses flanking a shield with three plows, a knight's helmet, and a horse in profile State seal of new york showing liberty and justice as women flanking a scene of ships on the hudson State of idaho seal showing liberty with a phyrgian cap, a deer head, a miner, and icons of prosperity
October 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Cats of the sea I hope will help
Sea lions lounge on a red buoy
October 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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who wants 2 hang out w/me
going to chicago nov 20-23
October 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Gods sleepiest princess
A heavyset pale woman in a heather gray shirt with an unkempt ponytail takes a sleepy selfie
October 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Adding to the vibe
September 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Hey
A dog licking his nose with only the tongue in focus
September 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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jersey city has cuck lincoln
bronze statue of lincoln, sitting on a rock outcrop and looking down pensively, with art deco styling
September 24, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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September 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Vancouver lovebirds
Two corvids sit on a dead branch in a large tree at a park
September 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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The world is a mess, look at this pumpkin I grew from dumping a pumpkin off the side of my porch in the spring
A little yellow pumpkin or other squash I am not sure grows on a lawn as a hand pulls a leaf away
September 13, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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it's...problematic, and used to be downright racist (they fixed that relatively fast), but it is also like, where animators learn to animate from, super important imagery that is easy to pull from your mind (like chernabog, pictured); fantasia 2000 is better imo but nobody talks about it
September 13, 2025 at 12:59 AM