Eleanor
@theotheror.bsky.social
Trash evangelist, textile nerd, anarchist nonprofit burnout case. She/they. Mushroom hunter, some kind of ace. Lurker because I've learned to listen. Chicago
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Eleanor
@theotheror.bsky.social
· Feb 12
I made a book out of a reishi mushroom I found in the woods at the artist residency I did in central Mass last fall.
I'm still thinking about what the contents should be. What would you put in here?
#fungifriends #art #booksky
I'm still thinking about what the contents should be. What would you put in here?
#fungifriends #art #booksky
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St Paul Parks and Rec really going through it
January 22, 2026 at 1:49 AM
St Paul Parks and Rec really going through it
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'Unregenerate' is a word for 2026
Yep -
"But they are balanced at the other end of the pole by the unregenerate segregationists who have declared that democracy is not worth having if it involves equality." - Dr. King, Where Do We Go From Here?: Chaos or Community (1967) (1 of 2)
"But they are balanced at the other end of the pole by the unregenerate segregationists who have declared that democracy is not worth having if it involves equality." - Dr. King, Where Do We Go From Here?: Chaos or Community (1967) (1 of 2)
January 19, 2026 at 9:22 PM
'Unregenerate' is a word for 2026
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thread about how it can all go wrong
An example that's on my mind: in 2020 Asheville city hall was badly losing the uprising. They'd enraged the public by teargassing anti-racist demos and attacking a medic station. The mayor declared an unpopular curfew. The cops could no longer hold the streets.
So the non-profit complex swept in...
So the non-profit complex swept in...
One of the purposes of non-profit complex orgs is to gatekeep, deter and co-opt organizing, especially when it's militant and working.
So if you suddenly see polished posts by "otg" groups using social justice jargon to demand people abandon wildly successful tactics, it's worth being skeptical.
So if you suddenly see polished posts by "otg" groups using social justice jargon to demand people abandon wildly successful tactics, it's worth being skeptical.
January 18, 2026 at 4:45 PM
thread about how it can all go wrong
Also on the way home it occurred to me that bus shelters have little ledges around the top, and the first one I checked had a secret rosary??
Froze my ass off getting to butoh class to spend 2 hours pretending to be a jellyfish, crushed an Italian beef on the way to the $5 metal show in the repurposed garage with a half pipe in it. Perfect Chicago Saturday night no notes
January 18, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Also on the way home it occurred to me that bus shelters have little ledges around the top, and the first one I checked had a secret rosary??
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We’re visiting a high-school friend of my wife and LOOK AT THIS PAINTING HER DAUGHTER DID
January 17, 2026 at 9:52 PM
We’re visiting a high-school friend of my wife and LOOK AT THIS PAINTING HER DAUGHTER DID
Froze my ass off getting to butoh class to spend 2 hours pretending to be a jellyfish, crushed an Italian beef on the way to the $5 metal show in the repurposed garage with a half pipe in it. Perfect Chicago Saturday night no notes
January 18, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Froze my ass off getting to butoh class to spend 2 hours pretending to be a jellyfish, crushed an Italian beef on the way to the $5 metal show in the repurposed garage with a half pipe in it. Perfect Chicago Saturday night no notes
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BREAKING: This dog is named Susan From Accounting
January 17, 2026 at 3:49 AM
BREAKING: This dog is named Susan From Accounting
Listened to a pretty excellent one this week that's fun & *not racist,* good suspense and wonderfully activated architecture archive.org/details/asto...
January 17, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Listened to a pretty excellent one this week that's fun & *not racist,* good suspense and wonderfully activated architecture archive.org/details/asto...
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Happy 107th anniversary of the great molasses flood in Boston that killed 21 and injured 150.
A yummy, but slow and viscous death.
A yummy, but slow and viscous death.
Happy 106th anniversary of the great molasses flood in Boston that killed 21 people and injured 150.
Imagine drowning in molasses. A yummy, but slow and viscous death.
Imagine drowning in molasses. A yummy, but slow and viscous death.
January 15, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Happy 107th anniversary of the great molasses flood in Boston that killed 21 and injured 150.
A yummy, but slow and viscous death.
A yummy, but slow and viscous death.
I recently came across this video of someone gently fleecing a muskox, in case anyone is currently experiencing cortisol levels youtu.be/uSFeO4aN_0g?...
UAF - 2013 - Qiviut combing
YouTube video by University of Alaska Fairbanks
youtu.be
January 13, 2026 at 1:58 AM
I recently came across this video of someone gently fleecing a muskox, in case anyone is currently experiencing cortisol levels youtu.be/uSFeO4aN_0g?...
Good Monday from my small eldritch presence 🖤
January 13, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Good Monday from my small eldritch presence 🖤
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black-crowned night heron said trans rights
January 12, 2026 at 7:41 PM
black-crowned night heron said trans rights
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semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
January 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
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Frog we don’t have time for this
Toad sipped his tea. “Frog,” he asked, “are you making this up?”
“Maybe yes and maybe no,” said Frog.
“Maybe yes and maybe no,” said Frog.
January 12, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Frog we don’t have time for this
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every once in a while i remember this door
January 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM
every once in a while i remember this door
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Please read this today
The national response to Minneapolis has me revisiting the killing of Silverio González Villegas by ICE in Franklin Park, IL. I reported on it last fall. Worth remembering.
southsideweekly.com/a-tragic-hom...
southsideweekly.com/a-tragic-hom...
A Tragic Homecoming
After nearly two decades in Chicago, Silverio Villegas González returned to Michoacán in a coffin. His death at the hands of federal agents left two families divided by borders, shattered with grief, ...
southsideweekly.com
January 11, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Please read this today
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The story of the remarkable forgotten seamstress turned scientist who solved the ancient mystery of the argonaut, pioneered the aquarium, and laid the groundwork for the study of octopus intelligence www.themarginalian.org/2022/12/26/j...
The Seamstress Who Solved the Ancient Mystery of the Argonaut, Pioneered the Aquarium, and Laid the Groundwork for the Study of Octopus Intelligence
“I armed myself with patience and courage, and only after several months managed to dissolve my doubts and see my research crowned with happy confirmation.”
www.themarginalian.org
January 10, 2026 at 2:28 PM
The story of the remarkable forgotten seamstress turned scientist who solved the ancient mystery of the argonaut, pioneered the aquarium, and laid the groundwork for the study of octopus intelligence www.themarginalian.org/2022/12/26/j...
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A group of young kestrels is startled by the presence of a butterfly. 🤣🤣🤣
January 9, 2026 at 5:36 PM
A group of young kestrels is startled by the presence of a butterfly. 🤣🤣🤣
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The most #Baroque #frame in #Florence can be found in the #AnticaFarmacia di S. Maria Novella, founded in 1221 and for centuries run by the #Dominican monks of the convent. This 1658 painting of St Peter Martyr by Lorenzo Lippi was a gift of the #Medici Grand Duke Ferdinando II. #BaroqueBluesky
January 10, 2026 at 8:28 PM
The most #Baroque #frame in #Florence can be found in the #AnticaFarmacia di S. Maria Novella, founded in 1221 and for centuries run by the #Dominican monks of the convent. This 1658 painting of St Peter Martyr by Lorenzo Lippi was a gift of the #Medici Grand Duke Ferdinando II. #BaroqueBluesky
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Sabrina Meadows, 2025, (snowflake on the camera lens)
January 10, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Sabrina Meadows, 2025, (snowflake on the camera lens)
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do you guys hear that bell tolling? wonder who it’s for. it’s so loud lmao
January 10, 2026 at 3:30 PM
do you guys hear that bell tolling? wonder who it’s for. it’s so loud lmao
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Alright let’s start calling our house reps and senators to tell them to support this. Even if they don’t listen this time, you call them anyway. If you don’t feel like doing it right now set a reminder in your phone for tomorrow. If you can’t call, send a fax (visit your local library!) or email.
The tragic death of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year old mother fatally shot by ICE, shows that ICE can’t be reformed and must be abolished.
I’ll be introducing the Abolish ICE Act as a step toward justice, accountability, and humanity in our immigration policy.
Time to melt ICE.
I’ll be introducing the Abolish ICE Act as a step toward justice, accountability, and humanity in our immigration policy.
Time to melt ICE.
January 10, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Alright let’s start calling our house reps and senators to tell them to support this. Even if they don’t listen this time, you call them anyway. If you don’t feel like doing it right now set a reminder in your phone for tomorrow. If you can’t call, send a fax (visit your local library!) or email.