Eli Donovan
@elidonovanwriter.bsky.social
Author of adventurous SFF, usually with kissing. Hopeful romantic. Dino geek. https://linktr.ee/writerelidonovan
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@tkingfisher.com saw this thought of you and the white rat!
November 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
@tkingfisher.com saw this thought of you and the white rat!
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I don’t have a whole lot of advice for people younger than me but the earlier in life you stop worrying about what other people will think and just wholeheartedly enjoy the stuff you like the happier you’ll be
One thing people kind of tell you, but not really, about middle age:
One day you'll be like "oh [thing] looks fun but people will think I'm a loser" about a thing
And then you'll say. Wait a second.
Fuck 'em
One day you'll be like "oh [thing] looks fun but people will think I'm a loser" about a thing
And then you'll say. Wait a second.
Fuck 'em
Darn Tough turned me on to Cute Socks and I've never looked back
November 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I don’t have a whole lot of advice for people younger than me but the earlier in life you stop worrying about what other people will think and just wholeheartedly enjoy the stuff you like the happier you’ll be
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this is the most beautiful thing
Thanks, Blue Jays fans!
Seattle Children's hospital gets surge of donations from Blue Jays fans
www.seattletimes.com/sports/marin...
Seattle Children's hospital gets surge of donations from Blue Jays fans
www.seattletimes.com/sports/marin...
Why Blue Jays fans have been donating to Seattle Children’s Hospital
Approximately 250 Blue Jays fans have donated nearly $10,000 to the Seattle Children’s hospital since last Monday's Game 7. Here's why.
www.seattletimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:52 PM
this is the most beautiful thing
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One-pager zine inspired by a friend thanking me for telling her about some good things I heard about people doing.
Digitally legible format shown; printable version at link.
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Digitally legible format shown; printable version at link.
drive.google.com/file/d/1YJfs...
November 1, 2025 at 1:51 AM
One-pager zine inspired by a friend thanking me for telling her about some good things I heard about people doing.
Digitally legible format shown; printable version at link.
drive.google.com/file/d/1YJfs...
Digitally legible format shown; printable version at link.
drive.google.com/file/d/1YJfs...
Well this had me tearing up. Sometimes the world is good.
I am so flabbergasted & tearful & grateful & JUST REALLY EMOTIONAL over everything that’s happened around this so-special pup since this saga started on…good god, how was it only Wednesday morning?
That it has meant as much to so many of you fills me up to the brim.
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That it has meant as much to so many of you fills me up to the brim.
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October 29, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Well this had me tearing up. Sometimes the world is good.
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The thing about the relentless march of time is that you only get an ending (happy or otherwise) in fiction. Here in the real world no cause is ever lost forever even though we may not live to see it prevail. This is both hope and cautionary tale.
"This fucking sucks" and "all is lost" are two different sentences.
Don't say the second when you mean the first.
Don't say the second when you mean the first.
October 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The thing about the relentless march of time is that you only get an ending (happy or otherwise) in fiction. Here in the real world no cause is ever lost forever even though we may not live to see it prevail. This is both hope and cautionary tale.
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Hey, I can vouch that the Burrow Cafe makes a truly glorious crepe, so if you’re in the area, give them or anyone else on this list some love.
Yoooo ABQ! Burqueños 505 #NMTrue . Share these around if you have the cash go spend money and make sure they know you are there because they are feeding people!
October 29, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Hey, I can vouch that the Burrow Cafe makes a truly glorious crepe, so if you’re in the area, give them or anyone else on this list some love.
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43 years ago today, readers the world over opened their newspapers and gazed upon cow tools for the first time. happy birthday cow tools. you look great.
October 28, 2025 at 12:23 PM
43 years ago today, readers the world over opened their newspapers and gazed upon cow tools for the first time. happy birthday cow tools. you look great.
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We don’t get to choose the times we’re born into, but we can try to shape the time our grandkids will be born into.
October 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
We don’t get to choose the times we’re born into, but we can try to shape the time our grandkids will be born into.
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The government shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Travis Peters, an urban farmer in Detroit, is giving out free produce tomorrow
'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'
'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'
As SNAP benefits come under threat, a Detroit farmer is stepping up to help fill the void
The federal shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Urban farmers like Travis Peters are stepping up to ensure their communities can eat.
www.whatimreading.net
October 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
The government shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Travis Peters, an urban farmer in Detroit, is giving out free produce tomorrow
'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'
'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'
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As a child I ate government cheese and free school lunches. I then went on to uni thanks largely to Pell grants.
I now (HAPPILY) pay taxes on an income that would not have been possible without that support.
Taking care of your citizens is good actually.
I now (HAPPILY) pay taxes on an income that would not have been possible without that support.
Taking care of your citizens is good actually.
Just thinking: I am a double-boarded physician-scientist at @uclahealth.org, but I grew up in poverty. Gov't provided the welfare & foodstamps that aided my refugee family. Gov't grants subsidized my education.
I am only where I am today bc of the #America that was. And it makes me want to cry.
I am only where I am today bc of the #America that was. And it makes me want to cry.
October 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
As a child I ate government cheese and free school lunches. I then went on to uni thanks largely to Pell grants.
I now (HAPPILY) pay taxes on an income that would not have been possible without that support.
Taking care of your citizens is good actually.
I now (HAPPILY) pay taxes on an income that would not have been possible without that support.
Taking care of your citizens is good actually.
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October 27, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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Here are the companies destroying the east wing of the White House
October 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Here are the companies destroying the east wing of the White House
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"No longer should we think about our political process as settling for the lesser of two evils. We can demand a greater good.
And in doing so, we can make City Hall a place from which New Yorkers expect change, not failure."
And in doing so, we can make City Hall a place from which New Yorkers expect change, not failure."
October 27, 2025 at 1:19 AM
"No longer should we think about our political process as settling for the lesser of two evils. We can demand a greater good.
And in doing so, we can make City Hall a place from which New Yorkers expect change, not failure."
And in doing so, we can make City Hall a place from which New Yorkers expect change, not failure."
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This thread links to a lot of great food banks people can give to. Teamwork is our best way to battle mass hunger short-term. bsky.app/profile/adap...
Okay, team! The food bank donations have blown past the $500 I have to match donations, but let's see if we can get volunteers to keep it going and match the ones I can't. I'll reply in a moment with the list of donations still waiting for matches, so please reply if you can match one of them!
October 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
This thread links to a lot of great food banks people can give to. Teamwork is our best way to battle mass hunger short-term. bsky.app/profile/adap...
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I set up my recurring with give.feedingal.org And I also am going to send some more to @yellowfund.bsky.social, as they cover a lot of bases especially with diapers & other supplies that are going to be even harder for folks to buy next month.
October 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I set up my recurring with give.feedingal.org And I also am going to send some more to @yellowfund.bsky.social, as they cover a lot of bases especially with diapers & other supplies that are going to be even harder for folks to buy next month.
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My church has a structure on its campus with even a refrigerated section that is part of www.littlefreepantry.org. I just dropped off a big box and plan more frequent donations future supply drop offs in the coming weeks.
little free pantry
take what you need give what you can
www.littlefreepantry.org
October 26, 2025 at 8:24 PM
My church has a structure on its campus with even a refrigerated section that is part of www.littlefreepantry.org. I just dropped off a big box and plan more frequent donations future supply drop offs in the coming weeks.
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Y’all, Spotify’s stock price sunk by 5% in 1 day. YOU did this by spreading the word to boycott them for running ICE ads.
These billionaires only speak one language—money—so let’s keep up the pressure. Tell everyone you know to cancel their Spotify subscriptions. Send them to BoycottSpotify.com.
These billionaires only speak one language—money—so let’s keep up the pressure. Tell everyone you know to cancel their Spotify subscriptions. Send them to BoycottSpotify.com.
October 25, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Y’all, Spotify’s stock price sunk by 5% in 1 day. YOU did this by spreading the word to boycott them for running ICE ads.
These billionaires only speak one language—money—so let’s keep up the pressure. Tell everyone you know to cancel their Spotify subscriptions. Send them to BoycottSpotify.com.
These billionaires only speak one language—money—so let’s keep up the pressure. Tell everyone you know to cancel their Spotify subscriptions. Send them to BoycottSpotify.com.
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If you donated to Platner via ActBlue, you can get a refund!
Contact them NOW and ask for your money back!
Contact them NOW and ask for your money back!
I donated to his campaign. I was pissed off when it was revealed he worked as a merc, and debating what to do when the tattoo & queerphobic posts came out.
I contacted ActBlue, asked for it to be returned, got an acknowledgement of the return a few hours later; 2 days later it was in my account.
I contacted ActBlue, asked for it to be returned, got an acknowledgement of the return a few hours later; 2 days later it was in my account.
October 24, 2025 at 11:26 PM
If you donated to Platner via ActBlue, you can get a refund!
Contact them NOW and ask for your money back!
Contact them NOW and ask for your money back!
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On Threads, the usual suspects are telling ppl about to lose SNAP benefits to just start a garden. As a gardener, I had to laugh. You need at LEAST an acre of land to feed a family of 4. Start-up costs are enormous. But yes, subsistence farming on the balcony of your rental apartment is the answer
October 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
On Threads, the usual suspects are telling ppl about to lose SNAP benefits to just start a garden. As a gardener, I had to laugh. You need at LEAST an acre of land to feed a family of 4. Start-up costs are enormous. But yes, subsistence farming on the balcony of your rental apartment is the answer
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If you want to find a local food bank, you can use the website below.
If you’re donating, it’s best to donate money. If you want to donate food, PLEASE donate food you or your family would actually eat, including things like breakfast cereals and snack foods.
www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
If you’re donating, it’s best to donate money. If you want to donate food, PLEASE donate food you or your family would actually eat, including things like breakfast cereals and snack foods.
www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
October 23, 2025 at 11:24 PM
If you want to find a local food bank, you can use the website below.
If you’re donating, it’s best to donate money. If you want to donate food, PLEASE donate food you or your family would actually eat, including things like breakfast cereals and snack foods.
www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
If you’re donating, it’s best to donate money. If you want to donate food, PLEASE donate food you or your family would actually eat, including things like breakfast cereals and snack foods.
www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
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"They're not supposed to do that to ME" is not a position worthy of respect.
"They should never do that to ANYONE" is.
"They should never do that to ANYONE" is.
October 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
"They're not supposed to do that to ME" is not a position worthy of respect.
"They should never do that to ANYONE" is.
"They should never do that to ANYONE" is.
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Food banks need money if you’ve got it. For everything else, contact them and ask—some can take donated meat by hunters or eggs from backyard flocks, some can’t.
Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
October 23, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Food banks need money if you’ve got it. For everything else, contact them and ask—some can take donated meat by hunters or eggs from backyard flocks, some can’t.