Keith Donovan
@keithdonovan.bsky.social
Geeky autistic New England leftist
Pinned
Reposted by Keith Donovan
This is a short from one of the all-time bangers of feature animation, "Memories."
"Cannon Fodder" features an entire militarized civilization centered around an endless war with an unseen enemy, wherein the children are indoctrinated with the single purpose of fighting that war from grade school.
"Cannon Fodder" features an entire militarized civilization centered around an endless war with an unseen enemy, wherein the children are indoctrinated with the single purpose of fighting that war from grade school.
From: Cannon Fodder (1995), dir. Katsuhiro Otomo, Studio 4°C
This film was designed to flow without hard cuts -- the camera just goes and goes and goes
This film was designed to flow without hard cuts -- the camera just goes and goes and goes
February 16, 2026 at 4:14 AM
This is a short from one of the all-time bangers of feature animation, "Memories."
"Cannon Fodder" features an entire militarized civilization centered around an endless war with an unseen enemy, wherein the children are indoctrinated with the single purpose of fighting that war from grade school.
"Cannon Fodder" features an entire militarized civilization centered around an endless war with an unseen enemy, wherein the children are indoctrinated with the single purpose of fighting that war from grade school.
Reposted by Keith Donovan
Speaking as a white dude, the cultural training is to seek the favor of other white dudes almost exclusively. It's what makes so many white dudes so weird and fragile and conformist. Terrified some other white dude will tell them that what they are doing is fucked up. Creates unendurable ego death.
February 16, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Speaking as a white dude, the cultural training is to seek the favor of other white dudes almost exclusively. It's what makes so many white dudes so weird and fragile and conformist. Terrified some other white dude will tell them that what they are doing is fucked up. Creates unendurable ego death.
Reposted by Keith Donovan
an aggressive ant colony reduces the Keebler elves to a pile of bones and little outfits, but what sends a wave of deep unease around the world, the true source of fear, is how fast these ants are able to get cookie production ramped back up
February 16, 2026 at 11:50 AM
an aggressive ant colony reduces the Keebler elves to a pile of bones and little outfits, but what sends a wave of deep unease around the world, the true source of fear, is how fast these ants are able to get cookie production ramped back up
Reposted by Keith Donovan
a 40 year old man saying "no one budgets for food, they're lying" is so fucking wild to me lmao
February 16, 2026 at 12:10 PM
a 40 year old man saying "no one budgets for food, they're lying" is so fucking wild to me lmao
Reposted by Keith Donovan
A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
Ofelia Torres, teen who fought to have her father released from ICE custody, dies from rare cancer
Ofelia Torres, 16, died on Friday from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, her father's lawyer confirmed.
www.cbsnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:20 PM
A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
Reposted by Keith Donovan
Israeli lawmaker storms girls’ school near Nablus during class hours
Israeli lawmaker storms girls’ school near Nablus during class hours
An Israeli Knesset member accompanied by a group of settlers entered a girls’ secondary school in the northern occupied West Bank during school hours on Sunday, prompting condemnation from Palestin…
www.middleeastmonitor.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Israeli lawmaker storms girls’ school near Nablus during class hours
Reposted by Keith Donovan
One of the interesting things this time around is just how hollow the whole thing sounds. In the past, people have been able to use the empty concept of electability to anoint and position the person they demanded, but now that Republicans are getting obliterated everywhere, that doesn't work.
If I were a Democrat concerned about winning elections and was hearing that a significant number of voters wouldn’t support Gavin Newsom in 2028, I would simply stop pushing Gavin Newsom in 2026.
look if you want to freak out about people not voting newsom if he's the nominee a week before the 2028 general election, I kinda get it (but don't say you weren't warned). doing it now though is just a weird attempt to strong arm people into supporting him in the primary.
February 16, 2026 at 3:30 AM
One of the interesting things this time around is just how hollow the whole thing sounds. In the past, people have been able to use the empty concept of electability to anoint and position the person they demanded, but now that Republicans are getting obliterated everywhere, that doesn't work.
Reposted by Keith Donovan
mom they’re roasting the US economy on mastodon again
February 16, 2026 at 7:37 AM
mom they’re roasting the US economy on mastodon again
Reposted by Keith Donovan
Holy shit he really really said this he typed this shit on the Internet i hate him so much
February 15, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Holy shit he really really said this he typed this shit on the Internet i hate him so much
Reposted by Keith Donovan
surely you understand figurative language is meant to point to the actual
if you use as example a traditional embodiment of evil, the implication is you will crawl through glass etc for anyone whosoever, no matter how evil
I'm sure the most evil people in the D party appreciate the heads up
if you use as example a traditional embodiment of evil, the implication is you will crawl through glass etc for anyone whosoever, no matter how evil
I'm sure the most evil people in the D party appreciate the heads up
February 16, 2026 at 11:20 AM
surely you understand figurative language is meant to point to the actual
if you use as example a traditional embodiment of evil, the implication is you will crawl through glass etc for anyone whosoever, no matter how evil
I'm sure the most evil people in the D party appreciate the heads up
if you use as example a traditional embodiment of evil, the implication is you will crawl through glass etc for anyone whosoever, no matter how evil
I'm sure the most evil people in the D party appreciate the heads up
Reposted by Keith Donovan
there's a weird pride in their rock-bottom standards. like the more disappointed they are in a politician, the more responsible they are for supporting them
February 14, 2026 at 12:46 AM
there's a weird pride in their rock-bottom standards. like the more disappointed they are in a politician, the more responsible they are for supporting them
Reposted by Keith Donovan
"You can't be mean to me or my fascist friends but also I think entire ethnic groups are savage monsters literally comparable to dogs."
February 16, 2026 at 3:16 AM
"You can't be mean to me or my fascist friends but also I think entire ethnic groups are savage monsters literally comparable to dogs."
Reposted by Keith Donovan
There’s a reason Biden was abandoned by the left he sought to court. You and I know what it is, Jeff Fecke knows what it is too.
February 16, 2026 at 12:30 AM
There’s a reason Biden was abandoned by the left he sought to court. You and I know what it is, Jeff Fecke knows what it is too.
Reposted by Keith Donovan
hello and welcome to the political genius exam. here is question one. which is a more compelling message:
- the president is sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people and your town could be next
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $100 now costs $104.9
- the president is sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people and your town could be next
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $100 now costs $104.9
Romance alert: Trump's reckless tariffs have Valentine’s Day costs up across the board:
Roses 🌹16.6%
Chocolates🍫 18.7%
Ribeye 🥩 25.4%
Restaurant meals 🍽️ 4.9%
Roses 🌹16.6%
Chocolates🍫 18.7%
Ribeye 🥩 25.4%
Restaurant meals 🍽️ 4.9%
February 14, 2026 at 6:19 PM
hello and welcome to the political genius exam. here is question one. which is a more compelling message:
- the president is sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people and your town could be next
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $100 now costs $104.9
- the president is sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people and your town could be next
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $100 now costs $104.9
Reposted by Keith Donovan
Reposted by Keith Donovan
liberal walking into the car dealership: i want the second shittiest car you have. i will buy it for literally any price
February 16, 2026 at 2:39 AM
liberal walking into the car dealership: i want the second shittiest car you have. i will buy it for literally any price
Reposted by Keith Donovan
“I’ll vote for a soggy ham sandwich.” Ok, great. Good for you. Well done.
1) not the point
2) a lot of people won’t
3) we need better anyway
4) and we HAVE better
5) so when people start pushing the ham sandwich
6) we say hey the soggy ham sandwich, that’s a really bad idea
7) which IS the point
1) not the point
2) a lot of people won’t
3) we need better anyway
4) and we HAVE better
5) so when people start pushing the ham sandwich
6) we say hey the soggy ham sandwich, that’s a really bad idea
7) which IS the point
February 16, 2026 at 1:49 AM
“I’ll vote for a soggy ham sandwich.” Ok, great. Good for you. Well done.
1) not the point
2) a lot of people won’t
3) we need better anyway
4) and we HAVE better
5) so when people start pushing the ham sandwich
6) we say hey the soggy ham sandwich, that’s a really bad idea
7) which IS the point
1) not the point
2) a lot of people won’t
3) we need better anyway
4) and we HAVE better
5) so when people start pushing the ham sandwich
6) we say hey the soggy ham sandwich, that’s a really bad idea
7) which IS the point
Reposted by Keith Donovan
If I were a Democrat concerned about winning elections and was hearing that a significant number of voters wouldn’t support Gavin Newsom in 2028, I would simply stop pushing Gavin Newsom in 2026.
look if you want to freak out about people not voting newsom if he's the nominee a week before the 2028 general election, I kinda get it (but don't say you weren't warned). doing it now though is just a weird attempt to strong arm people into supporting him in the primary.
I think most (not all) of the "I will never vote for Gavin Newsom" people are communists who are mad that Americans don't like communism and want to destroy the Democratic party out of revenge. They don't care how many elections Republicans win or how many trans people die as long as the Dems fall.
February 15, 2026 at 9:50 PM
If I were a Democrat concerned about winning elections and was hearing that a significant number of voters wouldn’t support Gavin Newsom in 2028, I would simply stop pushing Gavin Newsom in 2026.
Reposted by Keith Donovan
Natalie doesn‘t want to critique power, she wants to critique the people that critique power. 💅
February 15, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Natalie doesn‘t want to critique power, she wants to critique the people that critique power. 💅
Reposted by Keith Donovan
i hope this serves as a nail in the coffin for those stupid “trust the audience score, tomameter is useless” arguments
February 15, 2026 at 6:46 PM
i hope this serves as a nail in the coffin for those stupid “trust the audience score, tomameter is useless” arguments
Reposted by Keith Donovan
Classic Miami experience. Cut off in traffic by a Cybertruck. Google the website on the license plate to find a private-jet brokering business owned by a guy with a lifetime FINRA bar after being convicted of securities fraud.
February 15, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Classic Miami experience. Cut off in traffic by a Cybertruck. Google the website on the license plate to find a private-jet brokering business owned by a guy with a lifetime FINRA bar after being convicted of securities fraud.
Reposted by Keith Donovan
well, that’s one interpretation
February 15, 2026 at 4:56 PM
well, that’s one interpretation
Reposted by Keith Donovan
Reposted by Keith Donovan
Hillary Clinton: "More people were deported under my husband and Barack Obama without killing American citizens and without putting children into detention camps than were in the first Trump term or this first year of Trump's second term."
February 15, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Hillary Clinton: "More people were deported under my husband and Barack Obama without killing American citizens and without putting children into detention camps than were in the first Trump term or this first year of Trump's second term."