The Real Donald S. (he/him)
@therealdonald.bsky.social
I love books 📚
I also love people 💜🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
...and I love tabletop games (board, card, ttrpg, etc) 🎲♟️🐲
(Oh, and I hate MAGA types, Christian Nationalists, White Nationalists, crypto bros, and any other semi-sentient mold... if that's you, fawk off.)
I also love people 💜🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
...and I love tabletop games (board, card, ttrpg, etc) 🎲♟️🐲
(Oh, and I hate MAGA types, Christian Nationalists, White Nationalists, crypto bros, and any other semi-sentient mold... if that's you, fawk off.)
The No Kings Protest in Columbia, TN, was awesome!!! So much support and good energy!!!
October 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The No Kings Protest in Columbia, TN, was awesome!!! So much support and good energy!!!
Has anyone considered how taxing the rich will affect the yacht industry? You monsters....
June 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Has anyone considered how taxing the rich will affect the yacht industry? You monsters....
Homeless communities during the Great Depression were named after then US President Hoover --"Hoovervilles"
And, totally unrelated, "Trump Plazas" has a nice ring to it...
....just gonna leave that nugget here....
And, totally unrelated, "Trump Plazas" has a nice ring to it...
....just gonna leave that nugget here....
April 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Homeless communities during the Great Depression were named after then US President Hoover --"Hoovervilles"
And, totally unrelated, "Trump Plazas" has a nice ring to it...
....just gonna leave that nugget here....
And, totally unrelated, "Trump Plazas" has a nice ring to it...
....just gonna leave that nugget here....
This past Thursday, I dropped off some books at two of our Little Free Libraries here in Columbia, Tennessee, USS (two books at each of them) -- I'll probably bring more with me next time 📚💜
#LittleFreeLibrary
#LittleFreeLibrary
April 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
This past Thursday, I dropped off some books at two of our Little Free Libraries here in Columbia, Tennessee, USS (two books at each of them) -- I'll probably bring more with me next time 📚💜
#LittleFreeLibrary
#LittleFreeLibrary
Lenny Bruce is not afraid....
March 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Lenny Bruce is not afraid....
I dropped off a couple of books at a #LittleFreeLibrary in Columbia, TN this weekend that is across from Riverwalk Park.
March 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I dropped off a couple of books at a #LittleFreeLibrary in Columbia, TN this weekend that is across from Riverwalk Park.
Wow... what a sad bunch of babymen...
Wearing a suit doesn't make you a leader. A mannequin can wear a suit, my dude.
Wearing a suit doesn't make you a leader. A mannequin can wear a suit, my dude.
GLENN: Why don't you wear a suit? You're at the highest level in this country's office & you refuse to wear a suit. A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the office.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
February 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Wow... what a sad bunch of babymen...
Wearing a suit doesn't make you a leader. A mannequin can wear a suit, my dude.
Wearing a suit doesn't make you a leader. A mannequin can wear a suit, my dude.
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From The Love Issue: Bookshop owners and book club organizers give us their romance — and yes, smut — book recommendations.
The Love Issue: Between the Sheets
Nashville bookshop owners and book club organizers give us their romance — and yes, smut — book recommendations.
www.nashvillescene.com
February 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
From The Love Issue: Bookshop owners and book club organizers give us their romance — and yes, smut — book recommendations.
The road that we live on goes to an abandoned factory -- I took a walk down to the old bridge that's been blocked off due to safety.... and I got some great shots of some graffiti. Enjoy!
February 8, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The road that we live on goes to an abandoned factory -- I took a walk down to the old bridge that's been blocked off due to safety.... and I got some great shots of some graffiti. Enjoy!
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One of these days we're gonna have to reckon with the fact that "money that I spend which does not directly benefit me is a waste" is a popular sentiment.
I think we should state plainly that this is selfish on its face.
And stupid when you have awareness which extends beyond your nose.
I think we should state plainly that this is selfish on its face.
And stupid when you have awareness which extends beyond your nose.
February 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
One of these days we're gonna have to reckon with the fact that "money that I spend which does not directly benefit me is a waste" is a popular sentiment.
I think we should state plainly that this is selfish on its face.
And stupid when you have awareness which extends beyond your nose.
I think we should state plainly that this is selfish on its face.
And stupid when you have awareness which extends beyond your nose.
You know that things have gotten bad when you hear that an asteroid might hit the Earth in 2032, and you consider rooting for the asteroid.....
February 3, 2025 at 12:24 AM
You know that things have gotten bad when you hear that an asteroid might hit the Earth in 2032, and you consider rooting for the asteroid.....
Existential dread sucks.... so here's a book flower growing out of a coffee mug in front of our library 📚
January 31, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Existential dread sucks.... so here's a book flower growing out of a coffee mug in front of our library 📚
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Toxic positivity is pressuring people to look on the bright side. They have to suppress anxiety, anger, sadness, and grief.
Healthy support is shielding people from the dark side. You invite them to express their pain, and show them they're not alone and won't feel it forever.
Healthy support is shielding people from the dark side. You invite them to express their pain, and show them they're not alone and won't feel it forever.
January 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Toxic positivity is pressuring people to look on the bright side. They have to suppress anxiety, anger, sadness, and grief.
Healthy support is shielding people from the dark side. You invite them to express their pain, and show them they're not alone and won't feel it forever.
Healthy support is shielding people from the dark side. You invite them to express their pain, and show them they're not alone and won't feel it forever.
That's right! Resist!
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
January 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
That's right! Resist!
Let this bookstore know that we will not support stores that are anti-union:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
January 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Let this bookstore know that we will not support stores that are anti-union:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
[clears throat and jumps up on table]
BOOKSHOP.ORG NOW SELLS EBOOKS!
"Browse and buy on Bookshop.org, and read right in your web browser, or download our iPhone or Android apps for the full reading experience. Every purchase financially supports local, independent bookstores!"
bookshop.org/ebooks
BOOKSHOP.ORG NOW SELLS EBOOKS!
"Browse and buy on Bookshop.org, and read right in your web browser, or download our iPhone or Android apps for the full reading experience. Every purchase financially supports local, independent bookstores!"
bookshop.org/ebooks
Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.
Bookshop.org
January 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
[clears throat and jumps up on table]
BOOKSHOP.ORG NOW SELLS EBOOKS!
"Browse and buy on Bookshop.org, and read right in your web browser, or download our iPhone or Android apps for the full reading experience. Every purchase financially supports local, independent bookstores!"
bookshop.org/ebooks
BOOKSHOP.ORG NOW SELLS EBOOKS!
"Browse and buy on Bookshop.org, and read right in your web browser, or download our iPhone or Android apps for the full reading experience. Every purchase financially supports local, independent bookstores!"
bookshop.org/ebooks
I wanted to share this with y'all in case anyone would like to help out a queer-owned bookstore in Nashville -- this is one to the bookstores I buy from whenever I'm in Nashville. Any help would be appreciated 🏳️🌈📚💜
www.gofundme.com/f/help-prese...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-prese...
Donate to Help Preserve Our Queer Bookstore Haven, organized by Novelette Booksellers
UPDATE: Wow. Words cannot express how grateful we are to everyone. We me… Novelette Booksellers needs your support for Help Preserve Our Queer Bookstore Haven
www.gofundme.com
January 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I wanted to share this with y'all in case anyone would like to help out a queer-owned bookstore in Nashville -- this is one to the bookstores I buy from whenever I'm in Nashville. Any help would be appreciated 🏳️🌈📚💜
www.gofundme.com/f/help-prese...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-prese...
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People get a lot wrong when it comes to paying for vacation, say travel experts, and that can cost serious cash. Here's how to plan a trip that's safe, adventurous and under budget.
5 money-draining mistakes travelers make when planning a vacation
People get a lot wrong when it comes to paying for vacation, say travel experts, and that can cost serious cash. Here's how to plan a trip that's safe, adventurous and under budget.
www.npr.org
January 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
People get a lot wrong when it comes to paying for vacation, say travel experts, and that can cost serious cash. Here's how to plan a trip that's safe, adventurous and under budget.
Coming out of the gate HOT! I love it!
You fuckers are sleeping on Jupiter’s moons. I don’t want to ever hear one more person whine about Pluto if they can’t tell me a single fact about the in-every-way-superior Ganymede.
January 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Coming out of the gate HOT! I love it!
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me: mom we're out of eggs!
mom: it's ok, there's cereal
[ten minutes later]
me: [throwing lucky charms at asshole neighbor's house] this sucks
mom: it's ok, there's cereal
[ten minutes later]
me: [throwing lucky charms at asshole neighbor's house] this sucks
January 23, 2025 at 2:20 AM
me: mom we're out of eggs!
mom: it's ok, there's cereal
[ten minutes later]
me: [throwing lucky charms at asshole neighbor's house] this sucks
mom: it's ok, there's cereal
[ten minutes later]
me: [throwing lucky charms at asshole neighbor's house] this sucks
Remember -- if life gives you melons.... you're dyslexic.
January 23, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Remember -- if life gives you melons.... you're dyslexic.
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There's an old story: a boy walks along a beach that's covered w/ stranded starfish. The boy picks one up, throws it back in. Then the next. Someone says "Why bother? You can't save them all. You can't make a difference." The boy throws another back and says "It makes a difference to that one."
I think+talk often about that Constant Gardener scene: "Be reasonable! We can't help everyone! / No, but these are three people we CAN help."
Way too many of us (including me) use "I can't save the world" as an excuse to not do anything. Helplessness is a cop out. Do one good thing. Do it again.
Way too many of us (including me) use "I can't save the world" as an excuse to not do anything. Helplessness is a cop out. Do one good thing. Do it again.
Been thinking about this a lot (not tagging the sender, for their privacy). Most of us won't have the chance for for grand, capital-R Resistance heroics. But every one of us will have a thousand small choices to make about how to live our lives and where to draw lines. Use them well.
January 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
There's an old story: a boy walks along a beach that's covered w/ stranded starfish. The boy picks one up, throws it back in. Then the next. Someone says "Why bother? You can't save them all. You can't make a difference." The boy throws another back and says "It makes a difference to that one."
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It’s been inspiring to see everyone come together for LA,,, but there’s one community I need to highlight.
Not enough is being done for the black families after the LA fires. Ive partnered up with GoFundMe and the BMAC to create ONE main GoFundMe campaign to immediately help those in need.
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Not enough is being done for the black families after the LA fires. Ive partnered up with GoFundMe and the BMAC to create ONE main GoFundMe campaign to immediately help those in need.
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Donate to Providing Relief for Black Families Impacted by LA Wildfires, organized by Flavor Flav
The wildfires in Los Angeles have had a heartbreaking impact,… Flavor Flav needs your support for Providing Relief for Black Families Impacted by LA Wildfires
www.gofundme.com
January 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
It’s been inspiring to see everyone come together for LA,,, but there’s one community I need to highlight.
Not enough is being done for the black families after the LA fires. Ive partnered up with GoFundMe and the BMAC to create ONE main GoFundMe campaign to immediately help those in need.
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Not enough is being done for the black families after the LA fires. Ive partnered up with GoFundMe and the BMAC to create ONE main GoFundMe campaign to immediately help those in need.
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾