Merry Ellen
@maryellenreads.caviaporcell.us
Mary Ellen, not Mary. She/they. Librarian, knitter, voracious reader of sci-fi/fantasy/horror. Progressive Christian,liberal as heck. Guinea pig and cat servant, ace/queer/genderchill. Spouse of @jscartergilson.bsky.social. Trans rights are human rights.
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Hi folks. An unexpected medical bill has popped up, and we could really use some help with it.
#MutualAid #HelpSky 💸💕
#MutualAid #HelpSky 💸💕
Donate to Help Mary Ellen Cover Medical Deductibles, organized by Jeffrey Gilson
Mary Ellen has now been diagnosed with Crohn's Disease. Unfortunately, the te… Jeffrey Gilson needs your support for Help Mary Ellen Cover Medical Deductibles
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So, we went through the whole process to apply for financial assistance from the hospital to get this $1,500 forgiven or reduced, and they said no. No appeal, no nothing, just a denial. Even the payment plan options they have given us are outside of our budget. Any help would be so appreciated.
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America, you've spoken loud and clear: you do not like being stabbed in the dick with an ice pick. But what if stabbing yourself in the dick with an ice pick is the only way to fight, idk, climate change or whatever?
December 16, 2025 at 2:36 AM
America, you've spoken loud and clear: you do not like being stabbed in the dick with an ice pick. But what if stabbing yourself in the dick with an ice pick is the only way to fight, idk, climate change or whatever?
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Solstice next weekend & I actually feel like doing this, in the snow, would be a calming, if uncharacteristically hopeful act.
Toad went out to his garden with some candles.
“I will read the seeds a story,” said Toad. “Then they will not be afraid.”
“I will read the seeds a story,” said Toad. “Then they will not be afraid.”
December 16, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Solstice next weekend & I actually feel like doing this, in the snow, would be a calming, if uncharacteristically hopeful act.
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Less than $500 to get this off our backs. Any help at all is so appreciated.
Hi folks. An unexpected medical bill has popped up, and we could really use some help with it.
#MutualAid #HelpSky 💸💕
#MutualAid #HelpSky 💸💕
Donate to Help Mary Ellen Cover Medical Deductibles, organized by Jeffrey Gilson
Mary Ellen has now been diagnosed with Crohn's Disease. Unfortunately, the te… Jeffrey Gilson needs your support for Help Mary Ellen Cover Medical Deductibles
gofund.me
December 15, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Less than $500 to get this off our backs. Any help at all is so appreciated.
Physical therapy sucks and I hate it. But I have a good helper.
December 16, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Physical therapy sucks and I hate it. But I have a good helper.
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Trump's vile post is getting a lot of attention, but the stories about what a great artist and wonderful human being Rob Reiner was are winning in a landslide.
December 16, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Trump's vile post is getting a lot of attention, but the stories about what a great artist and wonderful human being Rob Reiner was are winning in a landslide.
Watching Spinal Tap and feeling sad.
December 15, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Watching Spinal Tap and feeling sad.
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whoever is writing reality lately is really getting heavy-handed with it. no subtlety at all
WATCH: Replica of the Statue of Liberty topples due to strong winds in Guaíba, Brazil
December 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
whoever is writing reality lately is really getting heavy-handed with it. no subtlety at all
Seriously, you cannot convince that that this bear does not want a hug.
I guess this has probably already gone viral somewhere but I am simply dying at this picture of a bear that looks like it hired a photographer to do a glamour shoot
December 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Seriously, you cannot convince that that this bear does not want a hug.
So who wants to see my Frankenknee? (Hey, that rhymed!)
December 15, 2025 at 10:06 PM
So who wants to see my Frankenknee? (Hey, that rhymed!)
Less than $500 to get this off our backs. Any help at all is so appreciated.
Hi folks. An unexpected medical bill has popped up, and we could really use some help with it.
#MutualAid #HelpSky 💸💕
#MutualAid #HelpSky 💸💕
Donate to Help Mary Ellen Cover Medical Deductibles, organized by Jeffrey Gilson
Mary Ellen has now been diagnosed with Crohn's Disease. Unfortunately, the te… Jeffrey Gilson needs your support for Help Mary Ellen Cover Medical Deductibles
gofund.me
December 15, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Less than $500 to get this off our backs. Any help at all is so appreciated.
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Trump's comment about Rob Reiner, a beloved American, really demonstrates the rottenness of his character.
December 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Trump's comment about Rob Reiner, a beloved American, really demonstrates the rottenness of his character.
Physical therapy is HARD and it HURTS but I did it!
December 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Physical therapy is HARD and it HURTS but I did it!
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Rob Reiner is all the proof you need that Trump Derangement Syndrome is a product of common decency.
December 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Rob Reiner is all the proof you need that Trump Derangement Syndrome is a product of common decency.
I have lived through it, so far.
3. What’s something you achieved in 2025 that you’re proud of?
December 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I have lived through it, so far.
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This morning the very evil President of the USA very predictably mocked the death of a good man. He did so to distract from his crimes, but also because he’s evil and can’t help rejoicing over the murder of his critics.
Go ahead, Donold. Have your fun, when life is done, a nightmare waits for you.
Go ahead, Donold. Have your fun, when life is done, a nightmare waits for you.
December 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
This morning the very evil President of the USA very predictably mocked the death of a good man. He did so to distract from his crimes, but also because he’s evil and can’t help rejoicing over the murder of his critics.
Go ahead, Donold. Have your fun, when life is done, a nightmare waits for you.
Go ahead, Donold. Have your fun, when life is done, a nightmare waits for you.
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The Australian government *immediately* moving to look at its laws around guns is also a stark contrast to, well, other examples.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/a...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/a...
Australian Prime Minister Albanese proposes tougher national gun laws after mass shooting in Sydney | CBC News
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese proposed tougher national gun laws on Monday after a mass shooting targeted a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney's Bondi Beach, leaving at least 15 people dead.
www.cbc.ca
December 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The Australian government *immediately* moving to look at its laws around guns is also a stark contrast to, well, other examples.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/a...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/a...
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This NYT story failed the reader by not digging deeper. One subject dropped out of college after one year (five years ago) and lists "Windows" as his skillset. Story should be: young conservatives who blame immigrants for their personal failures and whose lives won't be improved w/ fewer immigrants
December 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
This NYT story failed the reader by not digging deeper. One subject dropped out of college after one year (five years ago) and lists "Windows" as his skillset. Story should be: young conservatives who blame immigrants for their personal failures and whose lives won't be improved w/ fewer immigrants
I'm so stir-crazy I could scream, but cannot go anywhere (Jeff drove my car to work, and even if I had the car, can't drive while on pain meds). Aaaauuuuughghghhhhhh
December 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I'm so stir-crazy I could scream, but cannot go anywhere (Jeff drove my car to work, and even if I had the car, can't drive while on pain meds). Aaaauuuuughghghhhhhh
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All I can do is try my best to be a good person & hope the devils don't get me. I just wish they would stop getting so *goddamn many of us* trying to do the same.
RIP Rob & Michele. Thank you, Rob, for your Art & for all the joy you brought me over the years 🖤
RIP Rob & Michele. Thank you, Rob, for your Art & for all the joy you brought me over the years 🖤
![probably my favorite Hallmark Christmas Movie of all time
[Scene from Misery where Annie is feeding Paul while he lays in bed]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tcvpjkdcsdotgvcgdf6epyoe/bafkreie3ejbvgdi467frjnceb75auahmp2ujl6dkx7y64frwq7eyrbo32i@jpeg)
December 15, 2025 at 1:42 PM
All I can do is try my best to be a good person & hope the devils don't get me. I just wish they would stop getting so *goddamn many of us* trying to do the same.
RIP Rob & Michele. Thank you, Rob, for your Art & for all the joy you brought me over the years 🖤
RIP Rob & Michele. Thank you, Rob, for your Art & for all the joy you brought me over the years 🖤
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Without Trump's unconventional hiring strategy we wouldn't have such great innovations as overseas torture camps and a pointless war with Venezuela.
December 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Without Trump's unconventional hiring strategy we wouldn't have such great innovations as overseas torture camps and a pointless war with Venezuela.
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I would super-duper-appreciate a little break in the tragic violence front please
December 15, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I would super-duper-appreciate a little break in the tragic violence front please
Jesus, the conspiracy theories about Rob and Michelle Reiner's deaths are gross. Fucking stop it, people.
December 15, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Jesus, the conspiracy theories about Rob and Michelle Reiner's deaths are gross. Fucking stop it, people.
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I can't stress just how much of a comfort film Princess Bride is for me these days.
RIP Rob Reiner and thank you.
RIP Rob Reiner and thank you.
Palate cleansing with The Princess Bride
Horror movies about diseases aren't nearly as fun anymore lol
December 15, 2025 at 4:13 AM
I can't stress just how much of a comfort film Princess Bride is for me these days.
RIP Rob Reiner and thank you.
RIP Rob Reiner and thank you.
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Don't know what to say. I'm devastated.
December 15, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Don't know what to say. I'm devastated.
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Helluva Rob Reiner story
The crew that remained were apparently resorting to literally biting their own hands to keep it in.
Those tapes definitely exist, too - there is some footage included here:
Those tapes definitely exist, too - there is some footage included here:
How 3 words completely changed a character
YouTube video by InCinematic
www.youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Helluva Rob Reiner story