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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draconian to the point of absurdity - essentially making it so difficult to even attempt at establishing stability with the aim of making people just give up and flee in the face that one mistake returns them to incarceration.
December 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
draconian to the point of absurdity - essentially making it so difficult to even attempt at establishing stability with the aim of making people just give up and flee in the face that one mistake returns them to incarceration.
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On Christmas Eve 1855 enslaved teenagers from Loudon County, Virginia fended off slave patrollers as they made their escape to freedom in Philadelphia. This image, “A Bold Stroke for Freedom,” is housed in the Library of Congress.
December 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
On Christmas Eve 1855 enslaved teenagers from Loudon County, Virginia fended off slave patrollers as they made their escape to freedom in Philadelphia. This image, “A Bold Stroke for Freedom,” is housed in the Library of Congress.
No goo no go
Computers are simply
Not Gooey
enough to be alive or create life
Not Gooey
enough to be alive or create life
December 23, 2025 at 6:45 AM
No goo no go
Had dinner next to a couple who were soothing their anxiety about starting a family in this economy by asking chatgpt to redesign his parents' suburban house to look more "modern," i.e. greyscale
December 21, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Had dinner next to a couple who were soothing their anxiety about starting a family in this economy by asking chatgpt to redesign his parents' suburban house to look more "modern," i.e. greyscale
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how am i just learning that a russian crime film—brother 2—was shot in chicago and ukrainian village in like 1999-2000
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brother_2
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brother_2
December 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
how am i just learning that a russian crime film—brother 2—was shot in chicago and ukrainian village in like 1999-2000
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brother_2
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brother_2
In this house we believe
when you're conceived, your "self" begins borrowing matter from the universe like checking out books from a library. in a tub your feet exchange particles with the water. where do you end and begin? that's why it's ontologically impossible to get mad at me for stealing pens from the bank. they're me
December 20, 2025 at 3:48 AM
In this house we believe
One day I'll learn how to photograph my figure drawings so they look good. BUT NOT TODAY
I think these turned out good tho
I think these turned out good tho
December 18, 2025 at 7:04 AM
One day I'll learn how to photograph my figure drawings so they look good. BUT NOT TODAY
I think these turned out good tho
I think these turned out good tho
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A large CBP presence is back in Chicago this morning, with sightings and arrests reported across the southwest side and Cicero. Bovino is also here.
December 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
A large CBP presence is back in Chicago this morning, with sightings and arrests reported across the southwest side and Cicero. Bovino is also here.
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What if we kissed at the old Sun-Times building in the stained glass windows of First United Methodist?
December 14, 2025 at 3:10 AM
What if we kissed at the old Sun-Times building in the stained glass windows of First United Methodist?
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me: ok time to focus on the task at hand and get down to work
my brain:
my brain:
December 12, 2025 at 10:55 PM
me: ok time to focus on the task at hand and get down to work
my brain:
my brain:
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Palmer Park swimming pool, Chicago c. 1918
December 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Palmer Park swimming pool, Chicago c. 1918
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UPDATE — For those who want to help, there’s now a way to donate directly to the 7500 South Shore Tenants Union to help with emergency relocation costs as residents “vacate in one of the snowiest winters in Chicago’s history.”
Details in our story.
thetriibe.com/2025/12/judg...
Details in our story.
thetriibe.com/2025/12/judg...
Judge: residents must move out, ICE-raided South Shore building is uninhabitable • The TRiiBE
The tenants of the property at 7500 S. South Shore Drive are ordered to leave the property by Friday.
thetriibe.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:12 AM
UPDATE — For those who want to help, there’s now a way to donate directly to the 7500 South Shore Tenants Union to help with emergency relocation costs as residents “vacate in one of the snowiest winters in Chicago’s history.”
Details in our story.
thetriibe.com/2025/12/judg...
Details in our story.
thetriibe.com/2025/12/judg...
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if you give a mouse a cookie
December 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM
if you give a mouse a cookie
If someone tries to tell me I'm not in my crone era perhaps i will show them my jar of sleepytime tea that i grew in my garden
December 7, 2025 at 4:14 AM
If someone tries to tell me I'm not in my crone era perhaps i will show them my jar of sleepytime tea that i grew in my garden
Obsessed with these lumpy generic superhero teacher stickers
December 4, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Obsessed with these lumpy generic superhero teacher stickers
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Adrienne Ames, 1932.
December 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Adrienne Ames, 1932.
December 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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I completed my final count. Out of 10,511 bus stops, I found that 4,360 (41%) of them could be removed to align with national best practices of 1/4 mile spacing. Long-form explainer article and an interactive map are forthcoming. Green dots are removed stops, black are kept stops.
November 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I completed my final count. Out of 10,511 bus stops, I found that 4,360 (41%) of them could be removed to align with national best practices of 1/4 mile spacing. Long-form explainer article and an interactive map are forthcoming. Green dots are removed stops, black are kept stops.
This was my favorite thing when it was by my house
Celebrating a decade of Western Pole at Patient Info. https://bit.ly/4odXGnj
Post yes bills - Chicago Reader
Jesse Malmed's Western Pole project turns a ubiquitous utilitarian object—a telephone pole—into a space of joy, experimentation, and play.
bit.ly
November 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
This was my favorite thing when it was by my house
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하트설표: 무늬가 하트모양인 말랑애교 눈표범
November 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
하트설표: 무늬가 하트모양인 말랑애교 눈표범
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Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
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I just became aware of this incredibly relatable drawing by John Singer Sargent.
November 29, 2025 at 2:31 AM
I just became aware of this incredibly relatable drawing by John Singer Sargent.
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1896 st. louis tornado killed 255+ people
November 28, 2025 at 11:47 PM
1896 st. louis tornado killed 255+ people