#bushnell

[unteriors]

N Jackson Street, Bushnell, Illinois.

[route22ny]

The Rialto Theater on Main Street in Bushnell, Illinois opened in 1925. Once the pesky blue law prohibiting Sunday movies was overturned by voters, the S.E. Pirtle Circuit built the Rialto, which was remodeled in 1950 and again a few years later to accommodate wide-screen features. It celebrated its 40th anniversary in 1965 but alas never celebrated its 50th.

The top two photos were taken in September 2025. The third view, circa 1982, comes from cinematreasures. The bottom street view, circa 1930, is an edited copy of a photo from the Western Illinois University collection.

[flicorian]

Black Bear: Male black bear (Ursus americanus) in the Cascade Mountains of Central Oregon. Picture taken with a motion activated Bushnell trophy camera. [January 18, 2011]

[lilly-ith]

I honestly think about Aaron "Lilly" Bushnell all the time.

1) I can't believe it's been 1 years, 6 months and 26 days since Bushnell's sacrifice and nothing has changed

2) Bushnell was brought up in a highly religious community that probably would have made it hard to come out

3) Bushnell been using she/her pronouns and used the name "Lilly" in online spaces for about 19 months prior to the self-immolation

There's a bunch of other stuff too but fuck it's just hard, could you imagine if they were still alive or if they never had to sacrifice in the first place? Who Bushnell might be now? It's a question that will always be buzzing around my head in the quiet moments, honestly. It makes you wonder who else might be different if they had only been born into different circumstances. It is an absolute tragedy.

Never forget. Ever.

[anarchist-bean]

Lilly did explore her gender identity & sexuality.

View on X/Twitter

[xorxovk]

Source:

Aaron or LillyAnarKitty? The Complicated Identity of Aaron Bushnell — Assigned

A transgender writer and researcher who looked closely into the online life of a U. S. serviceperson who self-immolated to protest the human

[lilly-anarkitty]

Masterlist of Posts About

LillyAnarKitty

Lilly (Aaron) Bushnell

This list will be updated regularly with links from new posts. If there's something you'd like me to cover please send me an ask.

These posts are from my main @anarchist-bean & this memorial blog dedicated to Bushnell @lilly-anarkitty.

Additional posts from other users that I find I will also link below. These links will be given a blue highlight, and the OP will be cited and tagged (if possible).

Feel free to give me a follow to stay updated!

Topics discussed so far: gender identity & sexuality; upbringing & religion; personal interests; self-immolation; political views/ideology; etc.

POST LINKS BELOW ⬇️

Gender Identity & Sexuality

@anarchist-bean | Thoughts on Lilly Bushnell, LillyAnarKitty

@lilly-anarkitty | Lilly expressed desire to transition.

@anarchist-bean repost from Twitter/X I Lilly did explore her gender identity & sexuality.

@Kat_The_Vat on YT | Aaron Bushnell - Transgender Woman ???

@epistemophagy | Redemptio memoriae

Upbringing & Religion

@lilly-anarkitty | Bushnell Grew Up in a Religious Compound/Cult - "The Community of Jesus" (COJ)

@anarchist-bean | Community or Cult?

Personal Interests

@lilly-anarkitty | Bushnell thought Dune was based

Self-Immolation

@anarchist-bean | Sacrifice or Suicide?

Political Views & Ideology

@lilly-anarkitty | Shut Elbit Down!

[starchimed]

"I'm about to engage in an extreme act of protest, but compared to what people have been experiencing in Palestine at the hands of their colonizers, it's not extreme at all"

- Aaron Bushnell.