Christine Kelley
@ballardiangorse.bsky.social
Writer from Harper’s Ferry. TV news producer in Rochester NY. Words at Eruditorum Press. Sportsy Southern futch. Nats fan. Free Palestine. Has friends everywhere. Opinions my own. She/Her.
Pinned
Seems like an appropriate time to quote my interview with penguin researcher Heather Lynch:
Been diagnosed with severe tiredness
December 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Been diagnosed with severe tiredness
At the risk of editorializing, this is pathetic. Be a proud war criminal or don’t.
BREAKING: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cites "fog of war" in defending follow-on strike in September attack on alleged drug boat in Caribbean Sea.
Live updates: Trump hosts Cabinet meeting amid scrutiny over boat strikes
President Donald Trump is hosting a Cabinet meeting as the administration insists that secondary strikes on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea were lawful.
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
At the risk of editorializing, this is pathetic. Be a proud war criminal or don’t.
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Imagine you're a trans grad student teaching a course, a student starts a national hate campaign against you, and a senior faculty "ally" says "skill issue, you invited it on yourself" - and then trans ppl get accused of being too paranoid about being shut out of public life
December 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Imagine you're a trans grad student teaching a course, a student starts a national hate campaign against you, and a senior faculty "ally" says "skill issue, you invited it on yourself" - and then trans ppl get accused of being too paranoid about being shut out of public life
Going to make a movie that gets rated NC-17 for thematic elements
December 2, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Going to make a movie that gets rated NC-17 for thematic elements
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Beyond the sheer degree of antisemitism, it’s also vile to the point of being almost comical that he thinks his life is worth *half of humanity* when he hasn’t made a single lasting positive contribution in our collective lives.
December 2, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Beyond the sheer degree of antisemitism, it’s also vile to the point of being almost comical that he thinks his life is worth *half of humanity* when he hasn’t made a single lasting positive contribution in our collective lives.
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For @cinemafromthespectrum.com, I reviewed Marty Supreme, which I was lucky enough to catch early! Check out what I had to say over here.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:29 PM
For @cinemafromthespectrum.com, I reviewed Marty Supreme, which I was lucky enough to catch early! Check out what I had to say over here.
www.patreon.com/posts/early-...
www.patreon.com/posts/early-...
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Reposted by Christine Kelley
Johnny Bravo trying to resell a pair of sneakers he bought during a Black Friday sale: "For sale, baby: shoes, never worn."
December 1, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Johnny Bravo trying to resell a pair of sneakers he bought during a Black Friday sale: "For sale, baby: shoes, never worn."
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Iran has sentenced in absentia Palme d'Or-winning filmmaker Jafar Panahi to one year in prison and a travel ban over "propaganda activities" against the country, his lawyer told AFP on Monday.
The travel ban is two years long, lawyer Mostafa Nili told AFP.
📸 Miguel Medina
The travel ban is two years long, lawyer Mostafa Nili told AFP.
📸 Miguel Medina
December 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Iran has sentenced in absentia Palme d'Or-winning filmmaker Jafar Panahi to one year in prison and a travel ban over "propaganda activities" against the country, his lawyer told AFP on Monday.
The travel ban is two years long, lawyer Mostafa Nili told AFP.
📸 Miguel Medina
The travel ban is two years long, lawyer Mostafa Nili told AFP.
📸 Miguel Medina
I miss Angela Lansbury.
December 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I miss Angela Lansbury.
Sounds like a bad slogan for a yoga studio.
No value, no villain, no vision. Sounds like the tagline for the earnings call of a collapsing appliance retailer
December 1, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Sounds like a bad slogan for a yoga studio.
When you argue with me, this is who you’re arguing with
November 30, 2025 at 9:32 PM
When you argue with me, this is who you’re arguing with
Knew I recognized the old priest in the Wake Up Dead Man flashbacks. That was James Faulkner, who played Herod Agrippa in I Claudius. Thank you, Mr. Johnson.
November 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Knew I recognized the old priest in the Wake Up Dead Man flashbacks. That was James Faulkner, who played Herod Agrippa in I Claudius. Thank you, Mr. Johnson.
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yep. no mention in the article of right wing billionaires ruining the WaPo and CBS. no mention of Murdoch outlets spreading right wing bullshit for decades. no mention of the clear biases of nuzzi and tapper and so many other famous journalists. no mention of destruction of teen vogue.
I’m not sure what to make of this survey, honestly? If you’re a young person in solidarity with Gaza, or against police killings, or you’re trans or queer, would you have reason to trust the news?
A lost generation of news consumers? Survey shows how teenagers dislike the news media
You don't have to tell Cat Murphy or Lily Ogburn about the attitudes of young people toward journalists.
apnews.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
yep. no mention in the article of right wing billionaires ruining the WaPo and CBS. no mention of Murdoch outlets spreading right wing bullshit for decades. no mention of the clear biases of nuzzi and tapper and so many other famous journalists. no mention of destruction of teen vogue.
Early Tom Waits is good music for a snowy day.
November 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Early Tom Waits is good music for a snowy day.
Janet with my parents’ dog Romana, who loves her dearly.
November 30, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Janet with my parents’ dog Romana, who loves her dearly.
Just heard a horrifying Frank Capra story from a @karinalongworth.bsky.social podcast appearance. I clicked on this rather vaguely titled clip expecting a fun anecdote about Jimmy Stewart. Reader, that is not what I got. www.youtube.com/shorts/WI-nB...
Karina Longworth on Frank Capra
YouTube video by The Best Show with Tom Scharpling
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November 30, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Just heard a horrifying Frank Capra story from a @karinalongworth.bsky.social podcast appearance. I clicked on this rather vaguely titled clip expecting a fun anecdote about Jimmy Stewart. Reader, that is not what I got. www.youtube.com/shorts/WI-nB...
Serious bummer here. One of my favorite writers of all time. Arcadia. Coast of Utopia. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. Brazil. What a legend. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard dies at 88
Sir Tom won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for the screenplay for Shakespeare In Love.
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November 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Serious bummer here. One of my favorite writers of all time. Arcadia. Coast of Utopia. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. Brazil. What a legend. www.bbc.com/news/article...
I have a Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle joke, but that’s neither here nor there.
November 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I have a Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle joke, but that’s neither here nor there.
Cats are just splendid.
November 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Cats are just splendid.
The Shining, A Fish Called Wanda, Excalibur, Raging Bull.
Name your top 4 80s films.
November 28, 2025 at 12:42 AM
The Shining, A Fish Called Wanda, Excalibur, Raging Bull.
Oh come on, he probably met *one* polycule at that lunch.
In a new doctrinal note, Pope Leo and the Vatican sharply reject polygamy and growing Western polyamory, praising monogamy as an exclusive union between one man and one woman.
Pope Leo and the Vatican reject polygamy in sweeping doctrinal praise of monogamy
In a new doctrinal note, Pope Leo and the Vatican sharply reject polygamy and growing Western polyamory, praising monogamy as an exclusive union between one man and one woman.
www.sltrib.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Oh come on, he probably met *one* polycule at that lunch.
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Suddenly feel like watching Brazil
November 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Suddenly feel like watching Brazil
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The idea that Biden's health wasn't being covered prior to the debate is one of the most shameless pieces of revisionist history I can remember. It had been one of the dominant topics of conversation for months. I was there, I remember it.
November 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The idea that Biden's health wasn't being covered prior to the debate is one of the most shameless pieces of revisionist history I can remember. It had been one of the dominant topics of conversation for months. I was there, I remember it.