Mr. Dan Kelly
@mrdankelly.bsky.social
Chicago Writer from Oak Forest Living in Highland Park
"Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto."—Terence
"Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto."—Terence
Still thinking about this. She's being sworn in tomorrow.
So, when Congress is back in session and Adelita Grijalva has to be sworn in and casts the deciding vote to release the Epstein files and so forth, y'all are going to suddenly forget how Durbin and the rest "caved" to get things moving again, aren't you?
November 12, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Still thinking about this. She's being sworn in tomorrow.
Interesting event happening at @secretworldbooks.bsky.social tomorrow night: Judy Montagu was a aristocratic British lady who crossed America by Greyhound, rode in a rodeo, and had an affair with Adlai Stevenson.
thirdcoastreview.com/events/an-ar...
thirdcoastreview.com/events/an-ar...
November 12, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Interesting event happening at @secretworldbooks.bsky.social tomorrow night: Judy Montagu was a aristocratic British lady who crossed America by Greyhound, rode in a rodeo, and had an affair with Adlai Stevenson.
thirdcoastreview.com/events/an-ar...
thirdcoastreview.com/events/an-ar...
If I was in Congress, I’d just use the magic button they’re all given that makes everyone do what you say and changes reality. That’s what I’d do.
November 12, 2025 at 2:33 AM
If I was in Congress, I’d just use the magic button they’re all given that makes everyone do what you say and changes reality. That’s what I’d do.
A lot more early John Waters than I would’ve expected, especially “Hag in a Black Leather Jacket.”
Pope Leo has shared his four favorite movies of all time, as the Vatican prepares to host dozens of actors and directors in a “World of Cinema” gathering on Saturday at his official residence. See which films made the pope's list. nyti.ms/4p3exK9
Pope Leo Shares His Favorite Movies Ahead of Vatican Event
The list leans heavily on uplifting classics.
nyti.ms
November 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM
A lot more early John Waters than I would’ve expected, especially “Hag in a Black Leather Jacket.”
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IDA LUPINO (1918 - 1995)
~actress, director, pioneer
“I’m mad, they say. I am temperamental and dizzy and disagreeable. Well, let them talk. Only one person can hurt me. Her name is Ida Lupino.”
~actress, director, pioneer
“I’m mad, they say. I am temperamental and dizzy and disagreeable. Well, let them talk. Only one person can hurt me. Her name is Ida Lupino.”
November 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
IDA LUPINO (1918 - 1995)
~actress, director, pioneer
“I’m mad, they say. I am temperamental and dizzy and disagreeable. Well, let them talk. Only one person can hurt me. Her name is Ida Lupino.”
~actress, director, pioneer
“I’m mad, they say. I am temperamental and dizzy and disagreeable. Well, let them talk. Only one person can hurt me. Her name is Ida Lupino.”
We are being overseen by middle managers who don't understand why we don't want to work harder for less pay and come into work on our days off...because we're all "family."
Sean Duffy threatens "action" against air traffic controllers who didn't come to work during the shutdown: "I'm concerned about their patriotism."
November 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
We are being overseen by middle managers who don't understand why we don't want to work harder for less pay and come into work on our days off...because we're all "family."
Sherlock Holmes "died" in 1893, then Arthur Conan Doyle was convinced to bring him back, and nobody said, "But...but...HOW can a fictional character...RETURN FROM THE DEAD?" That's part of the fun of fiction, folks.
November 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Sherlock Holmes "died" in 1893, then Arthur Conan Doyle was convinced to bring him back, and nobody said, "But...but...HOW can a fictional character...RETURN FROM THE DEAD?" That's part of the fun of fiction, folks.
Everyone glad ICE is leaving Chicago is in no way, shape, or form happy someone else will suffer.
November 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Everyone glad ICE is leaving Chicago is in no way, shape, or form happy someone else will suffer.
IIRC, Casino Royale, the satire, suggested "James Bond" is a code name used by different agents over the years, hence Connery, Lazenby, Moore, Dalton, Brosnan, Craig, etc...
How many missions did Bond go on? Dozens? Hundreds? There is no reason the next film has to follow the previous one chronologically just because the last few did.
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
IIRC, Casino Royale, the satire, suggested "James Bond" is a code name used by different agents over the years, hence Connery, Lazenby, Moore, Dalton, Brosnan, Craig, etc...
The most fucked-up mentality involves trying to find a way to say how your opponent has succeeded even when they fail.
November 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The most fucked-up mentality involves trying to find a way to say how your opponent has succeeded even when they fail.
Michigan Avenue is "the Magnificent Mile." The Miracle Mile is in LA.
November 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Michigan Avenue is "the Magnificent Mile." The Miracle Mile is in LA.
I stand by my belief they're just pissed no one really tried to attack them, so they could get even deadlier weapons. I can't wait for that Saltine to fall on his ass.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/10/f...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/10/f...
Federal Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino and agents said to be leaving Chicago, sources say
Cmdr. Gregory Bovino was expected to depart Chicago within days, while most Border Patrol agents under this command would soon be redeployed elsewhere, three sources told the Tribune Monday.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:30 AM
I stand by my belief they're just pissed no one really tried to attack them, so they could get even deadlier weapons. I can't wait for that Saltine to fall on his ass.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/10/f...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/10/f...
"I feel so betrayed again by the people I never trusted to begin with."
November 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
"I feel so betrayed again by the people I never trusted to begin with."
Guys... I'm beginning to think we need to be the change we want to see in the world.
November 10, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Guys... I'm beginning to think we need to be the change we want to see in the world.
I can't remember if I shared this before, but...John Steinbeck wrote a werewolf murder mystery: lithub.com/john-steinbe...
John Steinbeck wrote a werewolf murder mystery, but you can’t read it.
Before Nobel Laureate John Steinbeck became an essential part of the Western literary canon, he was an unpublished writer with three rejected novels to his name. (Relatable!) Apparently, one of the…
lithub.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I can't remember if I shared this before, but...John Steinbeck wrote a werewolf murder mystery: lithub.com/john-steinbe...
So, when Congress is back in session and Adelita Grijalva has to be sworn in and casts the deciding vote to release the Epstein files and so forth, y'all are going to suddenly forget how Durbin and the rest "caved" to get things moving again, aren't you?
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
So, when Congress is back in session and Adelita Grijalva has to be sworn in and casts the deciding vote to release the Epstein files and so forth, y'all are going to suddenly forget how Durbin and the rest "caved" to get things moving again, aren't you?
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The date passed but friends, you know I had to acquire this shit
November 14, 2024 at 7:19 PM
The date passed but friends, you know I had to acquire this shit
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history will ultimately decide this but i think joyce carol oates might have just landed the most devastating burn in human history. like the death star trench run of posting
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
history will ultimately decide this but i think joyce carol oates might have just landed the most devastating burn in human history. like the death star trench run of posting
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Joyce Carol Oates owned Elon so hard he's spent the last day posting about movies he hasn't seen in 15 years
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Joyce Carol Oates owned Elon so hard he's spent the last day posting about movies he hasn't seen in 15 years
Reminder that Trump is where he is, despite two impeachments and assorted convictions, because Mitch and the Supremes saved his ass. THEY’RE there because assorted bigoted idiots elected them and the people who appointed them…
November 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Reminder that Trump is where he is, despite two impeachments and assorted convictions, because Mitch and the Supremes saved his ass. THEY’RE there because assorted bigoted idiots elected them and the people who appointed them…
Me, with the Edmund Fitzgerald’s anchor. RIP
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Me, with the Edmund Fitzgerald’s anchor. RIP
Fifty years ago, the good ship Edmund Fitzgerald went down with all hands. It’s one of my bigger obsessions. Here’s an article I wrote long ago during my zine years. Excuse the callow writing of my youth.
www.mrdankelly.com/blog/?p=2792
www.mrdankelly.com/blog/?p=2792
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Fifty years ago, the good ship Edmund Fitzgerald went down with all hands. It’s one of my bigger obsessions. Here’s an article I wrote long ago during my zine years. Excuse the callow writing of my youth.
www.mrdankelly.com/blog/?p=2792
www.mrdankelly.com/blog/?p=2792