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Monster Dan Kelly @mrdankelly.bsky.social · 1h

Me as Karloff’s Mummy in 1975. #halloween

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Kathleen Rooney @kathleenmrooney.bsky.social · 1h

"What an outsider sees is a vague space, but, inside the mind and wonder of the child, the building is substantial and organized and beautiful." Huge thanks to Patrick Reardon of the @thirdcoastrvw.bsky.social for this dreamy review of LEAF TOWN FOREVER! thirdcoastreview.com/lit/2025/10/...

Review: Just Imagine: <em>Leaf Town Forever</em>, by Kathleen Rooney and Beth Rooney, Illustrated by Betsy Bowen | Third Coast Review

The eight-year-old inside me perked up early in my reading of Leaf Town Forever

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Peter Nickeas @peternickeas.bsky.social · 18h

105/N. Feds rammed a car that crashed into another, then a foot chase. Neighbors protested. Gas deployed by feds earlier today. Here's what they left behind. A thread of photos. #chicago

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Cynthia “Cina” Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social · 10h

“Federal agents chased a car through a residential neighborhood on the Southeast Side of Chicago Tuesday, and then intentionally crashed into the car in a risky manuever restricted by some police departments nationwide.”

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Feds ram SUV after chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd

The crash happened late Tuesday morning near 105th Street and Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood. Two men being pursued were arrested as were two bystanders. The crash drew dozens of neighbors who...

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Monster Dan Kelly @mrdankelly.bsky.social · 11h

Think of any context, fictional or in real life, where a bunch of masked guys with guns show up in a town, and the people there think, "Well, clearly they have our best interests in mind."

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Monster Dan Kelly @mrdankelly.bsky.social · 11h

I have relatives who, I'm convinced, think a uniform and gun means you can automatically trust a person. Otherwise, why would they have a uniform and gun?

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Monster Dan Kelly @mrdankelly.bsky.social · 12h

Charlie who?

Monster Dan Kelly @mrdankelly.bsky.social · 12h

Happy birthday, George Floyd.

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Monster Dan Kelly @mrdankelly.bsky.social · 12h

Huh. I thought I muted “Chicago rat hole.”

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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 13h

The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 13h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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Liz Ahern 🌈🧜🏼‍♀️🇲🇽🍉 @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 16h

“He’s a citizen! He’s a citizen! That’s my brother-in-law!”

ICE entered a Walgreens in Chicago running with their guns drawn looking for any person of color.

Apparently they kidnapped a black young man.

Contact Walgreens HQ and ask them to not allow ICE on their property.

#Chicago #Walgreens

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Monster Dan Kelly @mrdankelly.bsky.social · 16h

My dad was a Republican, but he was not fond of authoritarianism in any form. Especially Soviet era Big brother shit. He kept his politics close to his chest, but I can’t imagine he would’ve approved of this. www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...

Chicago man fined $130 by ICE agents for not carrying identification

A legal Chicago resident spoke exclusively with NBC Chicago and Telemundo Chicago after receiving a $130 fine from immigration agents.

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Monster Dan Kelly @mrdankelly.bsky.social · 17h

I call bullshit. Your father would have had you drinking gin and tonics right out of the crib.

good hyuck, babe! @markpopham.bsky.social · 20h

ME: remember the square pizza, of school times?

JOHNNY QUEST: *replying a literal millisecond later* wow school sounds great. when i was a kid i got malaria while protecting the jewels of karraesh with my dad's manservant but go off I guess

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23h

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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Monster Dan Kelly @mrdankelly.bsky.social · 20h

Even a stopped clock, etc.

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Supreme Court denies Alex Jones' appeal against $1.4bn verdict in Sandy Hook defamation case

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones falsely claimed that the Sandy Hook mass shooting was a fraud and that the parents of the victims were in on it, an oft-repeated lie that…

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Monster Dan Kelly @mrdankelly.bsky.social · 20h

Anyone who suggests we reject the help of one of the few progressive billionaires should be viewed with suspicion.

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Monster Dan Kelly @mrdankelly.bsky.social · 20h

Trump threatened him with arrest. So, we're all in the same boat that way.

Mark Shatraw @markshatraw.bsky.social · 20h

Works for some, not others. Pritzker's a billionaire; what does he mean "we"

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Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 22h

RIP Drew Struzan
A master.

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Monster Dan Kelly @mrdankelly.bsky.social · 22h

Tiny men and their toy soldiers.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Q: We've seen images out of Chicago of federal agents shooting faith leaders with pepper balls and arresting journalists. Where's the limit for you on what's acceptable conduct by federal agents?

MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.

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Monster Dan Kelly @mrdankelly.bsky.social · 22h

The Sentinel is not a great or even good movie (a prime example of 70s horror sleaze, however), but, my God, a cavalcade of stars (some just a few years away from breaking big) show up. Could've done without the sudden appearance of actual freakshow folks as demons though.

Monster Dan Kelly @mrdankelly.bsky.social · 23h

My wife refers to this as "Ferris Bueller's Little Sister Syndrome." The Republicans are obsessed with the thought that someone is getting away with something. Whether or not it's true (in this case it's not) is beside the point for them.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Mike Johnson says Medicaid is "intended for vulnerable populations, the elderly, disabled, and young pregnant women, and not young able-bodied men without dependents who are playing video games."