Mr. Dan Kelly
@mrdankelly.bsky.social
Chicago Writer/Editor 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
If you’re pro-ICE and you still expect anti-ICE folks to treat you with kindness and respect at this point, you have a very poor grasp of reality.
February 13, 2026 at 11:24 PM
If you’re pro-ICE and you still expect anti-ICE folks to treat you with kindness and respect at this point, you have a very poor grasp of reality.
You shouldn't criticize people's appearance, even if they're the worst goddamned people on the planet. It's low-hanging rotten fruit, and you're playing into the prejudices THEY usually truck in. At the same time, I'm leaving it at that. I'm not interested in providing excuses for their behavior.
February 13, 2026 at 6:33 PM
You shouldn't criticize people's appearance, even if they're the worst goddamned people on the planet. It's low-hanging rotten fruit, and you're playing into the prejudices THEY usually truck in. At the same time, I'm leaving it at that. I'm not interested in providing excuses for their behavior.
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New Chris Ware -- 11/26
February 13, 2026 at 6:24 PM
New Chris Ware -- 11/26
Lit Editor Business for @thirdcoastrvw.bsky.social. Patrick T. Reardon provides another great review for a book combining religion and horror: David Scott Hay's "The Butcher of Nazareth" from @whiskeytit.com.
thirdcoastreview.com/lit/2026/02/...
thirdcoastreview.com/lit/2026/02/...
Review: The Gospel According to Horror, <em>The Butcher of Nazareth</em>, by David Scott Hay | Third Coast Review
David Scott Hay with The Butcher of Nazareth, which tells the story of those missing years as horror fiction, filled with gore and madness and violence.
thirdcoastreview.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Lit Editor Business for @thirdcoastrvw.bsky.social. Patrick T. Reardon provides another great review for a book combining religion and horror: David Scott Hay's "The Butcher of Nazareth" from @whiskeytit.com.
thirdcoastreview.com/lit/2026/02/...
thirdcoastreview.com/lit/2026/02/...
I'm not familiar with Dreher, but generally speaking, modern conservatives believe only "worthy" folks at the top deserve comfort, pleasure, and security... Then a good chunk of those "worthy" folks deny themselves the pleasure part...until they finally crack and seek it out in bad places.
rod dreher is not that interesting. he is a guy very clearly filled with self hatred tied to repressed feelings related to his gender and sexuality, and rather than deal with them, he blames “modernity” and “secularism” for why he’s unhappy. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Rod Dreher Thinks the Enlightenment Was a Mistake
The influential author derides secularism and the modern world. Conservatives—including the vice president—are joining him on a march back to the Middle Ages.
www.theatlantic.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I'm not familiar with Dreher, but generally speaking, modern conservatives believe only "worthy" folks at the top deserve comfort, pleasure, and security... Then a good chunk of those "worthy" folks deny themselves the pleasure part...until they finally crack and seek it out in bad places.
Let that Aklo ghost language come out of you!
"Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!"
"Fhtagn! Fhtagn! Iä!"
"Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!"
"Fhtagn! Fhtagn! Iä!"
February 13, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Let that Aklo ghost language come out of you!
"Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!"
"Fhtagn! Fhtagn! Iä!"
"Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!"
"Fhtagn! Fhtagn! Iä!"
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This is why you don't make friends with those people. You don't meet them halfway. You don't accommodate them. You don't try to understand them. You don't make peace with them. You don't "set aside politics."
HORRIFYING -
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025
🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year
😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition
news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025
🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year
😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition
news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
Expert insight: U.S. withdrawal from WHO could affect global health - Western News
History professor Mitchell L. Hammond explains how the U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization could affect global health and disease threats.
news.westernu.ca
February 13, 2026 at 3:50 PM
This is why you don't make friends with those people. You don't meet them halfway. You don't accommodate them. You don't try to understand them. You don't make peace with them. You don't "set aside politics."
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Illinois Primary Voters: Check out Injustice Watch's guide for the judges' races! 2026primary.injusticewatch.org
March 2026 Cook County Judicial Election Guide | Injustice Watch
Injustice Watch's guide to the March 2026 Cook County judicial primary elections.
2026primary.injusticewatch.org
February 13, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Illinois Primary Voters: Check out Injustice Watch's guide for the judges' races! 2026primary.injusticewatch.org
Ten years ago, Scalia descended into Hell.
February 13, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Ten years ago, Scalia descended into Hell.
Good. They’ll try to find a sneaky way to do something similar, but they got caught looking, so to speak.
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Flock off
buff.ly
February 13, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Good. They’ll try to find a sneaky way to do something similar, but they got caught looking, so to speak.
Clavicular was brutally frame mogged by the ASU Frat leader.
February 13, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Clavicular was brutally frame mogged by the ASU Frat leader.
The man deciding who gets to live or die, folks.
Who among us, etc
RFK Jr: I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
February 12, 2026 at 11:31 PM
The man deciding who gets to live or die, folks.
“You know what would be funny that would also cause some people to become enraged?”
wouldn't mind trying a "kurachino" — cappuccino inside a rotisserie chicken -- but how do i fit it into my car's cup holder? any ideas from you kurachino lovers out there?
February 12, 2026 at 11:21 PM
“You know what would be funny that would also cause some people to become enraged?”
Set the controls for the heart of the sun.
February 12, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Set the controls for the heart of the sun.
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BREAKING: 47 Senators just blocked a measure that would have provided billions more dollars of no-strings-attached funding for ICE and Border Patrol to continue their violence and abuse.
While we applaud these Senators for taking action, the fight continues.
While we applaud these Senators for taking action, the fight continues.
February 12, 2026 at 7:42 PM
BREAKING: 47 Senators just blocked a measure that would have provided billions more dollars of no-strings-attached funding for ICE and Border Patrol to continue their violence and abuse.
While we applaud these Senators for taking action, the fight continues.
While we applaud these Senators for taking action, the fight continues.
Victor J. Andrew HS (Tinley Park; Go Thunderbolts) had a few athletes (baseball, swimming, and wrestling) that did all right, I guess, but Keith Edmier was the most interesting alum.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_E...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_E...
February 12, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Victor J. Andrew HS (Tinley Park; Go Thunderbolts) had a few athletes (baseball, swimming, and wrestling) that did all right, I guess, but Keith Edmier was the most interesting alum.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_E...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_E...
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"I am, I am, I am Superman
And I know what's happening..."
And I know what's happening..."
February 12, 2026 at 4:34 AM
"I am, I am, I am Superman
And I know what's happening..."
And I know what's happening..."
Happy Lincoln's Birthday, from @mrdankelly.bsky.social.
February 12, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Happy Lincoln's Birthday, from @mrdankelly.bsky.social.
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If my followers have been inspired by the fierce resistance the Twin Cities has put up to ICE, you should make it a point to take a trip here (April through October 😬), enjoy the wonderful things MN has to offer and support our small businesses. It continues to be a really tough time for them.
February 12, 2026 at 12:49 AM
If my followers have been inspired by the fierce resistance the Twin Cities has put up to ICE, you should make it a point to take a trip here (April through October 😬), enjoy the wonderful things MN has to offer and support our small businesses. It continues to be a really tough time for them.
Bud Cort has passed. I hate Harold and Maude with every fiber of my being, but he was always fun to watch.
February 11, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Bud Cort has passed. I hate Harold and Maude with every fiber of my being, but he was always fun to watch.
The "create a ChatGPT caricature of me based on all my interests on social media" thing can get really sad.
February 11, 2026 at 7:08 PM
The "create a ChatGPT caricature of me based on all my interests on social media" thing can get really sad.
The Joker killed in his earliest incarnations, then (after the comics code took over) he turned into a harmless goofball whose giant typewriter death traps were easily foiled by Batman. Then, in the 70s, Steve Englehart and Marshall Rogers turned him back into the psycho killer dick we know today.
February 11, 2026 at 7:02 PM
The Joker killed in his earliest incarnations, then (after the comics code took over) he turned into a harmless goofball whose giant typewriter death traps were easily foiled by Batman. Then, in the 70s, Steve Englehart and Marshall Rogers turned him back into the psycho killer dick we know today.
[Resisting the urge to argue against your point with all my strength because I'm 58, for God's sake. It would be mortifying.]
I think I need to get offline more.
Honest to god, I just said to my boss, "It's only kaiju if they're from Japan. Otherwise, they're just sparkling giant monsters" and got such a look, like I'd starting speaking in tongues while snake handling.
Honest to god, I just said to my boss, "It's only kaiju if they're from Japan. Otherwise, they're just sparkling giant monsters" and got such a look, like I'd starting speaking in tongues while snake handling.
February 11, 2026 at 6:58 PM
[Resisting the urge to argue against your point with all my strength because I'm 58, for God's sake. It would be mortifying.]
What the hell? I would like to speak with the manager.
February 11, 2026 at 6:57 PM
What the hell? I would like to speak with the manager.
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Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground