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Christine Kelley

@ballardiangorse.bsky.social

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Writer from Harper’s Ferry. TV news producer in Rochester NY. Words at Eruditorum Press. Sportsy Southern futch. Nats fan. Has friends everywhere. Opinions my own. She/Her.

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Christine Kelley @ballardiangorse.bsky.social · Apr 3

Seems like an appropriate time to quote my interview with penguin researcher Heather Lynch:

“Penguins are extremely strong,” Lynch said. “A penguin is like Arnold Schwarzenegger’s thigh. It’s a tube of muscle that’s attached to these wings with very sharp edges. It’s like getting beaten to death by an oar.”

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Christine Kelley @ballardiangorse.bsky.social · 12m

I'm making a found footage horror film about a balm that soothes my allergic reaction to hair removing cream. It's called The Nair Itch Product.

Christine Kelley @ballardiangorse.bsky.social · 2h

I stand by this.

Christine Kelley @ballardiangorse.bsky.social · Apr 29

Movies should either be three and a half hours long or end after 90 minutes.

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 18h

So cool that whenever someone asks the president, “did you eat the Lindbergh baby” he’s like, “no but I’d be allowed to, I have the right to, I might do it later”

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 14h

Remember that "Pam: I have reviewed ..." TruthSocial post from Trump, the one that looked a lot like a private message?

Yes, it was supposed to be a private message.

Trump "was surprised to learn it was public."

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Christine Kelley @ballardiangorse.bsky.social · 14h

The co-founder of Antifa and I have not been together for a long time. Kirsti Noem is spouting misinformation.

Christine Kelley @ballardiangorse.bsky.social · 15h

I posted about a Czech movie called The Cremator and you’re afraid of looking like a weirdo?

Christine Kelley @ballardiangorse.bsky.social · 15h

I don’t know why John Cassavetes insisted on shooting his movies in my living room.

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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 18h

Jack Posobiec explicitly says that "Antifa" dates back to the Weimar Republic, explicitly acknowledging that this administration is opposed to those who resisted the arrival of Adolf Hitler in Power.

A screenshot of C-Span showing Jack Posobiec speaking during a panel on "Antifa."

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Christine Kelley @ballardiangorse.bsky.social · 19h

Bob Dylan would agree with you, and he also likes to make his good songs bad in concert to upset his worst fans

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Woltergeist II: The Other Side @wolter.bsky.social · 21h

Dang it, South. I grew up in you and I should know better.

Nutria Atomica: El Rey de Canada @nutriaatomica.bsky.social · 21h

Dolly's sister terrifying everyone by asking for prayers because Dolly is a little croupy feels extremely inline with the kentucky/tennessee portion of the south
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Dolly Parton's Sister Freida Clears the Air on Country Star's Illness: 'I Didn't Mean to Scare Anyone'

Dolly Parton's sister Freida Parton is clearing the air after she said she was "up all night praying" for the country icon's recovery. "I want to clear something up," Freida wrote in a social media po...

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Christine Kelley @ballardiangorse.bsky.social · 1d

10 horror movies to get to know me by

🛗 The Shining
🤮 The Exorcist
🛒 Dawn of the Dead
🍆 Alien
🐶 The Thing
🔥 The Devils
🧺 The Wicker Man
🎸 Sinners
📺 Videodrome
🏯 The Cremator

Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 1d

15 horror movies to get to know me by

👯‍♀️The Shining
✝️The Exorcist
🔨The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
🧷Hellraiser
🧩Hellbound: Hellraiser II
🚙Lost Highway
⬛Under the Skin
⌨️Barton Fink
👺Eyes Wide Shut
🪕Deliverance
🫦Body Double
🌜Nightbreed
🔥The Wicker Man (1973)
🌳The Blair Witch Project
☎️Skinamarink

Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 1d

10 horror movies to get to know me by

🦇Bram Stoker's Dracula
✝️The Devils
🍼Rosemary's Baby
👻The Medium
👫Possession
📹Lost Highway
💉Audition
🐸The Wicker Man ('73)
⚫Under the Skin
♦️The Neon Demon

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Eli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · 1d

Bari Weiss, CBS News, 1965

- New art in @jewishcurrents.bsky.social
jewishcurrents.org/bari-weiss-c...

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Christine Kelley @ballardiangorse.bsky.social · 1d

Everybody should read Edward Said. Just the goat.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

We've become numb to genocidal rhetoric around trans people.

Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 1d

Citing the “martyrdom” of Charlie Kirk, Texas AG Ken Paxton says his office is pursuing sweeping undercover investigations into “leftist” groups. “To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."

"Leftist political terrorism is a clear and present danger. Corrupted ideologies like transgenderism and Antifa are a cancer on our culture and have unleashed their deranged and drugged-up foot soldiers on the American people," said Attorney General Paxton. "The martyrdom of Charlie Kirk marks a turning point in America.
There can be no compromise with those who want us dead. To that end, I have directed my office to continue its efforts to identify, investigate, and infiltrate these leftist terror cells. To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."
The radical Left has incubated an environment where political violence is not only justified but celebrated and praised. In July, nearly two dozen armed leftists connected to various Texas-based Antifa-like groups ambushed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") facility in Alvarado, Texas. On September 10, 2025, a leftist assassin connected to the radical transgender movement murdered Charlie Kirk because of Kirk's bold support for truth, love of country, and unshakable faith. Two weeks later, another deranged leftist opened fire at an ICE facility in Dallas.
President Donald Trump has officially designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization and instructed his administration to "utilize all applicable authorities to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle any and all illegal operations — especially those involving terrorist actions — conducted by Antifa." Building on President Trump's bold actions, Attorney General Paxton has instructed his office to initiate sweeping investigations into radical leftist organizations engaged in or providing support to those performing political violence.

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Melinda Magpie 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 Free Link, free Palestine @melindamagpie.bsky.social · 1d

Update from Miss Major's partner: "Miss Major is at home on hospice. She is comfortable and surrounded by love."

Donations and good wishes still needed. Anything above and beyond the needs of her care will go to continuing Miss Major's legacy through Oasis, the retreat for trans people she built.

Melinda Magpie 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 Free Link, free Palestine @melindamagpie.bsky.social · 8d

Miss Major, one of the mothers of the trans liberation movement, has been in the hospital for 10 days with sepsis and a blood clot. She has looked out for us for generations, now it’s time to look out for her. Donate if you can: fundly.com/missmajor

An older Black femme, laying in a hospital bed. She's smiling and holding a pink, lavender and yellow dragon stuffie.

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Christine Kelley @ballardiangorse.bsky.social · 2d

How come Mitch Albom writes books instead of recording alboms?

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Christine Kelley @ballardiangorse.bsky.social · 2d

Sickness.

Christine Kelley @ballardiangorse.bsky.social · 2d

We need to bring back celebrities named Buddy.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 2d

After Columbia canceled my course on race and media, and Washington Poat fired me for speaking about race and violence,

I’m teaching about race and media anyway!

@resistanceschool.bsky.social fall session on Race, Media and International Affairs starts tonight!

600+ signups.

We move!! ✊🏾

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Christine Kelley @ballardiangorse.bsky.social · 2d

I see why you married the nice lady.

Christine Kelley @ballardiangorse.bsky.social · 2d

me visiting Jacksonville Stadium at 3 in the morning on a Tuesday

Christine Kelley @ballardiangorse.bsky.social · 2d

The Amazon basin is so pretty. I’m always relaxed by the sight of trees.

Christine Kelley @ballardiangorse.bsky.social · 2d

I find Aguirre: The Wrath of God a therapeutic and relaxing movie. Is this an uncommon experience?

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Christine Kelley @ballardiangorse.bsky.social · 2d

At first I thought this was Ronny Howard and I said “well hey, he did pick the VP.”

Christine Kelley @ballardiangorse.bsky.social · 2d

I have cinesthesia. When I listen to music my brain creates a movie to match it.