🎄Brendan Agnew🏳️🌈
@blcagnew.bsky.social
Writer of Things, local n'er-do-well at cinapse.co, co-host of "Make Me Watch It," and Keeper of the Very Bad Dad Jokes. He/Him.
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Yeah, Trump's response to COVID didn't do "much of evil."
I mean genuinely, I think the country is doomed with a bad democrat. However with Vance there’s the tiny chance that his presidency is lame duck enough to not do much of evil. Like trump 2016z
February 17, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Yeah, Trump's response to COVID didn't do "much of evil."
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The funniest thing about this article is how it predates “liberal” as a specific and exclusive epithet from the online left.
February 17, 2026 at 6:42 PM
The funniest thing about this article is how it predates “liberal” as a specific and exclusive epithet from the online left.
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Many people won't see this in their local cemetaries because their cemetaries are newer
or they've turned over old graves, as plot times expire and the plots reused. yeah.
But older cemetaries, yes. And have entire sections just for babies.
or they've turned over old graves, as plot times expire and the plots reused. yeah.
But older cemetaries, yes. And have entire sections just for babies.
Go to a cemetery and count the amount of child headstones 1880-1920 vs 1920-1940....yes. especially young
February 17, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Many people won't see this in their local cemetaries because their cemetaries are newer
or they've turned over old graves, as plot times expire and the plots reused. yeah.
But older cemetaries, yes. And have entire sections just for babies.
or they've turned over old graves, as plot times expire and the plots reused. yeah.
But older cemetaries, yes. And have entire sections just for babies.
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As I see more and more of my friends succumb to the AI plight, I'm left feeling depressed by the inevitability of generative AI not only taking my job but also my hobbies.
robsaucedo.substack.com/p/ai-is-inev...
robsaucedo.substack.com/p/ai-is-inev...
February 17, 2026 at 3:02 AM
As I see more and more of my friends succumb to the AI plight, I'm left feeling depressed by the inevitability of generative AI not only taking my job but also my hobbies.
robsaucedo.substack.com/p/ai-is-inev...
robsaucedo.substack.com/p/ai-is-inev...
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Hard to believe, at one point a bunch of people were paid yearly salaries to watch and reflect about how they felt about movies. And some of the writing was pretty great.
February 17, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Hard to believe, at one point a bunch of people were paid yearly salaries to watch and reflect about how they felt about movies. And some of the writing was pretty great.
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Some all-time miniature effects work in this film.
Man, Dante’s Peak was GOOD. Not sure how I missed it back in 97. Probably I had some Twister prejudice, which I called “loyalty.”
February 17, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Some all-time miniature effects work in this film.
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Also love how in Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppet Treasure Island, you're almost fooled into thinking it will be a regular adaptation then the first thing you see are these weird little creatures and it's like "Oh. So it is a Muppet film after all."
February 17, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Also love how in Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppet Treasure Island, you're almost fooled into thinking it will be a regular adaptation then the first thing you see are these weird little creatures and it's like "Oh. So it is a Muppet film after all."
How the fuck'd I miss this?
*reads further*
UM.
*reads further*
UM.
February 17, 2026 at 5:18 AM
How the fuck'd I miss this?
*reads further*
UM.
*reads further*
UM.
Me: I should really get around to finishing some of the books I *need* to read like MONTE CRISTO or the new T. Kingfisher horror -
Me: but now that I've finished the "lesbian holiday fake fiancé" romance, the "lesbian publicists secretly dating while their clients also date" romance is available...
Me: but now that I've finished the "lesbian holiday fake fiancé" romance, the "lesbian publicists secretly dating while their clients also date" romance is available...
a man in a white tank top walks down a street with the words okay here we go again below him
Alt: a man in a white tank top walks down a street with the words okay here we go again below him
media.tenor.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Me: I should really get around to finishing some of the books I *need* to read like MONTE CRISTO or the new T. Kingfisher horror -
Me: but now that I've finished the "lesbian holiday fake fiancé" romance, the "lesbian publicists secretly dating while their clients also date" romance is available...
Me: but now that I've finished the "lesbian holiday fake fiancé" romance, the "lesbian publicists secretly dating while their clients also date" romance is available...
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Yeah, so my feeling is NOPE, NO, NUH UH, NEVER
For one thing, IQ is bullshit. For another, there is a reason we DON’T want a streamlined way to identify “the most vulnerable”. Please see the United States for further details.
Lastly—who is this for?
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
For one thing, IQ is bullshit. For another, there is a reason we DON’T want a streamlined way to identify “the most vulnerable”. Please see the United States for further details.
Lastly—who is this for?
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
A new diagnosis of ‘profound autism’ is under consideration. Here’s what parents need to know
Category describes people who have little or no language, an IQ of less than 50 and require 24-hour supervision
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Yeah, so my feeling is NOPE, NO, NUH UH, NEVER
For one thing, IQ is bullshit. For another, there is a reason we DON’T want a streamlined way to identify “the most vulnerable”. Please see the United States for further details.
Lastly—who is this for?
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
For one thing, IQ is bullshit. For another, there is a reason we DON’T want a streamlined way to identify “the most vulnerable”. Please see the United States for further details.
Lastly—who is this for?
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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The Tarantino Vertigo quote everyone is mad about is from 2022. I promise there’s plenty to be mad about in 2026.
February 17, 2026 at 4:02 AM
The Tarantino Vertigo quote everyone is mad about is from 2022. I promise there’s plenty to be mad about in 2026.
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The guy worked at Blockbuster. That’s like being the bartender at the Film Bar. Quentin tossing off an opinion about Vertigo is like the CHEERS guys talking about how many bolts are in the floor of the Boston Garden. It’s not a deeply held belief, it’s just there to fill conversation
February 17, 2026 at 3:59 AM
The guy worked at Blockbuster. That’s like being the bartender at the Film Bar. Quentin tossing off an opinion about Vertigo is like the CHEERS guys talking about how many bolts are in the floor of the Boston Garden. It’s not a deeply held belief, it’s just there to fill conversation
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Every one of QTs opinions makes more sense if you imagine you’re overhearing them from an animated conversation happening in a corner at an apartment party
February 17, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Every one of QTs opinions makes more sense if you imagine you’re overhearing them from an animated conversation happening in a corner at an apartment party
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Quentin got so famous that two things happened - people stopped debating his off the cuff film opinions. And this led him to repeat them to a publication that treated them as news and not the cocktail party small talk it really is
Quentin Tarantino is convinced no one actually likes ‘Vertigo’: “I don’t believe anybody”
Quentin Tarantino is convinced no one actually likes ‘Vertigo’: “I don’t believe anybody”
He's right, and you're wrong.
The post Quentin Tarantino is convinced no one actually likes ‘Vertigo’: “I don’t believe anybody” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
faroutmagazine.co.uk
February 17, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Quentin got so famous that two things happened - people stopped debating his off the cuff film opinions. And this led him to repeat them to a publication that treated them as news and not the cocktail party small talk it really is
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I bet you can make a lot of people mad by pointing out that the Ukrainians are fighting a deeply unambiguous anti-colonial war
February 17, 2026 at 1:31 AM
I bet you can make a lot of people mad by pointing out that the Ukrainians are fighting a deeply unambiguous anti-colonial war
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definitely seems like you're safer from any kind of punishment for being in the Epstein Files than for, say, just to pick two examples totally at random, attending a college protest for Gaza or tweeting that you weren't very sad Charlie Kirk died
Has anyone in the Epstein Files who didn’t do anything wrong been punished? Maybe someone who was at a meeting Epstein was at. Never went to the island, didn’t get money from him, nor had a bunch of friendly emails.
Anyone get arrested, fired, etc.? Because moral panics feature that sort of thing.
Anyone get arrested, fired, etc.? Because moral panics feature that sort of thing.
Noah Rothman on the Epstein files: "It is a witch hunt. It‘s a moral panic."
February 17, 2026 at 1:46 AM
definitely seems like you're safer from any kind of punishment for being in the Epstein Files than for, say, just to pick two examples totally at random, attending a college protest for Gaza or tweeting that you weren't very sad Charlie Kirk died
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Reminder that Robert Duvall also absolutely rules in the fantastic Jack Reacher film.
February 17, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Reminder that Robert Duvall also absolutely rules in the fantastic Jack Reacher film.
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this is exactly why I am absolutely not willing to overlook anyone who was once “advocating for ending USAID” as merely committing a little oopsie-daisy-booboo, by the way
The Project 2025 author is using millions of dollars in USAID money for his own security detail.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
www.reuters.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:50 AM
this is exactly why I am absolutely not willing to overlook anyone who was once “advocating for ending USAID” as merely committing a little oopsie-daisy-booboo, by the way
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If anyone wants an example of the kind of stuff I wish more Democrats would do when it comes to defending trans rights, look no further than this from @jayapal.house.gov
My Trans Bill of Rights protects the freedom for all trans people to live as their full, authentic selves. It’s time to get this passed!
February 16, 2026 at 9:16 PM
If anyone wants an example of the kind of stuff I wish more Democrats would do when it comes to defending trans rights, look no further than this from @jayapal.house.gov
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It's a real treasure.
Goddamn PRIMAL, y’all. I love this consistently wild, surprising and badass show so much.
February 17, 2026 at 2:30 AM
It's a real treasure.