🎄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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I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.
February 17, 2026 at 9:00 PM
I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.
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Letterman used to ridicule his bosses at NBC & CBS. Before that, Carson and Parr openly fought with network execs. Colbert is part of that tradition. But you know who never criticize their corporate overlords? Cable and Network TV news hosts. Never. Ever.
February 17, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Letterman used to ridicule his bosses at NBC & CBS. Before that, Carson and Parr openly fought with network execs. Colbert is part of that tradition. But you know who never criticize their corporate overlords? Cable and Network TV news hosts. Never. Ever.
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there is an extremely simple answer to the "abandon trans rights" folks and it is "no" and also "fuck you"
Lakshya Jain and the Argument fled this website because they couldn't take the criticism and now he's advocating for Dems to abandon trans issues with polling about 'gender surgery for minors' a thing that is not real
February 17, 2026 at 6:31 PM
there is an extremely simple answer to the "abandon trans rights" folks and it is "no" and also "fuck you"
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Of course the NYT discusses this in a “ha-ha these comedians are still doing sick burns while being censored” way instead of an “oh fuck the fascist government is censoring TV” way
Stephen Colbert said that the FCC and CBS - which is in no way a compromised or complicit organization - wouldn’t allow him to broadcast an interview with Democratic State Rep James Talarico. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...
Colbert Doesn’t Give an FCC About Calling Out CBS
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Of course the NYT discusses this in a “ha-ha these comedians are still doing sick burns while being censored” way instead of an “oh fuck the fascist government is censoring TV” way
This would feel out of touch in the late '90s, honestly.
This is unironically a symptom of the modern rise of global fascism youtu.be/19PLc6hpTvA?...
THE BREADWINNER - Official Trailer (HD)
YouTube video by Sony Pictures Entertainment
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 10:08 PM
This would feel out of touch in the late '90s, honestly.
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Waiting to see Nirvanna (a movie where they time travel to 2008) yesterday, I saw a trailer about a dumb incompetent husband who has to watch the kids even though he doesn’t even know where they go to school or how to do laundry, hyuk hyuk, and in that moment I felt I, too, had time traveled to 2008
February 17, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Waiting to see Nirvanna (a movie where they time travel to 2008) yesterday, I saw a trailer about a dumb incompetent husband who has to watch the kids even though he doesn’t even know where they go to school or how to do laundry, hyuk hyuk, and in that moment I felt I, too, had time traveled to 2008
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Many of last real creators at The Escapist who left after I did but before THIS latest monstrosity are running a new, thriving independent outlet at @secondwindgroup.com and people should be following/supporting them 👍
NEW: Clickout Media, Owner Of The Escapist, Pivots To AI, Holds Mass Layoffs
insider-gaming.com/clickout-med...
insider-gaming.com/clickout-med...
Clickout Media, Owner Of The Escapist, Pivots To AI, Holds Mass Layoffs
Clickout Media, owner of sites like The Escapist and Esports Insider, are holding mass layoffs and pivoting to AI content.
insider-gaming.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Many of last real creators at The Escapist who left after I did but before THIS latest monstrosity are running a new, thriving independent outlet at @secondwindgroup.com and people should be following/supporting them 👍
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It’d be really nice if people covering updates to The Escapist reminded people where we all went :)
February 17, 2026 at 6:53 PM
It’d be really nice if people covering updates to The Escapist reminded people where we all went :)
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It's absolutely obscene how many leftists argued that libs would be the fastest to rehabilitate Trump yet we're in the middle of Trump 2.0 and they're making the case for how Trump 1.0 wasn't all that bad
eternally doomed to be the only person in the world who remembers trumps first term
February 17, 2026 at 8:11 PM
It's absolutely obscene how many leftists argued that libs would be the fastest to rehabilitate Trump yet we're in the middle of Trump 2.0 and they're making the case for how Trump 1.0 wasn't all that bad
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Shout out to ED-209. More movies need to introduce the coolest villain you've ever seen and then immediately have them be defeated by stairs.
a robot is standing in front of a door
ALT: a robot is standing in front of a door
media.tenor.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Shout out to ED-209. More movies need to introduce the coolest villain you've ever seen and then immediately have them be defeated by stairs.
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Each year I miss it by one more day, I guess? Anyway, happy eight years (!!) at Fango to me and @mereborders.bsky.social. Thanks for keeping me sane(ish) through this weird ride ❤️
… that yesterday was @mereborders.bsky.social’s seven-year anniversary with Fango, an even bigger deal, frankly. And I’d like to take the occasion to say that neither I nor Fango would be here seven years later if not for Meredith. She’s the magazine’s secret weapon and its beating heart. The best ❤️
February 17, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Each year I miss it by one more day, I guess? Anyway, happy eight years (!!) at Fango to me and @mereborders.bsky.social. Thanks for keeping me sane(ish) through this weird ride ❤️
He's making sure he remembers. . . for it is the doom of men that they forget.
February 17, 2026 at 9:52 PM
He's making sure he remembers. . . for it is the doom of men that they forget.
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"Concentration camps for kids" should be a sentence that ends the careers of so many people.
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 8:36 PM
"Concentration camps for kids" should be a sentence that ends the careers of so many people.
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Swiss Olympic bobsled commentator broke a century of neutrality and spent the entire run of the Israeli bobsled team recounting all the pro-genocide remarks and social media posts by Adam Edelman, one of the apartheid state athletes.
Absolute legend. More of this in sports please!
Absolute legend. More of this in sports please!
February 16, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Swiss Olympic bobsled commentator broke a century of neutrality and spent the entire run of the Israeli bobsled team recounting all the pro-genocide remarks and social media posts by Adam Edelman, one of the apartheid state athletes.
Absolute legend. More of this in sports please!
Absolute legend. More of this in sports please!
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"the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children"
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 8:09 PM
"the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children"
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You're always in for a good time with a Chvrches cover.
Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES have shared a new cover of The Postal Service’s “Such Great Heights,” a classic of early 2000s indie music. The cover was recorded for the soundtrack of season 3 of the Hulu show "Tell Me Lies."
www.undertheradarmag.com/news/chvrche...
www.undertheradarmag.com/news/chvrche...
February 17, 2026 at 8:09 PM
You're always in for a good time with a Chvrches cover.
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Jesse Jackson saw the good and the bad of this country. I will always think of the night Obama won the election, and how as people celebrated around him, Jackson cried. He fought for this moment, and so many who fought alongside him didn't live to see it.
February 17, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Jesse Jackson saw the good and the bad of this country. I will always think of the night Obama won the election, and how as people celebrated around him, Jackson cried. He fought for this moment, and so many who fought alongside him didn't live to see it.
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Hire Amelia and you’ll thank your lucky stars forever
I have a decade of experience as an editor, critic and columnist of both film and TV, 5 years on-camera and on-stage, and also have a long history in account management, project management, operations, logistics, SaaS support, and more.
I'm a talented moderator, people manager, and organizer.
I'm a talented moderator, people manager, and organizer.
February 17, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Hire Amelia and you’ll thank your lucky stars forever
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During the 1980’s and the height of the AIDs genocide, Jesse Jackson slept in hospices with queer people dying of AIDs. During a time where everyone treated AIDs like an airborne disease and where even silent compassion for queer people was a radical act, he was loud. He was there. He mourned us
February 17, 2026 at 6:56 PM
During the 1980’s and the height of the AIDs genocide, Jesse Jackson slept in hospices with queer people dying of AIDs. During a time where everyone treated AIDs like an airborne disease and where even silent compassion for queer people was a radical act, he was loud. He was there. He mourned us
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Behold! I teach you @cowtoolsdaily.bsky.social : He is this lightning... He is this madness!
what if i told you, through the power of forensic analysis, we are closer than ever to knowing the exact Far Side cartoon that is making Sting smile in this iconic photo. 🧵 👇
February 17, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Behold! I teach you @cowtoolsdaily.bsky.social : He is this lightning... He is this madness!
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K-Pop Demon Hunters is Final Fantasy
More specifically K-Pop Demon Hunters is
More specifically K-Pop Demon Hunters is
a woman in a purple top is playing a musical instrument with her eyes closed
Alt: a woman in a purple top is playing a musical instrument with her eyes closed
media.tenor.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:10 PM
K-Pop Demon Hunters is Final Fantasy
More specifically K-Pop Demon Hunters is
More specifically K-Pop Demon Hunters is
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The Death Star board room scene is low key the funniest scene in cinematic history. It’s a work meeting with an evil samurai wizard everyone else finds mildly annoying and when his manager tells him to stop killing a coworker with his magicka, he has to listen.
February 17, 2026 at 4:47 PM
The Death Star board room scene is low key the funniest scene in cinematic history. It’s a work meeting with an evil samurai wizard everyone else finds mildly annoying and when his manager tells him to stop killing a coworker with his magicka, he has to listen.
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The Covid mRNA vaccines are, singly, the most important medical advance of my lifetime. It's incredibly sad that we may look back at 2022 as the apex year for American medical research and development.
Well now, would you look at that?
A massive study of NEARLY 300,000 people in the United States found that receiving an updated 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine REDUCED people’s risk of SEVERE disease AND death in ALL age groups, REGARDLESS of immunity from prior infection or vaccination.
A massive study of NEARLY 300,000 people in the United States found that receiving an updated 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine REDUCED people’s risk of SEVERE disease AND death in ALL age groups, REGARDLESS of immunity from prior infection or vaccination.
February 17, 2026 at 9:10 PM
The Covid mRNA vaccines are, singly, the most important medical advance of my lifetime. It's incredibly sad that we may look back at 2022 as the apex year for American medical research and development.
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If your legislation to stop "voter fraud" prevents 21 million legitimate voters from voting, your legislation itself is voter fraud.
The SAVE Act would require American citizens to show documents like a passport or birth certificate to register to vote. Our research shows that more than 21 million Americans lack ready access to those documents. bit.ly/4rA2p4R
New SAVE Act Bills Would Still Block Millions of Americans From Voting
The “show your papers” requirement is an attack on the freedom to vote.
www.brennancenter.org
February 17, 2026 at 9:14 PM
If your legislation to stop "voter fraud" prevents 21 million legitimate voters from voting, your legislation itself is voter fraud.