🎄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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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.
Let’s see your profile pic in its full-size glory.
February 17, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Let’s see your profile pic in its full-size glory.
Nothing but respect for the only U.S. president rn
February 17, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Nothing but respect for the only U.S. president rn
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The drunk uncle theory.
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
agree with this (hah) but also think a particular mistake the left made for a long time online, and still makes to an extent, is failing to understand that the person whose mind you may actually change is the one reading the argument you're having, not the one you're arguing with
The secret to engaging in social media debate is knowing you will never win anyone over. The best you can hope for is to have people who already agree with tell you you're awesome. You might great a dopamine thrill from the righteousness of your anger! Fine benefits, all. But you will never win.
February 16, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The drunk uncle theory.
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
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I just got an ad that offered to let me play Dungeons & Dragons anytime I want with an AI dungeon master.
That's both a hard FUCK NO and a hard FUCK YOU.
That's both a hard FUCK NO and a hard FUCK YOU.
February 17, 2026 at 1:46 AM
I just got an ad that offered to let me play Dungeons & Dragons anytime I want with an AI dungeon master.
That's both a hard FUCK NO and a hard FUCK YOU.
That's both a hard FUCK NO and a hard FUCK YOU.
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"It really has to sting for Bari. The person she wanted for the Evening News anchor chair is choosing to leave CBS altogether because of her," one CBS News staffer told me tonight. "This is 'fuck you' to Bari."
Anderson Cooper has decided to nope out of '60 Minutes' and will not return next season, according to Breaker's Lachlan Cartwright.
www.breakermedia.com/p/scoop-ande...
www.breakermedia.com/p/scoop-ande...
🔎 SCOOP: Anderson Cooper To Depart 60 Minutes
Legendary Newsman Will Focus on CNN And Family
www.breakermedia.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:35 AM
"It really has to sting for Bari. The person she wanted for the Evening News anchor chair is choosing to leave CBS altogether because of her," one CBS News staffer told me tonight. "This is 'fuck you' to Bari."
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GUNG HEI FAT CHOY
SUN NEEN FAI LOCK
SUN TAI GEEN HONG
Happy Lunar New Year!
SUN NEEN FAI LOCK
SUN TAI GEEN HONG
Happy Lunar New Year!
February 17, 2026 at 1:58 AM
GUNG HEI FAT CHOY
SUN NEEN FAI LOCK
SUN TAI GEEN HONG
Happy Lunar New Year!
SUN NEEN FAI LOCK
SUN TAI GEEN HONG
Happy Lunar New Year!
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“It’s a moral panic. A nothingburger.”
![From: Jeffrey Epstein
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:36:38 -0400
To: [Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem]
Subject:
where are you? are you ok, I loved the torture video](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:f423oluqwkacexrk4q3tuu4r/bafkreia6kbthg6uxh5cmprv4pqwqg3zkwwh7oifxcgbmsehmnpcbd44p7y@jpeg)
February 17, 2026 at 1:26 AM
“It’s a moral panic. A nothingburger.”