Alex A. Pagliuca
@alexpagliuca.bsky.social
Writer. Film lover. Horror evangelist. Anti-fascist. Night owl. Misfit toy. Pragmatic idealist, and skeptic at the same time. Autistic. AI is for suckers. All I want is to be an honest man and a good writer.
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We’re just about at year’s end. What was one of the dominant themes in horror 2025, and what does that say about the fears and anxieties of the people making and responding to them?
I have some ideas. Free to all.
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I have some ideas. Free to all.
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www.patreon.com/posts/145574...
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reflecting on yesterday's DHS police riot, I've definitely seen more tear gas but not in a confined area with, and I want to stress this, absolutely no warning and no present threat. also, the shooting out the window above the protestors Hans Gruber style was new. I'd never seen that.
a close up of a man 's face with the words shoot the glass above him
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the words shoot the glass above him
media.tenor.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:17 PM
reflecting on yesterday's DHS police riot, I've definitely seen more tear gas but not in a confined area with, and I want to stress this, absolutely no warning and no present threat. also, the shooting out the window above the protestors Hans Gruber style was new. I'd never seen that.
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170 shades. Nearly 400 faves. No new reviews. Come on critics; I believe in you!
As Black History Month approaches, a reminder that HORROR NOIRE, the best-reviewed documentary of 2019, is at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, but is still not “Certified Fresh” because there are only 38 reviews (RT says limited release movies require 40). Is this the year? Will you answer the call?
February 1, 2026 at 3:33 PM
170 shades. Nearly 400 faves. No new reviews. Come on critics; I believe in you!
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EVIL DEAD BURN is one of our most anticipated movies of the year, here's everything we know about the next entry of deadites so far.
EVIL DEAD BURN Everything We Know About The Franchise’s Next Entry
EVIL DEAD BURN is one of our most anticipated movies of the year, here's everything we know about the next entry of deadites so far.
dlvr.it
February 1, 2026 at 3:03 PM
EVIL DEAD BURN is one of our most anticipated movies of the year, here's everything we know about the next entry of deadites so far.
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Another BHM Tip: Check the about page of places you go to for horror coverage. Does their team represent the world you know? Then maybe don’t give them clicks if they can’t seem to keep anyone who isn’t a white dude. Following them is why Eli Roth is always in your newsfeed!
a man is wearing a black jacket and a necklace and has the words think about it on his face .
ALT: a man is wearing a black jacket and a necklace and has the words think about it on his face .
media.tenor.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Another BHM Tip: Check the about page of places you go to for horror coverage. Does their team represent the world you know? Then maybe don’t give them clicks if they can’t seem to keep anyone who isn’t a white dude. Following them is why Eli Roth is always in your newsfeed!
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Gawker was killed to protect pedophiles
February 1, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Gawker was killed to protect pedophiles
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May the Epstein files remind every woman that she should not feel beholden to beauty standards established by men who are attracted to children.
February 1, 2026 at 3:26 PM
May the Epstein files remind every woman that she should not feel beholden to beauty standards established by men who are attracted to children.
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The right way to get into the Epstein files.
February 1, 2026 at 3:44 PM
The right way to get into the Epstein files.
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so the guy sharing gross transphobic slop with Epstein here is Robert Trivers, the scientist who invented the specious yet popular "parental investment" theory, in which sperm are cheap so men want to f*ck lots of women, but eggs are expensive so women are looking for a man with "good genes"...
O cool The hypothesis that the elite were trying to segrigate trans people from society purely to keep us as sex slaves was real, but only for trans women since they see trans men as undesirable for sex and want them eliminated which is EXACTLY THE POLICIES AND RHETORIC WE'RE SEEING HAPPEN RIGHT NOW
February 1, 2026 at 3:27 PM
so the guy sharing gross transphobic slop with Epstein here is Robert Trivers, the scientist who invented the specious yet popular "parental investment" theory, in which sperm are cheap so men want to f*ck lots of women, but eggs are expensive so women are looking for a man with "good genes"...
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this is well worth checking out!!
I truly believe discourse about voters (especially those who may have voted for Trump) would go better on this app if everyone was using the spectrum of allies as a framework
commonslibrary.org/spectrum-of-...
commonslibrary.org/spectrum-of-...
Spectrum of Allies
The Commons is an online library for the change makers of the world and for those interested in social change, activism, organising, advocacy and justice.
commonslibrary.org
February 1, 2026 at 3:54 PM
this is well worth checking out!!
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Don’t forget that your friends at google REMOVED Black History Month…. 🖕🏾
A Google spokesperson, Madison Cushman Veld, defended the decision, stating that maintaining an extensive list of cultural events was not "scalable or sustainable".
A Google spokesperson, Madison Cushman Veld, defended the decision, stating that maintaining an extensive list of cultural events was not "scalable or sustainable".
Google Calendar Removes Black History Month & Pride Month
Does Google's decision to drop Black History Month, Pride & other cultural events from its Calendar platform reflect broader DEI trends in the tech sector?
sustainabilitymag.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Don’t forget that your friends at google REMOVED Black History Month…. 🖕🏾
A Google spokesperson, Madison Cushman Veld, defended the decision, stating that maintaining an extensive list of cultural events was not "scalable or sustainable".
A Google spokesperson, Madison Cushman Veld, defended the decision, stating that maintaining an extensive list of cultural events was not "scalable or sustainable".
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We live in a world where a convicted child rapist and sex trafficker is treated better in prison than the children who’ve been detained by ICE.
Ghislaine Maxwell gets to be in a cushy minimum security facility …
5 year old Liam Ramos is locked up in a camp where kids are screaming “let us out”.
Ghislaine Maxwell gets to be in a cushy minimum security facility …
5 year old Liam Ramos is locked up in a camp where kids are screaming “let us out”.
January 30, 2026 at 11:41 PM
We live in a world where a convicted child rapist and sex trafficker is treated better in prison than the children who’ve been detained by ICE.
Ghislaine Maxwell gets to be in a cushy minimum security facility …
5 year old Liam Ramos is locked up in a camp where kids are screaming “let us out”.
Ghislaine Maxwell gets to be in a cushy minimum security facility …
5 year old Liam Ramos is locked up in a camp where kids are screaming “let us out”.
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Here’s the thing about whether or not someone is ironically pushing antisemitic tropes into the world without any context or explanation or if they’re doing so sincerely, it doesn’t matter.
February 1, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Here’s the thing about whether or not someone is ironically pushing antisemitic tropes into the world without any context or explanation or if they’re doing so sincerely, it doesn’t matter.
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"You can’t just measure the value of something in terms of 'whether or not it makes everything worse for everyone.' The world is much more complicated than that."
Please Don’t Say Mean Things about the AI That I Just Invested a Billion Dollars In
“[Nvidia CEO] Jensen Huang Is Begging You to Stop Being So Negative About AI” — Headline from Gizmodo - - — Guys, enough is enough. Bullying is a s...
buff.ly
February 1, 2026 at 2:30 PM
"You can’t just measure the value of something in terms of 'whether or not it makes everything worse for everyone.' The world is much more complicated than that."
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This is one aspect of Democratic immigration politics that has been extraordinarily damaging: a refusal to actually codify and clarify protections and to treat them instead as revokable permissions
That the Democrats never bothered to convert Reagan-era permission for Haitians to work and live in the US from temporary to permanent is—I know this about them and yet.
February 1, 2026 at 2:21 PM
This is one aspect of Democratic immigration politics that has been extraordinarily damaging: a refusal to actually codify and clarify protections and to treat them instead as revokable permissions
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One way to think through the victory in Tarrant County, given that Rehmet ran in labor issues, is that the voters were offered two competing theories of solidarity and chose collective bargaining over white supremacy as their mode
This shift is possible and important to aim for
This shift is possible and important to aim for
February 1, 2026 at 2:27 PM
One way to think through the victory in Tarrant County, given that Rehmet ran in labor issues, is that the voters were offered two competing theories of solidarity and chose collective bargaining over white supremacy as their mode
This shift is possible and important to aim for
This shift is possible and important to aim for
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I assume there’ll be a crime scene tent outside Peter’s house presently with squads of coppers rifling through his stuff, all of it live on television. Because we already established that how we investigate political corruption in this country, isn’t it.
February 1, 2026 at 2:16 PM
I assume there’ll be a crime scene tent outside Peter’s house presently with squads of coppers rifling through his stuff, all of it live on television. Because we already established that how we investigate political corruption in this country, isn’t it.
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A new statement from Epstein survivors:
"Once again, survivors are having their names and identifying information exposed, while the men who abused us remain hidden and protected. That is outrageous."
"Once again, survivors are having their names and identifying information exposed, while the men who abused us remain hidden and protected. That is outrageous."
January 30, 2026 at 10:33 PM
A new statement from Epstein survivors:
"Once again, survivors are having their names and identifying information exposed, while the men who abused us remain hidden and protected. That is outrageous."
"Once again, survivors are having their names and identifying information exposed, while the men who abused us remain hidden and protected. That is outrageous."
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The people who push the EdTech, Apps, and Test Prep do not want us to solve the problem they’ve created. These outcomes are not an accident or a side effect. They are the intention.
Setting aside elementary curriculum & instruction for the moment, we've known for decades much of what it takes to encourage reading in and out of school by secondary students regardless of gender, and instead of doing this, we've plied them with edtech, apps, test prep, and devices they carry 24/7.
Why Boys Are Behind in Reading at Every Age
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:23 PM
The people who push the EdTech, Apps, and Test Prep do not want us to solve the problem they’ve created. These outcomes are not an accident or a side effect. They are the intention.
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Sorry, y’all, it’s DEI Settlement now
This race was such a massive swing blowout that Democrat Taylor Rehmet literally won a city called White Settlement
February 1, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Sorry, y’all, it’s DEI Settlement now
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“Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious LUST FOR UNBRIDLED POWER and the IMPOSITION OF CRUELTY IN ITS QUEST know no bounds and ARE BEREFT OF HUMAN DECENCY”
~ The Federal Judge
~ The Federal Judge
Judge orders release of 5-year-old detained by ICE in Minnesota
The judge accused the Trump administration of inhumanity in its approach to deportations.
www.yahoo.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:41 PM
“Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious LUST FOR UNBRIDLED POWER and the IMPOSITION OF CRUELTY IN ITS QUEST know no bounds and ARE BEREFT OF HUMAN DECENCY”
~ The Federal Judge
~ The Federal Judge
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Warfare comes to Minnesota streets against unarmed civilians. youtube.com/shorts/nlJ3H...
How Battlefield Tech Was Used in Minneapolis
YouTube video by The New York Times
youtube.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Warfare comes to Minnesota streets against unarmed civilians. youtube.com/shorts/nlJ3H...
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Love this one (and all the others in this thread) from @raxkingisdead.bsky.social at @flaminghydra.com
i wrote about the extended metaphor that is the music in Sinners
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February 1, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Love this one (and all the others in this thread) from @raxkingisdead.bsky.social at @flaminghydra.com
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Miller's claim was pioneered by none other than Confederate President Jefferson Davis:
"The condition of slavery with us is, in a word, Mr. President, nothing but the form of civil government instituted for a class of people not fit to govern themselves."
"The condition of slavery with us is, in a word, Mr. President, nothing but the form of civil government instituted for a class of people not fit to govern themselves."
February 1, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Miller's claim was pioneered by none other than Confederate President Jefferson Davis:
"The condition of slavery with us is, in a word, Mr. President, nothing but the form of civil government instituted for a class of people not fit to govern themselves."
"The condition of slavery with us is, in a word, Mr. President, nothing but the form of civil government instituted for a class of people not fit to govern themselves."
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“about 350,000 Haitians will lose their status on Tuesday — ending their right to live and work in the United States legally and putting them at risk of immediate detention and deportation”
"‘Reminds me of Anne Frank’: Jewish seniors are offering to hide their Haitian caregivers as Trump’s TPS end looms"
February 1, 2026 at 1:55 PM
“about 350,000 Haitians will lose their status on Tuesday — ending their right to live and work in the United States legally and putting them at risk of immediate detention and deportation”