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’m advising an illustrated paleo book and a significant part of the work has been saying “do not use that reference, it’s ai.”
January 30, 2026 at 12:41 PM
I’m advising an illustrated paleo book and a significant part of the work has been saying “do not use that reference, it’s ai.”
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NEW: The @wired.com Security desk put together a comprehensive guide to filming ICE—with tips for reducing risk at the forefront. No paywall, but please consider subscribing to help find these kinds of resources. And stay safe out there. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
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How to Film ICE
Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.
www.wired.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:55 AM
NEW: The @wired.com Security desk put together a comprehensive guide to filming ICE—with tips for reducing risk at the forefront. No paywall, but please consider subscribing to help find these kinds of resources. And stay safe out there. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...
www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...
So… they’re now using participation in protest, not even arrest, to inhibit people’s ability to travel.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
ICE protester says her Global Entry was revoked after agent scanned her face
Global Entry and Precheck revoked three days after incident, court filing says.
arstechnica.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:14 PM
So… they’re now using participation in protest, not even arrest, to inhibit people’s ability to travel.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
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A lot of people predicted, based on his past actions & stated beliefs, that Trump would go full Hitler if nobody stopped him. We were called hysterical and told to calm down.
BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps.
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US
Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:15 PM
A lot of people predicted, based on his past actions & stated beliefs, that Trump would go full Hitler if nobody stopped him. We were called hysterical and told to calm down.
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Truly not sure if this is satire
“Doctors won’t tell you this, but you don’t need medication for a tapeworm—all you need is the natural power of friction,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said as he dropped to the floor, lifted his legs high, and dragged his ass along the White House carpet during a press conference.
RFK Jr. Demonstrates How To Remove Tapeworm By Scooting Ass Across Carpet
WASHINGTON—In an address touting the practice as a completely drug-free method to relieve the common affliction, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. demonstrated Thursday how ...
theonion.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Truly not sure if this is satire
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This is a pattern, isn't it? Whenever there's some very modest step forward the IDF goes on a killing spree.
LIVE: Israel kills 12 Palestinians in Gaza as Rafah crossing set to open https://aje.news/by4umq
January 31, 2026 at 11:01 AM
This is a pattern, isn't it? Whenever there's some very modest step forward the IDF goes on a killing spree.
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Scam culture
Amazon spent $40 million for the rights to “Melania” at auction, and reportedly spent an additional $35 million on the marketing and theatrical release, an unusually high spend for a documentary.
'Melania' Director Defends $75 Million Documentary Price Tag—Here's Why It's Raised Eyebrows
Amazon spent $40 million for the rights to “Melania” at auction, and reportedly spent an additional $35 million on the marketing and theatrical release, an unusually high spend for a documentary.
www.forbes.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Scam culture
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True story: the one time I ate at The Ivy was in 2008 and I got knocked over in a papparazi scrum as they all rushed the door for someone famous. An ENORMOUS photographer scooped me up and said in the strongest Scouse accent I've ever heard: "sorry love, you got pap smeared"
January 31, 2026 at 9:25 AM
True story: the one time I ate at The Ivy was in 2008 and I got knocked over in a papparazi scrum as they all rushed the door for someone famous. An ENORMOUS photographer scooped me up and said in the strongest Scouse accent I've ever heard: "sorry love, you got pap smeared"
C’mon now yall…
January 31, 2026 at 10:52 AM
C’mon now yall…
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You can read the news and its sober people just straight up saying, “oh yeah the president of the United States is probably going to steal that oil money and we all kind of know it.” And apparently that’s just how it is now.
January 31, 2026 at 10:01 AM
You can read the news and its sober people just straight up saying, “oh yeah the president of the United States is probably going to steal that oil money and we all kind of know it.” And apparently that’s just how it is now.
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I’ve a partner in the same boat.
Self care is paramount.
If you wear yourself out, you can’t help anyone else.
Self care is paramount.
If you wear yourself out, you can’t help anyone else.
After the 18 day 4th precinct occupation when Jamar Clark was killed, I got really sick and didn’t bounce back for months, even years. It absolutely contributed to my slide into complete disablement by chronic illness.
Saying this to Minnesotans who might need to start pacing differently.
Saying this to Minnesotans who might need to start pacing differently.
January 31, 2026 at 1:38 AM
I’ve a partner in the same boat.
Self care is paramount.
If you wear yourself out, you can’t help anyone else.
Self care is paramount.
If you wear yourself out, you can’t help anyone else.
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Thank god.
Journalist Georgia Fort has been released from custody (video @fox9mn.bsky.social)
January 30, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Thank god.
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Gleefully helping destroy our unhoused neighbors' possessions for photo ops and vetoing bills to protect farm workers after UFW campaigned *hard* for him during the recall...
Personally, I can't overlook those either.
Personally, I can't overlook those either.
January 30, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Gleefully helping destroy our unhoused neighbors' possessions for photo ops and vetoing bills to protect farm workers after UFW campaigned *hard* for him during the recall...
Personally, I can't overlook those either.
Personally, I can't overlook those either.
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CNN in Minneapolis: We are seeing thousands and thousands of people, we've been standing on the corner here for the past ten minutes. This this crowd has not let up. It's just continuous.
January 30, 2026 at 9:19 PM
CNN in Minneapolis: We are seeing thousands and thousands of people, we've been standing on the corner here for the past ten minutes. This this crowd has not let up. It's just continuous.
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This Epstein drop is HUGE and utterly disgusting. I don’t see how this man is allowed to remain in office. Where are the evangelical leaders, the soccer moms, the folks stocking up on eggs, the farmers, the small business owners.
Decide. Who are you?
Decide. Who are you?
January 30, 2026 at 10:04 PM
This Epstein drop is HUGE and utterly disgusting. I don’t see how this man is allowed to remain in office. Where are the evangelical leaders, the soccer moms, the folks stocking up on eggs, the farmers, the small business owners.
Decide. Who are you?
Decide. Who are you?
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It’s pretty fucking wild that the DOJ is releasing files that include accusations that the President of the United States raped underage girls, to distract from the fact that the DOJ is covering up murders of US citizens by their own government.
January 30, 2026 at 8:00 PM
It’s pretty fucking wild that the DOJ is releasing files that include accusations that the President of the United States raped underage girls, to distract from the fact that the DOJ is covering up murders of US citizens by their own government.
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Guess i'm in the Epstein Files 🙃
Someone flagged for me a search of “Suebsaeng” and it appears to be things like the trump doj emailing around links to media coverage of their massive fuck up of a government wide cover up, and my name and @rollingstone.com and @nikkimcr.bsky.social for instance show up.
January 30, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Guess i'm in the Epstein Files 🙃
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*shrugs* So shut it down. Go ahead. Do it. It's not ideal, but at this point, it's the only way.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who has been blocking a vote on the revised government funding deal, says he is lifting his blockade in exchange for a vote on his bill to end sanctuary cities.
January 30, 2026 at 9:23 PM
*shrugs* So shut it down. Go ahead. Do it. It's not ideal, but at this point, it's the only way.
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Arresting Black journalists is also vice signaling. Their base is racist and hates journalists and they want to get them excited again. The mainstream media industry has never protected Black journalists or journalists of color the way it should.
January 30, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Arresting Black journalists is also vice signaling. Their base is racist and hates journalists and they want to get them excited again. The mainstream media industry has never protected Black journalists or journalists of color the way it should.
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As this points out, in some ways this appears to be a watered-down version of legislation that immigrants' rights groups in NYS have rallied around: bsky.app/profile/n-th...
But only until 2029. It's more of a 3-year pause, at which point they can go back to being bounty hunters for ICE. Craven and ridiculous, especially given that bills that provide meaningful protection on 287(g) & detention sites (the other target of her bill) exist in #DignityNotDetention & #NY4All.
January 30, 2026 at 9:20 PM
As this points out, in some ways this appears to be a watered-down version of legislation that immigrants' rights groups in NYS have rallied around: bsky.app/profile/n-th...
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Governor Hochul just endorsed legislation to ban counties in New York from being in ICE's 287(g) program. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/n...
Hochul Seeks to Bar N.Y. Police From Helping ICE on Non-Criminal Issues
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Governor Hochul just endorsed legislation to ban counties in New York from being in ICE's 287(g) program. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/n...
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Limited posting today (you're welcome, LOL) but here's Boulder.
January 30, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Limited posting today (you're welcome, LOL) but here's Boulder.