🎄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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December 25, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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A must-read message from Colin and Sophie Hortman, Mark and Melissa's children:
January 5, 2026 at 12:24 AM
A must-read message from Colin and Sophie Hortman, Mark and Melissa's children:
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Love this from Guillermo del Toro
January 5, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Love this from Guillermo del Toro
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As it should.
‘SINNERS’ has won Best Original Screenplay at the Critics Choice Awards.
January 5, 2026 at 2:50 AM
As it should.
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I'll be liveblogging Samsung's First Look CES event tonight, just like the old days. Join along for the fun. www.engadget.com/home/smart-h... Apparently, the K-pop group Riize was standing near me for a bit. Celebrity!
Samsung First Look at CES 2026: Live updates from the year's first press conference
Expect to see TVs, home entertainment, appliances and more.
www.engadget.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:54 AM
I'll be liveblogging Samsung's First Look CES event tonight, just like the old days. Join along for the fun. www.engadget.com/home/smart-h... Apparently, the K-pop group Riize was standing near me for a bit. Celebrity!
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“This is not a drill.”
January 5, 2026 at 3:02 AM
“This is not a drill.”
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The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
January 5, 2026 at 1:10 AM
The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
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Calling public benefits “entitlements” is just the most contemptible right-wing trash.
No. No. No.
Punitive processes make narrowly targeted programs *less* efficient and *more* costly. Because more scrutiny requires more bureaucracy.
Punitive processes also make it *less* likely that people will get aid for which they qualify. Because of the roadblocks and stigma scrutiny creates.
Punitive processes make narrowly targeted programs *less* efficient and *more* costly. Because more scrutiny requires more bureaucracy.
Punitive processes also make it *less* likely that people will get aid for which they qualify. Because of the roadblocks and stigma scrutiny creates.
January 5, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Calling public benefits “entitlements” is just the most contemptible right-wing trash.
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Emma Seligman is gonna make another movie soon, yes? Because between this and SHIVA BABY, they've got the goods in a major, major way.
Sometimes you're just in the mood to watch BOTTOMS.
January 5, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Emma Seligman is gonna make another movie soon, yes? Because between this and SHIVA BABY, they've got the goods in a major, major way.
It's *really* leaning on that DAYS OF FUTURE PAST portentousness.
Kinda hilarious that AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY will be like the fourth or fifth time they've done "The X-Men you love from the 2000s movies are in Dire Straights and Xavier and/or Logan is Very Sad About It" as a Big Event.
Kinda hilarious that AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY will be like the fourth or fifth time they've done "The X-Men you love from the 2000s movies are in Dire Straights and Xavier and/or Logan is Very Sad About It" as a Big Event.
Did you get the x-men trailer?
January 5, 2026 at 2:22 AM
It's *really* leaning on that DAYS OF FUTURE PAST portentousness.
Kinda hilarious that AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY will be like the fourth or fifth time they've done "The X-Men you love from the 2000s movies are in Dire Straights and Xavier and/or Logan is Very Sad About It" as a Big Event.
Kinda hilarious that AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY will be like the fourth or fifth time they've done "The X-Men you love from the 2000s movies are in Dire Straights and Xavier and/or Logan is Very Sad About It" as a Big Event.
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I don't think I could have told you "The Mummer's Dance" was as big a hit as it was, even though it was on the "Ever After" soundtrack. I've always loved that song
The Billboard Modern Rock tracks from 30 years ago
Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ
January 5, 2026 at 2:03 AM
I don't think I could have told you "The Mummer's Dance" was as big a hit as it was, even though it was on the "Ever After" soundtrack. I've always loved that song
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Would've been interesting, but we can all agree Jason was the right move in the end.
At least Jack got to play another memorable animated villain a few decades later
At least Jack got to play another memorable animated villain a few decades later
January 4, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Would've been interesting, but we can all agree Jason was the right move in the end.
At least Jack got to play another memorable animated villain a few decades later
At least Jack got to play another memorable animated villain a few decades later
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If our press actually cared about actual reporting this story would have been on every Sunday show and every lying Republican would have been asked about it. But not one Sunday show mentioned it because our media is fully in the tank for the evil wretched Republican Party & their vile cruel leader.
NEWS: Colin and Sophie Hortman, the children of Mark and Melissa Hortman, released statements after Trump reposted false claims about their parents’ deaths. Sophie Hortman urged Trump to remove the post, saying, “I ask President Trump to please consider the pain and sadness we have faced.”
January 5, 2026 at 1:46 AM
If our press actually cared about actual reporting this story would have been on every Sunday show and every lying Republican would have been asked about it. But not one Sunday show mentioned it because our media is fully in the tank for the evil wretched Republican Party & their vile cruel leader.
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“KIDNAPPING IS NOT A BAD TERM”
what the hell is going on here it’s a fucking crime!
what the hell is going on here it’s a fucking crime!
Q: Rodriguez called it a 'kidnapping' of Maduro
TRUMP: That's alright. That's not a bad term.
TRUMP: That's alright. That's not a bad term.
January 5, 2026 at 1:57 AM
“KIDNAPPING IS NOT A BAD TERM”
what the hell is going on here it’s a fucking crime!
what the hell is going on here it’s a fucking crime!
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Yeah, they were crazy for that. bsky.app/profile/thet...
And GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES came out on a double bill with TOTORO.
January 5, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Yeah, they were crazy for that. bsky.app/profile/thet...
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Currently having a hard time envisioning how Studio Ghibli released My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery Service in theaters in the span of 16 months. The greatest one-two punch ever (at least in terms of speed coupled with quality)?
January 5, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Currently having a hard time envisioning how Studio Ghibli released My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery Service in theaters in the span of 16 months. The greatest one-two punch ever (at least in terms of speed coupled with quality)?
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Post a famous bathroom scene
January 5, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Post a famous bathroom scene
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yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
Right.
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
a lot of problems wouldn't exist if we had a congress with even an ounce of self interest
January 4, 2026 at 11:52 PM
yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
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Right.
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
a lot of problems wouldn't exist if we had a congress with even an ounce of self interest
Honestly insane they didn't brief the gang of eight until it was underway
January 4, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Right.
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
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One thing all Democrats running in 2026 and 2028 should be explicit about is a promise that regardless of pardons, the crimes committed by everyone in this administration will be investigated and published.
We cannot become numb to the outrage of this. The wife of the President’s Senior Advisor threatens a sovereign nation.
January 5, 2026 at 12:12 AM
One thing all Democrats running in 2026 and 2028 should be explicit about is a promise that regardless of pardons, the crimes committed by everyone in this administration will be investigated and published.
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I assume people will tire eventually of modifying photos in AI, but at the point the damage will be done that photographs will never again be seen as mementos of lived lives.
January 4, 2026 at 11:00 PM
I assume people will tire eventually of modifying photos in AI, but at the point the damage will be done that photographs will never again be seen as mementos of lived lives.
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I’ve had porn deepfakes made of me since long before genAI existed, and am (sadly) very unphased by it at this point, but I do strongly agree with this sentiment.
These men don’t do it to jerk off to - they do it as a means of ‘digital rape’. If anything, they jerk off to knowing you don’t consent.
These men don’t do it to jerk off to - they do it as a means of ‘digital rape’. If anything, they jerk off to knowing you don’t consent.
He was of course a MAGA guy. The posts on his account that weren’t replies with AI porn of other women were barely literate Trump support.
The underlying point of the fake genAI nudes in his posts was not so that he could jerk off. One can do that quietly. His point was: “we can do this any time.”
The underlying point of the fake genAI nudes in his posts was not so that he could jerk off. One can do that quietly. His point was: “we can do this any time.”
January 4, 2026 at 9:53 PM
I’ve had porn deepfakes made of me since long before genAI existed, and am (sadly) very unphased by it at this point, but I do strongly agree with this sentiment.
These men don’t do it to jerk off to - they do it as a means of ‘digital rape’. If anything, they jerk off to knowing you don’t consent.
These men don’t do it to jerk off to - they do it as a means of ‘digital rape’. If anything, they jerk off to knowing you don’t consent.
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"He wanted other things to matter to him [as much as movies], but it turns out nothing else did."
Just quietly the most brutal cutting down of Martin Scorsese's entire life tossed out in a talking head without fanfare.
(MR. SCORSESE on Apple+ is very good)
Just quietly the most brutal cutting down of Martin Scorsese's entire life tossed out in a talking head without fanfare.
(MR. SCORSESE on Apple+ is very good)
January 4, 2026 at 11:21 PM
"He wanted other things to matter to him [as much as movies], but it turns out nothing else did."
Just quietly the most brutal cutting down of Martin Scorsese's entire life tossed out in a talking head without fanfare.
(MR. SCORSESE on Apple+ is very good)
Just quietly the most brutal cutting down of Martin Scorsese's entire life tossed out in a talking head without fanfare.
(MR. SCORSESE on Apple+ is very good)
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When the LAPD arrests a dude at a gas station they don’t take over the gas station and use it to gas up all the cop cars tho
STEPHANOPOULOS: Why wasn't congressional authorization necessary?
RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
January 4, 2026 at 6:45 PM
When the LAPD arrests a dude at a gas station they don’t take over the gas station and use it to gas up all the cop cars tho