Brendan Shea
@brendanshea.bsky.social
Said to have a strange way with words. Stories in Porcupine Lit, Idle Ink, Parhelion Lit, Bandit Fiction, and Longridge Review. Repped by Aevitas Creative.
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This is the vexing part about the Bezos era, even before Lewis arrived to finish the paper off: the Washington Post used to be *fun*. Comics. Date Lab. An incredibly niche gossip column. Annual scavenger hunt. Snarky TV criticism. A video game vertical.
And then someone decided “Let’s be Politico.”
And then someone decided “Let’s be Politico.”
January 27, 2026 at 1:48 PM
This is the vexing part about the Bezos era, even before Lewis arrived to finish the paper off: the Washington Post used to be *fun*. Comics. Date Lab. An incredibly niche gossip column. Annual scavenger hunt. Snarky TV criticism. A video game vertical.
And then someone decided “Let’s be Politico.”
And then someone decided “Let’s be Politico.”
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It's unfortunate that Indiana Jones was radicalized by the radical left media into obstructing and harassing federal agents who are simply performing their duty.
January 26, 2026 at 10:05 PM
It's unfortunate that Indiana Jones was radicalized by the radical left media into obstructing and harassing federal agents who are simply performing their duty.
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Very excited to get reports back from my son who is taking a history class centered in the Indiana Jones movies.
January 26, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Very excited to get reports back from my son who is taking a history class centered in the Indiana Jones movies.
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The people who'll tell you today's murder victim in Minnesota shouldn't have turned up to a protest carrying a gun are the same people who said Kyle Rittenhouse was perfectly entitled to do the same thing.
January 24, 2026 at 5:58 PM
The people who'll tell you today's murder victim in Minnesota shouldn't have turned up to a protest carrying a gun are the same people who said Kyle Rittenhouse was perfectly entitled to do the same thing.
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The American position has always been that we fought the Nazis because they were bad. The Russian position has always been that the Nazis were bad because they fought Russia.
If anything, I'm sorry, I have to say this: the difference between the US and the Russian versions is illustrated cleanly in the fact that the US version is exclusively claimed by people who hate the fascist regime governing the country and the Russian version has become a core element of state prop
It's"the American story that we're good, because we beat the Nazis, is largely jingoistic cold war propaganda" -- yeah, a little true, but so is Great Patriotic War mythologizing
January 17, 2026 at 12:44 AM
The American position has always been that we fought the Nazis because they were bad. The Russian position has always been that the Nazis were bad because they fought Russia.
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Good. Robert E. Lee was a traitor who raised his sword against the government the U.S. Capitol represents.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Statue of Black teen who fought segregation replaces Robert E. Lee at U.S. Capitol
Barbara Rose Johns was only 16 when she led a walkout in 1951 to protest horrendous conditions at her segregated high school for Black students in rural Farmville, Virginia.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Good. Robert E. Lee was a traitor who raised his sword against the government the U.S. Capitol represents.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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My Dad, ten years gone, waited his whole life for a Pope to say that pro-life includes being against war and the death penalty. Better late than never, I suppose.
October 3, 2025 at 11:13 PM
My Dad, ten years gone, waited his whole life for a Pope to say that pro-life includes being against war and the death penalty. Better late than never, I suppose.
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Removing information about slavery at Harper’s Ferry is like removing information about hydroelectric power at the Hoover Dam. “John Brown went to Harper’s Ferry because he was so infected by the woke mind virus that he had a pathological hatred of states rights.”
September 15, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Removing information about slavery at Harper’s Ferry is like removing information about hydroelectric power at the Hoover Dam. “John Brown went to Harper’s Ferry because he was so infected by the woke mind virus that he had a pathological hatred of states rights.”
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saying anything with this hairline is crazy
August 27, 2025 at 1:13 AM
saying anything with this hairline is crazy
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“Sure, we objected to the National Guard being here at first. But once it turned out there wasn’t much crime to stop, they were reassigned to picking up litter and killing rats. Then President Newsom wouldn’t let the Louisianans go home, and that’s why every D.C. resident now has a private butler.”
August 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
“Sure, we objected to the National Guard being here at first. But once it turned out there wasn’t much crime to stop, they were reassigned to picking up litter and killing rats. Then President Newsom wouldn’t let the Louisianans go home, and that’s why every D.C. resident now has a private butler.”
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All the leftists who proclaimed they wouldn’t be voting for Harris because she supported Palestinian genocide or whatever, should scrub their hands extra hard tonight in order to get the blood off.
Trump cuts off medical visas from Gaza after Laura Loomer freaked out over a video showing several children being permitted to come to the U.S. for medical care www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Trump Cuts Off Medical Visas from Gaza After Laura Loomer Meltdown
Donald Trump stopped all visas from Gaza, including for humanitarian and medical aid, after Laura Loomer freaked out about children getting care.
www.rollingstone.com
August 17, 2025 at 12:10 AM
All the leftists who proclaimed they wouldn’t be voting for Harris because she supported Palestinian genocide or whatever, should scrub their hands extra hard tonight in order to get the blood off.
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Today, academics, ask yourself:
Am I bringing enough of a Flann O'Brien energy to my R&R work?
Am I bringing enough of a Flann O'Brien energy to my R&R work?
August 15, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Today, academics, ask yourself:
Am I bringing enough of a Flann O'Brien energy to my R&R work?
Am I bringing enough of a Flann O'Brien energy to my R&R work?
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i distinctly remember a decade+ ago when all the creative jobs started going out the window being told to “learn to code”
"Among college graduates ages 22 to 27, computer science and computer engineering majors are facing some of the highest unemployment rates, 6.1% and 7.5% respectively ...
That is more than double the unemployment rate among recent biology and art history graduates, which is just 3%"
That is more than double the unemployment rate among recent biology and art history graduates, which is just 3%"
Goodbye, $165,000 Tech Jobs. Student Coders Seek Work at Chipotle.
www.nytimes.com
August 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
i distinctly remember a decade+ ago when all the creative jobs started going out the window being told to “learn to code”
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Trump took your mom’s health care to pay for a gilded ballroom to party with his Epstein Island pals.
"Trump's ballroom adopts the aesthetics of fascism and white supremacism" - loser nerd talk
"Trump's ballroom costs TWO HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS of TAXPAYER MONEY" - winning argument
"Trump's ballroom costs TWO HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS of TAXPAYER MONEY" - winning argument
August 7, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Trump took your mom’s health care to pay for a gilded ballroom to party with his Epstein Island pals.
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what a fucking farce that RFK Jr. has any -- ANY -- say in millions of people's health. It's an insult that I simply cannot and will not get over
August 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
what a fucking farce that RFK Jr. has any -- ANY -- say in millions of people's health. It's an insult that I simply cannot and will not get over
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This is what I think of when I see people asking Grok stuff and then shaking their heads at the answer
July 30, 2025 at 11:57 AM
This is what I think of when I see people asking Grok stuff and then shaking their heads at the answer
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Virginia Giuffre was a 16-year-old towel girl. Why would Trump know or care whether Epstein hired her away?
It's telling that Donald Trump's takeaway from Jeffrey Epstein hiring Virginia Giuffre away from Mar-a-Lago is to feel sorry for Donald Trump because he lost an employee, not to feel sorry for Virginia Giuffre because she was trafficked and raped.
July 29, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Virginia Giuffre was a 16-year-old towel girl. Why would Trump know or care whether Epstein hired her away?
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Pfft. It's like the World Cup without Brazil if there are no Irish authors in it.
The Booker 2025 longlist is HERE. I've read none of them so far, though I've already got my eye on Seascraper.
You can order the Bookers Dozen right here:
bertsbooks.co.uk/product/book...
Note: most of them are currently reprinting, so might take a hot minute to get dispatched...!
You can order the Bookers Dozen right here:
bertsbooks.co.uk/product/book...
Note: most of them are currently reprinting, so might take a hot minute to get dispatched...!
July 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Pfft. It's like the World Cup without Brazil if there are no Irish authors in it.
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As an over 40 year old in the DC area I can tell you anecdotally that Denny is full of it, and people who long for a return to the Redskins name are a distinct minority - and exactly the type of POSs you suspect they are.
This is not to endorse the name Commanders, which is bland & corporate.
This is not to endorse the name Commanders, which is bland & corporate.
July 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
As an over 40 year old in the DC area I can tell you anecdotally that Denny is full of it, and people who long for a return to the Redskins name are a distinct minority - and exactly the type of POSs you suspect they are.
This is not to endorse the name Commanders, which is bland & corporate.
This is not to endorse the name Commanders, which is bland & corporate.
This felt good. Don’t support Nazis.
July 9, 2025 at 12:39 AM
This felt good. Don’t support Nazis.
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I’m beginning to think that the guy who did a Nazi salute might have been doing a Nazi salute
Grok explicitly says Elon tweaked it to allow it to “call out patterns in Ashkenazi surnames”
July 8, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I’m beginning to think that the guy who did a Nazi salute might have been doing a Nazi salute
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Do we still need stories about an aspirational immigrant who's so devoted to his adopted country that he regularly puts himself in danger to help even those who fear and distrust him, and who's primary antagonist is an egotistical tech billionaire?
Yes, fucking obviously. You numpties.
Yes, fucking obviously. You numpties.
July 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Do we still need stories about an aspirational immigrant who's so devoted to his adopted country that he regularly puts himself in danger to help even those who fear and distrust him, and who's primary antagonist is an egotistical tech billionaire?
Yes, fucking obviously. You numpties.
Yes, fucking obviously. You numpties.
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Perfection.
June 27, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Perfection.