Benjamin Freed
@brfreed.bsky.social
internet clown posting bad/dumb/horny takes about the movies, the Knicks, media, or cyber. not here for work | see you at the movies: http://letterboxd.com/brfreed/
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I think Edgar Wright might be cooked
November 16, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I think Edgar Wright might be cooked
I am at the new new DC bar that everyone is talking about and can confirm it is a bar
November 15, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I am at the new new DC bar that everyone is talking about and can confirm it is a bar
finally he can get absolution for that time he sabotaged the Catalina Wine Mixer
Adam Scott meeting the pope, for anyone interested in that sort of thing
November 15, 2025 at 11:12 PM
finally he can get absolution for that time he sabotaged the Catalina Wine Mixer
some personal news: I think I might be a papist now
Spike Lee just blessed Pope Leo with a custom Knicks jersey during his visit to the Vatican, just one week after the Pope was gifted a custom Chicago Bulls one.
Spike Lee Blesses Pope Leo with Knicks Jersey
Spike Lee just blessed Pope Leo with a custom Knicks jersey during his visit to the Vatican, just one week after the Pope was gifted a custom Chicago Bulls one.
www.vulture.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
some personal news: I think I might be a papist now
you don’t always gotta hand it to the New York Post
but sometimes you do gotta hand it to the New York Post
but sometimes you do gotta hand it to the New York Post
November 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
you don’t always gotta hand it to the New York Post
but sometimes you do gotta hand it to the New York Post
but sometimes you do gotta hand it to the New York Post
OK this makes up for him putting Life is Beautiful on his four favorites
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
November 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
OK this makes up for him putting Life is Beautiful on his four favorites
Reposted by Benjamin Freed
Don't shoot me but I liked this profile. The absurdities of the subject are presented straight, lending the whole thing a sliver of irony that doesn't come across in screenshots. I do not think the reader is meant to swoon over the love story. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/s...
Olivia Nuzzi Did It All for Love
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Don't shoot me but I liked this profile. The absurdities of the subject are presented straight, lending the whole thing a sliver of irony that doesn't come across in screenshots. I do not think the reader is meant to swoon over the love story. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/s...
Landry Shamet, more and more people are saying
November 15, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Landry Shamet, more and more people are saying
Hmm…no polygraphs for the top FBI brass nearest and deatesr to the boss? www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff
As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau backgr...
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Hmm…no polygraphs for the top FBI brass nearest and deatesr to the boss? www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
EDDINGTON is a documentary
NEW from me: a new report found that national resistance to data centers skyrocketed between March and June of this year—especially in red states like Georgia and Indiana:
The Data Center Resistance Has Arrived
A new report finds that local opposition to data centers skyrocketed in the second quarter of this year.
www.wired.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:29 PM
EDDINGTON is a documentary
I do not regret saying that this is a good story about a person who does not realize their splashy Sunday Styles profile won't actually be a reputational rehab. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/s...
Olivia Nuzzi Did It All for Love
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I do not regret saying that this is a good story about a person who does not realize their splashy Sunday Styles profile won't actually be a reputational rehab. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/s...
Demon! I will kill you as many times as I have to!
What's your favorite line from any Avatar movie
November 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Demon! I will kill you as many times as I have to!
I’m for DEI in cinema
Diversity of genres
Equal access to movie theaters
Inclusion of Letterboxd as a metric in your social credit score
Diversity of genres
Equal access to movie theaters
Inclusion of Letterboxd as a metric in your social credit score
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I’m for DEI in cinema
Diversity of genres
Equal access to movie theaters
Inclusion of Letterboxd as a metric in your social credit score
Diversity of genres
Equal access to movie theaters
Inclusion of Letterboxd as a metric in your social credit score
he’s still gonna have a “Nazi streak” there, you know
President Trump has tapped Paul Ingrassia, who withdrew his nomination for the Office of Special Counsel after racist remarks emerged, to become deputy general counsel of the General Services Administration.
Trump moves loyalist to GSA posting after previous nomination fell apart
Paul Ingrassia had withdrawn his nomination as head of Office of Special Counsel after racist remarks and other controversies.
wapo.st
November 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM
he’s still gonna have a “Nazi streak” there, you know
seriously? his user name was jeeitunes? in 2018?
November 14, 2025 at 3:59 AM
seriously? his user name was jeeitunes? in 2018?
I’m five years older than this guy and look 20 years younger
This is good reporting and all that but here's the thing I learned the other day: Bill Pulte, the 50-year-mortgage dude and the guy who keeps pulling the mortgage docs of Trump's enemies is only 37 years old.
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
Exclusive | Fannie Mae Watchdogs Probed How Pulte Obtained Mortgage Records of Key Democrats
FHFA’s acting inspector general handed the probe report to the U.S. attorney office that had indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James.
www.wsj.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I’m five years older than this guy and look 20 years younger
You do not need to overdramatize a social media post to upsell how horrifying this story is and how close this monstrous person got to the highest rungs of power. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
In Matt Gaetz Scandal, Circumstances Left Teen Vulnerable to Exploitation
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:22 AM
You do not need to overdramatize a social media post to upsell how horrifying this story is and how close this monstrous person got to the highest rungs of power. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
I’ve been watching lots of Cavs games on League Pass and “the diff” is by both the dumbest graphic in the league and the surest sign pro sports are now catering almost exclusively to mouth-breathing parlay addicts who can’t do basic arithmetic
There should be a way to digitally remove the THE DIFF graphic on Cavs broadcasts.
November 14, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I’ve been watching lots of Cavs games on League Pass and “the diff” is by both the dumbest graphic in the league and the surest sign pro sports are now catering almost exclusively to mouth-breathing parlay addicts who can’t do basic arithmetic
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‘No! Not Larry Summers!’ Wails Devastated Nation
‘No! Not Larry Summers!’ Wails Devastated Nation
WASHINGTON—Responding to recent revelations suggesting the prominent economist was a close associate of the late child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, a devastated nation reportedly joined together to...
theonion.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
‘No! Not Larry Summers!’ Wails Devastated Nation
Reposted by Benjamin Freed
As a former member of NYT’s finance team & the co-author of this story exposing the relationship between Epstein & Bill Gates as well as one on Epstein & JPMorgan, I am really frustrated to see people claiming that NYT sat on publishable info about Trump and Epstein 🧵 www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/b...
Bill Gates Met With Jeffrey Epstein Many Times, Despite His Past (Published 2019)
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
As a former member of NYT’s finance team & the co-author of this story exposing the relationship between Epstein & Bill Gates as well as one on Epstein & JPMorgan, I am really frustrated to see people claiming that NYT sat on publishable info about Trump and Epstein 🧵 www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/b...
of course this administration is pro-Spurs
Joe Lewis, the UK billionaire and former owner of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, received a pardon from President Trump over his conviction in the US for insider trading
Trump Pardons UK Billionaire Joe Lewis Over Insider Trading
Joe Lewis, the UK billionaire and former owner of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, received a pardon from President Donald Trump over his conviction in the US for insider trading.
bloom.bg
November 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
of course this administration is pro-Spurs
worst nightmare blunt rotation
![From: Lawrence Krauss
Sent: 4/5/2018 10:16:55 PM
To: jeffrey E. [jeeyacation@gmail.com]
Subject: Re:
Importance: High
Let's do a men of the world conference.
Kevin spacey
Bill Clinton
Al franken
Woody Allen
Lawrence M. Krauss](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zknk3rjsatent75sdbbopown/bafkreibmta5pbbhrot75z4pfdhnstcylc37outh36bvyzcdoce2ervnydy@jpeg)
November 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
worst nightmare blunt rotation
Reposted by Benjamin Freed
car speeds will remain unrestricted
D.C. is forcing e-bikes to slow down, citing teen crime
Police say Lime bikes are being used as getaway vehicles.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM
car speeds will remain unrestricted
nuke orlando
Jalen Brunson left MSG in a walking boot and crutches.
November 13, 2025 at 4:24 AM
nuke orlando
finally a Substack worth reading! open.substack.com/pub/itscharl...
Running on the spot in a dream.
This feels good right now...
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:26 AM
finally a Substack worth reading! open.substack.com/pub/itscharl...