Cait Brennan
@caitbrennan.bsky.social
🏳️⚧️ Singer, writer, goofball. My album Third out now via Omnivore Recordings. Books, vidyagames, old Hollywood, Star Trek, etc. oh, also super trans and whatnot. She/her. @planetcait elsewhere; music at caitbrennan.bandcamp.com
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I think about how when they sang La Marseillaise they were still in the midst of a war they did not know they were going to win.
You ever stop and think about CASABLANCA? You ever stop and think about "Welcome back to the fight, this time, I know our side will win?" You ever think about a bar full of people defiantly singing La Marseillaise, played by a soundstage full of Jewish refugees? You ever think about CASABLANCA??????
February 15, 2026 at 3:17 AM
I think about how when they sang La Marseillaise they were still in the midst of a war they did not know they were going to win.
A few lucky first-run cult cinematic adventures when I was a kid:
Bugsy Malone (1976)
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979)
Foxes (1980)
Valley Girl (1983)
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Bugsy Malone (1976)
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979)
Foxes (1980)
Valley Girl (1983)
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Have asked this before and always like the responses. What are your biggest “I saw that in the first run cinema” flexes? Couple of mine:
Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
Office Space (1999)
Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
Office Space (1999)
February 12, 2026 at 1:09 AM
A few lucky first-run cult cinematic adventures when I was a kid:
Bugsy Malone (1976)
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979)
Foxes (1980)
Valley Girl (1983)
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Bugsy Malone (1976)
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979)
Foxes (1980)
Valley Girl (1983)
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
Blue Velvet (1986)
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You’ve seen the halftime show … now read my friend Petra’s new book from @dukepress.bsky.social about how Bad Bunny became the global voice of Puerto Rican resistance! 👏🏽👏🏽
www.dukeupress.edu/p-fkn-r
www.dukeupress.edu/p-fkn-r
February 9, 2026 at 1:53 AM
You’ve seen the halftime show … now read my friend Petra’s new book from @dukepress.bsky.social about how Bad Bunny became the global voice of Puerto Rican resistance! 👏🏽👏🏽
www.dukeupress.edu/p-fkn-r
www.dukeupress.edu/p-fkn-r
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Elon Musk et al are totally fucking up the night sky ALREADY and they plan to make it worse 🔭
www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/satelli...
www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/satelli...
Are we destroying our window to the cosmos? Satellite trails could make space science nearly impossible, say astronomers | BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Projected 560,000 satellites could overwhelm future observatories. Astronomers worry satellite trails will mar every view of the Universe.
www.skyatnightmagazine.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Elon Musk et al are totally fucking up the night sky ALREADY and they plan to make it worse 🔭
www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/satelli...
www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/satelli...
Brilliant and harrowing thread.
February 2, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Brilliant and harrowing thread.
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Catherine O’Hara wardrobe polaroids from Second City, 1983. RIP an absolute legend & icon💔
January 30, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Catherine O’Hara wardrobe polaroids from Second City, 1983. RIP an absolute legend & icon💔
Very proud of the students of my old alma mater Deer Valley High, who walked out en masse yesterday to protest the ongoing criminal horrorshow that is ICE.
January 29, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Very proud of the students of my old alma mater Deer Valley High, who walked out en masse yesterday to protest the ongoing criminal horrorshow that is ICE.
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ICE & CBP never left Los Angeles. In fact, today the feds set a daily record for number of kidnappings.
Do not fall for the trap of “X says they’re leaving the city.” LA may have disappeared from the headlines but it’s still going on. We must continue to organize & fight back. Solidarity 🖤
Do not fall for the trap of “X says they’re leaving the city.” LA may have disappeared from the headlines but it’s still going on. We must continue to organize & fight back. Solidarity 🖤
DAILY MEMO: Border Patrol and ICE Raid Almost 20 L.A. Communities, Almost 30 Total in SoCal in Record Numbers
@eltragon.bsky.social
@eltragon.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 5:23 AM
ICE & CBP never left Los Angeles. In fact, today the feds set a daily record for number of kidnappings.
Do not fall for the trap of “X says they’re leaving the city.” LA may have disappeared from the headlines but it’s still going on. We must continue to organize & fight back. Solidarity 🖤
Do not fall for the trap of “X says they’re leaving the city.” LA may have disappeared from the headlines but it’s still going on. We must continue to organize & fight back. Solidarity 🖤
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Featuring all the high comedy and bitter fury of Dylan’s mid-60’s misogynist masterpieces, Amy Rigby’s “20 Questions” is a repudiation of rock’s bad-boy myths whose funniest twist is the final one: she’s been the using one all along. Happy birthday to a hero of mine. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAN6...
20 Questions
YouTube video by Amy Rigby - Topic
www.youtube.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Featuring all the high comedy and bitter fury of Dylan’s mid-60’s misogynist masterpieces, Amy Rigby’s “20 Questions” is a repudiation of rock’s bad-boy myths whose funniest twist is the final one: she’s been the using one all along. Happy birthday to a hero of mine. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAN6...
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And if you are interested in this kind of thing you may enjoy my brand new chapbook about Patti Smith! jukeboxgraduate.bigcartel.com/product/thre...
January 27, 2026 at 6:59 PM
And if you are interested in this kind of thing you may enjoy my brand new chapbook about Patti Smith! jukeboxgraduate.bigcartel.com/product/thre...
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BILLY BRAGG - CITY OF HEROES
YouTube video by Billy Bragg
www.youtube.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:42 PM
I'm definitely interested in this and wish them well but I fear that never in one trillion years could you ever hope to find anyone as magnificent as Paul Darrow and Jacqueline Pearce.
January 19, 2026 at 11:19 AM
I'm definitely interested in this and wish them well but I fear that never in one trillion years could you ever hope to find anyone as magnificent as Paul Darrow and Jacqueline Pearce.
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In case anyone would like to read about the making of this, I wrote a bit about it here: www.tom-cox.com/how-a-book-g...
January 19, 2026 at 7:15 AM
In case anyone would like to read about the making of this, I wrote a bit about it here: www.tom-cox.com/how-a-book-g...
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One of my fave albums of the past five years. Will @dimorphodons.bsky.social turns @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social Villager novel into an imaginary 60s psych-folk occurance imbued with an authentic haunted mysticism. Like Skip Spence’s *Oar crossed with the West Coast melancholy of *Pacific Ocean Blue.
January 18, 2026 at 10:56 PM
One of my fave albums of the past five years. Will @dimorphodons.bsky.social turns @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social Villager novel into an imaginary 60s psych-folk occurance imbued with an authentic haunted mysticism. Like Skip Spence’s *Oar crossed with the West Coast melancholy of *Pacific Ocean Blue.
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Chuck Schumer is so fucking useless. At this point he’s got to be working FOR Trump and MAGA, because he sure as fuck isn’t working for the American people. He and Jeffries can both go fuck themselves. Goddamned Vichy Democrats.
NEW: In this interview, Chuck Schumer describes the "five buckets" Dems think are key to their possibly winning a Senate majority in 2026: housing, "the high price of food [and] food monopolies playing a major role there," electricity, "the high cost of childcare," and health care.
Zero Chucks Left to Give
Chuck Schumer now sees a path back to the majority. Can he manage his way through it?
www.thebulwark.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:16 AM
Chuck Schumer is so fucking useless. At this point he’s got to be working FOR Trump and MAGA, because he sure as fuck isn’t working for the American people. He and Jeffries can both go fuck themselves. Goddamned Vichy Democrats.
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Whelp, I was already making a video essay on it and was going to release it tomorrow, but because Stephen Miller had to open his fascist mouth about Star Trek, I added to it and released it today. So enjoy me clowning on conservative assholes terrible Star Trek opinions - youtu.be/3HOzBtDUlbo
Nazis Have the Dumbest Star Trek Opinions
YouTube video by Jessie Gender
youtu.be
January 16, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Whelp, I was already making a video essay on it and was going to release it tomorrow, but because Stephen Miller had to open his fascist mouth about Star Trek, I added to it and released it today. So enjoy me clowning on conservative assholes terrible Star Trek opinions - youtu.be/3HOzBtDUlbo
Few things in life are as joyous and life-affirming as Phineas & Ferb. The writing, the songs, the cast & animation, it's all a delight and we're so lucky to have it. Tune in!
Tonight on Channel
Saturday on Plus
#phineasandferb
Phineas and Ferb
Please watch and help us spread the word!
Saturday on Plus
#phineasandferb
Phineas and Ferb
Please watch and help us spread the word!
January 17, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Few things in life are as joyous and life-affirming as Phineas & Ferb. The writing, the songs, the cast & animation, it's all a delight and we're so lucky to have it. Tune in!
Look, I can't make him President of anything but would it kill Brian Benben to give me just *one* of his CableACE awards?
January 16, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Look, I can't make him President of anything but would it kill Brian Benben to give me just *one* of his CableACE awards?
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If the worst of the worst scum of the planet hate it it should be an endorsement to watch #StarTrek
Stephen Miller is upset about Star Trek, one of the most socially progressive franchises in TV history
January 16, 2026 at 8:19 AM
If the worst of the worst scum of the planet hate it it should be an endorsement to watch #StarTrek
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Good reminder from this state highway!
January 14, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Good reminder from this state highway!
Post your favorite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only!
January 14, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Post your favorite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only!
Nobody knows why he tried to murder Captain James T. Kirk, but everyone appreciated the effort.
January 14, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Nobody knows why he tried to murder Captain James T. Kirk, but everyone appreciated the effort.
Very grateful to have @repyassansari.bsky.social representing our district in congress.
Ansari: I think ICE is completely out of control, and there should be no more funding given to ICE. The funding that's already has been given to them through the big ugly bill should be stripped entirely
January 14, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Very grateful to have @repyassansari.bsky.social representing our district in congress.
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People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .
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This year, I’m very excited to be taking more Programme 4 television into the analog world of screenings, showcases & happenings! 🫕
Coming this Spring & Summer: MAKE THE SCENE with the Programme 4 Fall Preview Tour, featuring a screening of Programme 4 television now with an exclusive preview of an all-new half hour programme4.tv/makethescene
January 1, 2026 at 10:10 PM
This year, I’m very excited to be taking more Programme 4 television into the analog world of screenings, showcases & happenings! 🫕