Cate Young
@ninjacate.blacksky.app
writer, film + culture critic, producer, full-time bisexual ✨
I used to write about movies. now I make podcasts and write about movies.
I used to write about movies. now I make podcasts and write about movies.
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This obsession people have with normalcy is why tragedies get swept under the rug
No, sit in that uncomfortable truth and fight so these monsters are held accountable
No, sit in that uncomfortable truth and fight so these monsters are held accountable
February 10, 2026 at 4:12 AM
This obsession people have with normalcy is why tragedies get swept under the rug
No, sit in that uncomfortable truth and fight so these monsters are held accountable
No, sit in that uncomfortable truth and fight so these monsters are held accountable
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You wanna know what I’ve learned, I’d say within the past 10 years. A lot of Black men, regardless of their sexual orientation. Really don’t mind being fetishized, or casual, to overt racism. Just as long as the one fetishizing them is someone who they find fuckable.
February 9, 2026 at 11:14 PM
You wanna know what I’ve learned, I’d say within the past 10 years. A lot of Black men, regardless of their sexual orientation. Really don’t mind being fetishized, or casual, to overt racism. Just as long as the one fetishizing them is someone who they find fuckable.
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“the aura of your hobby has been hobbled by…dweebs”
February 9, 2026 at 8:54 PM
“the aura of your hobby has been hobbled by…dweebs”
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Current state of Republican Party politics: The president posted an image of the first black president and First Lady as apes; no one at the White House will publicly say that is not appropriate; the most likely person to face consequences is the party’s sole black senator — for calling it “racist.”
February 7, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Current state of Republican Party politics: The president posted an image of the first black president and First Lady as apes; no one at the White House will publicly say that is not appropriate; the most likely person to face consequences is the party’s sole black senator — for calling it “racist.”
has anybody looked for Clarence Thomas and his "they are just my friends who give me expensive gifts and pay for my racist wife" cronies in the files?
February 7, 2026 at 1:17 AM
has anybody looked for Clarence Thomas and his "they are just my friends who give me expensive gifts and pay for my racist wife" cronies in the files?
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BREAKING: Newly unearthed emails appear to show that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lied to the Senate during his confirmation hearings about his trip to Samoa.
As a result, the island’s vaccination rate plummeted from the 60-70 percent range to just 31 percent, according to Mother Jones. trib.al/H3dfFee
As a result, the island’s vaccination rate plummeted from the 60-70 percent range to just 31 percent, according to Mother Jones. trib.al/H3dfFee
February 7, 2026 at 12:16 AM
BREAKING: Newly unearthed emails appear to show that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lied to the Senate during his confirmation hearings about his trip to Samoa.
As a result, the island’s vaccination rate plummeted from the 60-70 percent range to just 31 percent, according to Mother Jones. trib.al/H3dfFee
As a result, the island’s vaccination rate plummeted from the 60-70 percent range to just 31 percent, according to Mother Jones. trib.al/H3dfFee
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Mongolia and Haiti correctly identified that the Winter Olympics are primarily a chance to design baller cold weather uniforms
February 5, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Mongolia and Haiti correctly identified that the Winter Olympics are primarily a chance to design baller cold weather uniforms
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Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
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On a similar note, as Mamdani continues to notch W after W you’re going to start seeing opinion pieces about how this could never work in any city other than New York, etc., etc. Do not engage! It’s just entrenched power bullshit and that’s all! Don’t let them make that a conversation!
February 6, 2026 at 7:04 PM
On a similar note, as Mamdani continues to notch W after W you’re going to start seeing opinion pieces about how this could never work in any city other than New York, etc., etc. Do not engage! It’s just entrenched power bullshit and that’s all! Don’t let them make that a conversation!
haven't seen it in a while, but I don't think there are apes in the lion king?
Barf Bag: Karoline Leavitt initially defended Trump’s reposting of a video depicting the Obamas as apes as a harmless internet meme based on The Lion King.
www.jezebel.com/trump-delete...
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Trump Deletes Racist Video of the Obamas After Rare Republican Backlash
Barf Bag: Karoline Leavitt initially defended Trump’s reposting of a video depicting the Obamas as apes as a harmless internet meme based on The Lion King.
www.jezebel.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:11 AM
haven't seen it in a while, but I don't think there are apes in the lion king?
aww, I can't hear the boos 😢
Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.
February 7, 2026 at 1:10 AM
aww, I can't hear the boos 😢
first of all, no. second of all, HOW CAN THEY POSSIBLY NEED MORE FUNDING????
Democrats threatened to block funding for DHS when it expires on Feb. 13, giving the two sides barely a week to strike a deal and avert a shutdown of the department. Republicans have criticized Democrats’ proposals but say they’re willing to negotiate. https://wapo.st/4r29E5s
February 7, 2026 at 1:08 AM
first of all, no. second of all, HOW CAN THEY POSSIBLY NEED MORE FUNDING????
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You’re not crazy. The anti-trans movement is not organic; it was funded by pedophilic billionaires like Jeffrey Epstein who backed a network of conservatives to accuse the same people they were sexually abusing of being the real danger. @madycast.com exposes the truth in our in-depth report.
Epstein Backed ‘Billionaires’ Dinner’ Network of Prominent Anti-Trans Figures
Lawrence Krauss, Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker and other anti-trans influencers personally benefited from a right-wing academic social group backed by infamous human trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, somet...
transnews.network
February 6, 2026 at 8:12 PM
You’re not crazy. The anti-trans movement is not organic; it was funded by pedophilic billionaires like Jeffrey Epstein who backed a network of conservatives to accuse the same people they were sexually abusing of being the real danger. @madycast.com exposes the truth in our in-depth report.
it occurs to me that people like Weinstein are calculated sacrifices to maintain the integrity of the system.
February 6, 2026 at 1:22 PM
it occurs to me that people like Weinstein are calculated sacrifices to maintain the integrity of the system.
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Their argument is: rich white people are allowed to do whatever they want, and that includes pedo islands or rounding up the rest in camps.
There is no contradiction, no hypocrisy, no argument that will sway them. The ideology is: power is moral
There is no contradiction, no hypocrisy, no argument that will sway them. The ideology is: power is moral
February 6, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Their argument is: rich white people are allowed to do whatever they want, and that includes pedo islands or rounding up the rest in camps.
There is no contradiction, no hypocrisy, no argument that will sway them. The ideology is: power is moral
There is no contradiction, no hypocrisy, no argument that will sway them. The ideology is: power is moral
somebody do a tally on how much a completionist fan would have to spend to acquire every single release from this album cycle. every vinyl, every bit of merch, every format. I'm desperate to know.
Taylor Swift has released the music video for ‘Opalite’ on Spotify and Apple Music.
February 6, 2026 at 1:21 PM
somebody do a tally on how much a completionist fan would have to spend to acquire every single release from this album cycle. every vinyl, every bit of merch, every format. I'm desperate to know.
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This is my thing, yes criticize Dems and call them. But run your Republican Congress critters ragged right now. Make it impossible for them to have a moment of peace.
Again, I know everyone wants to yell at The Democrats & Chuck Schumer & Hakeem Jefferies, but there are 10-25 people in Washington who could literally end all of this tomorrow, & none of them are Democrats, & they continue to get 24/7 free passes for being absolute oath-violating cowards. Focus.
Yes, we’re looking at you, Lisa Murkowski & Susan Collins & Thom Tillis, you absolute oath-violating cowards.
February 4, 2026 at 4:30 PM
This is my thing, yes criticize Dems and call them. But run your Republican Congress critters ragged right now. Make it impossible for them to have a moment of peace.
I just... she didn't have to say aaaaaaaanything. who call her name???? why are you in it???
February 4, 2026 at 1:08 PM
I just... she didn't have to say aaaaaaaanything. who call her name???? why are you in it???
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FYI Johnson is absolutely wrong about borders in the premodern world. Wrote a bit about it in Trump 1
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February 4, 2026 at 12:32 PM
FYI Johnson is absolutely wrong about borders in the premodern world. Wrote a bit about it in Trump 1
www.forbes.com/sites/matthe...
www.forbes.com/sites/matthe...
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How the Woman Who Shot Sinners Could Make History at the Oscars
How the Woman Who Shot Sinners Could Make History at the Oscars
How the Woman Who Shot ‘Sinners’ Could Make History at the Oscars
Autumn Durald Arkapaw could be the first woman ever to win a best-cinematography Oscar, though she’s trying not to focus on it: “I feel the pressure of that.”
www.vanityfair.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:27 AM
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How the Woman Who Shot Sinners Could Make History at the Oscars
How the Woman Who Shot Sinners Could Make History at the Oscars
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This made me weepy
February 4, 2026 at 1:38 AM
This made me weepy
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man with the kreyòl subs too (gonna assume they're done well, I can kinda read it but don't know it)
Too many of our Haitian neighbors are stuck in legal limbo. As the fight over Temporary Protected Status continues, we encourage anyone with TPS to use the city’s free immigration legal support and explore every legal pathway available. Call 800-354-0365 to learn more.
February 3, 2026 at 11:48 PM
man with the kreyòl subs too (gonna assume they're done well, I can kinda read it but don't know it)
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A tough one to sit with--but we must--is that some people's ability to make good art in part derived from, or was protected by, the fact that they were enabling or doing terrible things. See also: We Need to Talk about Cosby doc. Even more troubling on this score: Read deep reporting on Alice Munro
"actually his stuff was very Derivative and not Original" like, you don't have to do this. it is good for us all to sit with the cognitive dissonance that a very bad person can make very good art. it is good for us to work through the moral ramifications of that.
February 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
A tough one to sit with--but we must--is that some people's ability to make good art in part derived from, or was protected by, the fact that they were enabling or doing terrible things. See also: We Need to Talk about Cosby doc. Even more troubling on this score: Read deep reporting on Alice Munro
I hate when people do this. if that were true, we wouldn't be talking about them. we'd quickly discard them and move on. the tension exists because the work is good or presumably popular.
one thing that would be cool, when prominent creators turn out to be terrible people, would be if we didn't have to go through this performative dance of insisting that their work was never good in the first place.
February 3, 2026 at 11:49 PM
I hate when people do this. if that were true, we wouldn't be talking about them. we'd quickly discard them and move on. the tension exists because the work is good or presumably popular.