BrendanClay
@claybrendan.bsky.social
he/him, occasional writer and GM, ceasefire now, follows and reposts aren't necessarily endorsements
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getting a lot of use out of this quote lately
November 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
getting a lot of use out of this quote lately
Refraining from more dunking, yeah. Doesn't redeem the work, but I did not know about Olberman or what the age gap with Lizza was. That changes the context a bit, and it's not so funny
For my newsletter, I wrote about Olivia Nuzzi and the older men who have taken advantage of her her whole life. www.burnsnotice.com/olivia-nuzzi...
Olivia Nuzzi is an Embarrassment to Journalism
She seamlessly landed a plum role at Vanity Fair and got a sweetheart book deal after breaking a fundamental journalistic ethics rule.
When my co-host Christine Grimaldi and I recorded our October 20...
www.burnsnotice.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Refraining from more dunking, yeah. Doesn't redeem the work, but I did not know about Olberman or what the age gap with Lizza was. That changes the context a bit, and it's not so funny
Apologies for causing anyone to read what this is a reply to, but I can't resist a Before trilogy meme
November 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Apologies for causing anyone to read what this is a reply to, but I can't resist a Before trilogy meme
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Congratulations on your “worthless” degree in *checks notes* an area of study that keeps everyone fed!!
Jesus Christ men are the worst. I’m so sorry you’re dealing with this but good for you for working hard to achieve and ignoring the haters. You should be proud of yourself!
Jesus Christ men are the worst. I’m so sorry you’re dealing with this but good for you for working hard to achieve and ignoring the haters. You should be proud of yourself!
November 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Congratulations on your “worthless” degree in *checks notes* an area of study that keeps everyone fed!!
Jesus Christ men are the worst. I’m so sorry you’re dealing with this but good for you for working hard to achieve and ignoring the haters. You should be proud of yourself!
Jesus Christ men are the worst. I’m so sorry you’re dealing with this but good for you for working hard to achieve and ignoring the haters. You should be proud of yourself!
For fuck's sake. What a miserable bunch of assholes
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
For fuck's sake. What a miserable bunch of assholes
Watching Twin Peaks: The Return its entirety in theaters in Philly over the course of a weekend with other fans was a great experience
filmadelphia.org/movies/twin-...
filmadelphia.org/movies/twin-...
filmadelphia.org
November 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Watching Twin Peaks: The Return its entirety in theaters in Philly over the course of a weekend with other fans was a great experience
filmadelphia.org/movies/twin-...
filmadelphia.org/movies/twin-...
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in some ways I think the relative lack of negativity obscures these corners of Bsky a bit to people not involved in the scenes, because one of the most common ways to learn about a discussion that is otherwise outside your light cone is a dunk
One thing that's been heavily proven to me is Bluesky is not all politics. The music, record, cd, movie, books, horror and lots more scenes are heavily alive and well here with almost zero negativity. Better engagement here than Facebook has been in years.
November 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
in some ways I think the relative lack of negativity obscures these corners of Bsky a bit to people not involved in the scenes, because one of the most common ways to learn about a discussion that is otherwise outside your light cone is a dunk
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This idea that #metoo was a temporary piece of insanity that happened because America was too woke...
Fuck you. It was a temporary moment in time when people decided, for the first time, that 20 women were finally equal to one man.
Fuck you. It was a temporary moment in time when people decided, for the first time, that 20 women were finally equal to one man.
November 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
This idea that #metoo was a temporary piece of insanity that happened because America was too woke...
Fuck you. It was a temporary moment in time when people decided, for the first time, that 20 women were finally equal to one man.
Fuck you. It was a temporary moment in time when people decided, for the first time, that 20 women were finally equal to one man.
Doing the three-day in-theater Twin Peaks: The Return watch in Philly, and we get to episode 8, the big one that's all vibes and images and sound, that you especially want to have the theatrical experience for, and the guy next to me texts through the whole goddamn thing
November 16, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Doing the three-day in-theater Twin Peaks: The Return watch in Philly, and we get to episode 8, the big one that's all vibes and images and sound, that you especially want to have the theatrical experience for, and the guy next to me texts through the whole goddamn thing
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Promo shot of Sandahl Bergman as Valeria | Conan the Barbarian (1982)
June 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Promo shot of Sandahl Bergman as Valeria | Conan the Barbarian (1982)
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When you hold the door open for someone because they’re *just* close enough to where it is kinda rude to let it go, but now they need to jog because they’re also *just* too far away to keep walking their normal pace without looking ungrateful ><><>>><<<>> 😂
November 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
When you hold the door open for someone because they’re *just* close enough to where it is kinda rude to let it go, but now they need to jog because they’re also *just* too far away to keep walking their normal pace without looking ungrateful ><><>>><<<>> 😂
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gonna make my own talk to god app but it only ever responds with that three dots like someone’s typing back but it never sends anything
Jesus having the term “in-app purchases” explained to him and just wordlessly filling a sock with nickels
November 14, 2025 at 11:33 PM
gonna make my own talk to god app but it only ever responds with that three dots like someone’s typing back but it never sends anything
I've checked and I'm not the first to observe this by a long shot, but 6-7 is basically 23 Skidoo
November 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I've checked and I'm not the first to observe this by a long shot, but 6-7 is basically 23 Skidoo
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Someone should make an advent calendar based on this portion of Watchmen.
Goodness me, I stayed up late reading and it’s already Partially Muscled Skeleton Screaming by the Perimeter Fence Day. Hope you’ve all been good this year!
November 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Someone should make an advent calendar based on this portion of Watchmen.
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Goodness me, I stayed up late reading and it’s already Partially Muscled Skeleton Screaming by the Perimeter Fence Day. Hope you’ve all been good this year!
November 14, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Goodness me, I stayed up late reading and it’s already Partially Muscled Skeleton Screaming by the Perimeter Fence Day. Hope you’ve all been good this year!
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Begging you all to not turn a *teenager* who turned to sex work while living in shelters into a punch line
November 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Begging you all to not turn a *teenager* who turned to sex work while living in shelters into a punch line
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Hmmm...
This is a real flight school, teaching people to fly planes!!! Like????
November 14, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Hmmm...
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The moment someone suggests that this or that demographic is inherently smarter or deserving of more rights than another, you can toss everything else they say in the bin. You've heard the steam engine whistle but there's *always* a whole train of dumb evil bullshit on the way. Blow up the tracks.
"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 1:41 PM
The moment someone suggests that this or that demographic is inherently smarter or deserving of more rights than another, you can toss everything else they say in the bin. You've heard the steam engine whistle but there's *always* a whole train of dumb evil bullshit on the way. Blow up the tracks.
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To explain: "Kabbalah" is a term referring to a wide array of mystic practices and texts in Judaism, but antisemites have LONG used it as an example of Judaic secretiveness and evil
Ergo describing some evil secret group as a "cabal"
Anyway, now you know
Ergo describing some evil secret group as a "cabal"
Anyway, now you know
November 14, 2025 at 10:40 AM
To explain: "Kabbalah" is a term referring to a wide array of mystic practices and texts in Judaism, but antisemites have LONG used it as an example of Judaic secretiveness and evil
Ergo describing some evil secret group as a "cabal"
Anyway, now you know
Ergo describing some evil secret group as a "cabal"
Anyway, now you know
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one of the complex legacies of Pope Francis is that he publicly said a lot of very ugly things about ‘gender ideology’, but had personal friendships with a lot of Catholic trans women who felt really supported by him. Leo welcoming them publicly feels like a promising sign. I am EYEING HIM CLOSELY
NEW: Pope Leo XIV will share a meal this Sunday with Alessia Nobile and four fellow transgender Catholic activists, during the Vatican’s Jubilee of the Poor — marking the most significant public encounter shared between a pope and the trans community.
NEW: Transgender Activists to Dine with Pope Leo XIV during Sunday's Jubilee for the Poor
Papal luncheon with trans advocate Alessia Nobile set for Sunday at Vatican’s Jubilee of the Poor, highlighting a legacy of outreach and hopes for continued inclusion.
open.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:35 AM
one of the complex legacies of Pope Francis is that he publicly said a lot of very ugly things about ‘gender ideology’, but had personal friendships with a lot of Catholic trans women who felt really supported by him. Leo welcoming them publicly feels like a promising sign. I am EYEING HIM CLOSELY
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getting a text in the middle of the night and it's just my loathsome vizier saying "Your enemies lie in wait, my lord!!" what am I supposed to do with that. its four in the morning
November 14, 2025 at 4:06 AM
getting a text in the middle of the night and it's just my loathsome vizier saying "Your enemies lie in wait, my lord!!" what am I supposed to do with that. its four in the morning
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It's a losing battle, but I really want people to stop using the term "cabal" to describe Epstein's circle
The whole matter is already so tricky when it comes to antisemitism that adding an antisemitic term to your critique doesn't really help matters
But whatever, no one cares
The whole matter is already so tricky when it comes to antisemitism that adding an antisemitic term to your critique doesn't really help matters
But whatever, no one cares
November 14, 2025 at 10:36 AM
It's a losing battle, but I really want people to stop using the term "cabal" to describe Epstein's circle
The whole matter is already so tricky when it comes to antisemitism that adding an antisemitic term to your critique doesn't really help matters
But whatever, no one cares
The whole matter is already so tricky when it comes to antisemitism that adding an antisemitic term to your critique doesn't really help matters
But whatever, no one cares
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Those of us who are SA survivors are used to the mass shrug in response to even the most overt evidence of horrific behavior. Epstein's crimes and the complicity of many influential figures involved have been known for decades (’05 to be exact). It's never mustered much interest or consequence.
November 14, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Those of us who are SA survivors are used to the mass shrug in response to even the most overt evidence of horrific behavior. Epstein's crimes and the complicity of many influential figures involved have been known for decades (’05 to be exact). It's never mustered much interest or consequence.