TL;DR - no one in real life really gives a flying fuck what Tarantino thinks, but social media tells us to and we do what we’re told.

It’s just the engagement economy online. The 24 hour news cycle needs news and invents news when there isn’t any; the engagement economy has a similar requirement and the various social media algorithms ape that dynamic by weaponising controversy and bad faith bad takes, inventing them where needed.

Paul Dano is one of the finest actors of his generation, his body of work bears that out, and the whole industry knows it EXCEPT Tarantino.

I thought that access was blocked by court order back in February…?

Tariff revenue can’t be touched by the President or the Treasury. It goes into the same general fund as federal income tax, and can only be spent if Congress authorises and appropriates it for a specific purpose.