Brendan Foley
@thetruebrendanf.bsky.social
Part time imaginary friend. Contributor to http://Cinapse.co. Co-host of https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brendanagnew. BUY MY BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/Little-Terrors-1-Brendan-Foley-ebook/dp/B08YX8G6RK/ref=sr_1_1?crid=F79LKMDQ573T&dib=eyJ2IjoiM
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This seems like the most straightforward and also basically accurate message.
instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."
November 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This seems like the most straightforward and also basically accurate message.
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Unlike you, I can read and that’s why I know what the constitution says.
Trump on Ilhan Omar: "I look at somebody who comes from Somalia...and she comes in and tells us how to run our country. 'The Constitution says this, the Constitution says that.' The whole thing is crazy."
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Unlike you, I can read and that’s why I know what the constitution says.
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Let’s also not forget that Nakadai was the first guy who got to gush an absolute geyser of blood in a samurai movie, a happy accident that became a trope.
(this short interview with Nakadai is delightful)
(this short interview with Nakadai is delightful)
November 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Let’s also not forget that Nakadai was the first guy who got to gush an absolute geyser of blood in a samurai movie, a happy accident that became a trope.
(this short interview with Nakadai is delightful)
(this short interview with Nakadai is delightful)
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In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
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Mike Flanagan seems to have deleted the Bluesky thread where he talks about bad Netflix notes; but this SlashFilm article preserves his thoughts. I think about his anecdote whenever there's a story about producers/networks fretting over potential audience confusion. www.slashfilm.com/1338935/mike...
Horror Master Mike Flanagan Shares The Stupidest Note He Ever Received From Netflix - SlashFilm
'It remains the stupidest scene I've ever filmed.'
www.slashfilm.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Mike Flanagan seems to have deleted the Bluesky thread where he talks about bad Netflix notes; but this SlashFilm article preserves his thoughts. I think about his anecdote whenever there's a story about producers/networks fretting over potential audience confusion. www.slashfilm.com/1338935/mike...
This is exactly as ripped as any action hero needs to be.
November 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This is exactly as ripped as any action hero needs to be.
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Never has there been a case of more "good fucking riddance," but it's not unamusing that they're hightailing it right after the first snow storm hit. Chicago has a built-in defense against unserious jagoffs and it's called winter.
News: Feds are said to be on their way out of Chicago in the near future. Via @jmetr22b.bsky.social and me www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/10/f...
Federal Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino and agents said to be leaving Chicago, sources say
Cmdr. Gregory Bovino was expected to depart Chicago within days, while most Border Patrol agents under this command would soon be redeployed elsewhere, three sources told the Tribune Monday.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Never has there been a case of more "good fucking riddance," but it's not unamusing that they're hightailing it right after the first snow storm hit. Chicago has a built-in defense against unserious jagoffs and it's called winter.
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Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell
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Help mom I’m being bullied by 87 year old novella writer Joyce Carol Oates again can you pick me up
November 11, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Help mom I’m being bullied by 87 year old novella writer Joyce Carol Oates again can you pick me up
I mean, the big second act suspense/action set piece is, "There is a spider."
Watching DR. NO. This appears to be a movie about a fairly handsome man doing his job in a mostly competent manner. Wild to think that something this low-key begat...you know...James Bond.
November 11, 2025 at 3:30 AM
I mean, the big second act suspense/action set piece is, "There is a spider."
Watching DR. NO. This appears to be a movie about a fairly handsome man doing his job in a mostly competent manner. Wild to think that something this low-key begat...you know...James Bond.
November 11, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Watching DR. NO. This appears to be a movie about a fairly handsome man doing his job in a mostly competent manner. Wild to think that something this low-key begat...you know...James Bond.
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One of the best. Indelible presence. RIP
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
One of the best. Indelible presence. RIP
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Another species no longer on the global Endangered list:
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
a man with a mustache says there be whales here in a dark room
Alt: Scotty from Star Trek Original Series (played by Jimmy Doohan) says there be whales here in a Klingon vessel's cargo hold.
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Another species no longer on the global Endangered list:
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
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Conversation at the salon today:
Her: "Do anything fun for Halloween?"
Me: "I had a buddy over and watched some scary movies."
Her: "Oh, what's your favorite scary movie?"
Me: "ALIEN."
Her: "What's that about?"
Me: "...an alien."
Her: "Do anything fun for Halloween?"
Me: "I had a buddy over and watched some scary movies."
Her: "Oh, what's your favorite scary movie?"
Me: "ALIEN."
Her: "What's that about?"
Me: "...an alien."
November 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Conversation at the salon today:
Her: "Do anything fun for Halloween?"
Me: "I had a buddy over and watched some scary movies."
Her: "Oh, what's your favorite scary movie?"
Me: "ALIEN."
Her: "What's that about?"
Me: "...an alien."
Her: "Do anything fun for Halloween?"
Me: "I had a buddy over and watched some scary movies."
Her: "Oh, what's your favorite scary movie?"
Me: "ALIEN."
Her: "What's that about?"
Me: "...an alien."
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Happy Birthday to the late, great Ennio Morricone, born 97 years ago today
November 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Happy Birthday to the late, great Ennio Morricone, born 97 years ago today
Some good news, at least. Marriage equality is safe and Kim Davis can slink back to whatever bog will have her.
New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
November 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Some good news, at least. Marriage equality is safe and Kim Davis can slink back to whatever bog will have her.
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Oscar Isaac says he is open to returning to STAR WARS but is doubtful about Disney after they suspended Jimmy Kimmel.
“I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great”
“I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great”
November 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Oscar Isaac says he is open to returning to STAR WARS but is doubtful about Disney after they suspended Jimmy Kimmel.
“I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great”
“I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great”
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finally found the difference between truth and beauty
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
finally found the difference between truth and beauty
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Action fans take note! LAST SAMURAI STANDING is a fantastic chanbara spin on Battle Royale & Squid Game starring Junichi Okada, who also produces and serves as action choreographer. Drops on Netflix this Friday: www.scmp.com/lifestyle/en...
Review | Last Samurai Standing: 1800s Japan meets Squid Game in bloody Netflix drama
Thrilling saga with Junichi Okada as a warrior in a deadly race across Japan gives a new perspective on a sadistic premise we’ve seen before.
www.scmp.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Action fans take note! LAST SAMURAI STANDING is a fantastic chanbara spin on Battle Royale & Squid Game starring Junichi Okada, who also produces and serves as action choreographer. Drops on Netflix this Friday: www.scmp.com/lifestyle/en...
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THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1938) — 7:45 am ET — 1h 42m
(TCM Birthday Tribute: Claude Rains)
Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone; directed by Michael Curtiz, William Keighley
The king of Sherwood Forest leads his Merry Men in a battle against corrupt Prince John.
#TCM #TCMParty
(TCM Birthday Tribute: Claude Rains)
Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone; directed by Michael Curtiz, William Keighley
The king of Sherwood Forest leads his Merry Men in a battle against corrupt Prince John.
#TCM #TCMParty
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
www.tcm.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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On this day, Dr. Manhatten first reappears after his atomized destruction in a lab accident. Happy November 10th to all who observe.
November 10, 2025 at 6:17 AM
On this day, Dr. Manhatten first reappears after his atomized destruction in a lab accident. Happy November 10th to all who observe.
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It’s Roy Scheider’s birthday.
Love this anecdote about Jeff Daniels’ unforgettable death scene in Speed & how it’s all thanks to Scheider in Jaws.
Love this anecdote about Jeff Daniels’ unforgettable death scene in Speed & how it’s all thanks to Scheider in Jaws.
November 10, 2025 at 8:15 AM
It’s Roy Scheider’s birthday.
Love this anecdote about Jeff Daniels’ unforgettable death scene in Speed & how it’s all thanks to Scheider in Jaws.
Love this anecdote about Jeff Daniels’ unforgettable death scene in Speed & how it’s all thanks to Scheider in Jaws.
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Every secondhand James Cameron story sounds like dialogue from 'ARCHER.'
"Awesome guy. We watched Anime together. Also, that time my dad was kidnapped? I called him, he sent me $1 Million and a negotiator. The Marines said he wanted to ride along for the extraction, too - that guy loves to party!"
"Awesome guy. We watched Anime together. Also, that time my dad was kidnapped? I called him, he sent me $1 Million and a negotiator. The Marines said he wanted to ride along for the extraction, too - that guy loves to party!"
Y'know, it makes perfect sense that Guillermo del Toro and James Cameron were roommates who introduced each other to Patlabor and Battle Angel Alita.
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Every secondhand James Cameron story sounds like dialogue from 'ARCHER.'
"Awesome guy. We watched Anime together. Also, that time my dad was kidnapped? I called him, he sent me $1 Million and a negotiator. The Marines said he wanted to ride along for the extraction, too - that guy loves to party!"
"Awesome guy. We watched Anime together. Also, that time my dad was kidnapped? I called him, he sent me $1 Million and a negotiator. The Marines said he wanted to ride along for the extraction, too - that guy loves to party!"
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The biggest "dudes rock" in the history of "dudes rock."
November 10, 2025 at 3:37 AM
The biggest "dudes rock" in the history of "dudes rock."
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