Reposted by Benjamin Freedneuse river hag @neuseriverhag.bsky.social · 18hWe very badly need to marginalize these people and treat it the same as following Hanania or being a Tucker fan, and we equally as badly need to have a position on owners of the tech that spreads this shit (social media) bribing the pedophile president so they wouldn't be held accountable for it. 529159
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Rarely is the question asked: is our children knowing ball? 010
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 29/09/2026shoutout to the girl in my 11th-grade English class who got really mad at me when I told her Alien Ant Farm didn't write "Smooth Criminal" 100
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 29/09/2026you can't keep adding things and still call it a Caesar salad! 010
Reposted by Benjamin Freedautumn coded @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Just talk to another human already jesus fucking christ 1183755739
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This story does not answer the question of whether the guy made it to the bathroom or not. I'm sorry, but I expect better journalism from The New York Times. 161
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Neman met the Washingtonian editorial staff about 10 or 11 years ago and argued that Sweetgreen was more like a tech company than a fast food chain so yeah, this was entirely predictable 231
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026ok who do we want to direct the movie about the Western Massachusetts Lesbian Bar? www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...hollywoodreporter.comViral Lesbian Bar Article From Boston Globe Is Piquing Hollywood’s InterestThe article has spurred thousands of subscriptions to the paper. Now UTA, which reps the Globe, is fielding inquiries about adaptations. 421
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I'm hard-pressed to think of public figures who have more obvious and naked disdain for their constituencies than the Russo brothers have for MCU fans. 120
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026probably a fatal error to do the Movies Fantasy League without The Odyssey, but whatever 000
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026[Sixers' first-round opponent in the 2027 Playoffs] in five 000
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Ashlee Simpson's SNL performance had more artistic commitment than Katseye 4140
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026they got OG to smile on SNL, who cares how the rest of the episode goes? 011
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026there are far too many Mets fans on the Metro this morning 000
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026whoa check out the free speech absolutists www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...hollywoodreporter.comThe Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing. 010
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Breaking Bad as the No. 1 show on the NYT list is such a joke. Breaking Bad is not the No. 1 show on the network that aired Breaking Bad. Hell, Breaking Bad is not even the No. 1 show in the Breaking Bad universe. 020
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 24/09/2026THE PARALLAX VIEW (1974) dir: Alan J. Pakula scr: David Giler, Lorenzo Semple Jr. 010
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I did the NYT best TV show thing and I will not be taking questions. 000
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Beginning Libra season by being fair-minded and judicious with extreme fucking prejudice 011
Reposted by Benjamin FreedMeredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 23/09/2026From the vault: How the Media Created the “Moderate” Susan Collins The Maine senator was never an independent force in Washington, but reporters concocted that myth to justify their phony narratives.newrepublic.comHow the Media Created the “Moderate” Susan CollinsThe Maine senator was never an independent force in Washington, but reporters concocted that myth to justify their phony narratives. 24913
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 22/09/2026this story is a Babylon Bee article that became real life www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/22/m...bostonglobe.comA Western Mass. lesbian bar required KN-95 masks. When it changed the rules, all hell broke loose. - The Boston GlobeLast Ditch Bar in Greenfield wanted to build community. They got a firestorm instead. 010
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 22/09/2026look i know we're not supposed to believe in frontier justice in this day and age of enlightenment, but sometimes a little vigilantism is warranted www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comMoviegoer using phone during film pepper-sprayed in LA, police sayCalifornia man charged with misdemeanor battery in Burbank over incident sending three patrons to hospital 310
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 21/09/2026you can stop reading that post after the 13th word 000
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Thanksgiving plans confirmed youtu.be/RjEZaUBbUvU?...youtu.beTHE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH | Official Trailer | NetflixYouTube video by Netflix 000
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This @philipkennicott.bsky.social review of George Lucas's new museum is a great indictment of "narrative art" that seeks to provoke only feelings, not thought, and perhaps an even greater indictment of Lucas himself. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...washingtonpost.comReview | Is George Lucas’s colossal pet project the end of the art museum as we know it?The Star Wars creator’s museum of “narrative art” in Los Angeles scrambles all the old categories and ideals, to the detriment of the institution. 020
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 21/09/2026every LinkedIn post these days is like "six months ago I suffered some horrible injury, but after extensive surgery and physical therapy, I can do stuff with my feet again. this is the value of strong leadership and integrating AI into your workflows" 021
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 21/09/2026it’s only the 21st morning of september everyone chill tf out for a bit 010
Reposted by Benjamin Freedthe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 21/09/2026other things found in an old photo folder: this remarkable headline about the time the Mets went all-out for one special fan 833745515
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 20/09/2026ok let’s not act like there’s actually going to be a 250-foot tall eyesore full of guns and drones, but continue to remember that the president’s vision for Washington is a city held hostage at the end of a Army rifle and that he’s currently carrying it out in other more visible ways 043
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026the guy who plays Reacher, in addition to being huge, continues to be an awesome dude 031
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 18/09/2026And yet without it we perhaps never get Mariah Carey doing “Fantasy.” It’s a true critical dilemma. 020
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 18/09/2026good morning there is a new Carly Rae Jepsen album in the world today ✨ 010
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 18/09/2026just an absolute heater of an Anne Hathaway performance 000
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 17/09/2026mark my words before this administration is done it will investigate whether birds are real 030
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Between Primetime and Ink, I'm trying to build a syllabus of movies about bad journalism His Girl Friday/The Front Page Ace in the Hole Sweet Smell of Success The Parallax View Absence of Malice To Die For LA Confidential Shattered Glass Nightcrawler What am I missing? Superman? 2000s romcoms? 620
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 16/09/2026of course social media is not addictive, says agoraphobe who spends every waking hour engaging with social media 020
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 16/09/2026BREAKING: The Be Sharps will no longer be opening for Ed Sheeranstatic.klipy.comSimpsons Barbershop Quartet Harmonizing HelloALT: Simpsons Barbershop Quartet Harmonizing Hello 141
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 15/09/2026i made a joke yesterday how all HR training is basically some version of the Stanford Prison Experiment and... variety.com/2026/tv/news...variety.comNetflix Sets ‘New Stanford Prison Experiment’ Unscripted Series for October Release (EXCLUSIVE)Netflix has commissioned an unscripted series based on the notorious Stanford Prison Experiment, Variety has learned exclusively. 010
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Zack Snyder is a vulgar auteur, not a fascist. There's a difference. But also he makes action movies and all action movies are at least a little bit fascist (and that's OK). 131
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I have not seen much of Widows Bay but Kate O'Flynn delivers one of the best film performances of the year in Mike Leigh's "Tender Loving Care." 010
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 14/09/2026the only practical use cryptocurrency has ever had is laundering money collected by cybercriminals. everything else is just unregulated gambling 040
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 14/09/2026it’s a fucking hostage situation and always has been 031
Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 13/09/2026tbh I thought Zverev would win in straight sets, he’s such a bad matchup for Shelton. But Shelton will win a major in the next 24 months 010