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Byn McDonald, But Spooky @byn.bsky.social · 3h

Leia has to juggle a dead husband and brother, a son cosplaying her dead Nazi dad, a sand orphan wanting training in a religion she doesn’t really follow and also leading the remnants of a dying rebellion against a galactic fascist government.

Just another Tuesday for her.

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Sithty Minutes is Exhausted @sithtyminutes.bsky.social · 4h

DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK, WE NEVER LEFT!

The Star Wars Splash Page Podcast @starwarssplashpage.com · 5h

Coming in March 2026 from Dark Horse is the #HighRepublicAdventures Pathfinders, set 20 years after phase two storytelling. It's written by George Mann. Features new and returning characters from phase two.
#StarWarsComics #NYCC

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Sithty Minutes is Exhausted @sithtyminutes.bsky.social · 4h

welcome to the (current) end of High Republic! THAT ENDING THOUGH T_T

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Sithty Minutes is Exhausted @sithtyminutes.bsky.social · 4h

was hoping for more Visions tie-ins with S3 and although this isn't tied to the shorts we're getting, it is proof that Visions as a brand will continue to be explored which is a win for everybody! #StarWars #Visions

Visions Coverage in "Around the Galaxy" segment: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

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Sithty Minutes is Exhausted @sithtyminutes.bsky.social · 4h

space mommy content + her two issues lol

Sithty Minutes is Exhausted @sithtyminutes.bsky.social · 4h

eeeeeek! congrats on the book and SO MUCH TO DIGEST just in that summary!

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Madeleine Roux @authoroux.bsky.social · 4h

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…

Some books are just meant to be, ya know? Had to be me, someone else might have gotten it wrong. ✨

Cover reveal for STAR WARS LEGACY with Leia, Rey and Kylo Ren

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Set between Episodes VIlI and IX, Rey and Leia embark on a quest to repair Rey's lightsaber and rekindle the legacy of the Jedi.
After barely escaping the First Order on Crait, Rey and the Resistance are struggling to rebuild. Her friends need the last Jedi more than ever, but Rey feels alone and overwhelmed: Jedi tradition is built on masters and apprentices, and Rey's teacher is gone. Leia Organa tries her best to train Rey in the ways of the Force as Luke did for her so many years ago, but Leia's knowledge is limited, Rey's lightsaber is broken, and the specter of Kylo Ren and regrets from the past haunt them both. How can Leia pass the torch, when she herself is unsure of the way?
But then, the ancient Jedi texts offer a glimmer of hope: a long-forgotten Jedi temple on Tython that might hold the key to repairing Rey's saber. Rey leaps at the chance to journey there - and to her surprise, so does Leia.
Rey and Leia's nascent mentorship is put to the test when they discover the temple on Tython is filled with obscure clues to decipher and arcane trials to complete.As they work to unravel the temple's mysteries, they encounter a group of refugees living in its shadow, hiding from a First Order officer hot on the trail of two freedom fighters in their midst: With the threat of the First Order looming and the secrets of the temple yet to be unlocked, the newly forged master and apprentice must confront their pasts, reach each other in the present, and decide what it means to carry the legacy of the Jedi into the future.

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Prism @prismreports.org · 4d

Two years of Israel’s genocidal war against every form of life in Gaza have invaded the very core of children’s imagination. Funerals, death, & martyrdom have replaced cartoons, playgrounds, & birthday parties as the themes of their play. Ahmad Abushawish details how Israel stole childhood in Gaza.

How Israel stole childhood in Gaza

Some children don't even recognize simple luxuries like fruit, while others play pretend by reenacting funerals

prismreports.org

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Sithty Minutes is Exhausted @sithtyminutes.bsky.social · 19h

We knew this would happen. Literally noted in his confirmation that when a foreign nation asked RFK Jr to help them with some health consulting that measles and other cases spiked after following *his advice*

It’s in the public record. We did this to ourselves

www.schatz.senate.gov/news/press-r...

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Mizore Nakaya 🌌 🏳️‍⚧️ @mizokaya.stream · 23h

What have we learnt today kids?

Revolutionary tools and symbols comes in many forms not all conventional

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

PORTLAND: “The frogs are multiplying”

(#NotAWarZone Noem Matter what Kristi says)

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Sithty Minutes is Exhausted @sithtyminutes.bsky.social · 1d

Greg Grandin knows his shit. One of the first books of his I read, “Empire’s Workshop,” includes a quote of praise from Hugo Chavez when he held the book up at the UN and stated that people who wanted to understand why LATAM is what it is today needs to read the book and dude was not wrong

Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 1d

“They’ve given it to somebody who’s completely aligned with the most militarist and darkest face of U.S. imperialism.”

2025 Nobel Peace Prize for Anti-Maduro Leader María Corina Machado “Opposite of Peace”: Greg Grandin

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado, a leading Venezuelan opposition figure. Machado was set to run for president last year, but she was disqualified by the government of President Nicolás Maduro,...

www.democracynow.org

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Iroh @jediiroh.bsky.social · 1d

We did it!!!

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dr. caitlin m. green @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social · 1d

there are SO many more inflatable costumes tonight. clearly we have settled on a motif

Wide shot of many people in inflatable costumes

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Sithty Minutes is Exhausted @sithtyminutes.bsky.social · 2d

“The song contains lyrics
explicitly accusing Drake of being a pedophile, set to a catchy beat and propulsive bassline.”

That’s judge for “K Dot was spitting, and the beat was 🔥 too” Alt Text for the images as well (because you should be using Alt Text!)

Case 1:25-cv-00399-JAV Document 96
Filed 10/09/25
Page 1 of 38
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
AUBREY DRAKE GRAHAM,
x
.....
Plaintiff,
25-CV-0399 (JAV)
OPINION AND ORDER
-V-
UMG RECORDINGS, INC.,
Defendant.
JEANNETTE A. VARGAS, United States District Judge:
This case arises from perhaps the most infamous rap battle in the genre's
history, the vitriolic war of words that erupted between superstar recording artists
Aubrey Drake Graham ("Drake") and Kendrick Lamar Duckworth ("Lamar" or
"Kendrick Lamar") in the spring of 2024. Over the course of 16 days, the two artists released eight so-called "diss tracks," with increasingly heated rhetoric, loaded accusations, and violent imagery. The penultimate song of this feud, "Not Like Us"
by Kendrick Lamar, dealt the metaphorical killing blow. The song contains lyrics
explicitly accusing Drake of being a pedophile, set to a catchy beat and propulsive
bassline. "Not Like Us" went on to become a cultural sensation, achieving immense
commercial success and critical acclaim.
Both Drake and Kendrick Lamar have recording contracts with Defendant
UMG Recordings, Inc. ("UMG" or "Defendant"). Drake alleges that UMG intentionally published and promoted "Not Like Us" while knowing that the song's
insinuations that he has sexual relations with minors were false and defamatory.

Case 1:25-cv-00399-JAV Document 96
Filed 10/09/25
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Drake has brought this action against UMG for defamation, harassment in the
second degree, and violation of section 349 of the New York General Business Law.
Before the Court is Defendant's motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Because the Court concludes that the allegedly
defamatory statements in "Not Like Us" are nonactionable opinion, the motion to
dismiss is GRANTED.
LEGAL STANDARDS
To survive a motion to dismiss, "a complaint must contain sufficient factual
matter, accepted as true, to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its
face." Kaplan v. Lebanese Canadian Bank, SAL, 999 F.3d 842, 854 (2d Cir. 2021)
(quoting Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678 (2009)). A plaintiff may not simply
allege facts that are consistent with liability; the complaint must "nudge plaintiff's claims across the line from conceivable to plausible." Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly,
550 U.S. 544, 570 (2007) (cleaned up); accord Bensch v. Est. of Umar, 2 F.4th 70, 80 (2d Cir. 2021). "Threadbare recitals of the elements of a cause of action, supported
by mere conclusory statements, do not suffice." Iqbal, 556 U.S. at 678.
When ruling on a motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6), the Court accepts as
true all well-pleaded allegations and draws all reasonable inferences in favor of the
non-moving party. Romanova v. Amilus Inc., 138 F.4th 104, 108 (2d Cir. 2025).
The Court need not credit "legal conclusions couched as factual allegations,"
however. Dixon v. von Blanckensee, 994 F.3d 95, 101 (2d Cir. 2021) (quotation
marks omitted).
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Sithty Minutes is Exhausted @sithtyminutes.bsky.social · 2d

Senate has failed to vote for a 7th time on reopening the government. Both the Democratic and Republican bills failed to get 60 votes.

House Republicans are still not in DC, so even the Dem proposal would stall until the House comes back in session.

Mark “Senate Bogged Down” on your TPM bingo card

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Sithty Minutes is Exhausted @sithtyminutes.bsky.social · 3d

live now playing #FinalFantasyTactics while listening in to some political hearings (thematic!) come by, say hi, keep me company! www.twitch.tv/sithty_minutes

Twitch

Twitch is the world

www.twitch.tv

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Sithty Minutes is Exhausted @sithtyminutes.bsky.social · 3d

I discussed a version of this with people making $25k/year in the latest #Podcast episode. The simple truth is that at all levels these subsidies are one of the few things keeping Americans insured. This is why Dems are pushing to fix. Now, not later.

Coverage: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

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Sithty Minutes is Exhausted @sithtyminutes.bsky.social · 3d

I discussed a version of this with people making $25k/year in the latest #Podcast episode. The simple truth is that at all levels these subsidies are one of the few things keeping Americans insured. This is why Dems are pushing to fix. Now, not later.

Coverage: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

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Sithty Minutes is Exhausted @sithtyminutes.bsky.social · 3d

Since we’re still in a #Shutdown I wanted to share my latest #Podcast episode (with links!) so you can have a better understanding of who is impacted during this, what started it, and why reopening the government will be harder this time around podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

Galactic Shutdown - US Shutdown

Podcast Episode · Sithty Minutes · 10/04/2025 · 1h

podcasts.apple.com

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Sithty Minutes is Exhausted @sithtyminutes.bsky.social · 3d

Mans vetoed pro-trans legislation and taking the dumbest victory lap with this.

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Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 4d

Vanity Fair asked me to talk about visual effects, and it was my great honor to show off some of ILM’s terrific work over the years.

Todd Vaziri on Vanity Fair VFX
youtu.be/ERKEsIzTFas?...

ILM's VFX Secrets Behind Star Wars, Transformers & More | Vanity Fair

YouTube video by Vanity Fair

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𓆩⛧Grym For Hire⛧𓆪 @grymoria.blacksky.app · 4d

Reminder that if anyone says that Segregation was a long time ago, that Ruby Bridges is still alive and is younger than Trump, and Rosa Parks was still alive to witness 9/11. (She died 4 years after)

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Sithty Minutes is Exhausted @sithtyminutes.bsky.social · 4d

CoWorking this morning to do some translation work and #Podcast writing. So come by, and start the day with me! www.twitch.tv/sithty_minutes #Twitch #Stream

sithty_minutes - Twitch

✨Office Hours✨ - Translation CoWorking session

www.twitch.tv

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Sithty Minutes is Exhausted @sithtyminutes.bsky.social · 4d

And once they leave, why wouldn’t other Blue States follow suit? New York, Colorado, Oregon. It’s not unreasonable to expect them to seriously consider leaving if CA and IL think the organization is no longer fulfilling its function.

They also must know they’re next on Trump’s list anyways.

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Sithty Minutes is Exhausted @sithtyminutes.bsky.social · 4d

Losing Illinois and California from a National Governor’s Association are two big dominoes in a chain event you don’t want to start.

Palpatine needed the Senate to control the galaxy, and these associations serve a similar role in keeping this sprawling country politically connected.

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 4d

Pritzker is also furious: “Should National Governors Association leadership choose to remain silent, Illinois will have no choice but to withdraw from the organization.”

Gov. JB Pritzker’s letter to the National Governors Association

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