Swara A.S. ☀️🍉🌊🧿
@spiderswarz.bsky.social
He/Him, Data Waterbender. Kurdish Muslim. 🍅Words @ The Nerds of Color, But Why Tho?, io9, The New Arab, Nerdist. Host of The Middle Geeks Podcast.
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At First Glance, Universal’s ‘Mummy’ Sequel is Orientalist Regression
Swara explains why the announcement of Universal doing a “Mummy” Sequel may not be so exciting, and in fact may be regressive.
thenerdsofcolor.org
I am very much *not* excited about Universal's apparent #TheMummy sequel.
Especially in light of Lee Cronin's other Mummy film already in development with ACTUAL Egyptian leads.
Please read my latest for @thenerdsofcolor.bsky.social to understand why 🙏🏽
thenerdsofcolor.org/2025/11/05/a...
Especially in light of Lee Cronin's other Mummy film already in development with ACTUAL Egyptian leads.
Please read my latest for @thenerdsofcolor.bsky.social to understand why 🙏🏽
thenerdsofcolor.org/2025/11/05/a...
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I'm an "A.i." abolitionist.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
July 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I'm an "A.i." abolitionist.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
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We are drowning again and again
It will be a harsh, long, bitterly cold winter.
And between every storm and the next… another massacre, new displacement, lethal suffering, and bleeding grief.
If you have any spare i beg you i’am in dire need to evacuate 😣
chuffed.org/project/help...
It will be a harsh, long, bitterly cold winter.
And between every storm and the next… another massacre, new displacement, lethal suffering, and bleeding grief.
If you have any spare i beg you i’am in dire need to evacuate 😣
chuffed.org/project/help...
November 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
We are drowning again and again
It will be a harsh, long, bitterly cold winter.
And between every storm and the next… another massacre, new displacement, lethal suffering, and bleeding grief.
If you have any spare i beg you i’am in dire need to evacuate 😣
chuffed.org/project/help...
It will be a harsh, long, bitterly cold winter.
And between every storm and the next… another massacre, new displacement, lethal suffering, and bleeding grief.
If you have any spare i beg you i’am in dire need to evacuate 😣
chuffed.org/project/help...
Great take per usual from @ohcatrina.bsky.social and @candacekaw.bsky.social (per usual) on #WickedForGood! www.youtube.com/watch?v=anrj...
How the Wicked Movies FIXED Fiyero & Elphaba’s Love Story
YouTube video by The Geeky Waffle
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November 26, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Great take per usual from @ohcatrina.bsky.social and @candacekaw.bsky.social (per usual) on #WickedForGood! www.youtube.com/watch?v=anrj...
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Watch | Israeli occupation forces stormed a local Palestinian bakery and vandalized its food in the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin, as part of the wider military raid that has been ongoing since earlier today.
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Watch | Israeli occupation forces stormed a local Palestinian bakery and vandalized its food in the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin, as part of the wider military raid that has been ongoing since earlier today.
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Winter in Gaza is brutally cold.
Modi has no coat,& his sister Shahad has nothing to protect her from the freezing nights 💔.
Their family needs $650 urgently to buy basic winter clothing and survive the cold.
Don’t let them shiver alone
@mommunism.bsky.social
🔗 Donate 👇
chuffed.org/project/a-cr...
Modi has no coat,& his sister Shahad has nothing to protect her from the freezing nights 💔.
Their family needs $650 urgently to buy basic winter clothing and survive the cold.
Don’t let them shiver alone
@mommunism.bsky.social
🔗 Donate 👇
chuffed.org/project/a-cr...
November 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Winter in Gaza is brutally cold.
Modi has no coat,& his sister Shahad has nothing to protect her from the freezing nights 💔.
Their family needs $650 urgently to buy basic winter clothing and survive the cold.
Don’t let them shiver alone
@mommunism.bsky.social
🔗 Donate 👇
chuffed.org/project/a-cr...
Modi has no coat,& his sister Shahad has nothing to protect her from the freezing nights 💔.
Their family needs $650 urgently to buy basic winter clothing and survive the cold.
Don’t let them shiver alone
@mommunism.bsky.social
🔗 Donate 👇
chuffed.org/project/a-cr...
Beautiful review of #MeetTheCartozians by Rosie (Toumanian) Nisanyan armenianweekly.com/2025/11/17/m...
“Meet the Cartozians” captures the Armenian American experience
It’s not every day that you get to see Armenian characters, stories or culture onstage — outside of an Armenian church or community center — let alone ones that feel so true to life and relatable. Bu...
armenianweekly.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Beautiful review of #MeetTheCartozians by Rosie (Toumanian) Nisanyan armenianweekly.com/2025/11/17/m...
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ya Allah this one I feel in my bones 😭😭
November 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
ya Allah this one I feel in my bones 😭😭
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Libraries exist! You can get a library card! And request the book from the library! You may need to wait a few days, but like…there are ways for you to read books for free that *still* don’t deprive authors of compensation for their labour.
These are pretty naked -- and therefore instructive -- examples of the sorts of defenses that people offer to try and get off the hook
November 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Libraries exist! You can get a library card! And request the book from the library! You may need to wait a few days, but like…there are ways for you to read books for free that *still* don’t deprive authors of compensation for their labour.
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Apocalyptic scenes from Hong Kong. How is this possible that so many buildings are on fire simultaneously?
BREAKING: At least 36 people killed, 279 missing after fire rips through apartment buildings in Hong Kong, official says
November 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Apocalyptic scenes from Hong Kong. How is this possible that so many buildings are on fire simultaneously?
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How many art and fanfic is created for the joy of creation and they work on improving their craft.
November 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
How many art and fanfic is created for the joy of creation and they work on improving their craft.
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Goran Gligovic is a much loved and respected asset to the comics and art community. A ban of any sort (I assume for his unwavering support for struggling Palestinians) is a disgrace.
Reverse this immediately, @bsky.app, this is shameful.
Reverse this immediately, @bsky.app, this is shameful.
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Goran Gligovic is a much loved and respected asset to the comics and art community. A ban of any sort (I assume for his unwavering support for struggling Palestinians) is a disgrace.
Reverse this immediately, @bsky.app, this is shameful.
Reverse this immediately, @bsky.app, this is shameful.
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Hey @bsky.app @safety.bsky.app @support.bsky.team please unsuspend Goran immediately.
Goran is a great person, a great artist, and the whole anti-Palestine thing youre on is one of those "Ford funding Hitler" disasters you remember being shocked and dismayed by when you learned of in middle school.
Goran is a great person, a great artist, and the whole anti-Palestine thing youre on is one of those "Ford funding Hitler" disasters you remember being shocked and dismayed by when you learned of in middle school.
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Hey @bsky.app @safety.bsky.app @support.bsky.team please unsuspend Goran immediately.
Goran is a great person, a great artist, and the whole anti-Palestine thing youre on is one of those "Ford funding Hitler" disasters you remember being shocked and dismayed by when you learned of in middle school.
Goran is a great person, a great artist, and the whole anti-Palestine thing youre on is one of those "Ford funding Hitler" disasters you remember being shocked and dismayed by when you learned of in middle school.
Yah this shit is what we're NOT going to do lmfao.
Imagine actually believing that we live in a meritocracy 🙃🙃🙃🙃
Imagine actually believing that we live in a meritocracy 🙃🙃🙃🙃
November 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Yah this shit is what we're NOT going to do lmfao.
Imagine actually believing that we live in a meritocracy 🙃🙃🙃🙃
Imagine actually believing that we live in a meritocracy 🙃🙃🙃🙃
Marissa Bode's limited yet pivotal role as Nessa in #WickedForGood was truly outstanding. Hoping to see her in much more going forward! www.them.us/story/mariss...
“Anyone Can Be a Villain” Marissa Bode on ‘Wicked: For Good’ and What Comes Next
The actress opens up on coming out as queer, disability representation, and her career in Hollywood.
www.them.us
November 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Marissa Bode's limited yet pivotal role as Nessa in #WickedForGood was truly outstanding. Hoping to see her in much more going forward! www.them.us/story/mariss...
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The worst part to me is, if publishers only marketed just, outstanding books the same way they do whenever a celebrity with a ghost writer publishes a book, the whole industry would be healthier. But they don't wanna take even 1% of a risk.
November 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The worst part to me is, if publishers only marketed just, outstanding books the same way they do whenever a celebrity with a ghost writer publishes a book, the whole industry would be healthier. But they don't wanna take even 1% of a risk.
If I had to see this then so must the rest of you writers 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲
November 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
If I had to see this then so must the rest of you writers 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲
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Palestinian journalist Abdullah Kmail reports on the immense hardships Gazans faced in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood in northern Gaza, where rain flooded displacement tents.
Around 300 tents, sheltering 500 Palestinian families, were inundated after heavy rainfall that lasted only about 120 minutes."
Around 300 tents, sheltering 500 Palestinian families, were inundated after heavy rainfall that lasted only about 120 minutes."
November 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Palestinian journalist Abdullah Kmail reports on the immense hardships Gazans faced in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood in northern Gaza, where rain flooded displacement tents.
Around 300 tents, sheltering 500 Palestinian families, were inundated after heavy rainfall that lasted only about 120 minutes."
Around 300 tents, sheltering 500 Palestinian families, were inundated after heavy rainfall that lasted only about 120 minutes."
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Some good news: Cycling journeys up by 43% in London, report finds www.bbc.com/news/article...
Cycling journeys up by 43% in London, TfL report suggests
Cycling journeys have increased to more than 1.5 million daily this year, according to a new report.
www.bbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Some good news: Cycling journeys up by 43% in London, report finds www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Baraa has lost two daughters to Israel's ongoing genocide, please help her keep her remaining child Ibrahim alive through winter as Palestinians are left homeless & starving in harsh winter conditions. She urgently needs funds to treat Ibrahim's fever, healthcare is unaffordable under siege:
November 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Baraa has lost two daughters to Israel's ongoing genocide, please help her keep her remaining child Ibrahim alive through winter as Palestinians are left homeless & starving in harsh winter conditions. She urgently needs funds to treat Ibrahim's fever, healthcare is unaffordable under siege:
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Or even better, everyone should have access to resources needed for a good life simply by virtue of being human.
Writing is hard work.
Writers should be able to make a living even if they don't have a full time staff position.
Authors especially should be able to make a living off their books they've sweat and toiled for.
All of this shows further why our capitalist system is unsustainable and unjust.
Writers should be able to make a living even if they don't have a full time staff position.
Authors especially should be able to make a living off their books they've sweat and toiled for.
All of this shows further why our capitalist system is unsustainable and unjust.
November 26, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Or even better, everyone should have access to resources needed for a good life simply by virtue of being human.
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
November 25, 2025 at 10:44 PM
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
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BDS means BDS.
This ain’t it.
And this better not be a paid appearance.
This ain’t it.
And this better not be a paid appearance.
November 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
BDS means BDS.
This ain’t it.
And this better not be a paid appearance.
This ain’t it.
And this better not be a paid appearance.
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its a problem everywhere.. i'm a handcrafter of nearly 15 yrs and we are down 35% against last year.. and many of our friends report similar findings
November 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
its a problem everywhere.. i'm a handcrafter of nearly 15 yrs and we are down 35% against last year.. and many of our friends report similar findings