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Donovan McComish @donovanmccomish.bsky.social · 9h

Link to the episode in question below if anyone’s curious. We start talking about the theory from 8:43 to 12:56. 😉👍

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Star Wars Celebration Japan Bingo! - For The Republic #89

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Donovan McComish @donovanmccomish.bsky.social · 9h

I brought up this exact theory during our Celebration Bingo episode of @fortherepublicpod.bsky.social a few months ago. It’s absolutely wild, but would also be a great way of incorporating certain characters and actors into the story beyond just flashbacks, so I’m all for it. #StarWars #Ahsoka

Star Wars Holocron @swholocron.bsky.social · 1d

There’s a crazy AHSOKA Season 2 theory going around that, if true, may be the wildest thing we’ve seen from Star Wars in years.

Details here: theholofiles.com/2025/10/07/t...

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Donovan McComish @donovanmccomish.bsky.social · 1d

One of my absolute favourite films. James Bond crossed with Looney Tunes! 😂👍

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🌟 Stoned Star Wars 🌟 @stonedstarwars.bsky.social · 1d

True Story. I'm old enough to understand that "happy endings" are temporary and fleeting.

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Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 2d

I remember when I used to go DAYS—WEEKS EVEN—without thinking about the President of the United States because I wasn’t worried about him starting a civil or world war, making a gestapo police force, or ripping our constitution to shreds.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 1d

No sudden rupture is now required for the far right to take power in this country. For what we're seeing is a steady normalisation of extremists by the Conservative and Labour Parties, BBC, Telegraph, Mail and others. A shift once considered unthinkable beings to look acceptable, even inevitable.🧵

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Donovan McComish @donovanmccomish.bsky.social · 2d

Still woefully behind on my #HighRepublic reading, but I did finish ‘Escape From Valo’ yesterday and this passage really stayed with me. The authors behind this era are just so good at these moments of emotional profundity. 😊📖 #StarWars @djolder.bsky.social @crashwong.bsky.social

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Donovan McComish @donovanmccomish.bsky.social · 4d

Sabé has been my favourite element of the Greg Pak Darth Vader series, and more Keira Knightley in #StarWars is an automatic win anyway so this is music to my ears!

‘The Queen’s Shadow’ would also go unbelievably hard as a title! #DoIt

Star Wars Holocron @swholocron.bsky.social · 5d

Keira Knightley wants a Sabé spin-off

“Do you think I'm going to get a spinoff? We'll go pitch it to Disney. I should be getting the spin-off. I'm going to phone Ryan [Gosling] and be like, 'Dude, what happened to Sabé?”

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Andrew✨ @starlightandrew.bsky.social · 5d

This was a jam-packed episode this week! Next up, our 100th episode!!!!!

For The Republic Podcast @fortherepublicpod.bsky.social · 5d

NEW EPISODE! Episode 99, huh? Nice touch!
It’s a busy week for Star Wars, from the newest Lego special, to new trailers for Visions and The Mandalorian & Grogu, to Starfighter’s production, let’s talk about it all!

🎙️: open.spotify.com/episode/27jm...
🎥: youtu.be/LvJxnvet6nw?...

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For The Republic Podcast @fortherepublicpod.bsky.social · 5d

NEW EPISODE! Episode 99, huh? Nice touch!
It’s a busy week for Star Wars, from the newest Lego special, to new trailers for Visions and The Mandalorian & Grogu, to Starfighter’s production, let’s talk about it all!

🎙️: open.spotify.com/episode/27jm...
🎥: youtu.be/LvJxnvet6nw?...

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Drew McWeeny @drewmcweeny.com · 7d

Jane Goodall made a huge positive mark on the world doing good work she genuinely loved for decades and decades. We need more people like her, and she will be deeply, permanently missed.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 7d

Vance has no moral core. Just a weak, miserable, smarmy, hatemongering racist troll. Deeply shameful and wicked.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

JD Vance: "On the sombrero thing, Hakeem Jeffries said it was racist. And I don't even honestly know what that means. Like, is he a Mexican-American that is offended?"

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Swara A.S. ☀️🍉🌊🧿 @spiderswarz.bsky.social · 7d

It's the wonderful @arezouamin.bsky.social's birthday!!! And for her birthday you should preorder her SUPERB debut romance novel The Aroosi Arrangement! Support West Asian and Iranian creators especially those like Arezou!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-aroosi...

The Aroosi Arrangement|Paperback

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 9d

The way JK Rowling is acting towards Emma Watson you'd think she'd have told her that everyone deserves equal rights or healthcare regardless of how they were born or something

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Donovan McComish @donovanmccomish.bsky.social · 8d

Reading that diatribe made me feel genuinely sick to my stomach. J.K. Rowling attempting to erase and rubbish Emma Watson’s experiences with misogyny, threats and sexual harassment in the media in order to legitimise her rampant bigotry is utterly contemptible.

Transphobia = misogyny

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 9d

‘She is ignorant of how ignorant she is’: JK Rowling responds to Emma Watson rift

The author has rebuffed conciliatory remarks made by the Harry Potter actor, saying Watson has ‘enthusiastically participated’ in the ‘trashing of women’s rights’ Harry Potter author JK Rowling has responded to Emma Watson’s recent remarks about their rift over transgender rights, saying the actor is “ignorant of how ignorant she is”. Rowling’s post comes after a podcast interview with Watson, in which the latter said: “I really don’t believe that … holding the love and support and views that I have, mean[s] that I can’t and don’t treasure Jo and the person that I had personal experiences with.” Continue reading...

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For The Republic Podcast @fortherepublicpod.bsky.social · 10d

We recorded a jam-packed episode tonight featuring:
-Trailer discussions for The Mandalorian & Grogu & Visions Volume 3!
-Starfighter production talk
-Our review of Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy - Pieces of the Past!

The episode should be up within the coming days!

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Bob Chipman 🔜PAX East @bobchipman.bsky.social · 11d

I am an antifascist.

If you ain't, what's that make you?

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Drew McWeeny @drewmcweeny.com · 11d

This kind of chicken-brained logic misunderstands the act of writing fundamentally. ALL YOUR STUPID PLAGIARISM ENGINE CAN DO IS STEAL AND REMIX. If you see all art as "product," this makes sense, but that's also a dogshit world view that we should mock at every opportunity.

Fuck AI.

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Alden Diaz @thataldendiaz.bsky.social · 14d

A motherfuckin’ “SNIKT!” heard round the world. 😮‍💨 Absolutely stellar trailer.

My immediate reaction was one of full confidence. You look at this and you just know that Insomniac understands Logan on the same level that they understand Peter & Miles. #Wolverine
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Marvel’s Wolverine - Gameplay Trailer | PS5 Games

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Donovan McComish @donovanmccomish.bsky.social · 13d

This has also reminded me that I desperately need to pick back up with the Ronin novel again to build even more hype for Visions! #StarWars

The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 13d

Star Wars: Visions - Volume 3 (Oct. 29): Trailer!

"Nine celebrated anime studios join forces to create an anthology of Star Wars short stories."

Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 | English Dub Trailer | October 29 on Disney+

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Star Wars Holocron @swholocron.bsky.social · 13d

The visuals of Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 😍

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Donovan McComish @donovanmccomish.bsky.social · 13d

SO MUCH STAR WARS ANIME GOODNESS!!!

The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 13d

Star Wars: Visions - Volume 3 (Oct. 29): Trailer!

"Nine celebrated anime studios join forces to create an anthology of Star Wars short stories."

Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 | English Dub Trailer | October 29 on Disney+

YouTube video by Star Wars

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Donovan McComish @donovanmccomish.bsky.social · 15d

Maybe it’s because the last few weeks on *the other site* have been extra awful, but watching this trailer put a smile on my face regardless. Solid, pulpy adventure vibes.

Also Mando has his pulse rifle back and that’s really cool. 😁
#StarWars #TheMandalorianAndGrogu

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 16d

First trailer for ‘The Mandalorian & Grogu’

In theaters May 22, 2026

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Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 16d

First poster for 'The Mandalorian & Grogu'

In theaters May 22, 2026

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Donovan McComish @donovanmccomish.bsky.social · 15d

True indeed. We stan a bisexual king! 🏳️‍🌈

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