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margaret @thiscaringlark.bsky.social · 2d

I hate how things get labeled a “controversy” just because some racists are complaining about something. “the bad bunny halftime controversy” shut up

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Drew @necromancydrew.bsky.social · 5d

This Instagram ad...what are you???

A man and a woman dressed as Kylo and Rey respectively use a droid-like object in a Halloween themed ad

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Drew @necromancydrew.bsky.social · 6d

People have projected SO MUCH onto the sequel characters but the Jedi/Force stuff isn't really where the political commentary happens. Andor functions b/c it has such little Force presence.
You really can't get a good fascist allegory out of Ben, like squeezing an apple to get lemon juice.

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Drew @necromancydrew.bsky.social · 6d

I don't understand how people still haven't learned that they aren't going to get nuanced critiques of fascism from the guys in the cool masks.
I'm trying to think of Darth Vader's politics besides "power good"

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Mike G @goedharted.bsky.social · 7d

Sorry but no amount of good messaging will move the needle if the electorate can look at everything that is happening right now and not form their own opinion. Like, if you don’t instinctively recognize how fucked the GOP is then maybe thinking isn’t one of your hobbies.

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vil feral @villainouschild.bsky.social · 7d

my boy rookie numbers never did nothing to nobody

Sega Shadow post edited with two stills of shirtless Kylo Ren reads: you can love a character and still admit when they're wrong. we love Kylo but we can acknowledge his flaws (he has none) and we can hold him accountable for his wrongdoings (he has never done anything wrong in his life and call him out on his actions (which are always correct)

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Drew @necromancydrew.bsky.social · 8d

This one is a mushroom! 🍄

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Drew @necromancydrew.bsky.social · 8d

"Under fascist regimes, art and joy are radical acts. Creation is not just important; it's necessary," I murmur proudly to myself as I wipe a frustrated tear from my eye and add another daub of blue paint to section 15 of my paint-by-numbers kit

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Drew @necromancydrew.bsky.social · 13d

Between this and Hades II it's a great days for Greek mythology and sequels

Swapna Krishna @swapnakrishna.com · 13d

Meet Artemis II: the first mission to send humans around the moon since 1972. I’ll be covering this mission for National Geographic, so you’ll be seeing a lot from me about it, but here’s the first:

www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...

NASA's Artemis II ushers in a new era of human exploration

NASA's Artemis II mission could happen as early as February. Here's why this flight will be one to watch.

www.nationalgeographic.com

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Drew @necromancydrew.bsky.social · 13d

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Drew @necromancydrew.bsky.social · 14d

Someone please edit this to be about Kylo I wanna watch people in the quotes angrily calling him a fascist

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Drew @necromancydrew.bsky.social · 14d

Missing this "Kylo Ren is baby uwu" energy ngl

Sega Facebook declaring Shadow did nothing wrong

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Drew @necromancydrew.bsky.social · 15d

I love when someone makes a bad take and the reylos come together, linking tails and becoming the rat king we've always been once more

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Spicymochi @spicymochi.bsky.social · 15d

Choose your fav puppy

Illustration of cartoon puppies featuring Gromit, Clifford, Snoopy, Bluey and Bingo, Blue and Magenta, along with a few Sanrio pups

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Josh @endormoo.bsky.social · 17d

I know he’s in well-earned retirement, but a Demi Adejuyigbe September 21st video would be really healing right now.

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Drew @necromancydrew.bsky.social · 20d

Sorry I don't talk about Star Wars anymore, I just post stuff like this that makes me go MARYLAND LET'S FUCKING GOOO RAAAAAA 🦀🦀🦀

David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 20d

See this is very sharp, but it's the kind of thing that should populate the budget bill. Any illegal impoundment should result in the immediate elimination of the presidential travel budget, for example.

Alsobrooks, Van Hollen Introduce Department of Defense’s Cost of War Act

This legislation will require the Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to pay the cost of changing the name of the Department of Defense to the “Department of War” from his travel budget.

WASHINGTON, DC – As reported in Politico's Morning Defense, Senators Angela Alsobrooks and Chris Van Hollen (Both D-Md.) introduced S.2848, the Department of Defense’s Cost of War Act (DoD COW), which, if passed, will require the costs for the renaming of the Department of Defense to be deducted from the Secretary of Defense’s travel budget.

The cost of changing the name from Department of Defense to Department of War in all internal and external communications could rise to hundreds of millions of dollars. Rather than appropriating millions of more dollars and wasting Americans’ taxpayer money, this bill would force the department to take the money from the Secretary’s travel budget first and then from the travel budgets of the military service secretaries.

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Dan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 21d

BREAKING: Disney+ is to replace the two-season run of Andor with a recut version that runs for only five minutes, and is just Mon Mothma apologising profusely to Darth Vader for any inconvenience, and letting him have whatever he wants.

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Drew @necromancydrew.bsky.social · 21d

If you're just joining me— my last relationship was abusive and this is the first person I've dated since and he's just the loveliest bean

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Drew @necromancydrew.bsky.social · 21d

We're getting takeout and playing Hades II

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Drew @necromancydrew.bsky.social · 21d

Our second anniversary is next week

Drew @necromancydrew.bsky.social · Sep 27

I went on a date last night and it turns out he also has Tears of the Kingdom brainrot so instead of flirting we're swapping strategies

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Drew @necromancydrew.bsky.social · 26d

I've had abortions constantly for the last ten years!!!

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 26d

the Trump administration told The New York Times that IUDs, hormonal implants, and the Pill are actually abortions open.substack.com/pub/jessica/...

The Trump Administration Says IUDs and the Pill Are Abortions

9.12.25

open.substack.com

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🦇🍄J🕯n & T🎃nic💀🔮 @porgs.bsky.social · 26d

maybe the real star wars was all the communist bitches we made along the way 🔵.𖥔 ݁˖✶⋆.˚☭🔴

Marie-Claire @mariecgould.bsky.social · 26d

"Star Wars is for boys not Communist Bitches"

- Some dude on the internet directed at me.

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Drew @necromancydrew.bsky.social · 26d

Kirk pivoted quickly when the White House told him, personally, to stop talking about Epstein. I'm not surprised someone reacted to that

Gravy Crockett @bostonjerry.bsky.social · 27d

There is EVERY reason to believe that a fellow fascist shot Kirk. Someone who thought he wasn't extreme enough, or who came to believe he was a traitor to the cause, or who became obsessed/unhinged, or even someone who thinks it will help their preferred fascist take his place in MAGA hierarchy.

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Drew @necromancydrew.bsky.social · 27d

I had a dream I saw you all again and I had a panic attack because I couldn't put names to faces but to reconnect in person with you all again would be my greatest delight

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Drew @necromancydrew.bsky.social · 27d

I miss weywo

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