Ambling Ursa
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Ambling Ursa
@ursa1979.bsky.social
· Nov 14
It is ok to dislike any aspect of #starwars. I respect folk who love what I love least, and folk who dislike what I love most.
But if you love all three of the following projects, you are definitely my people! #RenewTheAcolyte #thelastjedi #theriseofskywalker #swtwt
But if you love all three of the following projects, you are definitely my people! #RenewTheAcolyte #thelastjedi #theriseofskywalker #swtwt
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Fibonacci spiral? Maybe Fibonacci go to therapy stop making it everyone else’s problem
June 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Fibonacci spiral? Maybe Fibonacci go to therapy stop making it everyone else’s problem
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ALL of these mediums matter.
ALL of these characters matter.
ALL of these stories matter.
One of the many reasons that Star Wars is so special. ✨
ALL of these characters matter.
ALL of these stories matter.
One of the many reasons that Star Wars is so special. ✨
May 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
ALL of these mediums matter.
ALL of these characters matter.
ALL of these stories matter.
One of the many reasons that Star Wars is so special. ✨
ALL of these characters matter.
ALL of these stories matter.
One of the many reasons that Star Wars is so special. ✨
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“Oppression is the mask of fear.”
May 15, 2025 at 2:46 AM
“Oppression is the mask of fear.”
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ANDOR creator Tony Gilroy praises Kathleen Kennedy for the success of the show:
“Kathy just kept saying yes…There’s no show without her. For all the shit that she takes online, it’s just insane. This show exists because she forced it to happen. What a tough job she has, man.”
“Kathy just kept saying yes…There’s no show without her. For all the shit that she takes online, it’s just insane. This show exists because she forced it to happen. What a tough job she has, man.”
May 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
ANDOR creator Tony Gilroy praises Kathleen Kennedy for the success of the show:
“Kathy just kept saying yes…There’s no show without her. For all the shit that she takes online, it’s just insane. This show exists because she forced it to happen. What a tough job she has, man.”
“Kathy just kept saying yes…There’s no show without her. For all the shit that she takes online, it’s just insane. This show exists because she forced it to happen. What a tough job she has, man.”
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my kingdom for anyone on the “dems should take culturally moderate positions” to explain what this actually means in practice? www.thebulwark.com/p/hard-calls...
The Hard Calls Dems Must Make to Regain Power
Democrats want to win over more moderate voters. But are they willing to adopt moderate positions?
www.thebulwark.com
May 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
my kingdom for anyone on the “dems should take culturally moderate positions” to explain what this actually means in practice? www.thebulwark.com/p/hard-calls...
#Andor is maybe the greatest tv drama of all time. The quality is insane on every level.
But please stop using its excellence to crap on other #StarWars. There is a place for prestige… but Star Wars’ heart is deep mythological storytelling with tons of charming camp, jank & cringe. Celebrate both!
But please stop using its excellence to crap on other #StarWars. There is a place for prestige… but Star Wars’ heart is deep mythological storytelling with tons of charming camp, jank & cringe. Celebrate both!
First Transport Is Away Echo Base GIF
ALT: First Transport Is Away Echo Base GIF
media.tenor.com
May 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Eugenicists are so stupid.
The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services has repeatedly claimed: “If you’re healthy, it’s almost impossible to die from an infectious disease in modern times.”
That is dangerously false.
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
That is dangerously false.
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Experts Push Back on RFK Jr’s Infection Comments
The new Secretary of Health and Human Services has made claims about measles and other communicable diseases that could lead to sickness, and even death, his critics claim.
www.medscape.com
April 13, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Eugenicists are so stupid.
It is absurd to call them conservative as they shatter the basic institutions of democracy. They are Regressives. If words mean anything we now have:
Regressives (Republicans & accelerationist leftists)
Conservatives (never trump Rs & centrist Ds)
➡️✨Progressives (prog Ds & sane leftists)✨
✌️☮️🇺🇸
Regressives (Republicans & accelerationist leftists)
Conservatives (never trump Rs & centrist Ds)
➡️✨Progressives (prog Ds & sane leftists)✨
✌️☮️🇺🇸
a close up of a monkey wearing goggles
ALT: a close up of a monkey wearing goggles
media.tenor.com
April 12, 2025 at 12:41 PM
It is absurd to call them conservative as they shatter the basic institutions of democracy. They are Regressives. If words mean anything we now have:
Regressives (Republicans & accelerationist leftists)
Conservatives (never trump Rs & centrist Ds)
➡️✨Progressives (prog Ds & sane leftists)✨
✌️☮️🇺🇸
Regressives (Republicans & accelerationist leftists)
Conservatives (never trump Rs & centrist Ds)
➡️✨Progressives (prog Ds & sane leftists)✨
✌️☮️🇺🇸
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Most intense three and a half weeks of my life but also hugely fulfilling. I've gotten to meet so many people fighting TB and other diseases of injustice. I'm disgusted and outraged by the unfolding catastrophe in human health, but TB Fighters make me believe a better world is possible.
April 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Most intense three and a half weeks of my life but also hugely fulfilling. I've gotten to meet so many people fighting TB and other diseases of injustice. I'm disgusted and outraged by the unfolding catastrophe in human health, but TB Fighters make me believe a better world is possible.
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It feels like a significant amount of quality news outlets are behind paywalls while absolutely none of the inflammatory right-wing ones are and in an age of overwhelming misinformation combined with increasingly poor media literacy I just have… no idea what we’re supposed to do about that.
April 10, 2025 at 8:04 AM
It feels like a significant amount of quality news outlets are behind paywalls while absolutely none of the inflammatory right-wing ones are and in an age of overwhelming misinformation combined with increasingly poor media literacy I just have… no idea what we’re supposed to do about that.
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A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
April 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
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Sometimes in this fast-moving and complex modern world, it’s hard to know what’s right and what’s wrong. But here’s a handy rule of thumb: If you are ever on one side of an issue, and Sesame Street is on the other, YOU’RE the bad guy.
April 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Sometimes in this fast-moving and complex modern world, it’s hard to know what’s right and what’s wrong. But here’s a handy rule of thumb: If you are ever on one side of an issue, and Sesame Street is on the other, YOU’RE the bad guy.
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I, for one, welcome the “abundance” fight. It shows the left can fight Trumpism while wrestling with how we can be better than we’ve been.
I have no interest in “actually the government has been doing great” liberalism.
I have no interest in “actually the government has been doing great” liberalism.
March 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I, for one, welcome the “abundance” fight. It shows the left can fight Trumpism while wrestling with how we can be better than we’ve been.
I have no interest in “actually the government has been doing great” liberalism.
I have no interest in “actually the government has been doing great” liberalism.
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This is the first of what I think are going to be A LOT of primary challenges along these lines.
“Right now, the answer to authoritarianism isn’t to be quiet." - @katmabu.bsky.social
Exclusive interview ⤵️
Exclusive interview ⤵️
'We Are in an Emergency': Progressive TikTok Star Launches Bid to Unseat Old Guard Dem
The progressive TikTok star is running for Congress in a Democratic district that hasn’t had a competitive primary in decades.
www.rollingstone.com
March 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This is the first of what I think are going to be A LOT of primary challenges along these lines.
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This is really the whole ball game right now, *particularly* among the institutions that make up civil society.
(my parents definitely had this poster when I was growing up)
(my parents definitely had this poster when I was growing up)
March 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
This is really the whole ball game right now, *particularly* among the institutions that make up civil society.
(my parents definitely had this poster when I was growing up)
(my parents definitely had this poster when I was growing up)
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We expected 2,000 people out in GOP-held Greeley, Colorado.
11,000 people showed up.
Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.
11,000 people showed up.
Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.
Overflow crowd for Bernie/AOC rally in Greeley, CO — the small one today, big one is in Denver later
March 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
We expected 2,000 people out in GOP-held Greeley, Colorado.
11,000 people showed up.
Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.
11,000 people showed up.
Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.
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Doctor Aphra is set to team up with Luke Skywalker in a brand new comic titled “Star Wars: Doctor Aphra – Chaos Agent”, debuting in June.
The new ongoing series will be set after ‘Return Of The Jedi’ and will be written by Cherish Chen with art by Gabriel Guzman.
✨ buff.ly/g4MJG2y
The new ongoing series will be set after ‘Return Of The Jedi’ and will be written by Cherish Chen with art by Gabriel Guzman.
✨ buff.ly/g4MJG2y
March 21, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Doctor Aphra is set to team up with Luke Skywalker in a brand new comic titled “Star Wars: Doctor Aphra – Chaos Agent”, debuting in June.
The new ongoing series will be set after ‘Return Of The Jedi’ and will be written by Cherish Chen with art by Gabriel Guzman.
✨ buff.ly/g4MJG2y
The new ongoing series will be set after ‘Return Of The Jedi’ and will be written by Cherish Chen with art by Gabriel Guzman.
✨ buff.ly/g4MJG2y
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You can get a bundle of more than 25 Dragonlance e-books for $18.
Get a Bundle of DRAGONLANCE Books for a Dollar
Get a Bundle of DRAGONLANCE Books for a Dollar
nerdist.com
March 21, 2025 at 6:01 AM
You can get a bundle of more than 25 Dragonlance e-books for $18.
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AOC, @aoc.bsky.social, making the case for free speech alongside universal healthcare is so KEY for the left, because it's time progressives reclaimed the mantle of fighting for free speech from the faux free speech warriors of the right.
AOC: I want to live in an America that guarantees healthcare to every person.
I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person
I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.
I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person
I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.
March 21, 2025 at 3:39 AM
AOC, @aoc.bsky.social, making the case for free speech alongside universal healthcare is so KEY for the left, because it's time progressives reclaimed the mantle of fighting for free speech from the faux free speech warriors of the right.
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I remember it being unpleasant & a lot less fudge-y.
March 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I remember it being unpleasant & a lot less fudge-y.