Bantha Surprise
@banthasurprise.bsky.social
Comic reader, father, atheist, Star Wars nerd.
But hey, let’s talk for a second. If you’re boycotting Target over its bowing to MAGA (good, keep it up), don’t replace it with Wal-Mart! The Walton Empire has been fucking over working folks and marginalized groups since WAY before it was trendy.
Target said it doesn’t think holiday sales will be enough to turn around a tough year.
Target Predicting Week Holiday Sales As Consumer Angst Weighs On Season
Target said it doesn’t think holiday sales will be enough to turn around a tough year.
www.forbes.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:48 AM
But hey, let’s talk for a second. If you’re boycotting Target over its bowing to MAGA (good, keep it up), don’t replace it with Wal-Mart! The Walton Empire has been fucking over working folks and marginalized groups since WAY before it was trendy.
You love to see it…
Some schadenfreude joy for my friends: Target sales continue their year-over-year decline in the 3rd quarter of 2025. Down 1.4% 3Q 2024. Net earnings are down 19.3%. And in the last 12 months, stock price down 43%.
For comparison, Costco sales & earnings are up.
For comparison, Costco sales & earnings are up.
Target's bad year continues: Sales decline and stock slips as high-stakes holiday shopping season arrives
The retail giant, still struggling to regain ground after customers opposed its rollback of DEI policies, just reported another lackluster quarter.
www.fastcompany.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:42 AM
You love to see it…
Before you laugh, remember, we all know Mickey Mouse isn’t real either, and millions of people visit Disneyland every year.
A museum dedicated to the Shroud of Turin has opened at the Christ Cathedral campus in Garden Grove, California.
New museum in California offers immersive experience of the Shroud of Turin
A museum dedicated to the Shroud of Turin has opened at the Christ Cathedral campus in Garden Grove, California.
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Before you laugh, remember, we all know Mickey Mouse isn’t real either, and millions of people visit Disneyland every year.
November 20, 2025 at 1:58 AM
On the OT Hella Dudes no less.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:56 AM
On the OT Hella Dudes no less.
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He made a whole website to explain preying on a student.
I started teaching at 27, had students who were 18, and it’s not hard to not abuse them.
There’s no consent in a power imbalance like that, any “relationship” or (yuck) “encounter” is predatory and coercive.
I started teaching at 27, had students who were 18, and it’s not hard to not abuse them.
There’s no consent in a power imbalance like that, any “relationship” or (yuck) “encounter” is predatory and coercive.
epstein emails released and everyone coming out as a pedophile to defend donald trump
November 17, 2025 at 5:15 AM
He made a whole website to explain preying on a student.
I started teaching at 27, had students who were 18, and it’s not hard to not abuse them.
There’s no consent in a power imbalance like that, any “relationship” or (yuck) “encounter” is predatory and coercive.
I started teaching at 27, had students who were 18, and it’s not hard to not abuse them.
There’s no consent in a power imbalance like that, any “relationship” or (yuck) “encounter” is predatory and coercive.
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It's important to note, as I have multiple times, that it's possible to be Jewish - as I am - and still condemn Israel for genocidal acts. In fact, the history of Judaism makes it clear Jews are obligated to speak out. Never again *means* never again. #zachor
Antisemitism is a lot like Qanon child abuse conspiracies in that there’s this real and bad phenomenon and, parallel to that, what can only be described as a large scale mass psychosis about a mostly fictional version of the same phenomenon
November 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
It's important to note, as I have multiple times, that it's possible to be Jewish - as I am - and still condemn Israel for genocidal acts. In fact, the history of Judaism makes it clear Jews are obligated to speak out. Never again *means* never again. #zachor
Anyone who thinks there’s a huge difference between 5-year-olds and 15-year-olds has never said the word “but” when talking to high school sophomores.
Or taught the story “Two Kinds” where one character is a… (sigh)… pianist.
Or taught the story “Two Kinds” where one character is a… (sigh)… pianist.
a young girl wearing a shirt that says just hug
ALT: a young girl wearing a shirt that says just hug
media.tenor.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Anyone who thinks there’s a huge difference between 5-year-olds and 15-year-olds has never said the word “but” when talking to high school sophomores.
Or taught the story “Two Kinds” where one character is a… (sigh)… pianist.
Or taught the story “Two Kinds” where one character is a… (sigh)… pianist.
MAGA folks won’t see it because it’s queer.
Queer folks won’t see it because she’s MAGA.
No one else will see it because she can’t act, and the folks who like her for her looks don’t want to see her ugged up.
Almost like the movie has bad genes.
Queer folks won’t see it because she’s MAGA.
No one else will see it because she can’t act, and the folks who like her for her looks don’t want to see her ugged up.
Almost like the movie has bad genes.
‘CHRISTY’, starring Sydney Sweeney, had one of the worst opening weekends of all time for a movie released in 2,000+ theaters.
Read our review: bit.ly/ChristyDF
Read our review: bit.ly/ChristyDF
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
MAGA folks won’t see it because it’s queer.
Queer folks won’t see it because she’s MAGA.
No one else will see it because she can’t act, and the folks who like her for her looks don’t want to see her ugged up.
Almost like the movie has bad genes.
Queer folks won’t see it because she’s MAGA.
No one else will see it because she can’t act, and the folks who like her for her looks don’t want to see her ugged up.
Almost like the movie has bad genes.
God
Readers reply: Who is the most evil villain in fiction?
Readers reply: Who is the most evil villain in fiction?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
God
Christians control all 3 branches of our government right now, and they are working together to starve the poor.
www.npr.org/2025/11/07/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/07/n...
Supreme Court temporarily blocks full SNAP benefits even as they'd started to go out
The high court decision allows a lower court time to consider a more lasting pause. The Trump administration is appealing an order to fully fund November food aid for millions of people.
www.npr.org
November 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Christians control all 3 branches of our government right now, and they are working together to starve the poor.
www.npr.org/2025/11/07/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/07/n...
I think we should make every billionaire threatening to leave New York swap places with every California Republican pretending that this is finally the “last straw” for them and that they’re going to leave.
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I think we should make every billionaire threatening to leave New York swap places with every California Republican pretending that this is finally the “last straw” for them and that they’re going to leave.
When teachers start getting laid off because AI can do their jobs cheaper, we all agree that the teachers who used (and trained) the AI are the first to go right?
Right?
Right?
November 7, 2025 at 3:06 AM
When teachers start getting laid off because AI can do their jobs cheaper, we all agree that the teachers who used (and trained) the AI are the first to go right?
Right?
Right?
The whole “feel sorry for the kids who were in GATE” trend is the most privileged performative shit.
Take three seconds to learn about all the English learners and trauma survivors forced into Special Ed, denied electives and treated like broken toys.
Poor you and your enrichment courses…
Take three seconds to learn about all the English learners and trauma survivors forced into Special Ed, denied electives and treated like broken toys.
Poor you and your enrichment courses…
November 6, 2025 at 4:38 AM
The whole “feel sorry for the kids who were in GATE” trend is the most privileged performative shit.
Take three seconds to learn about all the English learners and trauma survivors forced into Special Ed, denied electives and treated like broken toys.
Poor you and your enrichment courses…
Take three seconds to learn about all the English learners and trauma survivors forced into Special Ed, denied electives and treated like broken toys.
Poor you and your enrichment courses…
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Terrible scenes just minutes into the new socialist regime in New York as literally hundreds of billionaires discover mamdani already living rent free in their heads
November 5, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Terrible scenes just minutes into the new socialist regime in New York as literally hundreds of billionaires discover mamdani already living rent free in their heads
Muon is very much a word…
November 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Muon is very much a word…
So… are places shifting blue… or was the all-encompassing, hardly-believable red shift in 2024 maybe less than a real, accurate occurrence?
Ok, tinfoil hat off…
Ok, tinfoil hat off…
November 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
So… are places shifting blue… or was the all-encompassing, hardly-believable red shift in 2024 maybe less than a real, accurate occurrence?
Ok, tinfoil hat off…
Ok, tinfoil hat off…
With my luck it’ll be streamed on Paramount+
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 AM
With my luck it’ll be streamed on Paramount+
People are mad about the PWHL Seattle Torrent name, but I can’t decide if it would have been better for them to be the Seattle Amazons… because it’s (literally) right there.
November 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
People are mad about the PWHL Seattle Torrent name, but I can’t decide if it would have been better for them to be the Seattle Amazons… because it’s (literally) right there.
100% this.
I feel like a conspiracy nut when I say it, but one thing I haven't seen talked about is that taking away SNAP for an extended period of time will likely lead to an increase in crime and I believe that this is an intended goal by an administration desperate for any justification to deploy the army.
November 4, 2025 at 4:33 AM
100% this.
I wish Democrat voters were as good at identifying that we live in a 2-party system where protest votes helped Trump win twice as they were at telling us what songs we can’t play on Halloween…
“If liberals are so fucking smart, why do they lose so goddamn always…”
“If liberals are so fucking smart, why do they lose so goddamn always…”
November 1, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I wish Democrat voters were as good at identifying that we live in a 2-party system where protest votes helped Trump win twice as they were at telling us what songs we can’t play on Halloween…
“If liberals are so fucking smart, why do they lose so goddamn always…”
“If liberals are so fucking smart, why do they lose so goddamn always…”
I think I’m only going to love hockey players from Nordic countries from now on. No more North American MAGAs like so many Sharks legends (and their Christian nationalist wives).
SJHN Daily: Gaudette Out At Least a Week, Wennberg on Importance of Giving to Food Banks Now sanjosehockeynow.com/san-jose-sha...
SJHN Daily: Gaudette Out At Least a Week, Wennberg on Importance of Giving to Food Banks Now
The San Jose Sharks' head coach Ryan Warsofsky gave updates on a few injured players on Wednesday morning. William Eklund missed practice on Wednesday, but Warsofsky stated that he'll be available…
sanjosehockeynow.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:24 AM
I think I’m only going to love hockey players from Nordic countries from now on. No more North American MAGAs like so many Sharks legends (and their Christian nationalist wives).
Love seeing the San Jose Sharks helping our local Hispanic community after that stupid ICE message stunt last week.
#Thefutureisteal
#Thefutureisteal
October 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Love seeing the San Jose Sharks helping our local Hispanic community after that stupid ICE message stunt last week.
#Thefutureisteal
#Thefutureisteal
Dungeon Crawler Carl just got my the last word I needed to Quibbi today.
October 28, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Dungeon Crawler Carl just got my the last word I needed to Quibbi today.
That time we gave a tiny bit of peanut butter to our baby while chilling in the waiting room for a checkup because we figured it was the safest place for that experiment.
(She was fine)
(She was fine)
A decade after a landmark study proved that feeding peanut products to young babies could prevent development of life-threatening allergies, new research finds the change has made a big difference in the real world.
Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies
A study that upended medical practice by recommending feeding babies peanut products early to prevent allergies has had a big effect in the real world.
bit.ly
October 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
That time we gave a tiny bit of peanut butter to our baby while chilling in the waiting room for a checkup because we figured it was the safest place for that experiment.
(She was fine)
(She was fine)