Mare of Jakku
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Mare of Jakku
@animal2nd.bsky.social
Star Wars, Red Sox, Star Trek, History, Photography
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I don't think any theatrical experience in my lifetime will ever top the ENTIRE room audibly gasping when Rey catches the lightsaber instead of Kylo Ren.
December 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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When the two-part miniseries Anne of Green Gables debuted on CBC on Dec. 1, 1985, nearly six million Canadians tuned in. It went on to win 10 Geminis, an Emmy and a Peabody.
To this day, the miniseries is studied in film schools.
This is the story of that miniseries.

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December 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Problems that come when religious organizations entrench themselves in politics and governmental bodies. It’s bad for everyone involved.

Jedi should be teachers, healers, and protectors.

Not police. Not politicians. Not soldiers.

That was my personal takeaway from the Clone Wars.
a man and a woman standing next to each other with the words you 're reckless little one
Alt: Anakin speaking to Ashoka, “You’re reckless, little one.”
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November 28, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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I swear, trying to talk to Star Wars fans about the very obvious flaws of the Jedi is like trying to explain the reality of how laws are applied verse how we are taught they should work.

It doesn’t matter how Lucas says the Jedi should work, how they are presented in canon is deeply fucked!
a man with a beard is wearing a hooded jacket and talking on a cell phone .
Alt: Obi Wan using a Jedi mind trick to get past stormtroopers.
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:26 PM
She’s right and it’s what I’ve suspected. Disney did listen to influencers…question is which ones? 🤔😒 This makes me even more annoyed about that show’s cancellation.
take all the shit disney put her through and give it back to all the men (looking at you in particular ******) who shut the show down 100 fold 🤧🤧

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November 21, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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"There is no controversy"
September 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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That was fast!
September 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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The Vichy Dems abetted genocide, built cop cities, countenanced sedition, viciously attacked fellow Democratic representatives, including my former rep Cori Bush, and belittled their own voter base. The Dems know how to use power. They use it to help Republicans and hurt vulnerable people.
January 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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I know it's hard to do this, but you really can hold two thoughts in your head simultaneously: Newsom is a slimy, opportunistic, soulless political climber whose instincts in this specific case are bang on the mark. "Liking" politicians has nothing to do with any of it. It's not a fan club.
People who hate Democrats: “Democrats suck, they need to do something!”

::Gavin Newsom does something::

“Not him! He sucks! I meant only the 2-3 in the party people I like!”
August 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I like all 3 films.

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Star Wars Sequel Trilogy is 10 years old, say something you like about it

I like when Unkar Plutt gives Rey “one quarter portion”
August 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Trump could give Ghislaine Maxwell a pardon on his last day in office exchange for favorable testimony now (SCOTUS has already said he can’t be prosecuted for it). She knows he’s her only chance for release. That means any “new” testimony she offers is inherently unreliable unless backed by evidence
July 24, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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thinking about the dems who said we can't abolish ICE as the Department of Education gets wiped off the map
July 14, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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in order to accelerate the harry potter's s3 early cancelation i think gina carano should get cast
June 30, 2025 at 2:16 AM
So much this. It drives me nuts when I hear, for example, that Revenge of the Sith makes the other 2 prequel films better. It doesn’t! It doesn’t change the bad writing and dialogue and the resulting wooden acting by the leads. Is RotS better than the other 2? Yes, but /1
my hot take? a movie is by definition meant to be a standalone experience. even a movie that is part of a franchise or narrative trilogy must work as its own, self-contained story for it to even begin to qualify as good.
June 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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my hot take? a movie is by definition meant to be a standalone experience. even a movie that is part of a franchise or narrative trilogy must work as its own, self-contained story for it to even begin to qualify as good.
June 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
It’s clear what went on. Stop playing dumb.

Either rally your colleagues to shut down the senate or step aside.
June 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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I'm reading @drjoannepaul.bsky.social's new book on Thomas More and I was really struck by this line: "Those who are willing to destroy anyone who stands in opposition to their will...rule today as they did 500 years ago...The unconstrained power of petty, insecure men remains deeply dangerous."
June 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
May 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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It's totally unsustainable for Democrats to argue "Trump is a dangerous authoritarian criminal who is openly disregarding the constitution and taking bribes--which is why it's idiotic to call for impeachment."

You can say it's too soon, but it's what the constitution requires.
May 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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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.”
May 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Kleya has made it to my top 3 SW characters.

She was born a bad ass.
May 14, 2025 at 3:52 AM
#Spoilers #Andor

I realize that this is a low bar, but I tip my hat to the writers for not killing off all of the new characters in this show.

Wish I could say the same for R1. 🤷🏻‍♀️
May 14, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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I hope that if we see Bix again in the Andor finale, that it’s at least implied that she had a role to play in the rebellion other than setting Cassian free.

No baby. Please.
May 14, 2025 at 3:29 AM