Swara A.S. ☀️🍉🌊🧿
@spiderswarz.bsky.social
He/Him, Data Waterbender. Kurdish Muslim. 🍅Words @ The Nerds of Color, But Why Tho?, io9, The New Arab, Nerdist. Host of The Middle Geeks Podcast.
https://www.swarasalih.com/
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At First Glance, Universal’s ‘Mummy’ Sequel is Orientalist Regression
Swara explains why the announcement of Universal doing a “Mummy” Sequel may not be so exciting, and in fact may be regressive.
thenerdsofcolor.org
I am very much *not* excited about Universal's apparent #TheMummy sequel.
Especially in light of Lee Cronin's other Mummy film already in development with ACTUAL Egyptian leads.
Please read my latest for @thenerdsofcolor.bsky.social to understand why 🙏🏽
thenerdsofcolor.org/2025/11/05/a...
Especially in light of Lee Cronin's other Mummy film already in development with ACTUAL Egyptian leads.
Please read my latest for @thenerdsofcolor.bsky.social to understand why 🙏🏽
thenerdsofcolor.org/2025/11/05/a...
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If we go on strike, our union of 12,000 workers are calling on customers to NOT BUY STARBUCKS.
Sign our pledge to not cross a picket line and we'll send you local calls to action - nocontractnocoffee.org
Sign our pledge to not cross a picket line and we'll send you local calls to action - nocontractnocoffee.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:54 PM
If we go on strike, our union of 12,000 workers are calling on customers to NOT BUY STARBUCKS.
Sign our pledge to not cross a picket line and we'll send you local calls to action - nocontractnocoffee.org
Sign our pledge to not cross a picket line and we'll send you local calls to action - nocontractnocoffee.org
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HELLO the "israeli" government is passing a bill that allows them to execute "terrorists" in prison.
they see EVERY PALESTINIAN or brown person as a "terrorist"
they are going to round people up, put them in camps and kill them.
we need to be louder about this.
they see EVERY PALESTINIAN or brown person as a "terrorist"
they are going to round people up, put them in camps and kill them.
we need to be louder about this.
November 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM
HELLO the "israeli" government is passing a bill that allows them to execute "terrorists" in prison.
they see EVERY PALESTINIAN or brown person as a "terrorist"
they are going to round people up, put them in camps and kill them.
we need to be louder about this.
they see EVERY PALESTINIAN or brown person as a "terrorist"
they are going to round people up, put them in camps and kill them.
we need to be louder about this.
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Daily Israeli ceasefire violations!
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Daily Israeli ceasefire violations! - Workers Revolutionary Party
HAMAS says that since the ceasefire agreement came into effect last month, Israel ‘has not ceased its daily and continuous’ violations. According to the statement published on Telegram: Israeli attack...
wrp.org.uk
November 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Daily Israeli ceasefire violations!
wrp.org.uk/news/daily-i...
wrp.org.uk/news/daily-i...
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Can you check my chuffed last update? 🥺
My dearest friend set up the weekly and monthly donation options so that we can stay alive after a tent was destroyed just 100 meters away from us last night. The sand covered our faces while we were still alive.
I’m deeply depressed and can’t keep begging one by one for help anymore.
I’m deeply depressed and can’t keep begging one by one for help anymore.
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Can you check my chuffed last update? 🥺
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Nothing is a better demonstration of the anti-scientific nature of banning trans women from sports than the fact that the IOC's OWN STUDY found no evidence trans women have any advantage over cis women in sports, but they're planning on going ahead with banning us anyways
IOC edges closer to ban on transgender women in female Olympic events
IOC edges closer to ban on transgender women in female Olympic events
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Sources expect ban within next six to 12 months
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IOC president wants to protect the female category
The International Olympic Committee is edging closer towards implementing a ban on transgender women competing in the female category in time for the Los Angeles Olympics.
Multiple sources expect such a ban to come into effect over the next six to 12 months with the new IOC president, Kirsty Coventry, making clear she wants to drive through her campaign pledge to protect the female category. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Nothing is a better demonstration of the anti-scientific nature of banning trans women from sports than the fact that the IOC's OWN STUDY found no evidence trans women have any advantage over cis women in sports, but they're planning on going ahead with banning us anyways
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Anno 117: Pax Romana is one of the best games we've played all year, and that's thanks to its in-depth customization and unique approach to city building.
Read our review:
Read our review:
Anno 117: Pax Romana Review: One Of The Best Games of 2025
A 25 year old franchise finally heads to ancient Rome and Ubisoft Mains hits a home run out of the coliseum with Anno 117: Pax Romana.
butwhytho.net
November 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Anno 117: Pax Romana is one of the best games we've played all year, and that's thanks to its in-depth customization and unique approach to city building.
Read our review:
Read our review:
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i wrote a behemoth of an Anno 117 review for @mmorpg.com - the verdict? Anno 117 is ambitious and showcase's Ubisoft Mainz's dedication to adapting to their community's wants without getting lost int he weeds. They've built an amazing and huge game that already has a solid base to expand.
Review: ANNO 117: Pax Romana Is The Biggest The Franchise Has Ever Been | MMORPG.com
Anno 117: Pax Romana is bringing Ubisoft Mainz's beloved franchise to Rome for the first time in 25 years, and that alone has been enough to get players excited. Kate explains in her latest review.
www.mmorpg.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
i wrote a behemoth of an Anno 117 review for @mmorpg.com - the verdict? Anno 117 is ambitious and showcase's Ubisoft Mainz's dedication to adapting to their community's wants without getting lost int he weeds. They've built an amazing and huge game that already has a solid base to expand.
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Not even close to true - AI researcher
Scientists just called out Ursula von der Leyen for claiming that AI will match human reasoning by 2026. Her "evidence" consisted, it turns out, of CEO statements from OpenAI, Anthropic and Nvidia. Not research. Marketing materials. 🧵
#AI #PublicServices #TechHype #Politics #NHS #EUPolitics
#AI #PublicServices #TechHype #Politics #NHS #EUPolitics
November 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Not even close to true - AI researcher
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le compte de Sally a été supprimé 😞💔
faites un don si vous pouvez - même un tout petit 💸
repartagez pour élargir le cercle des donateurices 🔂
3 JOURS SANS DON !!!
faites un don si vous pouvez - même un tout petit 💸
repartagez pour élargir le cercle des donateurices 🔂
3 JOURS SANS DON !!!
November 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
le compte de Sally a été supprimé 😞💔
faites un don si vous pouvez - même un tout petit 💸
repartagez pour élargir le cercle des donateurices 🔂
3 JOURS SANS DON !!!
faites un don si vous pouvez - même un tout petit 💸
repartagez pour élargir le cercle des donateurices 🔂
3 JOURS SANS DON !!!
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Just spent $100, and the only meat I bought was a family pack of wings for like $12 and a package of pepperoni. 💀💀💀
Currently at:
$585/$800 💕💸
cash.app/$bellad0nna
Currently at:
$585/$800 💕💸
cash.app/$bellad0nna
October 31, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Just spent $100, and the only meat I bought was a family pack of wings for like $12 and a package of pepperoni. 💀💀💀
Currently at:
$585/$800 💕💸
cash.app/$bellad0nna
Currently at:
$585/$800 💕💸
cash.app/$bellad0nna
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Malak, an 8-year-old girl living in Gaza, is currently in a displacement camp in the south. She's starting to feel the cold as winter approaches and wishes she had a warm tent, but she doesn't have the money to buy one. Malak is both cold and hungry. Please help us. 🥹🙏
gofund.me/d8edf5dde
gofund.me/d8edf5dde
November 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Malak, an 8-year-old girl living in Gaza, is currently in a displacement camp in the south. She's starting to feel the cold as winter approaches and wishes she had a warm tent, but she doesn't have the money to buy one. Malak is both cold and hungry. Please help us. 🥹🙏
gofund.me/d8edf5dde
gofund.me/d8edf5dde
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bsky.app/profile/abdu... Despite the ceasefire, my children and I are homeless 🏚️💔 after our house was destroyed… our suffering continues 😢, and we urgently need your support 🙏❤️.
We were forced to leave our destroyed homes in the north, fleeing south with no shelter and little food amid constant bombing. Our children need safety, and we need your support to survive. 💔🇵🇸
🙏 Donate directly here: chuffed.org/project/1532...
🙏 Donate directly here: chuffed.org/project/1532...
October 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
bsky.app/profile/abdu... Despite the ceasefire, my children and I are homeless 🏚️💔 after our house was destroyed… our suffering continues 😢, and we urgently need your support 🙏❤️.
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I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Rewaa. Rewaa was finishing her studies in interior design (she sent me some amazing sketches) and her husband Mohammed worked in a vegetable market. They have two sons Jamal, 6 and Hamza, 5. They are looking to rebuild their lives ❤️
November 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Rewaa. Rewaa was finishing her studies in interior design (she sent me some amazing sketches) and her husband Mohammed worked in a vegetable market. They have two sons Jamal, 6 and Hamza, 5. They are looking to rebuild their lives ❤️
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Oscar Isaac is open to returning to Star Wars but “not so open to working with Disney”
“I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great”
(Via GQ)
“I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great”
(Via GQ)
November 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Oscar Isaac is open to returning to Star Wars but “not so open to working with Disney”
“I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great”
(Via GQ)
“I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great”
(Via GQ)
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“New York Times conducts hostile interview with children’s education influencer questioning her recognition of comprehensively documented war crimes” is not a sentence I could have imagined a few years ago
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
“New York Times conducts hostile interview with children’s education influencer questioning her recognition of comprehensively documented war crimes” is not a sentence I could have imagined a few years ago
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Data centers are not the frontline of innovation. They are the dirty structures that nobody - certainly tech leaders in Silicon Valley - wants to live next to.
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Data centers are not the frontline of innovation. They are the dirty structures that nobody - certainly tech leaders in Silicon Valley - wants to live next to.
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!! ♥️🍉 For Mohammed’s family!
November 10, 2025 at 5:47 AM
!! ♥️🍉 For Mohammed’s family!
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For the past decade, #DC Comics has struggled to compete with Marvel, largely because the MCU made its heroes and villains more popular than ever among general audiences.
However, it is now clear that #Marvel’s reign has come to an end, with DC delivering the death blow. Read more: bit.ly/4o1nYJr
However, it is now clear that #Marvel’s reign has come to an end, with DC delivering the death blow. Read more: bit.ly/4o1nYJr
November 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
For the past decade, #DC Comics has struggled to compete with Marvel, largely because the MCU made its heroes and villains more popular than ever among general audiences.
However, it is now clear that #Marvel’s reign has come to an end, with DC delivering the death blow. Read more: bit.ly/4o1nYJr
However, it is now clear that #Marvel’s reign has come to an end, with DC delivering the death blow. Read more: bit.ly/4o1nYJr
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Ceasefire??? 🤡🤡🤡
#WATCH | New Israeli occupation airstrikes targeted the eastern part of the Shejaiya neighborhood in eastern Gaza City tonight. The sound of explosions is accompanied by an intense Israeli occupation military drone presence.
(Ramy Abdu)
(Ramy Abdu)
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Ceasefire??? 🤡🤡🤡
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Starbucks workers are ON STRIKE! Now is the time to tell everyone in your life to STOP BUYING Starbucks.
www.nocontractnocoffee.org?utm_source=s...
www.nocontractnocoffee.org?utm_source=s...
November 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Starbucks workers are ON STRIKE! Now is the time to tell everyone in your life to STOP BUYING Starbucks.
www.nocontractnocoffee.org?utm_source=s...
www.nocontractnocoffee.org?utm_source=s...
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No donations for 7 days. Please help Mithqal's family survive Israel's genocide by sharing & donating so they can afford food, supplies, & shelter as winter approaches under siege:
November 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
No donations for 7 days. Please help Mithqal's family survive Israel's genocide by sharing & donating so they can afford food, supplies, & shelter as winter approaches under siege:
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Hey. I directed Jennifer Lawrence and Rob Pattinson's Lie Detector Test for @vanityfair.com. youtu.be/QG8p2LZFVSo?...
Jennifer Lawrence & Robert Pattinson Take Lie Detector Tests | Vanity Fair
YouTube video by Vanity Fair
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November 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Hey. I directed Jennifer Lawrence and Rob Pattinson's Lie Detector Test for @vanityfair.com. youtu.be/QG8p2LZFVSo?...