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A black cat (Bear) and a tortie (Wren) snuggle on a gray blanket.)

I hear it’s some sort of Black Cat Day so here is mine (and his void-adjacent sister.)

Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.

This is (and has been, back to TLJ) my main worry about the whole situation, tbh. I am in favor of bringing Ben back but it’s always gonna be a factor somehow.

I’m not a Trekkie but I’ve done enough basic research into the Star Trek fandom to know women basically invented it, and are why the show even continued to exist. This kind of writing is part of institutional sexism that denies women’s accomplishments and role in history and it infuriates me

A very stupid headline from a valnet website that simply reads 'Game of Thrones' Didn't Just Spoil the Ending of 'House of the Dragon' - It Also Spoiled the Upcoming Prequel Spin-off'.

again this is just how the concept of linear time works

If only I had faith that any book dealing with movie characters was going to be more than a skim over the surface.

But seriously, the history of this franchise is a series of highs and lows. You can’t let a little hateration in the dancery keep you from the next high.

Hell, combine them. Forget Finn mediating Rey and Poe, how about Rey having to deal with Finn and Ben at odds. That’s some Jedi shit.

The two biggest missed opportunities of the sequels are both ideas that could still work post-TROS with a bit of creativity:

1. Active and extended Ben Solo redemption.

2. A stormtrooper rebellion led and/or inspired by Finn.

Disney execs need to get off YouTube and listen to actual creatives.

'Star Wars' Tried to Bring Kylo Ren Back to Life in a Steven Soderbergh Movie Adam Driver reveals there was a script he called 'The Hunt for Ben Solo,' but Disney executives killed it.

Adam Driver and Steven Soderbergh were going to team up to make a Kylo Ren/Ben Solo movie written by Scott Z Burns.

Lucasfilm loved it. Disney executives killed it.

I don’t know if the library systems can even edit the descriptions but why am I seeing hardcover details for an eBook? It’s completely irrelevant and this is at least the second time I’ve seen it in Libby.

the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist

“First of all, I don’t think of men as people.” - Carrie Fisher speaking to Larry King in 1990.

Seeing the bros flip out about a woman being prominent in a Star War for the 12 billionth time.

Happy to take your word for it. (I would have been a horrific older sister so probably just as well.)

I agree but as an only child her relationship with Linda (or maybe Linda’s relationship with her?) grates on my every nerve. Can’t stand that particular sibling trope.

The sentient Halloween decorations want attention, but not too much attention. (Unless they do!) They are deeply intrigued when a single piece of furniture is moved. They have established a secret lair in the basement.

I maintain this is the greatest cultural achievement of my lifetime. First ones to it, funniest thing I’ve ever read. And that cake headline made me bawl. A thing I will never forget.

A bear in the wild, smiling and posing coyly

I guess this has probably already gone viral somewhere but I am simply dying at this picture of a bear that looks like it hired a photographer to do a glamour shoot

I've been hearing about him for a bit but someone reccing Tainted Cup is what got me to try the book.

Also googling his name to be sure I had it correct means I now know there is a satirical interview show on YouTube called Between Two Perns and that is DELIGHTFUL. (Maybe it’s bad, but the name alone is hilarious.)

So while I’m not thrilled that the explosion of romantasy means I’m actually reading more male authors, I am quite pleased to discover Robert Jackson Bennett. (Loved the two Shadow of the Leviathan books; Now halfway through Foundryside.)

A reminder that "But what if people on YOUR side are on the Epstein list?" is a bullshit argument, EVERYONE who was raping children needs to get into the bin right now, that's the deal here and it ain't exactly complicated

I have just signed an Executive Order requiring that “Lapti Nek” be returned to the Jabba’s palace sequence in Return of the Jedi.

They all do. When I saw the redesigned Cracker Barrel interiors I was like, "They're trying to be First Watch!"

Them: “Cities are all rotting hellscapes!”

Cities:

(TBF I'm not even sure if the post-TROS thing is a rumor or something someone official said at some point. I am out of the loop!)

"An entirely original story set in a period of time never before explored in Star Wars." Rumors have said this is post-TROS, which is the only thing I can think of that fits that description unless you get REAL granular with it.

A #StarWars movie is actually happening? Like, for real and in production. Not rewarmed Disney+ nachos! And... Amy Adams is in it? Okay! www.starwars.com/news/star-wa...

Can't even build death star anymore, because of ewok

I’ve still to this day only watched it because it was on TV, and often turn it off before Luke’s scene.