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Cake day: June 4th, 2025

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  • Well NYTimes, now you know. So maybe change your coverage to stop favoring “moderate” (read: right) voices that nobody trusts anymore?

    There was some typical wishy-washy group-think in the panel, but for the most part it was incredibly clear that there is no patience for spineless moderation or both-siding. Bernie, AOC, Crockett, and Mamdani are the politicians that stood out to them as speaking their minds and representing the people with clear visions of forward progress. It’s no coincidence that they’re some of the most left politicians we’ve got.

    I’m frankly shocked the NYTimes went through with publishing this, since it basically goes exactly against their approach to journalism.


  • I recently rewatched it to see if I would come away with a different feeling, but no, I agree with most of this. I didn’t know about the nepotism, but that tracks.

    Sol was the worst. His motivations were creepy, his emotional attachment and paternalism to Osha was unhealthy even for a non Jedi.

    The more the story of Osha’s “kidnapping” was fleshed out, the more frustrating the whole thing became. Sol was selfish, presumptuous, and motivated by personal feelings.

    The big lightsaber fight was devastating. It was incredible action and for sure some amazing cinematography, but

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    killing all the padawans

    was a huge swing that was a bit too blunt of a tonal switch for me. But I get why they did it, it had impact.