Stephen Kent
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Star Wars takes / Consumer advocate / Collectivism disliker / Media @consumerchoicec / Count Dooku appreciation poster / Climber / @geekystoics
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I don't understand how you can be a pretty high-information Star Wars junkie and then turn around and treat Ki Adi Mundi's line about the Sith 'being extinct' as factual when the audience knows he is wrong as he's saying it. Sidious didn't spring out of a hole in the ground.
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TBH seeing Boba Fett on screen for about 45 seconds is very on brand for Boba Fett
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I really need the people of the internet to understand that this didn’t actually happen like this.
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A Star Wars theory: They're gonna do the thing where Qimir is the villain of the show & then in one final episode he's gonna get squashed like a bug by a real Sith Lord, whoever it is in this part of the timeline. Plagueis? Tenebrous? End of show. Qimir is a wannabe.
#TheAcolyte
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So a
@StarWars
thing. Dafne Keen was wrong about
#TheAcolyte
fight scene rivaling the choreography of Duel of the Fates in The Phantom Menace. It rivaled the beloved Old Republic game cinematics, in the best way. This was a whole episode worth of that energy.
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I now know the pain of everyone who played this game and was screaming about this
#JediFallenOrder
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This single episode of
#Andor
was more Star Wars politics minutiae than we've gotten in live-action in 20 years. This is such a perfect show.
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George Lucas has had a lifelong love affair with cultural anthropology. Watching
#TheAcolyte
’s so-called “Star Wars breaking” 3rd episode, I see nothing but more comparative mythology & perspective taking. Very standard SW, especially for prequel & Clone Wars fans. However...🧵
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I've argued with "right to die" activists now for many years. They insist on framing the issue as being about seniors dying with dignity ahead of fatal illness. In reality, the practice is becoming a widespread solution to depression, autism & anxiety.
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The FTC case against Microsoft is pitiful. "It’s trolling on a multimillion-dollar govt budget, and while it’s beneath the dignity of an institution dedicated to a level playing field for businesses and consumers alike, it's on brand for Lina Khan."
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Kylo’s ego centric delusion personal monologue about his great power being sensed is not the truth
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Some thoughts on ep 5 of
#Ahsoka
. She never got over the fall of Anakin Skywalker. Ahsoka's long carried guilt about not being there for Anakin at the time he was most vulnerable to the darkness. Similar to Obi Wan.
At the beginning of episode 5, “Shadow Warrior,” Ahsoka has
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The best thing about the
#Reva
and Vader moment in Kenobi this week, is the same thing as when you face Vader in
#JediFallenOrder
as Cal. You think "Oh I made it to a boss fight, cool! This will be tough"....No....you need to run. There is no winning this fight. Vader is death.
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I will never be able to unsee the empty seat at the table of which I now firmly believe belonged to our garrison deploying lord and savior, Director Orson Krennic; felled by the cruel, unjust, elitist hand of Grand Moff Tarkin.
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SWT is a fine example of Upton Sinclair’s oft repeated quote “ It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it”
You can say that Andor wasn't for you right? You don't have to make up excuses like getting made at screws and bricks to "justify" it being forgettable
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From
@HannahDCox
on FTC v Microsoft-Activision , "This isn’t about competition - It certainly isn’t about consumers - this is about control."
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For gamers wondering why the FTC is trying to throw a wrench in Microsoft + Activision-Blizzard, its Lina Khan, and her ideological opposition to growth in all forms.
Consumer protection is not her jam. New from
@ConsumerChoiceC
in
@thehill
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John Mulaney should get an Emmy for having LA Mayor Karen Bass on the show via phone, then having a side conversation while she was talking and then going “I’m sorry Mayor I wasn’t listening”
#EverybodysInLA
@mulaney
🤩🤩
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Cassian
#Andor
has Nemik's manifesto in his possession, right? Granted it would be weird if he had it on him on his way to prison...it would be pretty awesome if he was reading in behind bars. Classic radicalization plot point.
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that FDRs New Deal ended the Great Depression 💅
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@NatePMMA
thats very very silly. Luke wasn't close with Anakin, nor did he ever have a chance to really know him. Yoda was his Master. Yoda and Luke were close. That is the only thing that would make sense.
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sith acolytes pop up constantly. worshippers and wannabe followers. Jedi haters etc etc. But there can only be two legit Sith, and I don't think Qimir is one.
Like the Knights of Ren. We're dealing with dark-side sith cultists. Not the real thing.
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Harold Daggett is why every other episode of the 1990s Batman Animated Series featured a fistfight with "dock workers"
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A reunion 50 years later with Christopher Robin, in the Hundred Acre Wood where their magical friendship first began ♥️
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Based on the dismissive way Moff Gideon speaks of Thrawn, I am gonna go ahead and call it: Gideon will eventually be killed not by the Mandalorians, Bo Katan or Din Djarin, but by Thrawn in Ahsoka or Mando season 4. Love a good Imperial Remnant power struggle 👏
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@jordanbpeterson
if such saving were actually on the menu as a certain thing, sure. that can never be proven though, so no.
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If you are dialed into political discourse & esp 'decolonialist' theory, you will see what Acolyte showrunners wanted you to see. The winks are clear and the show has an anti-Western pov both in Jedi depiction and little things like mention of the strength of "one" vs "many".
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This photo in The Free Press article about communist multi-millionaire Fergie Chambers captioned "Fergie's La Marzocco Linea Mini Espresso Machine on the counter in one of his homes," is just 👌
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New from me in
@thehill
about the FTC's hollow case against Microsoft in their acquisition deal for Activision-Blizzard. Khan's efforts are little more than expensive government trolling and toll collection. Consumer interest does not motivate Khan.
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Saw some silliness online about
@benshapiro
"defending" Andrew Tate. Checked it for myself and SHOCKER, wasn't true. Wrote a bit about my takeaway from Shapiro's spiel and the problem of "speaking without thought" as a substitute for truth (
#GlassOnion
)
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@hemantmehta
weird that you equate expressing an opinion automatically as a hill one is dying on.
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This has been on the fence post in the park in my neighborhood since before we moved in. The other day our HOA president texted me a photo of it, "DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS TAG IS??? GANG??!"
All I could say was "Yes."
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Does that betray or harm SW? We already know the Jedi as Arthurian/Samurai hybrids were not universally appreciated. They are one faction of a holy war with the Sith. Lots of other cultures and Force traditions get squeezed out in the middle. Lucas is the guy....
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“The Jedi were the bad guys bruh” is nothing new or interesting. It’s just a perspective on events. Reverence for the Jedi lasted about as long as 1977-1983, then Lucas himself introduced complexity to the champions of “peace and justice"...
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@Ky1eKatarn
mmmm there's a lot there. one soul in the dark but at peace and one in the light, suffering under the weight of something. inauthenticity of some kind.
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You know, I'm starting to the get the feeling that we're all caught in the middle of a holy war between two small, absolutist factions with big megaphones
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I honestly didn't expect my most shared op-ed to be about the Federal Trade Commission and Xbox. But I accept it.
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Enjoy your weekend cause next week is looking very likely to be an unhinged week in American life
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@eleventhirtyate
she is very articulate for her age. Going off my work in Scouts with boys and girls + having a daughter of the same age, the avg kid his age doesn't speak well or know how to put their thoughts into a coherent package. Bookworm kids w/o phones almost always are this well spoken.
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well, we know how. SWT is actually much more thoughtful on net about these things than Nerdrotic. He frustrates me some days, but he at least wants to like Star Wars
SWT is a fine example of Upton Sinclair’s oft repeated quote “ It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it”
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you’re curious about shared cultural touchstones, mythical themes and clashing value systems based on your hemisphere. It's cool! The
#Ahsoka
show very notably drew on Western canon and Nordic myth with Eastern visuals. It's fine y'all.
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who ironically called Disney ‘white slavers’, and we’re watching a story here with those familiar overtones of colonial & missionary activity in “new worlds”. We knew all of this already. It’s been part of fan discourse for decades.
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Related to this observation by
@benshapiro
and a foundation of Beyond Order
@jordanbpeterson
. Heroes can't exist without villains to call them to higher ideals.
Keen point by
@benshapiro
today about Putin & knowing your enemy. Villains cant be beat if you cant see past your navel. Great lesson in this: Dark Knight. “You have nothing to threaten me with” + the burning of the cash. Putin isnt the Joker, but we are like his confused peers.
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I have no doubt that longtime right-to-die activists believe this issue is about chronic pain and hospice. It's a well-meaning position and there are cases where it seems appropriate to me. But people are people. And it didn't take long for MAID to be monetized & corrupted.
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Fans of different ideological stripes who like to cite SW’s mythological roots and Campbell’s “Hero With A Thousand Faces” give away their game when they lose composure over a face they don’t relate to or like. If you’re like Lucas...
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Banking and finances in Star Wars
#Andor
content incoming: credit to
@apgustafson
who wrote the following: Why is Imperial payroll physically sitting around in a vault instead of the banking system?? 🧵
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@SCentralized
not just his transparency but his intentionality - Lucas had views, and you coooould argue that Disney just has no cohesive views by nature of its design.
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When you're no longer CURIOUS about the oddities of the Star Wars galaxy, maybe you've finally "grown up". And that's not always for the best. Unless you actually kind of ENJOY political & cultural bs, like I do, steer clear of the left-right baiting online. It's not healthy.
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This is a new world and I think it's beyond toxic for story-brands to let names like Star Wars appear as hobby horses for visiting activists & one-off directors. Am I advocating for a Filoni Symbolic Monarchy? Maybe. But what about fans....
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Does Disney need to be more careful? Yes. They need to present a coherent vision & shrink the list of people who "speak for SW". This is not "shut up and dribble". Even Lucas was operating in a pre-mass social media world where every comment and interview was not made viral...
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need to take a deep breath. Defending the honor of Luke Skywalker might be a worthwhile cultural battle, but when you then turn to decrying lesbian witch covens and headcounting white males in The Acolyte, you're adopting their thinking. Don't.
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at some point, the progressive governments pushing MAIDs commoditization will have to reconcile their skepticism of capitalist incentive structures with the radical "compassion" leading them to believe suicide should be an on-demand product for people struggling.
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@AymanM
@Chesschick01
@ilovebuvette
Sorry to hear this. Use the bullhorn you have available to you to turn the culture away from total fear and paranoia. CDC guidelines are just suggestions. What people hear on TV and get second hand from friends and family, culminates in these kinds of reactionary policies.
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When we were young, these contextless video game sequences were total Star Wars fever dreams. Everyone loved em' that I knew. Required no context, no character knowledge. It was just cool. The Acolyte ep 5 group duel was just cool.
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Dr. Pershing's TEDTalk was one of the better ones I've seen in a while. A solid 'throughline' in his personal redemption narrative connects his story to how scientific advancement can redeem biological shortcomings. Great pauses instead of filler words, authoritative posture.
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This was a bizarre interview. You get those rollicking victory lap from Jann Wenner about his role in the counter culture and being shaped by the deceptions Vietnam-Nixon-Iraq, and then a hard pivot to “yes more statism but with better politicians.” It will work THIS time 🤘
The founder of Rolling Stone magazine wants the government to regulate the internet.
Joe Rogan puts the 🤡 in his place
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Fight it out on the grounds of what Star Wars MEANS. Its the story its telling "true" of human nature and what it means to be a person. Is it oriented toward the Light and warning about the Dark (fear, hate, anger)? These are things that matter....
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Apparently this artwork finally found some of the
#reylo
crowd 🦋🦋🦋 We love some
#Bendemption
#SaveBenSolo
#BringBenSoloBack
✌️ Kylo and Rey are the focus of chapter 2 and 7 of How The Force Can Fix The World:
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@jedi_flodux
Glad to see he found a new job after Russell Crowe spared his life in the Gladiator
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On the fan side, one of the dumbest things I see out there (besides the lightsaber autopsy wars) is the labeling of Star Wars factions as "white supremacist". This was easy to do with the OT Empire, but has stupidly continued into the First Order and Disney era discourse...
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@Ky1eKatarn
the helmet i HEADBUTTED Sol's lightsaber into oblivion with like a total feral beast
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@cddrigotas
I think the last time we discussed this, the stumbling block was not the decision power (they already have it) it was implicating everyone else in it. No one's right to kill themself is violated by not having a commodified service, and just you wait, advertisements, for death
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MLK Day is great and important but do I really need a commemoration marketing email from....my mortgage lender?
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The People vs Lina Khan
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And here I was thinking Ready Player One was a warning. Silly me!
🌐🎮 Warner Bros teams up with Futureverse to turn 'READY PLAYER ONE' into reality!
The Readyverse emerges as the ultimate metaverse, offering fans a definitive destination to explore their favorite stories and intellectual properties.
A thrilling step into the future of
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i dont know when its gonna happen but the Armorer is up to something
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despite race clearly not being a factor in the halls of the Jedi or authoritarian regimes. It poisons fan conversation and twists allegory for cheap applause on con panels. Reactionary fans coming at this stuff with their 'cultural Marxism' antennas standing on high alert...
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Is mutually assured destruction the path to peace?
Some thoughts on
@GovRonDeSantis
@benshapiro
and a little analogy about the Death Star I enjoy talking about.
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This resonates 😂 So many arrows...so...many
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@eleventhirtyate
only in my limited experience, of course. Vivien clearly must benefit from being in the PEOPLE business (acting) where conversation is a currency.
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@brad_polumbo
The more I read it about I take away the opposite.
This is oddly hard to square. Is it cancel culture because people on Twitter and Fox News were demanding a firing, but the firing (dismissal) also happened to align with a rational response by a corporation to a huge screw up.
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I had never questioned the Jon Stewart Shreds CNN's Crossfire narrative until
@bdomenech
convinced me otherwise...that Carlson vs Begala panel debates were actually the high point for political discourse on cable. Stewart replaced it with what we have today in mass: sneering.
This is true. Also true: Jon Stewart almost singlehandedly destroyed legitimate cable news commentary and replaced it with smug-faced know-nothingism.
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X: You have 20 notifications
Me: Oh whats up am I in trouble?
X: No its just 12 sex bots liking ur posts and 8 recommended tweets from people you don't follow
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Did the big bad wolf write this?
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@realswtheory
10 years in solitude, staying in touch with the Force and not having the crutch of a lightsaber to solve problems. I can't see how it would have gone any other way.
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Everyone deserves breaks, even
@robbysoave
and
@briebriejoy
of
@RisingTheHill
. I’ll be guest hosting today alongside
@NiallStanage
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So about last night. It seems a bunch of bitter Twitter employees exited the company and leaked to the media that it would perish without them. Because they are very important. Users pre-primed to dislike
@elonmusk
ate it up and caused a frenzy. Is that basically it?
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Of course
@KennedyNation
and
@scotthortonshow
were A+ panelists for some Star Wars & politics banter. Recommended reading is Scott's old Episode III column in
@Antiwarcom
. Really cool to talk about How The Force Can Fix The World at
@TheFreedomFest
#FFest22
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New poll between us at
@EchelonInsights
w/
@realDailyWire
. Only 21% of investors (1,008) believe that ESG investing (environmental, social, and corporate governance) is a politically neutral endeavor. Guess which side its considered to service?
👀
@benshapiro
@VivekGRamaswamy
Poll: By Two-To-One Margin, Investors Reject Woke Companies Pushing Political Causes
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