Australia is a deeply antisemitic and racist nation, fueled significantly by Howard’s own policies. Still, he is right to identify this is at the heart of Sunday’s antisemitic attack. But let’s at least put the guns away until we can find a solution. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

I know it's all so stupid, but this isn't why it's DoD. Army/War and Navy being separate was outdated and impractical, needed to unify. "Defense" as a common name for that started w/ "Minister of Defence" in the UK, created for the same reason by notoriously woke war-loser Winston Churchill.

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Has there been anything more disappointing than the Albo government’s dedication to Uncle Sam’s right buttock? Now we’re even apologising because for our ambassador, an Australian PM no less, because he spoke the fucking truth. My god when will Labor show some fucking spine.

Awesome view at the AFL game in Bunbury today. #wce #AFL #inconsideratepricks

So. I guess the biggest complaint about Dave Filoni is that he puts too many Star Wars things into his (checks notes) Star Wars stories. The internet has killed rational thought.

HYPOTHETICAL: Disney announce they are mothballing Star Wars for the foreseeable future. Do you still keep your Disney+ subscription? #StarWars #Lucasfilm #Disney

What would be the fallout from independent and minor part voters if the teals formed a coalition with the Liberals? Would you still support them or would they have sold out? #auspol

I don’t know. I reckon George Lucas would be fully into the opportunities AI presents to film-making.

“Star Wars was at its peak when I was a 12 year old impressionable kid, coincidentally.” - Star Wars Fans

Did the author of this article actually watch the TED or was he already writing the inflammatory headline in his head. Breddow clearly states several times that the movie was created quickly by a single artist as a proof of concept. www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...

#Andor 1999 TV Intro youtu.be/Lv73TRxbsb0?...

The #Andor saga is told with a growing sense of urgency. While the first season is told over a year, the second begins to pick up the pace, telling the next 4 years over separate set pieces. Finally, R1 builds to an even faster pace while handing over to a larger story. #StarWars

Whatever your thoughts on Disney’s handling of Star Wars, the fact that Murdoch missed the boat will always make me happy. www.deseret.com/entertainmen...

An excellent article about Kathleen Kennedy. She has had one of the most difficult tasks in modern cinema: oversee the transition of a beloved franchise from its legendary creator to a new corporate owner. www.indiewire.com/features/com...

What if the final scene in Andor is actually Cassian’s daydream of what his life with Bix will be once the fight is over? #AndorSpoiler

I am no fan of Sussan Ley but her selection as Liberal leader is a positive step for conservative politics in Australia. The dominant right will be looking to take back control soon enough. Beware. #auspol

The Clean Energy Act was bad policy. While it may have been ideologically sound, the legislation was too complex and was vulnerable to populist attacks from a rabid opposition. Failure to account for the precarious nature of the parliament through which it passed was its ultimate doom. #Auspol

I feel like there hasn’t been enough opinions about what Labor should do with its majority. #Auspol

Releasing our submission to the Annual Wage Review, calling for a responsible real wage increase for three million Australian workers on awards, with Senator Anthony Chisholm, Ali France, Emma Comer and Corinne Mulholland. #auspol #qldpol

While I share similar values to The Greens Party, I find their prioritisation of ideological purity over actual workable policy to be fundamentally opposed to the idea of progression. #auspol

Whether you like her or dislike her, understand that without Kathleen Kennedy: Tony Gilroy would never have signed on for a Star War. Disney would never have funded an obscenely expensive Star Wars political thriller series aimed at adults. Without Kennedy there is no Andor.

I love that episode 10 of Andor is this highly intense covert infiltration within a very Star Wars cantina hospital. Also, Kleya is her.

Disney ruined Star Wars. We could have had 12 zany seasons of Star Wars Angry Birds AND Star Wars Detours. Instead, all we got is 2 incredible seasons of Andor.

There is a definite shift in tone between Andor and Rogue One. I’ve found it less jarring by watching Rogue One at least a day after watching the final episodes of Andor. Alternatively, for future rewatches, I’d recommend watching Rogue One first. Andor already assumes familiarity with the film.

Dedra Meero knows she can step on a hot floor to end it. Her will to survive is too strong. She hates herself for her cowardice and spends the remainder of the civil war tormented by what she has done. Specifically citing Ghorman, the New Republic executes Meero as a war criminal in 7ABY. #Andor

Listened to a couple of podcasts about Andor outside the Star Wars fandom. They all devote as much time to tearing down the rest of the franchise as they do praising Andor. No thanks.

No Star Wars robots. Only droids. Here’s Threepio.

I was thinking about Mon Mothma's speech in Andor (which is brilliant) but something that struck me was her line that when truth is ripped away, we listen to whatever monster screams the loudest. I think it's important not to become yet another screaming monster, but to properly research everything

Nope.

Appreciate your insight. #GetBent #PretentiousAsshole

#Andor fucking shits me. It’s impossible to just watch a single episode. I can barely only watch two. Damn you, Gilroy. I can’t get any thing else done. #StarWars

The only good thing about #Andor ending is that all the pretentious assholes who “don’t get it” will fuck off and bother some other fandom.

Great thread.

Yes! Yes! Preach my friend.

Bookmarking for 15 years when most of these assholes start claiming they always thought the sequels were ok.

Kind and cuddly division and denial. #auspol #liberalleadership

Highly one of the best characters throughout all of Star Wars.

Blocking folks on Bluesky is simple and moderately satisfying. Like giving them a boop on the snoot with the business end of a lightsabre

Nah. Fuck that shit. Here’s R2D2.

Rebellions are built off of cowardice and looking out for only yourself!

I had to watch a LOT of nonsense comedy (mostly Smosh) to recover after catching up on Andor this weekend.

this chart may be helpful. (So far Season 2 appears to be on this track as well)

And if I say Kleya is the best character in #Andor, what them hmm??? Every scene she's in is magnetic! A supporting character who absolutely steals the show for me. She's the load-bearing wall of so much of the spy activity in this show, I LOVE it

RFK Jr talking about the need for doctors to know how to treat measles for those who are unvaccinated. “Only very sick kids should die from measles.” No. They shouldn’t. That was the point of the vaccine. We eradicated the virus so children didn’t die. Sick & disabled kids are not expendable!

What happened yesterday in Gaza was unprovoked genocide. Yes! Genocide! And that truth has been exiled from this Chamber! And the monster screaming the loudest, the monster we helped create, the monster who will come for us all, soon enough… is Benjamin Netanyahu! #Andor #MonMothma

My only real problem with #Andor are all the pretentious assholes it has drawn out who now feel compelled to comment on #StarWars as a whole.

The best Star Wars, like the best of any franchise that's been worked on for 45-90 years by an endless procession of artists-for-hire, is the amalgamation of all the sweet kernels you've gleaned together over the decades to enjoy in the quiet of your mind in private moments, discarding all the rest.

Nicely said.