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David Daut @davidmdaut.com · 2h

I feel like it shouldn’t be a controversial position to say that any lefty bonafides are completely cancelled out by Nazi shit.

It’s the “Nazi bar” parable. If we make excuses for Nazi shit because we otherwise like their talking points, then we’re willingly getting into bed with Nazis.

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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · 4h

Palpatine welcoming the separatist leaders to the peace talks on Mustafar

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David Daut @davidmdaut.com · 4h

So, yeah, a story where Ben has to really reckon with the cost of what he's done and struggle to get people to trust him is something I would be extremely into.

David Daut @davidmdaut.com · 4h

When Rey takes the other, it *should* mean that the only way the Resistance could follow her is by working with Ben. But instead of doing the thing that would be dramatically rich and interesting, Rey just emails the directions to the Resistance.

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David Daut @davidmdaut.com · 4h

One of my biggest "you almost had a good idea" moments with SKYWALKER was setting up a dynamic where you can only reach Exegol with a special map, only two exist, and Kylo destroys one.

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 6h

"Let me explain my Nazi tattoo" is not something I want to hear from a Democratic Senate candidate. We can raise the bar higher than that. Also, I'm all for angry mavericks running for Senate, but with that personality type, "Is he a future Fetterman?" is a legitimate question.

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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 6h

You have to be willing to walk away from these guys if they let you down, just as a matter of basic self respect. It's not a fandom. You're hiring them to do a job or not.

timothy faust @tbone.malware-virus.biz · 7h

I liked the Platner ads too but I think there's a difference between "guy who had some bad reddit posts a decade ago" and "ex-Blackwater merc who still has a Nazi tattoo." Sucks bigtime that he's the only one taking positions and talking policy I like, but them's the breaks!

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Mike X. Nichols @mikexnichols.bsky.social · 7h

here at warner bros., we've become exceedingly efficient at making terrible mergers

The Matrix: Reloaded (2003). The architect (Helmut Bakaitis) is in a room with many screens around him. All of them display a live view of Neo (Keanu Reeves).

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Daring Cuties @daringcuties.bsky.social · 22h

Bob Iger, a man who had no logistical objections to a movie that doesn't explain how Jeff Bridges came back to life, can't imagine a resurrection story in a series with immaculate conception, bigfoot pilots, and old baby frog puppets.

David Daut @davidmdaut.com · 22h

I think everyone just sort of assumed that Driver was never gonna go near a Star War again. That he was on board and the studio was on board and they had a script and director is unreal. And Bobby killed it because he couldn't imagine someone coming back from the dead in a movie about space wizards.

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Scott Renshaw @scottrenshaw.bsky.social · 22h

Sideshow Bob Iger

a red car is parked next to a trailer that says u-tow on it

ALT: a red car is parked next to a trailer that says u-tow on it

media.tenor.com

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David Daut @davidmdaut.com · 22h

Darth Maul has the most on-screen death possible in a movie rated PG, and even still George told Filoni "Maul's back. Glue some spider legs or something on him and figure it out."

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David Daut @davidmdaut.com · 22h

I think everyone just sort of assumed that Driver was never gonna go near a Star War again. That he was on board and the studio was on board and they had a script and director is unreal. And Bobby killed it because he couldn't imagine someone coming back from the dead in a movie about space wizards.

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David Daut @davidmdaut.com · 23h

Absolute madness. Utter incompetence and malpractice from Iger and Bergman. Reylos are going to burn down Burbank.

Braddington @bradwhipple.bsky.social · 23h

whelp, I’ll be thinking about the Steven Soderbergh movie about Ben Solo until the day I die, I guess. we could’ve had it all.

apnews.com/article/adam...

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D. Brady @dbradyart.com · 23h

The biggest thing ultimately for me is the Star Wars company wanted to make a Star War and the Star Wars actors wanted to make a Star War and some fucking suit who is guilty of sucking all the creative juice from his company said no so now the Star Wars company cant make Star Wars

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tinybaby @tiny.baby · 2d

people playing music/videos on their phone speakers in public is more than just mildly annoying and is instead a leading indicator of the decline of community and empath

Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 5d

Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?

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David Daut @davidmdaut.com · 2d

Missing a screening of SINNERS with Ryan Coogler because we’re waiting for maintenance to come fix the broken door latch that has trapped us in the apartment 🙃

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Stephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · 2d

Some folks were worried that they'd sic thugs on the protestors or declare martial law. Instead they posted AI videos and complained.

These people have no juice. Their supporters are cowards. They are are all bark and no bite. They collapse when we push back. Remember that.