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The Empire Strikes First

@scootloops.bsky.social
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Animator, girl dad, anti-fascist, TTRPG, sci-fi, politics. I may not post much.

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The Empire Strikes First @scootloops.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
I highly recommend listening to the whole interview Friendly reminder as well: speaking out against the genocide of Palestine and criticizing Israel and its current administration IS NOT anti-Semitic. Conflating Israel with Judaism and Zionism is. www.democracynow.org/2025/3/28/ma...
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Hip-Hop Star Macklemore on New Film “The Encampments” & Why He Speaks Out Against Israel’s War on Gaza
We’re joined by the four-time Grammy-winning musician Macklemore, a vocal proponent of Palestinian rights and critic of U.S. foreign policy. He serves as executive producer for the new documentary The...
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The Empire Strikes First @scootloops.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Finally reached 1” guages and now I can pretend I won’t size up ever again for a few years Cat Tax:
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The Empire Strikes First @scootloops.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
We strike first And we’re unrehearsed Here we go again To stage the greatest show on heaven and earth Come on, get your money’s worth! Don’t wanna live Don’t wanna give Don’t wanna be E-M-P-I-R-E
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 28/01/2025
I will be continuing to call it the Gulf of Mexico because I don't cater to the whims of a ridiculous felon www.reuters.com/world/us/goo...
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Google Maps to rename 'Gulf of Mexico' to 'Gulf of America' for US users
Google Maps will change the name of "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America" once it is officially updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System, it said in an X post on Monday.
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The Empire Strikes First @scootloops.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
(Thread) Questions of the Day: Under the edicts of the current US admin, do I need to change my drivers license to say Female? Am I required to change my pronouns and use the women’s restroom? Does this edict affect gender or just sex? If it just affects sex, then am I now a trans man? 1/
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TrickyC (he/him) @trickyc66.northsky.social · 25/01/2025
it's a minor distinction, but one that bears mentioning: every org canceling their DEI programs on threat of losing federal funding is *complying in advance*, without making the government go through the labor and cost to actually cut that funding. Dismantling dignity and all it cost was an email.
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The Empire Strikes First @scootloops.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
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No One Is Illegal by Russkaja on Apple Music
Song · 2019 · Duration 3:37
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The Empire Strikes First @scootloops.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Question of the Day: Whether you personally think that Elon’s gesture was a sieg heil or not, many actual n**i’s saw it as such and celebrated it. So my questions are: Does the intent matter more than the interpretation? And do you feel that it is right to blame it on undiagnosed ASD?
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