Faro's Arc Was Especially Satisfying And Beautiful To Read.

I don't mean to sound like a ☝️🤓, but there's a very great analysis of Emesis Blue that takes the original script and the interviews with the creators into account.

This is the link to the full video since I don't want to end up misinforming:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SE0wsK-MIdE&pp=ygULZW1lc2lzIGJsdWU%3D

I want to just touch on that Spy's Disguise allegory: in the final chapter, when Fritz is driving the ambulance to his presumed death, behind him you can see a Blu Spy laying down in the back if the van and it is (if I remember correctly from the video) confirmed that that is the Spy from Spy's Disguise. So him and the Smoker are two separate persons.

Which I personally like better. I dunno, I like the idea that the Emesis Spy (I think they named him Jacques??) is just this huge, selfish piece of shit who thinks he's better than everyone and deserves his own lackey and deflects all of his own faults onto Jane Doe.

why was spy so mean to soldier in emesis blue I get that he's stupid but damn chill out dude

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Ok I’m being so brave about it but a couple of days ago I saw this post claiming that the Jedi saying ‘this weapon [your lightsaber] is your life’ is emblematic of ‘the Jedi’s failure as peacekeepers’ (not an exact quote but pretty close) because why would a weapon be the life of a peacekeeper?

And like. The Jedi are a culture. They’re a religion.

You know that, right? You know that many cultures, including generally peaceful ones, have sacred weapons, right? You know that the bond between a Jedi and their crystal(s) is an extremely sacred thing that requires the consent of both parties and is integral to their way of life, right?

You know that lightsabers are not intended to be only for killing, right? That the first thing Luke learns to do with his lightsaber is to shield and defend? You know that a culture having sacred weapons doesn’t mean that they view killing as sacred, right?

Not trying to start shit, I don’t even remember who said it, but ugh

I hate caelid

Never forget that the strongest mortal and first of our kind, both Tarnished and Lord, with his dying breath venerates us with: "Brave Tarnished".

"Aspiring Lord of the old order"

"Foul Tarnished"

"Mongrel Intruder"

Our Elden Lord was assigned many titles by the remembrances they now wield.

I think this comment deserves to be seen more widely. There are so many people who would benefit from reading it and *thinking* about it.

You can stand to see the Imperial flag reign across the galaxy? – It's not a problem if you don't look up.

154 days until andor s2

she's everything

Lmao, back-to-back!

i watched the livestream of trump signing executive orders and answering questions from the press. here are some of the big ones + other things mentioned today:

trump declared a national emergency at the southern border + is getting the US military more involved in stopping "invasions including mass migration"

no one can declare asylum in the US

all existing appointments for people wanting to legally become US citizens are canceled

birthright citizenship (aka the 14th amendment) is now gone

ICE sweeps beginning "soon," not specifying when (though there are rumors it's starting tomorrow in sanctuary cities such as chicago)

mexican cartels are now designated "foreign terrorist organizations" and trump is not opposed to US troops entering mexico to eliminate them

he restored the death penalty for "crimes committed by illegal aliens"

biden had signed an executive order attempting to stop cops from using chokeholds or doing no-knock warrants. trump just revoked that order

25% tariffs on canada and mexico begin on feb 1 2025 — expect a lot of produce imported from mexico to get more expensive soon

tariffs on china will begin soon, not specified when

trump said he intends to take back the panama canal, did not specify when or how

january 6 insurrectionists are to be immediately released/pardoned

he pardoned the leader of the proud boys

tiktok has a 90 day extension, during which the US gov will try to buy 50% of tiktok. trump said he no longer cares that china is "spying on our young people," but he wants to buy half of tiktok so the US government "can police it a little bit, or a lot." if tiktok will not sell, it will be banned in the US again.

he claims the people of greenland want to become part of the US

he says the gulf of mexico is now to be called the "gulf of america" + denali is now to be called "mount mckinley"

alaska is to be mined and become the US' main source for fossil fuels

the green new deal and "electric vehicle" (green energy) mandates are over

the US has withdrawn from the paris climate agreement

the US has withdrawn from the world health organization

reproductiverights.gov is already gone

the US now "only recognizes two genders, male and female"

trans women prisoners are to be housed in male prisons; gender affirming care for prisoners is gone

self-identification for gender on passports, government IDs, and social security cards is gone

all federal employees are required to work in the office five days a week, no more working from home

trump said the US is going to "pursue our manifest destiny into the stars" and plant a US flag on mars

sources on what executive orders were signed: one two three

and lastly, some things that happened during the inauguration:

the pastor who blessed the inauguration during the swearing in ceremony has already announced a new meme coin/cryptocurrency

trump did not put his hand on the bible + there are rumors the pope is going to say trump is the antichrist

the wealthiest people on the planet — the CEOs of twitter/tesla, amazon, google, meta, and even the CEO of tiktok — who own almost all communication platforms used by westerners — stood directly behind trump as he was sworn in

elon musk, the wealthiest person alive, who has been given his own vaguely-defined US government agency, did a nazi salute on stage at the presidential podium. neo-nazis are already celebrating