Poor Mark Hamill, doing his best to be politic about TLJ’s depiction of Luke Skywalker.  ‘I almost had to think of Luke as another character.’  

I agree on all his points including how the [characters exist] to serve the story. 

In some ways, the characters are almost secondary – is that good or bad?  Have a go, I guess.

captainsnoop:

the donald trump animatronic at disneyland’s hall of presidents looks like they made an animatronic for hillary, went “oh fuck” and stretched a hastily-made donald trump skin over hillary’s facial structure 

Looks a bit like Christopher Walken.  

Lovely of Disney to glorify a fascist thug, though.

In fact, why does the HoP need to exist?  

May all opportunistic right winging Ebenezers be haunted every night to come with the ghosts of all they have been, all they are and all they will be.  May they be visited by the nightmares they have foisted on all the people they lied to and swindled out of their own lives and livelihoods. Let them be sleepless in horror for a redemption they will never know.  

Rich people in Bristol install anti-bird spikes in trees to keep shit off their cars, rendering trees “literally uninhabitable” by local wildlife

smitethepatriarchy:

mostlysignssomeportents:

Two trees in a fancy neighbourhood in Bristol, UK have had strips of
anti-bird spikes nailed to their branches, rendering them “literally
uninhabitable” by local wildlife, according to local Green Party
councillor Paula O’Rourke.

https://boingboing.net/2017/12/19/endangered-faeces.html

Watch as the trees die from insect infestation.

Food poverty ‘sparks return of Victorian diseases in Britain’

infernalseason:

Health experts have warned of the return of Victorian scourges such as rickets and stunted growth due to child food poverty and malnutrition.

Dr Ellie Cannon, a GP in South Hampstead, posted a tweet revealing how doctors have to ask patients if they can afford to eat when they come to the surgery complaining of fatigue or unexplained illness.

It went viral and was addressed in a food poverty debate in the House of Commons. Now she has told how in recent years doctors have seen a resurgence in rickets – a disease usually caused by lack of vitamin D or calcium in a child’s diet. It causes bones to become soft and weak, and can lead to deformities as well as pain, fragile bones, tooth decay and poor growth.

Meanwhile, the number of children suffering debilitating fatigue has risen, Dr Cannon said. “We have an option to prescribe food through the NHS – that is how bad the situation is. I work on a social housing estate. I have patients who use a food bank. The family who prompted the tweet was a family where a mother drank tea all day in order to feed her kids. We see children who are not growing to their potential.

“It is a sad state of affairs in 2017, especially when we see trends show wealthy children are getting stronger.”

Food poverty ‘sparks return of Victorian diseases in Britain’

ibuzoo:

on this website having an opinion is wrong and you’re an asshole for even having one

On social media, having an opinion or offering a considered response to something to something not agreed with is considered being ‘butt-hurt.’  

The bigger crisis: how many stay silent rather than speak out about anything that might be wrong, all in fear of being bullied over it?  

Bell, Cineplex, Rogers and Shaw are trying to censor the internet and force the end of net neutrality in Canada.

allthecanadianpolitics:

It’s scary – Bell, Cineplex, Shaw, and Rogers are trying to censor the internet and force the end of net neutrality in Canada. And worse, they’re trying to do it behind closed doors.

These 4 companies, led by Bell, are pushing to create an internet “blacklist” of certain websites that all internet service providers in Canada would legally have to block. They know this outrageous proposal would never pass, so first, they tried to sneak it into NAFTA negotiations – and now Bell is expected to introduce its proposal to Canada’s telecom regulator TOMORROW.

Critics are calling this move “unprecedented” and dangerous. If these companies get their way, this internet blacklist would have absolutely zero oversight in the courts. We need to stop this urgently.

Continue Reading and sign the petition here.

Bell, Cineplex, Rogers and Shaw are trying to censor the internet and force the end of net neutrality in Canada.