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What Roman Emperors Looked Like Using AI, Facial Reconstruction, And Photoshop

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oh to be a nun in 1350 enjoying quiet time and gardening and having lots of lesbian sex and then dying at the ripe old age of 36

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People that hated The Last Jedi are the same people that hated Dark Fate and for the same reason. Sure, they can point to whatever flaw(s) the movies have and use that as a false front, but what these two movies said outright is that the past is horrible, actually, and that they should stop trying to bring it back.

The Last Jedi literally said "Kill the past". Dark Fate killed off John Connor in the first minute. You can't send a message more blatant than that. These two movies then use the best parts of the previous entries to forge something new and interesting.

In Dark Fate, the protagonists aren't saved by the T-800, they save themselves with him in a supporting role. They send another bold-text message that the future matters as little as the past does because they can't be changed. The only thing that matters are what is done now, and so they are empowered to make the necessary changes for a better future instead of being resigned to it.

In The Last Jedi, we are shown that holding onto the past only perpetuates the cycle, and that doing so only makes things worse with each new go-round. It isn't until the Jedi texts are re-studied and adapted to the present that The Force is finally brought to balance.

Nostalgia is a powerful motivator, but an even more powerful weapon. We need to break the cycle now and start changing for the better

#star wars #the last jedi #terminator #dark fate #movie analysis

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Still Here

I know I've been away for a while. Just letting everyone know that I made it out alive from that hellscape that was 2020, and that my life has completely turned around this year. I hope to get back to posting by the end of the year

#personal #update

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The amount of serotonin it gave me to watch this grandma react to her new galaxy light 🥺

It’s dark in here- *gasps in excitement* OHH SARAH!

OHH SARAH! *giggles like a little kid* OHhHhH!!

My ceiling is filled with blue lights… and stars and everything!!

OH Sarah! I can go to bed at night looking at this. OHHHH it’s beautiful!

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Hannah Barbara Shared Universe

Since the Hannah Barbara universe is shared among all of their cartoons, that means that Yogi Bear, Quickdraw McGraw, Snagglepuss, Astro, and all the other talking animals we follow are descended from the same alien race that Scooby Doo is, the Anunnaki

#hannah barbara #shared universe #scooby doo #yogi bear #quickdraw mcgraw #snagglepuss #alien descended #alien lineage #anunnaki #headcanon

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#climate feedback #climate change #fact vs fiction

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This footage of Elmo after messing up a take on Sesame Street is peak relatable

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A Real Hero

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Mark Hamill is like the Tony Hawk of cartoon voice actors; in spite of the fact that he’s been doing it for decades and has played some of the most well known characters in some of the most popular shows around, everybody is still absolutely flummoxed to learn that their favourite character was voiced by Mark Hamill.

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I don't know what it means, but it really seems like there's something bigger going on with the Eternal Nightmare Machine

#rick and morty #the eternal nightmare machine #theories

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Given how easy it is to buy a person's debt, apparently, I propose that every willing adult buy, at least, one other person's debt. Then we could decide to just, you know... not collect?

#debt buyers #predators #debt forgiveness #erasing debt #Youtube #john oliver

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#chemical farming #weed killer #chemical fertilizer #Youtube

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#overly sarcastic productions #trope talk #powerhouses #writing #writing advice #advice #Youtube