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Disney is about to delete five years of canon because Rey doesn't move toys. The sequel trilogy did $4.47B at the box office. Force Awakens $2.07B, Last Jedi $1.33B, Rise of Skywalker $1.07B. The merchandise tells a different story. Star Wars merchandise peaked at $700M in 2015 when Force Awakens launched. By 2019, the year Rise of Skywalker shipped with a billion-dollar marketing push as the supposed finale of the Skywalker Saga, Hasbro's Star Wars line was doing roughly $150M. A 70%+ collapse during the trilogy's own theatrical run. Then 2020 happened. No new movies. A streaming show legally unavailable in most international markets. Hasbro's Star Wars revenue grew 70% year-over-year. One character named Grogu outsold three years of sequel-trilogy merchandise. The sequel cast specifically can't move inventory at any price point. Rey, Finn, Poe, Rose, Holdo: Walmart clearance for years. Diamond Select's president said sales on TFA and TLJ products "were not too strong." Hasbro silently stopped producing Rise of Skywalker figures mid-line. There is no mass-market action figure for Poe, Finn, Lando, unmasked Kylo, Palpatine, or Leia from that movie. The licensees gave up before the trilogy finished releasing. The Lucasfilm acquisition was a $4.05B bet on the merchandise flywheel that built modern Hollywood toy licensing. Kenner's best year selling Original Trilogy toys, adjusted for inflation, outperformed the entire Disney era combined. That's the asset Disney bought. Galaxy's Edge runs the same play. Over $1B per park to build a Star Wars land set on a sequel-era planet nobody cared about. Both parks underperformed projections. The Mandalorian-themed expansion now under construction is the admission. If the rumor lands, this is the most expensive retcon in entertainment history. Five years of IP development written off because the licensees voted with their order books. Luke, Han, Leia, Vader, Boba, Mando, Grogu, Ahsoka generate revenue. The sequel cast generates returns.

@samhinkie Who’s the wild man now!!!

NASA's Curiosity rover has revealed what the night sky on Mars looks like, which is 225 million kilometers away.😍

If your parents are 65 and above, please listen. They are not going to tell you they are running out of time. That is not how they were built. They will wave you off, say they are fine, tell you not to worry, because they spent a lifetime protecting you from hard truths and they are still doing it now. But time is not asking their permission. Look closely the next time you see them, really look. The hands that once seemed so capable, the voice that used to fill a room, the eyes that still light up the moment you walk in, because you walking in is still, after all these years, one of the best parts of their day. You are so busy becoming while they are quietly diminishing, and both things are happening at the same time and nobody talks about it. The repeated stories are not a malfunction. They are what mattered most to them, they are trying to pass something to you before they go, so receive it. One day you will be mid-sentence and suddenly remember the exact way they laughed, and it will stop you cold, and you would trade almost anything to hear it one more time in real time, not just in memory. That day is coming, you do not know when. So call, not when you have time, because you do not have time, nobody does, but call anyway, visit anyway, sit in the quiet with them and let it mean something. Give them your presence while they can still feel it, not later. Now.

😼🐍 Dans cette séquence, trois jeunes chats des sables apparaissent à l’entrée de leur terrier, en plein milieu d’un environnement désertique. Un serpent à sonnette surgit et s’approche dangereusement. L’attaque est rapide : l’un des petits est touché et meurt... Les deux autres tentent alors de faire face, malgré leur taille et leur vulnérabilité, en attendant l’intervention de leur mère. Quelques instants plus tard, celle-ci arrive et engage un combat avec le serpent, qu’elle parvient finalement à repousser. Vous y avez cru vous aussi ? Cette vidéo est en réalité générée par intelligence artificielle. Preuve, s’il en fallait encore, que ces contenus sont désormais capables de tromper très facilement notre perception du réel...

Footage from Mexico 🇲🇽; a ‘holy’ cat named Coco 🐱⛪ stands at the entrance of a church, seemingly blessing everyone who walks in to worship 🤲🤣 Locals say this about him: ‘Coco thinks he’s the pope of the church 🤣❤️

Guys helping a shark

Anthony Edwards still has the wristband he received from 6-year-old Luca, a little boy diagnosed with cancer. He promised he would wear it for the rest of his career—and he kept his word 🙌🏽💯

Is the US About to Strike Iran? It is GO Time I Michael Every youtu.be/1RHH5feN3iM?si… via @YouTube cc @TMTLongShort

Man saves a Puma cub that was surrounded by wolves. What happens next is amazing.

Real life Tom and Jerry

@profplum99 It’s not just great marketing?

Getting some serious Aliens vibes...

Sad mama dog Cora shut down in the shelter after her puppies were taken from her—until rescuers found them and brought them back. The moment she saw them again… Pure healing.

@mattshumer_ 😳

Every time someone asks me what's going on with AI, I give them the safe answer. Because the real one sounds insane. I'm done holding back. I wrote what I wish I could sit down and tell everyone I care about. Send it to someone who needs to read it.

@shawngorham Hey my friend sent you a DM he has a brand new 2024 4Runner TRD Off Road Premium. Said pls check your DMs.

Now I have to hunt to find: 4Runner - 5th Gen Landcruiser - 2021 or older Lexus GX - 2023 or older (Nori Green is first choice) I dont think I can bring myself to buying a turbo v4 (new models) I also prefer (NOT) to buy my wife a used car, is what it is.

🚨 Earth is just 1 of 3.2 trillion planets in our galaxy. The sun is just 1 of 200 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy. The Milky Way is 1 of 2 trillion galaxies in the observable universe!

Honestly, you could re-write that sentence for humans too... "Marko can be social and playful when not hungry." Yup. Works!

@SpikeEskin How would the buyout work bc the asset cost to move the salary is too crippling.

@NBA2KMovement Lamelo

Name the NBA Player for $100..

Absolutely HUGE: Poland has just voted to ban #FurFarming! This will end the suffering like you see here for millions of animals who are bred for their #fur. 🥹 Congrats to @otwarteklatki for their years of advocacy. This is a massive victory for animals. 🧡