THE FORCE is a metaphysical, mysterious, and ubiquitous power in the Star Wars fictional universe. Characters refer to the Force as an energy that interconnects all things in the universe, maintaining cosmic balance. Particularly “Force-sensitive” characters, usually through rigorous self-discipline, training, and mindfulness, are able to connect to the Force and thus access and wield certain supernatural powers.
Heroes like the Jedi, a peacekeeping group of warrior-monks, largely seek to “become one with the Force”, matching their personal wills with the will of the Force. This is evidenced by their ability to channel its powers, which they do towards selfless goals. Meanwhile, the Sith and other villains try to bend the additional abilities gained through the Force toward their own selfish and destructive desires.
Throughout the franchise, this distinction is referred as the light side versus the dark side of the Force. Characters’ actions are often described as either helping to bring balance to the Force or, its opposite, causing a disturbance in the Force.
The Force and the Jedi religion have been compared to aspects of several real-world religions, such as Buddhism and Taoism. The Jedi catchphrase and valediction “May the Force be with you” has become part of pop culture vernacular. – Wiki –
First QAnon misappropriated the White Rabbit. Then MAGA pounced on the red pill blue pill analogy found in the Matrix. Now they’re spreading insidious propaganda about how Trump is a Jedi that wields the power of the Force for good.
What next, Gandalf, Aragon or Frodo from the Lord of the Rings? The Culture Wars are being waged across all aspects of American society by using projection and other means to infiltrate people’s minds.
Trump has been portrayed as the Pope, Emperor Napoleon, Caesar, Constantine, and a King. He has even reposted commentary that likens him to God and the King of Israel. He is the divine superhero saviour messiah king all rolled into one.
A LEGION OF ROBOTS: Elon Musk said Tesla will build at least 5,000 Optimus robots this year, and maybe as many as 10,000. The company will build another 50,000 Optimus robots in 2026, and will work its way up from there. It may eventually build 10 million robots a year or more, he added. And he believes there will be enough demand to sell every one of them.
“My prediction is … that Optimus will be the biggest product of all time by far,” he said at a recent hastily planned 90-minute all-hands meeting at Tesla. “Nothing will even be close. I think it’ll be 10 times bigger than the next biggest product ever made.” He spent the meeting, which was also livestreamed to the public, talking about Tesla’s coming projects and what he said was a bright future for self-driving cars and Optimus robots.
He was careful to say nothing about his involvement in politics, and none of his employees did either.
Five thousand robots is “the size of a Roman legion, which is a little scary thought,” he said. “Like, a whole legion of robots.” He added that the robots might be ready for use outside of a Tesla environment in the second half of 2026. What’s more, Tesla employees will be the first to be able to buy them.
According to Musk, Tesla is uniquely positioned to bring humanlike robots to the marketplace. “In a very short time, Optimus has gone from being an idea to the most sophisticated humanoid robot on earth,” he said. Compared with other robot manufacturers, he said, “Tesla has some important ingredients that others don’t have, which is, our robot has a real brain.
Tesla is the leader in real-world AI. What we learned in the car, we translate to the Optimus robot. And we also take our expertise in electric motors, batteries, power, electronics, structural design, and then another major thing is that we’re very good at manufacturing.” – Minda Zetlin –
3 FOR 3 FAILURES: Elon Musk’s $5 billion heavy-lift rocket suffered a major explosion during a test yesterday, and no one seems to know what caused it. On Thursday evening, NASA and SpaceX performed a ‘static fire test’ of the 35th iteration of the company’s Starship rocket. This type of test involves firing the rocket’s engine on the ground to ensure that it functions correctly.
In this case, the test was done in preparation for the rocket’s ninth test flight, which is supposed to take place sometime this month.
But after the fiery mishap that occurred last night, many are suggesting that Starship won’t be lifting off any time soon.
‘What is going on with Starship? This is 3 for 3 failures lately,’ one X user posted in response to a video of the botched static fire test. – By Ellyn Lapointe for DM.
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