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Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Mark Hamill Has a Bold Response to Donald Trump's AI 'Star Wars' Photo
believes he's dealing with yet another Sith Lord. Following 's recent Star Wars-inspired AI photo posted on social media, the 73-year-old actor who starred in the famous film franchise called out the major detail from the movies that was overlooked in the president's fake photo. 🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 As seen in the pic posted to the White House X account, Trump, 78, could be seen holding a red lightsaber, which, as Star Wars fans know all too well, symbolizes the Dark Side of the Force. The red lightsabers are mainly wielded by the evil Sith Lords, while the Jedi, like Hamill's character Luke Skywalker, often have blue, green or sometimes even purple lightsabers. In response to the president's photo, Hamill took to the social media platform Bluesky to write, "Proof this guy is full of SITH." Hamill wasn't the only one to notice the mistake in the post from the White House, which slammed the "Radical Left Lunatics" for "fighting so hard to bring Sith Lords, Murderers, Drug Lords, Dangerous Prisoners" and more "back into our Galaxy." The sentiment seemed to lose its meaning when the president was seen wielding the lightsaber exclusively used by the evil characters, deflating his own argument by symbolizing himself as part of the Dark Side. "'We are not the bad guys' Dude, you are holding a red lightsaber.." one user wrote on Bluesky. "This alone should get him impeached." someone else quipped. "Mark Hamill condemning this is the equivalent to the Vatican condemning the other photo. May the force be with us, always," another user added. Next:
The Citizen
12-05-2025
- Politics
- The Citizen
Trump's alternate reality becomes republican curriculum
From debunked election claims to Covid lab theories, Oklahoma's new curriculum enshrines Trump-era conspiracy as fact for high school students. US President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Picture: AFP Sometimes things are so obviously insane that writing about them seems ridiculous. That is why I don't write much about the lunacy of the Trump presidency any more. Keeping up with the crazy demands a psychology journal, not a 400-word newspaper column. Then something else mad happens and I fact-check it yet again. And it turns out you just can't make this stuff up. Meme culture I'm not talking about the US president posting an image of himself as the new pope, though he did. He isn't even Catholic, the minimum requirement, yet not being qualified or knowledgeable or correct doesn't matter in the current US administration. Nor am I referring to the May the Fourth (be with you) pic of Trump in muscled Star Wars mode, posted by the White House with the call-out to 'Radical Left Lunatics who are fighting so hard to bring Sith Lords, murderers, druglords, dangerous prisoners and well-known MS-13 gang members back into our Galaxy'. Nor am I talking about the bizarre e-mail sent by the US embassy in Sweden to the Stockholm city planning department, demanding they agree to comply with Trump's anti-diversity, inclusion and equality policies. (For the record, the city planners binned it.) ALSO READ: The big lesson to be learnt from World War II Propaganda in the Classroom Instead, I'm talking about something quietly contained in the latest academic standards in Republican Oklahoma, coming soon to high school social studies classes. The students will study '21st century turning points' and must 'analyse the significant events during the first Donald J Trump administration'. These include 'identifying discrepancies in 2020 election results by looking at … the sudden halting of ballot-counting … the security risks of mail-in balloting, sudden batch dumps, an unforeseen record number of voters, and the unprecedented contradiction of 'bellwether county' trends. All debunked, all now part of the curriculum. Students must also 'identify the source of the Covid pandemic from a Chinese lab'. The answer, presumably, is 'from a Chinese lab.' I know I'll change no minds. I know pointing out what is blatantly obvious – that the West's puppet master is a narcissist with the attention span of a Chappies-wrapper goldfish until there's a score to settle and that his acolytes are causing untold damage now and in future – only entrenches positions more. But, fittingly, Trump's lightsaber was red. NOW READ: Does Johannesburg really need a 'Bomb Squad'?
Buzz Feed
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
People Are Giving Mark Hamill A Round Of Applause For His Response To That Trump "Star Wars" Image
By now, you've surely seen the Star Wars image that's gone mega-viral on social media. Posted by the official White House account, it depicts Donald Trump holding a lightsaber, looking like a complete idiot with bald eagles and American flags behind him. The caption reads: "Happy May the 4th to all, including the Radical Left Lunatics who are fighting so hard to to bring Sith Lords, Murderers, Drug Lords, Dangerous Prisoners, & well known MS-13 Gang Members, back into our Galaxy. You're not the Rebellion—you're the Empire. May the 4th be with you." Obviously, the backlash online was swift and severe, with tons of people pointing out that the red lightsaber means he's a bad guy, LOL. And now, Mark Hamill himself has addressed it! In case you're not familiar with the Star Wars franchise, he's the actor who portrayed Luke Skywalker in the original films (Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi). He's also appeared in The Force Awakens, The Rise of Skywalker, The Clone Wars, and Star Wars Forces of Destiny. Safe to say he knows a thing or two about Star Wars! Well, Mark took to Bluesky to share his response, writing, "Proof this guy is full of SITH." And of course, many made Star Wars jokes: earthbound misfit /
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump meme roundup: From Pope Trump to a Star Wars Day lightsaber flub, the White House's AI-generated posts stir controversy
President Trump's White House has repeatedly shown that it's not shy about leaning into internet jokes and memes that stir controversy, even on the administration's official social media accounts. This past weekend was no different. On Sunday, the White House posted to X an AI-generated image of a muscular Trump, flanked by two bald eagles and two U.S. flags, wielding a lightsaber for Star Wars Day, the unofficial celebration of the George Lucas film franchise, which occurs annually on May 4. "Happy May the 4th to all, including the Radical Left Lunatics who are fighting so hard to bring Sith Lords, Murderers, Drug Lords, Dangerous Prisoners, & well known MS-13 Gang Members, back into our Galaxy. You're not the Rebellion—you're the Empire," the White House post read. 'May the 4th be with you.' But Star Wars fans were quick to point out that the color of Trump's lightsaber — red — suggests that he is aligned with the Dark Side. In the films, the villains, including Darth Vader, use red sabers. The heroes, like Luke Skywalker, use blue and green ones. "Good guys are green and blue,' Lucas himself once explained. 'Bad guys are red. That's just the way it works." It was the second time in three days that an AI-generated image of Trump shared by the White House prompted a backlash. On Friday, the official White House account reposted an image that Trump shared on his Truth Social account depicting himself as the pope, the spiritual leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. Earlier in the week, Trump joked to reporters that he would 'like to be pope' following the death of Pope Francis. Trump, who is not a Catholic, attended Francis's funeral last month. The image drew criticism from some Catholics who continue to mourn Francis's death and from cardinals who've been in Rome ahead of the conclave that will convene to choose his successor. 'There is nothing clever or funny about this image, Mr. President,' the New York State Catholic Conference said in a post on X. 'We just buried our beloved Pope Francis and the cardinals are about to enter a solemn conclave to elect a new successor of St. Peter. Do not mock us.' 'Not funny, Sir,' Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David wrote in a since-deleted post on Facebook. 'I hope he didn't have anything to do with that,' said Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, when asked by reporters in Rome if he was offended by Trump's pope post. 'It wasn't good.' Vice President JD Vance — who was one of the last people to meet with Francis before his death — defended Trump when asked by writer Bill Kristol on X whether he was 'fine with this disrespect and mocking of the holy father.' 'As a general rule, I'm fine with people telling jokes and not fine with people starting stupid wars that kill thousands of my countrymen,' Vance replied. In both cases, the images prompted a flood of mocking memes in response. The White House's X account was also quick to latch onto the recent internet debate over who would win in a hypothetical fight between 100 human men and one gorilla. On Thursday, the White House posted to X a cartoon image touting its deportations. '100 men vs 1 gorilla is still up for debate,' the White House wrote. 'Meanwhile, 142,000+ illegal alien criminals went up against 1 President Trump — They all got deported.' Immigration experts, though, have cast doubt on the accuracy of that deportation total. According to the most recent figures posted on the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement website, the total number of removals for 2025 so far is 71,405, roughly half the number projected by the Trump White House. The Trump administration's unusual digital operation goes well beyond memes. The White House recently launched a page on its website modeled after the Drudge Report devoted to promoting pro-Trump news stories. One of the stories currently at the top of the new White House site is an Axios article that proclaims, 'Trump's White House is the hottest right-wing media outlet.'
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump meme roundup: From Pope Trump to a Star Wars Day lightsaber flub, the White House's AI-generated posts stir controversy
President Trump's White House has repeatedly shown that it's not shy about leaning into internet jokes and memes that stir controversy, even on the administration's official social media accounts. This past weekend was no different. On Sunday, the White House posted to X an AI-generated image of a muscular Trump, flanked by two bald eagles and two U.S. flags, wielding a lightsaber for Star Wars Day, the unofficial celebration of the George Lucas film franchise, which occurs annually on May 4. "Happy May the 4th to all, including the Radical Left Lunatics who are fighting so hard to bring Sith Lords, Murderers, Drug Lords, Dangerous Prisoners, & well known MS-13 Gang Members, back into our Galaxy. You're not the Rebellion—you're the Empire," the White House post read. 'May the 4th be with you.' But Star Wars fans were quick to point out that the color of Trump's lightsaber — red — suggests that he is aligned with the Dark Side. In the films, the villains, including Darth Vader, use red sabers. The heroes, like Luke Skywalker, use blue and green ones. "Good guys are green and blue,' Lucas himself once explained. 'Bad guys are red. That's just the way it works." It was the second time in three days that an AI-generated image of Trump shared by the White House prompted a backlash. On Friday, the official White House account reposted an image that Trump shared on his Truth Social account depicting himself as the pope, the spiritual leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. Earlier in the week, Trump joked to reporters that he would 'like to be pope' following the death of Pope Francis. Trump, who is not a Catholic, attended Francis's funeral last month. The image drew criticism from some Catholics who continue to mourn Francis's death and from cardinals who've been in Rome ahead of the conclave that will convene to choose his successor. 'There is nothing clever or funny about this image, Mr. President,' the New York State Catholic Conference said in a post on X. 'We just buried our beloved Pope Francis and the cardinals are about to enter a solemn conclave to elect a new successor of St. Peter. Do not mock us.' 'Not funny, Sir,' Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David wrote in a since-deleted post on Facebook. 'I hope he didn't have anything to do with that,' said Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, when asked by reporters in Rome if he was offended by Trump's pope post. 'It wasn't good.' Vice President JD Vance — who was one of the last people to meet with Francis before his death — defended Trump when asked by writer Bill Kristol on X whether he was 'fine with this disrespect and mocking of the holy father.' 'As a general rule, I'm fine with people telling jokes and not fine with people starting stupid wars that kill thousands of my countrymen,' Vance replied. In both cases, the images prompted a flood of mocking memes in response. The White House's X account was also quick to latch onto the recent internet debate over who would win in a hypothetical fight between 100 human men and one gorilla. On Thursday, the White House posted to X a cartoon image touting its deportations. '100 men vs 1 gorilla is still up for debate,' the White House wrote. 'Meanwhile, 142,000+ illegal alien criminals went up against 1 President Trump — They all got deported.' Immigration experts, though, have cast doubt on the accuracy of that deportation total. According to the most recent figures posted on the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement website, the total number of removals for 2025 so far is 71,405, roughly half the number projected by the Trump White House. The Trump administration's unusual digital operation goes well beyond memes. The White House recently launched a page on its website modeled after the Drudge Report devoted to promoting pro-Trump news stories. One of the stories currently at the top of the new White House site is an Axios article that proclaims, 'Trump's White House is the hottest right-wing media outlet.'
