Одна из лучших фантастических вселенных это Звёздные Войны. В ней одни из самых знаковых персонажей это джедаи. А среди джедаев один из самых интересных — Оби Ван Кеноби. Надо же было сольный высокобюджетный сериал про него сделать таким пресным... Все моменты, ради которых стоит смотреть 6 часовых эпизодов, можно уложить в трёхминутный ролик на Ютубе. И 90% хронометража там будет занимать пафосный синтетический голос Дарта Вейдера.
Ну да ладно, уже весь интернет прошёлся и по нелогичности сюжета, и по слабой мотивации героев, и по многократным нарушениям канона.
Куда интереснее лично мне ситуация вокруг актрисы Мозез Ингрэм, которая играла инквизиторшу. После трейлера и первых серий заявлялось, что на неё повалился поток расистских оскорблений: дескать, важный персонаж афроамериканка, и фанатам это не понравилось.
Но это меня удивляет, и есть подозрение, что дело не в расизме. Актриса совсем неубедительно играет, а её персонаж написан плохо и вшит в повествование белыми нитками. Я могу легко допустить, что люди ругались именно на это, и цвет кожи здесь был вообще не при делах. Трудно представить, чтобы фанаты Звёздных Войн написали Сэму Джексону оскорбления из-за того, что его персонаж Мейс Винду — чернокожий. Вероятнее всего, Мозез Ингрэм просто не слишком хорошая актриса. Но современная американская повестка позволяет на любые претензии кидать клич "Это потому что я черная, а вы расисты". Если чернокожий врач плохо лечит пациентов, то они расисты. Если чернокожий программист пишет кривой код, тоже наверняка пользователи расисты, раз у них программа не работает. Так и живут.
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🗺Mauritius 🇲🇺
The emotions of being in the open ocean surrounded by a pod of whales are indescribable.
The most common whales around Mauritius are sperm whales. Swimming with them is completely safe.
#Mauritius
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Trump Called the UK “very stupid”
Trump has suggested Britain’s decision to cede the Chagos Islands to Mauritius is among the reasons he wants to take over Greenland.
The US president, who is travelling to Davos in Switzerland for the World Economic Forum, made the claim as he ramped up his rhetoric on acquiring the Arctic territory.
Trump fired off a flurry of posts on his Truth Social platform overnight on Tuesday about taking over Greenland, which is a territory of Denmark, the US’s Nato ally.
Writing on the website, Trump said “Shockingly, our “brilliant” Nato Ally, the United Kingdom, is currently planning to give away the Island of Diego Garcia, the site of a vital US Military Base, to Mauritius, and to do so FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER.
“There is no doubt that China and Russia have noticed this act of total weakness. These are International Powers who only recognise STRENGTH, which is why the United States of America, under my leadership, is now, after only one year, respected like never before.
“The UK giving away extremely important land is an act of GREAT STUPIDITY, and is another in a very long line of National Security reasons why Greenland has to be acquired.”
The move will come as a huge shock to No 10 after the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, gave his warm endorsement of the handover when it was first approved.
It will also add fuel to Conservative and Reform criticisms of the move, which have cited US concerns as a reason to deny the deal with Mauritius.
Immediately after Trump’s comments, the shadow foreign secretary, Priti Patel, said:
“President Trump has said what we’ve said all along – Labour’s £35bn Chagos surrender is a bad deal for Britain and bad for our national security. We’ve opposed it from day one and it’s time Starmer put the security of our country first and scrap his rotten deal.”
Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, said: “Thank goodness Trump has vetoed the surrender of the Chagos islands.”
The UK has signed a £3.4bn agreement to cede sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius but the deal is facing significant opposition in the House of Lords.
On Monday, the MP Andrew Rosindell, who defected from the Conservatives to Reform UK, cited a failure to stand up for the Chagos Islands as a major factor in leaving the party.
At the time of the agreement in May 2025, Rubio said the US “welcomed the historic agreement”.
It went on : “This is a critical asset for regional and global security. President Trump expressed his support for this monumental achievement during his meeting with prime minister Starmer at the White House.
“This milestone reflects the enduring strength of the US-UK relationship.”
Critics of the handover have said the deal gives China an opening in the region because of its close relations with Mauritius.
Trump has regularly cited fears of Chinese influence as a reason he intends the US to take over Greenland.
#trump#britain#mauritius#chagos
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News: #WB debars PwC #Africa affiliates over ‘collusive and fraudulent practices’ linked to Ethiopia–Kenya power project
The World Bank Group has announced a 21-month debarment with conditional release of three Africa-based affiliates of PricewaterhouseCoopers over what it described as “collusive and fraudulent practices” connected to a major regional electricity project involving #Ethiopia and #Kenya.
In a statement issued on 18 March, the Bank said #Mauritius-based PricewaterhouseCoopers Associates Africa Ltd., PricewaterhouseCoopers Limited, Kenya, and PricewaterhouseCoopers #Rwanda Limited were sanctioned “in connection with collusive and fraudulent practices” related to the Eastern Electricity Highway Project, part of the first phase of the #Eastern_Africa Power Integration Program in Ethiopia.
Read more: https://addisstandard.com/?p=55961
Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification🌍
2026-03-27 13:00 UTC
Somalia vs. Mauritius
Predicted outcome: Mauritius❌
Predicted score: 0:1
Actual: Draw 0:0
#Somalia#Mauritius
2026-03-27 13:00 UTC
Chad vs. Burundi
Predicted outcome: Draw❌
Predicted score: 1:1
Actual: Burundi 0:4
#Chad#Burundi
2026-03-27 16:00 UTC
Sao Tome and Principe vs. Ethiopia
Predicted outcome: Ethiopia✅
Predicted score: 1:2
Actual: Ethiopia 0:3
#SaoTomeandPrincipe#Ethiopia
#Football#AfricaCupofNations