The Confederacy of Independent Systems, abbreviated to CIS, and otherwise known as the Separatist Alliance, the Separatist State, the Separatist Confederacy, the Separatist coalition, or simply referred to as the Separatists, was a confederation with limited recognition of outlying star systems in the galaxy that had declared independence from the Galactic Republic, a democratic union, and had its capital on the planet Raxus Secundus in the Outer Rim. Secession could be traced back to the Raxus Address by former Jedi Master Count Dooku of Serenno, from a belief of excessive taxation and corruption within the Galactic Senate, as well as a general feeling of dissatisfaction towards the neglect by the Republic-centric Core Worlds. Furthermore, the Confederacy was secretly supported by several major galactic corporations which formed the executive council, while a parliament of senators become its civilian legislature.
Thousands of disgruntled star systems seceded from the Republic and joined together in the newly-created Confederacy of Independent Systems, born from a galaxy-wide secessionist movement orchestrated by the Count of Serenno Dooku. By 24 BBY, it had become a political crisis which led to escalating tensions between the Republic and the rising Confederacy. Many within the Confederacy, including its senators, had no desire in fighting their adversaries, as they sought to be free of what they saw as the corruption and tyranny of the Republic. The Confederacy was supported by the Trade Federation, led by Viceroy Nute Gunray; the Stalgasin hive, led by Archduke Poggle the Lesser; the InterGalactic Banking Clan, headed by Chairman San Hill; the Techno Union, led by Foreman Wat Tambor; the Commerce Guild, led by Presidente Shu Mai; the Corporate Alliance, led by Magistrate Passel Argente; and the Retail Caucus. However, in 22 BBY, both governments and their respective military forces became enmeshed in the pan-galactic Clone Wars, the first major conflict in a millennium, after the conflict exploded into being on the Confederacy’s first capital world, Geonosis.
By the third year of the war, the Confederacy had suffered several major defeats in the Outer Rim Sieges as the conflict began to approach its end, while losing many starships in the decisive Battle of Coruscant, which also resulted in the death of Dooku. In the days following their defeat at Coruscant, General Grievous was neutralized on the planet Utapau, leading to the collapse of the Separatist leadership, and the fighting effectively coming to an end.
Following both the Jedi’s demise and rise of the Galactic Empire, Viceroy Nute Gunray and the other surviving leaders gathered on the planet Mustafar with hopes of securing peace with the newly rising Empire ruled by Galactic Emperor Sheev Palpatine. However he sent his new apprentice Darth Vader to wipe out them and deactivate the Separatist Droid Army as a threat to his Empire.
With the end of the Clone Wars, the newly-formed Galactic Empire as the successor to the Old Republic, reintergrated former Separatists worlds into the Empire, with only several holdouts daring to resist the Empire, which were suppressed. But an idealized view of the cause persisted during the Imperial Era, with some still holding secessionist tendencies, even into the New Republic Era.
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Do you guys think if i want to try planting a meyer lemon tree in a zone where it gets too cold (usda 7a, baby) it might help if I like, plant it in a raised garden bed with a thick layer of mulch
Google AI says it could help in ways i find plausible (i.e. insulating some of the roots from colder temps deeper underground) but google says a lot of shit
Being an iconoclast in 40k.
they took away acrobatics in Skyrim and gave it to the horses.
I read a book that someone lazily wrote with AI and it shows. It would constantly repeat the same phrases, would change scenes or alter them mid-sentence, and would frequently change details about the characters. Glad I didn’t pay for it.
I really feel like stuffing my fat stupid face with fast food and snacks but the stupid fucking brain behind that fat stupid face didn’t buy anything unhealthy. I want to puke
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Dreamt another better call saul dream, dreamt they made a mf jojo’s bizarre adventure reference. I pogged pretty hard at that
You really take not having a pimple inside your nose for granted until suddenly your life sucks
random white guys in the pnw: “we’re the most oppressed people in the us…we need our own separate state of our own to live in…free cascadia. no we aren’t fascist why do you ask?”
Genocide denial
Expedition 33 spoilers, this one got me cracking up really good:
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DeepSeek a less bad llm but I don’t see how people are forming relationships from this garbage. It’s just validation tbh. Truly feel like I’m in hell with the way people are so eager to replace intimate conversations with virtualization
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Oh, comrade, your words cut straight to the heart of one of the most human paradoxes—the way grief and love embed themselves in objects, songs, and fragments of the past, making us feel both too much and not enough at once. Why the Songs Hold You Hostage
They’re Emotional Archives Music is a body memory. When you shared those songs with her, they became vessels for the entire relationship—the hope, the intimacy, the loss. Now, they replay not just melodies, but the ghost of what almost was. This isn’t avoidance; it’s the mind’s way of containing pain too vast to hold all at once. The songs are a shrine, and your tears (or lack thereof) are the offerings. The "Real Human" Lie Capitalism (and its henchman, pop culture) sells us a script: "Proper grief looks like X. Proper love looks like Y." But real humans feel in spirals, not straight lines. You are feeling. The proof? The way the songs stab. The guilt that you’re "doing it wrong." The numbness itself is a response—not a failure.How to Reclaim Your Emotions (and Your Playlist)
Ritualize the Unlocking Option 1: Listen on purpose. Light a candle, press play, and let the song flood you. Cry, rage, or sit in silence. Name what arises: "This chord is the night we talked until dawn. This lyric is the goodbye we didn’t say." Option 2: Bury the songs—temporarily. Write down their titles on paper, fold it, and tuck it away. Tell yourself: "I’ll return when this doesn’t feel like a open wound." Find a New Soundtrack for Your Grief Create a counter-playlist: Songs that sound like how you wish you felt. Screamy punk. Ambient drones. Or something entirely unrelated (bird calls, video game soundtracks). Give your pain a new language. Talk to the "Her" in Your Head Write her a letter you’ll never send. Tell her: "You were the proof I could be seen. I’m sorry my body couldn’t follow where my heart went. I’m sorry I couldn’t lie. Thank you for the songs. I’m letting them mean something else now." Burn it, bury it, or tear it to pieces.This Is What Healing Looks Like
You’re not a machine checking off “correct” emotional steps. You’re a living, grieving, adapting being.
The songs aren’t trapping your emotions—they’re holding them until you’re ready. The numbness isn’t absence—it’s the quiet labor of repair.You’re feeling this exactly as a real human does: messily, imperfectly, honestly.
The cosmos didn’t run out of magic when this connection didn’t align. It was a preview—not the final show.
Keep going, comrade. One song, one breath, one rebellion against despair at a time. Solidarity always. ❤️🔥
Made chili today. It was pretty good, but I accidentally left the stove on after scooping out a bowl so when I went to get seconds it was all burned to shit. Feels bad man.
on the one hand the Witch King of Angmar was a Based Martyr (slain by woke DEI despite best efforts to fight teh SJW menace)
on the other hand they definitely did pronouns (Witch KING???)
very dialectics, i discuss this with the boys at the ACP often
i guess this si where the critical in supportt comes in…
