Sam Witwer

Actor/Musician/Part-Time Sith/Starfleet

[Sam Witwer @SamWitwer]

To boldly go...
Unification.
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#StarTrek

[MO丂HÉ @thedripjedi]

I’m sorry that’s just funny to me 😆 @starwars @SamWitwer

[Sam Witwer @SamWitwer]

@justbleeve Congratulations!!!

[Lakota Man @LakotaMan1]

Exactly #LockHimUp

[Robert Picardo @RobertPicardo]

If I had a nickel for every time I was accused of having "TDS" these past 10 years, I could buy $7 diesel. -- Seriously, I am glad TDS has finally been recognized for what it really is.

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

I can’t believe we have to say this, but the annihilation of two major American cities — more than 5 million people — is not a “small price to pay” for Trump's illegal war.

Neither are the 19 American troops and 3,000+ Iranians who lost their lives.

Our president is unhinged.

[Henry Winkler @hwinkler4real]

In his own words !!! In a day or two it could be your home town

[Kalam Center @KalamCenter]

She wagged her tail as they closed the door behind her. She trusted them completely. She never knew she was saying goodbye to Earth forever. 🐕🚀

Her name was Laika.

She wasn't born in a laboratory.

She wasn't a famous dog.

She wasn't even someone's pet.

She was just a small stray dog wandering the cold streets of Moscow, searching for food, warmth, and kindness.

Every day was a struggle. Every night was spent under the open sky.

But despite everything, Laika remained gentle.

She still trusted humans.

She still wagged her tail when someone showed her affection.

One day, people came and took her away.

For the first time in her life, she had food every day. She had a warm place to sleep. People cared for her. They spoke softly to her. They petted her head and called her a good girl.

Laika had no idea that she had been chosen for a mission that would change history.

The people around her knew.

But she didn't.

As the days passed, the scientists grew attached to her. They played with her. They fed her by hand. They watched her innocent eyes look at them with complete trust.

And that trust broke their hearts.

Because they knew something Laika could never understand.

She was going to space.

And she was never coming back.

On the morning of November 3, 1957, they placed her inside a tiny spacecraft.

The capsule was so small that she could barely move.

One scientist later admitted that before closing the hatch, he hugged Laika and kissed her nose.

He knew it would be the last kindness she would ever receive.

As the countdown began, Laika sat alone.

No family.

No owner.

No one to tell her what was happening.

Just a little dog surrounded by machines.

Then the rocket roared to life.

Within moments, Laika became the first living creature to orbit the Earth.

The whole world celebrated.

Newspapers called it a historic achievement.

People cheered.

Governments praised the success.

But high above the planet, there was a frightened little dog who didn't understand any of it.

She wasn't chasing history.

She wasn't trying to become famous.

She was simply waiting for the humans she trusted to bring her home.

But home was never part of the plan.

The spacecraft had no way to return.

From the moment the rocket left the ground, Laika's fate had already been decided.

For years, the world was told that she survived in orbit for days.

The truth was even more heartbreaking.

Laika died alone only hours after launch.

No one was there to hold her.

No one was there to comfort her.

No familiar voice whispered, "Good girl."

Far above the Earth, the little stray dog who had trusted humans with all her heart took her final breath.

And she never came home.

Years later, one of the scientists involved confessed that he regretted what had happened.

The mission had made history.

But it had also cost an innocent life.

A life that had given everything without ever understanding why.

Today, statues of Laika stand in different parts of the world.

People call her a hero.

A pioneer.

A symbol of space exploration.

But when many people look at her photograph, they don't see a hero.

They see a small dog with kind eyes.

A dog who spent her life looking for love.

A dog who trusted humans until her very last moment.

A dog who boarded a spacecraft believing that the people she loved would take care of her.

💔 She never knew she was becoming a legend.

She only knew she was a good girl.

And perhaps that is the saddest part of all.

🐕🚀❤️

"History remembers the mission. The heart remembers the dog."

#Laika #SpaceDog #HeartbreakingStory #AnimalLove #DogStory #SpaceHistory #EmotionalStory #NeverForgotten #HumanAnimalBond #TrueStory #SpaceExploration #DogsOfHistory #TearsInMyEyes #FaithfulCompanion #AnimalStories #HistoryThatHurts #GoodGirlLaika #LegendForever #ViralStory

[Variety @Variety]

“Andor” creator Tony Gilroy says it’s “tragic” that the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger is threatening to “destroy the architecture” of Hollywood “in the name of venture capital”:

“People say the movie business is in trouble You go around, you stand anywhere you want, what do people talk about? Did you see this? Did you see that? What episode are you on? The business is solid, and to destroy the architecture that made it so in the name of venture capital, it’s tragic.”

Serving as the centerpiece film at #NYFF, “Behemoth!” stars Pedro Pascal as a gifted cellist. While introducing his new film, Gilroy praised the festival’s lineup as a bright spot amid an increasingly turbulent Hollywood landscape.

“When so many things go to sh*t in Hollywood, this is like a thank you,” Gilroy told the crowd. “Thank you for letting us bring our soufflé to your groovy party.”

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[Ariel Harmer @HarmerAriel]

@SamWitwer says his favorite line as Darth Maul in The Clone Wars:

[Eric Alper 🎧 @ThatEricAlper]

Before he was the Professor on ‘Gilligan’s Island,’ Russell Johnson flew 44 combat missions as a WWII bombardier. Shot down over the Philippines in 1945, he survived with two broken ankles and earned the Purple Heart, Bronze Star and other military honors.

[Tom Harrington @cbctom]

The White House media ban
reminds me of the Teddy Roosevelt quote:

“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”

[Maine @TheMaineWonk]

Since Trump Took Office:

Gas +39%
Diesel +69%
Utilities +15%
Jet fuel +100%
Health care +13%
Ground beef +25%

Elon Wealth: +122%
Wall Street Profits +22%
CEO Pay: +14%
Real Wages: +.5%

Trump Wealth: Doubled.
Trump Cabinet: 8 members worth $100M+

Do you fucking get it yet?

[Dad to the Bone @Dad_2_The_Bone]

A quick reminder that Kyle Rittenhouse showed up to a protest like this, shot and killed others and was celebrated by MAGA. Meanwhile Alex Pretti showed up to a protest like this, was shot and killed, then condemed by MAGA. Please stop saying this isn’t political.

[Sam Witwer @SamWitwer]

Very happy to see this on display in the library at the #LucasMuseum of Narrative Art.

[Christopher Webb @cwebbonline]

And yet there are people who actually believe this clown is going to send them a check for $5,000.

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

77 million Americans thought this was the better choice.

Holy shit what an epic F mistake you all made.

[The Sopranos Guy™ @uncle_june]

In the aftermath of 9/11, Steve Buscemi returned to his old fire station, where he had served as a firefighter in the early 1980s.

Donning his old uniform, he worked 12 hour shifts for days on end, searching for survivors in the rubble of the World Trade Center.

He did so without media attention, a quiet act of courage that later became a powerful symbol of solidarity.

[Jamie Bonkiewicz @JamieBonkiewicz]

You can’t spend years calling him “Sleepy Joe” and then pass the fuck out at work every day.

[Alex Ross @thealexrossart]

Frank is one of my oldest friends and most influential people in my life as the lead inspiration of how I depict superheroes, particularly Superman. Please donate whatever you can.

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