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Tamper Proof Lid @readuction.bsky.social · 1d

Around this time of year, brits will wear ‘poppies’ out of deep respect for the international heroin trade

Havard 🔜 CON:F 🔜 NRGCHI 🔜 Mixfest 🔜 RC Vegas @ugshavard.bsky.social · 1d

Weird how this pattern has developed. Surely he will think of the community next time, now that he has finally gotten his bag.

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winnie 💫 @winonaparadise.bsky.social · 1d

breaking up

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erin @its-erin.com · 2d

"f2p is going to save fighting games" do they need saving. you can already play under night in-birth 2 and guilty gear xrd rev 2. some genius will for sure get marvel 3 rollback working one day

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UGS Gaming @ugsgaming.bsky.social · 2d

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Feilen @feilen.purr.church · 2d

If you grew up male, but always had a different fashion sense and got along better with female family members, and had a non specific yearning in the back of your head, you really need to hear this: one week left to enroll in extended updates for Windows 10

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Yo Gabapentin @yogabapentin.bsky.social · 2d

Obligatory Jenny Nicholson Tweet

Jenny Nicholson Tweet:

How come major film studios keep being like Jared Leto may have allegations, but at least he looks weird, stars in box office bombs, and is not a good actor

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Havard 🔜 CON:F 🔜 NRGCHI 🔜 Mixfest 🔜 RC Vegas @ugshavard.bsky.social · 4d

Saturday
UW Control ❌❌
Battlecrier Combo🐭🐭
Goblins 🐭🐭
Mono Red 🐭❌🐭
Vivi 🐭🐭
QF Simic Midrange🐭❌🐭
Semis Scoop

Sunday
UW Artifacts 🐭❌🐭
Vivi 🐭 (opp got a game loss for deck reg error)
Mono Red❌❌
UW Control🐭🐭
UG Mid🐭🐭
Top 4 split
List: moxfield.com/decks/fjwOMF...

moxfield.com

Havard 🔜 CON:F 🔜 NRGCHI 🔜 Mixfest 🔜 RC Vegas @ugshavard.bsky.social · 4d

Back to back 4-1s in the swiss portion of RCQs this weekend. MUs below for those interested.
Yesterday I scooped the semis of a 2 slotter to take the credit as I already have an invite, today I scooped the semis after a top 4 split for the same reason.
@fireshoes.bsky.social

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 6d

comic book authors: we invented the punisher as a cautionary tale about vigilante crime fighting
the director of the fbi: at long last, we are implementing the ethos from the classic comic book the punisher

Sam @samd.bsky.social · 6d

reddit occupied government

Ken Dilanian
@DilanianMSNBC
Follow
The challenge coins being handed out by @FBIDirectorKash. Seems someone put a lot of thought into this.

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Havard 🔜 CON:F 🔜 NRGCHI 🔜 Mixfest 🔜 RC Vegas @ugshavard.bsky.social · 10d

12x lands that turn it on and being mono color sounds too low to me, turn 1 is the only turn you can afford a tapped land in a normal game so I'd be really worried about keeping hands with fast lands+village.
It's enticing though for sure.

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Havard 🔜 CON:F 🔜 NRGCHI 🔜 Mixfest 🔜 RC Vegas @ugshavard.bsky.social · 10d

1st trophy of the season. Was playing with Vein Ripper for a bit and wanted to try hoof. Immediate 5-0 🤷.

Feelings are mixed on hoof but it's nice that the instant win for this version is a smaller package and I don't have to have 4 harvesters in my deck when they're bad.
@fireshoes.bsky.social

4 Awaken the Honored Dead
2 Bitter Triumph
4 Blooming Marsh
3 Botanical Sanctum
4 Breeding Pool
4 Bringer of the Last Gift
4 Craterhoof Behemoth
4 Esper Origins
1 Harvester of Misery
4 Kavaero, Mind-Bitten
2 Marang River Regent
4 Overlord of the Balemurk
1 Rakshasa's Bargain
3 Starting Town
4 Steamcore Scholar
2 Swamp
4 Town Greeter
1 Undercity Sewers
1 Underground Mortuary
4 Watery Grave

SIDEBOARD:
2 Annul
3 Duress
2 Harvester of Misery
3 Heritage Reclamation
2 Into the Flood Maw
1 Stab
2 Strategic Betrayal

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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 15d

The more I think about it the more I’m fascinated with the idea of remastering a game from 2000 to look like a game from 2004.

Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 15d

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petey @peteypayless.bsky.social · 16d

the US if Tylenol actually caused autism

A map titled United States High Speed Rail System showing a theoretical high speed rail system in the United States. Some lines also connect north to Vancouver or the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor, or south to Tijuana or Monterrey. The map is credited to First Cultural Industries AKA Alfred Twu, dated from February 2013, and is downloadable at www.californiarailmap.com

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❤️‍🩹 @imrryr666.bsky.social · 17d

i am pregnant taking 10 Tylenol a day in hopes my son becomes the greatest Magic the Gathering player in the world

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George Frankly! @georgefrankly.bsky.social · 21d

in THIS country we STAND for the FLAG and we KNEEL for what I've been TOLD is actually called the CROSS

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Havard 🔜 CON:F 🔜 NRGCHI 🔜 Mixfest 🔜 RC Vegas @ugshavard.bsky.social · 21d

Another Deck, another 5-0.
3rd Trophy of the season in as many weeks. Now that I'm RC Qualified I can ignore this horrible standard format and focus on testing for Modern RCs.
Azja's 1st place challenge list from last night did not disappoint in my 1st league with it.
@fireshoes.bsky.social

About
Name Belcher

Deck
1 Beyeen Veil
4 Fallaji Archaeologist
3 Flare of Denial
1 Force of Negation
2 Sea Gate Restoration
4 Hydroelectric Specimen
1 Into the Flood Maw
4 Jwari Disruption
2 Spell Snare
2 Sea Gate Restoration
4 Sink into Stupor
4 Lotus Bloom
1 Stern Scolding
4 Suppression Ray
4 Tameshi, Reality Architect
4 Thundertrap Trainer
3 Waterlogged Teachings
4 Whir of Invention
4 Disrupting Shoal
4 Goblin Charbelcher

Sideboard
3 Consign to Memory
1 Dusk Rose Reliquary
1 Flusterstorm
2 Harbinger of the Seas
1 Flusterstorm
1 Mountain
1 Mystical Dispute
1 Stock Up
1 Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student
1 Tezzeret the Seeker
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Tormod's Crypt

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yoman5 @yoman5.bsky.social · 23d

Genuinely this is what we need more of. Fuck ice, if you're in any position of power and not actively fighting this shit:

fuck you you're a coward

Wrecked @wrecked9n76e.bsky.social · 23d

Karina Villa protecting her constituents by literally running ICE off the streets in West Chicago and yelling to residents to stay inside their homes.

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Havard 🔜 CON:F 🔜 NRGCHI 🔜 Mixfest 🔜 RC Vegas @ugshavard.bsky.social · 23d

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Affinity
Dusk Rose Reliquary: +1
Pithing Needle: +1
Wear: +1
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Mox Amber: -1
Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student: -1
Tormod's Crypt: -1

Amulet Titan
Consign to Memory: +3
Wear: +1
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Mox Amber: -1
Portable Hole: -1
Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student: -2

Belcher
Consign to Memory: +3
Force of Negation: +3
Pithing Needle: +1
---------
Mox Amber: -1
Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student: -2
Portable Hole: -4

Boros Energy
Whipflare: +2
Dusk Rose Reliquary: +1
Soul-Guide Lantern: +1
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Aether Spellbomb: -1
Haywire Mite: -1
Metallic Rebuke: -1
Mox Amber: -1

Dimir Murktide
Dusk Rose Reliquary: +1
Test of Talents: +1
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Haywire Mite: -1
Shadowspear: -1

Domain Zoo
Dusk Rose Reliquary: +1
Soul-Guide Lantern: +1
Wear: +1
---------
Mox Amber: -1
Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student: -2

Eldrazi Ramp
Consign to Memory: +3
Dusk Rose Reliquary: +1
Soul-Guide Lantern: +1
---------
Mox Amber: -1
Portable Hole: -4

Eldrazi Tron
Consign to Memory: +3
Force of Negation: +2
Dusk Rose Reliquary: +1
---------
Mox Amber: -1
Tormod's Crypt: -1
Portable Hole: -4

Esper Midrange
Dusk Rose Reliquary: +1
Soul-Guide Lantern: +1
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Emry, Lurker of the Loch: -1
Mox Amber: -1

Goryo's Vengeance
Force of Negation: +3
Dusk Rose Reliquary: +1
Soul-Guide Lantern: +1
Test of Talents: +1
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Emry, Lurker of the Loch: -1
Haywire Mite: -1
Mox Amber: -1
Portable Hole: -1
Shadowspear: -1
Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student: -1

Grixis Persist
Dusk Rose Reliquary: +1
Force of Negation: +1
Pithing Needle: +1
Soul-Guide Lantern: +1
Test of Talents: +1
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Emry, Lurker of the Loch: -1
Haywire Mite: -1
Mox Amber: -1
Portable Hole: -1
Shadowspear: -1

Gruul Basking Broodscale Combo
Consign to Memory: +3
Pithing Needle: +1
Soul-Guide Lantern: +1
Wear: +1
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Emry, Lurker of the Loch: -1
Mox Amber: -2
Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student: -3

Izzet Prowess
Ethersworn Canonist: +2
Dusk Rose Reliquary: +1
Soul-Guide Lantern: +1
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Emry, Lurker of the Loch: -1
Haywire Mite: -1
Mox Amber:…

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Havard 🔜 CON:F 🔜 NRGCHI 🔜 Mixfest 🔜 RC Vegas @ugshavard.bsky.social · 23d

7-1 through the swiss in the @nrgseries.bsky.social Modern Showdown for 3rd.
My only losses were both to Raja (GGs), fairly certain I win if not for him.
Dusk Rose Reliquary was shockingly good, mainly for Clarion Conqueror.
List in Alt text.
SB guide+mini-report in reply.
@fireshoes.bsky.social

1 Aether Spellbomb
4 Emry, Lurker of the Loch
1 Hallowed Fountain
1 Haywire Mite
1 Island
4 Kappa Cannoneer
1 Lavaspur Boots
3 Metallic Rebuke
4 Mishra's Bauble
3 Mox Amber
4 Mox Opal
1 Otawara, Soaring City
4 Pinnacle Emissary
4 Portable Hole
4 Seachrome Coast
1 Shadowspear
3 Spire of Industry
1 Spirebluff Canal
2 Starting Town
4 Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student
4 Thoughtcast
1 Tormod's Crypt
4 Urza's Saga

SIDEBOARD:
3 Consign to Memory
1 Dusk Rose Reliquary
2 Ethersworn Canonist
3 Force of Negation
1 Pithing Needle
1 Soul-Guide Lantern
1 Test of Talents
1 Wear/Tear
2 Whipflare

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 24d

Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide.

As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.

End the genocide. Ceasefire now.

257. The Commission recommends that all Member States:
(a) Employ all means reasonably available to them to prevent the commission of genocide in the Gaza Strip;
(b) Cease the transfer of arms and other equipment or items, including jet fuel, to the State of Israel or third States where there is reason to suspect their use in military operations that have involved or could involve the commission of genocide;
(c) Ensure individuals and corporations in their territories and within their jurisdiction are not involved in the commission of genocide, aiding and assisting the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide and investigate and prosecute those who may be implicated in these crimes under international law;
(d) Facilitate the investigations and domestic proceedings and take action (including imposing sanctions) against the State of Israel and against individuals or corporations that are involved in or facilitating the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide;
(e) Cooperate with the investigation of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
258. The Commission recommends that the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court:
(a) Examine, within its continuing investigation in the Situation in the State of Palestine, the crime of genocide for amendment to existing arrest warrants and addition to future application for arrest warrants;
(b) Examine the involvement of officials mentioned in this report for inclusion as those most responsible for international crimes committed in the occupied Palestinian territory.

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Havard 🔜 CON:F 🔜 NRGCHI 🔜 Mixfest 🔜 RC Vegas @ugshavard.bsky.social · 24d

Honestly, the best part of the weekend was hearing all of the friends I've met through Magic cheer/clap during the top 8 announcement. Feels good to put one up there but just the reminder of all the homies who were there with me was worth more.
Thanks all, see you again soon.

NRG Series @nrgseries.bsky.social · 26d

Congrats to the #NRGCHI Modern $10k Top 8!

1. Jacob Havard (Jeskai Affinity)
2. Jacob Cupp (Blue Belcher)
3. Ryan Hayes (Esper Goryo's)
4. Raja Sulaiman (Azorius Control)
5. Robert Pounds (Affinity)
6. Daniel Staup (Eldrazi Tron)
7. Matthew Bailey (Samwise Combo)
8. Casey Ryback (Esper Goryo's)

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Tirk @tirkarokujo.itch.io · 25d

bad news bro, they're rotating your model to look up your skirt, they're zooming in on your cute teddy bear print panties and everything

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RX @henshinrx.bsky.social · 25d

good morning

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NRG Series @nrgseries.bsky.social · 26d

Congrats to the #NRGCHI Modern $10k Top 8!

1. Jacob Havard (Jeskai Affinity)
2. Jacob Cupp (Blue Belcher)
3. Ryan Hayes (Esper Goryo's)
4. Raja Sulaiman (Azorius Control)
5. Robert Pounds (Affinity)
6. Daniel Staup (Eldrazi Tron)
7. Matthew Bailey (Samwise Combo)
8. Casey Ryback (Esper Goryo's)

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