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noturtlesoup17.bsky.social
Bannon should release the footage he recorded in the year before Epstein's death, coaching him on how to successfully rehabilitate his image on camera.
benmathislilley.bsky.social Ben Mathis-Lilley @benmathislilley.bsky.social · Jul 22
The Times, Post, CNN, and Politico all ran stories this weekend or this morning about Trump getting his base back behind him on Epstein. The most prominent source cited to justify this claim _in all four publications_ was Steve Bannon. slate.com/news-and-pol...
All These Stories About Trump Making the Epstein Files a Winning Issue Have a Funny Thing in Common
Is Trump really turning the tables on this one?
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July 22, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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themountaingoats.bsky.social
A good and thoughtful consideration of that one Elliott Smith album you play latest at night
July 22, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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fireshoes.bsky.social
Vintage Challenge Top 8 decklists for Sunday, May 11 (40 players) #mtg #mtgVintage

Azorius Dreadnought gets the win! 🦐🏆

Dredge in 2nd 🧟

Oath of Druids finished 3rd 🍃

Esper Lurrus gets 4th 😾
www.mtgo.com/decklist/vin...
May 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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nycsouthpaw.bsky.social
It’s especially galling that AG Pam Bondi personally wrote the memo approving the gift of the Qatari airplane. Her last job was as a lobbyist for Qatar! efile.fara.gov/docs/6415-Ex...
Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/23/2019 2:45:32 PM 062719 CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT AMENDMENT ONE THIS AMENDMENT ONE shall amend that certain Consulting Services Agreement dated June 28, 2018 by and between the Embassy of the State of Qatar (Embassy') and Ballard Partners ("Consultant"). In consideration of the mutual promises set forth herein, the Embassy and Consultant agree to amend the Consulting Services Agreement, as follows: The Term of the Agreement shall commence on July 1. 2019 (the "Effective Date"), ar all expire on COB June 30, 2020, unless earlier terminated in accordance with t! Agreement. 2. Appendix A is amended by adding the following: "Additionally, the Consultant shall provide consulting and advocacy services regarding matters involving anti-human trafficking The following Consultant personnel shall be designated "Key Personnel": Ms. Pam Bondi and Mr. James Rubin. Key Personnel shall be personally and substantially engaged in the delivery of the Services." 3. Appendix B is amended to modify the consulting fee to US $ 115.000 per month. Except as expressly stated herein. nothing in this Amendment One shall alter or amend the terms of the Consulting Services Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Embassy and Consultant have executed this Agreement by their duly authorized representatives. By Embassy By: BBI Consultant Date: July 17, 2019 .."''"
May 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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mtgsimplified.bsky.social
Why magic needs mana screw

I put a lot of love into this video essay

Thanks to @maro254.bsky.social for sharing his design insights over the years. This video wouldn't be possible without the drive to work podcast

@fireshoes.bsky.social

#mtg #magicthegathering

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The Truth Behind The Most HATED Card Game Mechanic In History
YouTube video by MTG Simplified
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April 29, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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shivambhatt.bsky.social
In other news
April 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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tolariancommunitycollege.com
Ten of my favorite video games of all time, in no particular order:
*Super Mario World
*The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past
*Chrono Trigger
*Stardew Valley
*Fallout: New Vegas
*Baldur's Gate 3
*Pokemon Soul Silver
*Hades
*Skyrim
*Master Of Orion 2
April 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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wired.com
Plus: Apple will employ user data to improve Apple Intelligence, Comcast has a 5-year price lock, and a new laser skin-care tool arrives in the US. www.wired.com/story/skullc...
Beats Cables, Skullcandy ANC Headphones, and a Severance Keyboard—Your Gear News of the Week
Plus: Apple will employ user data to improve Apple Intelligence, Comcast has a 5-year price lock, and a new laser skin-care tool arrives in the US.
www.wired.com
April 19, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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oregonthedm.bsky.social
So America, you take your 33 1/3 tariff, minus my 25% tariff and you got an 8 1/3 chance of winning with a Tariff.

But then you take my 75% tariff, if we go one on one, and then add 66 2/3 per cents, I got 141 2/3 tariff. See USA, the numbers don't lie, and they spell disaster for you in 2025.
A famous pro wrestling segment called steiner math WWE tna aew
April 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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bryant-cook.theepicstorm.com
🏆UNDEFEATED🏆 Post-Ban The EPIC Storm
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🏆UNDEFEATED🏆 Post-Ban The EPIC Storm is AMAZING! — Legacy Burning Wish Combo | Magic: The Gathering
YouTube video by The EPIC Storm
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April 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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fireshoes.bsky.social
Pauper Challenge Top 8 decklists for Sunday, April 6 (77 players) #mtg #mtgPauper

Mono-Red Burn gets the win! 🔥🏆

Mono-Blue Terror in 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 7th 🐉🐉🐉🐉

Mono-Red Goblins finished 3rd 👺
www.mtgo.com/decklist/pau...
April 7, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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bryant-cook.theepicstorm.com
HIGH TIDE UNBANNED! ... and it's very good 👀
youtu.be/n38oszu0P7E #MTGPauper
HIGH TIDE UNBANNED! Pauper Storm Combo — Psychic Puppetry + Ideas Unbound | Magic: The Gathering MTG
YouTube video by The EPIC Storm
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April 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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dansinker.com
Guess where they got their weird trade deficit math from?
A tweet by "rohit" discusses the application of AI in geopolitics, specifically focusing on tariffs, and includes a table comparing tariff rates between China and the US.
April 3, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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atrupar.com
Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"
April 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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timothysnyder.bsky.social
Millions of you, around the world, have put the lessons I wrote in #OnTyranny in late 2016 to good use. It has been humbling to learn how from courageous and creative dissenters, protestors, and oppositionists. I was honored when John Lithgow volunteered to read them aloud.
timothysnyder.bsky.social Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · Mar 30
Here is my best guidance for action, rendered beautifully by the great John Lithgow. I first published these lessons more than eight years ago, in late 2016. They open the twenty chapters of "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century."
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Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
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March 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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mtgthegathering.bsky.social
I want everyone to come together to congratulate THE NEW TIMELESS CHAMPION, Mononoke, on Beseech Storm!
Thanks to all of you for making, both the tournament and the Stream a MASSIVE success!

Be sure to check out the rest of the top 8 and more below.

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March 30, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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ceausescuspeed.run
Flashback to the time I realized "The Impression That I Get" was not about knocking on wood.
Facebook status from September 18, 2018 that says, "I am just now, in this moment, at the age of 33 years old, realizing that the Mighty Mighty Bosstones are not singing a song about how they have never knocked on wood before." "For 21 years. 21 years I thought they were bragging about never knocking on wood. And why it just NOW occurred to me that is not the point and that they've never done these bad things - knock on wood! - is making me feel so many different ways." Someone replies, "Wait. Wut." I reply to them, ""Have you ever felt a pain so powerful So heavy you collapse?" Well I've never had to (feel a pain so powerful, but let me) knock on wood (as a superstitious preventative measure) But I know someone who has (dealt with that pain) Which makes me wonder if I could (deal with that pain)"
March 30, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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fireshoes.bsky.social
Pioneer Challenge Top 8 decklists for Saturday, March 29 (40 players) #mtg #mtgPioneer

Lotus Field Combo got the win! 🪷🏆

Jund Sacrifice in 2nd 😈

Mono-Red Aggro finished 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 8th 🐁🐁🐁🐁
www.mtgo.com/decklist/pio...
March 30, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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fireshoes.bsky.social
Vintage Showcase Challenge Top 8 decklists for Saturday, March 29 (209 players; Top 8 advance to Vintage Showcase Qualifier) #mtg #mtgVintage

Beseech Storm gets the win! ⛈️🏆

Esper Lurrus in 2nd 😾

Dredge finished 3rd and 7th 🧟🧟

Grixis Lurrus Breach gets 4th and 5th 🥶🥶
www.mtgo.com/decklist/vin...
March 30, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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bryant-cook.theepicstorm.com
The community found a sweet NEW (...old? But we didn't know about it.) TRICK in #MTGPauper Cycle Storm. Come check it out: youtu.be/YnumDuL9yOM
NEW CYCLE STORM TRICK! Reaping the Graves + Songs of the Damned | Magic: The Gathering Pauper Combo
YouTube video by The EPIC Storm
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March 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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skiles.blue
I helped build a government AI system. DOGE fired me, rolled the AI out to the whole agency, and implied the AI can do my job and the jobs of the others they've fired.

It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
March 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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dreddy.bsky.social
quick 4-0 in the Arena Qualifier Play-In (Best of 3) with Mono-Red! Props to Mogged for the list. Decklist in alt.
Deck 2 Shock (M19) 156 4 Burst Lightning (FDN) 192 4 Emberheart Challenger (BLB) 133 4 Heartfire Hero (BLB) 138 4 Hired Claw (BLB) 140 2 Lightning Strike (XLN) 149 4 Manifold Mouse (BLB) 143 4 Monastery Swiftspear (BRO) 144 4 Monstrous Rage (WOE) 142 16 Mountain (UST) 215 3 Rockface Village (BLB) 259 4 Screaming Nemesis (DSK) 157 3 Soulstone Sanctuary (FDN) 133 2 Witchstalker Frenzy (WOE) 159 Sideboard 4 Lithomantic Barrage (MOM) 152 3 Sunspine Lynx (BLB) 155 1 Sunspine Lynx (BLB) 155 2 Torch the Tower (WOE) 153 1 Case of the Crimson Pulse (MKM) 114 1 Pyroclasm (DSK) 149 2 Ghost Vacuum (DSK) 248 1 Mountain (UST) 215 4-0
March 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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ckunzelman.bsky.social
Coming up on the 25th anniversary of Dark Ritual being banned in Extended. How will YOU celebrate this important Magic: The Gathering anniversary?
DCI Banned and Restricted List Announcement Announcement Date: March 1, 2000 Effective Date: April 1, 2000 Standard No changes Extended Dark Ritual is banned Mana Vault is banned DCI Masques Block No changes Type 1 No changes Type 1.5 No changes (All cards on the Type 1 Banned and Restricted Lists are banned in Type 1.5) Watch List Update All cards have been removed from the watch list. Explanation of Banned and Restricted List Changes In considering the Extended format, we took into account the proliferation of certain combo decks, suc increasingly popular Necro-Donate deck. Data was analyzed from Pro Tour™ - Chicago, recent Qualifier ments and Grand Prix events. Although many cards were considered (including Necropotence, Donate, a Demonic Consultation), it was decided that it was more important to deal with the core of the problem mana. Dark Ritual and Mana Vault both provide mana too easily, allowing certain combo decks to win r too quickly. Removing these two cards from the environment allows combo decks to exist, but decrease speed at which they can win, balancing the decks in relation to the rest of the field. This decision also other interesting, balanced deck types to exist within the format.
March 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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bryant-cook.theepicstorm.com
I had some downtime tonight, so I decided to play something other than the stock list. Not sure if it's good, but I did get the 🏆5-0🏆. No consistency issues with double Mystical Teachings, I pretty much always had access to Songs of the Damned/Reaping the Graves. #MTGPauper
March 7, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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stevanzetti.bsky.social
REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.
ICE Prosecutor in Dallas Runs White Supremacist X Account
The Observer has identified the operator of “GlomarResponder,” an overtly racist social media account, as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.
www.texasobserver.org
February 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM