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Robert Brinker
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I like Magic. And my fiancée. But I'm really only gonna talk about magic.
Legacy:DnT
CanLander:Dredge mostly
I built the Counting Cube.
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Offit told me that Kennedy is a "liar" and a "terrible human being." I asked him to explain. "It doesn't matter what I say," Offit said. "He thinks the medical journals are in the pocket of the industry, he thinks that the government is in the pocket of the industry, he thinks I'm in the pocket of industry, and he's wrong." Offit continued: "If he has data showing he's right, then fucking publish it. He can't, because he doesn't have those data." I asked Offit if he saw a way to reverse the public's rising distrust in science. "I don't think there is any way to regain that trust other than have the viruses do the education, and the bacteria do the education, and then people will realize they paid way too high a cost," he said.
December 1, 2025 at 2:28 AM
jamstoneforge.bsky.social
@profanity.accountant when you've got a minute
November 30, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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erininthemorning.com
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.

It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.

It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.

Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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themountaingoats.bsky.social
I do not use Windows but if you do, here's how to make your computer better
susankayequinn.bsky.social Susan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 @susankayequinn.bsky.social · 12d
My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
ABI Bouhmaida @forgoodcode Every Windows 11 PC is now an Al PC with Copilot at the center of it all. Here's how to get rid of Copilot completely from your computer (1/3) ABI Bouhmaida @forgoodcode 1/ Settings App > Personalization > Taskbar > Other System Tray Icons > Switch "Microsoft 365 Copilot App" Off This hides Copilot from your taskbar (9) ABI Bouhmaida @forgoodcode 2/ Press Win + R > Type in ‘regedit’ > Navigate to "HKEY _CURRENT_USER\ Software \ Policie s\Microsoft\ Windows" > Right-click on the "Windows" Key > New > Key > Name the new key "WindowsCopilot’ > Right-click on the new key EY > DWORD (32-bit) Value @forgoodcode 3/ > Name the value "TurnOffWindowsCopilot’ > Double-click the name of the value > Set the "Value Data" to 1 > Restart your computer Congrats! Copilot is now completely gone from your computer. Hope this helps
November 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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bmkibler.bsky.social
Shared my thoughts on some of the current conversations in Magic Commander, most notably the proposed change to the Hybrid Mana rules

youtu.be/1JQmBBB2W9k
November 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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cait.bsky.social
a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
r/ExpectationVsReality u/Additional-Simple858 • 3d Join Al 'doctor' said my back pain is depression, not a slipped disc. Now physical therapy won't get approved. Al Expectation We are reviewing claim #& submitted on 09/28/2025. Our records indicate the claim was filed under diagnosis code F32.9 (Depressive disorder, unspecified), while the corresponding prescription and referral history list treatment for lumbar disc herniation (back pain). Re: Incorrect Diagnosis in Record Hi Thank you for reaching out. We have reviewed your visit documentation and can confirm that the notes in question were generated using our Al scribe system. It appears the Al tool assigned diagnosis code F32.9 (Depressive disorder, unspecified), while your visit notes and treatment plan reference lumbar disc herniation (back pain). Per compliance policy, certain Al-generated fields cannot be manually updated by clinic staff and require vendor correction. We have escalated this to our vendor support team and opened ticket # . We'll notify you once we receive confirmation or correction from the vendor.
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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bpavuk.neocities.org
if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost

your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
joshuaholland.bsky.social Joshua Holland @joshuaholland.bsky.social · Dec 25
I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.
Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia
Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.
www.newsweek.com
December 26, 2024 at 12:03 PM
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errant-signal.com
The actual jeopardy tiktok account posted this.
October 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
SNAP is not the reason your taxes are high.

SNAP recipients don’t need to “just go get a job”.

Most of them work. The rest are disabled, elderly, children or caregivers.

People need & deserve assistance

Your taxes fund wars and tax cuts for the ultra rich

Be mad about that
October 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
jamstoneforge.bsky.social
ATTENTION:

I have a dog now. His name is Sunny. He is a very fluffy and good boy.

Thank you for your time.
October 26, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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cheercaptain.wang
Well well well
“Miracles” by Insane Clown Posse
October 20, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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spice8rack.bsky.social
Hey all 👋 my living situation has dramatically changed. I should be fine for a few months, but if you'd like to help me make - significantly increased - rent, then any change would be greatly appreciated.

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October 12, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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October 4, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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cardtitan.bsky.social
We heard you wanted more artists at the EW. How about 16 of them!

Dan Frazier
Doug Shuler
Tom Wanerstrand
Daniel Gelon
Heather Hudson
Dave Palumbo
Margaret O’Keen
Phil Foglio
Kaja Foglio
Chuck Lukacs
Steve Belledin
Winona Nelson
Bryon Wackwitz
Brian Snoddy
Martina Pilcerova
Liz Danforth
September 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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ironcircuscomics.bsky.social
Happy Labor Day!

Today we're bringing you The First Union, as told by HBomberguy (@hbomberguy.bsky.social) and illustrated by Skutch (@skutchdraws.bsky.social) It's the dawn of the industrial revolution, and of the way many of us work...

Have you ever heard of the term "Luddite" from an elder?
Stanhill, Lancashire, 1764. Wear and carpenter James Hargreaves invents the Spinning Jenny, the first practical spinning-frame, to make the tedious task of producing cloth a little bit faster. He doesn't know it yet, but this will destroy the world. Spurred by inventions like his, the industrial revolution will transform everything -- work power, the wealth of nations. Society as we know it began here, and it wasn't great for everyone. But a group of weavers and textile workers saw this future coming. And did their best to prevent it. "Curse you spinning jenny, you ruined everything!" The standard narrative does that LUDDITES were foolish lunatics who, in fear of technology, decided progress was bad, and started hitting it with sticks. But the truth is entire ways of life were being destroyed. Previously, skilled craftsmen were respected for the time and effort it took to do their work. The entire family usit would form a cottage industry - creating something valuable, and command a decent living. But when a machine can work 10 times faster its owner can charge less for the prodcts- craftsmen couldn't compete and were left out of work almost overnight. And as factories became a fixture of the british landscape, these now unemployed labourers often ended up working the factories that had just destroyed their way of life. Britain was the most prosperous nation in history, factory owners became extremely wealthy and influential. But the people doing the actual work saw almost none of it. Factory work paid little, since "the machines" did "the real work" human labourers were deemed unimportant and replaceable. FUN FACT!: Factory owners preferred to hire ORPHANS since less people would notice if they were maimed or killed on the job! Now the owners quickly realized the workers might notice they did all the work for almost no pay. If they went on STRIKE or ARGUED FOR HGHER WAGES, this would threaten their tremendous wealth. In 1799, Parliament passed the Combination Act, which made FORMING TRADE UNIONS, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, AND GOING ON STRIKE ILLEGAL. Organizing against the rich became a crime. If you were living through it, opposing the industrial revolution wasn't techno-phobia. It was SELF-DEFENSE. The combination act forced unions underground into secret societies. And the greatest secret of all was their leader - Ned Ludd. Ned had been a folk character for years. In one version after being whipped by his master, he smashed two knitting frames in a rage. In more fanciful versions, he then escaped to the Sherwood forest, here he lived among the animals as their king. Some versions specifically call him 'Much Better Than Robin Hood'.
September 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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shivambhatt.bsky.social
This might be the *most* leopards eating my face ever
thetnholler.bsky.social The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Aug 8
HOUSTON: “The owner of Trump Burger arrested by ICE and now faces deportation.”

(H/T @patriottakes.bsky.social )
August 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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banalplay.bsky.social
This is so perfect. "Dead Center" and he's so far to the right that he's half off the cover
bcdreyer.social Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · Jul 29
I seriously do not know how this title got through even a single launch meeting.
the front cover of Joe Manchin's book Dead Center
July 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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iwriterobots.com
Hey @magic.wizards.com team can I just say how much I love the addition of legendary creature pronouns in a clear, identifiable and official location? We've been asking for this for *years*.
A screenshot of Kilo, Apogee Mind, in the newest Legends Of article for Edge of Eternities. Under the creatures name for the article subheading, it lists "Mechan, it/its". This inclusion of every characters pronouns makes me so incredibly happy.
July 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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July 17, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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ryanmarino.bsky.social
There’s a nonzero chance you will die from a cancer that could have been curable because people who couldn’t pass 7th grade biology and are scared of things like “mRNA” and “riboflavin” and “walkable cities” decided to make their ignorance everybody else’s problem
standupforscience.bsky.social Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Jul 14
Over 120 mRNA cancer trials are now at risk as the Trump admin cuts funding & tells researchers to scrub “mRNA” from grant proposals.

What started as COVID fearmongering is now derailing life-saving cancer research.

Hope remains - but scientists say time is running out.

zurl.co/YBGNy
‘Tremendous uncertainty’ for cancer research as US officials target mRNA vaccines
Amid Trump cuts and state-level backlash, experts worry that progress in messenger RNA vaccines could stall
zurl.co
July 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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ithayla.bsky.social
happy birthday to bill watterson who gave me the gift of encapsulating my entire ethical approach in one comic panel.
A panel from a Calvin and Hobbes comic. Calvin's mom, eating dinner, says "Life could be worse, Calvin." Calvin, clearly upset, his mouth huge says "Life could be a lot BETTER too!"
July 5, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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shivambhatt.bsky.social
Real talk, the only reason people expect Muslim leaders to immediately enact sharia law when they take office is because thats what Christians do.
June 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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akaleth.bsky.social
HEY D&T PLAYERS

The Containment Priest + Yorion bug is back on MTGO, please upvote this bug report so Daybreak sees it and fixes it again!

forums.mtgo.com/index.php?th...
Containment Priest randomly exiles other creatures blinked by Yorion, Sky Nomad
As per the rules, Containment Priest's static ability is not supposed to affect any creatures that come into play at the same time as it. For example, Containment Priest coming into play off of Show a...
forums.mtgo.com
June 23, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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ayseneinart.bsky.social
Another MagicCon is round the corner so I’m reposting my 🧵 on Precautions You Can Take In Addition To Masking! You might already have some of these at home or can easily find them in grocery stores. I’ll also be adding new things I’ve learned since then 🤝🏻 Every layer of protection helps your chances
ayseneinart.bsky.social y🏳️‍🌈şenaz @ayseneinart.bsky.social · Feb 18
Since MCChicago is right around the corner I thought I’d share some tips I’ve learned over the past years for additional safety. Reminder that these are *in addition* to masking which should be your number one precaution always, they aren’t meant to replace it. It’s a multi-layered approach: 🧵
June 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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rebell.bsky.social
June 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM