Iran's government is more hardline, its people are poorer and more isolated, the region's on fire, and the global economy feels like its about to go into shock If you want to know why people wanted to avoid war with Iran for so long, you're finding out in real time

Happy International Women's Day to the original International Woman

there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for

Even if it takes years, we have to bring EVERYONE who made this happen to justice. No moving on, no letting this go. Revenge is good enough motivation for me personally, but the nobler and important reason is to ensure that anyone who thinks of doing this again knows they’ll rot in prison for it.

Gender-affirming care remains legal and protected in the state of Washington. Last year, our team secured a preliminary injunction blocking two executive orders that threaten to end federal funding to medical institutions providing gender-affirming care.

Bard Knight 02🛡️ ‘Tis a Critical Hit! 🎸

Off the Table: The Gratuity of Magic’s Hidden Lore @mtgplowshare.bsky.social interviews format Magic Narrative Designer, Miguel Lopez, about the huge amounts of worldbuilding that never make it onto cards or webfiction. a free read (for now): www.cascadecascade.com/magics-hidde...

We didn't sponsor this and it wasn't even an official prerelease. Eric was just down there playing with some people he happened to know. Just because they tagged us doesn't mean we're involved. #wotcstaff

Hey, things are fucking awful right now. Let yourself mourn the death of reason. Then wake up tomorrow and keep fighting any way you can. Even if it's just being there for people that need you. The big bad things don't come out of nowhere. They start small and work up. The big good things can too.

it’s a really shitty time to be an empathetic person with insane levels of pattern recognition and an insatiable sense of justice. be well, y’all ✌️

"A man free of patriarchy is a man who has found not only every woman's humanity, but one who has at last discovered his own. The actual path to liberation for lonely men is feminism—because pursuing an identity based on dominating others is self-isolating." www.the-reframe.com/fix-your-hea...

Literally every country involved in this stupid war has a government I’d love to see removed from power, and for none of them is the right way to do it military action by the other two.

Seems to be the pattern…

the worlds not over keep taking your meds keep taking your HRT keep scheduling surgeries keep talking to friends keep eating keep sleeping the worlds not over you're still needed

Hey yall this is your chance to show the trans community you really are an ally and you're not just saying it for brownie points!! -Do not support ANY of this -JK Rowling has said on numerous occasions that her income goes DIRECTLY into anti-trans legislation in the UK -Seriously. NONE. Of it.

The friends I have made who happen to be trans are some of the most enthusiastic, kind, supportive people I have ever met. Which seems borderline miraculous given that worthless politicians like these fucks in Kansas are constantly trying to eradicate them. This bullshit cannot stand.

this bill is legitimately a three-alarm fire. if they manage to define trans existence as explicit then there is nothing stopping them from genocide. i need every single cis person talking about this, calling their reps, getting out in the streets.

It is DEEPLY humiliating. As a state. As a nation. We are in this position because racists prefer the company of pedophiles to immigrants or people with dark skin. Because some men would cede power to pedophiles so they can enslave women and children.

This is it. Way past time for everyone in this country - literally everyone - to find practical ways to support trans people and immigrants, this regime's primary targets. Starting right now, find something practical to do to actually help people.

If @netflix.com drops Susan Rice in response to Trump's bullying, I'm dropping Netflix. If you feel the same way, let Netflix know.

HOLY BALLS I THOUGHT I LOST THESE Original Nintendo Hanafuda (confirmed pre-WWII) and Playing Cards (questionable date, but at least pre-1950s, and all 52+2 Jokers confirmed). Now THIS is a piece of history for a collector. Anyone interested?

I can't get over this number: in 2007, there were 360,000 newspaper jobs. Now, there are 80,000. "My local paper sucked!" Sure. What sucks even more? The void. "I get all my news from the Guardian!" No, the Guardian doesn't report on your town council, your school board, local cops.

One of the things that personally drives me crazy in the U.S. is how youth sports/athletic activities went from a part of the public good (municipal leagues and fields! rec centers! public parks!) to a privatized, expensive, highly competitive, highly structured pursuit for wealthy kids’ résumés

This is well put. So *many* technologies are joyous and progressive. The web was invented in a PUBLICLY FUNDED UNIVERSITY! It is, in fact, an aberration that the fascist VCs think they're the default with their approach to tech. They were only ever supposed to be a tiny fraction of the ecosystem.

this is why the whole “oh, suffering creates great art” thing is bullshit you know what’s conducive to art? a roof over your head and food on the table you know what isn’t? stressing out over where the fuck the rent money is going to come from

An update on Minnesota: ICE is still here. They've just moved to the suburbs where they're less likely to be noticed while they continue to commit abhorrent kidnappings. We are adapting our patrols to continue trying to keep our neighbors safe.

take me back to the night we met [ #ffxiv #ffxivart #ysayle ]

Happy for all the folks loving the Turtle cards! It was never really my thing, so I'll be skipping it myself, but I love seeing people sharing things they love.

This Brazilian woman hates AI

She spent the whole morning performatively screaming at Congressmen, but this image of Bondi saying nothing and refusing to turn around will be the only real takeaway from her testimony today.

New Pride Promo card for June. Grullfriends will be happy 😊

America has always been called a "melting pot" for a reason. It's not derived from any one culture, any one people, religion, or idea. Every new immigrant adds to what's already there. That is what makes us unique.

This response from Amber Glenn on twitter is now you know she is a magic player at heart. Only a true fan would say "this goes great in my [insert niche commnader deck]"

So to be clear, I love that Marvel Tokon is including a few deep cuts. Danger is a cool character that very few people know, and that makes fighting games more fun. However... I do feel slightly robbed that they dropped her sharp, intimidating design for what feels a bit too much like Hatsune Miku.

There's this autistic guy on tiktok, and his special interest is Dracula. He's done 100s of videos on, and as, Dracula. That's his thing. That's his gimmick. Very wholesome. Very charming. He has also become one of the most vocally anti-ice people on the internet. If he can do it.

American politics is a seesaw driven by the biggest dipshits you’ve ever met it’s just this comic over and over and over again, forever

This is good. Very much need this kind of talk.

It was my birthday on February 10th and, according to tradition, I would be glad if you would repost my work!!

This is what we’re doing to people. We are the bad guys.

Shadowheart from Baldur's Gate 3 #illustration

Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."

Here is a true thing and it has nothing to do with sales or marketing or my of that noise. If your blood family sucks, come be with us. I get the privilege of inviting you to be an honorary X-Man and you get to ride in the Blackbird and steal Gambit’s beer and be part of a family that loves you.

Magic: The Gathering Player ✔️ LGBTQ+ champion ✔️ Mental health advocate ✔️ As far as I'm concerned, she's already won the gold medal. 🥇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sg9...

Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries. One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home. Abolish the billionaire class:

A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:

The trans community is the bedrock of magic fandom. It is the least we can do to support them, surround them with love, and give them a home where they can feel safe.