I snuck it into my profile the other day, but I did get promoted to Magic Rules Manager. (Don’t worry, Jess is still around, he just has a different, even fancier title.) “Specialist” did sound cooler, but the upside of having my hard work officially recognized this way is much greater. #wotcstaff

Extremely normal lunchtime quick draft 7-0 deck :) #wotcstaff

Looks like I made an error in the #MTGStrixhaven release notes, specifically on Ambitious Augmenter. In the Anointed Procession case, both tokens should receive the counters, as indicated by CR 122.8. I’m working on getting the document corrected. Thanks to those who mentioned it! #wotcstaff

was just reminded that tomorrow is april fool’s day and especially this year can we just… not, please

Happy Trans Day of Visibility ❤️🏳️‍⚧️❤️

The NYT is being disingenuous here. The AMA has *always* said that gender-affirming surgeries should generally be reserved for adults. That's part of why so few kids get them! The AMA reiterated this position and the NYT is characterizing it as a policy change. It's not.

*Just in the LAST WEEK*: - Prisons are experimenting on trans prisoners to "cure" them - Kansas revoked every trans Kansan's driver's license - Scouts agreed to ban trans kids - Texas declared all health services stop helping trans kids - SCOTUS declared it legal to out trans kids to abusive parents

The updated total of children killed is 57. Anyone thinking that US-Israel massacres of Iranian people will "liberate" anything but markets & resources must contend with the reality that they are cheerleaders for the world's villains. No war with Iran.

It's almost darkly funny that Hegseth spent yesterday shaking down the Boy Scouts over trans kids and publicly feuding with a chatbot company, knowing full well that he was about to throw us into World War III hours later.

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.

This is bigotry, pure and simple. open.substack.com/pub/erininth...

Tell me something awesome.

it really was a supreme act of cowardice and political stupidity that democrats didnt turn trans rights into a policy pillar like gay marriage after the massive nationwide backlash against north carolinas bathroom ban in 2016

I think my search results are not feeling great or something

Emily has gone on a 12 day work trip, leaving me with the duty and moral obligation to finish the thing of cookies she opened. They're just going to go stale. It's not *that* many cookies, either, but she'd want me to have them. After all, why shouldn't I have the cookies?

“I’m not stressed! I feel great!” I shout, as my neck muscles slowly harden into solid rock

We are deeply saddened at the news of the passing of Magic legend Kai Budde. His achievements in the game and community go beyond what we could say in one post. Our thoughts go out to Kai's friends and family in this moment. Remembering Kai Budde: magic.wizards.com/en/news/anno...

Either she’s right or I’m taking splash damage here.

Tradition. (Traphishion?)

As a young person, I thought the best thing to add to a car would be one of those LED scrolling text boards so that I could better communicate with other drivers. Every time I come back to Massachusetts and get in a car, I start to think young Eric was on to something.

Nothing says “holiday music” like this down tempo acoustic guitar instrumental cover of Let Down by Radiohead. Thanks, Delta!

this is what it's like, yeah.

We care a lot about the worlds we get to celebrate, and Secret Lair x Monster Hunter didn’t quite come together the way it should have. We hear you, so we’re heading back to the drawing board to rework this Superdrop. More to come. magic.wizards.com/en/news/anno...

Forgot to take a pic of the first one, but here's my second trophy deck from #MTGxATLA. I don't think I'm going to get away with this again. #WotCStaff

No matter how many more times I draft this cube in the next forty-whatever hours, this will be my best trophy deck of the season. #wotcstaff

but you’re not fighting the bigger fights you’re not fighting at all

The best time to get allergy testing is before you go on an airplane. That way you can have a lot of cool numbers written on your arms for your trip through the airport

Delta just sent me seven emails about the air traffic reduction. If I have to sacrifice my upcoming fun trips, that’s fine. Healthcare, SNAP benefits, and human rights are more important. I feel for anyone whose upcoming trips are more crucial than mine.

If it weren’t significant, you probably wouldn’t need to immediately rush out a NYT opinion piece on four hours’ notice to denounce it…

Got the third statue. Next up, cleaning up the other testaments, prophecies, and achievements.

Another disgusting move.

Emmanuel explicitly says he wants to shift the topic away from trans rights but he does so in the worst possible way. The solution is to vocally affirm trans rights and immediately ask why Republicans are so laser-focused on the genitals of 13-year-olds. Don't shit on college students instead!

When a group of high-profile Dems reduces the struggle to protect the rights of marginalized groups to part of a parenthetical list of things not to focus on, they don’t just harm the party. They harm people.

Now time for Tactician.

The panel I’m on is coming up soonish, and the game of Time Walk that’s going on right now is fantastic! Come watch and donate :) #wotcstaff

Our stream supporting Trans Lifeline just started! Right now, you can watch Senior Worldbuilding Designer Lauren Bond DM for a party of Magic Designers. More games later, plus panels where you can donate to get questions answered! Tune in: twitch.tv/magic Donate: tilt.fyi/Jr23vhNVE6 #wotcstaff

I’ll be on the panel from 4-6 PM Pacific time tomorrow! #wotcstaff

This by @katmabu.bsky.social is the best speech I've heard yet by any politician about what ICE/Trump/Noem is doing and it's not close.

The schedule for the trans lifeline fundraiser is up, and we have a stacked lineup! To get questions set up for our two amazing panels, I'm personally matching the first 1000 dollars donated before the stream (which Hasbro will then match), so use the link below to donate now! tilt.fyi/Jr23vhNVE6

Wizards of the Coast is hosting a Twitch stream to support Trans Lifeline, a hotline and non-profit organization offering direct support to trans people in crisis – for the trans community, by the trans community. Tune in to twitch.tv/magic on Oct 4th at 10am PT to play games with us and support!

hi, cis folks! trans people need your help! the FY26 budget gets a vote by 9/30. GOP wants a ban on funds for ALL health services that provide trans care for ANY AGE. they're trying for other bans, too. we need you to call senators like chuck who don't get it: reps.fyi info & script in the🧵⬇️

i have to say, as a trans journalist who has covered the "trans debate" for about a decade now, there is no daylight between how the trump administration and conservatives lie about tylenol and autism and how they've lied about youth trans care.

With so much talk on here about what should and should not be said in the wake of the shooting, I just keep thinking back to what he would say about me if me or some other trans woman had been executed today. It would have been very ugly and received absolutely no pushback or condemnation.

It's just a sports ban. It's just a bathroom ban. It's just a healthcare for kids ban. It's just a military service ban. It's just a federal jobs ban. It's just a university housing ban. It's just a passport & visa ban. It's just one Constitutional right. It's just your status as free citizens.

I really don't know how to explain to cis people how much it hurts to see something like this every few days. Just so many random famous people who suddenly feel comfortable openly advocating for genocide against my community. And there's never much pushback, either. bsky.app/profile/arch...

In case you for some reason still care what Malcolm Gladwell thinks, it’s not too late to stop putting stock in his bad opinions.

I would strongly encourage my cis friends to read these. I am not exaggerating when I say the last ~6 months or so has been an endless cycle of watching things become materially worse/more harmful every week or so and just having to go to work or whatever and go make small talk.

everybody be quiet, i'm doing something in this draft. #wotcstaff

I sure do love that whenever a trans person says anything negative about Newsom that a horde of people who are locking in Newsom as the 2028 Dem nominee pop up to scold you. Very fun!