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@durlstonp.bsky.social
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Semiretired Systems Engineer. Author of the other #Commander book - amzn.to/3orjYEi. Disillusioned F1 fan. Grassroots #EDH player. Wales, UK. He/Him

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Let's end the corruption @durlstonp.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Is it time for the UK withdraw it's support for the US' sovreignty over Hawaii? And North America? It will have the same impact as Trump changing the US' neutral stance over the Falkland Islands (which have never been a part of Argentina).
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Clockwork Creature @clockworkcreature.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
URGENT! We just got a tip - someone saw a person carrying what looked very much like Tierney's head. The person boarded the 54 bus Southbound in Baltimore City. PLEASE boost this post! We might have any chance of recovering her if this post gets seen enough!
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Let's end the corruption @durlstonp.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Denman Rooke's art for the Hobbit scene (Thorin's Last Stand) is fantastic. Each card feels complete in isolation, yet meld perfectly into a vibrant scene. The best of the Hobbit scenes by a long way in my opinion. Unfortunately, it may only be available via collector boosters.
Denman Rooke's art for the Magic the Gathering Hobbit scene box. 

It's spread across 9 cards in a 3x3 grid and though each card clearly shows only the art relevent to that card, the original is a complete scene. For example, in the bottom row of 3 cards, "Bolg's Company" (of goblins) are massed on the left facing against the charging dwarves of "Dáin's Company" (the centre card) who are coupled with "Thranduil's Company" of elves as the right hand card. This approach is continued in the middle row with "Chief Warg's Company" attacking "Thorin's Last Stand" who are supported by the elf bowmen of of "Bard's Company." The top row of cards has "The Lonely Mountain" in the background to the right with the "Dreaded Bat-Cloud" descending immediately above "Thorin's Last Stand," but they are being attacked from the left as "The Eagles Are Coming."

Overall, the scene is fantastic and full of vitality, but the fact that each individual card feels complete and not a part of a bigger whole really showcases Denman Rooke's skill as.an artist.
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
It was obvious from the start - and the media should have said so.
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Let's end the corruption @durlstonp.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
FFS. Is Naga Manchetty a lobbyist for the hotel industry?
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Let's end the corruption @durlstonp.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Hey, Argentina. The Falkland Islands are British. The World Cup is Spain's. 33% inflation is yours. 🤣😂🤣
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Let's end the corruption @durlstonp.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Go on, Pedophile-in-Chief, see if you can congratulate Spain without insulting them! 😂
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Let's end the corruption @durlstonp.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Trump displaying his lack of knowledge about trading with EU countries. He's declaring a trade war with the EU, not just a member state. He's setting himself up for another loss over his previous loss (to Iran).
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Trump says he ordered cutting off all trade with Spain, calling Madrid a "terrible partner" in NATO
President Donald Trump has slammed Spain for not contributing enough to NATO, as he attended the defense alliance summit in Turkey. "Spain is a terrible partner in NATO. They don't participate. They d...
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Pat Ahern @fatfaceblue.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Does this allow Farage to get additional donations that are election expenses?
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
🇵🇱 PM Tusk: Every missile successfully fired in Ukraine that destroys aggressor’s missiles, rockets, drones, or aircraft makes Poland safer. This is directly a matter of our own security. We cannot allow this issue to become part of some foolish political struggle here at home.
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Let's end the corruption @durlstonp.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Wrong sort of saving. More "account" than "existance". A west saved is a west earned. A west properly invested will compound ahead of inflation. Everyone knows that if you look after Britain, the wests will look after themselves. Given her financial acumen, it's clear that's what Truss means.
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POSSIBLE EVIDENCE OF CENSORSHIP ON BLUESKY @redwood2008.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
America 🇺🇸 250! Defend The Constitution! Trump is a “great genius” in his own mind …
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Let's end the corruption @durlstonp.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
As Trump thinks he runs Venezuela, is he going to send in aid or is he going to treat it like it has a Democrat governor?
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Let's end the corruption @durlstonp.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Why is it that accounts that post the most BS are also the ones that limit who can comment on their posts? It's almost like they know they cannot substantiate what they say. Easier to pass off their prejudice in an unchallenged post, thereby pretending that it's a valid critique.
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Let's end the corruption @durlstonp.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Imagine my shock, the evidence suggests that Farage is lying about his £5M overseas bribe. Who would've thought it?
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Nigel Farage’s Russian hack claim ‘without any merit’, former NCSC chief says
Ciaran Martin says Reform UK leader’s allegation over Guardian report on £5m gift ‘entirely unsubstantiated’
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
"I wish someone would do x action about x topic" Guess what? you are that someone
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a cat is standing on its hind legs and dancing with the words `` you got this ! goodluck ! ''
ALT: a cat is standing on its hind legs and dancing with the words `` you got this ! goodluck ! ''
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Mr. Spock 🖖 @spockresists.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
To allow Nigel Farage to push his US Christian Conservative funded puppet talk values to the UK. He needs platforms championing these “values.” He finds this with GB News and TalkTV. Two channels who state they are for “common sense” and the “Average British citizen.” Problem
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Let's end the corruption @durlstonp.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
They already are. That's why initiatives as simple as this, banning paid lobbyists from driving the corporate needs over the global needs, are so important.
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Rebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
30 yrs aftr Norman Finkelstein wrote this article, “First the Cherokee, now the Palestinian,” nothing has changed. Current Affairs re-released the essay, which shows the similarities between tactics used against my Cherokee ancestors & Palestinians today.
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First the Cherokee, Now the Palestinians
Revisiting the history of U.S. attitudes toward the Cherokee Nation shows how consistent the rhetoric of oppressors is across time and place. The rationalizations for ethnic cleansing do not change.
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Kate Anne @kate-anne77.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
If we had a government that was interested in working for the good of the people, they would be having a serious look at all of our regulators. It appears they act to protect the industries rather than regulate, and allow them to continue exploiting us.
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Don Cody @doninca.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
So @schiff.senate.gov, perhaps it's time for Democratic candidates for office to loudly support reforming the Supreme Court -- more justices, randomize selection for cases, etc. There's plenty that can be done that doesn't require a constitutional amendment.
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Let's end the corruption @durlstonp.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Ted Cruz rushes to Fox news saying Trump means he's dying to finish the Iran war. Lindsey Graham's on CNN to say Trump's dying of disappointment with RINOs. Caroline Leavitt claims that it's fake news & Trump clearly said he feels fine. Schumer writes a letter deploring the use of the word "Fuck."
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Jesus the Barbarian @jesusthebarbarian.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Putin did call out the strikes as illegal and don't forget that a broken clock is still a fascist dictator.
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Stef Franchi @marchingontogether.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
@andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social hi Andrew, anything on NHS waiting lists today? The NHS delivered more elective activity in 2025 than any other year in its history, helping cut the waiting list to its lowest level since February 2023.
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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
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How to Film ICE
Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.
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Let's end the corruption @durlstonp.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
America hasn't lost its soul. The USA & Canada are showing their souls. Canada's soul is strong. The USA's is corrupt. From British colonial slavery to today, the USA has always been the rich & powerful using & abusing those who they consider are 'beneath them.' That's the US soul you are seeing.
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Let's end the corruption @durlstonp.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
A teeny tiny violin being played & the text "Aww, you poor thing"
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Let's end the corruption @durlstonp.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Reads as, "As the minority, we won't support the Bill, meaning it will pass but we can say we didn't like it. We could stop it with the filibuster, but that means doing something." The Dems are reacting. Instead of supporting the Trump administration, they are moving on to doing nothing. Wow!
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
This is the story, not some both sides bull sh*t that gives equal weight to the DHS lie. It took the NYT a few tries to get here but it did. Other news outlets need to be just as blunt & honest. That goes for Sunday shows, etc. Do journalism, not propaganda. Alex Pretti deserves it, we demand it.
Man Killed by Federal Agents in Minneapolis Was Holding a Phone, Not a Gun

Videos analyzed by The New York Times appear to contradict federal accounts of the shooting. The man, an I.C.U. nurse, was an American citizen with no criminal record, the city police chief said.
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Let's end the corruption @durlstonp.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
And today's award for stating the blindingly obvious goes to...
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Let's end the corruption @durlstonp.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Europe's response should be simple. The US is not granted use of any territory in tarrifed country from the moment that any such tarrif is applied. That's all US bases, etc. share.google/Q3jOG9AKL1f0...
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Starmer brands Trump's plan to apply tariffs over Greenland 'completely wrong' - follow live
The US president says the UK, Denmark and other European countries will be charged a
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Let's end the corruption @durlstonp.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
FFS. Trump will not stop because you ask nicely. Trump & ICE are bullies high on power & the only thing that will stop them is fear of violence to themselves. If you, as Gov don't form a militia to protect your State, someone else will. And then you have no control over what happens.
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Drawn @commoner.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Please don't put muzac on whilst speaking... It's not only unnecessary, some folks struggle to separate the sounds, making it hard to concentrate on the spoken words. I realise this has become a popular thing to do, and whilst it helps create 'mood' in a film, it's a shit thing to do whilst talking.
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Congresswoman Robin Kelly @robinkelly.house.gov · 10/01/2026
I’m impeaching Secretary Noem, and I want to hear from you. Have you or your family been impacted by immigration policies under Secretary Kristi Noem? Your experience matters and can help inform oversight and accountability. Share your story here: robinkelly.house.gov/impeachment-...
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Let's end the corruption @durlstonp.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
In an ocean of awful news, we must savour the outstandingly good news like this. By appointing a superbly intelligent and persuasive lady with impeccable credibility, Zelensky shows that he values the interests of his country, not his own. What a contrast to mob boss, Don "Old Trump."
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Let's end the corruption @durlstonp.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
I wrote a non-fiction book about a card game (Commander) a few years ago because there wasn't one in print and I like having info in one place. It's not a money maker, but I've just had a record sales month with 23 copies sold, and many of the reviews still make me smile. If you can, write a book.
Graph of sales of my non-fiction book (The Casual Commander) for 2025 which has sold 138 copies so far and 23 copies (a record for me) in Nov. Even the worst months had at least 7 purchases.
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Rutger Bregman @rutgerbregman.com · 25/11/2025
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture. They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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Let's end the corruption @durlstonp.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
First Trump came for the immigrants
and did you speak out -
despite not being an immigrant?
Now he's come for the homeless
and do you speak out -
despite not being homeless?
When he comes for the LGBTQ
will you speak out - 
despite not being LGBTQ?
Then when he comes for you
and there is no one left
who will speak out for you?
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David Didn’t @davidstoptalking.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Anyone who doesn’t think racial discrimination and violence are consistent with American’s values hasn’t picked up a history book. One that wasn’t approved by the Texas board of ed.
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Oz Katerji @ozkaterji.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Nobody advocating for Ukraine to surrender its territory to Russia has any business ever calling themselves antifascist.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Russia is the aggressor! Russia invaded Ukraine! Russia must be forced to make concessions if we want to avoid future war. Instead, Ukraine is pressured to make them, which will encourage future wars. It's our land! Our people live there! Disrespectful and disgusting.
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Let's end the corruption @durlstonp.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
And instead of ICE, there should be anything. Literally anything. A blind prairie dog would be an upgrade. Or nothing. A large, ICE-shaped space of nothingness would be an improvement.
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Let's end the corruption @durlstonp.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
The world must treat Israel the way it would treat any other country. How would we treat a country which: - Invaded & is occupying 2 neighbouring countries. - Is conducting ethnic cleansing of the indigenous people. - Attacks a 3rd country to thwart international peace-focused negotiations.
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Let's end the corruption @durlstonp.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Secret Lair is a very bad sales model for customers. An opportunity to be denied access to a store front for hours (by design of the retailer) while you get updates that the thing(s) you are trying to buy have sold out to scalpers in bundles designed specifically for resale. WotC is the worst.
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Let's end the corruption @durlstonp.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Another day, another rubicon crossed. Not only is the USA a lawless banana republic, run by and for fascists and billionaires, but it's a vassal state of Israel, attacking international institutions to try to hide it's master's genocidal actions on Palestinians. apnews.com/article/inte...
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US hits International Criminal Court judges with sanctions over investigation into Israel
The Trump administration is slapping sanctions on four judges at the International Criminal Court over the tribunal’s investigation into alleged war crimes by Israel in its war against Hamas in Gaza.
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Let's end the corruption @durlstonp.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Nigel Farage says abortion laws are “utterly ludicrous.” MPs are watching. We have days to show them: the public backs abortion rights. Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...
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Decriminalise abortion and make it a protected human right.
Women’s rights are under threat from the far right. Nigel Farage just called our current abortion provisions “utterly ludicrous” – and others in power are paying attention. A vote in Parliament could ...
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Let's end the corruption @durlstonp.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Sorry, @axionnow.com, this #CommandFest was not an enjoyable event. It was much worse than last year. And while there were external factors, a lot of the problems were of your own making. When an event is badly organised, it's the fault of the organisers, not the attendees. 🧵
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Let's end the corruption @durlstonp.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
According to @eurovision.tv, genocide is to be applauded. Disgusting.
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Let's end the corruption @durlstonp.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Why are representatives of genocidal countries allowed to compete in Eurovision? I thought the precedent was clearly set with the dropping of Russia in 2022. Now Israel has publicly admitted it intends to annexe Gaza, the country deserves the same treatment as Russia.
Photo of the Israeli contestant for Eurovision 2025. Not that there should be an Israeli contestant. Russia was rightly kicked out for illegally invading Ukraine. Meanwhile, Israel is bombing women and children in Gaza, starving them, blocking medical aid, and using them for sniper practice. They are as bad as Russia and worse than Apartheid South Africa. Israel should be shunned.
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