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#chessTactics puzzle time! White just captured the pawn on d5 and is now ahead by a pawn with black to move. (Spoilers ahead in thread, pause here if you want to work it out yourself)

A chess position. White is ahead by a pawn but there is a lot of tension in the center. Black to move.

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🎼 they're out there burning houses down and peddling racist lies 🎶 and we'll never rest agaaaaain... 🎵

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And when the dust settles, we are up a bishop. #chess #chessTactics

The other option, capturing with the queen, *does* threaten something new: Qxb2# Now white has to react to the greater threat of checkmate while the bishop is still hanging .

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Capturing c6 with the bishop doesn't threaten anything new, so white's bishop has time to run to safety

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But wait! White has an in-between check, Nxc6+, and now we have to get out of check. The options for getting of out of any check are: move the king, block the attacker (which you can't do when it's a knight), or capture it. Moving the king just leaves us down a piece so that doesn't help.

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If the bishop moves away from the pawn's threat, the knight on d5 is toast because we still have 3 attackers.

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This accomplishes two things: it threatens the bishop and blocks it from defending the knight.

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In bloodbath sequences like this, look for moves that can change the calculation. Oftentimes a different capture order can come out better or an in-between move can add an attacker. In this case we can remove a defender by pushing the e pawn. This accomplishes two things

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We have 3 pieces pointed at it and white has 3 pieces defending. If we capture knight with knight, bishop with bishop, and queen with queen, it all comes out even and we go into an endgame down a pawn. White's passed c pawn will be a decisive advantage, so a straight up trade isn't good for black.

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Always look for forcing moves in descending order: checks, captures, threats. We don't have any checks here because the white king is protected by a wall of pawns. The only thing we can capture is the knight on d5 and we have a few options there

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

#chessTactics puzzle time! White just captured the pawn on d5 and is now ahead by a pawn with black to move. (Spoilers ahead in thread, pause here if you want to work it out yourself)

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Sometimes my wife and I like to send each other text messages as though they’re democratic fundraising messages, and I believe she has produced the jewel of the form.

, it's
and I
have some personal news to share with you.
Being a mom is one of the greatest joys of my life, and I feel deeply that we should have salad tonight
This year has been challenging in many ways, and I have immense gratitude for the kindness and support of family, community, and people like you who have continued to stand by me through everything. It means the world, and I wanted you to be among the first to know that squash is in the oven and kale is in the fridge.

As many of you are aware, ve been navigating one of the most challenging periods of my day while waiting for dinner.
Facing baseless federal hunger brought on by not eating since lunch, fighting for the working kids of this country, and now caring for a mean toddler and helping him grow up in a world that isn't always easy. But it has also reminded me exactly why I do this work and who I do it for.
I will never stop working to eat dinner. I will never stop fighting for what is right, even when there is also some feta in the fridge. And I will never stop being so very thankful that you are by my side in this important work and that there is tahini in the pantry for dressing
With love and gratitude,
stop to end

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@egyp7 @egyp7.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Don't worry, I won't tell

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@egyp7 @egyp7.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Even their own cities! When I lived in Texas I lost count of the number of times the state passed laws explicitly to cancel something Austin passed

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

“every time someone is sleeping on a subway bench in a city, the rest of america can sort of say ‘ugh, look at these cities.’ but we are holding a lot of your people who you failed to love and take care of.” 👏 👏 👏

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@egyp7 @egyp7.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Vegan straight edge is too much of a commitment. I'm half-assed vegetarian and California sober.

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@egyp7 @egyp7.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

As long as you have sufficient capital

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Mekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 04/10/2026

The US criminal justice system is not designed to prevent crime or even to punish the guilty. It's objectively, quantifiably, not very good at either of those things🤷🏿‍♂️ It is designed to arrest, convict, and incarcerate, large numbers of innocent, poor, Black, men. It is the best in the world at that

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@egyp7 @egyp7.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Same but Fry's. Was a long night rebuilding.

Well, authenticated code execution by design is my favorite favorite but it's not really a bug

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printf format specifiers.

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We need less capital punishment and more punishing of capital

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My wolffriend and I saw you from across the jousting arena and really like your vibe

Deth Veggie @dethveggie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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Your horrifyingly regular reminder that the very existence of a death penalty is fundamentally incompatible with a civilised society.

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Carl Ballard @carlballard.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

One thing is you don't need to do like a whole monologue about why harrassment is bad. You can just say "really?" in a disappointed voice or "come on, man."

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@egyp7 @egyp7.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Stranger in a Stranger Land

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@egyp7 @egyp7.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Create an unnecessary sequel by adding an -er to a book’s title Snowier Crash

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Jake Williams @malwarejake.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This technology will get people killed if not used carefully.

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@egyp7 @egyp7.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Or how about obtained information from a protected computer using interstate communication as defined by Title 18, Section 1030

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@egyp7 @egyp7.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Friday Friday gotta get down on Friday

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@egyp7 @egyp7.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Good job, friend. I know that decision can be hard