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doctor freak PHD @guzzmle.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

as someone who had supported his work for a very long time i naturally have a lot of conflicting thoughts on the subject but this is a sentiment i share with you for the most part and i appreciate you making this thread ❤️

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doctor freak PHD @guzzmle.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

i think anyone with that sort of history and at least a little bit of self-awareness should have chosen to step away from those discussions assuming redemption and rehabilitation was the goal. yet here we are 🙃

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doctor freak PHD @guzzmle.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

i totally agree and this isn't brought up enough by anyone else engaging in discussions about this. he also spoke about angela specifically at length on a podcast hosted by exclusively other men, which i thought was a notable omission at the time and is made even more poignant on reflection.

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pave+ @paveplus.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

no. 29: lasers #sst26 #spaceshiptember

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doctor freak PHD @guzzmle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

loved what this set introduced into the standard/modern formats, though the limited format didnt really seem all that deep to me beyond the initial few drafts but i can see how kindred leads to that point. the art was easily what stood out for me however. i have a lot of new favorites after that set

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doctor freak PHD @guzzmle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

i know we probably arent bringing back beyond boosters but these sets really shouldnt be advertised as draftable. its clear the design team only has so much to work from with the setting and in my opinion its led to a situation where you have 1 or 2 interesting designs in a set of mostly dull ones

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doctor freak PHD @guzzmle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

awesome set, with one of my favorite limited formats in recent memory (i think since pioneer masters in 2024). i think if standard was smaller both this and lorwyn eclipsed would have made a much bigger splash. so many cool designs!

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Serena Malyon 🌞🌛 @serenamalyon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Hall of Echoes - for Magic: The Gathering's Reality Fracture This painting took me quite some time to wrap my head around. The description my art director Sarah Wassell sent me was very abstract and hard to visualize, but I'm very happy with how this turned out in the end.

A floating orb of iridescent liquid metal surrounds a star - the edges of the orb turn into hands reaching for the star. In the background we see floating towers

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big tiddy Rebell @rebell.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Post of the year

Reality Fracture seems to be a true love letter to Magic the Gathering, featuring a wealth of well-crafted references to beloved cards and characters. And so, it only makes sense that this year’s world championship will feature Star Trek booster draft.

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Eamonn Sweeney @sweeneyagonistes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

In the last few decades the default position for the Irish bourgeois has moved from Apologising To The Invisible Englishman to Impressing The Online American. This is considered to be progress.

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doctor freak PHD @guzzmle.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

its times like this that i really appreciate mamdani's answer when asked about the concept on irish reunification earlier this year and he was basically just like "i don't know enough about it to make any real comment, but irish immigrants have continued to make NY a great place to live"

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doctor freak PHD @guzzmle.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

sad how very likely nothing will be said about this by any political commentator from either side in the U.S. it was very funny seeing ppl's reactions to mamdani's comments on the issue (or i guess the lack thereof) earlier this year

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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Donald Trump, a United Ireland, and why his friends in the North won’t be happy.

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Úna-Minh (That's my first name!) 🔜 AdventureX @unaminh.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

so he’s at the Áras. remember there are many protests happening this weekend across Ireland because of this US state visit. he doesn’t deserve any of our respect.

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decapiKate @katemck.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

In our 32 county socialist republic there will be no golf

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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Breaking: Donald Trump says “I’d love to see Ireland unified…. I think it would be a great thing. How could it be bad?” Oh my word.

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doctor freak PHD @guzzmle.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

im personally very happy its not after ending in a U.S. marine shooting an Irish citizen in the face during the protest and instead resulted in complete disarray in the (mostly) right wing corner for the between us and the U.K

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doctor freak PHD @guzzmle.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

trump bringing up his support for irish reunification might be one of the funniest things to come out of irish politics this year

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AlternativeTo @alternativeto.net · 07/09/2026

Nitter, an open-source front-end for browsing X posts without an account, is back online after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from X Corp. The project's GitHub repository is accessible again, with more instances now available. alternativeto.net/news/2026/9...

A dark-themed webpage announces Nitter's return online after legal action from X Corp, ensuring continued accessibility for users.

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MTG Wiki @mtg.wiki · 02/09/2026

MTG Wiki is permanently ad-free, thanks to support and hosting from @scryfall.com. We don't need to run site-wide fundraising banners, but we do get inquiries about financially supporting the wiki. One way you can do that is via direct donation. scryfall.com/donate

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Donate to Scryfall

Donations to Scryfall help us pay hosting costs and reimburse community members who provide data and images.

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Andy Kelly @ultrabrilliant.xyz · 26/08/2026

Just had a go on Alien: Isolation 2. Thanks to Sega for whisking me through the absolutely bonkers queue. Good shit. I am formulating some Thoughts.

Replica of the emergency phone save point.

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doctor freak PHD @guzzmle.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

nah i think thats just a bluesky thing. ur art is legit. i know it's mostly for ur home games but ur consistency in quality is insane. ppl are bound to recognize that sooner or later 🙌

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Raspberry Milkshake @raspberrymilkshake.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

WOTC: Check out "D&D: Skullhell" This summer. No girls allowed! 5e kickstarter: "Flombos guide to Farming brings a hopecore Stardew Valley experience to D&D 5e!" Ed Greenwood: "It was tradition for female tieflings not to wash their feet with water- instead the males would lick them clean."

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pissduggery 🎆🐍 @fishduggery.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

As @ayseneinart.bsky.social 's official agent, I can confirm that we will be doing a nationwide signing tour.

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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The agentic vizier software I bought to automate my whispers to the sultan has developed its own agenda and long story short I'm getting beheaded at dawn

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doctor freak PHD @guzzmle.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

this is actually really helpful for figuring out how to play the game as clearly and quickly as possible for someone just starting out so thank you 😭❤️‍🔥

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FireflySummers @fireflysummers.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

(1/4) To Bind Our Echoes That We May Be Whole A Hollow Knight Fancomic Chapter 10: Loathe the Way They Light Candles in Rome (But Love the Sweet Air of the Votives) #HollowKnight #Silksong

A multi-panel black and white comic featuring Hornet and Midwife from Hollow Knight, and Shakra and Lace from Hollow Knight Silksong. Hornet, Lace, and Shakra arrive at the Distant Village and the entrance to the Beast's Den. Inside, they find Midwife conversing with a couple Little Weavers and Stalking Devout. Midwife immediately recognizes Hornet and greets her warmly, updating her briefly on the state of Deepnest before attempting to take a bite out of Shakra and Lace. Hornet puts an end to this behavior with one of her iconic slaps. This delights Midwife, and she directs the party on to Herrah's Shrine.

Midwife: Oh ho ho ho! Familiar tremors grace the threads of our nest.
Hornet: You look well, Midwife.
Midwife: Ever considerate, dear princess. Deepnest limps along, but Dola and I sleep with bellies full… and so have little room for complaint.
Midwife: However… I wouldn’t dream of rejecting such tender morsels so generously gifted– ACK!!
Midwife: Heehee! I see your journey has taught you no new respect for your elders. Delightful. Go on then. Best not keep your mother waiting.

A multi-panel black and white comic featuring Hornet and the Pale King from Hollow Knight, and Shakra and Lace from Hollow Knight Silksong. Hornet, Lace, and Shakra arrive at Herrah's shrine, a large but simple stone effigy of Herrah on her throne, surrounded by candles, in the room where she once laid as a Dreamer. Shakra asks Hornet to tell her story, and Hornet recounts the story of the plague. However, as she does so, she mentally draws direct parallels to her own actions in Pharloom.

Shakra: Ah. A humble shrine that tells tale of a ruler still esteemed. Will you not speak her to life?
Hornet: I have little skill as a weaver of words.
Hornet: …
Hornet: …. There was a plague. A horrible, desperate play by a goddess scorned, whose festering light fouled soul and shell ‘til all was ruin and rot.
Hornet: …. There was a plan. A horrible, desperate play by a god-king damned, whose vain hope saw him gamble fate to spare a realm beloved.

A multi-panel black and white comic featuring Hornet, Monomon, Lurien, and Herrah from Hollow Knight, and Lace from Hollow Knight Silksong. Hornet continues telling Lace and Shakra her story. She describes the Vessel Plan without directly mentioning Hollow, and moves on to the role of the Dreamers. Lace, alarmed at mention of the Void, openly derides the plan for its foolishness, to which Hornet agrees. Hornet posits that her mother, too, knew that the plan would fail, but participated regardless. Lace demands why, only to realize that Hornet, somehow, must be the answer.

Hornet: He fashioned a trap: A vessel of void fit to bind that blinding light…
Lace: !!!
Hornet: An enchantment sealed thrice:
Hornet: “To protect the Vessel, the Dreamers lay sleeping.”
Hornet: Monomon the Teacher. Lurien the Watcher. And Queen Herrah the Beast. My… my mother.
Lace: Foolishness. To think any binding could hold true against a goddess’s wrath.
Hornet: Indeed. Ultimately, the king’s plan proved folly…
Hornet: … and did naught but slow the inevitable collapse. But… I believe my mother suspect that end, and took up the charge regardless.
Lace: Why!? Why knowingly resign herself to death in a failed god’s name? What could she possibly stand to…
Lace: …gain?
Lace: ….
Lace: …Ah.
Lace: Ahahaha! Of course.

A multi-panel black and white comic featuring Hornet, the Pale King, the White Lady, and Herrah from Hollow Knight, and Lace from Hollow Knight Silksong. Hornet continues her tale to Lace and Shakra. Hornet posits that Herrah's plan was simply to buy enough time for Hornet herself to mature and defend herself against the imminent threat of Silk. Hornet corrects Lace's assumption that her mother did this to groom her into a god-killer, stating instead that Herrah's only goal was Hornet's survival and happiness--and that in doing so, she had won.

Hornet: My mother bargained not for the eternity promised, but for time enough.
Hornet: Time enough under protection of Wyrm and guidance of Root.
Hornet: Time enough to hone my needle against greater threats to come.
Lace: She bore a weapon, a slayer of gods.
Hornet: She bore a daughter… My god-slaying was incidental. Her only wish was that I live… fully and freely.
Lace: How… magnanimous.
Hornet: How wise.
Hornet: Queen Herrah was no deity, no scholar, no priest.
Hornet: A beast they named her, yet she alone triumphed against both gods and fate. Though she did not live to see her wish fulfilled… my mother won.

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B A R S U K @barssuk.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Sceptile 🌿✨

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doctor freak PHD @guzzmle.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

he's the goat. his art for the OG mystical archive cards was a big factor in me sticking to the game for so long. and he's a super nice guy too! always super pleasant at events/signings. i would highly recommend checking out his patreon. his series of tokens keep getting better every drop.

A monarch token depicting a skeletal figure with butterfly wings holding a pair of swords in a symmetrical fashion.

a cat token featuring a white tiger surrounded by a cherry blossom with a japanese temple in the background

a lander token that is reminiscent of Giger art, complete with a really dark scene in this alien hangar or workshop where a small faraway figure stands underneath a colossal biomechanical vessel

an elf warrior token where the warrior depicted is wearing these regal, almost ceremonial robes over their armor and have been given this slight corona around their head. in their left hand they are holding a single spear-like weapon and in the other they are holding their winged helmet at their side

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Em, Rat Queen 🐀🏳️‍⚧️ Has Menace and Ward 2 @ratqueenem.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Dominik Mayer's MTG Art appreciation post. Just banger after banger (I'm also in LOVE with that Get Lost).

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doctor freak PHD @guzzmle.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

just about to go into my last one in a few minutes. best of luck tomorrow!

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doctor freak PHD @guzzmle.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

awesome win for mayo. sad i only started watching after they got the lead but it was a historic win for sure 🤠 especially loved that final turnaround in the last 2 minutes

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doctor freak PHD @guzzmle.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

really important experience i think. was recovering from a bad hangover when i went originally but im so glad i did. the exhibits really do so much work in highlighting who he was and how his personal life influenced his work. that bit with the phone call had me seriously tearing up ngl 😂

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doctor freak PHD @guzzmle.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I'd love to go if there's a deck to spare 😅

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SGW @strangedruid.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Little fun this morning before the slog. A little too cutesy, but decided to post it anyway. Like the new gits anime. It's wild seeing Shirow's old style animated again. It's a little hard to follow because of how jumpy the director's style is. Curious if they will keep up the frenetic pace.

Rough sketch of Motoko on a field of Fuchikomas

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Fear of Melissing Out @melissingout.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Americans would rather ban a candle than get cars off the road

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doctor freak PHD @guzzmle.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

awesome news! congrats to everyone!

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United Wizards of the Coast - CWA @uwotc-official.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Today is a momentous day for the workers of Arena! After months of planning, waiting and organizing, our dream is finally a reality; the votes have been counted, and our union of UWOTC-CWA has been officially elected. From this day forward, we have a union!

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doctor freak PHD @guzzmle.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

murderous rider over dismember is hot tho 🤩

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doctor freak PHD @guzzmle.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

from my exp sultais just felt insanely stronger into hate 🤷‍♂️ overlord just provides so much inevitability to the deck i think you lose out overall on your affinity MU without getting access to all 8 cascaders but you can at the very least combat it post board bc its still a v linear strategy

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doctor freak PHD @guzzmle.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

limited has continued to be amazing, and despite the recent B&R modern still feels incredible but tbh i think end of this year I'll be looking at playing riftbound 🫣

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doctor freak PHD @guzzmle.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

not sure if its all of the bans, the size of the format, burnout, or a combination of the lot, but i never found an archetype i felt i could stick to since they banned screaming nemesis and with the format changing so drastically every week its made finding a list like that significantly harder

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doctor freak PHD @guzzmle.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

really really bad run this weekend in prague. after thoroughly engaging with standard since i started playing and the release of the very first strixhaven set i think im finally ready to take a long long break from this format 🫡

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loren schmidt @lorenschmidt.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

alien rewatch number i don't even know. no one shoots models this well. what trust.

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