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Gonna start my Saturday stream a bit early with exploration, followed by more exploration. Hope to see you there! twitch.tv/PhoenixBlue0 #EliteDangerous

A planet in the Traikaae IA-Y c14-6 closely orbits its parent star.

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 27/09/2026

GHANX EU Mass Jump in 40 minutes (give or take). I'm livestreaming the event at twitch.tv/PhoenixBlue0. #EliteDangerous

A Scarab SRV attempts to board its mothership. A Federal Corvette is visible in the background.

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 26/09/2026

Good morning, Internet! I'm going to do some expedition prep this morning in #EliteDangerous. Hope you'll join me! twitch.tv/PhoenixBlue0

Electricae plants grow on the surface of a planet near the IC 2944 nebula.

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 22/09/2026

Oh, I meant more stuff like the below, some of which is from accounts that NorthSky has already labeled harassers. The behavior they're exhibiting gives me every reason to believe the classification is legit.

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 18/09/2026

Today, we shall demonstrate once again that Glam is the True Endgame™. twitch.tv/PhoenixBlue0 #EliteDangerous

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 06/09/2026

I debated whether to stream tonight and decided, fuck it, let's hang out. I'm just going to be doing miscellaneous stuff, but miscellaneous stuff is always more fun with friends! twitch.tv/PhoenixBlue0 #EliteDangerous

A group of people talk in front of an advertisement for the Type-9.

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 05/09/2026

Hauling now, maybe some Rhino-ing later. Hope you'll join me! twitch.tv/PhoenixBlue0 #EliteDangerous

A black Rhino with a cyan holo-kit sits parked beneath a golden Panther Clipper.

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 29/08/2026

I'm escaping to the ONE PLACE that hasn't been corrupted by capitalism. ... SPACE!

A Caspian Explorer flies toward a gas giant and its expansive ring system, which arches across the sky. Two small shepherd moons have carved out a gap between the inner and outer rings.

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 29/08/2026

It's Saturday, and I know exactly where I am, but I have no idea where I'm going. twitch.tv/PhoenixBlue0 #EliteDangerous

A human in a spacecuit (bottom right) looks upward toward the rings of a gas giant, which graze close to the surface of its innermost moon. A Scarab Surface Reconnaissance Vehicle is parked nearby (bottom left).

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 27/08/2026

What time? Steam Sale time. The deluxe edition of #EliteDangerous, which includes the Odyssey expansion, is just $10 right now. (I would have thought Frontier would *announce* the fact Elite's on sale, but no.) store.steampowered.com/app/359320/E...

A peduncle pod blasts past an XG-9 Lance ship-launched fighter amid a Lagrange cloud about 31,000 light-years from Earth. Peduncle trees shaped like caltrops hang in the background, silhouetted against a pink sky.

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 25/08/2026

Streaming again today to help raise money for TaliSidekick's car repairs. 💙 ko-fi.com/TaliSidekick twitch.tv/PhoenixBlue0 #EliteDangerous

A gas giant's two ring systems stretch across the sky. Two small shepherd moons have carved a large gap between the inner and outer rings. A Caspian Explorer (left, foreground) flies toward the two moons, which orbit a common barycenter.

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 22/08/2026

We continue eastward today, on a path to the Peduncle Pods. Tune in to join the journey! twitch.tv/PhoenixBlue0 #EliteDangerous

A Caspian Explorer drifts near a white dwarf (left) and a neutron star (right). The system also contains two black holes, which aren't visible.

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 20/08/2026

Trifid Cloister came online a few hours before the server tick. Time to bring the squadron carrier back closer to home. #EliteDangerous

A Caspian Explorer flies toward Trifid Cloister in Trifid Sector EL-Y d160. The Trifid Nebula is visible in the top right, about 75 light-years away.

The Trifid Cloister starport is visible against the jet cones of the neutron star it orbits in the Trifid Sector EL-Y d160 system.

A Type-9 prepares to dock on a landing pad at Trifid Cloister, a starport orbiting a neutron star in the Trifid Sector EL-Y d160 system.

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 19/08/2026

I have hauled 49,000 tons of cargo aboard a squadron carrier today, destined for a Coriolis station orbiting a neutron star near the Trifid Nebula. I think it's naptime. #EliteDangerous

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 15/08/2026

"Go east, ol' birb." Time to do a bit of exploration, and there's no better day to do it. I hope you'll join me! twitch.tv/PhoenixBlue0

An osseus grows on the surface of Moon 1 e in the Agnairy HN-D c15-5478 system. The moon's parent planet hangs in the sky above the system's star.

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 08/08/2026

Join me this morning as we talk colonization in #EliteDangerous. (Should I spell it "colonisation" for the full experience? 🤔) twitch.tv/PhoenixBlue0

An Asp Explorer sits on a dock at Radiant Bisexual Supernova and Friends :3, a planetary port in the Chamaeleon Sector HR-W d1-82 system. A Mamba is visible in the skies above the port.

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 05/08/2026

Sunrise at the planetary construction site for Radiant Bisexual Supernova and Friends :3. in the Chamaeleon Sector HR-W d1-82 system. #EliteDangerous

A brown dwarf star shines over the horizon of a construction site in the Chamaeleon Sector HR-W d1-82 system as a Panther Clipper Mk. II descends from orbit. The sky is shades of pink and violet, owing to the planet's oxygen-rich atmosphere.

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 01/08/2026

A sinus infection has me down, but not out. I'm going to take advantage of the Colonia trip to do some exploration and sightseeing. twitch.tv/PhoenixBlue0 #EliteDangerous

A rocky moon sports a thin ring just 25 km wide. A gas giant is visible behind the moon. Two other moons are barely visible near the center right.

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 28/07/2026

Ellaidst FL-F b41-10 has two colliding moons (next collision on Sept. 3) and a planetary ring just 25 km wide. #EliteDangerous

A view of the thin ring around Elladist FL-F b41-10, planet 2. Planet 1, a gas giant, peeks out from behind planet 2 near the bottom left.

The extremely thin rocky ring around Planet 2 in Ellaidst FL-F b41-10 stretches just 25 km wide. Planet 1 is visible behind Planet 2, almost appearing as a brown shadow against the blackness of space.

Moon 1 a (top left), an Io-like volcanic moon, hovers in the sky over Moon 1 b. The two moons collide about every 37.1 days. Planet 1 is visible near the top right.

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 28/07/2026

I'm making my way to Colonia today (along with what feels like two-thirds of the #EliteDangerous) community, but I'm detouring to visit points of interest tagged by CMDR Rezga's Explorarium app: github.com/CMDRRegza/Ex.... Not far along now, and I've found a couple of interesting vistas.

Silicate gases escape from a fumerole on the surface of a metal-rich moon in the XY Lyrae system. The star takes up much of the background, with a flare erupting from its surface.

A small planet orbits the C star in Drojeae LG-K b42-3. The C and B stars, both brown dwarfs, orbit each other every 1.1 days. Planet C 1 orbits its star every 2.18 hours.

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 25/07/2026

Time to get Saturday started! Miscellaneous activities today, with a trip to the Guardian ruins for anyone who wants help unlocking Guardian components like the FSD Booster. twitch.tv/PhoenixBlue0 #EliteDangerous

A Guardian data terminal hovers above the ground at a ruins site in the Synuefe SP-F b44-0 system. A Scorpion surface reconnaissance vehicle sits parked in front of it (bottom right). Above them, a Krait Phantom takes off, partially eclipsing the star.

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 23/07/2026

Orbital colonization projects are still being constructed too far out in #EliteDangerous. Check issues.frontierstore.net/issue-detail... and add your contribution if you've been affected.

A Panther Clipper Mk. II approaches a large orbital port in the Vela Dark Region.

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 20/07/2026

Chances are you know someone like this. Maybe several someones.

Tumblr post by Grouline reads:

"Anyway, in the hopes that I can save just one person from living the horror of my 20s: If you have a friend that seems a little too invested in callouts, I hope you can get out of there safely.

"It's so easy to think to yourself, 'I don't have anything to hide, what do I have to worry about?' but having morals and generally doing your best not to hurt anyone will not save you. You can never be good or pure enough for these people. The target is constantly shifting, and if they cannot find dirt on you, they will change gears and tighten the circle of acceptable behaviors until you fit their new description of a threat. You are fully disposable to them, and they are waiting to take the shot. Don't confront them, don't give them the opportunity to DARVO you. Just hit the bricks. The peace will be worth it."

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 17/07/2026

Gotta be @kbwagers.com's "Hold Fast Through the Fire," because my spouse wrote the book, and I designed the Neo-G patch used in Reginald Polynice's cover. 🥰

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 17/07/2026

*Checks clock* *Checks notes* It's the weekend! Let's get Friday started with a bit of exploration, a bit of hauling, and a little bit of war. twitch.tv/PhoenixBlue0 #EliteDangerous

A Type-8 Transporter flies away from a starport in the HIP 54980 system. A crescent planet is visible behind the Type-8's green thruster exhaust.

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 14/07/2026

--> Here's the conversation. I'm sharing it now because *they've* apparently spoken with others, including @ladyinit.bsky.social, another #EliteDangerous streamer. It's totally fine to ask people to change their behavior. What's *not* OK is to ask that, and then not specify the behavior. -->

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 13/07/2026

Join me for some chill colonization hauling, maybe some sightseeing, and potentially some not-so-chill operations as we start a new week in #EliteDangerous! twitch.tv/PhoenixBlue0

An emerald green Panther Clipper delivers colonization supplies to a construction ship in the IC 2601 Sector.

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 11/07/2026

I'm going to go visit some stars I remember vividly from the Horzions days. Let's go see how they look with the updates to Odyssey's lighting model. twitch.tv/PhoenixBlue0 #EliteDangerous

An Asp Explorer flies above the rings that orbit a planet in the x Carinae system.

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 10/07/2026

After some graphics settings adjustments, I'm going to try a short stream this morning. Knock on wood, things will mostly work. If they don't, then this will be an upgrade weekend. twitch.tv/PhoenixBlue0 #EliteDangerous

A Caspian explorer ship departs from Poncelet Relay in HIP 16709.

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 02/07/2026

Did someone say "exobiology"? Let's see what's out there. twitch.tv/PhoenixBlue0 #EliteDangerous

Electricae grow on the surface of a planet in the Blua Hypa KW-N d6-75 system. A Scorpion SRV is parked in front of the plants, and a cyan Caspian Explorer is visible in the background.

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 01/07/2026

What *works* in #EliteDangerous right now looks really good. But what works in Elite Dangerous right now is a *very* short list.

An XG-9 Lance Guardian Hybrid fighter observes an active Guardian beacon in the Synuefe KU-F b44-4 system.

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 01/07/2026

The Nomad update for #EliteDangerous is overall in bad shape. Fleet carrier jumps are as likely to fail as to work. All my colonies are listed as "previously established systems." I've heard reports that Powerplay and the Background Simulation are broken. But hey, how 'bout that Nomad? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

An anenome grows on the surface of planet 2 in the BD-12 1172 system. The sky is cyan due to the planetary nebula cast out by the system's central star. A Pilots Federation commander and a Nomad dropshuttle are also visible.

A Caspian Explorer (background) observes a viride gourd mollusc in the BD-12 1172 system above planet 2.

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 30/06/2026

What better way to wrap up a Monday than by moving 48,000 tons of aluminum with a few friends in #EliteDangerous? Photos featuring CMDR Volt Solette.

Two Panther Cliper Mk. II cargo transports depart a construction ship for a nearby squadron carrier.

Two Panther Clipper Mk. II cargo ships sit on docking pads at This Odyssey Among Us, the OMNIWing's squadron carrier.

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 29/06/2026

Know your limits! If you haven't stepped up to at least a Type-9, you probably shouldn't take on a Tier 2 or Tier 3 primary starport. The Panther Clipper Mk. II is the undisputed king of heavy hauling, but a properly equipped model will set you back several hundred million credits.

An emerald-green Panther Clipper sits on a docking pad at a surface settlement in the Trifid Nebula. The massive cargo ship is about the size of the settlement.

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 29/06/2026

Sometimes your carrier parking spot just sucks. If you find yourself on the opposite side of a planet from a construction site, try jumping your carrier to the same planet again. You might end up with a better position.

A Pilots Federation commander looks over the flight deck of a fleet carrier parked near the Great Annihilator. The massive black hole's gravity distorts starlight, making stars appear in a curve aronud its event horizon.

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 29/06/2026

Fleet carriers and squadron carriers are worth their weight in gold. Yes, you're moving cargo twice instead of moving it once, but moving it twice across a few thousand kilometers is an order of magnitude faster than moving it across light-seconds.

A squadron carrier sits in a stationkeeping orbit about 800 kilometers from an orbital construction site. Landing pad 17 is illuminated, and an emerald green Panther Clipper Mk. II sits on it.

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 29/06/2026

A little trick I use to make primary port construction in #EliteDangerous more efficient is to always get the Close Side™ of the colonization ship. If at first you don't get a bay on the side facing you, ask again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again.

A Panther Clipper Mk. II, painted emerald green, approaches a colonization ship. Green plasma trails behind the Panther Clipper, left by its massive thrusters.

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 28/06/2026

Sure, we had one stream. But what about second stream? twitch.tv/PhoenixBlue0 #EliteDangerous

A Pilots Federation commander looks out the bridge windows of a fleet carrier at a moon in orbit of a ringed gas giant.

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 27/06/2026

twitch.tv/PhoenixBlue0 Let's build a new home in the stars and talk about the upcoming Operations update! #EliteDangerous

An Orbis space station orbits a rocky world in the Vela Dark Region. Barnard's Loop is visible in the background, partially obscured by the station.

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 24/06/2026

I delivered the last load of supplies for an Orbis-class starport today. It was the longest-running colonization project I had going, and I may never build another like it. It's going to have a special name, one that I'm going to reveal this weekend. #EliteDangerous

A space station glimmers against the stars in a system in the Vela Dark Region. The station's solar panels partially obscure Barnard's Loop. A rocky world is visible in the background.

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 19/06/2026

We're so back, baby! Let's move cargo and talk about the updates coming to Elite Dangerous in under two weeks. #EliteDangerous twitch.tv/PhoenixBlue0

Two rocky planets orbit close to a massive Wolf-Rayet star, which glows white with a blue-indigo halo.

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 05/06/2026

@bonnicula.bsky.social you were asking about the skies in Colonia. Here you go! #EliteDangerous

Hundreds of stars shine brightly in the skies over a moon in the Ratraii system, only a few light-years from Colonia. A gas giant is visible in the background (left).

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 04/06/2026

Here's Pak Holdings, the settlement I finished building just before the server went down for maintenance!

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 01/06/2026

I am begging some motherfuckers to get a life, touch some grass, get to know a lover's caress, etc.

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 01/06/2026

And *this* paragraph is just ridiculous. "We have greater freedom than ever before to become whom we want and to date whom we want"? Who's "we," madam? Do you have a cisgender mouse in your pocket? Because increasingly, members of the LGBTQIA+ community have no such freedom.

An excerpt from a New York Times op-ed reads, "I’m going to go out on a limb and say it: There has still never been a better time in human history to happily and successfully pursue heterosexuality, if that is your thing, as it is mine. As straight Americans, we are in the midst of a period of all-but-unprecedented sexual, social and romantic liberty. We have greater freedom than ever before to become whom we want and to date whom we want. And with that should come an optimism strong enough to render the gender wars irrelevant."

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 01/06/2026

They've since changed the headline of this op-ed by Playboy editor Magdelene Taylor to read, "There's nothing wrong with wanting men." But let's be clear, it's not heterosexuality that's the problem, it's masculinity. Taylor gets *so* close to reaching the point and then ... whiffs it.

An excerpt from a New York Times commentary reads: "Heteropessimism is, at bottom, little more than a bad mood about the state of being straight. It is the pervasive sense that heterosexuality is fundamentally flawed and unfulfilling — even structurally unsalvageable. Sometimes, heteropessimists argue that it’s not strictly heterosexuality that is unfulfilling but the opposite gender itself. As Mr. Seresin noted, heteropessimism tends to involve “a heavy focus on men as the root of the problem.” Heteropessimism is the depressing feeling that the relationships humans have been having for thousands of years are now in a state of total disrepair, and that we are only setting ourselves up for disappointment in attempting to buy in at all. The opposite sex is a trap best avoided."

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Phoenix Blue @phoenixblue.net · 29/05/2026

How can someone say this, even ironically, given how much of a shitshow Distant Worlds 3 turned out to be? Like, this expedition was such a "highlight" of people's lives that most of their leadership quit two weeks in! #EliteDangerous

A Discord post from CMDR Qohen Leth reads, "Attention, pilots! A number of announcements following the conclusion of the highlight of your lives," followed by a Distant Worlds 3 icon.

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