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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I don't understand why Trump thinks Iran would target cities that, largely, don't have Trump in them. When Trump is the one who started a war with Iran. If Iran were picking US targets for attack, it should be every golf course and tacky overpriced resort on the East Coast.

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The 20% boost to normal type moves isn't really worth it imho. (This joke brought to you by Skitty & Delcatty.)

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The House Elf thing is my usual proof that Rowling has never been 'poverty bad' but 'me, personally, being poor and having trouble feeding my family is bad.' Cause the takeaway from House Elves is 'slave labor is cool & correct, and if they don't do menial labor they drink themselves to death.'

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Squeezable @squeezable.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Frieren and Himmel

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Kan・COMMISSION OPEN @kohiu.com · 01/10/2026

HETEROPHYLLUS - A magical encounter between an archaeologist and a Fae

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Sanic is always giving Pheeny so that tracks.

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SimzArt @simzart.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Cocoon. 📖

A character with black butterfly wings drinking from a cup and reading. The smoke coming from the cup has a ghost cat shape. The character is surrounded by plants and there's a window behind them. A lamp is lighting the scene from the top.

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⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (Stina Marie) @stinasdemons.com · 28/09/2026

It's that day again. Use any and all resources available to help you through it. (And, as always, #FuckAI)

Reminder to treat your body like a data center:
1. Consume as much water and literature as possible
2. Upset the local city council with your existence

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Cai: This gem in my palm keeps whispering I should murder everyone. Leda: My cursed Guitar keeps whispering I should murder everyone. Theodora: My cursed arm is whispering I should murder everyone. Dietrech: ...my evil cloak unsettles my allies, but it isn't REALLY any worse than my own thoughts.

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I'm very glad Fire Emblem insists on being weird as fuck. I have given my child soldier with anger issues punchy gloves and a glock and this solves SO many problems in my gameplay.

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The first day of my week off being Fortune's Weave release day is a coincidence. Totally unplanned. Entirely a twist of fate. ... You believe me, right?

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Generally I think it's a decentish tool in B2-3 to remove one player from interfering. Either because they won't want to (I need my board wipe to resolve, your safe) or they can't (your artifact ramp is gone, stay out). Also a politics card to save someone you need to in an archenemy scenario.

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Jem and the Holograms have withdrawn from the Ed Sheeran tour. The Misfits were offered their spot, and declined citing moral integrity.

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

So rather than go after actual nazis, in power in the government, funding those nazis in the government, or running concentration camps on behest of the government... you go after an angry marginalized person angry about how they are being marginalized. But there is a nazi asset in your post. You.

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Some people expected Ed Sheeran not to be a coward. (Don't ask me why.) Everyone expected billionaire owners of stadiums to be evil.

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Xandredarium @xandredarium.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Goth punk Zelda #tloz #zelda #fanart

Drawing of Princess Zelda as a goth in leather jacket, fishnets, shiny tight skirt and black lipstick.

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner.

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

1. It is the greatest respect to have someone say 'you need to die, I will spend 7 mana and the best draw spell ever to kill you specifically.' 2. I am honestly having my best time when I'm living like this:

static.klipy.com

The Transformers Megatron: Wait! I still function!

Alt: Megatron, from the original 1980s Transformers movie, beaten to near death. Leaning up to say "Wait! I still function!"

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

What's everyone's favorite way they've gotten absolutely overkilled in a game of Commander? Mine is getting Peer into the Abyss'd at 1 life. (I'd made the big brain play Tainted Strike one of their attackers to NOT die but they labeled me too annoying a cockroach to let untap.)

Peer into the Abyss {4}{B}{B}{B}
Sorcery

Target player draws cards equal to half the number of cards in their library and loses half their life. Round up each time.

“Oh, don’t be so dramatic. When your eyes bleed, and your brain leaks out your ears, then we’ll talk about lost sanity.”
—Braids, dementia summoner

Tainted Strike {B}
Instant

Target creature gets +1/+0 and gains infect until end of turn. (It deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)

“Welcome to perfection.”
—Sheoldred, Whispering One

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Like- for me to think Ed Sheeran is a spineless cad is normal. That's not- like, a weird thing to happen. But- having to hand it to Macklemore? For any reason? Couldn't predict that.

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Complaining Yuriko is an unfun/unfair deck during pride is now just homophobia. Adjust your behavior accordingly.

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Need to write a story of a swordsman wandering the world, righting wrongs with his (or her) fencing prowess. But they took a career ending injury, so to offset this the point is coated with a drug that causes their opponents to get drowsy and fall asleep. You know, their trusty eépée.

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

...Huh, there really isn't a comparable big title outside of Nintendo (like, once the kneejerk dies down I figure OoT remake will still do numbers cause- life cycle of reactions to Zelda art styles), is there? I feel like Sony wanted Wolverine to be a contender but that's not happening...

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

It is, in fact, very funny to make the table go "I think we have to blow up Meticulous Excavation" because the Monowhite Draw-Go Control deck is being a scamp.

Meticulous Excavation {W}
Enchantment

{2}{W}: Return target permanent you control to its owner’s hand. If it has unearth, instead exile it, then return that card to its owner’s hand. Activate only during your turn.

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

So when this card was previewed I went 'that's so fuckin weird' and built a R0 Commandy deck to see what it did. Still one of my favorite decks to play.

Someone very camera shy in snazzy red sunglasses brandishing a copy of The Wandering Emperor like she's a Yu-Gi-oh! villain.

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🔞 Riven Harlow (they/them) ★ comic artist 🔞 @rivenharlow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

DO NOT USE VOTESAFE.ORG!! It is run by America PAC, run by Elon Musk. IT IS NOT AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT WEBSITE DO NOT ENTER YOUR INFORMATION!!!

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Shame their respective VTuber careers didn't go anywhere, maybe if that worked out they'd still be friends.

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Scryveil matters decks probably want Mirror Jace and Empower Token Jace. So it isn't a bad strategy to have both. Also you get to touch so many cards!

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Bold to say the Gorons shouldn't speak in an unintelligible Scottish accent.

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Adam P Knave @adampknave.com · 08/09/2026

Zelda 40th, and Star Trek 60th? Kirk, Spock and McCoy are the functional equivalent of the triforce. In this essay I will...

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Ocarina of Time - Gameplay QoL updates are good. - Non-gameplay QoL updates are good. - Link's outfit is at a 10 when it really needs to be an 8. - (But I don't think that'll matter in game) - Babby Zelda's face looks weird - (but I thought that of the N64 version). Like- mostly hyped?

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

There's not actually a lot of mechanical changes to make for OoT- the model for that sorta gameplay hasn't really changed much in 30 odd years. It's all just QoL things like having a camera stick and giving people zoomies.

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The first essay is exploring the need for thematic resonance in Spider-Man villains in Spider-Man movies, and how missing that hurts the film overall. The second is the nature of Honesty vs Sincerity and performance vs performer (which is mostly VTubers and Musicians, but includes most streamers).

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I wanna be- like- more excited for FF Resonance (I did clock like 7 hours in the demo). But Square released the first storyarc of a Gacha game as a full title. On the back of having a three game trilogy of a Remake/Sequel of a PS1 game. I have concerns.

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I have like- a solid 28% of an essay in my head (okay, two essays both at about 28% which is the most unhelpful 47% possible) but my brain isn't structuring words good enough to do either of them as a tumblr post. Being people sucks, who okayed this!?

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Feels like tempting fate. ...Wonder if this will be in response to a deleted bisque around 8 AM PT...

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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Apparently people are sharing this far and wide on social media, which I think is horrible. This could cripple ICE operations. PLEASE do not share this.

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Its good in the same way as Cathars Crusade. Kills people dead after making you do three times the math of normal combat.

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Like- playing through the game second time around and just- using the post-skip outfits the whole way is what I do now, but I'd rather have unique preskip outfits. (This matters more to me than Edelgard or Rhea discourse.)

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I have a perpetual mixed feelings re: school uniforms in Three Houses. On the one hand, the way each character modifies their outfit DOES do a bit of visual storytelling for who they are. But I think it'd have just been better to give everyone a unique outfit pre-skip.

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

(A lot of this has to do with the cost of the decks going up as the budget for deck design going up. Two $20 decks with 3 new cards and ~10 new arts was a VERY good thing but not really a thing they do anymore. And in the case of UB decks: can't do at all.)

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Magic Players (General) complain about how many commander decks/year there are. And as a part of the pivot on that they have cut down the number per set from 2-5 as the range to 0-5 as the range. There's not enough data for patterns but: Faction set: 5 Big UB release: 4 Other: 0-2

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

(It says sexism, mostly. Like- if that wasn't clear. There are other nuanced differences but the primary one is that fandom's heavy emphasis on male POV fucking loves to forgive male characters. And view women, especially young women, as the worst for reasons.)

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I feel like Thanos, whose whole gig is 'kill half the world' to recreate a disaster (in new context that makes him more wrong), getting all the grace in the cosmos. But Jean 'I'm rescuing my sister but I have trust issues' Grey gets none. Says enough.

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I think most of the places I run Nexus are decks where it's there to make creature tokens. Like- there are better token generators, but the upside of 'also nonsense' is worth it to me.

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I assume Nicholas Hoult's "scheduling conflict" is 'I do not have time for everyone to fucking hate me.'

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R.T., Lilac Skies of Alexandria @rakath.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I'm not normally one for the MCU changing the comics but give Comics!Jean her cozy gremlin outfit as a regular thing. She deserves it. (I don't think reconning Jean into a teenage dirtbag is something they should do, but I also am kinda into that idea.)

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