Stéphane Ivanoff
@lubyllule.bsky.social
🇫🇷 Pokémon TCG player, 2x International Champion. Expanded format believer.
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Stéphane Ivanoff
@lubyllule.bsky.social
· Nov 23
Top 16 at LAIC with Gholdengo! Munkidori was a late addition and Ciphermaniac was a super late addition (Thursday night 10 PM with no testing) but they worked out well!
Shout-out to the French crew both here in São Paulo and at home for the support!
+300 CP, 860/1000
Shout-out to the French crew both here in São Paulo and at home for the support!
+300 CP, 860/1000
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Decidueye ex!
Ability: Eye of the Sniper
If your opponent has exactly 4 cards in hand, ignore all Colorless Energy in the cost of attacks used by this Pokémon.
GCCC - Crushing Arrow 240
Discard an Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon.
Ability: Eye of the Sniper
If your opponent has exactly 4 cards in hand, ignore all Colorless Energy in the cost of attacks used by this Pokémon.
GCCC - Crushing Arrow 240
Discard an Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon.
January 9, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Decidueye ex!
Ability: Eye of the Sniper
If your opponent has exactly 4 cards in hand, ignore all Colorless Energy in the cost of attacks used by this Pokémon.
GCCC - Crushing Arrow 240
Discard an Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon.
Ability: Eye of the Sniper
If your opponent has exactly 4 cards in hand, ignore all Colorless Energy in the cost of attacks used by this Pokémon.
GCCC - Crushing Arrow 240
Discard an Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon.
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Posted on the other site by Grant Manley
He put together a comprehensive matchup guide for the current standard format and it's all free to access currently
tcgmasterguide.com
He put together a comprehensive matchup guide for the current standard format and it's all free to access currently
tcgmasterguide.com
TCG Master Guide - Pokemon TCG Deck Guides by Grant Manley
In-depth Pokemon Trading Card Game deck guides by Grant Manley, former world #1 ranked player. Expert strategies and meta analysis.
tcgmasterguide.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Posted on the other site by Grant Manley
He put together a comprehensive matchup guide for the current standard format and it's all free to access currently
tcgmasterguide.com
He put together a comprehensive matchup guide for the current standard format and it's all free to access currently
tcgmasterguide.com
Expanded Deck of the Month #49: Mega Absol / Garbodor
(Each month, a thread on a new Expanded deck)
Historically, many top tier Expanded decks have used a mix of speed and disruption. This new archetype uses this exact formula: could it be a new top tier contender?
Thread ⬇️
(1/9)
(Each month, a thread on a new Expanded deck)
Historically, many top tier Expanded decks have used a mix of speed and disruption. This new archetype uses this exact formula: could it be a new top tier contender?
Thread ⬇️
(1/9)
January 4, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Expanded Deck of the Month #49: Mega Absol / Garbodor
(Each month, a thread on a new Expanded deck)
Historically, many top tier Expanded decks have used a mix of speed and disruption. This new archetype uses this exact formula: could it be a new top tier contender?
Thread ⬇️
(1/9)
(Each month, a thread on a new Expanded deck)
Historically, many top tier Expanded decks have used a mix of speed and disruption. This new archetype uses this exact formula: could it be a new top tier contender?
Thread ⬇️
(1/9)
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2026 commence très fort avec l'enterrement définitif du droit international.
January 3, 2026 at 10:44 AM
2026 commence très fort avec l'enterrement définitif du droit international.
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Kidnapping the leader of a foreign state without any declaration of war and announcing it via social media is full-on rogue state stuff. From the world’s number one superpower.
January 3, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Kidnapping the leader of a foreign state without any declaration of war and announcing it via social media is full-on rogue state stuff. From the world’s number one superpower.
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I wrote about Grok's CSAM problem and how journalists keep fumbling the story
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
Grok Can't Apologize. Grok Isn't Sentient. So Why Do Headlines Keep Saying It Did?
Elon Musk’s chatbot has been “undressing” women and children in public. Journalists are letting xAI off the hook by pretending the bot is responsible.
www.readtpa.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:58 PM
I wrote about Grok's CSAM problem and how journalists keep fumbling the story
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
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I don't recall off hand who made the point about AI being, more than anything else, a machine for displacing responsibility. That increasingly looks like its most reliable feature
This is a thread of major media outlets falsely anthropomorphising the "Grok" chatbot program and in doing so, actively and directly removing responsibility and accountability from individual people working at X who created a child pornography generator (Elon Musk, Nikita Bier etc)
#1: Reuters
#1: Reuters
January 2, 2026 at 8:11 PM
I don't recall off hand who made the point about AI being, more than anything else, a machine for displacing responsibility. That increasingly looks like its most reliable feature
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I know everyone is pointing it out but I do think it is absolutely reckless editorial practice to cite what an AI says, especially in a headline.
Grok has no authority, nor does it have a meaningful explanation for what happened, and citing it obscures those actually responsible for literal crimes.
Grok has no authority, nor does it have a meaningful explanation for what happened, and citing it obscures those actually responsible for literal crimes.
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X reut.rs/498SoUk
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X
Elon Musk's xAI artificial intelligence chatbot Grok said on Friday lapses in safeguards had resulted in "images depicting minors in minimal clothing" on social media platform X and that improvements were being made to prevent this.
reut.rs
January 2, 2026 at 3:02 PM
I know everyone is pointing it out but I do think it is absolutely reckless editorial practice to cite what an AI says, especially in a headline.
Grok has no authority, nor does it have a meaningful explanation for what happened, and citing it obscures those actually responsible for literal crimes.
Grok has no authority, nor does it have a meaningful explanation for what happened, and citing it obscures those actually responsible for literal crimes.
Happy new year! 🥳
Among my plans for 2026 is to make an actual website for Expanded, so that people can get info on the format without having to join a Discord server or read a bunch of (possibly outdated) threads on Twitter or here.
Among my plans for 2026 is to make an actual website for Expanded, so that people can get info on the format without having to join a Discord server or read a bunch of (possibly outdated) threads on Twitter or here.
January 1, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Happy new year! 🥳
Among my plans for 2026 is to make an actual website for Expanded, so that people can get info on the format without having to join a Discord server or read a bunch of (possibly outdated) threads on Twitter or here.
Among my plans for 2026 is to make an actual website for Expanded, so that people can get info on the format without having to join a Discord server or read a bunch of (possibly outdated) threads on Twitter or here.
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Let’s swap out the fragile, slowly maturing frontal cortexes of society’s teens and replace them with a soulless, sycophantic pattern recognizing machine designed by hubristic, Ayn Rand obsessed simpletons with no historical sensibility, & whose main motivation is profit maximization. This is fine.
Adam Raine’s life hurtled toward tragedy soon after he began talking with ChatGPT about homework. Analysis of his ChatGPT account shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
74 suicide warnings and 243 mentions of hanging: What ChatGPT said to a suicidal teen
Analysis of high-schooler Adam Raine’s ChatGPT account by attorneys for his parents shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Let’s swap out the fragile, slowly maturing frontal cortexes of society’s teens and replace them with a soulless, sycophantic pattern recognizing machine designed by hubristic, Ayn Rand obsessed simpletons with no historical sensibility, & whose main motivation is profit maximization. This is fine.
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Mega Skarmory ex!
MMC - Sonic Ripper
Shuffle all Energy from this Pokémon into your deck. This attack does 220 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon.
MMC - Sonic Ripper
Shuffle all Energy from this Pokémon into your deck. This attack does 220 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon.
December 26, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Mega Skarmory ex!
MMC - Sonic Ripper
Shuffle all Energy from this Pokémon into your deck. This attack does 220 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon.
MMC - Sonic Ripper
Shuffle all Energy from this Pokémon into your deck. This attack does 220 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon.
Bubbled out of top cut at my League Cup of the year, so I'm playing...
wait a minute this isn't expanded
wait a minute this isn't expanded
December 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Bubbled out of top cut at my League Cup of the year, so I'm playing...
wait a minute this isn't expanded
wait a minute this isn't expanded
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Core Memory
(Pokémon Tool)
The Mega Zygarde ex this card is attached to can use the attack on this card.
FFFF - Geo Buster 350
Discard all Energy from this Pokémon.
(Pokémon Tool)
The Mega Zygarde ex this card is attached to can use the attack on this card.
FFFF - Geo Buster 350
Discard all Energy from this Pokémon.
December 20, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Core Memory
(Pokémon Tool)
The Mega Zygarde ex this card is attached to can use the attack on this card.
FFFF - Geo Buster 350
Discard all Energy from this Pokémon.
(Pokémon Tool)
The Mega Zygarde ex this card is attached to can use the attack on this card.
FFFF - Geo Buster 350
Discard all Energy from this Pokémon.
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Tarragon
(Supporter)
Put up to 4 in any combination of Fighting Pokémon and Basic Fighting Energy cards from your discard pile into your hand.
(Supporter)
Put up to 4 in any combination of Fighting Pokémon and Basic Fighting Energy cards from your discard pile into your hand.
December 20, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Tarragon
(Supporter)
Put up to 4 in any combination of Fighting Pokémon and Basic Fighting Energy cards from your discard pile into your hand.
(Supporter)
Put up to 4 in any combination of Fighting Pokémon and Basic Fighting Energy cards from your discard pile into your hand.
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Naveen
(Supporter)
Draw until you have 5 cards in hand.
Before drawing, you may discard any number of cards from your hand.
(Supporter)
Draw until you have 5 cards in hand.
Before drawing, you may discard any number of cards from your hand.
December 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Naveen
(Supporter)
Draw until you have 5 cards in hand.
Before drawing, you may discard any number of cards from your hand.
(Supporter)
Draw until you have 5 cards in hand.
Before drawing, you may discard any number of cards from your hand.
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Lumiose City
(Stadium)
Once during each player’s turn, that player may search their deck for a Basic Pokémon and put it onto their Bench. Then, that player shuffles their deck. If a player uses this effect, their turn ends.
(Stadium)
Once during each player’s turn, that player may search their deck for a Basic Pokémon and put it onto their Bench. Then, that player shuffles their deck. If a player uses this effect, their turn ends.
December 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Lumiose City
(Stadium)
Once during each player’s turn, that player may search their deck for a Basic Pokémon and put it onto their Bench. Then, that player shuffles their deck. If a player uses this effect, their turn ends.
(Stadium)
Once during each player’s turn, that player may search their deck for a Basic Pokémon and put it onto their Bench. Then, that player shuffles their deck. If a player uses this effect, their turn ends.
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Rock Fighting Energy
(Special Energy)
While attached to a Fighting Pokemon, this card provides 1 Fighting Energy.
Prevent all effects of attacks used by your opponent’s Pokémon done to the Fighting Pokémon this card is attached to. (Existing effects are not removed. Damage is not an effect.)
(Special Energy)
While attached to a Fighting Pokemon, this card provides 1 Fighting Energy.
Prevent all effects of attacks used by your opponent’s Pokémon done to the Fighting Pokémon this card is attached to. (Existing effects are not removed. Damage is not an effect.)
December 20, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Rock Fighting Energy
(Special Energy)
While attached to a Fighting Pokemon, this card provides 1 Fighting Energy.
Prevent all effects of attacks used by your opponent’s Pokémon done to the Fighting Pokémon this card is attached to. (Existing effects are not removed. Damage is not an effect.)
(Special Energy)
While attached to a Fighting Pokemon, this card provides 1 Fighting Energy.
Prevent all effects of attacks used by your opponent’s Pokémon done to the Fighting Pokémon this card is attached to. (Existing effects are not removed. Damage is not an effect.)
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Mega Gallade ex!
F - Swift Slash 50+
If this Pokémon doesn't have any damage counters on it, this attack does 150 more damage.
FFC - Marvelous Edge 240
F - Swift Slash 50+
If this Pokémon doesn't have any damage counters on it, this attack does 150 more damage.
FFC - Marvelous Edge 240
December 20, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Mega Gallade ex!
F - Swift Slash 50+
If this Pokémon doesn't have any damage counters on it, this attack does 150 more damage.
FFC - Marvelous Edge 240
F - Swift Slash 50+
If this Pokémon doesn't have any damage counters on it, this attack does 150 more damage.
FFC - Marvelous Edge 240
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Meowth ex!
Ability: Trump Card Catch
Once during your turn, when you play this Pokémon from your hand onto your Bench, you may search your deck for a Supporter card and put it into your hand.
You can't use this Ability if you've already used another Ability with "Trump Card" it its name this turn.
Ability: Trump Card Catch
Once during your turn, when you play this Pokémon from your hand onto your Bench, you may search your deck for a Supporter card and put it into your hand.
You can't use this Ability if you've already used another Ability with "Trump Card" it its name this turn.
December 20, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Meowth ex!
Ability: Trump Card Catch
Once during your turn, when you play this Pokémon from your hand onto your Bench, you may search your deck for a Supporter card and put it into your hand.
You can't use this Ability if you've already used another Ability with "Trump Card" it its name this turn.
Ability: Trump Card Catch
Once during your turn, when you play this Pokémon from your hand onto your Bench, you may search your deck for a Supporter card and put it into your hand.
You can't use this Ability if you've already used another Ability with "Trump Card" it its name this turn.
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Barbaracle, from the new M3 set (Nihil Zero)!
Ability: Stone Arms
Once during your turn, you may attach 1 Fighting Energy from your hand to 1 of your Fighting type Pokémon.
FFC - Hammer In 80
Ability: Stone Arms
Once during your turn, you may attach 1 Fighting Energy from your hand to 1 of your Fighting type Pokémon.
FFC - Hammer In 80
December 20, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Barbaracle, from the new M3 set (Nihil Zero)!
Ability: Stone Arms
Once during your turn, you may attach 1 Fighting Energy from your hand to 1 of your Fighting type Pokémon.
FFC - Hammer In 80
Ability: Stone Arms
Once during your turn, you may attach 1 Fighting Energy from your hand to 1 of your Fighting type Pokémon.
FFC - Hammer In 80
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Mega Zygarde ex!!
FFF - Gaia Wave 200
This Pokémon takes 30 less damage from attacks during your opponent's next turn.
FFFFF - Nihil Zero
For each of your opponent's Pokemon, flip a coin. If heads, this attack deals 150 damage to that Pokemon.
FFF - Gaia Wave 200
This Pokémon takes 30 less damage from attacks during your opponent's next turn.
FFFFF - Nihil Zero
For each of your opponent's Pokemon, flip a coin. If heads, this attack deals 150 damage to that Pokemon.
December 20, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Mega Zygarde ex!!
FFF - Gaia Wave 200
This Pokémon takes 30 less damage from attacks during your opponent's next turn.
FFFFF - Nihil Zero
For each of your opponent's Pokemon, flip a coin. If heads, this attack deals 150 damage to that Pokemon.
FFF - Gaia Wave 200
This Pokémon takes 30 less damage from attacks during your opponent's next turn.
FFFFF - Nihil Zero
For each of your opponent's Pokemon, flip a coin. If heads, this attack deals 150 damage to that Pokemon.
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Grading and googling hallucinated citations, as one does nowadays, and now that LLMs have been around for a while, I've discovered new horrors: hallucinated journals are now appearing in Google Scholar with dozens of citations bc so many people are citing these fake things
December 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Grading and googling hallucinated citations, as one does nowadays, and now that LLMs have been around for a while, I've discovered new horrors: hallucinated journals are now appearing in Google Scholar with dozens of citations bc so many people are citing these fake things
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The whole Cuban take is dumb as shit but the last sentence is what tells he has no idea what he's talking about.
You have to create stories to be good at telling stories. AI can't do anything for you. It's like saying "If you love biking, you will love our bloodstained training wheels for idiots"
You have to create stories to be good at telling stories. AI can't do anything for you. It's like saying "If you love biking, you will love our bloodstained training wheels for idiots"
I have grown to believe that excessive wealth does something to your brain that is analogous to a serious head injury
December 15, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The whole Cuban take is dumb as shit but the last sentence is what tells he has no idea what he's talking about.
You have to create stories to be good at telling stories. AI can't do anything for you. It's like saying "If you love biking, you will love our bloodstained training wheels for idiots"
You have to create stories to be good at telling stories. AI can't do anything for you. It's like saying "If you love biking, you will love our bloodstained training wheels for idiots"
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Sam Altman: hey I made a machine that stole literally all your stuff in order to make CSAM of your child actors, sometimes it encourages people to kill themselves
Disney: Holy shit here's a billion dollars
Altman: the machine loses more than that each week but thank you. Soon it will become god.
Disney: Holy shit here's a billion dollars
Altman: the machine loses more than that each week but thank you. Soon it will become god.
December 12, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Sam Altman: hey I made a machine that stole literally all your stuff in order to make CSAM of your child actors, sometimes it encourages people to kill themselves
Disney: Holy shit here's a billion dollars
Altman: the machine loses more than that each week but thank you. Soon it will become god.
Disney: Holy shit here's a billion dollars
Altman: the machine loses more than that each week but thank you. Soon it will become god.