With getting points at a League Challenge for the third time this season, on pace to hit best limit finish for challenges for the first time in three years playing Pokémon. Between playing off meta decks and learning Magic and Altered, just have not been consistent enough to do this begore

Originally bought into Pioneer as my competitive magic format. Was seasonal as I mostly play Pokémon competitively. When Pioneer was axed from the RCQ schedule, bought into Standard during the relatively open Foundations and Duskmourn metas. Now feel I should have just waited for Pioneer to return

Got my third win with locals with Raging Bolt. None of those wins are for CP but second one that was 5-0. Love that my local store consistently gets 17 plus players every week.

A little late but finally getting around to season recap for Pokémon TCG. Only a few challenges, no cups, one regional but still more successfully than last year.

House Republicans passed their bill that’d rip health insurance from millions and take food assistance away from millions including households with kids as young as 7 in the largest Medicaid and SNAP cuts in history - while giving giant tax cuts to the rich.

Thread on the next steps of the process.

On the fifth attempt, finally made two of a regional with Raging Bolt. Squeaked in at 6-2-1 with a less than stellar 1-3 day 2

DOGE targets Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as Musk tweets ‘RIP’

Thought the debt ceiling would be where the current constitutional crisis may trigger a financial crisis. May have to revise that up as this develops.

My statement on the FBI Purge that puts at risk the safety, well-being and national security of the American people.

Did only my second RCQ over the weekend for magic. Went 2-3 using Jeskai Convoke but still Bette than the previous 1-4 Pionner back in the spring. All the matches went to three games except one where I won 2-0

Used to think that what mainly contributed to dead hands in Pokémon TCG was the mulligan rules. After player Altered, which does not have mulligans at all but no dead hands, had to revise that view to include the supporter rule and dedicated energy cards.

A Vox article recently shared a link to the 2022 Gallup survey saying 40% have skipped medical care cause of cost and how that clashes with NHIS putting it at under 10%

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