Erik
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Erik
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He/Him | Adopted New Yorker [Manhattan]
Museum lover | Vorthos MTG player
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Just sharing for all those in here!

Ultra Pro and BCW have announced they have increased surcharges for all wholesale dealers due to the tariffs placed on China.

Effectively immediately Ultra Pro has increased their prices by 25% and BCW by 34% for all products manufactured in China.
April 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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It’s really sad to me that you go to the mothership and don’t see this as a headline anymore
And we have a champion! After a thrilling finals in which Andrew Baeckstrom drew every land in his deck in the second game... only to come back and win, the hometown hero defeated Jody Keith to win #SCGDenver and earn the title of champion of Magic Spotlight: Dragons!
April 14, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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I don't think it can be understated how much emotional labor Katara does for Aang and Sokka in Book 1. It's a good thing she is a healer because I know her back was killing her.
April 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM
@scryfall.com is something going on to cause all languages to display at once?

I checked my search features nothing checked related to language and it has never shown cards in non-english languages unless I switched on individual card page using buttons with 2 letter abbreviation. Firefox on mobile
April 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
@aliasv.bsky.social to add to what you said from coverage red got an unconditional mana dork for first time since 1994's set the Dark to allow Red to have a later game (according to R&D on BlueSky)
April 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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I would like to congratulate my opponent and thank them for giving me a new dream in the format.
April 11, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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As powerful dragonstorms spiral Tarkir into chaos and wild dragons darken the skies, the five clans fight alongside their new Spirit Dragons for supremacy over the land.

Read the #MTGTarkir story: https://magic.wizards.com/en/story
April 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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And here's my thread on Tarkir Legends from Dragonstorm.

bsky.app/profile/vort...
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Legends Thread

Anafenza gets her third card. While "The Foremost" was a Khans timeline card, the two spirit versions are current timeline self. In the modern timeline, she rediscovers the kin-tree that the Abzan rebels end up rallying around.

#mtgtdm #vorthos
April 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Video Game BAFTAs 2025 – All the Prize Winners

The UK’s biggest video game awards ceremony sees Astro Bot grab another GOTY gong
Video Game BAFTAs 2025 – All the Prize Winners
The UK’s biggest video game awards ceremony sees Astro Bot grab another GOTY gong
gamersocialclub.ca
April 9, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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My LGS sold out every event this weekend, sold out of all of their product, and that includes a collector sealed event. This is the most successful pre-release weekend they’ve had in a while. #MTGTarkir
April 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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It's truly shocking that the "businessman" who drove six companies into bankruptcy and campaigned on implementing policies that economists said would crash the economy has implemented policies that are crashing the economy.

Who could have seen this coming?
April 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Spectacular view of 100,000 people attending the #HandsOff march in NYC
April 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Patients with medical conditions linked to the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks are bracing for delays and disruptions to their care after the Trump administration fired hundreds of employees from the agency overseeing the World Trade Center Health Program, including its director.
9/11 responders sound alarm as Trump cuts WTC Health Program staff
The federal government says the program will continue to serve patients, but local officials are concerned.
gothamist.com
April 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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wow look at all of these better alternatives to Adobe that exist

ask me about Pixelart programs if interested in that aspect specifically because you *definitely* don't need PS for that, lol
April 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
So Nintendo's Tree House live is going well. This is how I felt when the 3DS released all over again.

Just wish Nintendo could set their prices normally 2 systems in a row. They don't have to price it like Vampire Survivor but $70-90 (including taxes before tariffs) is crazy.
April 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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'they're the same picture corporate'
April 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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i wish more people got this
"Age verification" laws are actually "upload your ID or get your face scanned to access every website, ending anonymity and associating your identity with everything you do online" laws and if more people understood that they would not be down for this authoritarian nonsense
April 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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The Legends of Tarkir: Dragonstorm article is available!

magic.wizards.com/en/news/feat...
The Legends of Tarkir: Dragonstorms
Dragons do battle with khans in Magic's return to Tarkir! Uncover the story behind the storm with the legends of Tarkir: Dragonstorm.
magic.wizards.com
April 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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And, to be clear, it's almost certainly happening *because* the base has been screaming for action from elected Democrats.

This isn't "relax, they've got this." This is "keep yelling, it's working."
Btw, that means in the last 24 hours we've had:

-Cory Booker going for a record in holding the floor
-Ruben Gallego putting a hold on VA nominees over cuts to veterans care
-Adam Schiff putting a hold on Ed Martin's nomination for DC US attorney over... a lot

That's a genuinely good start.
April 1, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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expect a lot of Democrats to announce they’re doing stuff they should have been doing all along (second best time to plant a tree etc again) in the next few days - why? Because they just watched Booker energize the electorate in phenomenal fashion, and they are jealous, and that is good
April 1, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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You can now search for cards with the default, normal frame: cards that aren't showcase, borderless, extended art, etc. (And that don't exclusively appear in special finishes.)

Use is:default — scryfall.com/search?q=is%...

Blog post — scryfall.com/blog/introdu...
Introducing is:default · Scryfall Blog
Scryfall now offers a search term for cards that use the default frame. That is, cards that aren't showcases, borderless, extended art, and so on.
scryfall.com
March 31, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Yesssss
"to democratize art is not every person having a cute drawing made in seconds, to democratize art is every person having time and health to learn and make art if they chose to, and mainly to have the means to think and relate introspectively with art."
Pq democratizar a arte não é toda pessoa ter um desenho bonitinho feito em segundos, democratizar arte é toda pessoa ter tempo e saúde pra aprender e produzir arte se quiser mas principalmente ter condição pra pensar e se relacionar com arte com introspecção.
March 31, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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I want to draw more women in armor ✨
March 31, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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🚨 March 31, 2025 Banned and Restricted Announcement #mtg
magic.wizards.com/en/news/anno...
March 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM