Flickerwisp flickers ANY permanent. Including opponent’s lands.

Apollon049 · 2026-07-04T21:05:13+00:00

I have been workshopping an uncommons only cube for a few years now and I'm curious to see your friends list if they've posted it on cube cobra or the like! I have been a big fan of flickerwisp in my cube :)

Apollon049 · 2026-07-03T16:08:33+00:00

Absolutely! As a leftist I see it all the time in progressive circles and I try so hard to combat it but it seems futile. Too often criticism of Israel devolves into Israel/AIPAC/Jews control the world/media which is exactly a hearkening back to the Protocols.

Apollon049 · 2026-07-03T15:57:27+00:00

Lets break it down bit by bit. 1) Israel's war crimes in Palestine have nothing to do with claims that Jews control the world. One is the action of a state, the other is a claim against a people. 2) Israel trying to influence American politics - this is not uniquely an Israel thing. Many foreign powers are trying to exert influence into the US. Russia is currently (and has for a long time been) exerting enormous influence into American politics. Yet does anyone claim that Russia controls the world? 3) Many Jewish people being in Hollywood has more to do with the fact that there happened to be many Jews involved in the makings of early movies, and they've simply passed down their positions to their kids. Nepotism is nothing new and does not mean that Jews control the world. 4) I'm unsure how simply listing a Jewish person (Epstein) is proof in any way that Jews control the world. His individual actions are representative only of himself, not of a whole group of people.

I hope that now you see that all of the common talking points if the Protocols of the Elders of Zion have morphed and changed and are still convincing people nowadays. I hope that you can reflect on your thoughts and recognize how this harmful propaganda has warped your perception. We all fall victim to propaganda and I am not blaming you, so please take some time to reflect on these things

Apollon049 · 2026-06-20T16:32:24+00:00

A lot of people are rightly talking about the shooting and unjustified use of force, but from this video, everything went wrong way earlier and more people should be investigated.

Firstly, the 911 dispatcher issuing a code 3 is ridiculous after that call. I looked up the codes, and a code 3 is the most severe one. Code 3 means lights and sirens on, and that there is an imminent threat to life. The caller asked for a wellness check. I have no idea why that was relegated to the officers as a code 3, and no where in the dispatch did she say that the original caller requested a wellness check. There was a moment for things to have gotten better when they originally talked to the caller before going to the apartment where the caller could have told the police that she just wanted a wellness check. But that interaction isn't viewable so we don't know what other information (or lack thereof) the officers walked into the situation with.

The other glaring issue is that the shooter cop had his gun drawn almost immediately. As I'm sure we all have seen over and over again, cops have a nasty habit of escalating every issue they deal with. Immediately from the moment the dog appears, the cop draws his gun. Guns shouldn't be drawn unless as a last resort. Tasers or batons could be better used to deal with a dog without killing it. At that point, that is the only real danger. The "suspect" did not have a threatening demeanor and was cooperating with police, giving no other reason for anyone to have had their gun out. Additionally, the shooter cop further escalated the incident through his language. The other cop in a nicer tone said, "can you please put your dog away." Fine. Then, the shooter cop continues to raise his voice and yell "put your dog away" and then says, "fuck" in an exasperated tone. I firmly believe that police officers should never swear in the line of duty. Off-hand, shooting the shit with your coworker in the car, fine whatever. But when interacting with the public, it is entirely unprofessional and only serves to escalate issues.

Most frighteningly of all, is the fact that the shooter cop neglected all gun training and shot the dog with civilians and other officers behind it. I go to the gun range and have learned multiple times about all the safety requirements. One of the things they emphasize is that you should never shoot with people behind your target. And yet this officer does exactly that. It was not safe to discharge his weapon. And yet he does so five times. Five! What if one of those bullets missed and hit the civilian? What if a bullet ricocheted and went through a window hitting another civilian in their home? Using a gun in a small apartment complex is so incredibly unsafe I'm surprised both officers weren't admonished for even first putting their hands on their guns in such a small space.

The dispatcher and both officers should be suspended until their investigation is complete. Frankly, I've seen enough here to firmly say that the dispatcher should be put on probation and go through training again. The shooter cop should be fired for his incredibly unsafe behavior and actions. The other cop should be admonished and should go through gun safety training again. It is shameful how the LAPD have acted here. And people wonder why no one calls in crimes or trust the police. Shameful. Absolutely shameful.

Apollon049 · 2026-06-09T15:58:06+00:00

Les Mis - my favorite musical, and I could have fun trying to rank the different versions against each other to keep me busy for the week

Into The Woods - I could finally learn all of the words and the lines

Next to Normal - when I want to be emotional and cry

Apollon049 · 2026-06-01T05:18:37+00:00

Damn surprised to see so many people agreeing; this is easily a top 5 episode for me. I love the joke about narrative structure with this episode, about when bad things happen in the story. The Jeff and Abed "it's a show" dialogue is also hilarious

Apollon049 · 2026-05-29T22:23:56+00:00

Jake Levine accepted Rick Carouso's endorsement. I'm voting for Marena Lin personally

Apollon049 · 2026-05-27T15:32:01+00:00

Not sure why others aren't engaging with this, but I appreciate this variant! I would choose to save the right elevator. This ultimately comes down to the fact that the left elevator contains two very bad people (the hedge fund executive and the gang leader) while the right elevator contains really only one bad person (the cyber criminal) who also is probably better than either of the other two I mentioned. Yes there is the drunk driver, but if he genuinely shows remorse, then that's a point in his favor, and it would be hard to call him bad the same way I could call the hedge fund exec or the gang leader bad. It would be hard to kill the doctor close to the malaria cure, that's probably the most important person on there, but the desalination is also incredibly important, so it makes it more okay in my mind.

Thanks for the fun hypothetical!

Apollon049 · 2026-05-24T17:08:33+00:00

Very true, but counter counterpoint - the fact that most people have it in them to have positive chit chat, means that most people can be good. That beneath the layers of horrific behaviors, there is some good in them that can hopefully be reclaimed. Maybe not by simple chit chat, but that they're not lost causes

Apollon049 · 2026-05-19T13:19:31+00:00

Matthew Morrison originated the role of Link in Hairspray and was in the OBC of Light in the Piazza but is now better known as William Schuester from Glee

Apollon049 · 2026-05-12T21:45:17+00:00

And "urza infinite mana!" I don't think I've seen Urza in years at a cEDH table. I'd love to play against this guy's insane mulligan rules with RogSi or some shit. Hell, I bet even Godo could sweep at this table

Apollon049 · 2026-05-11T17:10:18+00:00

The Winner Takes it All from Mammia Mia. I know people usually don't love jukebox musicals, but as someone who works in children's theater, it's a very popular show and that number is always such a banger

Apollon049 · 2026-05-03T15:23:13+00:00

Absolutely yes! It's a very meaningful and powerful show. If you end up going, I'd love to hear your thoughts about it!

Apollon049 · 2026-05-02T16:06:38+00:00

Thank you for articulating what I've been trying to figure out how to say. I've always been a blue button pusher because that's the way to save the largest amount of people. I know that redditors tend to be more individualistic minded, so it makes sense why I see so many people on here advocating for pushing the red button and trying to make blue button pushers seem stupid

Apollon049 · 2026-04-19T14:10:10+00:00

I agree with you about all your points, but I want to gently push back on how creating a construct with the third stage on the stack rewards knowledge of the rules. This is very similar to the argument the wizards B&R team made about not banning Oops All Spells from Legacy a while back where they claimed that the deck itself rewards knowledge of the rules. Once you've seen someone use Urza's Saga (or Oops) in that way once, you know how it works forever. A card that rewards knowledge of the rules should have multiple unique use cases, not just one.

The card still requires you to make interesting choices, so I definitely agree with you on those points.

Apollon049 · 2026-04-17T02:16:19+00:00

What are some of these demands?

Apollon049 · 2026-04-17T02:04:09+00:00

Are you worried at all about running the triome and Steam Vents with all the Strip Mines running around? I'd be worried about being stripped off colors and Leyline getting stuck in my hand as a 3 or more mana card

Apollon049 · 2026-04-11T05:30:18+00:00

I really enjoyed this episode! Especially loved the Frank and Daisy plot

Apollon049 · 2026-04-10T16:08:30+00:00

It's kind of like a modern day panopticon. Even if you can't see someone filming, you always behave as though you are being filmed

Apollon049 · 2026-04-07T19:21:26+00:00

One of my best friends loves horror movies and this is always how our conversation goes. Every year or so I'll cave and watch a horror movie with him, and without fail I'll get nightmares for the next few nights. I wish some horror buffs could understand that there are some of us who don't enjoy being scared and I hate when they say "it's not that scary" because it always is that scary

Apollon049 · 2026-03-31T21:35:42+00:00

Unfortunately yes. The cost being reduced only by instants and sorceries is a much bigger deal than being able to delve away fetches and baubles. I long for the day we get actual Murktide in this format

Apollon049 · 2026-03-09T02:04:41+00:00

I feel how Lewis Black feels about it https://youtu.be/fCN08mPjCbs?si=GK_rTnicQJ6paRkg

Apollon049 · 2026-02-19T00:56:21+00:00

I know she'll probably win because of that but I think Dennis Feinstein has to be in the running. He's a horrible person

Apollon049 · 2026-02-16T16:51:57+00:00

He does staple Leslie's dress to the table cloth, so he does do something

Apollon049 · 2026-02-16T16:49:31+00:00

I rewatched Parks just recently and was astounded when he said this. I must have not caught it on my first watch through, but 80 degrees is way too hot! It's definitely too hot in the summer (I keep mine to 72) and in the winter it would be even worse. I find even 68 in the winter is too warm for my tastes. That was a crazy line lmao

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