Bryan, Yay! Unions!

Bryan, Yay! Unions!

@truphantomangel.bsky.social

He/Him Cosplayer, Streamer, MTG Content Creator, "Editor Bryan" of Open Tabs Podcast, “That Quint Guy”, Pokémon Master, Prof of Ixalan and Kaldheim Studies. Inquires: TheTruePhantomAngel@gmail.com Pic by @inklincustoms

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Bryan, Yay! Unions!
@truphantomangel.bsky.social

Felt like updating my profile introduction today! Hi! My name is Bryan, the TruPhantomAngel on the interwebs. I’m a streamer, cosplayer, and content creator! You might know me as being a VERY good elephant boy or investigator. You can follow me here, on Instagram, and Twitch under the same handle!

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jess m. ☕🍂
@jametc.bsky.social

It's weird seeing AI bubbles across the world begin to collapse in real-time because AI continually needs more input to function, every time it's used its trained and becomes shittier, but nobody's writing their own code now, so it's a death spiral for everyone who needs claude to work

KUOW Public Radio@kuow.org

Microsoft is giving about 60,000 employees the opportunity to leave with severance voluntarily.

kuow.orgMicrosoft offers voluntary buyouts to a quarter of its workforceMicrosoft is giving about 60,000 employees the opportunity to leave with severance voluntarily.
Bryan, Yay! Unions!
@truphantomangel.bsky.social

While there are A LOT of Star Trek characters I wanna see, my biggest hope is that Janice Rand gets a named card. Don’t wanna see her just get “Captain’s Yeoman”. Grace Lee Whitney had a complicated life and inspiring story, and I wanna see her get the respect she deserves. #MTGxStarTrek

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Commander's Herald
@commanders-herald.bsky.social

“‘Bigger problems?'” echoed one member of Ravnicans Against Trans Sporting, aka R.A.T.S., who also belongs to the Azorius guild. “What problem in Ravnica, a city that is inundated with interplanar threats at least twice a month, could possibly be more important than my senseless bigotry?”

commandersherald.comNiv-Mizzet Strikes Down Transgender Sports Ban | Commander's HeraldRavnica — Earlier today, Living Guildpact Niv-Mizzet made the historic and highly rare decision, even among presumably left-wing politicians, to refuse to ban transgender women from various sporting c...
Bryan, Yay! Unions!
@truphantomangel.bsky.social

With Quark, Jake, O’Brien (though this is technically TNG), and Worf as cards, that means we’re still missing… Jadzia, Ezri, Bashir, as DS9 regulars.

Beamtown Artisan, Boldly Going@beamtownartisan.bsky.social

I like that the DS9 crew all kind of play well together, especially with Sisko in play. The cross synergies in this set are great. #MTGxStarTrek

Bryan, Yay! Unions!
@truphantomangel.bsky.social

I HOPE Keiko gets a card, Molly might not so much. Nog, Rom, Leeta, and Kasidy will probably get cards, especially since they play such significant roles are have incredibly significant episodes. Villain wise we have Kai Winn and I’m VERY SURE Gul Dukat is out there….

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Shellraiser B Woke - Living Saint of Purity🏳️‍⚧️🖤💜🤍 💛
@shelleybwoke.bsky.social
Leicester Gazette@leicestergazette.leicester.news

Two University of Leicester students speak out over ‘absurd’ and ‘Orwellian’ decision by the BBC and ITV Studios to edit out pride pins worn on University Challenge

leicester.newsBBC edits out pride pins on University Challenge in ‘Orwellian’ move* * * This story was published by **The Leicester Gazette** : a local, independent newspaper about Leicestershire. 1,000 people have already joined our community. Just use those buttons below to download our app and **sign up for free**. * * * Astrophysics student Samuel Carlier and History student Emmeline Hague-Wright were shocked to find that their LGBTQ+ pride pins had been edited out of their University Challenge appearance earlier this year. The episode, initially scheduled for BBC Two on 24 August, was delayed twice before airing on 7 September 2026. The pins showed the progressive LGBTQ+ pride flag, the bisexual pride flag and a rainbow feather. Speaking to the Leicester Gazette, Sam said: “Living in a liberal democracy and having the state broadcaster tell you ‘we’re editing how you look’, seems very Orwellian.” Sam described the choice to remove the pins before broadcast as “weird” and “absurd”. He said: “[Censoring] that seemed weird. If I had worn a rainbow shirt, would they have censored that? If the idea is to keep things impartial, where is that line in the sand?” A side by-side image of Sam wearing the pin and with it having been digitally removed. Photograph: supplied Sam contacted the BBC to try to understand why his pins had been edited out. He told the Gazette: “The BBC people said they’d ring me, and I chased them, they just said go to the complaints website and file a complaint there, that’s what I did.” Since then, Sam hasn’t had a response from the BBC as to why his pins were removed. After the episode had aired, Sam noted that his shirt ‘melted’ into itself occasionally, as a result of the editing. Photograph: supplied ## Students believe the decision was made following online transphobia Emmeline was also shocked when she found out that the feather pin she wore was due to be removed from the episode she was in. It was understood by Emmeline that there was online transphobia in response to previous episode of University Challenge, and she had been contacted by the BBC, anticipating support from the broadcaster. When the BBC contacted her, instead of an offer of support, she was told her pin was going to be removed. “At first it was mostly confusion,” she said. “I heard that they had received a lot of nastiness online from people and I thought they were going to call me to say ‘we have support services if needed,’ and that wasn't what I got at all.” Instead, Emmeline was notified that the episodes were going to be delayed. “It was out of left field, I was confused for a while,” she said. “This entire delay has been because of a feather and two badges on a teammate that were basically impossible [for viewers] to see.” Emmeline had expressed her frustrations with the repeated delays from the BBC, spanning from mid-July to early-September. She said: “We were announced on the website and then delayed again, and then announced on the website a second time, and delayed even further. Speaking about the removal, she said: “It takes a lot of time” she said. “Making it [the edit] look good would be even more expensive and time-consuming. It seems like drastically a lot of effort.” ## Join the conversation Our app is more than just a way to keep up – it's a gateway to award-winning journalism and the local community. __Want to support our work?__ Click here for membership__.__ ## Wider criticism on LGBTQ+ support The pins Sam wore during the episode. Photograph: supplied According to leading LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall UK, two in five LGBTQ+ students will hide their identities at university for fear of discrimination. Stonewall has reported that more than 36 per cent of trans students have received hostile conduct from university staff due to their gender identity. Reflecting on the digital removal of the pins, Sam spoke about how disheartening the choice was. He said: “There was maybe like a span of eight years where someone could be uncontroversially out in the open queer – now that’s gone again.” he said. The BBC has also been widely criticised for ‘an attack on the LGBTQ+ community’ by pulling its involvement with the popular show, RuPaul's Drag Race. The broadcaster pulled its involvement in September following “significant financial pressures” as the reason for axing their involvement. The criticism follows another recent controversial edit by the BBC. On its hit show, Strictly Come Dancing, a decision was made to edit out ‘Protect the Dolls’ from contestant Bethany Antonia’s T-shirt. It’s a slogan which has become widely used to support the rights of trans women. The BBC defended their decision, saying the changes were made to meet editorial guidelines. It comes as the LGBTQ+ community has faced challenges amid an increasingly less tolerant political climate. ## What the BBC had to say When we asked them about editing out the pins worn by Leicester’s University Challenge team, a BBC spokesperson said: “In line with our editorial guidelines, we advise that no badges, flags, and emblems or symbols are worn or visible during filming, along with clothing with obvious branding or slogans. If such items are not removed for any reason then a decision is made between the programme makers and the BBC regarding any edits to the programme.” The BBC said the delays to the episode were unrelated to the decision to edit out the pins. A spokesperson for ITV Studios said: “University Challenge is an entertainment quiz show and is made in accordance with the BBC Editorial Guidelines requirements for impartiality.” The University of Leicester refused to comment on the matter. * * * **Before you go…** We’ve recently surpassed 1,000 subscribers, which is amazing considering we’re a small team on a shoestring budget. Now, we’re ready for the next stage of the Leicester Gazette. **Download our new app and get all of our journalism anytime, anywhere.** The app connects with **Bluesky** , **Mastodon** and **Threads** , giving you access to a network of around 60 million people. It’s a safer, more meaningful alternative to mainstream social media – owned by the community. * * *

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Marko Manev🔜MagicCon Atlanta @ TCG Booth
@markomanev.bsky.social

New MTG card revealed!🖖 I'm honored that I had the opportunity to create art for the card that depicts my favorite TNG episode - The Inner Light! AD: Mike Thomas * TM & © 2026 CBS. All Rights Reserved. * This is being shared with the permissions from Wizards of the Coast #MTGxStarTrek

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Emmara, GoddessOfBlundR 🔜 Commander Sealed 26 / MagicCon Atlanta
@goddessofblunder.bsky.social

I'm gonna be dressed like the Queen of Planechase! I'm very excited. And free stuff! Who doesn't like that?! Come play the Planechase! The best way to play the EDH! Lol

Ryan Inzana 🔜 MC Atlanta 2026@ryan.wubrgsky.org

MC Atlanta is coming! Anyone looking for some fun on Sunday (from 12:30-2:30pm) can come find @goddessofblunder.bsky.social and I in Creator Central for Planechase Draft! You won't want to miss it! mcatlanta.mtgfestivals.com/en-us/experi...

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Jameela Wahlgren 🏳️‍🌈 🎨
@jameelawahlgren.bsky.social

I hope workers in other game studios see WoTC unionizing, and see the mass layoffs and BioWare closing and decide it's time to put their foot down. What do we have to lose by unionizing? A job that you're afraid every day you'll be laid off from anyway? UNIONIZE THE GAME INDUSTRY!

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Dix
@dixonij.bsky.social

In GOOD news, Desert Bus starts it's TWENTIETH YEAR on Friday! Go get the total to $29,999 before the run so James has to get a goofy haircut!

James Turner@james.loadingreadyrun.com

Desert Bus Stuff! Go and donate! If we hit $29,999 before we go live Friday I'll treat everyone at the Moonbase to a Dilly Bar, and I'll get a silly haircut with lightning bolts! desertbus.org I need your DAWN GOOD NEWS stories! Head over to goodnews.desertbus.org and submit a story!

desertbus.orgDesert Bus 2026A charity fundraising marathon in support of Child's Play Charity

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Ify Nwadiwe
@ifycomedy.com

There is something so soul crushing about creating art that pushes the needle in the games industry, only to be thanked by using the capital gained from said art to push the ones who created it out of a job.

Aftermath@aftermath.site

Electronic Arts closing BioWare, laying off hundreds: aftermath.site/electronic-art...

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Kurt
@kaatokunart.bsky.social

Not to beat a dead horse but i think people who say the Malfoy trend doesnt give JKR money so who cares need to consider Gacha companies comm artists all the time and theres no link to the game or anything the art itself is a positive promotion

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milkbean
@milkbean.bsky.social

Misdreavus as Geist of Saint Thalia ⭐️ needed to make some real bubblegum spooky vibes ⋆｡°✩

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LittleKuriboh
@littlekuriboh.bsky.social

Back in 2003 when Spider-Man 2 hype was building, a friend said Alfred Molina was poor casting for Doc Ock I asked who he’d cast, he says “Roy Orbison, the inspiration for the character” That’s when I realized some folks use film criticism as an excuse to wave their comic book trivia dick around.

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KessWylie
@kesswylie.kess.co

Thank you wizards of the coast for giving me the opportunity to share these awesome #MTGxStarTrek cards with everyone! #magicthegathering #mtgambassador