Question , with apologies if this has already been asked and answered. Do I need to know anything about MTG before I read this book, or can I just start here?

Someone sent me this.

Happy Monday everyone. What happens when you stop petting 😊

Let's focus on something we ALL agree on:

#ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files

Hegseth Strikes Two Black and Two Female Officers From Promotion List

Women and people of color can risk their lives in Trump's reckless wars of choice but can't get well deserved promotions. No, those only go to white men in Hegeth's DoD. This story about Hegeth's on-going purge is revolting.

GIFT LINK: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/u...

America needs a comprehensive New New Deal. Infrastructure, education, healthcare, housing, and green energy should be prioritized. You want an economic boom? Fix the damn railroads, make education and healthcare accessible and free. You want to have a country with a future, get the hell off oil.

A viral dog rescue from 2016 is now immortalized with a statue in Kazakhstan. When a dog fell into the Sayran reservoir, bystanders formed a human chain to pull him to safety. The statue is a reminder of the value of unity, solidarity and collective action. 14/10 for all

Please end this "spring forward/fall back" bullshit I am DYING

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower

Possibly this?

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For all who need this one today.

(from 'Meister Eckhart's Book of Darkness and Light')

When I used to use public transportation before I had a car, I would get the concentrate because it was smaller and lighter than regular juice. Something like this was easier to carry on the bus. Also, frozen mixed drinks of course.

Mike Vrabel was hired by the Patriots on January 12th and is now the most senior head coach in the AFC East.

2026 wants to outdo 2025, apparently. Off to a good start.

Rockets owners expand talks to buy, move Sun

Terrifying headline if you don’t realize they are sports teams.

"When things don't go well it's easy to wonder, "Why me?" It's easy to point fingers. It's easy to wallow in frustration or defeat.
But it is also easy to ask, "What is this teaching me?"

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What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”

What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”

Funny how that works.

a vertical shot of a placid, cloudy day. on the left, a barren tree reaches up to the overcast sky. on the right, a boxy white food truck has parked with its little window propped open for business. you can just make out the word “pizza” in black curly lettering on the front of the truck. in the center of the photo, sitting squarely in the middle of a green bike lane, a rather large dog that resembles a golden retriever or great pyrenees is sitting patiently in profile, staring expectantly at the food truck’s window while basking in the glow of its lights.

This dog was spotted politely waiting by a pizza truck. He doesn’t have to say what he wants. They already know his order. It is pizza. 13/10 (IG: lauren.bardini)

While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.

The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.

The dawn of the post-literate society And the end of civilisation

The dawn of the post-literate society
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"Welcome Home" was the CD that carried me through my most painful break up."Coming Up Close" brings me right back, but with the perspective of time, It is now bittersweet and lovely.

Thimerosal 1

Pizzelle
The pizzelle are swarming!

i should be able to click a button at the beginning of a sports season that says “i’m normal” and i don’t get served any ads for crypto or gambling

It is time to end this 2x yearly madness!

A sign of the times

Have you been noticing lately when having conversations with your friends, at some point the conversation takes a turn like this: “I’m not a conspiracy theorist, but…”

"There are other places, and other times different from where you are right now. Some might be better, and some might be worse, but just pondering on it is a healthy deep breath." -jwIII

The woman petitioning SCOTUS to overturn marriage equality in the name of the sanctity of marriage is on her fourth husband.