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BA in Philosophy | Software Developer | Mono-White MTG Commander Player | Alternate Account: @StarfieldMystic

Washington, D.C.
Joined May 2009
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Charles (Mono-White Guy) retweeted
Lorwyn Eclipsed Giveaway! A booster box will be split between two winners (one from X, one from Instagram)! 🐱Like, comment, and RT 🐱Follow me and @paradisegamesg Winner announced 01/21/26. USA shipping only. Huge thanks to my LGS Paradise Games and Gifts in Fairfax, VA! :)
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Charles (Mono-White Guy) retweeted
Hello Friends. The Dr is suggesting I get another MRI for my neck. I am still experiencing pain more than 1 year after my fall and I really shouldn't be. Likely I am just too old to recover...😅 So to help with the cost I am going to try to sell 4 of my higher valued MTG items. I will post more photos in a thread. 1/5🧵
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Charles (Mono-White Guy) retweeted
I'm also willing to bet that over half the traffic on this hellsite these days is entirely inauthentic - either sock puppet accounts or straight up bots - and there's a good chance you're trying to roast or argue with someone who doesn't actually exist.
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Charles (Mono-White Guy) retweeted
The number of absolute trash posts that have ended up in my feed because a bunch of people quoted a fifty follower account that said some headass shit is crazy. You can just go ignore them, or block and move on. Not everything is a hill to die on. Just don't give them any air.
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Charles (Mono-White Guy) retweeted
One of the remarkable things about modern social media is how we are endlessly exposed to the worst possible takes, both because the algorithm chooses violence and shoves them in our faces but also because people feel compelled to respond and amplify things no one should see.
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Charles (Mono-White Guy) retweeted
I think the chances are extremely high the Rules Committee was referring to the bracket system, at least in part, when they wrote this paragraph near the end of last week’s announcement.
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Charles (Mono-White Guy) retweeted
Just a reminder. 💚 help.starcitygames.com/retur…
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Charles (Mono-White Guy) retweeted
This is going to be a long post about today's Commander B&R announcement. I've had quite a number of people reach out to get my thoughts, and I wanted to take the day to gather them before putting anything out into the world. Social media isn't a medium designed to deal in nuance. Instead, it's made to intentionally amplify short, radical opinions in order to drive engagement. I have no interest in using this platform and this topic to do anything other than to discuss the B&R announcement, and to do so in a constructive way. #MTG #MTGCommander #MTGEDH (/1)
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Charles (Mono-White Guy) retweeted
Just got laid off! If anybody has leads in the content space or otherwise (have been convinced I would make for a solid PM if given the chance) please let me know!
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Charles (Mono-White Guy) retweeted
Pod 1: September 28th at 5AM PT / 8AM ET @Ilvaldi, @HobbesQ, @TrickJarrett, and @ReversalWizrd
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Charles (Mono-White Guy) retweeted
Because having him here is too hurtful and damaging to way too many people. Most unfortunate is that he's dragged a whole lot of other people into the hole with him that now get painted and questioned just by virtue of being close to Zain.
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Charles (Mono-White Guy) retweeted
2. I am angry at Zain. I am furious at him for his bigotry, misogyny, and antisemitism. That he has taken something wonderful that he had a hand in building and tainted it with his hateful social media. There's no room for him in this community now.
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Charles (Mono-White Guy) retweeted
In particular everyone needs to recognize @FreedomWaffle_ who was thrown into this mess and handed the wheel. Most people would have immediately thrown the wheel and ran away. But Evan worked his ass off to try to salvage any good he could from a completely impossible situation
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Charles (Mono-White Guy) retweeted
We need to recognize that there were many people that stood up the middle of the storm and really worked hard to try to help make things ok. Who tried to heal the wounds as they were being opened.
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Charles (Mono-White Guy) retweeted
Take responsibility and ownership of the problems and the uncertainty. Make a plan and tell us your plan. You just pulled the rug out from all of us and I'm really pissed at you for it.
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Charles (Mono-White Guy) retweeted
taking on the immense growth of the format, and frankly I feel like we deserved better from you. Yes I know it was ugly and painful, but sometimes that's the way it is, and in those times you have to communicate MORE not less.
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Charles (Mono-White Guy) retweeted
I lost count of my numbers... but I am furious at TopDeck for doing such a poor job at communicating what has been going on and instead folding under the pressure, packing up shop and leaving us all feeling abandoned. So many of us rode with you
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Charles (Mono-White Guy) retweeted
Because my DMs are FULL of people not just asking what comes next but actively working to make it happen. Because god damn it I'm not ready to never Lobbycon again.
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Charles (Mono-White Guy) retweeted
Last night I wanted to quit... say to hell with it. Sell my cards and go find something else to do. But the reality is once the smoke cleared from my head this morning. I don't want to leave. Because of all those amazing people are still here.
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Charles (Mono-White Guy) retweeted
Most of all I'm just sad.. like I'm sitting here in tears because over the last two years almost 3 years of my life I've made so many real friendships and met so many truly wonderful people who are all now hurt, confused, angry and all of us with no idea of what comes next
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