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William A Owen

@williamaowen.bsky.social

Writer. Energy Policy. Former EBook nerd. Former Brooklynonian. Sort of an all around, everyday kind of entity trying to acclimate to the burbs, be a dad and a hubbo, and find a little pie now and then. 40+ Pie, Books, Comics, MTG, Science, Pie. He/Him

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Very bad look for BuzzFeed

05.03.2026 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 264    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

There's all the energy for ending Johnathan Majors entire career over domestic abuse, but no energy for ending a presidency over sex-trafficking, falsifying business records, sexual abuse and defamation, business fraud, systematic racial discrimination and let's just throw in adultery.

05.03.2026 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, Kristi Noem.

05.03.2026 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 13700    πŸ” 3253    πŸ’¬ 496    πŸ“Œ 291

Sorry I'm not more open-minded about LLMs, it's just some fucking maniacs shoveled out a bunch of useless bloatware featuring that technology, did not give me any chance to opt out, reorganized the entire economy around it, zeroed out gains made by green energy, and made it impossible to buy RAM

05.03.2026 05:17 β€” πŸ‘ 14421    πŸ” 4619    πŸ’¬ 115    πŸ“Œ 89
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Noem out, Trump picks Mullin as DHS secretary The South Dakota Republican was the public face of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown

So, Noem is out and a guy without a college degree and any relevant experience but who was briefly an MMA fighter is now director of Homeland Security

No law enforcement, security, immigration or intelligence experience

No experience managing a large organization

Just a MAGA dude with a temper

05.03.2026 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 231    πŸ” 123    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 7

🚨Writer/Editor Seeking Paid Work🚨

My name is Devin and I’m seeking new paid opportunities. I’ve got a history of successful collaborations, and bring passion to every project I work on.

05.03.2026 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump Taps Senator Markwayne Mullin to Replace Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary | National Review President Trump announced Thursday that Senator Markwayne Mullin (R., Okla.) will replace Kristi Noem as Homeland Security Secretary. β€œI am pleased to announce that the Highly Respected Unite…

Kristi Noem's out:

05.03.2026 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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MAGA senator slammed for describing β€˜smell of war’ when he’s never served Oklahoma Republican provokes uproar by presuming to speak for soldiers: β€˜He probably thinks war smells like Mountain Dew, couch cushions, and control sweat’

Just to be clear, this is Mullin:

So it's not over. But it's still a victory the optics became so bad that Trump sacked her.

If you remember the first administration, the more chaos with constant reshuffling, the less they're able to carry some of their plans. Keep the pressure up.

05.03.2026 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Every new passport a MAGA fed employee can slow roll or outright deny based on all that polling data they insisted states give them, is a win for Republicans.

05.03.2026 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 74    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Contract negotiations have started for 34,000 New York City doorpersons, porters, handypersons, supers and resident managers who maintain 600,000 households.

We are ready to fight for our futures.

05.03.2026 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Historian here history first time as tragedy the second time as farce.

05.03.2026 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3749    πŸ” 1321    πŸ’¬ 63    πŸ“Œ 77

If these prosecutors aren't busy how about they go after some pedophiles

05.03.2026 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 412    πŸ” 70    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 3
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I didn't want to make this post but unfortunately my hand has been forced. Sentona Games told me this week, after ignoring me for two months, that they will not be paying me the $24,000 deferred…... I didn't want to make this post but unfortunately my hand has been forced. Sentona Games told me this week, after ignoring me for two months, that they will not be paying me the $24,000 deferred paym...

If you're in the game industry and use LinkedIn, please do me a favor and share my post about Sentona Games screwing me out of money I'm owed. Thank you

05.03.2026 00:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1887    πŸ” 847    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 15

bit late to the party
i was tempted to try with one of my girls but i got commed to do one πŸ’œ

i didn't mean for it to turn into a straight study but that's how it kinda went

πŸ‡πŸˆ #commission

05.03.2026 02:38 β€” πŸ‘ 542    πŸ” 98    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

If you can provide $3k checks for the entire middle class of America by taxing 900 people a little more, not only should you do it, but you should take it as a signal that your monetary system is broken

04.03.2026 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3182    πŸ” 977    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 7

I'm forever enamored with Grist, not just because I think insect kindred is fun as hell, but because lore-wise, she represents an aspect of Planeswalkers that I feel gets touched on less and less.

Namely the inherently mythic and otherworldly nature of planeswalkers & how they're seen by others!

05.03.2026 02:14 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Artist proof β€œForce” (painted on the reverse of Rise of the Eldrazi) by Eli Minaya

Artist proof β€œForce” (painted on the reverse of Rise of the Eldrazi) by Eli Minaya

Artist Proof β€œForce” (Rise of the Eldrazi) by Eli Minaya @badking.bsky.social, via the Gallery Nucleus Magic: The Gathering in Miniature III (curated by the amazing @donnycaltrider.bsky.social)!!

you know it’s good because when I took it out of the package I could smell the paint.

05.03.2026 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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First of the #ironman Copy Artifacts is fully done

#mtgalter #mtgalters#magicthegathering #mtg #oldschool9394

04.03.2026 23:46 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The Magic: The Gathering card called Phthisis, signed by a number of TB/public health celebrities like Carole Mitnick, Jennifer Furin, Ophelia Dahl, Vincent Lin, Rosie Poling, Kate O’Brien, Joia Mukherjee, John Green, Kelly Holland, and possibly others I can’t read and have forgotten. The card stats are as follows:

Phthisis
{3}{B}{B}{B}{B}

Sorcery
Destroy target creature. Its controller loses life equal to its power plus its toughness.
Suspend 5β€”{1}{B} (Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay {1}{B} and exile it with five time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.)
Illustrated by Carl Critchlow

The Magic: The Gathering card called Phthisis, signed by a number of TB/public health celebrities like Carole Mitnick, Jennifer Furin, Ophelia Dahl, Vincent Lin, Rosie Poling, Kate O’Brien, Joia Mukherjee, John Green, Kelly Holland, and possibly others I can’t read and have forgotten. The card stats are as follows: Phthisis {3}{B}{B}{B}{B} Sorcery Destroy target creature. Its controller loses life equal to its power plus its toughness. Suspend 5β€”{1}{B} (Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay {1}{B} and exile it with five time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.) Illustrated by Carl Critchlow

The only MTG I wanna see in DC

04.03.2026 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Class is in session at Magic Con Vegas! @mtgfestivals.com I’m thrilled to be a guest, a part of @pastimesevents.bsky.social β€œLast Commander Standing” & many more to be announced events coming soon 🀫

Let’s see all the Secrets that Strixhaven has to offer, together!

#ad mtg.social/MCLV2026Lua

04.03.2026 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I just called my US senators and told them to publicly call for Tim Sheehy to be expelled from the Senate for assaulting and apparently breaking the hand of a Marine today.

You can call your Senators, too.

Find them here: reps.fyi

04.03.2026 23:26 β€” πŸ‘ 765    πŸ” 343    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 7

Churches should be taxed based on income. Mega churches should not exist. If you bringing in MILLIONS yearly then you need to be taxed especially considering the communities in these churches aren’t representative of the money being accrued. Where is it going? (Rhetorical question)

04.03.2026 23:46 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looks interesting. If the WB Paramount merger goes through I’ll be canceling my HBO subscription.

04.03.2026 23:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I caught this on another timeline without warning and did not really expect what was coming because it just looked like a video of a protestor on the senate floor.

it is BRUTAL. and the sound of bone snapping is going to haunt me. (glad Greg warned!!!)

04.03.2026 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 84    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

How to win in November

04.03.2026 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 10755    πŸ” 2991    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 38

I think we should just go ahead and formally abolish the Senate, because this current thing where they don't do their jobs but draw a paycheck isn't really working for me

04.03.2026 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1282    πŸ” 329    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 5
The level of misinformation spread by proponents of youth gender medicine, many of whom have a professional stake in it and many of whom have fancy letters and affiliations affixed to their names, is really demoralizing.
Jack Turban MD
@jack_turban
O ..β€’
This of course runs counter to the recommendations of all major medical and mental health organizations, as well as all existing

The level of misinformation spread by proponents of youth gender medicine, many of whom have a professional stake in it and many of whom have fancy letters and affiliations affixed to their names, is really demoralizing. Jack Turban MD @jack_turban O ..β€’ This of course runs counter to the recommendations of all major medical and mental health organizations, as well as all existing

Jesse Singal now appears to be siding with Ken Paxton on forced mental health conversion therapy for trans youth.

04.03.2026 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2577    πŸ” 434    πŸ’¬ 167    πŸ“Œ 190

Myself & the other comedians who did the Riyadh Comedy Festival are donating our fees to help get influencers under attack in Dubai back home to their influencer houses. I am sponsoring Braevyn McTaigg from Orlando, FL. πŸ«‘πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸοΈ

03.03.2026 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2603    πŸ” 240    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 14

Braevyn’s mom just told me he didn’t make it. President Trump called her early this morning to say that one of Braevyn’s calf implants exploded as he & his fiancΓ©e K’Lauria were being airlifted from Al Maktoum Int’l Airport. He died instantly. K’Lauria, I’m ready to #comfort you.

04.03.2026 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 607    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 1

Jared polis never wants to win a D primary again.

I'm not sure why. but I hope his constituents tear him another asshole.

04.03.2026 02:15 β€” πŸ‘ 313    πŸ” 65    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 2