Hear ye, hear ye, noble comrades, candy enthusiasts, and valiant freedom fighters,
The time hath come for us to rise against the tyranny of corporate indifference! For too long, Hershey hath oppressed us, stripping us of our beloved Jolly Rancher Fruit N Sour—the epitome of tangy sweetness that we once cherished. This is not merely about a candy; 'tis a revolution against the powers that think they can control our taste buds and our joy!
The Outrage
We have been patient, but our patience hath limits. Hershey hath disregarded our pleas and ignored our desires. This is a call to arms, a rallying cry for all who have been wronged. Jolly Rancher Fruit N Sour is not just a candy—it is a symbol of what transpires when corporations think they can take away what we hold dear without consequence. We shall not stand idly by whilst they trample on our taste buds and our memories.
The Plan
We must bombard Hershey's website with our demands. This is no polite request; this is an insurrection! We need to flood their feedback forms, social media channels, and customer service inboxes with an uncompromising message: BRING BACK JOLLY RANCHER FRUIT N SOUR OR FACE THE WRATH OF A UNITED PEOPLE!
How You Can Help

1. Storm the Hershey fruit n sour page: JOLLY RANCHER Fruit 'N Sour Hard Candy, 6.5 oz bag (hersheyland.com)
2. Dominate Social Media: Tweet u/Hersheys, post on their Facebook page, and use hashtags like #BringBackJollyRancherFruitNSour. Let us make this go viral!
3. Email Blitz: Directly send your demands to their customer service email. Overwhelm them with our collective voices.
4. Spread the Revolution: Share this manifesto far and wide. Recruit friends, family, and fellow revolutionaries to our cause.

What to Say
Here is a radical template to use, but feel free to amplify thy rage:
Dear Hershey Overlords,
I demand the immediate return of Jolly Rancher Fruit N Sour. This candy was more than a treat; it was a beloved staple for many of us, and its discontinuation is a travesty. Your decision to pull it from production is an affront to your loyal customers. We will not be silenced until this injustice is rectified.
You, Hershey, appear most active in responding to queries and concerns regarding this cherished confection. Yet, it seems that our pleas and desires have fallen upon deaf ears. Behold the fervor with which you engage in discourse, yet nary a desired outcome graces our longing hearts. This grievous oversight compels me to call for the resignation of your CEO, your entire marketing department, those who answer queries on your site, and the entirety of your research and development division. Verily, such neglect of the beloved Fruit N Sours, absent from production for four long years, should be deemed a crime most egregious. You ought to face ultimate and fierce consequences for such foolish actions.
Verily, do not only give ear to our entreaties and lamentations; but rather, take heed and act upon them. Restore unto us our cherished sweetmeat forthwith, lest ye encounter the grim repercussions of our combined fury.
with much love,

[Your Name]

Why This Matters?
This fight transcends candy. It is about standing up against corporate greed and indifference. It is about proving that we, the people, have the power to challenge and change unjust decisions. Together, we can show Hershey that their actions have consequences and that we will not be ignored.
We are at the dawn of a sweet revolution. Wilt thou stand with me? Wilt thou help us bring back the Jolly Rancher Fruit N Sour and reclaim our right to joy? May this stand as a testament for generations hence, declaring that we, the populace, shall not be ensnared in bondage!
Viva la Candy Revolution!
#BringBackJollyRancherFruitNSour
Join the movement. Let us rise and make our voices heard. The power of the people is greater than the apathy of corporations.
United, we can bring back our cherished candy and show the world the strength of our collective resolve!

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Rainbow Figment LEVEL TO LEVEL & How He Works

BASICS
• Rainbow Figment (Rainbow!): First available June 5th in an Early Bird Box, and then in the Jume 6th R.O.Y.G.B.I.V. Item Card Event (Diamond Box and winnable prize); if you don't get him by the end of the event he will NOT generally be available afterwards
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🌈💡 RAINBOW FIGMENT POWER DESCRIPTION
Non-Interactive power: Rainbow Figment's power differs based on whether it is activated before you are in blitz mood or activated during blitz mode!

• Before Blitz Mode: drops paint to help fill up the blitz meter so that you can more quickly activate blitz mode
• During Blitz Mode: drops paint on the board to transform specific emojis to Rainbow Figment emojis AND adds 1 Rainbow Star (1 at all levels) near the top center part of the board

• Level 1 - Before Blitz Mode: fills ~60% of the Blitz meter; During Blitz Mode: transforms 4 emojis, adds 1 Rainbow Star - 36 to activate power first time, 36 for subsequent activations
• Level 2 - Before Blitz Mode: fills ~60% of the Blitz meter; During Blitz Mode: transforms 6 emojis, adds 1 Rainbow Star - 34 to activate power first time, 36 for subsequent activations
• Level 3 - Before Blitz Mode: fills ~70% of the Blitz meter; During Blitz Mode: transforms 8 emojis, adds 1 Rainbow Star - 32 to activate power first time, 36 for subsequent activations
• Level 4 - Before Blitz Mode: fills ~80% of the Blitz meter; During Blitz Mode: transforms 10 emojis, adds 1 Rainbow Star - 30 to activate power first time, 36 for subsequent activations
• Level 5 - Before Blitz Mode: fills ~90% of the Blitz meter; During Blitz Mode: transforms 12 emojis, adds 1 Rainbow Star - 28 to activate power first time, 36 for subsequent activations
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🔖 MISSION TAGS
• Boy, Blue, Green, Purple, Red, Yellow, Animal, Flying, Disney Parks
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• What will increase my chances of getting hired: If there's a civil service exam, study for it! There are many guides online that will help you go over all those things you forgot such as basic math and reading. Some cities even give you a study guide. If it's a firefighter exam, study for it! For the CPAT (Physical Fitness Test), cardio is arguably the most important factor. If you're going to the gym for the first time during the hiring process, you're fighting an uphill battle. Get in shape and stay in shape. Most cities offer preference points to military veterans.
• How do I prepare for an interview: Interviews can be one-on-one, or in front of a board/panel. Many generic guides exist to help one prepare for an interview, however here are a few good tips:

1. Dress appropriately. Business casual at a minimum (Button down, tucked in long sleeve shirt with slacks and a belt, and dress shoes). Get a decent haircut and shave.
2. Practice interview questions with a friend. You can't accurately predict the off-the-wall questions they will ask, but you can practice the ones you know they probably will, like why do you want to be a Firefighter, or why should we hire you?
3. Scrub your social media. Gone are the days when people in charge weren't tech-savvy. Don't have a perfect interview only for your chances of being hired gone to zero because your Facebook or Instagram has pictures of you getting blitzed. Set that stuff to private and leave it that way.

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https://amgreatness.com/2024/05/30/sequoia-capital-partner-donates-300k-to-trump-in-wake-of-weaponized-verdict/
Shaun Maguire, partner at Silicon Valley VC firm Sequoia Capitol, announced on X that he donated $300,000 to former President Donald Trump in the wake of the New York City verdict in a weaponized case brought by liberal extremist Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
“I know that I’ll lose friends for this. Some will refuse to do business with me.,” wrote Maguire. “The media will probably demonize me, as they have so many others before me. But despite this, I still believe it’s the right thing to do.”
“I refuse to live in a society where people are afraid to speak,” wrote Maguire.
Maguire, who says he supported Hillary Clinton in 2016 and was so “disillusioned” that he didn’t vote in 2020, laid out a variety of reasons for supporting Trump in 2024, ranging from January 6 to foreign policy to “lawfare.”
“This is too broad of a topic to go into detail here, but suffice to say I’ve spent hundreds of hours following the trials and researching the charges against Trump,” wrote Maguire. “This has been another radicalizing experience. I understand that normally when there’s smoke there’s fire, but in this case I think when there’s smoke there’s lawfare.”
https://x.com/shaunmmaguire/status/1796293774794268747?t=_QDuc5dC6XMollOfDrEirQ&s=09
I just donated $300k to Trump. I’m prepared to lose friends. Here’s why. Back in 2016 I had drunk the media Kool-Aid and was scared out of my mind about Trump. As such I donated to Hilary Clinton’s campaign and voted for her. By 2020 I was disillusioned and didn’t vote – I didn’t like either option. Now, in 2024, I believe this is one of the most important elections of my lifetime, and I’m supporting Trump. I know that I’ll lose friends for this. Some will refuse to do business with me. The media will probably demonize me, as they have so many others before me. But despite this, I still believe it’s the right thing to do. I refuse to live in a society where people are afraid to speak. The 2016 Election I’m going to start off with something provocative, but I think it leads to a different take on the most controversial Trump issue, which is obviously January 6th. So here goes nothing. I believe the 2016 election was manipulated to hurt Hilary Clinton and to help Donald Trump. Hilary Clinton herself believes this, she has denied the 2016 election result dozens of times, and still does to this day. Plot twist: I agree with her! Look into Guccifer 2.0 which was the “hacker group” that strategically leaked her emails (through Wikileaks) in a drip campaign at just the right moments. Turns out it was the Russian GRU. And remember all those fake news and bot farms? These incidents are the tip of the spear -- some of the publicly known incidents. There was extreme manipulation happening during the 2016 election. Before proceeding, please watch at least 30 seconds of this video. It’s “24 straight minutes of Democrats denying election results.” Russia (and others) interfering in the 2016 election was nothing new, this happens in every election, everywhere in the world. Obviously. But for me, as someone that used to work in National Security, Russia’s implicit support for Trump made me deathly afraid of him getting elected as President. I was wrong, and Russia miscalculated. President Trump turned out to be a master of foreign policy and particularly strong towards Russia. If you’ve never seen it before, please watch this two minute clip from Trump at a NATO breakfast 5 years ago. If you're too lazy, Trump told Germany that they're a) owned by Russia via their energy dependence b) financing Russia's war machine by buying their energy c) not investing enough in defense, investing only 1% of GDP, which was below the 2% NATO commitment, meanwhile the US was investing 4.2% of GDP. And yet the world said he's owned by Russia? For other Trump foreign policy wins, he: a) signed the Abraham Accords b) successfully put Iran in the penalty box, which the Biden administration immediately unwound and c) he helped India see the dangers of having their comms networks controlled by China resulting in Huawei and TikTok bans there. My “radicalization” towards the center August 16th, 2021 was the day I knew I could never support Joe Biden or any of the senior officials in his administration. This was the day that Afghans fell to their deaths from US C-17 airplanes at the Kabul International Airport, or KAIA as ISAF forces referred to it. Back in 2012 I deployed to Afghanistan working for DARPA. I used to fly out of KAIA at least weekly, usually taking a Blackhawk to Bagram Airfield (BAF), but sometimes jumping on a C-130 down to Kandahar (KAF). I'm not going to go into all of the details here, but this was personal for me -- as it was for anyone that served in Afghanistan. Most have the wrong impression of what happened there. Afghanistan wasn't Iraq. And real progress had been made. It took roughly 15 years to stabilize most of Afghanistan, but the ISAF coalition had gotten it to the place that little girls were going to school in Kabul, sometimes walked there by their mothers who weren't even wearing Burkas anymore. All of this was unimaginable a decade prior. And then there's the strategic aspect. The US's most strategic base in Afghanistan was Bagram Airfield. Unless you've been there it's impossible to imagine how strategic this base is, and how easy it is to defend. Nestled in a remote valley at the foothills of the Himalayas. Within a couple hour flight of China and Iran, and a few minute flight to Pakistan. I believe this airfield could have been held for 50+ years with 50,000 men. A similar scale to the US permanent forces stationed at Ramstein Air Base in Germany or the US bases in Okinawa, Japan. We gave up one of the most strategic air bases in the world, and arguably stability in Kabul, for political gain -- to be able to say that President Biden ended the War in Afghanistan. And we did it in the most incompetent manner possible, literally with people falling from our airplanes. Everyone I have spoken with that served in Afghanistan knows this. Global instability It wasn't just Afghanistan, I believe that the Biden administration has had some of the worst foreign policy in decades. And this has manifested in two major Wars breaking out during their administration, with Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Iran's proxy attack against Israel. Was the timing just bad luck? I don't believe so. I believe that a weak America leads to a chaotic world. The failed Afghanistan pull-out showed the weakness of the Biden administration. They failed to adapt to changing facts on the ground, chiefly the Afghan army putting up no resistance as the Taliban drove towards Kabul. If the US can't adapt quickly in a theater where we're already active, how can it react quickly to a blitz in a new theater, Ukraine? Granted the Russian's botched their blitz, miscalculating the weather, almost certainly to keep China happy as they hosted the Olympics in Feb 2022. The most damaging foreign policy has been the Biden administration's approach to Iran. Biden resuscitated Obama's braindead Iran doctrine. Somehow believing that the theocratic Islamic Regime could be turned towards the West. But it's much worse than this. After Hamas' attack against Israel on October 7th, Iran took credit for planning the attack publicly. Moreover, Iran was so bold that their proxies carried out over 300 attacks against US bases and Naval ships. Many of the attacks haven't been disclosed or publicized. At least 4 US soldiers have been killed in these attacks. And yet somehow despite this, the Biden administration has been rewarding Iran by unfreezing their funds, mourning the death of President Raisi and hamstringing Israel in its proxy battle. This level of weakness is unprecedented in my opinion. The US has been kissing the ring of its attacker, literally while attacks against our Armed Forces are carried out. If you start looking, it's hard to see anything other than Iranian foreign influence in the Biden administration, such as what Semafor reported on, and which was effectively buried by our mainstream media. The Biden administration has been a dream come true for foreign adversaries, and a nightmare for US allies. Trusting of enemies, and fickle with friends. Israel To anyone that follows me on X you know that I'm a staunch Israel supporter and also Zionist. I believe that Israel is one of America's most important allies in the world. Unfortunately, in a post-Snowden world, Israel is now arguably the world's top cyber power. And it's a critical intelligence ally for any US operations in the Middle East. It's also becoming an advanced weapons partner, co-developing the hypersonic missile defense system Arrow 3 and also Iron Dome + Iron Beam. The Islamic Regime in Iran terrorizes its own people and their proxies terrorize the entire region. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia has been modernizing at an exceptional pace. Somehow the Biden administration has chosen to cuddle up to Iran while driving Saudi Arabia and Israel away. This is unforgivably disastrous policy in my opinion. Double standards The next topic that has boiled my blood are the double standards and lawfare that Trump has faced. Here are some examples: Classified documents: Hilary Clinton, Joe Biden, Mike Pence and Donald Trump were all caught with classified documents. Only Trump was indicted. Either it's a crime for all of them or none of them. All of the arguments about quantity of documents or obstruction are distractions to justify a double standard. The Border Wall: remember how Trump was villainized for promoting a border wall? Biden resumed building sections of it after pausing them, which the legacy media has been very quiet about. Election denialism: yes, Trump denied the 2020 election results. But as we linked to above, so did Hilary Clinton and Joe Biden regarding the 2016 results. As have hundreds of other politicians since 2000. Either they're all election deniers, or none of them. Corruption charges: every inch has been searched for Trump corruption while Joe Biden's involvement with foreign countries (through Hunter) have been swept under the rug. Here are some examples. Three strikes for thee but not for me: Joe Biden was the architect of the 1994 Crime Bill, which most attribute as the source of the mass incarceration we saw over the next two decades (especially amongst black communities). Crack cocaine in particular was treated harshly when combined with the 1986 Anti-Drug Abuse Act. Watch this video. Hunter Biden would be locked up for life if the same rules were applied to him that Joe Biden imposed on thousands of others. This is just the tip of the double standard iceberg. Lawfare This is too broad of a topic to go into detail here, but suffice to say I've spent hundreds of hours following the trials and researching the charges against Trump. This has been another radicalizing experience. I understand that normally when there's smoke there's fire, but in this case I think when there's smoke there's lawfare. To anyone with a curious mind, I implore you to go deep on any of the charges against Trump, whether civil or criminal. Here's a very quick summary of some of the fishy aspects: Election Interference Case: Jack Smith was appointed Special Counsel to prosecute Trump. Jack Smith previously got the Governor of Virginia convicted of corruption charges... WHICH WERE THEN UNANIMOUSLY OVERTURNED BY THE SUPREME COURT. Basically Jack Smith misled the Jury. Why would you choose Jack Smith to be the Special Counsel for this case? Maybe if all you're trying to do is to get charges to stick before an election, even if you know they'll be overturned subsequently by the Supreme Court? The Classified Documents Case: once again Jack Smith is the Special Counsel. Georgia Election Interference: The Fulton County DA, Fani Willis, has a history of corruption. It turns out that the outside lawyer she selected to prosecute Trump ... is someone she was having a romantic relationship with, Nathan Wade. Wade's Law firm made about $700k after Willis appointed him. This was concealed. Wade has since resigned from the case but Willis is still involved. The Hush Money Case: The key witness, Michael Cohen, is a proven liar. His testimony has been filled with contradiction after contradiction. Bank Fraud: Trump was ordered by Judge Engoron to pay over $350M in civil judgment that he committed bank fraud. This whole case reeked of corruption. This was an incident where no harm had been done: the banks had already been fully repaid with interest. The most important point in the case was Judge Engoron arguing that Mar-a-Lago was worth only between $18M and $27.6M when Trump had said it's worth between $426.5M and $612M. Judge Engoron tried to compare apples to oranges, with an appraised value vs market value for a property that is very clearly worth something close to Trump's range. Sexual Assault / E Jean Carroll: the background to this case was almost unbelievable. In simple terms, a woman in 2019, E Jean Carroll, came out and said that 20+ years prior, in the late 1990s, Donald Trump had sexually assaulted her. The statute of limitations on this case had expired more than a decade prior to her claims. But the state of New York did something unprecedented and opened a one year window where people could file claims for sexual abuse going back to exactly the window when E Jean Carroll accused him. So that's point #1, there was lawfare around the statute of limitations. Point #2 is that the case was highly irregular and ultimately the Jury determined that Trump did not rape E Jean Carroll, despite her claims. But they did determine that he sexually assaulted her (a lesser charge than rape.) All of these cases are too complicated for most to follow, almost by design. As someone that has been following the cases closely, I've had the opposite reaction of what was intended: a) every single case seems to have had impropriety and b) after going through Trump's entire life, if these are the worst things they can find, then he did less wrong then I otherwise would have assumed. Fairness is one of my guiding principles in life and simply, these cases haven't been fair for Trump. Where do I disagree with Republicans? The number one area is abortion. This is obviously a lightning rod issue. As someone with libertarian leaning views, I believe the Republicans have the wrong stance around imposing their views on others. That said, I think Democrats misunderstand the constitutional argument that this should be a states issue. Domestic policies Other than abortion, I believe that President Trump and the Republicans have been better on most domestic issues. Look at the quality of life in Red States such as Florida and Texas vs that in Blue States like California, Oregon and New York. I used to live in San Francisco and now live in Los Angeles. The crime and homelessness is out of control. Trump was villainized for his stance on building a border wall, but we've had about 10M illegal immigrants cross into the US already during President Biden's tenure. The Democrats have been trying to regulate technology -- especially open source AI and crypto in ways that incentivize the best builders to build outside of America. 25 years ago I believe the Far Right was vastly more dangerous than the Far Left. But today I believe the Far Left, and especially Antifa, is more dangerous. Our attention and maintenance was on the Far Right while we ignored the Far Left. The 2020 election and January 6th Now onto the elephant in the room, the 2020 election. The topic so taboo that if you talk about it you're immediately cancelled. I'm willing to wade into this fire -- some of us need to be willing to. I believe America has conflated two issues: the 2020 election itself and January 6th. Just as Hilary Clinton and dozens of other democrats claimed the 2016 election was stolen (which I agree with). I believe there was a similar scale, or even more interference in the 2020 election. We need to be able to talk about this, so that we can fix the problems. Democracy doesn't work without secure elections. But it also doesn't work without peaceful transitions of power. Both are essential. I believe there was extreme election interference but I don't believe January 6th was the right response. Bear with me. So what was going on during the 2020 election? I held a Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance for about 7 years and used to work in information warfare, and also cybersecurity. I've seen nation-state tactics that most can't imagine. It is from this lens, and through access to lots of non-public information, through which I viewed the election. If you go back to the 2020 election, arguably the most sophisticated cyberattack in history was taking place. This was the SolarWinds supply chain attack. This attack was so sophisticated that it's impossible to know exactly what it was used for. And much of what we do know has never been reported. Washington has an interesting phenomenon where when something incredibly damaging is learned, people oftentimes clam up and refuse to deal with it. I've seen this first hand multiple times now. But we also have things like the Hunter Biden laptop scandal, which the FBI was in possession of for roughly a year before the election, and despite it being easy to verify its authenticity, the FBI was actively telling Facebook and Twitter that it is fake news and they recommended banning sharing of the NY Post article about it. But there were so many other issues. Not least of which was a global pandemic that almost certainly leaked from a Chinese lab, but we weren't allowed to talk about that. Nor the mail-in ballot issues. Many point to the 2020 election and say "there's no smoking gun evidence so therefore there was no interference!" My retort is that there's not public evidence and in general the DoD/IC is afraid to push too far on the issue, knowing how damaging it would be to find interference. There's things I can't say. The end result is a 2020 election where Biden and Trump combined received 155.5M votes vs the 128.8M combined for Hilary and Trump in 2016. That's 26.7M more votes in 2020 compared to 2016. That's a 20% increase in voter turnout in a period where the population only grew by a few percent. In an election where people weren't inspired by either candidate. And where there was more voting friction than ever before due to COVID-19. Personally I don't think it's fair for Hilary Clinton to be able to claim the 2016 election was stolen, but Donald Trump to be indicted for the same thing. Regarding the January 6th protests. I don't agree with them. Even if an election is stolen I think the correct democratic response is to accept it, have peaceful transition of power, and then to fight like hell on the backend to make sure it never happens again. Regarding Trump's involvement in January 6th. The clearest thing he did was deny the election results, but again, so did Hilary Clinton. So if this isn't a crime in and of itself, then what else did he do? The rest is fuzzy. There is conflicting testimony, especially around when the National Guard was requested. On the one hand you had the testimonies of General Charles Flynn and Lt. General Walter Piatt. But on the other side you have the testimonies of Colonel Earl Mathews, Trump's Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and The Head of the Capitol Police at the time, Steven Sund. The media reports on Trump's January 6th involvement in absolute terms but again, if you go deep, it's unclear. For me, if Trump actually asked for the National Guard to be ready to go during January 6th it's a major counterpoint against the allegations that he was inciting an insurrection. Summary In 2016 there were two primary reasons I voted for Hilary (and was deathly afraid of Trump)

1) Russia helped him in the election by hurting Hilary. This made me susceptible to the media narrative that he's owned by Russia and will be a foreign policy disaster.

2) Candidly the clip where he said "I grab them by their pussy" deeply bothered me.

These two things built a pattern in my mind that Trump was out of control. But now with the benefit of hindsight, revisiting these two points:

1) To my shock, I believe Trump was one of the best foreign policy Presidents in decades, and during the most complex period in almost a century, as the East rises, which leads to a changing set of rules.

2) That clip still sits in the back of my mind, but I personally consider the double standards and lawfare against Trump to be 10x worse, and 10x more dangerous for our Democracy.

What's next? Do I agree with Trump on everything? Of course not. The area where I disagree with Republicans the most is on Women's rights. And I'm sure I'll disagree with some of Trump's policies in the future. But in general I think he was surprisingly prescient, such as with the border wall, and he was also a masterful negotiator, such as with the Abraham accords. There's a real chance President Trump is convicted of felony c

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Sketch Elsa and Sketch Blue Fairy LEVEL TO LEVEL & How They Work

BASICS
• Sketch Elsa (Rainbow!): First available May 18th-22nd on the Deluxe Premium Wheel with only 1% odds, then May 28th-29th in an Early Bird Box; her main introduction is the May 30th Festival of the Arts Clear Event (Diamond Box and winnable prize); if you don't get her by the end of the event she will NOT generally be available afterwards
• Sketch Blue Fairy (Rainbow!): First available May 28th-29th in an Early Bird Box, and then in the May 30th Festival of the Arts Clear Event (Diamond Box and winnable prize); if you don't get her by the end of the event she will NOT generally be available afterwards
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🖌❄️ SKETCH ELSA POWER DESCRIPTION
Non-Interactive power: Several emojis in specific spots on the top half of the board are cleared....as snowflakes fall to the bottom of the board, eventually transforming some of the emojis the snowflakes cover into Sketch Elsa emojis
😵‍💫 There are dedicated spots for the transformations and clears

• If an item or powerup is in a spot designated for clearing, the clear effect is simply lost (it is not relocated)
• If a spot designated for a transformation has either a) a Sketch Elsa emoji on it already or b) an item or powerup, then an alternative designated spot under the same snowflake will be transformed.....unless all possible spots are a Sketch Elsa/item/powerup (at that point the transform effect is simply lost

• Level 1 - clears up to 11 emojis; transforms up to 8 emojis (2 per snowflake) - 38 to activate power first time, 48 for subsequent activations
• Level 2 - clears up to 13 emojis; transforms up to 10 emojis - (3 for each of the left most two snowflakes, 2 for each of the right most two snowflakes) 38 to activate power first time, 48 for subsequent activations
• Level 3 - clears up to 15 emojis; transforms up to 12 emojis (3 per snowflake) - 38 to activate power first time, 47 for subsequent activations
• Level 4 - clears up to 17 emojis; transforms up to 14 emojis (3 for each of the far left and far right most two snowflakes, 4 for each of the other two snowflakes,) - 38 to activate power first time, 46 for subsequent activations
• Level 5 - clears up to 19 emojis; transforms up to 16 emojis (4 per snowflake) - 38 to activate power first time, 46 for subsequent activations
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🖌🧚‍♀️ SKETCH BLUE FAIRY POWER DESCRIPTION
Non-Interactive power: Four "draft" powerups are added to the board and brought to life by Blue Fairy's magic!
• Level 1 - adds 3 lightnings and 1 suns - 29 to activate each time
• Level 2 - adds 2 lightnings and 2 suns - 30 to activate each time
• Level 3 - adds 1 lightning and 3 suns - 31 to activate each time
• Level 4 - adds 4 suns - 32 to activate each time
• Level 5 - adds 3 suns and 1 rainbow star - 33 to activate each time
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🔖 MISSION TAGS
• Sketch Elsa: Girl, Purple, Yellow, Frozen
• Sketch Blue Fairy: Girl, Blue, Yellow, Flying, Pinocchio
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🎥 Full videos of all 5 levels posted at https://www.reddit.com/DisneyEmojiBlitzPowe

I came with this from a facebook post about who would in a fight between Stain Arc Deku vs Eastblue Luffy.
At first I thought, Deku has a chance, but as I think more. Ah, Deku doesn't stand a chance.
The match up is unfair because of how Deku hasn't even grown equally to Luffy who already went through countless battles and adventures in the entire eastblue saga.
So I proposed to amp up Deku to his Dark Hero Arc.
But then someone said that any version of Deku cannot defeat or damage Luffy from eastblue saga.
He said that no attacks from any version of Midoriya would even hurt luffy.
But the thing is, I don't watch One Piece. Which led to me here seeking your knowledge about it.
I wanna provide my unbiased arguments for Deku, and for the sake of discussion. Please provide yours as well on how do you think will luffy counter Deku. For Luffy's sake, anticipate and think how Luffy would think in that fight.
Both Deku and Luffy have strong personalities, both have a very strong sense of justice and will.
Don't think of this fight as them killing each other, but an all-out sparring session.
I'll list down the same feats I argued against the person I'm talking to in facebook, and you tell me how will Luffy beat Deku.
The location provided by the op is Chunin Exams(I don't watch Naruto so I'm also unfamiliar).
Anyways
Dark Hero Arc Deku feats/skills:

1. During his fight with an Assassin with a sniper rifle for an arm, Deku was able to show how he can surpass a bullet travel speed even after it's already been shot. Meaning as long Deku can prepare to store energy to his legs using Fa Jin quirk, he can use this without a windup to catch up to a bullet that was shot from a long barrel rifle, in this case his enemy Lady Nagant even enhanced the barrel several times its normal size to increase the speed. Which can be safely assumed to even surpass any sniper rifle to ever exist.
   
2. His speed's momentum combined with his strength is fatal, but we can never see how truly disastrous it is to get hit by an attack from Deku who won't hold back, but disregard this since Deku will never go out to use his strength to kill. He'll hold back and target areas that will knock out his opponents.
   

One case we can see this is during his rematch with Muscular. He easily defeated him even after this villain used to tank a 100% Smash, but during this time he was a little bit affected by someone else's attack that left Deku an opening to knock him out.
Regardless, this formidable enemy definitely could not even react or fight back against him after he was blitzed and knocked out using the combined speed from the same move he used against his assassin, lady Nagant, and a 45% ofa smash using his fist.

1. Blackwhip is another quirk capable to restraint and drag enemies even force them to get crashed into the ground or walls. Midoriya only ever uses it to restraint or move targets as he pleases, but during his fight with Shigaraki prior to the Dark Hero Arc, and his rematch with Muscular. The restraints for blackwhip can be destroyed, but assuming luffy can even outpower that move. It'll still give Midoriya time to restraint him temporarily and smash him around the room as well.
   
2. Midoriya utilizes a smokescreen to also fight and create blindspots. Though Midoriya himself also cannot see but only use predictions and anticipation to locate his enemies while using smokescreen, he can produce a huge amount capable of almost filling the entire room they're fighting in, but it will put a strain on his body so that will be out of question.
   

Though it's not something he can't power through.

1. Deku's float allows him to easily maneuver better compared to his grounded targets and fly around the room, though Luffy has ofcourse, rubber powers to reach him. He'll have to deal with this next argument.
   
2. Danger Sense, Midoriya basically has his own version of spidy sense, where he can detect danger and react to it accordingly. Though, during the final war arc, danger sense became useless against Himiko Toga who has no ill intent To Deku.
   

So meaning, unless Luffy has the will to make his intent to Deku not to harm him while punching him which I highly doubt. Then danger sense will react accordingly to Luffy's attacks.
Though there is also this time when fighting Lady Nagant, that Deku mentions how he cannot dodge a bullet attack from a certain distance if his enemy closed in on him, estimating the building's width to be atleast 20 meters more or less. Even if danger sense were to react, Deku has limitations in dodging it when it comes to its speed.

1. Remember that a 100% Smash is capable to even produce enough shockwave to alter the weather. This was shown during the first few episodes where All Might punched the goo monster that took Bakugo as hostage, and then again during Heroes Rising movie where an enemy with the power to control and boost the weather Faced against Deku and Dynamight(Bakugo) who both had one for all and used 100% smash to clear out the weather using only the shockwave, but this is with Deku's + Dynamight's effort.

Meaning the same couldn't have been done without the other 100%.

1. Due to Deku's admiration to Heroes, his analytical skills, critical thinking, and strategic mind is something to also look out for. All his quirks alone aren't as strong as it seems to be, but combined with his intelligence and skills. He was able to make use of all the quirks and utilize it in the most efficient way possible for him.

But that's not all, his analysis and critical thinking makes up how he reacts to certain scenarios, as well as analyzing the enemies' strengths and weaknesses fast.
Shown countless time as to how he's able to gauge if a situation is favorable or not, but regardless if it wasn't. He'll still push through if it meant saving lives, but in this case. It's just a battle for the sake of discussion.
You can also use previous arguments as example as to how he was able to quickly apprehend or slowly defeat his enemies.
Anyways that's all for now. There's your keypoints to argue against. Have fun, and no toxicity and strong bias.
I shared my insights for Deku, now share Luffy's.

Welcome to the Weekly Employment Question Thread!
This thread is where you can ask questions about joining, training to become, testing, disqualifications/qualifications, and other questions that would be removed as individual posts per Rule 1.
The answer to almost every question you can ask will be "It depends on the department". Your first step is to look up the requirements for your department, state/province, and country.
As always, please attempt to resource information on your own first, before asking questions. We see many repeat questions on this sub that have been answered multiple times.
Frequently Asked Questions:

• I want to be a Firefighter, where do I start: Every Country/State/Province/County/City/Department has different requirements. Some require you only to put in an application. Others require certifications prior to being hired. A good place to start is researching the department(s) you want to join. Visit their website, check their requirements, and/or stop into one of their fire stations to ask some questions.
• Am I too old: Many departments, typically career municipal ones, have an age limit. Volunteer departments usually don't. Check each department's requirements.
• I'm in high school, What can I do: Does your local department have an explorer's program or post? If so, join up. Otherwise, focus on your grades, get in shape and stay in shape, and most importantly: stay out of trouble.
• I got in trouble for [insert infraction here], what are my chances: Obviously, worse than someone with a clean record, which will be the vast majority of your competition. Tickets and nonviolent misdemeanors may not be a factor, but a major crime (felonies), may take you out of the running. You might be a nice person, but some departments don't make exceptions, especially if there's a long line of applicants with clean records. See this post... PSA: Stop asking “what are my chances?”
• I have [insert medical/mental health condition here], will it disqualify me: As a general rule, if you are struggling with mental illness, adding the stress of a fire career is not a good idea. As for medical conditions, you can look up NFPA1582 for disqualifying conditions, but in general, this is not something Reddit can answer for you. Many conditions require the input of a medical professional to determine if they are disqualifying. See this post... PSA: Don't disqualify yourself, make THEM tell you "no".
• What will increase my chances of getting hired: If there's a civil service exam, study for it! There are many guides online that will help you go over all those things you forgot such as basic math and reading. Some cities even give you a study guide. If it's a firefighter exam, study for it! For the CPAT (Physical Fitness Test), cardio is arguably the most important factor. If you're going to the gym for the first time during the hiring process, you're fighting an uphill battle. Get in shape and stay in shape. Most cities offer preference points to military veterans.
• How do I prepare for an interview: Interviews can be one-on-one, or in front of a board/panel. Many generic guides exist to help one prepare for an interview, however here are a few good tips:

1. Dress appropriately. Business casual at a minimum (Button down, tucked in long sleeve shirt with slacks and a belt, and dress shoes). Get a decent haircut and shave.
2. Practice interview questions with a friend. You can't accurately predict the off-the-wall questions they will ask, but you can practice the ones you know they probably will, like why do you want to be a Firefighter, or why should we hire you?
3. Scrub your social media. Gone are the days when people in charge weren't tech-savvy. Don't have a perfect interview only for your chances of being hired gone to zero because your Facebook or Instagram has pictures of you getting blitzed. Set that stuff to private and leave it that way.

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Melanite Mulan LEVEL TO LEVEL & How She Works

BASICS
• Melanite Mulan (Crystal!): Her primary introduction is May 21st-23rd in an Early Bird box costing 800 gems, and then in an event Diamond Box (for 200 gems and as a prize in the event) during the Asian American and Pacific Islanders Item Card Event; she will NOT be generally available after the event ends.

• She has also been available earlier in May, via a) an expensive Scrapbook Sale on May 7th-8th, b) part of the May 15th-June 14th stardust prize cycle, and c) as a possible prize in Rainbow Falls in the Coco Clear Event

• This crystal emoji levels up like a gold emoji 1-1-2-5-10
• 🧚‍♀️🌈 Melanite Mulan is NOT needed to eventually get Prismatic Tinker Bell at the end of 2024
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⚫️💎👘 MELANITE MULAN POWER DESCRIPTION
Non-Interactive power: Melanite Mulan slides down a lantern chain from the top of the Emperor's Palace as a fireworks celebration begins for the victory over Shan Yu. In recognition of the defeat, she adds powerups and an item(s), plus provides a coin bonus for each of the 3 fireworks that occurs!
• Level 1 - adds 1 item, adds 2 lightnings and 2 suns, 4 coin bonus for each of the 3 fireworks - 31 to activate power each time
• Level 2 - adds 1 item, adds 1 lightning and 3 suns, 6 coin bonus for each of the 3 fireworks - 32 to activate power each time
• Level 3 - adds 1 item, adds 4 suns, 8 coin bonus for each of the 3 fireworks - 34 to activate power each time
• Level 4 - adds 1 item, adds 3 suns and 1 rainbow star, 10 coin bonus for each of the 3 fireworks - 35 to activate power each time
• Level 5 - adds 2 items, adds 2 suns and 1 rainbow star, 12 coin bonus for each of the 3 fireworks - 37 to activate power each time
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🔖 MISSION TAGS
• Girl, Disney Princess, Mulan
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🎥 Videos of all 5 levels posted at https://www.reddit.com/DisneyEmojiBlitzPowe

Welcome to the Weekly Employment Question Thread!
This thread is where you can ask questions about joining, training to become, testing, disqualifications/qualifications, and other questions that would be removed as individual posts per Rule 1.
The answer to almost every question you can ask will be "It depends on the department". Your first step is to look up the requirements for your department, state/province, and country.
As always, please attempt to resource information on your own first, before asking questions. We see many repeat questions on this sub that have been answered multiple times.
Frequently Asked Questions:

• I want to be a Firefighter, where do I start: Every Country/State/Province/County/City/Department has different requirements. Some require you only to put in an application. Others require certifications prior to being hired. A good place to start is researching the department(s) you want to join. Visit their website, check their requirements, and/or stop into one of their fire stations to ask some questions.
• Am I too old: Many departments, typically career municipal ones, have an age limit. Volunteer departments usually don't. Check each department's requirements.
• I'm in high school, What can I do: Does your local department have an explorer's program or post? If so, join up. Otherwise, focus on your grades, get in shape and stay in shape, and most importantly: stay out of trouble.
• I got in trouble for [insert infraction here], what are my chances: Obviously, worse than someone with a clean record, which will be the vast majority of your competition. Tickets and nonviolent misdemeanors may not be a factor, but a major crime (felonies), may take you out of the running. You might be a nice person, but some departments don't make exceptions, especially if there's a long line of applicants with clean records. See this post... PSA: Stop asking “what are my chances?”
• I have [insert medical/mental health condition here], will it disqualify me: As a general rule, if you are struggling with mental illness, adding the stress of a fire career is not a good idea. As for medical conditions, you can look up NFPA1582 for disqualifying conditions, but in general, this is not something Reddit can answer for you. Many conditions require the input of a medical professional to determine if they are disqualifying. See this post... PSA: Don't disqualify yourself, make THEM tell you "no".
• What will increase my chances of getting hired: If there's a civil service exam, study for it! There are many guides online that will help you go over all those things you forgot such as basic math and reading. Some cities even give you a study guide. If it's a firefighter exam, study for it! For the CPAT (Physical Fitness Test), cardio is arguably the most important factor. If you're going to the gym for the first time during the hiring process, you're fighting an uphill battle. Get in shape and stay in shape. Most cities offer preference points to military veterans.
• How do I prepare for an interview: Interviews can be one-on-one, or in front of a board/panel. Many generic guides exist to help one prepare for an interview, however here are a few good tips:

1. Dress appropriately. Business casual at a minimum (Button down, tucked in long sleeve shirt with slacks and a belt, and dress shoes). Get a decent haircut and shave.
2. Practice interview questions with a friend. You can't accurately predict the off-the-wall questions they will ask, but you can practice the ones you know they probably will, like why do you want to be a Firefighter, or why should we hire you?
3. Scrub your social media. Gone are the days when people in charge weren't tech-savvy. Don't have a perfect interview only for your chances of being hired gone to zero because your Facebook or Instagram has pictures of you getting blitzed. Set that stuff to private and leave it that way.

Please upvote this post if you have a question. Upvoting this post will ensure it sticks around for a bit after it is removed as a Sticky, and will allow for greater visibility of your question.
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Kiss the Girl Ariel LEVEL TO LEVEL & How She Works

BASICS
• Kiss the Girl Ariel (Story!): Available starting Mayth for 800 gems in an Early Bird box, and then May 16th in an event Diamond Box for 200 gems (and as a possible prize) in the Music Clear Event; she will NOT be generally available to get after the event ends as she is an EXCLUSIVE

😘 KISS THE GIRL ARIEL POWER DESCRIPTION
Non-Interactive power: An underwater, mood-setting celebration clears emojis under the boat, and fish fountains place 2 powerups on the board!
• Level 1 - clears up to 8 emojis; adds 1 lightning and 1 sun - 35 to activate each time
• Level 2 - clears up to 12 emojis; adds 1 lightning and 1 sun - 35 to activate each time
• Level 3 - clears up to 12 emojis; adds 2 suns - 35 to activate each time
• Level 4 - clears up to 16 emojis; adds 2 suns - 35 to activate each time
• Level 5 - clears up to 16 emojis; adds 1 sun and 1 rainbow star - 35 to activate each time
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🔖 MISSION TAGS
• Girl, Red, Blue, Bow wearing, The Little Mermaid (1989)
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🎥 See full videos of all 5 levels posted at https://www.reddit.com/DisneyEmojiBlitzPowe

Welcome to the Weekly Employment Question Thread!
This thread is where you can ask questions about joining, training to become, testing, disqualifications/qualifications, and other questions that would be removed as individual posts per Rule 1.
The answer to almost every question you can ask will be "It depends on the department". Your first step is to look up the requirements for your department, state/province, and country.
As always, please attempt to resource information on your own first, before asking questions. We see many repeat questions on this sub that have been answered multiple times.
Frequently Asked Questions:

• I want to be a Firefighter, where do I start: Every Country/State/Province/County/City/Department has different requirements. Some require you only to put in an application. Others require certifications prior to being hired. A good place to start is researching the department(s) you want to join. Visit their website, check their requirements, and/or stop into one of their fire stations to ask some questions.
• Am I too old: Many departments, typically career municipal ones, have an age limit. Volunteer departments usually don't. Check each department's requirements.
• I'm in high school, What can I do: Does your local department have an explorer's program or post? If so, join up. Otherwise, focus on your grades, get in shape and stay in shape, and most importantly: stay out of trouble.
• I got in trouble for [insert infraction here], what are my chances: Obviously, worse than someone with a clean record, which will be the vast majority of your competition. Tickets and nonviolent misdemeanors may not be a factor, but a major crime (felonies), may take you out of the running. You might be a nice person, but some departments don't make exceptions, especially if there's a long line of applicants with clean records. See this post... PSA: Stop asking “what are my chances?”
• I have [insert medical/mental health condition here], will it disqualify me: As a general rule, if you are struggling with mental illness, adding the stress of a fire career is not a good idea. As for medical conditions, you can look up NFPA1582 for disqualifying conditions, but in general, this is not something Reddit can answer for you. Many conditions require the input of a medical professional to determine if they are disqualifying. See this post... PSA: Don't disqualify yourself, make THEM tell you "no".
• What will increase my chances of getting hired: If there's a civil service exam, study for it! There are many guides online that will help you go over all those things you forgot such as basic math and reading. Some cities even give you a study guide. If it's a firefighter exam, study for it! For the CPAT (Physical Fitness Test), cardio is arguably the most important factor. If you're going to the gym for the first time during the hiring process, you're fighting an uphill battle. Get in shape and stay in shape. Most cities offer preference points to military veterans.
• How do I prepare for an interview: Interviews can be one-on-one, or in front of a board/panel. Many generic guides exist to help one prepare for an interview, however here are a few good tips:

1. Dress appropriately. Business casual at a minimum (Button down, tucked in long sleeve shirt with slacks and a belt, and dress shoes). Get a decent haircut and shave.
2. Practice interview questions with a friend. You can't accurately predict the off-the-wall questions they will ask, but you can practice the ones you know they probably will, like why do you want to be a Firefighter, or why should we hire you?
3. Scrub your social media. Gone are the days when people in charge weren't tech-savvy. Don't have a perfect interview only for your chances of being hired gone to zero because your Facebook or Instagram has pictures of you getting blitzed. Set that stuff to private and leave it that way.

Please upvote this post if you have a question. Upvoting this post will ensure it sticks around for a bit after it is removed as a Sticky, and will allow for greater visibility of your question.
And lastly, If you're not 100% sure of what you're talking about, leave it for someone who does

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Mrs. Jumbo & Maleficent (Live) LEVEL TO LEVEL & How They Work

BASICS
• Mrs. Jumbo (Gold Exclusive!): First available May 2nd-6th on the Deluxe Premium Wheel with only 1% odds; then May 9th in an event Diamond Box (and possible prize in the Mother's Day Photo Hunt Event; she will NOT be generally available to get for the first time after the event ends as she is a GOLD EXCLUSIVE
• Maleficent (Live) (Rainbow!): First available May 8th in a gumball machine; then May 9th in an event Diamond Box (and possible prize in the Mother's Day Photo Hunt Event; she will NOT be generally available to get after the event ends as she is an EXCLUSIVE
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🐘🎪😘 MRS. JUMBO POWER DESCRIPTION
non-Interactive power: A bundle of joy is delivered to Mrs. Jumbo, adding heart-eyed time bonuses to some emojis and then immediately clearing them and several other emojis!
• Level 1 - 8 emojis total cleared, with 4 each having a +0.5 seconds time bonus - 33 to activate each time
• Level 2 - 11 emojis total cleared, with 5 each having a +0.5 seconds time bonus - 34 to activate each time
• Level 3 - 14 emojis total cleared, with 5 each having a +0.6 seconds time bonus - 35 to activate each time
• Level 4 - 17 emojis total cleared, with 6 each having a +0.6 seconds time bonus - 36 to activate each time
• Level 5 - 20 emojis total cleared, with 7 each having a +0.6 seconds time bonus - 37 to activate each time
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🟢🧙‍♀️🪽 MALEFICENT (LIVE) POWER DESCRIPTION
non-Interactive power: maleficent clears emojis at the top of the board, while springing a tree branch to save Aurora and adding a heart-eyed time-bonus to surrounding emojis
• Level 1 - clears up to 5 emojis and adds a +0.375 time bonus to 8 emojis - 29 to activate each time
• Level 2 - clears up to 7 emojis and adds a +0.40 time bonus to 10 emojis - 30 to activate each time
• Level 3 - clears up to 9 emojis and adds a +0.375 time bonus to 12 emojis - 31 to activate each time
• Level 4 - clears up to 11 emojis and adds a +0.357 time bonus to 14 emojis - 32 to activate each time
• Level 5 - clears up to 14 emojis and adds a +0.40 time bonus to 15 emojis - 33 to activate each time
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🔖 MISSION TAGS
• Mrs. Jumbo: Girl, Blue, Animal, Big-eared, Hat-wearing, Dumbo
• Maleficent (Live): Girl, Big-eared, Maleficent
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🎥 Full videos of all 5 levels posted at https://www.reddit.com/DisneyEmojiBlitzPowe

Hey guys, Brandon here again, just wanted to give a bit of an update since my original post: (https://www.reddit.com/chess/s/X4k3LC8cHq)
Firstly, I’d like to thank everyone for the incredible support. I certainly did not expect such positive feedback, and it absolutely means the world to me.
As the situation has blown up in the last few days among all platforms, I’ve been eagerly awaiting some sort of statement from chess.com. Privately, publicly, anything. Refreshing my email every few minutes. Complete dead silence.
While I’m still banned with my reputation on the line, they have time to joke around and make tweets about Magnus playing the opening in Titled Tuesday, yet somehow mysteriously doesn’t have time to give me a response? Not even a statement claiming that they were justified in their ban. Nothing.
What could take 5 days? Some new investigation of my games? One that was NOT done prior to my ban? Desperately trying to find any “evidence” against me they can? Clearly this is trying to be swept under the rug until the drama dies down, hoping people move on, forgetting about what they have done, but I refuse to stay silent, and I will never back down. I am owed an explanation, which they can’t seem to give as my ban was entirely unjustified, and it doesn’t seem that I’m ever going to get one.
Additionally, these last few days I’ve been working with some colleagues of mine and gathering countless examples of chess.com’s clear lack of competency when it comes to their cheat detection team, which I will be happy to share in due time.
Finally, please follow my new X account where I will be posting updates and more as they appear: https://www.x.com/gmbrandonj
Thanks again for all your support, and I certainly hope we get some answers soon.
EDIT: Okay so a lot of you guys are asking about my previous account history, I had planned to post about it on my personal X account which I will do as well, but to explain ASAP:
No, I have never cheated or been banned for cheating on any account.
https://www.chess.com/membeiamastraw is my account many people have referred to, and indeed it is shadow banned. If you scroll back a few pages of my games, you will see plenty of games against some troll accounts made by some of my friends in which we were messing around during COVID. The result of that led to a lot of boosting/sandbagging of my blitz rating, which was pointless and immature, but of course not remotely the same as using an engine. Attached in the screenshots are emails showing that it was indeed a closure for “rating manipulation” and nothing else- As you can see, the date in which the emails were sent was September 2020, and my last login to iamastraw was in May.
In between this time, I had created a similar troll account chess.com/membeimastraw. Not understanding the process which was necessary to create another title verified account, I had messaged the staff member involved with titled verifications privately on Facebook, in hopes of a quick verification for the upcoming titled Tuesday at the time, and attached is a screenshot of this as well. I was immediately banned, as I had drawn attention to the account, one which I was not supposed to have in view of the previous ban, which had gone under their radar previously. I then understood the necessary procedure of apologizing for rating manipulation before opening my new account, BrandonJacobson.
Screenshots: https://imgur.com/a/TuIbIV6
A bit of a mess caused by stupidly messing around as a teenager, which of course was unnecessary, but again, I have never cheated nor have I been banned for cheating.
Finally, I see a lot of you guys don’t use twitteX, so I’ll be happy to post major updates on Reddit as well if need be.
Hope this helps clarify things!

Welcome to the Weekly Employment Question Thread!
This thread is where you can ask questions about joining, training to become, testing, disqualifications/qualifications, and other questions that would be removed as individual posts per Rule 1.
The answer to almost every question you can ask will be "It depends on the department". Your first step is to look up the requirements for your department, state/province, and country.
As always, please attempt to resource information on your own first, before asking questions. We see many repeat questions on this sub that have been answered multiple times.
Frequently Asked Questions:

• I want to be a Firefighter, where do I start: Every Country/State/Province/County/City/Department has different requirements. Some require you only to put in an application. Others require certifications prior to being hired. A good place to start is researching the department(s) you want to join. Visit their website, check their requirements, and/or stop into one of their fire stations to ask some questions.
• Am I too old: Many departments, typically career municipal ones, have an age limit. Volunteer departments usually don't. Check each department's requirements.
• I'm in high school, What can I do: Does your local department have an explorer's program or post? If so, join up. Otherwise, focus on your grades, get in shape and stay in shape, and most importantly: stay out of trouble.
• I got in trouble for [insert infraction here], what are my chances: Obviously, worse than someone with a clean record, which will be the vast majority of your competition. Tickets and nonviolent misdemeanors may not be a factor, but a major crime (felonies), may take you out of the running. You might be a nice person, but some departments don't make exceptions, especially if there's a long line of applicants with clean records. See this post... PSA: Stop asking “what are my chances?”
• I have [insert medical/mental health condition here], will it disqualify me: As a general rule, if you are struggling with mental illness, adding the stress of a fire career is not a good idea. As for medical conditions, you can look up NFPA1582 for disqualifying conditions, but in general, this is not something Reddit can answer for you. Many conditions require the input of a medical professional to determine if they are disqualifying. See this post... PSA: Don't disqualify yourself, make THEM tell you "no".
• What will increase my chances of getting hired: If there's a civil service exam, study for it! There are many guides online that will help you go over all those things you forgot such as basic math and reading. Some cities even give you a study guide. If it's a firefighter exam, study for it! For the CPAT (Physical Fitness Test), cardio is arguably the most important factor. If you're going to the gym for the first time during the hiring process, you're fighting an uphill battle. Get in shape and stay in shape. Most cities offer preference points to military veterans.
• How do I prepare for an interview: Interviews can be one-on-one, or in front of a board/panel. Many generic guides exist to help one prepare for an interview, however here are a few good tips:

1. Dress appropriately. Business casual at a minimum (Button down, tucked in long sleeve shirt with slacks and a belt, and dress shoes). Get a decent haircut and shave.
2. Practice interview questions with a friend. You can't accurately predict the off-the-wall questions they will ask, but you can practice the ones you know they probably will, like why do you want to be a Firefighter, or why should we hire you?
3. Scrub your social media. Gone are the days when people in charge weren't tech-savvy. Don't have a perfect interview only for your chances of being hired gone to zero because your Facebook or Instagram has pictures of you getting blitzed. Set that stuff to private and leave it that way.

Please upvote this post if you have a question. Upvoting this post will ensure it sticks around for a bit after it is removed as a Sticky, and will allow for greater visibility of your question.
And lastly, If you're not 100% sure of what you're talking about, leave it for someone who does

• Emoji 101 Posts Library - Post with links to over 295 other "Emoji 101" posts! • IceJD maintains many comprehensive resources in this DEB Facebook Group as an admin

Endor Rebel Leia & Meadow Padme LEVEL TO LEVEL & How They Work

BASICS
• Endor Rebel Leia (Story!): First available May 2nd in the Diamond Box (and as a possible prize) in the Bonds Stronger than the Force Item Card Event; she will NOT be generally available to get after the event ends as she is an EXCLUSIVE
• Meadow Padme (Story!): first available May 2nd in the Diamond Box (and as a possible prize) in the Bonds Stronger than the Force Item Card Event; she will NOT be generally available to get after the event ends as she is an EXCLUSIVE
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🪖👸 ENDOR REBEL LEIA POWER DESCRIPTION
non-Interactive power: a Scout Trooper chases Leia through the woods on speeder bikes, until crashing and adding and item and powerups to the board
• Level 1 - adds 1 item, 1 lightning, and 1 sun - 26 to activate each time
• Level 2 - adds 1 item, 2 lightnings, and 1 sun - 26 to activate each time
• Level 3 - adds 1 item, 1 lightning, and 2 suns - 26 to activate each time
• Level 4 - adds 1 item 3 suns - 25 to activate each time
• Level 5 - adds 1 item, 1 lightning, and 3 suns - 25 to activate each time
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🌾👩‍🦰 MEADOW PADME POWER DESCRIPTION
non-Interactive power: In an homage to a famous meme, Padawan Anakin targets and clears emojis of one character from the board; if the number to clear isn't in the board, other emojis first transform to the emoji that will be cleared
• Level 1 - clears 10 emojis - 36 to activate power the first time, 46 for subsequent activations
• Level 2 - clears 14 emojis - 36 to activate power the first time, 45 for subsequent activations
• Level 3 - clears 18 emojis - 36 to activate power the first time, 43 for subsequent activations
• Level 4 - clears 22 emojis - 36 to activate power the first time, 42 for subsequent activations
• Level 5 - clears 26 emojis - 36 to activate power the first time, 41 for subsequent activations
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🔖 MISSION TAGS
• Endor Rebel Leia: Girl, Green, Hat-wearing, Outer Space, Star Wars
• Meadow Padme: Girl, Green, Yellow, Outer Space, Star Wars
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🎥 Full videos of all 5 levels posted at https://www.reddit.com/DisneyEmojiBlitzPowe

Huge announcement u/everyone hivegame.com is HERE! https://hivegame.com/

• the platform is free to use, ad-free and approved by Gen42. Eventually, we plan on moving the official tournaments here. Both real-time and correspondence play is available.
• It's open source, so any contribution with code is very appreciated! Look here: https://github.com/hiveboardgame/hive and talk to the main developers on Discord u/leex (klautcomputing) and u/many_as_one
• As a player (but also as a developer), if you want to give feedback and propose improvements, join the hivegame.com discord server, so that we don't make this server too messy: https://discord.gg/TmUYYrRaNP
• New features are coming but please be patient, we will also discuss on the server what's more urgent/more appreciated.
• We definitely need some help with the graphics so if you are a web/graphic designer or you can use something better than paint, your help will be invaluable!
• Speaking of which... we don't have a logo for the website yet. It would be great to have one different from the official hive logo (which will be there too of course). So I declare open the CONTEST for the hivegame.com LOGO!! Submit your proposals in the hivegame.com server (I'll make a channel for that) and by the end of the month, we will decide (as a community with the final word by Gen42) which logo will be used. The creator of the logo will receive also a prize from Gen42.
• I encourage streamers to stream! I'll probably do something this coming Saturday and I encourage everyone to spread the word! (careful on BGA not to be banned ahah)
• there will be at some point a tutorial section for newcomers to learn the game and some basic strategies. I started to write something but I appreciate input from anyone, I can also give you access to the file if you think you might spend some time on it: https://docs.google.com/.../1CV5vbabUybBRdzdsYsG9.../edit... let me know!

I hope everyone enjoys it and... see you there playing some blitz games ;)

Boy, even knowing a lawsuit mighting be looming, the boys are still calling Anna a bitch on air.
Here are a few highlights from today’s “uncensored”:
🚩🚩🚩Bubba says it’s really Lummy’s wife who hated Anna, after all, she was the main accuser against her. Apparently, Ashley headed up the forensic accounting, even tho Bubba has what he calls an “accounting department.” 🚩🚩🚩🚩 •Bubba claims when he hired Seth, he told Seth all about Anna and the theft. He mentions they all had to bite their tongues for a year. •🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩Bubba says he would often have to take Ashley aside and keep Ashley from fighting her. He says Lummy’s wife was ready to “drop the bitch” at every event. 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 •Lummy describes his “posse.” Gary Cantrall flies in for Lummy’s events. •Bubba makes fun of Anna’s voice here. •Bubba says Ashley was in chat (likely that yoko_anna account) to harass Anna. •Bubba say Anna didn’t know “how much we hated that broad.” •Bubba say Anna should have known to walk on eggshells at work •Bubba says he had no time for her bullshit •Seth says Bubba often remarked that he didn’t care if Anna was there or not •Bubba continues to call Anna BLITZ WITH TITS •Bubba says her impression was funny •Seth says Lummy showed restraint •Rhett says Lummy would do anything for the brand •Bubba tells Lummy he will never make him show his penis •Bubba says Anna obviously knows what Blitz did •Bubba says Anna doubled down on the cuntiness •Then, Bubba says he doesn’t want to be disrespectful •Bubba claims Anna really learned from him •🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩Bubba says he can single-handedly make or break somebody. 😂😂😂😂😂🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 •Seth says he loves when Lummy gets mad •Bubba says he has a “council” •Bubba has been trashing Anna in emails to the council •Bubba say there is a mole on the council, but they know who it is •Bubba say Lummy is the most liked •Bubba spends time flattering the hell out of Lummy •🚩🚩🚩🚩Bubba says here that he has Lummy “Stockholmed”🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 •🚩🚩🚩🚩Bubba calls Anna a dumb bitch again 🚩🚩🚩🚩 •they play the clip of Anna being upset about the birthday party •They laugh at Dr. Dan for a moment •They have another good laugh at Anna •🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩Bubba says Ashley was in chat chomping at the bit in chat saying, “BITCH, ask me why you weren’t invited to the party. 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 •Bubba says, “Of course Dan was invited-Dan has money.” •Bubba says Jay paid $350 to fix Seth’s car •Lummy now claims he made up a story about why she wasn’t invited out of loyalty to Bubba •Bubba screams, “He doesn’t like you and his wife hates you more!” •At this point, Bubba points out that Dr. Dan is winking at everyone-suggesting that he is in on the Anna hate. •🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩They play a clip where Lummy is screaming that he invited Bkitz and Anna to a party and they didn’t come. Anna says Blitz didn’t tell her. Why did they invite them is Ashley hates her so much?????? Did they actually really love Anna until Bubba came up with the fraudulent charges story? Confusing! 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 ******This right here*🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩➡️➡️➡️➡️ At this part of the podcast, Bubba says the only reason Lummy isn’t blurting out about the “theft” is because there was a “gag order.” However, everyone knew about this, it was alll over Facebook and in chat being discussed for months and months. WHAT GAG ORDER? 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩I REALLY THINK LUMMY IS NOT BLURTING IT OUT BECAUSE IT WASN’T IN HIS MIND AT THE TIME. •Seth tries to be funny •🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩Then, Seth asks Bubba how Anna stayed after she found out he was writing “the council” the following message in group emails, “WHAT DO Y’ALL THINK ABOUT ME FIRING ANNA.” *Why is this a weird question? Because when Bubba read Anna’s resignation letter (where she mentions she knows Bubba was looking to get rid of her), Bubba calls her a liar and says that never happened and claims she was just making shit up. GUESS IT DID HAPPEN.🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 •Bubba say Lummy is being a bullshitter, but he seems very earnest. It’s easy to make a scenario up retroactively. •Dan moves his mic and they say it’s because he’s enjoying Anna being treated this way •Lummy sounds 100 upset that Anna hasn’t come to his past parties, but Bubba claims Lummy is just making this up on the spot and “scrambling” and it’s pure genius. Hmmmm •Bubba say again that there was a strict gag order but everyone in chat knew •Bubba says Anna is extra cocky •Bubba says he told Anna Blitz could never come to events •Bubba claims Blitz and Anna used him to be VIPS •Bubba says he wished Blitz the best •🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩Bubba now claims he asked Blitz in front of Anna if she knew the reason he was being let go was because of the theft and Bubba claims Anna said, “Yes, we’ve discussed this quite a bit. (HEY BUBBA, CAN WE SEE THIS VIDEO? SURELY IT WAS RECORDED.) 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩This is such a new piece of info that you can hear Seth grumble, “innnnnteresting…”🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 •BUBBA NOW CLAIMS HE HAD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT BLITZ’ THEFT BOTH PUBLICLY AND PRIVATELY WITH ANNA. What???!!!🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩show the tapes!!!!🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 •At this point in the podcast, Bubba throws out a new number -$240 stolen •Seth even has to admit that so many numbers have been thrown out, he can’t even keep up (this is some real Salem witchcraft shit) •Bubba says he got tired of keeping track and just gave up •🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩You must watch this part of the podcast- Bubba struggles to try to seem honest here, displaying every classic lying tell in the book….and says, “I gave up. Some people predict 280k, it was about $1900 a week…” HE LITERALLY HAS NO CLUE! 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 •Bubba laughs at says Trader Joe’s charges are all Blitz fraud •Bubba says Seth is the honest Jew •Bubba begins to wonder if Anna will get back in radio •Bubba says he offer Hatley a full time job •Bubba says Hatley is afraid of trolls 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩😂Bubba just gave everyone raises🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 •Bubba is taking “just us boys” out to eat •Bubba says he will be using gift cards •Bubba offers to start doing more things with the boys •Seth says he does not steal •Babyface wants to be invited •Bubba says Dan is flashy •Seth says he’s honest again •They talk about Blooming Onions •Bubba says he has to take a shit

Welcome to the Weekly Employment Question Thread!
This thread is where you can ask questions about joining, training to become, testing, disqualifications/qualifications, and other questions that would be removed as individual posts per Rule 1.
The answer to almost every question you can ask will be "It depends on the department". Your first step is to look up the requirements for your department, state/province, and country.
As always, please attempt to resource information on your own first, before asking questions. We see many repeat questions on this sub that have been answered multiple times.
Frequently Asked Questions:

• I want to be a Firefighter, where do I start: Every Country/State/Province/County/City/Department has different requirements. Some require you only to put in an application. Others require certifications prior to being hired. A good place to start is researching the department(s) you want to join. Visit their website, check their requirements, and/or stop into one of their fire stations to ask some questions.
• Am I too old: Many departments, typically career municipal ones, have an age limit. Volunteer departments usually don't. Check each department's requirements.
• I'm in high school, What can I do: Does your local department have an explorer's program or post? If so, join up. Otherwise, focus on your grades, get in shape and stay in shape, and most importantly: stay out of trouble.
• I got in trouble for [insert infraction here], what are my chances: Obviously, worse than someone with a clean record, which will be the vast majority of your competition. Tickets and nonviolent misdemeanors may not be a factor, but a major crime (felonies), may take you out of the running. You might be a nice person, but some departments don't make exceptions, especially if there's a long line of applicants with clean records. See this post... PSA: Stop asking “what are my chances?”
• I have [insert medical/mental health condition here], will it disqualify me: As a general rule, if you are struggling with mental illness, adding the stress of a fire career is not a good idea. As for medical conditions, you can look up NFPA1582 for disqualifying conditions, but in general, this is not something Reddit can answer for you. Many conditions require the input of a medical professional to determine if they are disqualifying. See this post... PSA: Don't disqualify yourself, make THEM tell you "no".
• What will increase my chances of getting hired: If there's a civil service exam, study for it! There are many guides online that will help you go over all those things you forgot such as basic math and reading. Some cities even give you a study guide. If it's a firefighter exam, study for it! For the CPAT (Physical Fitness Test), cardio is arguably the most important factor. If you're going to the gym for the first time during the hiring process, you're fighting an uphill battle. Get in shape and stay in shape. Most cities offer preference points to military veterans.
• How do I prepare for an interview: Interviews can be one-on-one, or in front of a board/panel. Many generic guides exist to help one prepare for an interview, however here are a few good tips:

1. Dress appropriately. Business casual at a minimum (Button down, tucked in long sleeve shirt with slacks and a belt, and dress shoes). Get a decent haircut and shave.
2. Practice interview questions with a friend. You can't accurately predict the off-the-wall questions they will ask, but you can practice the ones you know they probably will, like why do you want to be a Firefighter, or why should we hire you?
3. Scrub your social media. Gone are the days when people in charge weren't tech-savvy. Don't have a perfect interview only for your chances of being hired gone to zero because your Facebook or Instagram has pictures of you getting blitzed. Set that stuff to private and leave it that way.

Please upvote this post if you have a question. Upvoting this post will ensure it sticks around for a bit after it is removed as a Sticky, and will allow for greater visibility of your question.
And lastly, If you're not 100% sure of what you're talking about, leave it for someone who does