Valorant was my first FPS game and because of that I thought it was phenomenal when I first started playing almost 2 years ago. But now…the game just feels worse and worse to play. Every session I start just leaves me wishing I had a better tactical shooter to play. So I’m looking around for one, and CSGO seemed like the obvious first choice. But I had some questions about it. Is the game still active? Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but I was in grade school when CSGO came out so to me it seems like an ancient game (no offense, I love older games). I’m worried stuff like the matchmaking and the community will feel “empty” compared to Valorant. Will that be the case?
Also, should I even make the switch? I have over 2k hours in Valorant, and am ranked Ascendant currently, which is decently high. But it took me forever to reach that rank, and the Comp grind honestly sucked. Is Ranked a thing in CSGO, and is it more fun and/or fair?
I think I might really enjoy CSGO, because my least favorite thing about Valorant is that the gun play feels so light and inconsistent, and the abilities make it too difficult to focus on just shooting and moving, which is my favorite part of the game. Is the gun play and movement in CSGO better? Is the game more gritty and less “cartoony” than Val?
Again, sorry if this is a dumb or bad post. I can take it down. Just wanted to talk about the game and hear some genuine opinions besides the typical “CSGO good Valorant bad” YouTube videos I found.
Please and thanks!!

Les implants cérébraux est le dernier développement dans le domaine de la MedTech. Cela peut aider les gens a réacquérir contrôle de leurs corps ainsi que vivre une vie plus active. J'ai récemment lu un article parlant d'une femme souffrant de paralysie et a pu marcher sur ses propres pieds grâce aux implants cérébraux. Néanmoins, comment faire confiance au dispositif médical ? C'est ma préoccupation principale et la seule raison pour laquelle ce n'est pas pour moi (pour le moment). Les gens anti-vaccins ont parlé de la 5G dans le vaccin Covid. C'était impossible. Avec les implants cérébraux, je pense que tout est possible. Il faut donc être prudent.

Hi all,
I’ve recently realized that I’m really craving a multiplayer game on switch that I can get deeply involved in and sink tons of hours into. I just really want to cooperate with other people.
Right now I’m considering Monster Hunter Rise and World War Z: I recently made a post asking if there’s still an active player base on Rise, which there still seems to be, so I’m tempted by that.
As for World War Z, I absolutely love co-op wave-based shooters which is why I’m eyeing the game, but my only concern is that the player base is non-existent or has largely died out. Anyone wanna chime in on this?
Otherwise, if y’all have other suggestions I’m open to them.
Thanks!

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19°28’N 37°14’E
Near Port Sudan, Sudan, Africa.
Another helicopter thundered past in the distance, following the line of the oil pipeline back towards the port facilities.
"That's three in the past hour," Cody observed. "Still think nothing's going on?" "I think if you want to bother Adams again it's gonna be your ass." Keith replied.
"Come on, don't be like that." Cody said.
"Nope."
"Come on, don't be a bitch."
"Nope."
"Bitch says what."
"Nope."
"Got fifty bucks says you won't do it."
"Nope."
"Will both of you shut the fuck up," Eduardo groaned from the back seat of the vehicle. "We're almost done here and you can go harass Adams in person when we get back to base."
"Yeah but I'm curious now." Cody said.
"Well, tell Miles to turn this vic around and we can go."
"What do you say, Miles? You know Adams doesn't check the log timestamps too closely."
"The final marker is literally thirty meters away," Miles said patiently. "I will turn the vic around there and we will drive back to base and you can badger Adams into a stroke on your own time. Until then, watch your sector."
"Uh well, my sector's full of sand, can I have a different one?"
"There's some rocks in mine."
"Like the face of the fucking moon out here, man." Cody moaned.
"Maybe you shouldn't have signed up for a job in the fucking Sudan, genius." Eduardo said.
"Man, I'm just here for the money." Cody replied.
"Well, I'm not here for the weather." Martin said, cranking the wheel around in a practiced motion. The battered white SUV slewed around, wheels spraying dust and pebbles. Cody keyed the radio on his vest. "Base, this is Cody checking in. We're at the outer marker for the southern patrol path, heading back, over."
There was the faint buzz of static.
"Copy that, Cody. Any contacts?"
"No contacts, base. All quiet here. Out."
Martin patted Cody on the shoulder. "Proud of you, buddy. That took real strength."
Cody flipped him off.
The radio crackled again. "Cody, this is base, where did you say you were?"
"Base, this is Cody, we are at the outer marker for our patrol route, heading back your way, over."
"Uh, copy Cody, hang on one second."
“Cody, this is Adams,” a new voice said over the radio. “I need your team to swing west and investigate unauthorized activity near the pipeline in, uh grid square A54-41."
"The fuck this is Cody's team." Keith muttered from the back.
"Copy that, Adams, we'll move to investigate immediately," Cody said crisply. "Any intel on the intruders?"
The radio crackled again. "The uh, number of intruders is unknown at this time."
Miles keyed his own radio. "Adams, who called this report in?"
"The report was forwarded to us by local security forces."
A chorus of groans rose from the interior of the SUV.
"Fuckin' locals." Eduardo said.
"And why isn't local security handling this?"
"Miles, I don't need to remind you that Vericom has been contracted to guard the terminal facilities and pipeline-"
"Yeah yeah, spare me the geopolitics, Adams, I'm just a dumb trigger puller, remember? I'm not asking you why I'm here, I'm asking why the very much armed local security isn't apprehending the trespassers."
"The local security called it in," Adams replied in a tight, angry voice. "And under the terms of our contract we are responsible for apprehending any trespassers in our zone. Is that satisfactory, Mr. Martin?"
"Copy, moving to apprehend. Out."
"Fuckin' locals." Eduardo muttered again as the SUV turned towards the new destination.
"Coming up on the location now." Cody was tapping at the topographical map displayed on his ruggedized tablet.
"Copy that," Miles said absently, maneuvering the SUV around a scattering of larger boulders. Behind him Keith rolled down his window and propped the muzzle of his M4 carbine on the opening.
"Relax," Eduardo said. "Just some lost people."
"Maybe." Keith said, squinting out over the dusty, rolling terrain.
The SUV bounced over the crest of another low ridge, the long dust plume trailing behind it in the harsh midday sun. Miles slowed to a stop. In the far distance there was a glint of light off a moving vehicle traversing the coastal highway. There was no other sign of life in sight.
"Yeah, there's nothing out here." Cody said after a few moments.
Keith had extracted a pair of binoculars from his chest rig and was scanning the surroundings.
"Nothing on this side, boss." Eduardo said.
"Keith?" Miles said.
"Nothing moving but heat haze."
"Cody, call in negative contact. Let's head back to base." Miles said as the SUV rolled forward.
"Copy copy." Cody keyed his radio. "Base, this is Cody, we're at grid A54-41, negative on contact with intruders, over."
"Copy that Cody, we haven't gotten any other reports in your zone, go ahead and head in."
"Thanks very much, base, will do. Cody out."
The SUV bumped and bounced its way back onto the “paved” road. While the main coastal highway was in decent shape, the smaller roads were mostly potholes and washouts held together by cracked concrete and gravel. Although flatter than the surrounding landscape, it was a bold or desperate driver that would risk driving on it at normal highway speeds. This fact most likely saved four lives as Miles had plenty of time to spot the dusty tan plate lying in the road as the vehicle slowly bounced towards it.
“Guys, is that a land mine I’m seeing in the road ahead?” Miles said, pointing. “Directly ahead, maybe twenty yards, just past the two bushes.”
Cody sat up, peering through the dusty windshield. “Slow up, slow up. Shit, I think you’re right.”
“Call it in,” Miles said. “We use this road all the time, what was the last team through here?"
"Dallas' team had outer perimeter patrol this morning." Keith volunteered.
"Base, this is Cody, we've got what looks like a landmine on Route 33, maybe two or three klicks from the coastal highway, please advise, over."
There was a brief hiss of static. No reply.
"Base, do you read, over?"
Static.
“Base, this is a fucking great time for a coffee break!”
No answer.
“Guys, I think this is a no shit situation,” Miles said, putting the SUV in reverse. “Let’s get off the X and back to base.”
Cody slid his AR up into the ready position. Keith and Eduardo already had their rifles out and ready.
Miles executed a hasty three point turn and gunned the SUV back the way they had come.
“How concerned should we be right now?” Keith shouted over the engine noise. “Not the
first time we’ve lost comms with base out here.”
“Could be nothing,” Miles shouted back. “But out here it could be a strike on the port or oil terminal. Not that hard to jam comms and drop a few mines on the roads.”
“Hell, I’m here for it.” Keith shouted.
“I’ll keep trying to raise base or one of the other teams.” Cody shouted.
The SUV bounced and lurched its way back over the route it had taken and finally reached the coastal highway where Miles jammed the pedal down. Cody still couldn’t make contact with base but was able to reach another patrolling team who confirmed that base was incommunicado. As they roared up the coastal highway Cody pointed towards a rising plume of dense black smoke ahead of them. “Looks like shit’s gone down, boys.”
“Fuck,” Keith swore, peering around Cody’ headrest to look ahead. “So much for site security.”
“Guys, we’ve got a roadblock ahead.” Cody said, pointing. A dilapidated cargo truck had stopped and was attempting to turn around. A pair of pickup trucks were just visible beyond it, blocking off the road in a shallow V. Men in mismatched fatigues and headscarves stood atop them holding rifles.
“Are those our guys?” Miles asked, slowing the SUV.
“Fuck if I can tell from here.” Cody said.
“Well I’m not fucking moving up.” Miles said.
“Go around,” Eduardo said, peering out his window. “No ditch here.”
“Go now while the truck is between us and them.” Keith added.
“Hang on.” Miles gunned the SUV down the shallow embankment parallel to the roadblock.
Keith twisted around in his seat. “They’re tracking us”.
Miles glanced in the rearview mirror. The guards were pointing and waving their arms at the SUV. One of them with a pistol in one hand and a radio in the other seemed to be giving orders
“Are we still under the ROE?” Cody asked. “I’d really like to shoot back if they try to kill us.”
“I’m not dying over fucked comms and a misunderstanding.” Keith said.
The checkpoint guards were scrambling into their trucks. One of them ripped off a burst that went wide.
“Fuck it, that’s good enough for me,” Miles said, slamming on the brakes. “Dismount and engage hostiles.”
The men threw themselves out of the vehicle. Eduardo and Cody went prone in the dirt and began firing. On the other side Keith propped his rifle on the vehicle’s bumper and squeezed off several careful shots.
The checkpoint guards had been caught by surprise by the sudden attack. One of the trucks had just roared into motion when the bullets began punching through the windshield. The other was still parked, its crew climbing into the cab when the shooting started. Multiple rounds smashed the windshield into a starred, opaque mess. The driver leaped from the seat and ran for cover behind the truck wheels. Miles shot him in the back and he dropped.
The other truck rolled forward down the shallow incline with a dead driver at the wheel. The guards in the back continued firing over the roof. The back window of the SUV shattered and bullets banged off the steel frame, showering Keith and Eduardo with shards of safety glass. Miles fired at a guard crouched in the truck bed and the man disappeared, then popped back up again when Miles shifted targets. Miles shifted back and fired again, his gun clicking empty on the third shot. He dropped the empty magazine and yanked a new one from his vest. The new mag clicked into place and Miles resumed shooting. A corner of his mind was pleasantly surprised at how easily it was done under fire.
One of the guards on the far truck bailed off the back and fled across the road, disappearing into the ditch on the far side. Suddenly no one was firing back at them.
Miles cautiously rose to his feet. With Keith and Cody covering him, he and Eduardo circled wide around the checkpoint, scanning for any sign of life. Nothing moved but wisps of steam from under the hood of one of the trucks. He waved the others in. They swept the checkpoint carefully. There were six dead guards and a blood trail leading out into the brush.
“Fuck.” Keith said emphatically.
“Fuck me,” Cody said, slotting in a fresh mag. “You guys good?
“I’m good.” Keith said.
“Good here.” Eduardo said, patting himself down.
“I’m ok.” Martin said.
“Fuck,” Keith said again. “Fuckers just opened up on us. These weren’t local security, right?”
“Check the bodies for intel,” Miles said, already rifling through the pockets of one of the shooters. “I don’t know who the fuck these guys were but we’re gonna get grilled about this.”
The three of them methodically searched the bodies while Eduardo held overwatch. None of the bodies had any documents on them. The weapons were gathered and stacked in the back of one of the trucks while the bodies were laid out next to it. Martin retrieved their SUV which proved to have suffered no worse damage than shot out windows and the four of them piled in.
Cody finally got a response on the radio as they neared the base. A rattled Adams responded to their calls by ordering them in to assist with base security. “Radio shack got hit and we’ve been dealing with jamming. We still have two patrols out in the field who haven’t reported in, we need you to assist in maintaining a defensive perimeter.”
“Copy that, boss. Tell base we’re coming in so don’t fucking shoot at us. Already dealt with that once today.”
They dismounted in the central courtyard. The comms building had taken a direct hit from an RPG and was still smoking. Two sheet covered bodies lay beside it. Several of the other buildings had bullet holes and other signs of battle damage.
As directed, the team took up defensive positions on the roof of one of the perimeter buildings. Dallas’ team was on a nearby building overlooking the main entrance. Miles got on the radio and contacted them.
“Glad to see y’all made it,” Dallas said by way of greeting. “Been a real shitshow here.” He pointed towards the billowing black smoke belching out of the wreckage of the oil pipeline terminal. “Probably not getting our contract renewed for this site.”
“So what the fuck happened?” Miles asked.
“Don’t know. We were in the bunkhouse when we heard the radio shack get hit. Whoever it was lit the place up and then peeled out. We had barely gotten outside when the oil terminal went up. Someone said they saw Sea Ports Corporation logos on the trucks but I don’t know if that’s true. All I saw was dust.”
“Shit, you think that’s true? Locals were behind this?”
“Someone with more brains than your average fanatic is. They knew exactly what to hit and exactly how to jam our comms.”
“They mined the roads along our patrol routes too, so either they’ve been watching us or they paid off someone on the inside.”
“Smart.” Dallas said.
“I saw the two bodies by the radio shack. Any of your team get hit?”
“Negative. They were in and out. I think someone in the admin building caught a stray round but that was all.”
“I know Shedge was on shift in comms,” Miles said. “Who was the other?”
“Morris.” Dallas said.
They fell silent for a while.
The two missing patrol teams drove in thirty minutes later in a single shot up SUV. They had come under long range fire from hidden enemies and had evaded out into the desert. One of the vehicles had been disabled, but the team managed to dismount and take cover while the other vehicle moved to pick them up. One team member had been grazed on the leg and another had taken a hit to the chest plate. The uninjured team members joined them on the perimeter defense. No attack materialized.
A convoy of Sudanese military vehicles rolled in late that evening to take charge of the terminal. The PMC personnel were ordered to collect their personal items and evacuate the site. The Sudanese wanted them out, so while the company lawyers argued with the Sudanese administration, all personnel on the ground were transported out to Port Sudan International Airport for flights back to the United States.
Miles, Keith, Cody, and Eduardo caught up with each other outside the terminal. Keith was chatting with two of the airport ground crew in passable Arabic as the others walked up.
“Hey, you guys aren’t going to believe this but apparently there’s been a bunch of foreign fighter types coming through here in the past several weeks.” Keith said by way of greeting.
“Go fucking figure.” Miles said.
“I don’t even give a shit,” Cody said, unwrapping a pack of cigarettes. “In a couple of hours I’ll be on my way back home with a fat early contract termination check in my pocket.”
Eduardo nodded. “We all survived, importantly.”
“Amen to that.” Cody said.
The ground crew members bid Keith farewell and sauntered off towards the terminal.
There was silence for a minute while Cody methodically extracted and lit up a cigarette.
“That was pretty fucking badass though,” Miles said. “Shot our way out of an ambush and drove home.”
“Pretty wild.” Keith agreed.
“Never saw the people I killed before,” Eduardo said. “Returning fire yes, but not securing the bodies. Always gone afterwards.”
“I definitely had that out-of-body feeling you get sometimes under fire,” Cody said. “Like you’re just watching your own body go through the motions while you sit and watch.”
“I never got that,” Miles said. “I was inside my own head but I always knew somehow what to do next. Like even when we swept the roadblock I knew exactly where to turn and where the bodies were going to be. It sounds crazy but I wasn’t really scared of getting shot, I was scared of moving wrong or stepping in the wrong place and I’d break the focus and suddenly I’d have to think through every motion again.”
Eduardo nodded. “I know how that feels.”
Another silence. Cody took a deep drag on the cigarette.
“You don’t think we’ll get fired over this, do you?” Keith asked. “Because I still have bills to pay back home and I don’t need this on my record.”
“I doubt it,” Cody said. “I mean, its completely out of our hands so who the fuck knows really. But its not something you get fired over. You see how fast they’re pulling us out of here, like no operation debrief or anything? Company’s got bigger problems to worry about right now.”
“Like the oil pipeline that got blown up, not about a possible bad shoot in the desert.” Keith said.
“Oil terminal.” Miles corrected quietly.
“You watch,” Cody continued. “In about three days some Vericom executive is going to strap on his golden parachute and take a dive off the top floor because the company stock dipped by sixty cents. Then we’ll all get an email with a big fat non-disclosure agreement attached showing up in our inboxes.”
“You would work for them again?” Eduardo sounded surprised.
“Fuck it, why not?” Cody said. “The pay’s good, and what are the odds that a fuck up like this happens to me twice?”
“Seems like higher odds than before.” Miles said.
“Everybody’s running a little hot these days,” Keith said. “You’ve got the Syrian and Yemen civil wars, the military coup in Turkey, the bombings in Europe, the riots in India, the drug wars in Mexico and southeast Asia, plus that bombing at the Olympics.”
“I still think that one was a false flag.” Cody said.
“Bullshit, that was the work of ISIS scum.” Eduardo replied angrily.
“He’s got a point, Cody,” Miles said. “They grabbed one of the bombers before he could clack off his vest after all.”
“Maybe,” Cody said. “Now the shooting at the Clinton rally, that was a false flag, no question. The FBI practically admitted it. They’re terrified she’ll lose and they need a few martyrs.”
“Don’t know why you pay so much attention to that,” Miles said. “Not like the other guy is any better. Just a pair of narcissistic old fucks getting their rocks off on the American people’s dime.”
“I like to know which side is going to be screaming about a rigged election for the next four years while their savings and civil liberties go up in smoke.” Cody lit another cigarette from the butt of the first.
“You know I hate it when you chain smoke and turn into Alex Jones.” Miles said.
“Brother, you should see me on meth.” Cody grinned.
“I didn’t know you smoked at all.” Eduardo said.
“Only on the way home,” Cody said. “Otherwise I don’t.”
The four of them stood around on the airport tarmac until the encroaching evening chill drove them inside with the rest of the Vericom personnel. Miles’ last glimpse of Sudan was the stark black outline of the western hills as the sun sank behind them. Then night fell and the only light was the harsh white arc lights of the airport illuminating the red and white airliner being fueled to carry them home.
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News Headlines of the day:
FBI: Philadelphia shooter had ‘strong ties’ to right wing ultranationalist groups.
US economy signals uncertainty as Far East trade war heats up.
British lawmaker shot dead, EU referendum campaigns suspended
Prominent Mexican politician, family among the dead following Sinaloa cartel gun battle.
‘Terrorism is not welcome here’: Sudanese President issues warning following oil pipeline bombing.

Been playing for ages (like a depressing amount of time now that the PS5 shows it to me time played right on the launch screen).
Got most of the trophies years ago but was stuck on one (frontlines on mp) because no one plays that mode anymore so never bothered to do the rest.
Found a post online that said frontlines is still part of grand operations matches and so I went looking for those and was able to knock off the Frontlines trophy in a few days. Started to get excited about actually getting this done.
Next up was the Death From Above trophy. Now I suuuck at flying generally, let alone into the teeth of an active AA shooter. Every plane in my armoury is like class 0 or 1 even after all this time. Found another guide on here explaining how to use a bomber on Fjell as the best map for this. Thought this would take me ages but I was able to pop that trophy on just a couple of afternoons. Woot!
Last up was the War Story trophies for Hard and Hardcore. “No problem” I said - I’ve been playing multiplayer for so long this will be a snap - “done in an evening”. FML man - I forgot how much of those missions is sneaking around and melees from the back. And on hardcore if a sniper a mile away hears you fart, the whole GD map goes red and you’re dead in the time it takes for the smell to reach your (virtual) nose.
Toughest missions for me were the secret police plans on Nordlys and in Turelliers with the last act going through the first outpost and up the hill. Omg did I die so many times. Took me hours and hours and hours of frustrating work and restarting all over again from the beginning of the checkpoint.
But just after midnight last night I stormed the chalet in Provence and that beautiful platinum trophy rang out!
So many people helped me, both on the internet and in all the multiplayer games over the years - and this community here!
My sincere thanks to anyone who intentionally helped or posted videos or guides or just taught me a harsh lesson in multiplayer that got me further along my path!!

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Something for Everyone: New Updates have overhauled many of our most popular scripts, making them more enjoyable and balanced. Options to suit RP players, Grinders, Homebodies, and Shooters. Re-Balanced economy and rewards systems to promote activity. Custom Raid script with NPC gunfights and high rewards. Custom Crafting script to allow material collection and the manufacture of guns, heist tools, drugs, and so much more. Many many civilian jobs and activities with custom scripts. Paintball and Arcade locations with custom scripts. Endless opportunities and activities. Over 1000 Emotes to allow for more seamless RP, thousands of custom and default clothing options with the ability to bring in your own custom items, custom peds can also be brought in. Constant vehicle development with hundreds of custom imported cars, one of one cars, and other special vehicles.
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There is so much more to tell you about but, I can't publish a novel on reddit. Best way to see what we offer is to experience it.
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Case History
38 Year Male, Software Professional. Desk Job
· 2018: Foot injury
Active, played Volleyball and Cricket.
Aichiles Tendonitis left foot/ankle following a sports injury. X-Ray showed bone growth.
Lasery Therapy late in the year. Immense pain on walking, standing. Starting using right foot more. Used insoles, which reduced pain.
· 2019: Start of Groin Pain, Right Leg
March – Kidney stone. Intraveneous Opiod in Chicago IL, USA. Post that developed groin pain in right. Urologist ruled out kidney related pain. No sports.
Laying on left caused pinching pain in right thigh/groin.
November2019: X-Ray/MRI of Pelvis : Nothing abnormal
Dr daignosed HIP IMPINGEMENT FAI Right Hip, based on symptoms. Redced motion in right leg
· 2020: Covid, WFH. Pain: 2-3/10
Sedentary Lifestyle recoverng after Covid weakness. Ease in foot pain, due to limited motion.
No more groin pain, put it shifted to front thigs. Never really tested range of motion.
· 2021: Grade-III Fatty Liver, HT, Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin Resistance
Back to India. Sedentary. Weight 107 Kgs by December. Working from Home. Back stiffness. Pain: 2-3/10
· 2022: Weight Loss Journey. Very less Pain

• Lost 19 Kgsin 6 months by June-2022. Low Carb diet, Walked 6-10 Kms daily with No Exercise.
• Muscle loss in calves.
• Blood work great. BP in control. Borderline Diabetes reversed.
• No more back stiffness.
• July-Dec: Reduced walking, steady weight gain, mostly muscles: 93 Kgs by December.
• Hips hurt while long hours of sitting. Tail Bone Pain
• No Hip Pain while laying on left (as earlier). Overall stiffness in right front thigh on sitting 2/10.

2023: Bilateral FAI with bony spurs. Reduced angles. Early arthritis changes?
CURRENT: Daily activities hurt.

• Laying on left side hurts.
• Laying Straight hurts. ROM Limited. Laying in right doesn’t hurt.
• Stretched right lower back(psoas?) while doing lateral heavy band mobilisation.
• Pain in lower right back Walking hurts after 15 mins. Tried PT. Increased pain. RT > LT

In Short, Resting/sitting Hurts. Standing doesn’t. walking after a while hurts. Pain: 5-6/10. Need to find postures that don’t hurt while sleeping/sitting.
I am not looking for medical advice but DO I really need surgery? All reports attached.
Will arthroscopy(shaving) be helpful or THA? My Ortho Dr has referred me to a sports specialist, which I am yet to visit. My Dr doesnt do arthroscopy. He does THR of HIP and Knee.
CT Pelvis
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MRI Pelvis
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Left Hip
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Right Hip
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Hello popheads, or at least the 80 of you who actively do rates, and welcome to the Alt Club Girls Rate. Now you may be wondering "King, what is alt club?" and my answer to you is: I don't know. Alt Club is kind of just a genre I made up!! But club and dance music obviously has an extensive history and it covers a whole range of sounds, and these albums all solidly fit under that umbrella. One thing (for me) that unites these albums, other than being three of my favourites from 2022, is their maximalism: Sudan, Kilo and Shygirl are all mixed media artists who have a clear creative vision for their work and these albums and eras are what they created when they were free of any societal or genre confinement.
Another thing the three of them having common is being black artists in alternative spaces, and how that reflects itself in their music. I think highlighting that they are black does a lot for representation and allowing people to see themselves in these genres, but on the flipside seeing someone only as a 'black artist' can be limiting, and these projects expertly break free of those labels and restrictions. These albums dance from genre to genre like they're going through themed rooms in a nightclub, and I'm so excited for everyone who loves them to get a chance to talk about them, and everyone who is unfamiliar to fall in love with them!
In case you don't know what the fuck is going on, we conveniently have a very helpful introduction to and explanation of what rates are and how they work, and we have a very active and lovely community in the rates discord channel in the popheads discord server who are willing to help any newcomers!! And ofc if you're already a regular here and know exactly what you're doing:
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Sudan Archives - Natural Brown Prom Queen

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If I cut my hair, hope I grow it long Back long, back time like way before If I wear it straight will they like me more? Like those girls on front covers

- Selfish Soul
One of the primary themes of Natural Brown Prom Queen is homecoming; Sudan (who now lives in LA) is originally from Cincinatti, Ohio (area code #513), and spends a lot of the album tackling the idea of feeling at home or belonging and the restlessness of feeling in between two places. On the albums lead single Home Maker she sings about how she makes her apartment and home studio feel more homely, and compares it to feeling at home with someone you love. In fact, this album was entirely crafted in that home studio over lockdown, with Sudan self producing almost the whole thing. The project is much more electronic than her previous album (the earthy Athena) but is still rooted very firmly in the same sentiments and style, and of course the same brilliant violin work that Sudan is known for woven throughout.
Another thread across the album is Sudan saying things that people are afraid to say, or doing things she might not be supposed to. Milk Me gets outrageously horny, with Sudan singing "your finger up my pussy like a honey stick" over such ethereal production that the subject matter might slip right by you. Sudan tackles her identity as a black women throughout, writing about the colorism she faces being darkskin, or about how her hair ties into her self-worth and other's perception of her on Selfish Soul. Ultimately this album is a lot about her reinventing her image and putting her blackness at the forefront.
"The highest version of myself is a ghetto fabulous girl. I can’t run away from that. It’s time to show these motherfuckers who I am. I’m from Cincinnati, baby.”

1. Home Maker
2. NBPQ (Topless)
3. Ciara
4. Selfish Soul
5. Loyal (EDD)
6. OMG BRITT
7. ChevyS10
8. Copycat (Broken Notions)
9. FLUE
10. TDLY (Homegrown Land)
11. Freakalizer
12. Homesick (Gorgeous & Arrogant)
13. Milk Me
14. Yellow Brick Road
15. #513

Kilo Kish - AMERICAN GURL

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It's so hard to come to grips like this If I wanted truth this life is it If I wanted you there goes my end

- ATTENTION POLITICIAN
If I were to sum Kilo up as an artist in one word it would be chameleon. Each body of work Kilo's put out, whether it be music, fashion or art, has been an evolution, but not along one linear path. AMERICAN GURL isn't her finale, it's just a representation of where she is at now. The album is the embodiement of a candy store or an arcade, where the album's narrative takes place, sickeningly sweet synthy chaos with deceptively dark lyrical themes of consumerism and tackling what it means to be American looming underneath. On the albums' title track she sings "In a locked box, in a locked draw, will I find me an American Girl", immediately jumping into the idea that as a black artist she doesn't identify with the idea of an 'american girl' that is presented to us, instead that her own american girl is locked up inside of her. On my personal favourite bonus track Star Power, Kilo tackles fame and trying to make it in LA, and how endless that feels. Kilo ponders the idea that in such a capatlist world we consume so many different things, when you strip that all away, what of that actually is you?
The album couldn't be more of a 180 from her debut album six years prior, Reflections in Real Time, an alternative r&b and indie album that is equal parts manifesto and intimate diary. Where in her previous work she opted for minimalism, now is the time for all out maximalism. The use of bright, campy consumerism and Americanism allows Kilo to reflect on fears that are both unanimous and extremely personal: Am I pretty enough? Am I good enough? Why can't I do what somebody else is doing?
"That's the theme of American Gurl — exploring that I am a product of my environment and these are the things that have been put on me in this time so far."

1. AMERICAN GURL
2. DEATH FANTASY
3. DISTRACTIONS III: SPOILED ROTTEN
4. NO APOLOGY!
5. BLOODY FUTURE
6. CHOICE COWBOY
7. ATTENTION POLITICIAN
8. NEW TRICKS: ART, AESTHETICS AND MONEY
9. TV BABY V.2 (LATCH KEY MARCH)
10. ON THE OUTSIDE (JUSTIN'S SONG)
11. SUPER KO LOVE
12. INTELLIGENT DESIGN
13. GOOD MONEY?
14. NOT YOUR ACCESSORY
15. STAR POWER: LA NIGHTMARES
16. INCREDIBLE WORLD

Shygirl - Nymph

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Yeah it's you that I'm thinking of when I'm feelin' hot Your voice dripping like honey straight from the honey pot Don't stop running on my mind, I can't get enough Is it so bad to just like to be touched?

- Shlut
Nymph is actually a very different debut from Shygirl than what we could've got - she more or less made a record over lockdown, in a similar vein to her fan favourite ep ALIAS, but felt like it was too easy. "If I don't give myself that space to myself, no one is! No one's gonna expect me to do anything else." and thank god she did give herself that challenge, because Nymph is the perfect evolution of Shygirl's character and sound. Taking strong influence from 00's garage and r&b, tracks like the lead Firefly bring the sound into the 2020's with added hyperpop flourishes. Much like Sudan and Kilo, Shygirl is very much a sole visionary, but she has a star studded team of producers behind her to help bring her vision to life consisting of Bloodpop, Danny L Harle, Mura Masa and longtime collaborator and friend Sega Bodega. Album opener Woe is a haunting telling of fame and expectations, with Shygirl singing "When will you see it from my side?". I actually saw Shygirl at the tail end of last year at Printworks in London, which if you're unfamiliar, was a sweaty, gay warehouse used for all kinds of raves and gigs, and I truly can't imagine a setting where Shygirl's music is better suited.
Shygirl also is on a mission to reclaim her own body from everyday misogyny, with Coochie (a bedtime story) being a playful, nursery rhyme esque track about women's bodies and battling the idea that they are weird or undesirable. But of course the overarching theme and imagery of the album is that of a woodland nymph, inspired by romanticism work like Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D’Urbervilles. Nymph as a record is not an attempt to rebrand Shygirl's image, but add depth to it - she can be a provocative, industrial rapper just as well as she can be an ethereal, sensitive artist, and there's no need to limit herself to one or the other.
“When I think of a nymph, I feel an affinity to the ethos of that character – I have felt beguiling, fascinating, mysterious, supernatural and also part of nature. You don’t see people like me in these stories, and I have as much right as anyone else.”

1. Woe
2. Come For Me
3. Shlut / Shlut (feat. Sevdaliza)
4. Little Bit
5. Firefly
6. Coochie (a bedtime story)
7. Heaven / Heaven (feat. Tinashe)
8. Nike / Nike (feat. Deto Black)
9. Poison
10. Honey
11. Missin u
12. Wildfire
13. Crush (feat. Erika de Casier)
14. Playboy / Positions
15. Cleo

Shygirl dropped Nymph_O this year, a side/deluxe album with additional tracks, features & remixes. For the tracks with added features that didn't necessarily remix the song (Shlut, Heaven and Nike) I have added the more popular version on the ballot/playlist (originals for both Shlut and Nike, Tinashe remix for Heaven) but feel free to score whichever version you'd rather

Kelela - Raven

wait til January 2024

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FLUE: 10 me when i sneeze ✅

Any other formats will simply be rejected, such as:

Ciara: 4, does anyone think capitalism is a good thing? i love ciara i think she's a really interesting artist ❌
ATTENTION POLITICIAN: (9.5) what is joe biden's plan to fix this ❌
Nike: 0 - he told me Nike just tank it (please don't tank Nike) ❌

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Album: Nymph: for a shy girl she doesn't seem to be very shy

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Hello everybody!
I've argued with many pro-police people for various reasons, and have acquired a decent-sized library of their common talking points in support of the police and in opposition to movements like ACAB. Today, I will address the most interesting of these talking points and debunk them, with sources. The format of this post will be FAQ style. I'm not the best when it comes to researching so if anybody has suggestions for alternate/additional sources I'm all ears. Please share this with your friends and loved ones who are on the fence or maybe completely support police, maybe this'll change their minds.

My Beliefs

The system of policing we see in the United States and many other nations is plagued by corruption, violence, and extortion. While these issues may be seen as worse/better when you compare different nations, it's all still the same and tier-listing misery will get us nowhere. For the purposes of this essay, I will be addressing police specifically from an American's perspective, as I'm American. I also will be operating on these premises:

• Police officers are not designed for the majority of the things they're tasked with handling.
• Police officers show little agency in what laws they choose to enforce, this includes unjust laws that cause more societal harm than good. (Example, drug laws). This however doesn't apply to their own, which I'll demonstrate later.
• This results in most interactions with police following obvious "dialogue trees" and any attempt to steer away from it, either by questioning their motives and logic or just showing distaste for their treatment of you, will result in unjustifiable escalations of force.

With these details in mind, I believe that the second a would-be cop dons that uniform, they have lost their humanity in my eyes, and their lives are forfeit. They have become obedient, robotic agents of the state, and as long as workers of this country struggle against the state, this stance will be firmly unchanged.
Does this mean that well-meaning people don't exist in law enforcement? Absolutely not. There are many cops who see the injustices in the system and either through culture shock or naïveté, attempt to bring consequences to their fellow pigs. This often results in retaliation including but not limited to: firing, harassment, refusal of backup, or just straight up murder.
The only good cop is either a dead one, or one that turns to our side.
Now with all that out of the way, let's begin my straw-man.

When you say "agents of the state", what does that mean?

There's a story from my own life I can share with you:
A while ago when I used to work at McDonald's I found out that our boss was sabotaging other workers' interviews for other jobs, in an attempt to force them to stay at the job. Me, being still quite young at the time, thought that the police should do something about this, as I researched this and it is illegal for an employer to do this. The only response I got back was "This isn't a police matter"
So then me, confused, wonder why not? If what she's doing is against the law where I am, why can they not investigate? Now this was before I knew about the Department of Labor and all that, so I never followed through with this incident, but this story planted a seed in my mind.
This seed grew into a beautiful plant in my mind once I learned the Labor Theory of Value, Marxism, the usual "commie shit". All this made me realize that the reason that incident wasn't a police matter, is because police work for capital, not us. The capital owners are the ones who use the police to keep workers in check. This is a dynamic that goes all the way back to the police's original intended purpose of catching runaway slaves, eventually leading to violently suppressing worker uprisings during the Industrial Revolution. They don't willfully go after the elites, much less their own, because they're on their fucking leash.

So who do you expect to keep you safe?

I don't know, I don't have that expectation now. Wanna know why? Because, if the Uvalde Shooting wasn't evidence enough, police are not legally obligated to protect anybody.

What if somebody breaks into your house?

Let's use the common example of Chicago for this one. Chicago's police response time averages from any range between 95 seconds to 9 minutes.
Now let's assume this burglar is actually a threat to you, as in, they actively want to kill you. Do you think the police will be there to save you in time? Best to defend yourself.
Did the burglar leave with your valuables? Hope you had insurance! Property crimes (which includes burglary) are only solved about 16-20% of the time.

This must mean they don't have enough officers or funding to respond faster

Another myth. Police have plenty of funding. So much in fact that not enough is going to actually important institutions, like schools and fire departments. This is a hard thing to find proof for since most of the cities in the USA have some sort of law enforcement apparatus, but I'll give you some homework. Try and find out the police funding for your city/hometown. Compare that to the taxes that go to the actually useful stuff.

What about the mass shooters and serial killers?

Well, I already made fun of the cowards in Uvalde so I'll just say this:
Those are the things armed police SHOULD be charged in handling.

Wait, did you just say armed police? As in, you want to disarm them?

Hell yeah brother. The United Kingdom, for example doesn't give their street cops guns. They're trained in hand-to-hand combat and disarming techniques. They still have armed units with which they deploy for [fire]armed threats.
In the United States meanwhile, we have pussy cops using guns against people with melee weapons. They have the numbers and the equipment (stun guns, mace, batons) to take down this kind of threat and instead they take the easy way and shoot them. So yes, take their fucking guns away.

Wouldn't that make them easy targets?

I would argue that their behavior makes them targets, "fuck around and find out" as they say.
Be that as it may, disarming the police would be nigh impossible and incredibly illogical with how easy weapon procurement is in the USA, which is why gun laws need to be restricted too. But that's a whole other discussion I don't feel like having. So for this I will give you a +1.

My Proposed Solution

To conclude this essay, I share my proposed alternative to policing at it is now, which would coincide with extensive prison reform as well:

• Abolish qualified immunity. This used-napkin of a law has been weaponized time and time again to allow police to beat/kill suspects (that they agitate into resisting) with impunity, among many other things like destroying an entire city block, which killed five children and six adults. Police officers need to know that they have a powerful position and abuse of that power will not be tolerated by any means.
• Remove cop patrols. Patrolling cops just look for trouble. Stay the fuck out of our business, bitch.
• Stop using K9 units. They circumvent our fourth amendments rights against unlawful search and seizure but allowing a "hit" to search you even if you refused. Cops fake alerts all the time, and are also used to circumvent use-of-force policy since you can't control how a dog decides to fucking maul you half to death
• Stop utilizing police testimony in court cases where there's no physical evidence to back their word up. Juries are hopelessly biased towards pigs and will take their word as gold. Which is scary since they lie in court all the time
• Most importantly, STOP SENDING POLICE TO EVERY FUCKING 911 CALL. I shouldn't even have to provide evidence that police kill the mentally ill. Police should be dispatched ONLY when an armed threat is present. Period.

Have a great day everybody!

Just finished my first trip to Italy and what a great experience. Wanted to share my experience here for other first time travelers and some things I would have done differently. The trip was broken up into 3 legs and spread across 12 days - Tuscany (5), Rome (2), and Amalfi (5). I'll include some details of itinerary and travel.
Apologies for a long post, but hopefully someone will get some good info out of this!
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To prep for the trip, I used the Duolingo app for about 3 months to try and make sure I knew enough Italian to get by. Of course, the moment my plan touched down all that studying I did flew out of my head and I basically forgot it all! In the end I was able to get by with just greetings, ordering food/drink/cafe and simple hi, how are you type phrases. For reference, my wife did no studying and picked it up right away. Only shock to her was that there was no such thing as iced coffee.
Tuscany
We flew into Milan and rented a car at the airport. Would definitely recommend this because once you are into Tuscany it is hard/expensive to find drivers and Uber is basically non-existent.
Stayed at the Como Castello del Nero hotel. The hotel was beautiful and had everything you could want. Rolling and picturesque hills from every vantage point, a great pool, good fitness facilities and a nice spa. The staff at the hotel were world class as well. The restaurants on property were very nice however quite expensive. We did eat on the property a few times, but I think i preferred my meals off property and in the smallelocal restaurants more. I would have planned more dinners off property if I had to do anything differently here. Favorite meal was at La Capanna del Gallo, a smaller restaurant which was a short drive from our hotel.
For activities we visited a few wineries/vineyards as well as did a bit of hiking. We were a little jet lagged and did spend a bit of time just relaxing and drinking wine by the pool. The winery that absolutely blew me away was the Antinori Vineyard in Bargino . We did the CRU tour which included an in-depth tour of the facilities, tasting of several vintages and then a lunch with wine pairing. Would highly recommend visiting here. One of the mom-and-pop vineyards that we visited and i would also recommend is Il Palagio di Palazzo. Did the CRU tour here as well and was very pleased.
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Rome
Used the rental car to travel from Tuscany to Rome, then returned the car near our hotel in Rome.
Stayed at the Baglioni Hotel Regina. Nice enough hotel, but the rooms were a little dated. Technically classified as a 5 star hotel but I probably would have classified it as a 4 star. Still, decent enough stay and staff. Plus for the location as well. We booked this hotel because it was purely in a good location and more of a 'utilitarian' choice - we knew that we weren't going to be spending a lot of time here so the hotel didn't matter all that much.
As we were only in Rome for two days, we really tried to pack in as much as we could. On the day we arrived we spent the afternoon walking around and just taking in the city. We had dinner in the Testaccio neighborhood, which i would highly recommend. We ate at Felice, which was a bit touristy but i think still worth it for some excellent cacio e peppe.
Trevi Fountain - its whatever - cool i guess but absolutely mobbed.
Colosseum - very cool. Did an early morning guided tour which was booked on Viator.
Vatican Museum - Also very cool but a bit long for our taste. Did a 4 hour private/guided tour booked through Context Travel. We were able to get 'behind the ropes' in a lot of places to look at things away from general public which was nice, but its very crowded in the main areas.
If we had to do something different in Rome it would for sure be spacing out activities or just booking a day or two more. All in all, we went to Rome knowing that we would be very busy and very 'touristy' but I think slowing it down a bit would have made this portion of the trip a little nicer. Still, Rome is great and would love to get back.
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Amalfi
Took the train from Roma Termini to Naples. Our hotel arranged for a transfer from Naples to the hotel.
Stayed at Borgo Santandrea just outside of Amalfi town. Hands down nicest hotel I have ever even stepped foot inside. Seriously 5 star all the way through with no detail overlooked. One detail I loved is that it smelled amazing in throughout the hotel which actually was a really nice touch. The hotel had an amazing pool and is the only hotel in Amalfi that his its own beach club. The staff were top notch and I think there was a staff-to-guest ratio of like 3:1. The hotel also had a free shuttle that would drop-off/pickup from Amalfi town whenever you needed which was a real life saver in terms of time and money.
For activities we visited Ravello, Amalfi and Positano (sort of) then utilized our hotel's beach club for a few lazy days. Ravello was my favorite of the cities to visit. There were tourists yes, but much fewer than all the other cities. We visited Villa Cimbrone which has a spectacular garden and amazing views. You should go here for a nice cocktail or glass of wine. We went out in Amalfi town for dinner several times and never had a bad meal. We tried to branch off the main square and into some alleyways to find hidden gems, but all in all I would say most of the restaurants were comparable at the $$$ price range on google maps. Finally, we planned to visit Positano but scrapped it at the literal last minute - we rented a boat to take us from our hotel's dock to Positano but as we approached Positano it just appeared overrun by people. Instead we had our boat driver just cruise us around the coast. This ended up being one of my favorite days. The cost was $100/hour so actually pretty reasonable. Beach club at Borgo Santandrea was also a highlight - not crowded at all and the service is great. You can visit the beach club even if you don't stay at the hotel, so I would say its worth it even just for a nice lunch and cocktails. The pizza at the beach club is really good, although a little pricey at roughly 30 euros for a basic pizza.
I don't think I would really change anything about the Amalfi portion of my trip other than trying to extend it!
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Just to give everyone an idea on budget, I think we spent roughly $25,000-$30,000 for two people during the trip of a lifetime.

Le moment idéal pour commencer le mulching dépend de plusieurs facteurs, tels que le type de pelouse, le climat et les conditions de croissance. Cependant, voici quelques conseils généraux pour savoir quand commencer le mulching :

1. Hauteur de l'herbe : Le mulching fonctionne généralement mieux lorsque l'herbe est à une hauteur modérée, généralement entre 5 et 8 centimètres. Si l'herbe est trop longue, il peut être difficile de la couper en fines particules qui se décomposeront facilement. Assurez-vous donc que l'herbe a atteint une hauteur appropriée avant de commencer le mulching.
   
2. Conditions météorologiques : Il est préférable de commencer le mulching lorsque l'herbe est relativement sèche. Tondre une pelouse mouillée peut entraîner l'agglutination des particules d'herbe, ce qui rendra difficile leur répartition uniforme sur la pelouse. Attendez donc que l'herbe ait séché après une averse ou tondre tôt le matin lorsque la rosée a séché.
   
3. Période de croissance active : Il est recommandé de commencer le mulching pendant la période de croissance active de votre pelouse. Cela dépendra du type d'herbe que vous avez, mais généralement, au printemps et en automne, lorsque les températures sont modérées, l'herbe pousse plus activement. C'est donc un bon moment pour commencer le mulching et profiter des avantages de l'apport naturel de nutriments à votre pelouse.
   

Gardez à l'esprit que chaque pelouse est différente, et il est important de surveiller les conditions spécifiques de votre pelouse pour déterminer le meilleur moment pour commencer le mulching. Vous pouvez également consulter des conseils d'experts locaux ou contacter des spécialistes de l'aménagement paysager pour obtenir des recommandations plus précises en fonction de votre région et de votre type de pelouse.

Last updated: 06/02/23 09:06:59 EST

LEGEND

Note	Description
Italics	Pitched previous day or twice in last 3 days.
Strikethrough	Pitched back to back days.
Bold	Recent transaction.
L3:##	Number of pitches thrown in last 3 days.
***	SP first start.
**	SP yet to reach 5.0 innings in a game.
*	SP yet to surpass 6.0 innings in a game.

BULLPEN USAGE

Team	Opp	SP	CL	SU8	SU7	MID	LR
ARI	ATL	Merrill Kelly	Miguel Castro, Andrew Chafin		Scott McGoughL3:40	Austin AdamsL3:20, Kyle NelsonL3:19, José RuizL3:23, Kevin GinkelL3:35	Drey Jameson
ATL	@ARI	Charlie Morton	Raisel IglesiasL3:27	Nick AndersonL3:12	Collin McHugh	A.J. MinterL3:17, Jesse ChavezL3:3, Joe Jiménez, Kirby Yates	AJ Smith-Shawver
BAL	@SFG	Dean Kremer	Félix BautistaL3:14	Yennier CanoL3:17	Bryan BakerL3:39	Mike BaumannL3:32, Danny CoulombeL3:32, Mychal GivensL3:15, Cionel PérezL3:23, Keegan AkinL3:25	Austin VothL3:58
BOS	TBR	Garrett Whitlock	Kenley JansenL3:13	Chris MartinL3:31	Josh WinckowskiL3:40	Kutter CrawfordL3:24, Joely RodríguezL3:36, Justin GarzaL3:60, Ryan SherriffL3:31	Nick PivettaL3:28
CHC	@SDP	Jameson Taillon*	Mark Leiter Jr.L3:27, Adbert AlzolayL3:35	Michael FulmerL3:4	Brandon Hughes	Jeremiah Estrada, Julian MerryweatherL3:37, Javier Assad	Hayden WesneskiL3:59
CHW	DET	Mike Clevinger*	Liam Hendriks, Kendall GravemanL3:26	Joe Kelly	Reynaldo LópezL3:33	Keynan Middleton, Aaron BummerL3:14, Gregory Santos, Garrett CrochetL3:27	Jesse ScholtensL3:65
CIN	MIL	Brandon Williamson*	Alexis DíazL3:12	Buck FarmerL3:28	Ian GibautL3:18	Lucas SimsL3:28, Alex YoungL3:22, Fernando CruzL3:17, Eduardo SalazarL3:26	Kevin HergetL3:29
CLE	@MIN	Aaron Civale	Emmanuel ClaseL3:21	James KarinchakL3:18	Trevor StephanL3:37	Eli MorganL3:25, Enyel De Los SantosL3:13, Sam HentgesL3:39, Nick SandlinL3:14, Hunter Gaddis	Xzavion CurryL3:21
COL	@KCR	Chase Anderson*	Pierce JohnsonL3:21	Justin LawrenceL3:11	Jake BirdL3:37	Brent SuterL3:19, Daniel BardL3:18, Brad HandL3:21, Matt Carasiti	Peter LambertL3:59
DET	@CHW	Reese Olson***	Alex LangeL3:21	Jason FoleyL3:22	Will VestL3:19	José CisneroL3:13, Chasen ShreveL3:20, Tyler HoltonL3:38, Mason Englert	Tyler Alexander
HOU	LAA	Framber Valdez	Ryan PresslyL3:13	Bryan AbreuL3:15	Hector NerisL3:15	Ryne StanekL3:27, Phil MatonL3:30, Rafael MonteroL3:33	Seth MartinezL3:43
KCR	COL	Jordan Lyles	Scott Barlow	Aroldis ChapmanL3:22	Taylor Clarke	Josh Staumont, Amir Garrett, Carlos HernándezL3:21, Jose CuasL3:7, Nick WittgrenL3:4	Mike Mayers
LAA	@HOU	Shohei Ohtani	Carlos Estévez	Chris Devenski	Jacob WebbL3:30	Ben JoyceL3:10, Aaron LoupL3:36, Chase SilsethL3:36, Sam BachmanL3:11	Tucker DavidsonL3:54
LAD	NYY	Clayton Kershaw	Evan PhillipsL3:14, Brusdar GraterolL3:16, Caleb FergusonL3:14			Yency Almonte, Shelby Miller, Victor González, Alex VesiaL3:32, Justin BruihlL3:15	Phil BickfordL3:11
MIA	OAK	Edward Cabrera*	Dylan FloroL3:17	Tanner ScottL3:21	Huascar BrazobanL3:25	Steven OkertL3:20, JT ChargoisL3:14, Andrew NardiL3:4, Matt BarnesL3:27	Bryan HoeingL3:48
MIL	@CIN	Corbin Burnes	Devin WilliamsL3:15	Peter StrzeleckiL3:11	Joel PayampsL3:21	Hoby MilnerL3:13, Elvis PegueroL3:23, Trevor MegillL3:13, Jake CousinsL3:16, Jake CousinsL3:16	Bryse WilsonL3:15
MIN	CLE	Bailey Ober	Jhoan Duran	Brock StewartL3:13	Jorge LópezL3:16	Emilio PagánL3:33, Jovani MoranL3:1, Griffin JaxL3:20, Cole SandsL3:48	José De LeónL3:16
NYM	TOR	Justin Verlander	David RobertsonL3:38, Adam OttavinoL3:18		Brooks RaleyL3:39	Drew SmithL3:1, Jeff BrighamL3:15, Dominic Leone, Tommy Hunter, Stephen Nogosek	Josh Walker
NYY	@LAD	Luis Severino	Michael KingL3:36, Clay HolmesL3:19, Wandy PeraltaL3:22			Ron MarinaccioL3:5, Albert Abreu, Tommy Kahnle, Jimmy Cordero	Ryan WeberL3:16
OAK	@MIA	Shintaro Fujinami*	Trevor May	Shintaro FujinamiL3:4	Sam MollL3:11	Richard LoveladyL3:14, Lucas Erceg, Austin PruittL3:20, Sam LongL3:26	Ken WaldichukL3:23
PHI	@WSN	Zack Wheeler	Craig KimbrelL3:12	Seranthony DomínguezL3:16	Matt StrahmL3:41	Gregory SotoL3:15, Connor BrogdonL3:6, Jeff Hoffman, Andrew VasquezL3:9, Yunior MarteL3:19	Dylan Covey
PIT	STL	Roansy Contreras	David BednarL3:15	Colin HoldermanL3:16	Dauri MoretaL3:24	Robert StephensonL3:15, Jose HernandezL3:9, Rob ZastryznyL3:10, Yohan RamirezL3:17	Cody Bolton
SDP	CHC	Michael Wacha	Josh HaderL3:18	Nick MartinezL3:28	Steven WilsonL3:34	Tim HillL3:17, Tom CosgroveL3:16, Brent HoneywellL3:14, Domingo TapiaL3:25	Drew CarltonL3:23
SEA	@TEX	Luis Castillo	Paul SewaldL3:11	Justin TopaL3:19	Trevor GottL3:10	Matt Brash, Gabe Speier, Tayler SaucedoL3:12, Matt Festa	Chris Flexen
SFG	BAL	Logan Webb	Camilo DovalL3:19	Tyler RogersL3:13	John BrebbiaL3:15	Taylor RogersL3:15, Scott AlexanderL3:16, Ryan WalkerL3:29, Luke JacksonL3:11, Jakob JunisL3:28	Sean ManaeaL3:53
STL	@PIT	Jack Flaherty	Ryan Helsley, Giovanny GallegosL3:17	Jordan Hicks	Andre Pallante	Génesis Cabrera, Drew VerHagen, Chris Stratton	Steven Matz
TBR	@BOS	Tyler Glasnow**	Jason AdamL3:24, Colin PocheL3:12, Kevin KellyL3:16, Jalen BeeksL3:13			Jake DiekmanL3:12, Calvin FaucherL3:16, Trevor KelleyL3:11	Joe La Sorsa
TEX	SEA	Jon Gray	Will SmithL3:8	Brock BurkeL3:33	José LeclercL3:11	Jonathan HernándezL3:6, Josh Sborz, Cole RagansL3:10, Grant AndersonL3:46	John King
TOR	@NYM	Chris Bassitt	Jordan RomanoL3:12	Erik SwansonL3:18	Nate PearsonL3:25	Tim MayzaL3:21, Trevor RichardsL3:25, Adam CimberL3:35, Yimi GarcíaL3:8	Anthony BassL3:18
WSN	PHI	Josiah Gray	Kyle FinneganL3:24, Hunter HarveyL3:34		Carl Edwards Jr.L3:22	Andrés MachadoL3:23, Mason ThompsonL3:14, Chad Kuhl, Erasmo Ramírez	Thaddeus Ward

TRANSACTIONS

Date	Team	Player	Category	Description
6/1	NYY	Tommy Kahnle	INJURIES	Activated from 60-Day IL