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@thatconnorguy

My brain can and will rapidly switch from politics mode to gaming mode to tech mode. Try not to get whiplash. Opinions are my own.

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Nothing like announcing your next gen console before it even hits alpha phase. Not that Xbox sales have been good for a while, but this is the kind of news that kills hardware sales.

11.03.2026 18:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pete Hegseth Is Pushing Defense Employees to Volunteer With DHS β€” WIRED The defense secretary has made clear that Pentagon managers are to encourage workers, including civilians, to volunteer to assist in the administration’s immigration crackdown.

Oh look, the DOD pushing to use the military to undertake domestic law enforcement. Very illegal. Very wrong.

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11.03.2026 16:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Part of my disgust and disdain for so many people in this country is that that they are so easily duped. All that fuck has to do is call some egregious bill the β€œSAVE AMERICA” act and the stupids rush to vote against their own interests, while accusing us of not wanting to β€œsave America”.

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USAID: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
USAID: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

My favorite response to the destruction of programs like USAID is β€œwell we should feed people in our country instead.” Which, sure, that’s a valid perspective. But Republicans aren’t doing that either! Anytime Republicans get a chance to cut something, they’re gonna do it.

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09.03.2026 23:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nintendo, this wasn't what we meant when we asked you to bring back Mario baseball.

09.03.2026 23:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hakeem Jeffries: β€˜No, I don’t think’ Kamala Harris has lost relevancy after Crockett endorsement β€” NBC News House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) tells Meet the Press that he does not think former Vice President Kamala Harris has lost her political relevancy after endorsing Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s ...

I am begging, BEGGING, the DNC to find someone who can win an election. Harris has been nothing but a failure on the federal stage. I don’t know about all of you, but I like to attach my wagon to people with a history of success.

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08.03.2026 23:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The irony is physically painful.

07.03.2026 15:07 πŸ‘ 13783 πŸ” 3557 πŸ’¬ 1440 πŸ“Œ 334

This is an often overlooked remake that I find quite incredible. The base game is very good and the party mode addition is great. For $40, this is a no-brainer.

07.03.2026 18:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Our economy is bleeding jobs. Prices are up, especially for gas. Yet the White House prioritizes tax cuts for billionaires, while launching a reckless new Middle East war.

It doesn't have to stay this way - not if the American people make our voices heard.

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U.S. Lost 92,000 Jobs in February β€” The Wall Street Journal The new numbers show the job market is struggling across a broad range of sectors; unemployment ticked up slightly

I’m just saying I’ve never seen the economy do well under Republicans.

Wonder why.

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06.03.2026 15:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Even a precursory glance at his background indicates he is an absolute crap politician and would do terrible at DHS.
- No college degree
- No background in intelligence, law, or disaster management
- Thinks he doesn't work for taxpayers
- Trump bootlicker
- No respect for rule of law

06.03.2026 03:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In the interim, Mullin cannot work for both Congress and the Executive branch at the same time- that would violate the constitution (not that that has stopped this administration before).

06.03.2026 03:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I have questions as to why Trump and the media are saying/reporting that Mullin has been appointed as DHS Secretary effective 3/31. If he removed Noem, then Troy Edgar is the current acting Secretary while Trump nominates Mullin for Senate confirmation. And that will take as long as the senate takes

06.03.2026 02:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜This L is on her’: Black lawmakers and strategists dump on Crockett β€” POLITICO β€œShe has been and has felt like a woman on an island,” says one operative.

β€œβ€¦even though she earned the backing of former Vice President Kamala Harris.”

You’re telling me getting the backing of the two time DNC loser didn’t help Crockett? How could that be!

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05.03.2026 17:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Apple Creator Studio Review: Part 2 Is this service worth it from a pro user perspective?

The second part of my Apple Creator Studio review is now available on my Substack. This time, I'm covering the pro app side of this bundle.

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04.03.2026 01:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Connor Duffus (@cmdkey) Refreshed Macs and Studio Displays today! The MacBook Air graduates from a M3 chip to a M4 chip. Very nice. The price did go up by $100 (likely due to global RAM shortages) but you now do get a 512GB ...

Today brings some surprisingly decent MacBook Air and Pro updates- even in spite of price increases. And the surprising debut of 2 new Studio Displays. That I still don’t know who will buy…

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03.03.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I generally dislike the Cook-era of marketing that pushes the products and not the experiences, but I do have to say, using the MacBook in the shape of a V for M5 chips is pretty damn good.

03.03.2026 18:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m a little surprised the Mac Pro is still hanging around.

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How much longer do you think Apple can milk the "supercharged by MX" tagline? Going on 6 years now...

02.03.2026 23:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Connor Duffus (@cmdkey) Today, Apple announced the iPhone 17e and iPad Air with M4. The iPhone 17e is quite a bit improved over its predecessor- packing MagSafe and more storage- but it lacks a lot of iPhone 17 family DNA. A...

The iPhone 17e is quite a bit improved over its predecessor- packing MagSafe and more storage- but it lacks a lot of iPhone 17 family DNA. And the iPad Air with M4 is, get this, an iPad Air but with an M4 chip inside. #InnovationIsntDead

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02.03.2026 23:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’ll be a $200 case akin the AirPods Max case and Vision Pro travel case.

01.03.2026 21:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

All to get some kind of nuclear deal that we already had and Trump ended.

28.02.2026 15:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dept. of Defense shoots down Customs and Border Protection drone near El Paso: Officials Ranking members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure released a statement on the incident on Thursday.

This is how screwed up everything is. The DOD shot down a CBP drone which cause the FAA to shut down the airspace around El Paso. We have stupid idiots in all levels of all agencies thanks to this Regime.
If we go to war, GOD help us.
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27.02.2026 16:22 πŸ‘ 11411 πŸ” 3201 πŸ’¬ 849 πŸ“Œ 294
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Apple Creator Studio Review: Part 1 Is this service worth it from an iWork perspective?

For my full review of the iWork Suite of apps and what you get with an Apple Creator Studio subscription, see my longform review. cmdkey.substack.com/p/apple-crea...

27.02.2026 01:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Connor Duffus (@cmdkey) In macOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, and iOS 26.4, Apple has added Freeform to the Apple Creator Studio suite. As expected, the features you get with the subscription are the exact same as the other iWork apps...

Freeform will officially be added to Apple Creator Studio when 26.4 launches (presumably) next month. If you've used Pages, Keynote, and/or Numbers, there isn't much to see here.

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27.02.2026 01:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This has β€œIt puts the lotion on its skin” vibes, but in a corporate setting.

26.02.2026 23:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is a campaign of retribution. Trump is weaponizing the entirety of the federal government to punish blue states like Minnesota.

These cuts will be devastating for veterans, families with young kids, folks with disabilities, and working people across our state.

25.02.2026 23:33 πŸ‘ 2325 πŸ” 628 πŸ’¬ 84 πŸ“Œ 10

I’ll give you the State of the Union.

It’s bad. Really bad. Probably only 1 or 2 other points in history where it’s been this bad. And while most of the blame lies with Trump, it also lies with Congress for not doing their job and reining him in or removing him from office.

25.02.2026 01:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Over 150 U.S. aircraft sweep into Europe, Middle East as Trump mulls strikes β€” The Washington Post The buildup comes after a round of nuclear talks between the two nations concluded last week without a deal.

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So Trump is going to announce his strikes on Iran during the state of the union. We all see this, right?

24.02.2026 19:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0