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A proud GenXer who enjoys discussing politics, science fiction, PC gaming & artsy cinema. I enjoy blogging, jazz, and rainy days. I am trying to keep the candle lit during these dark days. Read my unfocused blog here: https://robotjazz.blogspot.com/

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Out knocking doors and collecting petition signatures in Quogue today. Great meeting so many residents and hearing their concerns. The energy and excitement across the community is real. People are ready for leadership that shows up, listens, and gets the work done. We’re building momentum. πŸ’ͺ

11.03.2026 20:27 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I don’t think unconditional surrender is imminent.

12.03.2026 02:09 πŸ‘ 33525 πŸ” 9712 πŸ’¬ 1238 πŸ“Œ 597
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The fragile insecure flower is crying again.

11.03.2026 16:21 πŸ‘ 12770 πŸ” 3800 πŸ’¬ 1967 πŸ“Œ 494

Who is the most attractive villainess in movie or TV history:

11.03.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely, flabbergastingly insane.

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The lesson: stop pre-ordering and listening to the "We are so back!" know-nothing influencers when it comes to AAA studios and their crap. /3

10.03.2026 21:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Anything Can Change’ – Battlefield 6 Dev Says It Plans to Listen to Community Feedback for β€˜a Very Long Time’ - IGN Battlefield Studios says it plans to listen to and work with the Battlefield 6 community for β€œa very long time” as it continues post-launch support with Season 2: Nightfall.

The cover story. /2 www.ign.com/articles/any...

10.03.2026 21:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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EA Lays Off Staff Across All Battlefield Studios Following Record-Breaking Battlefield 6 Launch - IGN EA is laying off an unknown number of individuals from across its Battlefield teams, including workers at Criterion, Dice, Ripple Effect, and Motive Studios, IGN understands.

The reality. /1 www.ign.com/articles/ea-...

10.03.2026 21:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't care if they put boots on the ground as long as soldiers don't go with the footware.

10.03.2026 19:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a drawing of flowers with the words spring is in the air ALT: a drawing of flowers with the words spring is in the air

Even this indoors-loving pluviophile has to admit this pleasantly warm day is a welcome change of pace.

10.03.2026 19:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I don't think you have to Nostradamus to figure that bombing Iran might raise oil prices. And it seems pretty obvious that buying oil in advance of causing an oil price spike might just save Americans a lot of money. But...

...maybe there wasn't much planning?

09.03.2026 11:46 πŸ‘ 4762 πŸ” 1416 πŸ’¬ 333 πŸ“Œ 123

For some reason unknown to me, Meta just authorized me to participate in their "community notes" program. I just gave it a test run and the first 10 stories it flagged as needing "community note" fact checking were stories that coded as leftist or anti-Trump. Very fair and balanced Zuck!

09.03.2026 15:05 πŸ‘ 833 πŸ” 174 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 9
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BREAKING: Footage that has just confirmed that TRUMP LIED and it was a US Tomahawk missile that hit the girls’ in southern Iran killing 180 people, most of which were children.

The fact that Trump has blatantly lied about this should have every single American questioning why he lied to us all.

08.03.2026 19:23 πŸ‘ 2288 πŸ” 1089 πŸ’¬ 224 πŸ“Œ 77
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For the love of God, could we get every news clown to stop saying the fatuous "boots on the ground"?! I am so sick of it. "Infantry" or "ground forces" is a perfectly acceptable descriptor. You would think one of these two would have been substituted by now just for variety!

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Stoic Kristi Noem Bears Firing With Stiff Upper Lip, Chin, Cheeks, Forehead

Stoic Kristi Noem Bears Firing With Stiff Upper Lip, Chin, Cheeks, Forehead

Stoic Kristi Noem Bears Firing With Stiff Upper Lip, Chin, Cheeks, Forehead

06.03.2026 18:48 πŸ‘ 13556 πŸ” 1974 πŸ’¬ 478 πŸ“Œ 168
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β€œWar-a-Lago”

By Barry Blitt @newyorker.com

06.03.2026 16:10 πŸ‘ 6680 πŸ” 1898 πŸ’¬ 207 πŸ“Œ 108
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My three current go-to PC gaming titles are #SCUM, #Cyberpunk2077, and #TheDivision2. Like a good book or movie, a game can capture the zeitgeist. All three titles deal with dystopias of various sorts. So, yeah, I am playing them because they are matching my mood and current view of the world.

06.03.2026 06:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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YOU ASKED FOR THIS!

Downfall. Kristi Noem Edition:

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-Trump Airlines
-Trump Beverages
-Trump Casinos
-Trump Magazine
-Trump Mortgage
-Trump Steaks
-Trump's Travel Site
-Trumpnet
-Trump Tower Tampa
-Trump University
-Trump Vodka
-Trump Fragrances
-Trump Mattress
-Trump's Board of Peace
-Trump's Shield of the Americas

The grift keeps on grifting.

05.03.2026 22:45 πŸ‘ 3561 πŸ” 1002 πŸ’¬ 257 πŸ“Œ 73
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The fuck kind of answer is this

06.03.2026 02:37 πŸ‘ 14466 πŸ” 4849 πŸ’¬ 2047 πŸ“Œ 700

So, we go from a botox-adled incompetent to a punch drunk MMA dummy.

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Well would you look at that

05.03.2026 15:44 πŸ‘ 28365 πŸ” 8024 πŸ’¬ 838 πŸ“Œ 341

This is an insightful article. Sadly, I can't disagree with its thesis that America and Israel are dying animals snapping at their own wounds and everything around them.

04.03.2026 04:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Uh oh

03.03.2026 04:42 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 4
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Old Timer, Who You Gonna Kill Next? You have a natural tendency to squeeze off a shot You're good fun at parties, you wear the right masks You're old but you still like a lau...

Another crisis, but the same old tune. Roger Waters' lyrics suddenly feel like national prophecy when there is a decrepit warmonger in the White House. #Blogging #Blogpost robotjazz.blogspot.com/2026/03/old-...

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We now go live to Kuwaiti anti-aircraft headquarters:

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Update from Javier Hernandez

Iran has caused a massive headache for the US by hitting targets around the Gulf. It is forcing the US to redeploy defensive assets that would otherwise be protecting US installations. The monied interests are hurting, too, as hotels burn. This is bad for Trump. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...

02.03.2026 04:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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MAGA cultists waiting for instructions about how to spin "no more Middle Eastern wars" into "we must regime change Iran".

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