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Dad. Gamer. Adventurer; VGM enthusiast. faculty: UConn, Wesleyan, Choate trombonist all over Northeast US all views my own he/him

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Internal White House meetings going on, like, "Hopefully the racism will distract from the pedophilia which will distract from the killings which will distract from the pedophilia again which will distract from the economy which will distract from the pedophilia a third time"

06.02.2026 18:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5768    ๐Ÿ” 1588    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 114    ๐Ÿ“Œ 59
Kaitlan Collins
@kaitlancollins
President Trump now says it was Attorney General Pam Bondi who insisted DNI Tulsi Gabbard attend the FBI raid in Georgia. Last night, he told NBC he didn't know why she was there. And Gabbard said in a letter to Congress that "the president specifically directed my observance of the execution of the Fulton County search warrant."

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins President Trump now says it was Attorney General Pam Bondi who insisted DNI Tulsi Gabbard attend the FBI raid in Georgia. Last night, he told NBC he didn't know why she was there. And Gabbard said in a letter to Congress that "the president specifically directed my observance of the execution of the Fulton County search warrant."

I want to reiterate that this shit is nuts. A federal invasion of state-run elections, an intelligence community invasion of federal law enforcement, a White House invasion of a criminal investigation, and a presidentโ€™s insane treasonable sore loser obsession all rolled up and muddled together.

05.02.2026 21:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4822    ๐Ÿ” 1532    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 123    ๐Ÿ“Œ 72
01.02.2026 15:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1284    ๐Ÿ” 159    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 31    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
enough โ€“ Matthew Russo, trombonist & educator

This recital is tonight at 8pm! Iโ€™ve made a page on my website with more information about the program.

matthewfrusso.com/recitals/eno...

30.01.2026 17:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Can we just remove them altogether? I can already summon flames with my hands and teleport across the map. Iโ€™m pretty sure I can handle the disconnect if I canโ€™t see someone during a walk and talk.

30.01.2026 17:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

These Larian folks really donโ€™t want people to play their next game huh

28.01.2026 19:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Turbografx-16 CD game - Caroline in the CD

Turbografx-16 CD game - Caroline in the CD

27.01.2026 01:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 787    ๐Ÿ” 192    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 28    ๐Ÿ“Œ 16
jaderemedy โ€ข 4h ago
And now comes the most nauseating part of this whole goddamn mess: the hypocrisy. The same loud-mouthed idiots who spent years screaming about tyranny are suddenly dead fucking silent, or worse, cheering, now that it's their side doing it. "ThEy'Re cOminG fOr OuR gUnS!" "GoVerNMenT oVerReAch!" "ShAll nOt bE inFrinGeD!" All that chest-thumping bullshit evaporated the second armed federal agents started terrorizing people they don't like.
Let me get this straight: a civilian gets shot dead by federal agents, and the only thing you brainless cunts can muster is
"well, DHS says he had a gun"? THAT'S your red line? Guns are sacred when they're strapped to your waist, but magically become a death sentence when they're used as a post-hoc excuse by the government? Either the Second Amendment applies to everyone, or you never believed in it at all. Fucking pick one and own it.
This is exactly what tyranny looks like, by the way. Not jackboots marching in formation, but armed agents roaming neighborhoods, stopping people, killing civilians, and then daring the public to question it. Tyranny is execution followed by a press release. Tyranny is labeling the dead a "threat" so the state doesn't have to explain why someone's life just ended in the street. Tyranny is demanding obedience while shredding due process and calling it order.
And all you so-called "freedom lovers" are fucking fine with it, as long as it's brown people, immigrants, protesters, or anyone you've already dehumanized. Turns out "don't tread on me" actually meant "tread on them." You weren't afraid of tyranny.
You were afraid of losing dominance. There's a difference, and this moment exposes it completely.
"Just comply" isn't a principle. It's cowardice dressed up as common sense. It's the language of people who have already accepted that the state gets to decide who deserves rights and who doesn't. And once you make that deal, don't act shocked when the line moves, because it always fuckinโ€ฆ

jaderemedy โ€ข 4h ago And now comes the most nauseating part of this whole goddamn mess: the hypocrisy. The same loud-mouthed idiots who spent years screaming about tyranny are suddenly dead fucking silent, or worse, cheering, now that it's their side doing it. "ThEy'Re cOminG fOr OuR gUnS!" "GoVerNMenT oVerReAch!" "ShAll nOt bE inFrinGeD!" All that chest-thumping bullshit evaporated the second armed federal agents started terrorizing people they don't like. Let me get this straight: a civilian gets shot dead by federal agents, and the only thing you brainless cunts can muster is "well, DHS says he had a gun"? THAT'S your red line? Guns are sacred when they're strapped to your waist, but magically become a death sentence when they're used as a post-hoc excuse by the government? Either the Second Amendment applies to everyone, or you never believed in it at all. Fucking pick one and own it. This is exactly what tyranny looks like, by the way. Not jackboots marching in formation, but armed agents roaming neighborhoods, stopping people, killing civilians, and then daring the public to question it. Tyranny is execution followed by a press release. Tyranny is labeling the dead a "threat" so the state doesn't have to explain why someone's life just ended in the street. Tyranny is demanding obedience while shredding due process and calling it order. And all you so-called "freedom lovers" are fucking fine with it, as long as it's brown people, immigrants, protesters, or anyone you've already dehumanized. Turns out "don't tread on me" actually meant "tread on them." You weren't afraid of tyranny. You were afraid of losing dominance. There's a difference, and this moment exposes it completely. "Just comply" isn't a principle. It's cowardice dressed up as common sense. It's the language of people who have already accepted that the state gets to decide who deserves rights and who doesn't. And once you make that deal, don't act shocked when the line moves, because it always fuckinโ€ฆ

Absolute banger of a comment on r/military:

www.reddit.com/r/Military/c...

25.01.2026 01:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9642    ๐Ÿ” 3346    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 92    ๐Ÿ“Œ 241

Where is our elected leadership? Where is our elected opposition?? Cowards!

Stand up! Cowards who allocate hundreds of millions to ICE while citizens bleed on the ground and the helpless are erased from society donโ€™t deserve our vote.

25.01.2026 01:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I understand youโ€™re worried about abolishing ICE and being perceived as weak on immigration in the next election cycle but the elections donโ€™t matter if a secret police can kill you!

We need your strong leadership! Abolish ICE. You can call the new thing something else but donโ€™t play politics!!

24.01.2026 22:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yesterday while playing Expedition 33 my cat decided to jump on my ps5 controller and skip the cutscene I was watching.

So helpful.

21.01.2026 19:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Jennings: Let's not get our knickers in a twist here

McGowan: Why are you talking like that? It's insane. Your attitude is just horrifyingโ€ฆ

20.01.2026 04:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28256    ๐Ÿ” 7610    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2554    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1184
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vgmtogether is standing in solidarity with our community in Minnesota and all other areas affected by ICE. We are organizing a fundraising stream on the weekend of February 6th-8th to raise money for The Women's Foundation of Minnesota's Immigrant Rapid Relief Fund.

19.01.2026 19:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 105    ๐Ÿ” 59    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12
66 You may be 38 years old, as I happen to be. And one day, some great opportunity stands before you and calls you to stand up for some great principle, some great issue, some great cause. And you refuse to do it because you are afraid.... You refuse to do it because you want to live longer.... You're afraid that you will lose your job, or you are afraid that you will be criticized or that you will lose your popularity, or you're afraid that somebody will stab you, or shoot at you or bomb your house; so you refuse to take the stand.
Well, you may go on and live until you are 90, but you're just as dead at 38 as you would be at 90. And the cessation of breathing in your life is but the belated announcement of an earlier death of the spirit.
Martin Luther King Jr.

66 You may be 38 years old, as I happen to be. And one day, some great opportunity stands before you and calls you to stand up for some great principle, some great issue, some great cause. And you refuse to do it because you are afraid.... You refuse to do it because you want to live longer.... You're afraid that you will lose your job, or you are afraid that you will be criticized or that you will lose your popularity, or you're afraid that somebody will stab you, or shoot at you or bomb your house; so you refuse to take the stand. Well, you may go on and live until you are 90, but you're just as dead at 38 as you would be at 90. And the cessation of breathing in your life is but the belated announcement of an earlier death of the spirit. Martin Luther King Jr.

19.01.2026 12:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 455    ๐Ÿ” 177    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
Dr. Matthew presents is written above the word ENOUGH which is distorted and shrinking. The dates January 30, 2026 โ€ข 8pm is listed. Below the date and time are logos for the von der Mehden Recital Hall and UConn School of Fine Arts.

Dr. Matthew presents is written above the word ENOUGH which is distorted and shrinking. The dates January 30, 2026 โ€ข 8pm is listed. Below the date and time are logos for the von der Mehden Recital Hall and UConn School of Fine Arts.

In exactly two weeks I'm playing a faculty recital at UConn! The school typically streams the concert so I'll thread the link here when I get it.

VGM fansโ€“ I'll be playing Vague Hope from NieR Automata that I've thrown together for trombone/piano. Thanks to @heartbreak.one for the suggestion!!

17.01.2026 01:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I canโ€™t imagine having similar feelings about trombone and I play it for a living haha

17.01.2026 00:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Encouraging to know my trombone playing wonโ€™t be a trauma trigger later in life for the kiddos

17.01.2026 00:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

An item of some national interest: I have just walked into the Oval Office and condensed Donald Trump into "magicite", a magical stone that will retain some of his powers. By equipping this, I can now "summon" him in battle and learn the spell โšซ PEDOFL.

14.01.2026 21:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 95    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not even FFXIV? ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜

14.01.2026 14:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A tweet from me on Feb 29th, 2020: 
Lmao you could post a video of a cop just busting out the chaingun from doom and pumping 300 rounds into the back of a tied up 8 year old and someone will still come out of the woodwork all like "well let's not pass judgment, we haven't seen all the footage"

A tweet from me on Feb 29th, 2020: Lmao you could post a video of a cop just busting out the chaingun from doom and pumping 300 rounds into the back of a tied up 8 year old and someone will still come out of the woodwork all like "well let's not pass judgment, we haven't seen all the footage"

Thinking about this once again

10.01.2026 21:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3953    ๐Ÿ” 876    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 33    ๐Ÿ“Œ 24

My 2024 game was probably Sea of Stars or Tears of the Kingdom since I always play games a year or two late. But for actual 2024 games looking back itโ€™s definitely Unicorn Overlord. Slept on 2024 game!!

09.01.2026 23:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I guess whatโ€™s really despairing is that this feels like a litmus test of every part of the system, and every part of the system is failing. The media, the democrats, the army, international alliesโ€ฆ pretty much everyone is willing to shrug their shoulders here.

It will only embolden them.

03.01.2026 18:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 383    ๐Ÿ” 71    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@heartbreak.one seems like maybe something youโ€™d be into? Or am I getting my plane games mixed up?

02.01.2026 23:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Welp both kids now have pneumonia. Weโ€™ve been watching I Love Lucy and the Pagemaster. Send some other suggestions please!

(Iโ€™m feeling a bit better! Hoping no pneumonia for me!!)

29.12.2025 20:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I really like this game! Great soundtrack too and an enjoyable story if not as deep or complex as FFT or TO.

27.12.2025 23:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The two columns print is unhinged

27.12.2025 18:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A Covid/flu A+B test with a redline on the control and a red line for Flu A indicating a positive Flu A result.

A Covid/flu A+B test with a redline on the control and a red line for Flu A indicating a positive Flu A result.

It finally came for me.

27.12.2025 14:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In case you havenโ€™t had the luxury to listen to this beautiful arrangement please do

26.12.2025 19:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh man thats a drag. I used to convert amazon cards to eshop cards jn years before.

26.12.2025 19:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Seems our whole family got Flu A for Christmas. Happy Holidays!!! Send recommendations for kid-friendly movies that you love!!

26.12.2025 15:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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