Herr Zrbo
herrzrbo.bsky.social
Herr Zrbo
@herrzrbo.bsky.social
Editor-in-chief of The International Journal of Coconut Foliage Telemetry

zrbo.substack.com
Some Turkish goth rock (in Turkish!), some Swedish synthpop (in Swedish!), and some breezy synthpop out of rural Oregon (and some witch house for good measure).
January Music Check-In
New Tunes for a New Year
zrbo.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:12 PM
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this is genuinely incredible
January 15, 2026 at 1:31 PM
I've listened to this song every day for a year now. It still hits for me every time.
Allie X - Galina ft. Empress Of (Official Video)
YouTube video by Allie X
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 6:17 PM
AND I SAY HEY EY EY WHAT'S GOING ON
January 15, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Just war crimes up the wazoo with these dumbasses in charge
January 13, 2026 at 10:10 PM
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A few months ago, ICE hired me

I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable

And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"

My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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I added captions to this video of people heckling Greg Bovino leaving a Target in Minneapolis, and there's so many people yelling things at him it's like a comedy skit
January 13, 2026 at 3:16 AM
For the first time in as long as I can remember, I have no Halo game in my most recent game history.
January 13, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Got to that part in Alan Wake
a man in a suit and tie is singing into a microphone
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is singing into a microphone
media.tenor.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Just saw a convoy of trucks carrying a bunch of ICE roll through the Sellwood neighborhood in SE Portland, my guess is they're headed across the bridge to the ICE facility
January 10, 2026 at 4:59 AM
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Have we really become so woke that we’re no longer comfortable with ICE shooting unarmed women and yelling “fuck you bitch” as they die?
January 9, 2026 at 11:47 PM
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wow really helpful, thank you new york times
October 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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For No Reason in Particular Here’s a Bunch of Games Where You Kill Nazis
For No Reason in Particular Here's a Bunch of Games Where You Kill Nazis - Hard Drive
The Nazis are the most despicable scum to ever walk the face of the earth. Thankfully they were defeated in World War... Get the full story
hard-drive.net
January 9, 2026 at 5:07 AM
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Since Zohran Mamdani took office, the US has conducted an illegal invasion of Venezuela, bellicosely threatened to do the same in Greenland, and launched proceedings against Sen. Mark Kelly for exercising his First Amendment rights. At what point does the Left admit it made a grievous mistake?
January 6, 2026 at 3:03 AM
My kids have begun referring to sombrero wearing Waluigi in MKW as "Mexican Waluigi" and I can't stop laughing.
January 6, 2026 at 2:10 AM
I hired an army of tax preparers to add up my gaming costs for 2025:

$233 on 18 games
$12 on three DLC
$88.50 games as gifts
$645 in hardware

That's a significant increase from last year, but I also had a stable job for the first time in a while.
January 5, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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greetings from hell
January 4, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Started Alan Wake 2 and almost immediately had to look at a walkthrough as I could not figure out how to place a piece of evidence onto the board. Turns out I had to place it in an *exact* pixel perfect spot, even just a millimeter off and it wouldn't accept. Such a stupid thing to get stuck on.
January 4, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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January 4, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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NYT gonna NYT: "Both Mr. Mamdani and Mr. Maduro identify as socialists, though they have no relationship.” — would be funny if they did this every time you write about two capitalists.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
Mamdani Called Trump to Criticize Venezuela Strikes
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Aw damn, discovering you can't have three Switches linked.

I wanted to have the original Switch set up for the kids, then Switch 2 on the main TV, and then my Lite that I take with me to work, but discovering you can only share virtual carts between two consoles. Harrumph.
January 4, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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ExxonMobil and Chevron are about to bestow Donald Trump with a Peace Prize momentarily.
January 3, 2026 at 7:18 PM
I swear big brained dead man Charlie Smirk said Trump was the president of peace. Just more evidence of his idiocy.
January 3, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Final shot of Stranger Things: The kids, having won, all head off into the sunset. Will turns his head back and looks directly at the camera. He has a big smile except now he has yellow cat eyes. Vincent Price cackles in the background.

End scene
January 3, 2026 at 6:42 PM
I've been playing MK8 now years, and it's only now, watching one of my sons play, that I've seen the Crazy 8 item.
January 3, 2026 at 12:30 AM