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Roger L. Jackson

@rljtoday

Voice Actor (best known as Mojo Jojo & Ghostface Killer), Artist, Puppeteer, Writer, Director. Feed your soul.

Past Time and Timbuktu Katılım Ekim 2013
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The Husky
The Husky@Mr_Husky1·
We are called "the elderly." But that quiet label hides something most people rarely stop to consider. We are the last living witnesses of a world that no longer exists. Look at us and you might see gray hair, slower steps, and the patience that time teaches. But listen to our story — really listen — and you'll realize something extraordinary. We are the only generation in human history to have lived a fully analog childhood and a fully digital adulthood. That's not a small thing. That's one of the most breathtaking journeys a human being has ever been asked to make. We were born in the 1940s, 50s, and early 60s, into a world still rebuilding from the rubble of World War II. Our toys were marbles and hopscotch and card games at kitchen tables. When the streetlights flickered on, that was it — childhood adventures were over, and it was time to go home. No smartphones. No streaming. No endless scroll. We built our memories in the real world. With scraped knees and laughter echoing down streets and friendships formed face to face. In 1969, we sat in living rooms staring at black-and-white televisions as Neil Armstrong took humanity's first steps on the Moon. Hundreds of thousands of us stood in muddy fields at Woodstock believing — really believing — that music and community could reshape the future. We fell in love to vinyl records spinning on turntables. We waited days, sometimes weeks, for handwritten letters to arrive. We learned patience because information didn't come instantly. Mistakes were fixed with erasers — not a delete button. Then the world transformed. Machines that once filled entire rooms shrank to devices lighter than a paperback. We went from rotary phones and party lines to seeing the face of someone we love on the other side of the ocean — instantly, on something that fits in a pocket. We watched the birth of the personal computer. The arrival of the internet. The smartphone. Artificial intelligence. And through every single shift — we adapted. Not because it was easy. Because that's what our generation does. We also carry the weight of history in our bodies. We grew up afraid of polio and tuberculosis. We watched science defeat them. We witnessed the discovery of the structure of DNA, the decoding of the human genome, the transformation of medicine itself. We survived pandemics across decades — and kept going. Few generations have been asked to absorb so much change in a single lifetime. And through all of it, certain things never changed. We still know the joy of a cold glass of lemonade on a hot afternoon. The taste of vegetables picked straight from a garden. The value of a long conversation that unfolds slowly, without a screen interrupting it. We have celebrated births and mourned losses. Carried the stories of friends who are gone. Watched the world become something our younger selves couldn't have imagined — and found ways to belong in it anyway. We are not relics. We are living bridges between two entirely different worlds. Our memory carries something the modern world needs — proof that progress doesn't have to erase wisdom. That speed doesn't have to replace patience, kindness, or reflection. So when someone calls us elderly, we can smile. Because behind that word is something remarkable. We crossed two centuries. Witnessed eight decades of transformation. Walked from handwritten letters to artificial intelligence — and never lost our sense of what actually matters.
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Massimo
Massimo@Rainmaker1973·
Movie effects in 1963 were unbelievably impressive. Even with all the technological limitations, filmmakers refused to let those limits hold back their imagination.
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CALL TO ACTIVISM
CALL TO ACTIVISM@CalltoActivism·
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell. This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
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James Tate
James Tate@JamesTate121·
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been formally nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2026.👏👏👏
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Francis Gaitho
Francis Gaitho@FGaitho237·
THE SHATTERING OF AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM: How One Persian Gulf Nation Is Exposing the Empire’s Fragility While Trump Suppresses the Truth Barack Obama once famously declared that America is “exceptional” - not because it is perfect, but because it is “indispensable” and possesses a unique capacity to lead the world through strength, moral authority, and unmatched military power. That illusion is now collapsing in real time, dismantled not by a peer superpower, but by a single determined nation in the Persian Gulf: Iran. As the war with Iran enters its most dangerous phase, the Trump administration has mastered the art of information suppression. While the mainstream media dutifully chases every Trump tweet, photo-op, and distraction, the real story - the steady erosion of American military superiority - is being buried. The corporate press, acting less like the “fourth estate” and more like a stenography service, has largely ignored the mounting evidence that the United States is being systematically outmaneuvered by a country it once dismissed as a weak, backward adversary. The most glaring example is the USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s most advanced and expensive aircraft carrier. On March 12, 2026, the Ford suffered a catastrophic “fire” that took 30 hours to extinguish and displaced 600 sailors who lost their living quarters. The ship is now docked in Greece for what defense analysts warn could be a repair and maintenance period of 12 to 14 months. This is not a minor setback. The U.S. Navy’s total carrier fleet stands at 11 ships. Three are currently deployed or in active service, two are in post-deployment maintenance, and four are in scheduled repairs. In other words, America’s “indispensable” global power projection now rests on a dangerously thin bench. If Iran manages to damage or neutralize even one more carrier, the United States would be effectively neutralized in the region. This is the brutal reality the Trump administration and its media allies are working overtime to obscure. Instead of honest reporting on these vulnerabilities, we get endless headlines about “productive Iran talks” and carefully staged optimism. The same corrupt media that once celebrated American exceptionalism is now complicit in hiding its rapid decline. Iran, a country that has spent decades preparing for exactly this kind of confrontation, is proving that determination, strategic depth, and patience can humble even the mightiest empire. What began as a war of choice by Washington is rapidly becoming a war of attrition that the United States is structurally ill-equipped to win. The illusion of American exceptionalism - the comforting myth that the U.S. can project power indefinitely without consequence - has been shattered by a single nation in the Persian Gulf. Trump, left with no viable off-ramp and no credible plan, is reduced to the only tool he has left: suppressing information and hoping the public never notices how badly the empire is bleeding. The arc of history is not bending toward American dominance anymore. It is bending toward exposure. And the exposure is happening right now, in real time.
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Bill Madden
Bill Madden@maddenifico·
If you don't know the history of Trump's grandfather, y'all need to listen to this. You'll be even more repulsed and disgusted by the psychotic shitstain's treatment of immigrants. 😳👇
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Archaeo - Histories
Archaeo - Histories@archeohistories·
Dorothy Thompson had a gift that made powerful men uneasy: she paid attention when others dismissed.... In 1931, when she interviewed Adolf Hitler, she didn’t walk away dazzled—she walked away alarmed. She described him as oddly unimpressive, almost forgettable. But beneath that, she recognized something far more dangerous: a man who could weaponize grievance, manipulate fear, and turn ordinary frustrations into something explosive. At a time when many foreign correspondents treated fascism as political theater—or worse, a passing phase—Thompson was already writing with urgency. She had spent years moving through post–World War I Europe, watching instability harden into extremism. She understood something others didn’t yet want to admit: this wasn’t chaos—it was momentum. From her post in Berlin, she wrote bluntly about the Nazi rise, refusing to sanitize what she was seeing. It didn’t take long for the regime to notice. In 1934, she became one of the first American journalists expelled from Nazi Germany. Not quietly reassigned. Expelled. Labeled a threat. Back in the United States, she didn’t retreat—she amplified. Her column, On the Record, reached millions. Her voice carried across radios into living rooms. And while much of the world debated whether Hitler could be “managed” or “contained,” Thompson kept saying the part people didn’t want to hear: this would not stay contained. She warned against appeasement when it was still politically convenient. She spoke with a clarity that made people uncomfortable, because clarity often does. And she did it as a woman in a profession that still expected her to soften, to defer, to step back. She didn’t. Dorothy Thompson wasn’t just reporting history as it unfolded—she was trying to interrupt it. Trying to force people to see what was already forming in plain sight. And for a time, she stood almost alone in saying it out loud. The tragedy isn’t that she was wrong. It’s that she was right—and the world hesitated anyway. © Women In World History #archaeohistories
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Massimo
Massimo@Rainmaker1973·
In 1970, a 23-year-old physics student at Imperial College London found himself at a life-altering crossroads. Brian May was deep into his doctoral research on cosmic dust—specifically the zodiacal dust cloud, the tiny particles that drift through the solar system and scatter sunlight. His PhD was well underway, and a promising academic career in astrophysics lay ahead. But there was another path calling him. May was also the lead guitarist of a newly signed rock band named Queen. With a record deal secured and tours on the horizon, the band’s momentum was building fast. Faced with an impossible choice between the guitar and the telescope, May made his decision: he paused his studies and bet everything on music. Queen’s ascent was meteoric. By the mid-1970s, they had become a global phenomenon. Timeless anthems like “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “We Will Rock You” exploded onto the charts, while May’s iconic homemade guitar, the Red Special, helped define the band’s legendary sound. Stadiums sold out worldwide, and millions of albums flew off the shelves. Yet throughout his rock stardom, May never fully let go of his scientific passion. Even at the height of Queen’s fame, he stayed connected to astrophysics—reading journals, attending lectures when possible, and maintaining contact with his former supervisor, Professor Michael Rowan-Robinson, who had once told him: “You can always come back and finish.” Thirty-six years after stepping away, in 2006, May decided the time had finally come. He reached out to Rowan-Robinson, and together they revived the long-dormant project. Though the field had moved forward and his original data needed updating, his early observations still held real scientific value. Balancing his ongoing music career with late-night research sessions, May updated his work, incorporated new findings, and refined his analysis. In 2007, at the age of 60, Imperial College London officially awarded him a PhD in astrophysics—not an honorary title, but one earned through rigorous research and peer review. Dr. Brian May had finally completed what he started more than three decades earlier. His journey is a powerful reminder that passion has no expiration date. Whether on stage under stadium lights or studying the dust between the planets, Brian May proved it’s never too late to finish what you began.
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Roger L. Jackson
Roger L. Jackson@rljtoday·
Dear Sr. del Toro @RealGDT- Why can't I find a copy of THE THIN YELLOW LINE on disc? It is such a wonderful film! And physical media RULE, so adding it to my collection is a must. Thank you, Roger L. Jackson 🎥❤️
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Time Capsule Tales
Time Capsule Tales@timecaptales·
This Hungarian animated short from 1980 called "The Fly" was made using 4,000 crayon drawings. This is the soul Al can never replace.
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DepressedBergman
DepressedBergman@DannyDrinksWine·
After the commercial disaster of 'Dodes'ka-den' (1970), Akira Kurosawa attempted su!c!de as he was considered "no longer bankable" by the Japanese studios. He agreed to direct 'Dersu Uzala' (1975) in 1971. The movie was entirely financed by the Soviet Union. It is considered to be an important movie in his oeuvre. Three years of filming in the Siberian Tundra left Kurosawa exhausted. The movie was a modest success. After that, without other means of support, Kurosawa was forced to do whisky commercials (for Suntory). Akira Kurosawa's salary for the commercial was $30,000, but more importantly, this venture made his two great admirers in the USA, Francis Ford Coppola & George Lucas aware of his plight. Both of them would help him to finance his next project, 'Kagemusha' (1980).
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Classic Horror Films
Classic Horror Films@HorrorHammer1·
Faust – A German Folktale is a 1926 film,directed by F. W. Murnau,
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BMB Empower Network
BMB Empower Network@BmbEmpower·
Trump just attacked @ReverendWarnock on Truth social for speaking about faith. #Trump criticized an individual who possesses a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Morehouse College, followed by obtaining a Master of Divinity, a Master of Philosophy, and a Doctor of Philosophy from Union Theological Seminary. In 2005, this great man was appointed as the senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in #Atlanta, #Georgia, which is famously known as the home church of #MartinLutherKing Jr. Trump is using faith as a weapon of war and Rev. Warnock is holding him accountable. Keep fighting for the people sir!
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Donald J. Trumpstein fake
Donald J. Trumpstein fake@realtrumpstein·
Rest in peace legend. This video was deleted from twitter by Elon Musk. You know what to do ‼️
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Typical African
Typical African@Joe__Bassey·
This young lady was called Phillis because that was the name of the ship that brought her, and Wheatley, the name of the merchant who bought her. She was born in Senegal 🇸🇳. In Boston, the slave traders put her up for sale: “She's 7 years old! She will be a good mare!” She was felt naked by many hands. At thirteen, she was already writing poems in a language that was not her own. No one believed that she was the author. At twenty, Phillis was questioned by a court of eighteen so-called enlightened White men in robes and wigs. She had to recite passages from Virgil and Milton and verses from the Bible, and vow that the poems she composed were not copied. From a chair, she underwent her lengthy examination until the court approved her: she was a woman, she was Black, she was enslaved, but she was a poet. Phillis Wheatley was the first African-American writer to publish a book in the United States 🇺🇸
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