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I think it’s iced tea.

Looking forward to finally getting around to the interview with Stephen Graham Jones @sgj.bsky.social in the new issue of Heavy Metal @heavymetalofficial.bsky.social this weekend.

Today seems as good a day as any to “release” the Epstein Files song. Sorry, couldn’t help myself 🤷🏻‍♂️

Lyrics by yours truly, based on “Edelweiss” by Rogers & Hammerstein (with apologies to “The Sound of Music”)

PS. Gizmo is not impressed

#epstein #epsteinlist #epsteinfiles #epsteinsisland

@radiofreetom.bsky.social at #TAF25l: Donald Trump’s use of the military as his “personal militia” is “everything George Washington feared about what the U.S. military could become.”

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YouTube video by Dio - Topic Evilution (2016 Remaster)

Watch some documentaries about the ugliness in the entertainment industry (and by default American society) and then listen to Ronnie James Dio spitting acid about it in 1993.

“I hate you, and you hate me, and everybody smiles.”

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Pete Hegseth’s Department of Cringe Renaming the Defense Department is a pathetic stunt.

“Even in a term marked by political performance art, Trump’s plan to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War might be a new high—or low,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues:

If President Nyarlathotep Says Colonial Williamsburg Requires 24-7 Carcass Battalion Patrols, So Be It “President Trump announced that he’s placing the DC Metropolitan Police Department under federal control and deploying National Guard troops to the...

If President Nyarlathotep Says Colonial Williamsburg Requires 24-7 Carcass Battalion Patrols, So Be It www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/if-...

Tiny tree frogs have been sheltering from the oppressive heat and humidity on my deck. They are most welcome.

@sgj.bsky.social So cool that Jade recognizes Stephen Crane as the most “metal” of poets! I have thought the same since I read The Black Riders in the 80s at the same time Ozzy and Dio ruled my tape deck. I’ve had fun teaching that body of work to my students.

Yes, 'South Park' Went There -- And It's Glorious 'South Park' Season 27 premiere depicts President Trump as a con man with a micropenis who's in bed with Satan, and takes on parent company Paramount.

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Going to miss Ozzy eternally.

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Some mates and I giving this an unrehearsed go in the studio a few years back.

@sgj.bsky.social Finally getting around to Don’t Fear The Reaper. That initial dialogue between Jennifer and Ginger. Freaking masterclass!

This is the best book I have read thus far in 2025. As I did, you should buy it, read it, laugh, think, and then formulate some personal changes about how you think about modern life and how we live it.

Bombing Iran is a terrible idea. It’s unlikely to work—and nothing could be more perilous to American democracy than going to war under Donald Trump, Robert Kagan writes. https://theatln.tc/CH1ulpLM

YouTube video by RASIL Mississippi Bones - The Eulogy Of Captain Sam Quint //Badass//Epic Rock Music//Dark World//Workout//

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This completely jibes with my experience. Today’s honeycrisps are universally disappointing. I’ve had good experiences with cosmic crisps thus far. Tasty!

YouTube video by A National Acrobat Black Sabbath - Children of the Sea (lyrics)

Fifteen years ago we arguably lost the greatest voice in rock history. youtu.be/U9O5FrgXAPw?...

The Real Goal of the Trump Economy The president isn’t trying to engineer prosperity for Americans. He’s seeking power for himself.

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Trump, asked if he has to 'uphold the Constitution,' says, 'I don't know' Trump said on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that he’s following lawyers’ advice as he tries to execute rapid deportations, arguing that giving immigrants due process is time-consuming.

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"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

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Yes. There is a horror story in there somewhere.

Universal Antivenom May Grow Out of Man Who Let Snakes Bite Him 200 Times Scientists identified antibodies that neutralized the poison in whole or in part from the bites of cobras, mambas and other deadly species.

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This crazy motherfucker may be an eternal hero.

Cover reveal for Chuck Wendig's THE STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS, listed as Coming April 29, 2025. On the cover a spiral staircase rises through eerie mist in a dim forest of crooked trees. A crow sits on the railing of the staircase. DEL REY is the publisher. Cover design by The Boland Design Co.

Text: A group of friends investigates the mystery of a strange staircase in the woods in this mesmerizing horror novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Accidents. Five high school friends are bonded by an oath to protect one another no matter what. Then, on a camping trip in the middle of the forest, they find something extraordinary: a mysterious staircase to nowhere. One friend walks up—and never comes back down. Then the staircase disappears. Twenty years later, the staircase has reappeared. Now the group returns to find the lost boy—and what lies beyond the staircase in the woods. . . .

As I am a writer and must peddle my wares lest I die in the abyss, hey! In April 2025, THE STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS emerges from the fog and the trees and if you wanted to pre-order it from your favorite local bookstore -- or get signed, personalized copies from Doylestown Bookshop -- that'd be nice.

Just started and already hooked. And holy alternate universe Batman! Ed Creel is getting name-checked!

My pi size is 7.67, but I can say from experience a 7 3/4 hat is usually going to be too small, and some 7 7/8 will be too big. Finding that Goldilox zone depends on the hat. Buying before trying is always a risk.

Let’s get some biblical justice for this POS. He should lose his tongue and fingers. That will stop his lying. “When a man lies, he murders some part of the world.”

Some NHL playoff action going on there.

John Paul Jones certainly channels his inner Billy Preston on ”Trampled Under Foot.”

The kids certainly don’t know that a “buttload” of something refers to a specific size of a large barrel (a butt, larger than a hogshead, but smaller than a puncheon). They think the reference is anatomical, hence the euphemism, “boatload.”