Ed Armstrong

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YouTube video by Team Coco Disturbed "The Sound Of Silence" 03/28/16 | CONAN on TBS

If you're going to cover an indelible classic, make it yours.

If you're going to switch up genre, don't be a cookie cutter. Invent a new one.

Do that and you get David Draiman and Disturbed bandmates killing "The Sound of Silence."

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#RockNRoll #Metal #MusicSky

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I supposed it comes from me being woke and the compassion associated with that, but I was a bit shocked that my first reaction to this was "this fellow is pitiable."

But that passed pretty quickly. I recall the pity.

Edgar Allen Poe pictured in front of a silhouetted raven

The central thrill in being of the #writingcommunity is the journey to unplanned places, rather than the intended.

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To wit, I give you today's #ADD inspired good read, "Philosophy of Composition,” Edgar Allan Poe.

#writing #research #books #poetry #booksky 📚💙
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Fired up...ready to go.
Lead us again Mr. President...still here.
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Grace and class. She could have been bitter, considering the voting-location debacle in her hometown yesterday. She chose gracious. Remember that and, yes, please work with us to elect Dems up and down. 🙏💙🌊

#JasmineCrockett

The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door.

"Knock" (opening lines that became a two-sentence
short story)
Fredric Brown, 1948
#Perfect

#Minimalism #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #writingprompts

This war has massive implications for the world economy Sky's economics and data editor explains how events in the Middle East are already having an impact and what an extended period of disruption to energy flows could mean.

Good explainer on domino effect #TrumpWar is having on the world economy.

"There's nowhere else on the planet with quite as concentrated a supply of quite so much energy as the Arabian Gulf."

#Iran #Trump #Khamenei #Netanyahu #Markets
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When the plot presents me with a worn-out cliché right out of the gate.

Wrapped a reread of Timequake. Wild genre-busting romp through the space-time continuum with Kurt, the recurrent Kilgore Trout and a literary who's who that comprises KV's #writingcommunity. Not his strongest, but it's a feat to even break his top 10. Read them all!

#Books #reading #Booksky 📚💙

YouTube video by Tommy Boy Everlast - What it's Like (Official Music Video)

I never give proper props to 90s music. Too many decades. Losing track.

E.g. Everlast's "What it's like" is a fine piece of songcraft.

🎵 God forbid you ever had to wake up to hear the news
'Cause then you really might know what it's like to have to lose. 🎵

#RockNRoll #Blues #HipHop #MusicSky

#Planet #Parade #alignment #science #astronomy

Why Renewable Power Generation Surged in the US Last Year Falling costs are making wind and solar competitive despite policy setbacks in the

US #RenewableEnergy Generation Hits New Record

Despite #TrumpAdministration efforts to sabotage #greenenergy, it continues outpacing gains from #fossilfuel sources.

Going forward, 93% of new capacity expected this year will come from #wind, #solar and #batteries.

#climate
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Texas airspace shut after Pentagon shoots down border patrol drone The Pentagon shot down the drone because CBP didn't coordinate with the department, an administration official told Axios.

Look out foot I've got a [laser] gun!

#Texas airspace shut after #DoD shoots down Customs and Border Protection drone.

Orwellian explanation from #TrumpAdministration notes the agencies are "working together in an unprecedented fashion."

#Trump #Hegseth #Noem #Drones
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With eyes on the "hottest world."

I gotta nod to Otis Redding and turn to Playing for Change on this one.

"Sitting on the Dock of the Bay."
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Man accidentally gains control of 7,000 robot vacuums Sammy Azdoufal just wanted to steer his DJI Romo with a gaming controller.

The Internet of Things that Suck

I mean literally.

Man stumbles into portal that provided access to live camera feeds, microphone audio, maps, and status data from nearly 7,000 robot vacuums.

#Cloud #MachineLearning #IOT #Hack #Tech #robotics via @popsci.com

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Crucial info for these times.

YouTube video by MLB Alysa Liu became the first American woman to win Olympic gold in figure skating since 2002!

Please pardon me if I'm the last person to have seen this, must share.

Turns out U.S. gold medalist Alysa Liu's amazing skills extend to the baseball diamond. Check out her first pitch at a St. Louis Cardinals game last year.

A born entertainer, that one. Bravo Alysa!

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I'm going to say the quiet part with a bullhorn. In this case, they haphazardly axed a cost-effective health and nutrition program even as they were introducing #MAHA, led by the shirtless, toilet-bowl-lid-cocaine-sniffing #RFKJr.

How do you suppose this will work out? #TrumpChaos #SNAP

The Truth About ICE’s Violent Tendencies Recently released emails show that after Trump was elected, a dangerous trend arose—and DHS leadership didn’t think it was a problem.

Charles Pierce on #ICE Violence

"The president’s only real gift in politics is recognizing and energizing the worst instincts of everyone he touches...It is his superpower. Combine [that] an armed militia operating in the field and what did anyone expect?"

#Trump #ICEout
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See the Best of Nearly Half a Million Entries to the Sony World Photography Awards Ten categories encompass the staggering breadth and beauty of nature and society captured in photos throughout 2025.

It's a sodden #HappyFriday round here, ugh. Need some cheer--let's do a #photogallery!

Here's the Sony World #Photography Awards category winners. They run from beautiful to bonkers.

#wildlifephotography #nature #portraits #BlackHistoryMonth #babies #astrophotography #Taiwan
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Well played, Ms. Brown
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over ties to Epstein Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The former British prince was stripped of his royal titles because of his links to convicted sex offender Jeff...

#PrinceAndrew arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over ties to #Epstein

The Royal Family's 1,200-year run is under threat from the #EpsteinFiles whilst the multiple party Epstein-connected #TrumpAdministration is thus far skating?

Nuts.
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Spiked #Talarico #Colbert interview blows up in censor's faces. Over 5 million YouTube views so far."

My take: The center and left is as mad as I've seen my many years of being an observer. Like a coiled spring ready to react instantly to provocation.

Make good trouble brothers and sisters.
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Gee, 639k views at the time of my watching.

Let's break a million please.

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Amazing coincidence (divine providence?) that you made this comment here. I agree, in fact I'm re-reading Thich Nhat Hanh's Living Buddha, Living Christ. That's me holding it at my desk.

The book examines Buddhist and Christian traditions and discusses how their teachings complement each other.

Reading and writing can lower dementia risk by almost 40%, study suggests Cognitive health in later life is ‘strongly influenced’ by lifelong exposure to intellectually stimulating environments, say researchers

Millions could prevent or delay #dementia through the habit of #reading, writing or learning new language

Accuse me of social engineering, but this seems like an idea with compound benefits. What's on your nightstand?

#MondayWisdom #Alzheimers #literacy #neuroscience #Booksky
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