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Camel - Airborn (1976)
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Lyrics excerpt ...

...
High flying diver, spread your wings
Flying high on a cloud
Born on the air, spiral around
So easy making circles
You never touch the ground

You see the sea, feel the sky
Don't know where you're going
You don't, you don't know the answers
To what's in my mind
Riding on the wind and turning with the tide

Light takes you up, it brings you down
Change is the things that to me
Is chained to the frost, the wind and the rain
And everyone keeps staring up
You'll be back again
...


Kingdom Come - Time Captives (1973)
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Interesting tune. It takes a while to get started ...

Lyrics excerpt ...

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...
Now time ship! Atom centuries!

Alpha waves compute before eternity began
Lone protons probing vast galaxies

We seek a void where creation once cried "OM!"

Time captains
We synthesise the rays powering your brain

We are time captains
We synthesise the race power in your brain

We are time captains
We are time captains

Network cosmic mind learn your destiny

We are time captains
We are time captains

We write the astral records of history

We are time captains

Oceans free-fall
Waves interweave
Patterns
Dizzy space

Sound ball
Soft birth
Colours congeal'ectricity

Cosmoscope sparks
Night laughs cool
Flare heartbeat
Serene sun
...


Yeah, they don't write lyrics like that anymore. Is that A Good Thing?


(aside from the "captains" in the lyrics vs ""captives" in the title/)


fwiw, the lead of Kingdom Come is the same as the lead of ...

Crazy World of Arthur Brown - Fire (1968)
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@#11 ... "deal" = "Steal" ...

That seems to be how the Venezuelans view this arrangement.

For starters ...

Inside the US-Venezuela oil agreements: Big promises, little clarity
english.elpais.com

... The oil agreement announced between the United States and Venezuela has been touted with great fanfare for the many benefits it is supposedly set to deliver. At the same time, it has been met with surprise, skepticism and disappointment by public opinion in both countries.

In some sectors of Venezuelan politics, concern is growing over the strengthening ties between the United States and the Venezuelan government. The unease remains largely personal and has yet to find organized political expression. There is a growing perception that Washington is maneuvering to shore up the political status quo and has little interest in Venezuela's opposition leadership.

Discontent is also evident among dissident supporters of the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), who have voiced frustration with the government's decisions. The government and the PSUV party establishment, led by Diosdado Cabello, have closed ranks in a characteristically disciplined show of support for the agreement.

What does the agreement involve? ...



Grand Drive - Wheels (2000)
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Lyrics excerpt ...

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...
Steel yourself
May your wheels run true
I just want the way I'm feeling to
Take a chance
Take your time
I just want the way I'm feeling to

Don't let the grass grow
Don't let the wheels make you slow
Your hat is on
You're on your way now

Don't let the grass grow
Don't let the wheels take control
Your hat is on
You're on your way now
...


And now Sec Defense Hegseth seems to be moving towards a military draft to populate his testosterone-enabled military ...

Which Americans Will Be Automatically Registered for Military Draft, and When? (April 2026)
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... A government filing shows that men of a certain age could be automatically registered for a military draft before this year ends.

The website of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs shows that a proposed rule submitted on March 30 would fast-track a change to go in effect by December 2026 after initially being approved by Congress in 2025 as part of the National Defense Authorization Act.

The rule was submitted by the Selective Service System (SSS), the government agency that maintains the draft-eligible database, and encompasses American males aged 18-25.

While the U.S. has long utilized an all-volunteer force and a draft has not been in effect since the tail end of the Vietnam War in the 1970s, the option of conscription has been considered an option since the SSS registration was reinstated in 1980 by then-President Jimmy Carter.

This new rule could have legal and financial penalties, as failure to register is a felony punishable with a fine of up to $250,000 or up to 5 years in prison. ...


You are all ignorant regarding Islam

Kafir(infidel) is the actual word the Koran uses for non-Muslims. It is usually translated as unbeliever, but that translation is wrong. The word unbeliever is neutral. As you will see, the attitude of the Koran towards unbelievers is very negative. Unbeliever or non-Muslim are neutral terms, but Kafir is not a neutral word. Instead, it defines a subhuman, so it is bigoted and biased. -Dr. Bill Warner
This post is to the point. If you know nothing else about Islam, know this.

It's a principle of Islam that Muslims should follow the example of the Prophet Mohammad. This is stated in the Quran no less than 91 times. Muhammad's words and example must be adhered to by Muslims or be accused of heresy. The following passages are fundamental to Islam. If you are not a Muslim, this concerns you.

Ye have indeed in the Messenger of Allah a beautiful pattern (of conduct) for any one whose hope is in Allah and the Final Day, and who engages much in the Praise of Allah." (Qur'an 33:21)

These are his words...

Kafirs are the enemy:

25:48: So do not listen to the Kafirs, but instead strive against them with all your might.

Kafirs are Satan's Ally:

25:53: The Kafir is Satan's ally against his Lord.

Behead the Kafirs:

47:4 When you encounter the Kafirs on the battlefield, cut off their heads until you have thoroughly defeated them and then take the prisoners and tie them up firmly.

Murder the Kafirs:

33:60 They [Kafirs] will be cursed, and wherever they are found, they will be seized and murdered. It was Allah's same practice with those who came before them, and you will nd no change in Allah's ways.

Make war on Jews and Christians:

9:29 Make war on those who have received the Scriptures [Jews and Christians] but do not believe in Allah or in the Last Day. They do not forbid what Allah and His Messenger have forbidden. The Christians and Jews do not follow the religion of truth until they submit and pay the poll tax [jizya] and they are humiliated.

Kill the unbelievers:

2:191 Kill the unbelievers wherever you find them.

Along these lines ...

Plan to Make Radio Household Utility (2013)
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... Today in 1915*, David Sarnoff, Chief Inspector for The Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America wrote to his superiors: "I have in mind a plan of development which will make radio a household utility' in the same sense as the piano or phonograph...

The idea is to bring music into the home by wireless. The receiver can be designed in the form of a simple Radio Music Box,' placed on a table in the parlor or living room ... The same principle can be extended to numerous other fields as, for example, receiving lectures at home which be made perfectly audible; also events of national importance can be simultaneously announced and received.

Baseball scores can be transmitted in the air by the use of one set installed at the Polo Grounds. The same would be true of other cities. This proposition would be especially interesting to farmers and others living in outlying districts removed from cities.

By the purchase of a Radio Music Box' they could enjoy concerts, lectures, music, recitals, etc., which may be going on in the nearest city within their radius. While I have indicated a few of the most probable fields of usefulness for such a device, yet there are numerous other fields to which the principle can be extended ... ." ...




Lights (From Sweet Relief: A Benefit for Victoria Williams (1993))
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Lyrics excerpt ...

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...
[Verse 1]
What kind of song would you give
If you had a song to give?
What kind of life would you live
If you had a life to live?
Would you wanna make something good
That you could look on?
Give you lots of pleasure, yeah you would

[Verse 2]
What about this thing that you gave?
What if it weren't quite perfect?
(What about if it was something bad about it?)
Would you love it just the same?
Would you still care about it?

[Chorus]
The lights on the city
Look so good
Almost like somebody
Thought they would
Thought they would
...



Jayhawks are a great band from the state of Minnesota.

What else might be expected?

ICE whistleblower warned of unprecedented lowering of standards' during hiring spree
apnews.com

... A supervisor overseeing background checks warned last year that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was hiring many new officers who had not undergone basic vetting, violating federal rules and putting the agency at risk of misconduct, a newly released whistleblower complaint shows.

The official was a unit chief in ICE's Office of Professional Responsibility, where background checks were backlogged as ICE added thousands of new officers to carry out President Donald Trump's mass deportation campaign.

ICE's human resources division was making final job offers before preliminary vetting steps had been completed, including fingerprints, identity verification and credit checks, the official's complaint warned.

"This unprecedented lowering of standards sacrifices proper risk mitigation for expediency, placing DHS at risk of infiltration and insider compromise," the official wrote in a memo to the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General dated August 2025. ...


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