Daylight saving time: These states want to stop changing the clocks
www.newsnationnow.com

...As the calendar turns to November, so, too, will our clocks turn back to standard time as daylight saving (not savings) time comes to an end. Several states were hoping to avoid the second seasonal time change this year, but only two miss out on gaining an hour of sleep on Sunday.

In all but four states, lawmakers brought forth bills aimed at "locking the clocks." (Technically, the tally is 14; more on that in a moment.)

There remain bills in Congress that could put the U.S. on permanent daylight saving time or give states more power to observe it themselves. One even earned an aptly-named hearing that Cher may have appreciated, only for a recent effort to fast-track it to be thwarted. ...

How to Spot Idiots on Social Media: The Many Signs
medium.com

... Even Mark Cuban, billionaire and social media personality, waded into this topic with his infamous quote:

"I'm the one guy who says don't force the stupid people to be quiet. I want to know who the morons are."

His point? Foolishness has a way of revealing itself " especially online.

Five Common Signs of Idiocy Online

Social media offers endless opportunities for connection, but it also magnifies poor behavior. Here are the red flags to watch for: ...

Bloodrock - D.O.A. (1970)
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Lyrics excerpt ...

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According to Bloodrock guitarist Lee Pickens, the origin of the song is about an airplane incident he encountered when he was a teenager.

I remember
We were flying along
And hit something in the air

Laying here, looking at the ceiling
Someone lays a sheet across my chest
Something warm is flowing down my fingers
Pain is flowing all through my back

I try to move my arm and there's no feeling
And when I look, I see there's nothing there
The face beside me stopped it totally bleeding
The girl I knew has such a distant stare

I remember
We were flying along
And hit something in the air
I remember
We were flying along
And hit something in the air

Then I looked straight at the attendant
His face is pale as it can be
He bends and whispers something softly
He says there's no chance for me

I remember
We were flying along
And hit something in the air

I remember
We were flying along
And hit something in the air

Life is flowing out my body
Pain is flowing out with my blood
The sheets are red and moist where I'm lying
God in Heaven, teach me how to die
...

Ralph McTell - Streets Of London (1969)
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Lyrics excerpt ...

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It's all a matter of perspective, so when you're down and out, remember, there are people who have seen far worse than what you think is unbearable.

"I cried because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet." -- Helen Keller

Written in 1968, McTell presents a series of characters from the streets of London, all of whom survived WW2.

It's all a matter of perspective, so when you're down and out, remember, there are people who have seen far worse than what you think is unbearable.

 

Have you seen the old man
In the closed-down market
Kicking up the paper
With his worn out shoes?
In his eyes you see no pride
And held loosely at his side
Yesterday's paper telling yesterday's news

So how can you tell me you're lonely
And say for you that the sun don't shine?
Let me take you by the hand and
Lead you through the streets of London
Show you something to make you change your mind

Have you seen the old girl
Who walks the streets of London
Dirt in her hair and her clothes in rags?
She's no time for talking
She just keeps right on walking
Carrying her home in two carrier bags

So how can you tell me you're lonely
And say for you that the sun don't shine?
Let me take you by the hand and
Lead you through the streets of London
Show you something to make you change your mind

In the all night cafe
At a quarter past eleven
Same old man sitting there on his own
Looking at the world
Over the rim of his teacup
Each tea lasts an hour
And he wanders home alone

So how can you tell me you're lonely
Don't say for you that the sun don't shine
Let me take you by the hand and
Lead you through the streets of London
Show you something to make you change your mind

Have you seen the old man
Outside the Seaman's Mission
Memory fading with the medal ribbons that he wears
In our winter city
The rain cries a little pity
For one more forgotten hero
And a world that doesn't care

So how can you tell me you're lonely
And say for you that the sun don't shine?
Let me take you by the hand and
Lead you through the streets of London
Show you something to make you change your mind
...

Steeleye Span - Alison Gross www.youtube.com

Gregory's Funhouse - It Only Happens on Halloween (no video seems to be available)

Under Surveillance: Constitutional Concerns Surrounding Flock Cameras
journals.law.unc.edu

... How would you feel if every time you left your house, cameras were tracking every detail of your vehicle and exactly where you were going? This is a reality in many communities nationwide as "Flock Safety" cameras continue to gain popularity among police departments and private business owners. These cameras are touted for reducing crime and aiding police departments in unsolved cases. However, there are questions surrounding the constitutionality of the new technology.

Flock Safety was founded in 2017 by three Georgia Tech alumni and has since become one of the fastest-growing companies in Atlanta. Their cameras can now be found in 4,000 cities across 42 different states. This includes North Carolina communities like Raleigh, where the police department installed 25 cameras in 2023. Within only 6 months of installation, the cameras assisted police officers in making 41 arrests.

The cameras work by taking a picture of a vehicle when it passes by. From the picture, it collects data about the vehicle such as the license plate number, color, and model. It can even track more subtle characteristics such as the bumper stickers on the car or whether the car has a roof rack. This data is then transferred to the Flock database where it can be accessed by Flock customers such as law enforcement agencies. The data is stored for up to 30 days after the information is first logged.

Police departments have touted this new technology as allowing them to solve numerous cases and find stolen cars. The CEO of Flock claimed that the devices help police departments solve about 2,200 crimes per day. However, it is not only police departments who are relying on this new tech. Homeowners associations and private companies are also customers of Flock and are able to tap into their immense network of data. All of this leaves around 70 percent of the population under the coverage of Flock's cameras. ...

Flock's Aggressive Expansions Go Far Beyond Simple Driver Surveillance
www.aclu.org

... Build it (an authoritarian tracking infrastructure) and they (expanded uses) will come ...

Flock Safety
en.wikipedia.org

... Flock Group Inc., doing business as Flock Safety,[1] is an American manufacturer and operator of security hardware and software, particularly automated license plate recognition (ALPR), video surveillance, and gunfire locator systems, and supporting software to integrate the data gathered by these technologies. Founded in 2017, Flock operates such systems under contract with law enforcement agencies, neighborhood associations, and private property owners.

As of 2025, Flock claims to operate in over 5,000 communities across 49 U.S. states, and perform over 20 billion scans of vehicles in the U.S. every month.[2][3][4] Flock Safety's network of cameras, utilizing image recognition and machine learning, can share data with police departments and can be integrated into predictive policing platforms like Palantir.[5]

Flock differs from its competitors in that it markets their services not just to law enforcement, but also to homeowner associations and similar community organizations as tools for crime prevention.

They claim that their systems aid criminal investigations; however, they are widely described by critics as an example of mass surveillance, and their efficacy and effects on privacy and other civil liberties are the subject of extensive public scrutiny, debate, and litigation.[6] ...

Daylight saving time: These states want to stop changing the clocks
www.newsnationnow.com

... As the calendar turns to November, so, too, will our clocks turn back to standard time as daylight saving (not savings) time comes to an end. Several states were hoping to avoid the second seasonal time change this year, but only two miss out on gaining an hour of sleep on Sunday.

In all but four states, lawmakers brought forth bills aimed at "locking the clocks." (Technically, the tally is 14; more on that in a moment.)

There remain bills in Congress that could put the U.S. on permanent daylight saving time or give states more power to observe it themselves. One even earned an aptly-named hearing that Cher may have appreciated, only for a recent effort to fast-track it to be thwarted.

The same can be said for several of the seasonal time change-related bills introduced on the state level over the last year.

Some legislation passed, including a Senate concurrent resolution in California acknowledging the "health benefits of permanent standard time." Pennsylvania became the latest state to pass legislation calling on Congress to end the biannual changing of the clocks. Similar legislation has seemingly stalled in other states this year.

Two other states, Maine and Texas, passed bills to put their states on permanent daylight saving time, pending federal approval or action. They join eight other states that have done the same.

Those eight states " Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Wyoming " as well as Arizona and Hawaii, were among the 14 total states that saw no daylight saving time legislation brought forth during the current legislative session. The other four are New Hampshire, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont. ...