Netflix announced Friday it's reached a deal to buy pieces of Warner Bros. Discovery, bringing a swift end to a dramatic bidding process that saw Paramount Skydance and Comcast also vying for the legacy assets. read more
President Trump on Saturday offered more insight into his decision to pardon former Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, and his wife Imelda, who were both indicted last year on bribery charges, but criticized the former congressman for opting to run as a Democrat in 2026.
Yeah, I've posted a couple three tunes this evening/night. So I decided to start up a thread ... No theme or topic in the tunes. Just whatever floats yer boat ...
Breakthroughs in cell and gene therapy have opened the door to life-changing treatment for people with sickle cell disease. Yet few patients know these treatments exist, and even fewer can access them due to the seven-figure price tag.
Whether you're logging into your bank, health insurance, or even your email, most services today do not live by passwords alone. Now commonplace, multifactor authentication (MFA) requires users to enter a second or third proof of identity. However, not all forms of MFA are created equal, and the one-time passwords orgs send to your phone have holes so big you could drive a truck through them.
@#3
Found this ...
P (band)
en.wikipedia.org(band)
... P was an American alternative rock band formed in early 1993 by -------- Surfers frontman Gibby Haynes (vocals), actor Johnny Depp (guitar/bass), actor Sal Jenco (percussion), and songwriter Bill Carter (guitar/bass).[1] ...
Wait, what? Johnny Depp?
P - Michael Stipe (1995)
www.youtube.com
An interesting tune about a leading member of R.E.M.
P is a remnant of the group -------- Surfers.
-------- Surfers - Pepper (1996)
www.youtube.com
Lyrics excerpt ...
...
[Verse 1]
Marky got with Sharon, Sharon got Cherese
She was sharing Sharon's outlook on the topic of disease
Mikey had a facial scar and Bobby was a racist
They were all in love with dyin', they were doing it in Texas
Tommy played piano like a kid out in the rain
And then he lost his leg in Dallas, he was dancing with a train
They were all in love with dyin', they were drinking from a fountain
That was pouring like an avalanche comin' down the mountain
[Chorus]
I don't mind the sun sometimes
The images it shows
I can taste you on my lips
And smell you in my clothes
Cinnamon and sugary
And softly spoken lies
You never know just how to look
Through other people's eyes
[Verse 2]
Some will die in hot pursuit in fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit while sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life and drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche comin' down the mountain
[Chorus]
I don't mind the sun sometimes
The images it shows
I can taste you on my lips
And smell you in my clothes
Cinnamon and sugary
And softly spoken lies
You never know just how you look
Through other people's eyes
...
Heavy stuff.
Here's one ...
Cornershop - Brimful of Asha (1997)
www.youtube.com
(that's the longer-length album version...)
Lyrics excerpt ...
...
This song, a tribute to Indian composer and singer Asha Bhosle ...
[Intro]
"Mai Keha Sadi Asha Jhinah Sadian Sukh Sabelian Nu Din Raat Nu Aoondian Hain, Kimarh Karke"
[Verse 1]
There's dancing, behind movie scenes
Behind the movie scenes - Sadi Rani
She's the one that keeps the dream alive
From the morning, past the evening
Till the end of the light
[Chorus]
Brimful of Asha on the forty-five
Well, it's a brimful of Asha on the forty-five
Brimful of Asha on the forty-five
Well, it's a brimful of Asha on the forty-five
[Verse 2]
And dancing, behind movie scenes
Behind those movie screens - Asha Bhosle
She's the one that keeps the dream alive
From the morning, past the evening
Till the end of the light
[Chorus]
Brimful of Asha on the forty-five
Well, it's a brimful of Asha on the forty-five
Brimful of Asha on the forty-five
Well, it's a brimful of Asha on the forty-five
[Verse 3]
And singing, illuminate the main streets and the cinema aisles
We don't care about no government warning
About that promotion of the simple life
And the dams they're building
...
[Post Chorus]
Everybody needs a bosom for a pillow
Everybody needs a bosom
Everybody needs a bosom for a pillow
Everybody needs a bosom
Everybody needs a bosom for a pillow
Everybody needs a bosom
Mine's on the forty-five
...
@#11
The site seems to be having issues tonight.
I'm currently chalking it up to a late Saturday night maintenance...
Meanwhile, a fun video ...
Len - Steal My Sunshine (1999)
www.youtube.com
That video was filmed in Daytona Beach, FL., with a budget of $100k, from what I've read.
Curious tune that just popped up on a playlist here ...
Folk Implosion - Insinuation (1997)
www.youtube.com
Lyrics excerpt ...
...
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1: John Davis]
Commit an act of memory
Knuckle down or buckle under
Sing part of the scream, believe
Cut it down in the mouth of drama
[Verse 2: John Davis]
Another break in the pattern
Another fight for the flashlight
Tick tock on a broken clock
I'll be headed for midnight
[Chorus 1: Lou Barlow]
Insinuation really makes it happen
And your opinion is a nice surprise
[Verse 3: John Davis]
Tongue-tied, get dignified
Open my pride, find a map inside
Find a break in the pattern
Take your time to relax
[Verse 4: John Davis]
Commit this act to memory
Sing part of the scream, believe
Knuckle down, don't buckle under
Cut it down in the mouth of drama
[Chorus 1: Lou Barlow]
Insinuation really makes it happen
And your opinion is a nice surprise
But you're early for the Armageddon
If all we know and ever memorize lives on, lives on
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 5: John Davis]
This battle magnified
Perfect sized
There's no problem
Offer you a ride, but the engine died
Another break in the pattern
[Chorus 2: Lou Barlow]
Insinuation really makes it happen
And your opinion opened up my eyes
It kept me itchin' with the contradiction
That all we know and ever memorize lives on
[Outro: John Davis, Lou Barlow]
Insinuation really makes it happen (Lives on, lives on)
And your opinion opened up my eyes (Lives on, lives on)
It kept me itchin' with the contradiction (Lives on, lives on)
That all we know and ever memorize lives on (Lives on)
Insinuation really makes it happen (Like a childhood memory, lives on, like a childhood memory, lives on)
And your opinion is a nice surprise (Like a childhood memory, lives on, like a childhood memory, lives on)
But you're early for the Armageddon (Like a childhood memory, lives on, like a childhood memory, lives on)
If all we know and ever memorize lives on (Like a childhood memory, lives on, like a childhood memory, lives on)
Lives on (Like a childhood memory, lives on, like a childhood memory)
...
Saw this ...
Teenage cancer patient's final fight becomes law as House passes landmark pediatric bill
www.foxnews.com
... A teenage girl who spent her final years advocating for young people battling cancer is forever memorialized in history, thanks to a key bill passed by the House of Representatives.
Mikaela Naylon was just 16 when she died five years after being diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer.
Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, who helped lead the landmark legislation that became her namesake, said Mikaela spent much of that time fighting to give fellow children a chance to survive cancer.
He told Fox News Digital that he viewed childhood cancer patients as "the best advocates" for their cause, calling them his "better angels." ...
The Mikaela Naylon Give Kids A Chance Act is aimed at expanding children's access to existing cancer therapy trials, as well as incentivizing development of treatments and solutions for pediatric cancer.
It reauthorizes funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support pediatric disease research through fiscal year 2027, and extends the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) ability to expedite review of drugs aimed at helping certain pediatric illnesses. ...
His bill passed the House unanimously on Monday, with both Republicans and Democrats speaking out in strong support for the legislation.
@#11 ... Probably not. ...
Time will tell. But I do not envy PM Modi's position that he finds himself in. (but I guess that is why he is a PM, and I am just some random person with a keyboard ...)
Putin says Russia ready to supply 'uninterrupted' fuel to India
www.bbc.com
... Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow is ready to provide "uninterrupted shipments" of fuel to India, as Delhi faces pressure from the US to stop buying Russian oil.
Putin, speaking alongside Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi, questioned earlier why India should be punished for buying oil when the US itself buys nuclear fuel from Moscow. ...
On Thursday, Putin told India Today that Russia was working on a "peaceful solution" to ending the war - warning that Ukraine must withdraw from the Donbas or Russia would seize it.
"Either we liberate these territories by force, or Ukrainian troops will leave these territories," he said.
Modi repeated India's stance that it was not neutral on the war in Ukraine and stood on "the side of peace", welcoming efforts to find a "lasting" solution to end the war.
He highlighted that increasing the "connectivity" of Russia and India was a "major priority" for India.
In recent months, India-US ties have hit an all-time low as the two countries have failed to resolve the tariff deadlock. ...
... Several EU officials and analysts had pushed back on the strategy, questioning its focus on freedom of expression and likening it to language used by the Kremlin. ...
I wonder if it looks like it was translated from Russian via google's translate ...