Now playing: Wetton/Downes: Icon 3 (2009) It's interesting that this released during the reunion era of Asia; I wonder if these were songs rejected by the band or holdovers from previous Icon sessions. #WettonDownes

Spartacus: House of Ashur 1x07: "Deepest Wound": Ashur's fortunes fall and rise as the political landscape shifts beneath his feet in the wake of a significant death. Oddly, while there are some meaningful events throughout, this felt a bit unfocused at times. #SpartacusHouseOfAshur

Babylon 5 4x17: "The Face of the Enemy": An episode with a number of major events and reveals, I've always really liked this one. The scene with Sheridan's capture is really well done. And while it's a lot of exposition, I'm always impressed by Bester's explanation for Garibaldi's turn. #Babylon5

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George RR Martin: With the new adaptation hitting the airwaves fairly soon, I wanted to finally give the Dunk and Egg stories a shot. And I think I like them more than anything else in the Song of Ice and Fire universe.

Today’s commuting pick: Agropelter: The Book of Hours (2025) Some solid instrumental prog to start the week! And while I know AI was involved in its creation, I really like that cover. #Agropelter

Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale 2x03: "Episode 3": This one starts out a little slow, but then gains a bit of energy in its second half. Perhaps now that the setup for the season is hopefully over, we can get a bit more energy infused into the growing conflicts. #Sanctuary

I was just denied access to the ICE processing center at the Whipple Building. Members of Congress have a legal right and constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight where people are being detained. The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities.

Definitely checking out the new Alter Bridge. I already have the Van Halen on vinyl from RSD Black Friday 2025. There's also a new album from symphonic metal band Beyond the Black.

SHOCK CELL PHONE VIDEO: Renee Good's final words to her murderer: “That’s fine dude, I’m not mad at you.” ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.” Via Alpha News

Now playing: Starset: Silos (2025) My physical copy finally arrived! This is the limited run “Bernard’s Star” colored vinyl. Originally an EP of collected singles and covers, this was fleshed out into a full album. #Starset

To recap: we’ve now seen two ICE goons point their guns at unarmed protesters heads— at protests about them shooting a woman in the head. These guys are so out of control.

NEW: Data released by ICE shows that virtually the entire growth of detention in the last few months has been among people with no criminal record at all - no prior convictions (no matter how minor) and no pending criminal charges.

interesting! here's a video i took yesterday of federal agents ramming community members with their car

JD Vance supports murdering American citizens. He's made that perfectly clear today. If he's willing to defend the murder of Renee Good, he would defend your murder, too.

I’m not sure who is more nervous when my dog gets groomed, me or him LOL

The X-Files 2x16: "Colony": The first part of a classic mythology story, one that expands on the established lore and introduces some iconic elements of the mytharc overall. Of course, just which elements are "real" is kept murky at best, though some things are presented as a given. #TheXFiles

This week's comic book haul: Batman 5 Star Trek: Voyager – Homecoming 4 Star Wars: Han Solo – Hunt for the Falcon 5 Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories – Tides of Terror 4 Synthetics Volume One 3 The Twilight Zone 3

I am outside Roosevelt now, my daughter goes there. Talked to staff, ICE was in a car pursuit of someone and they crashed and went up on school property. Teachers formed a circle around the person to protect them. Ice releases tear gas and took two people

🚨BREAKING: The GOP ratcheted up their criticism of — and pressure on — the federal judiciary Wednesday, arguing at a Senate Judiciary Committee panel that some judges who have ruled against President Donald Trump’s administration deserve to be impeached. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Stargate SG-1 1x03: "The Enemy Within": I'm glad that the subplot with Kawalsky being possessed was addressed right away. It would have been annoying to have that linger for much of the season. #StargateSG1

Supernatural 8x10: "Torn and Frayed": A number of subplots get some important forward momentum in this episode. We learn about the Angel Tablet (and so does Crowley) and there's a lot more intrigue around what's happening in Heaven with Naomi. #Supernatural

Five years ago today, Donald Trump urged his supporters to attack Congress and the Capitol over a proven lie. More than 140 police officers were injured. Trump then pardoned the attackers. He betrayed his oath and his country, and we won't ever forget it.

Today’s commuting pick: David Bowie: BBC Radio Theatre, London, June 27, 2000 Disc 1, in particular. From the Brilliant Adventure CD box set, which I am still slowly working through. #DavidBowie

130,000 Alabamans are about to lose their health insurance as a direct result of the “One big beautiful bill”, and a Florida man is tweeting like it’s some kind of win. If you live in the state, call Sen. Tuberville and tell him what’s on your mind: 202-224-3121

Listen to the panic of this moment as #ICE shoots into her car with kids inside. How can anyone think that this is acceptable? It's absolutely repugnant. #ICELawlessness is happening again & again. Just about every attack is being done without warrants on innocent people by anonymous thugs.

Babylon 5 4x16: "Conflicts of Interest": While a quieter episode overall, it sets up a lot of bigger moments to come in the next few episodes. Most of the episode is devoted to Garibaldi learning more about Edgars' plan. I always remember this taking far longer than it does. #Babylon5

Today’s commuting pick: Genesis: Selling England in Montreal The second disc of this 1974 live set! #Genesis

Spartacus: House of Ashur 1x06: "Empty Things": After the excess of the previous episode, things slow down a bit to allow for some character exploration. I've seen some complaints that "nothing happens" in this episode, but clearly that's not the case. #SpartacusHouseOfAshur

Refs fixing the game to keep the Cowflops "competitive", as usual.

Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago

I'm currently reading this and enjoying it quite a bit! Grab it at this insanely low price!

Nothing more annoying than listening to the NFL commentators fall over themselves to praise Dak and the Cowflops at every opportunity.

Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale 2x02: "Episode 2": This was a bit slower than the season premiere, taking a bit more time to explore the characters. The scripting is still a bit awkward at times, but it's not quite as jarring as it was last time. #Sanctuary

The #Hokies MBB team fought hard to overcome Wake Forest, but came out just a bit short. But they are still 12-3 for the season and have a chance to make a few statements the next couple months. Winning some of these close games will be the key to success. #VirginiaTech

Now playing: David Bowie: Let’s Dance (1983) I’m still looking for an affordable copy of the Loving the Alien CD box set, but in the meantime, this vinyl was on a great sale on Rhino for the holidays, so I couldn’t resist! #DavidBowie

Supernatural 8x09: "Citizen Fang": It didn't take long for Benny's survival to come under question, especially with Sammy is more than skeptical of Dean's assurances about his new buddy. Of course, Dean can't explain why he trusts Benny so much, because he has issues with Sammy. #Supernatural

Went to a steakhouse at 4AM. Banged on the door til the owner showed up. Demanded the owner let me bathe in the steak sauce. They called security. Clearly, this is evidence of widespread fraud.

Stranger Things 5x08: "The Rightside Up": I'm of two minds about this series finale. On the one hand, I liked most of the resolutions that they did include. On the other hand, there is plenty of plot armor to go around (as usual). #StrangerThings

Disappointing result for the #Hokies WBB team. They had a solid lead over Miami for most of the game and just let it all collapse, and lost in OT. Not a good sign as they go into conference play. They had a chance to make a statement here; I suppose they did...just the wrong one. #VirginiaTech

Big win! It took 3OT for the #Hokies to pull it off, but this is one of the best starts for our MBB team in a while, it feels like. Hopefully they can keep up this energy through more conference play! #VirginiaTech

The same people who believe the lies about "Somali daycare fraud" are the same idiots who believed in "Haitians are eating the cats and dogs". And each and every one of them is a pathetic racist.

This week's comic book haul: Star Wars: Boba Fett – Black, White & Red 4 Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories – The Bad Batch: Rogue Agents 1

The Secret Hours by Mick Herron: While technically not a mainline Slough House novel, I was told that it was a must-read. And now I know why. This may not be a Slough House novel per se, but it is set in the same world and sheds light on some key past history for some characters. #SlowHorses

Now playing: Pink Floyd: Delicate Sound of Thunder (1988) This is the 2019 expanded reissue, which I received for Christmas! I had the original when it came out when I was in high school, and I played it more times than I can count. It’s great to finally have it back on vinyl again! #PinkFloyd

Spartacus: House of Caesar 1x05: "Goddess of Death": The writers really push the envelope at times in this episode, as Caesar takes over the House of Ashur in brutal fashion. And then we get Roman decadence on full display. #SpartacusHouseOfAshur

Now playing: Twin Peaks Season 2 Soundtrack This is the 2019 reissue; Rhino included it on their holiday sale this year so I had to grab it! I’m pretty sure I now have the complete set of Twin Peaks soundtracks on vinyl. #TwinPeaks

Stranger Things 5x07: "The Bridge": I'm still not clear (or entirely convinced) about the new lore for the Upside Down and Vecna, but if nothing else, it sets up the big finale well enough. But it turns out this middle segment of episodes was less effective than the first, for me. #StrangerThings

Unfortunate. I had a feeling this was going to happen when Anneke came back into the fold for the current "Mandylion 30th Anniversary" tour.

Now playing: Downes Braide Association: Dreaming of England EP (2014) Got this one in a sale on Burning Shed earlier this month; I wonder if/when we will get more from this collaboration #DownesBraideAssociation