Having tasted long-term power, this Labor Party seems guided only by the possession of power as an end to itself.

They may look similar but zebras and horses are very different species

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This week, the administration released a series of sweeping proposals to encourage oil drilling and roll back protections for wetlands and endangered species.

When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say

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He’s not the problem…

osagie_eroThey gave her £30 and told her: “Sing about death—but without words.” Clare Torry improvised for 2½ minutes, broke down in tears, and created one of rock’s most powerful performances. And for 32 years, Pink Floyd refused to credit her. This is the story of Clare Torry—and the voice that made The Great Gig in the Sky immortal. It was 1972. Pink Floyd were in Abbey Road Studios, working on an album about life, time, and death. The Dark Side of the Moon was already shaping into a masterpiece—but one track, a haunting instrumental about mortality, still felt incomplete. Richard Wright had composed a mesmerizing piano piece. The band layered lush instrumentation. Yet something essential was missing: a human voice that could capture the raw, primal emotion of death. Not words. Not lyrics. Just feeling. Time was short, and the solution came from Alan Parsons, the engineer. He called Clare Torry, a young session singer who did jingles and backing vocals to pay rent. “Can you come tonight? Pink Floyd needs a vocalist.” Clare almost declined. It was last-minute. She barely knew their music. But Abbey Road was Abbey Road. Work was work. She said yes. She arrived, unaware that the night would change music history. The band played the track and instructed her simply: “Sing.” “About what?” she asked. “Death. But no words. Just… feel it.” Clare paused. A trained vocalist, she was used to melody, harmony, and lyrics. This was something else entirely. The track rolled. She closed her eyes. And then she felt. What emerged wasn’t singing in the conventional sense. It was grief. Pure, unfiltered, human grief. Her voice climbed, soared, wailed, and trembled. Fear. Rage. Sorrow. Acceptance. Transcendence. For 2½ minutes, Clare Torry channeled mortality itself—every note an improvisation, every phrase a human heartbeat confronting the inevitable. When the track ended, Clare was shaking, tears streaming down her face. “I’m so sorry,” she whispered. “That was too much. Let me try again.” But the band knew the truth. “That was perfect,” someone said.** **Continuation in comment section**View all 1,437 comments

Democrats urged members of the military to refuse illegal orders — something President Trump called “seditious.” In fact, service members are bound by their oath of enlistment.

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