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Legendary WW1 FPS series returns with "most authentic" battles and weaponry yet

Blackmill Games has made a name for itself by concentrating on a specific niche in the FPS genre. Rather than design games with the special abilities and nimble movement of Apex Legends or Call of Duty Warzone, the studio takes a more grounded approach, focusing on the battles of the First World War. After proving itself with games like Verdun, ...

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Stick it to the Stickman Launches in Early Access for $4.99

Free Lives, the indie team behind Broforce, Anger Foot, and Terra Nil, has officially launched Stick it to the Stickman in Steam Early Access for $4.99. This physics-based brawler puts players into a cutthroat corporate world where every swing, kick, and chainsaw strike brings you closer to that coveted CEO title. The climb up the [...]

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la ferme pédagogique de l'Ile de Loisirs de SQY est menacée de disparition. leparisien.fr/yvelines-78/lapi…

Une pétition est en cours: change.org/p/sauvons-la-ferme-…

De manière plus générale, cela pose la question de la gestion de l'Ile de Loisirs qui va passer en Délégation de Service public (système qu'on connait trop bien pour l'eau): la collectivité délègue pour X années la gestion au privé qui vient à condition d'être assuré de faire un profit annuel conséquent. Les considérations d'intérêt général et de service public deviennent des contraintes qui entament la rentabilité et sont rapidement évacuées. Les élus d'opposition à SQY semblent suivre le dossier: leparisien.fr/yvelines-78/ile-… (article payant, je n'ai pas accès).

On peut s'attendre à ce que le lieu change radicalement de nature, ce sera un gros bouleversement pour beaucoup de personnes qui y ont leurs habitudes.

Pour rappel, suite au projet de stade du PSG à l'Ile de Loisirs (projet abandonné aujourd'hui), un collectif existe pour défendre l'Ile de Loisirs:

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Il est surtout composé aujourd'hui de militant·es associatifs de Montigny le Bx mais il gagnerait à se diversifier. Faites-moi signe si une participation à ce collectif vous intéresse.

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I know you're kidding! 👀 was it the drivethrough thing? I'm only just now thinking about it! I should have winged your man! Talked about how sick your ride is and how any gal would be lucky to drive into a bad guys 2 premier in a hot rod like that! They'd feel like a moviestar!!! ​:star_eyes:
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Germany : New Statement by Daniela Klette


On the 24th day of the trial, August 13, 2025, Daniela Klette read a statement, an excerpt of which we reproduce below (see in full here). At the same time, a rally was held near the court in support of the former RAF member who has lived in hiding for 30 years.

[…] Since my arrest, the police and prosecutor’s office have fuelled the myth that we are dangerous to society, unscrupulous and ready to kill, with false allegations, such as the alleged discovery of explosives in my apartment – which they have never denied, although no explosives were found.

By insinuating that we were particularly dangerous, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office has created a militarized judicial framework.

The aim here is to revive and reactivate the memories and negative images of previous trials against RAF activists. This was already evident enough in Celle and is further underlined here in Verden-Eitze by the Rambow-like transport and the heightened security measures.

Even if the court wants to present itself as apolitical, it is the political context that determines this trial: the hostile image of the RAF and the enormity of having escaped the grip of the state for more than 30 years constitute the framework. […]


Source: secoursrouge.org/allemagne-nou…

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Shin'en Announces 'The Touryst: Deluxe', Exclusive To Switch 2

New content, improved visuals, and more.Shin'en Multimeda, refusing to rest after the launch of Fast Fusion on the Switch 2, has announced The Touryst: Deluxe.Launching exclusively on the Switch 2, The Touryst: Deluxe will come with brand-new content, including a new island and monument to explore, new items and quests, plus improved visuals in both handheld ...

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@graf I'm stressing out. I just got a text message from the airline saying that due to labour strikes by Air Canada flight attendants, my flight has been cancelled. I didn't pay for travel insurance with my flight booking so I'm pretty sure I am screwed and can't get a refund. I don't know if I should book a different flight or not, still waiting to talk to an agent about my cancelled flight
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good news, Air Canada refunded the cancelled flight for $400

bad news, the only available flights Tuesday tomorrow is $1,700 one way. wednesday is $800… I guess I have no choice considering I still have my return flight on the 25th

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I‘m sorry graf… but the listed flights from Tuesday through Friday are all fucked and the booking app says nothing is actually available. I ended up requesting a a credit refund for my return trip from Toronto. I have to cancel my trip entirely 😔

Paris : Récit d’un squat occupé pendant 1 mois dans le 18e
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"Paris-Luttes.info / lundi 18 août 2025 Le récit du squat d’un immeuble destiné à devenir des logements sociaux pour keufs dans le 18e arrondissement, une histoire avec plein de rebondissements et des vigiles qui nous séquestrent. À lire absolument ! … Continuer la lecture →"

UK warns Sally Rooney after novelist pledges to fund Palestine Action
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See How Artist Recreated His Friend's Tabaxi Monk from Dungeons & Dragons Campaign in 3D

Jaaziah Chan showed us the creation process behind The Governor, a tabaxi monk his friend made for a DnD campaign, explaining the techniques used for modeling the outfit and describing how the fur was made.

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Stanford researchers used an implantable brain-computer interface to decode the inner speech of patients with up to 74% accuracy. The study used a “mental password” to activate the decoding for privacy. (via thenewpaper.co)

(The potential for people with speech pathologies or impairments is enormous, but so is the risk posed by any security vulnerabilities. -- ed.)

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Not just regulated but properly secured against people who don't care about regulations.

Also, what if your health insurance does not cover the cost but the price drops by half if the company can use all the data you produce "to improve their service"?

What if "participation" in this stuff becomes non-optional? Or, you know, compliance is done Microsoft-style, where they make a "reasonable" effort to obey the letter of the law unless there's a good business reason not to?
Or your employer requires you use the interface?

Nope. Those things need proper open-sourced e2e encryption, and even then they could probably be used for horrible things. Once your captor punishes you for your thoughts, you'll learn to control them in ways you didn't think possible.

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@aral @errant
I'm actually scared they might already have been asked, and answered in the wrong way.

Ultimately, I wonder if the economic incentive is actually in helping people who otherwise have difficulties to communicate, or in human/machine interfaces and human communication that could benefit from not requiring body movements or spoken words because it's quiet and invisible, and could be triggered faster. That is: military stuff.

Le Lion-d’Angers (Maine-et-Loire) : Ravalement de façade pour le bar des fachos
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"extraits d’Ouest-France / vendredi 15 août 2025 La façade du Café des sports au Lion-d’Angers (Maine-et-Loire) est maculée de peinture rouge et l’inscription « raciste » y a été taguée. Les gendarmes ont constaté les dégradations vers 8 h, ce vendredi 15 août 2025. … Continuer la lecture →"

For August's Bookclub we will be reading Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey.

We will meet (virtually) at 7pm (UK time) on the
19th of August.

Read it and come along...

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Hamas: The weapon of resistance is a legitimate right iacenter.org/2025/08/17/hamas-…

New Illustrated Guide to Political Prisoners
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"via NYC ABC We’ve finished the latest version of the NYC ABC “Illustrated Guide to Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War” and it’s available for viewing by clicking here. This update includes updated mini-bios, photos, and address changes for several prisoners. Thankfully, this edition includes the removal of Jesse “Tall Can” Cannon."

The Hard Times just posted:

Trump Says if Americans In D.C. Don’t Start Cooperating He Will Call in the IDF

WASHINGTON — President Trump threatened the residents of the nation’s capital by saying that if they don’t fall in line and obey the orders of…

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JUST IN: Texas Democrats Cave and Return from Two-Week Walkout, Clearing Path for GOP to Secure Redistricting Victory

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Aux pieds de Trump, les petits européens viennent prendre des nouvelles. Une unité dont ils sont incapables pour dire à leur maître d'arrêter le massacre à Gaza. Et incapables d'affirmer les exigences de sécurité mutuelle des Européens face aux Russes : centrales nucléaires, interdiction des missiles de portée moyenne etc. Et face aux Ukrainiens : élections présidentielles et législatives libres, rétablissement des syndicats et des partis d'opposition. Nuls !

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