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Government urged to drop 'parasitic' private contracts as rail fares set to soar
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THE government was urged to ditch “parasitic” private contracts today after it emerged that regulated train fares in England could soar by 5.8 per cent next year.This year fares went up 4.Morning Star
Fossil fuel investors utilities sabotaged and Palantir recruitment event disrupted in actions linking climate crisis and Gaza genocide ~ Alisa-Ece Tohumcu ~ Two militant climate action groups staged separate but thematically linked actions in London …anarchy (Freedom Press)
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Publisher Nacon and developer Midgar Studio have delayed action RPG Edge of Memories from its previously planned fall 2025 release window to 2026.Sal Romano (Gematsu)
When will the racism end?
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is restoring robust screening and vetting processes to detect aliens seeking to defraud or abuse the immigration system
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Avalanche add depth at forward by signing Victor Olofsson to a 1-year deal
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Realistic, brutal WW2 FPS Hell Let Loose heads to Vietnam for a surprise sequel
If you're a fan of FPS games and haven't played Hell Let Loose, you're missing out. The hardcore World War Two shooter pits two teams of 50 players against one another in tactical combat that makes the likes of Call of Duty look like an arcade game. RTS-inspired resource gathering adds another layer of depth to the multiplayer game, which few of ...
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Expression Games has announced Hell Let Loose: Vietnam, a sequel to its hit tactical FPS game that takes the series to a new theatre of war.Ben Sledge (PCGamesN)
Chinese President Xi Jinping attended a gala marking the 60th founding anniversary of Xizang Autonomous Region in the regional capital Lhasa Wednesday evening.eng.chinamil.com.cn
Tortoise hatchlings born of century-old parents come out of their shells at Philadelphia Zoo
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A look at those Trump has targeted in tactic of revoking security clearances
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"If I don't go, I will miss them. I go for myself. I am getting more than I am giving. There, I can feel hope. And we will hold it. As Jameel said: One day the occuption will be over.
I am a second generation from the holocaust. Maybe my kids will ask me one day: where were you? And i can say proudly: I was not silent. We do our best."
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The new trailer showcases the game's moment-to-moment action and much more ahead of the Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles release date.Mikhail Madnani (RPG Site)
Abrego Garcia's lawyers want smuggling charges dismissed on grounds of 'vindictive prosecution'
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The only solution out of this humanity self destruction mode would be revolution, but since capitalism corrupted the majority of the population, this is not likely to happen…
And this unfortunately is not pessimism, it’s just realism.
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Target CEO to step down amid company struggles
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Judge denies Justice Department request to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts
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the key point is Finland and Sweden weren't part of NATO until after Russia invaded. Russia had neutral neighbors but with the coup in Ukraine and the fighting in the Donbas and the training and weapons going in, that was changing. they felt they had to respond to a hostile power setting up in their border. I wonder if any peace agreement might include Finland and Sweden leaving NATO too. It really needs to be disbanded or we leave it.
isn't affirmative action systemic racism?
I remember NA being freaked out about walking by people who were vaxed, thinking it might cause reproductive issues. I'm sure no conservative conspiracy people wear masks.
isn't the pro life movement for regulation to deal with a cultural/social issue?
both sides are selective re science.
lots of commies are big on nationalism.
that's a slogan to push back on racist bs.
hilarious, now do tattoos.
property law.
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> u mad, bro?
I think this is nam's way of conceding the argument.
> isn't affirmative action systemic racism?
Yes. Systemic racism was instituted by leftists who claimed to have been fighting against then-nonexistant systemic racism.
> Both sides are selective re science.
This is a cop-out. It could also be the opening of a much longer discussion, though it would take a more serious respondant than "u mad, bro"
Well, I understand not wanting to continue a tedious thread, but there are certainly less snide and divisive ways to do it. Still, he had some very solid responses that you dodged with that comment.
@wjmaggos
After the constant juvenile whining you bring to every unrelated thread I'm in, you don't really deserve an explanation as to why your show was removed from the NA stream anymore. But I'll throw you a bone.
For YEARS, I defended running CWR in the playlist against a VERY vocal, and yes, largely conservative audience. NAS was never supposed to be overtly partisan; we wanted a counterpoint to the m5m narrative from interesting and thoughtful voices. These tended to skew righward because with the media bias, most left-leaning shows were just echoing m5m talking points. A few shows like CWR and Briney brought original ideas, so against the vocal will of the more partisan trolls, they stayed in the playlist.
Eventually, though, I was instructed (by someone higher-up than me) to remove CWR. Not because of your politics, but because of your production quality.
If, at any point, you had simply asked me, I would have told you this, and offered pointers how to bring up the quality. But instead you chose to assume ("falsely", to borrow an m5m dogwhistle) that I had some sort of vendetta, and that was the only explanation. I compartmentalize my personal opinions from any professiinal duties. And I don't abuse power for personal grudges. That you think I have so little integrity to do so is the part that really hurt.
You have not once come to me in anything resembling a civil manner askjng if there was anything you could do to re-earn the slot. You have merely sniped and whined and questioned my judgment and impugned my integrity.
And still you cry about the incivility in the world whenever someone gets sick of your bullshit.
damnit, I wrote that and then you confused the post USSR history.
we tried to bring in Russia in the 90s but as subservient to us and our economic interests. like we always do. and their people didn't like the economics of that and elected Putin to restore more self determination. less market fundamentalism.
you merged Gorbachev and Yeltsin.
there is no world govt so you get big players being bullies. it's natural. we bully. that won't stop till the UN is strong/structured to do so.
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Then I round the corner to go to the big shop and see the utility company digging a hole next to the little shop and realise it's a power cut...
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Abdullah left #Gaza for treatment in Turkiye, but it was too late
Despite reaching Turkiye for treatment, four-year-old Abdullah Abu Zerka died of malnutrition. His younger sister continues fighting on.
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After reaching a hospital in Turkiye, four-year-old Abdullah Abu Zerka died of malnutrition. His sister still fights on.Al Jazeera
The 24th Round of Talks Between the Special Representatives of China and India on the Boundary Question was held in New Delhi on Tuesday, during which a 10-point consensus was reached.Nhan Dan Online
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In Full Bloom isn't just about being a planet-devouring Sarlacc's babysitter, it's my brain on games showcase
I drop the house into the great maw (not that one). It screams as it falls away from the clutches of my mouse clicker. It disappears from view, but there's a sickeningly wet crunching that betrays its fate. Oh and the fact that the entity's jaws immediately flare open once more, teeth and tongue dripping ...
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In Full Bloom is a Katamari-like about feeding an ever-hungry entity, which will arrive in 2026 and has a demo out now.Mark Warren (Rock Paper Shotgun)
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Mobiles & Tablets News: Apple is set to manufacture all iPhone 17 models in India before their September launch, a first for the company, including the Pro versions. This shiTOI Tech Desk (The Times Of India)
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World Boxing will require sex testing for fighters before world championships in September
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Just the two of us, we can hack military-grade robots if we try, just the two of us.Darryn Bonthuys (GameSpot)
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Many many years ago went and saw Metal Church open for Metallica at the Felt Forum in NYC
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Tanzania bolsters disaster preparedness with strategic measures-english.news.cn
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juicy stuff. i'll hafta get some chris bennett after this too.
lol.
i'd rather burn the holy sacrament, kaneh bosm.
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There is nothing off the table anymore
And there doesn’t seem to be a bottom floor
‘It can’t happen here’ is something that we’ll
never say again
Because you know it can
It’s really happening
There is nothing off the table anymore
And the men in boots are marching past your door
Will you yell things out the window?
Will you wave a little sign?
Will you fight them? Will you join them?
Will you hide & close the blinds?
There is nothing off the table anymore
It’s bit too much like 1934
If you ever wondered what you’d do if you had
lived back then
Congratufuckinlations
It’s happening again
But possibility swings both ways
At the risk of sounding silly
There might be some better days ahead
If they can dig a hole
We can make a hill
There is nothing off the table anymore
And the ship that brought us burns upon the shore
When we talked about apocalypse not being an event
But kinda more a process
This is what we meant
There’s nothing off the table anymore
(When things start to fall apart)
You may be lonely angry sad & scared & bored
(& you’re feeling helpless, help)
Well there’s important work to do
& all you really have is time
(try to help somebody else)
Some of the work is legal, some of it is crimes
There’s nothing off the table anymore
(When they try to cramp your style)
When the field is gone nobody’s keeping score
The empire has no power, everyone has hit the showers
(You can get more with a smile)
& in the field instead of lawn a thousand different flowers
(& a gun than just a smile)
But possibility swings both ways
At the risk of sounding silly
There might be some better days ahead
If they can dig a hole
We can make a hill
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Remember fighting Deathclaws north of Goodsprings? There's reason to believe Amazon's version of New Vegas will mimic this portion of the game in S
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Remember fighting Deathclaws north of Goodsprings? There's reason to believe Amazon's version of New Vegas will mimic this portion of the game in S2Patricia Hernandez (Polygon.com)
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New book on Syria's dirty war that led to the 2024 regime change:
William Van Wagenen
Creative Chaos
"The book examines the U.S.’s role in instigating an al Qaeda-led insurgency against the Syrian government, in collaboration with regional powers, including Qatar, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia"
America is not a good place to be an early adult.Elizabeth Wrigley-Field (Slate)
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