Facebook's Threads is so depressing (jogblog.substack.com)
No Bullshit Games 🕹️ (nobsgames.stavros.io)
I’m sure most people here hate ads in games, I do at least. So I searched around for a little while and found this neat website. A collection of some really nice games with no ads and as the title and website suggest, no bullshit....
New book details Trump lawyers’ secret meeting with Jack Smith ahead of DC indictment (www.politico.com)
Jack Smith’s public image, shaped by his near invisibility since taking over the federal criminal cases against Donald Trump, has been that of a sullen, brooding and hard-charging prosecutor....
Journalist casualties in the Israel-Gaza war (cpj.org)
Editor’s note: The list below is CPJ’s most complete account of journalist deaths in the war. Our database will not reflect many of these casualties until we have fully investigated the circumstances surrounding them. For more information, read our FAQ. The Israel-Gaza war has taken a severe toll on journalists since Hamas...
Film crews became 'collateral damage' of Hollywood strikes (www.reuters.com)
They were among the hundreds of thousands of U.S. and Canadian film and television crew workers who were unemployed for up to 10 months because of strikes called by actors and writers, leaving a trail of evictions and family disintegration....
New Speaker Mike Johnson grasps for a funding plan with a government shutdown rapidly approaching (apnews.com)
With just a week left to avert a government shutdown, new House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing his first big test as he tries to win House Republican support for a short-term funding plan — a task that looks increasingly difficult amid stubborn divisions in the party over federal spending....
‘Aliens,’ or a foreign power? Pentagon UFO chief says someone is in our backyard (thehill.com)
This week, the director of the U.S. government’s UFO analysis office stated that there is “evidence” of concerning unidentified flying object activity “in our backyard.” According to physicist Seán Kirkpatrick, who heads the congressionally-mandated All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, this alarming UFO activity can...
Greenland glaciers melt five times faster than 20 years ago (www.reuters.com)
El Niño is getting stronger and that's already making Earth hotter (www.axios.com)
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Proton Experimental fixes up multiple Final Fantasy issues & Metal Gear Solid 3 (www.gamingonlinux.com)
TikTok Is Shutting Down its $2 Billion Creator Fund (time.com)
TikTok Is Shutting Down its $2 Billion Creator Fund::TikTok’s controversial creator fund allowed short-form content creators to earn money for their videos. The program will end in December.
US plans precision bombs transfer to Israel (www.reuters.com)
Open-Source-Gaming-Tournament – Play and support Open-Source-Games! (open-source-gaming-tournament.com)
🎮 Join the **Open Source Gaming Tournament! **🎮...
3 children and woman killed in Israeli strike on car in south Lebanon (www.naharnet.com)
Four relatives of a journalist were killed on Sunday in an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon, the official Lebanese agency NNA said, adding that the journalist was also wounded.
“Text-Book Case of Genocide”: Top U.N. Official Craig Mokhiber Resigns, Denounces Israeli Assault on Gaza (Democracy Now) (www.democracynow.org)
Lawmaker from Germany’s AfD suspected of displaying Nazi symbols (www.aljazeera.com)
Daniel Halemba, 22, was part of a fraternity that was raided in September on suspicion of having Nazi symbols....
UAW and Stellantis reach tentative contract deal as union adds strike at Tennessee GM factory (apnews.com)
Jeep maker Stellantis reached a tentative contract agreement with the United Auto Workers union on Saturday as it escalated strikes against General Motors by adding a plant in Tennessee....
Thousands loot UN aid warehouses in Gaza as desperation grows and Israel widens ground offensive (apnews.com)
A U.N. agency says thousands of people have broken into aid warehouses in Gaza to take flour and basic hygiene products. It's a sign of growing desperation and the breakdown of public order three weeks into the war between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers.
Android adware apps on Google Play amass two million installs (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
The UK’s controversial Online Safety Bill finally becomes law (www.theverge.com)
Risk of Rain Returns drops onto Steam and Nintendo Switch on November 8th, 2023! (nitter.net)
The attached video also reveals a new survivor: Pilot.
FTX: 'King of Crypto' to testify in fraud case (www.bbc.co.uk)
Massive Mobilizations Continue Across Europe in Solidarity with Palestine (peoplesdispatch.org)
Hope [OC] (i.imgur.io)
I took this photo with my phone in the early morning near Berne, Switzerland. It was an incredible atmosphere.