Humble Games' recent restructure is hurting devs and their games (www.gamedeveloper.com)
AIPAC Used Distorted Photo of Cori Bush in $7 Million Negative Ad Blitz (theintercept.com)
IN THE FIRST month of its spending in a Missouri congressional election, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee poured $3 million into the race to unseat Squad member Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo....
Global methane emissions rising at fastest rate in decades, scientists warn (www.theguardian.com)
Researchers call for immediate action to reduce methane emissions and avert dangerous escalation in climate crisis...
Gun reform advocates embrace a new tactic: running for office (www.theguardian.com)
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This company promised to improve health care in jails. Dozens of its patients have died. (www.texastribune.org)
In Los Angeles, Your Chic Vacation Rental May Be a Rent-Controlled Apartment. (www.propublica.org)
New York Lawmakers Call for Police Commissioner to Be Stripped of Power to Bury Brutality Cases. (www.propublica.org)
Total War: Pharaoh Dynasties has quietly become one of the best historical Total War games ever (www.pcgamer.com)
Dome Keeper just got a massive update that ups replayability and helps generate better worlds (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Conservatives push to declare fetuses as people, with far-reaching consequences. (stateline.org)
The newest victims of Australia's homelessness crisis (www.bbc.com)
This isn’t the retirement that Mary had dreamed of....
Anti-Muslim mob attacks Southport mosque after misinformation campaign (www.middleeasteye.net)
A far-right mob chanting “English till I die” clashed with police outside a mosque in the UK town of Southport on Tuesday, after a misinformation campaign claimed that the 17-year-old who killed three children at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class was a Muslim....
Heavy metal in most chocolates may not pose health risk, researchers say (www.reuters.com)
Concentrations of heavy metals found in single servings of some chocolates and cocoa-based products are too low in most cases to pose a health risk to consumers, research set to be published on Thursday in the journal Frontiers shows....
Venezuela: EU calls for full vote count in election dispute (www.dw.com)
The European Union will not recognize President Nicolas Maduro’s claim to victory in the Venezuelan election until all ballots were counted and accounted for, said Josep Borrell, the bloc’s foreign policy chief....
Washington, DC, sues StubHub, saying the resale platform inflates ticket prices with deceptive fees (apnews.com)
The attorney general for Washington, D.C., sued StubHub on Wednesday, accusing the ticket resale platform of advertising deceptively low prices and then ramping up prices with extra fees....
Warring drug gangs turn up the heat on Sweden’s government (www.politico.eu)
A surge in gang violence during a brutal summer spells trouble for the ruling parties....
Olympic triathletes swim in Seine River after days of concerns about water quality (apnews.com)
After days of water-quality concerns caused by heavy rains last week put the swimming portion of the Olympic triathlons in doubt, the women dove into the Seine River on Wednesday under gray skies that lingered following an early-morning drizzle, followed by the men a few hours later....
Boar's Head expands recall to include 7 million more pounds of deli meats tied to listeria outbreak (apnews.com)
The popular deli meat company Boar’s Head is recalling an additional 7 million pounds of ready-to-eat products made at a Virginia plant as an investigation into a deadly outbreak of listeria food poisoning continues, U.S. Agriculture Department officials said Tuesday....
A day of chaos in Israel as far-right protesters storm military bases (www.axios.com)
Thank Goodness You're Here Is A Hilarious Game About Being Helpful - Aftermath (aftermath.site)
My work in KDE for July 2024 (redstrate.com)
It’s not my work in KDE, it’s a blog I posted
ModRetro Wants Chromatic Tetris To Set A New Standard In Competitive Handheld Tetris | Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)
ModRetro, known for their innovative FPGA-based device, the Chromatic, has unveiled an exciting new venture with ‘Chromatic Tetris’. This version of the beloved puzzle game is set to be bundled with their upcoming handheld console and promises to redefine competitive Tetris gameplay....
Mafia: Definitive Edition Arrives on Game Pass Aug 13 | Retro Gaming News 24/7 (www.retronews.com)
Mafia: Definitive Edition coming to Xbox Game Pass on Aug 13, 2024...
Anniversary Hideo Kojima's Policenauts Turns 30 Today, And It's A Shame More People Haven't Played It | Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)
Policenauts: Hideo Kojima’s Sci-Fi Classic...
