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commentary The outrage over video game footage leaking online shouldn’t outweigh sex crimes Published September 8, 2026 6:30AM (EDT) ockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto 6. (Photo by Chris DELMAS / AFP via Getty Images) A version of this essay first appeared in Crash Course, Salon’s free morning newsletter. Sign up for earlyContinue Reading

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This phase of the war could be the start of another protracted conflict rather than a decisive campaign, say analysts., War is once again descending on Yemen, a country once described as the world’s worst humanitarian disaster. The country is currently experiencing its most serious spell of fighting since 2022,Continue Reading

Arenanet are keeping a lot of Guild Wars 3 hidden away. Throughout the short presentation of their new fantasy MMO, the refrain is ‘We’re not talking about that yet’. Mounts, professions, dynamic world events, even shops and the economy are all things the developers will talk about in the future…Continue Reading

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I had the honor of guest hosting Skeptoid Podcast, and couldn’t resist talking about my favorite thing: science and critical thinking education. Skeptoid Podcast #990: Rethinking Science Education The post Skeptoid Podcast: Rethinking Science Education appeared first on Thinking Is Power.Continue Reading

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But progress could be threatened if there is a new more diplomatic government in Israel., Fifty-nine years after Israel established its first illegal settlement in the occupied Palestinian territory, the United Kingdom has imposed a ban on trade with Israeli settlements. It is not before time, as the settler populationContinue Reading

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This article was originally published at Barn Raiser Media. For the first time since Traitor 47’s ascendance, Iowa Democrats are finding reason to believe they might win multiple statewide elections. Polls find the November races for governor and senate neck-and-neck. According to Cook Political Report, momentum is blue. On AugustContinue Reading

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Washington Post (8/23/26): “The fixation on El-Sayed’s faith is part of a growing embrace of open Islamophobia by some Republicans.” Political cartoons commenting on Michigan’s 2026 US Senate race have been dominated by a torrent of Islamophobia and anti-Arab racism directed at Democratic nominee Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, an Arab-American Muslim. These caricatures doContinue Reading