Displaced return home and reclaim lost roots as Syria tries to rebuild
Syrians – both refugees and internally displaced – are returning home in increasing numbers since the fall of al-Assad., Tremseh, Jubb Alis and Homs, Syria – Tremseh was celebrating. The streets of the small town north of Hama were packed. Despite the blazing sun and sweltering heat, all the residentsContinue Reading
Tulsi Gabbard blindsided CIA with post-Putin meeting purge: report
Gabbard also outed a CIA agent who had been working undercover, according to reports Published August 28, 2025 3:03PM (EDT) Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard talks to reporters at the White House on July 23, 2025. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Just days after helping prepare President Traitor 47 for hisContinue Reading
Ubuntu 25.10 Snapshot 4 is Available to Download
Ahoy, brave testers — the fourth and final monthly snapshot of Ubuntu 25.10 (Questing Quokka) is available for download. As you (hopefully) know by now, the new Ubuntu monthly snapshot releases are part a new automated build process Canonical is testing this cycle. The goal is to create a systemContinue Reading
Orville Peck Channels Vega Vibe in First ‘Street Fighter’ BTS Reveal
It is official: queer country icon Orville Peck has stepped onto the bright marquee of Hollywood with his first behind the scenes look at the upcoming ‘Street Fighter‘ reboot, playing the flamboyant and deadly Vega. A High Wattage Reveal for a Cult Icon Fans are buzzing after Peck, best knownContinue Reading
The Suffocation of American Public Lands
In the latter part of the 19th century, prospectors flocked to the Red Mountain Mining District in southwestern Colorado, staking hundreds of 10-acre claims alongside streambeds, on aspen-covered slopes and just about anywhere else in the “public domain” they thought might hold gold or silver. After five years, federal miningContinue Reading
AI ‘Slop’ Is the Latest Face of Climate Denial
At the start of June, MSN, the world’s fourth-largest news aggregator, posted an article from a new climate-focused publication, Climate Cosmos, entitled: “Why Top Experts Are Rethinking Climate Alarmism”. The article — by “Kathleen Westbrook M.Sc Climate Science” — cited a finding from the “Global Climate Research Institute” that “65Continue Reading
Have Your ID Card Ready
“Adolescence,” this year’s Netflix smash-hit miniseries about a tween boy who kills one of his female classmates, ends with his parents reflecting on the part of him they knew nothing about: his digital footprint. “He’d come home, slam the door, straight upstairs, on the computer,” his mother, Manda (Christine Tremarco)Continue Reading
Will Russia’s latest attacks derail western peace efforts in Ukraine? | BBC Ukrainecast
After multiple civilian casualties in the latest sustained Russian airstrikes on Kyiv, Russia’s ambassador to the UK was summoned by the Foreign Office in protest. But will these attacks have any bearing on western attempts to broker a peace deal? To examine the fallout, Jamie Coomarasamy and Vitaly Shevchenko areContinue Reading
Indonesia riot police clash with students protesting allowances for lawmakers
Indonesian riot police violently on Thursday dispersed hundreds of students enraged by the lavish allowances of parliament members. (AP video by Andi Jatmiko). #indonesia Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/homeContinue Reading
LIVE: Minneapolis law enforcement speaks about fatal school shooting
Law enforcement officials hold a press conference a day after two children were killed and 17 other people were injured when an assailant fired into a Catholic church where parish school students were attending Mass. #minneapolis #school #shooting #church #mass Keep up with the latest news from around the world:Continue Reading
Polish Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashes during air show rehearsal, killing pilot
Organisers of the Radom Airshow, which was planned to take place this weekend, have cancelled the event.Continue Reading
Wildfire on Cyprus caused by ‘carelessly discarded cigarette,’ ATF report finds
The fire in July near the coastal town of Limassol claimed the lives of two people, wrecked 700 structures and scorched more than 100 square kilometres of land.Continue Reading
Inside an Anthology: Crime Ink: Iconic ed. by John Copenhaver and Salem West
Today on the site I’m delighted to be offering a peek inside the anthology Crime Ink: Iconic ed. by John Copenhaver and Salem West, a collection of crime fiction inspired by queer icons. How awesome does that sound?? Here’s the gist: Crime Ink: Iconic is a bold and electrifying anthology thatContinue Reading