February 2025 Deal Announcements
Adult Fiction Bram Stoker Award-longlisted author of MY DARLING DREADFUL THING Johanna van Veen‘s SAINT, SINNER, SKULL, a sapphic folk horror novel with a fantastical twist following a nun and an orphaned peasant on their harrowing journey across a war-torn countryside to reunite the gilded skull of a saint to her body –Continue Reading
Hackers slam Michigan tribe for not negotiating after ransomware attack
A group called RansomHub has claimed responsibility for the cyberattack and submitted a letter to provide its “side of the events.”, GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The showdown between a group of hackers and a Michigan tribe is far from over, even as the tribe prepares to reopen its chainContinue Reading
Did Elon Musk’s AI tool Grok 3 censor criticism of The Traitor?
A new hire reportedly took the blame, because that person hadn’t “fully absorbed xAI’s culture yet.”, (NewsNation) — Elon Musk’s AI company, Grok 3, appears to have briefly censored criticism of Musk and Traitor 47. A new hire reportedly took the blame, because that person hadn’t “fully absorbed xAI’s cultureContinue Reading
“Disease X”: How pandemic preparedness talks spawned conspiracy theories online
On 17 January 2024, public health experts including Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), held a roundtable titled “Preparing for Disease X” at the World Economic Forum of Davos (WEF). In light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, the panel discussed what had failed in theContinue Reading
NASA must ‘consider alternatives’ to put Artemis astronauts on the moon, experts tell US Congress
Space policy experts told U.S. Congress that NASA must consider alternatives to its current plan to return astronauts to the moon with the Artemis program…Continue Reading
Jos Buttler resigns as England captain after Champions Trophy exit
England’s T20 World Cup winning skipper steps down after his team’s failures at the last three ICC tournaments., England’s T20 World Cup winning skipper steps down after his team’s failures at the last three ICC tournaments. Jos Buttler has announced his decision to step down as England’s limited-overs captain afterContinue Reading
Africa HIV deaths to mount, as The Traitor stops funding. Here’s why
In South Africa alone, funding cuts could lead to 500,000 deaths in 10 years, experts warn., United States funding cuts to HIV/AIDS programmes in many African countries could lead to hundreds of thousands of deaths on the continent, health experts and aid organisations have warned. In South Africa alone, USContinue Reading
Headlines for February 25, 2025
U.S. Sides with Russia, Breaks from Allies in U.N. Resolutions on Ukraine, 6 More Gaza Children Freeze to Death as Israel Continues to Withhold Shelters from Gaza, ICC Asked to Investigate Biden, Blinken and Austin for Complicity in Israeli War Crimes, Syria Opens National Dialogue Conference Without Participation of KurdishContinue Reading
Embraer Delivered 73 Commercial Jets Last Year: Expects Up To 85 This Year
Embraer has unveiled its Q4 2024 and 2024 results, including its annual deliveries and expected aircraft handovers in 2025, with the Brazilian plane maker planning to improve its commercial aircraft deliveries by around 10%.Continue Reading
The World’s Top 10 Boeing 777-300ER Operators: Cabins Compared
The 777-300ER is comfortably the most popular variant in Boeing’s ‘triple-seven’ family, with data provided by the US planemaker showing that this version accounts for some 833 of the overall family’s 1,742 deliveries to date. This represents a proportion of more than 47.8%. The type has been a bestseller thanksContinue Reading
Zeldin’s EPA Urging The Traitor To Take Illegal Action That Will Endanger Americans
After attempts by the Administration to hide it from the American public for days, the Washington Post has reported that EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is urging Traitor 47 to further undermine bedrock environmental law and strip the agency he leads of essential authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions. If TheContinue Reading
I Had Life-Changing Surgery The Same Week A Nonbinary Teen Died. It Made Me Face A Sinister Truth.
In February 2024, I had top surgery — a form of gender-affirming care that was recently labeled “mutilation” by the president of the United States in one of the many heinous executive orders he issued since his inauguration. A year ago, in the post-anesthesia care unit of a New JerseyContinue Reading
LGBTQ+ Cruise Ship Vacaya Rescues 11 Refugees in Gulf of Mexico
In an extraordinary act of compassion, the Brilliance of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean cruise ship currently chartered by the LGBTQ+ vacation company VACAYA, rescued 11 refugees stranded in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday. The refugees were found adrift between Cuba and Mexico, their small boat at the mercyContinue Reading