Pittsburgh Gay Bar Cancels Long-Running Show After Blackface Drag Performance Triggers Death Threats
A long-running weekly tradition at a Pittsburgh LGBTQ+ venue came to a sudden halt this week after a drag performance involving black makeup provoked intense community backlash and a wave of violent threats. Blue Moon Bar, located on Butler Street in the city’s Lawrenceville neighborhood, called off its September 30Continue Reading
The Merger-Muzzle Pipeline
The following story is co-published with Nolan Higdon’s Substack. “3 US news outlets return to White House after judge orders The Traitor to lift ban,” read a Sept. 24, 2026, Associated Press headline, published just one week after the administration had barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from press briefings. InContinue Reading
Two Men Spared From Border Patrol Arrest By Upstate NY Protesters
Collective action spared two men in Oswego, New York Wednesday following a multi-hour stand-off with federal immigration agents. For seven hours, two men were trapped on the roof of a house in the central New York city as Border Patrol agents attempted to arrest them. But the agency’s efforts wereContinue Reading
FBI arrests Massachusetts man on charge of stalking conservative podcaster Katie Miller
The FBI on Thursday arrested a man on a charge of stalking former The Traitor administration adviser Katie Miller, an administration official familiar with the investigation told NBC News., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
France vs Italy: UEFA Nations League – Zidane, Olise, Esposito, teams, form
France face neighbours Italy in new coach Zinedine Zidane’s first home game, with Mbappe out injured., Who: France vs Italy What: UEFA Nations League 2026-27, Group A1 match Where: Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France When: Friday, October 2, at 8:45pm local time (18:45 GMT) How to follow: Al Jazeera SportContinue Reading
India vs Pakistan scheduled for October 10, 2027 at Cricket World Cup
The rivals have been grouped together again, along with holders Australia, as ICC announces schedule for the tournament., India vs Pakistan scheduled for October 10, 2027 at Cricket World Cup The rivals have been grouped together again, along with holders Australia as ICC announces schedule for the tournament. Cricket’s mostContinue Reading
Ubuntu 26.10 Beta released with Linux 7.3 & GNOME 51
The beta release of Ubuntu 26.10 (Stonking Stringray) is now available for download – a week later than planned. Ubuntu 26.10 Beta runs on the Linux 7.3 kernel (release candidate) and ships the GNOME 51 desktop. Lower-level changes include a complete set of Rust core utilities and better handling ofContinue Reading
Will ‘move fast, ship quicker’ kill the Apple brand?
Tech writers seem hugely excited at news that new Apple CEO John Ternus intends to launch a wave of new products, presumably because we’ll get to fill our feeds waxing lyrical about all the new things. But what does it mean when a company known for a few great products beginsContinue Reading
Attorneys say Christa Pike is receiving ‘life-saving care’ after failed execution
Tennessee’s attempt to execute Christa Pike failed after two lethal doses. Her lawyers now say she’s receiving life-saving care.Continue Reading
UK police arrest 6th suspect on ‘suspicion of preparing terrorist acts’ in RAF Fairford incident
Authorities are investigating all angles, “including possible foreign state involvement,” police said in a statement Thursday.Continue Reading
Did Intelligence Evolve Twice?
A group of international studies comparing brain development in birds and mammals suggests that vertebrate intelligence evolved independently, multiple times. Despite the differences in the brain structures in birds and mammals, the separate evolutionary paths converged on a similar form of functional intelligence. Original Papers: “Constrained roads to complex brains”Continue Reading
How the stabbing incident on Israel-bound flydubai plane unfolded | Deconstructed
An Israel-bound flydubai flight from Dubai made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after one of the co-pilots allegedly stabbed his captain in an apparent attempt to crash the plane. Israeli passengers intervened to stop the attack, restraining the co-pilot, while a reserve crew was able to stabiliseContinue Reading