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Martial law. Canceled elections. The combative leftist streamer Hasan Piker predicts an ominous possible future for the US. He’s fighting back the only way he knows how: by raging against Trump, Israel, Democrats, and the wannabe bad boys of the manosphere—in between beefs with his opps and gym sessions with his boys.

Trump’s takeover of the manosphere left liberals pining for their own Joe Rogan. But the hosts of ‘Chapo,’ still stung by Bernie’s defeats, would rather let the party establishment burn. “I’m not giving any campaign advice here,” says Will Menaker, “other than to believe different things.”

"For 3 months, he had replaced sodium chloride with sodium bromide obtained from the internet after consultation with ChatGPT."

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For years, democratic socialists in San Francisco have been passing Zohran Mamdani–style policies in the city legislature and through ballot measures, only to see them blocked by Silicon Valley billionaires and powerful real estate interests.

Inspired by the changing shape of the moon during different phases, the LUNE shifts through lunar phases with a simple slide of the two colored acrylic sheets.

The U.S. Transportation Department is proposing new rules to speed deployment of drones beyond the visual line of sight of operators, a key change needed to advance commercial uses like package deliveries.

August 5, 2025 – “I’m worried about what will happen when I’m done with this novel. Will I try to hang out more? But with who? The novel is my life now.”

Employee stocks will be canceled as part of the deal; former employees point to culture change across Philz Coffee.

Anubis, which block AI scrapers from scraping websites to death, has been downloaded almost 200,000 times.

Nations meet in Brasilia for the 2025 BRICS Summit. China's rise and US chaos shape the opportunities and challenges for the group.

New Session publishes poetry via Telnet, rejecting the internet’s fast-paced enshittification.

At least 30 people have been arrested by ICE officers in San Francisco. Mission Local is tracking these arrests.

How a new credit bubble is building in AI data centers

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A match that perfect deserves no restraint, so: Carlos Alcaraz’s 4–6, 6–7 (4), 6–4, 7–6 (3), 7–6 (10–2) French Open final victory over Jannik Sinner is the best tennis match I’ve ever watched, and one of the greatest sporting events you or I will probably ever have the privilege of witnessing. You do not have […]

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Having graduated from pop-up to brick-and-mortar almost a decade ago, Wes Rowe did more to popularize smashburgers than almost anyone in the city.

Private group was linked to corruption scandal and threat to a sitting supervisor—and has very close ties to the head of Rec-Park

The moves of some Los Angeles protestors could be the start of something far bigger. Welcome to the techlash.

Joby Aviation has signed an MoU with investor and Saudi Arabian conglomerate Abdul Latif Jameel (ALJ) to distribute up to 200 electric aircraft valued at about $1 billion over the coming years.

Ripple founder and billionaire Chris Larsen continues prolific donations for police surveillance technology.

Me and my hero Edmund McMillen discuss the games industry, leaning into your "weirdness" in 2025, and so much more! ► Follow Ed: https://x.com/edmundmcmillen...

A look at one of the greatest puzzle games ever created. Lemmings in 1991 was developed by DMA Design and published by Psygnosis. Originally releasing on the Amiga and Atari ST it has seen ports to 20 different computers and consoles and has sold over 15 million units. In this episode we take a look at Lemmings and how it changed the industry. Sources/Credits: ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlFnMt3o1as ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChmQBK_EaUQ ► https://web.archive.org/web/20180525191513/http://tle.vaarties.nl/lemmings/versions/ ► https://lemmings.info/lemmings-gamehistory/ Music Credits: ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC5AkdCbjuY ► 1988 - Psygnosis ► Composer: David Whittaker ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiWbcws-s4o ► Lemmings (1991) music by Tim Wright. TimeStamps: 00:00 - Psygnosis in the early days 01:23 - DMA Design 02:29 - The idea/concept 04:03 - Lemmings the game 09:45 - 2 Player Spilt screen mode 11:02 - The Ports 13:58 - Legacy Social Media Links : ► X : https://x.com/ModernVintageG ► Threads : https://threads.net/ModernVintageGamer ► Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/ModernVintageGamer ► IG : https://www.instagram.com/modernvintagegamer/ ► BandCamp : https://modernvintagegamer.bandcamp.com/ #Lemmings

In light of recent developments regarding the closure on Hayes Street, we’re answering the two top questions we ask and have been asked as of late:Who does a Supervisor really serve?And have you even talked to Bilal about the closure?Yes, we did. Once. It was a meeting that left the room stunned and the community even more demoralized. What follows ... Read post

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More info about this below, but I released a new short story on Itch called Soft Hands. It's about masculinity and weakness and sledgehammers. It's pay-what-you-want, so check it out here. On to the newsletter: I love to write about men. Men with strange ideas and fixations, men who are