Finance Ministry upgrades economic view on Okinawa
For production, the ministry downgraded its view on the Hokuriku region and the Kinki region but upgraded that on Okinawa.The Japan Times
Our parties are dying — here's why it's worse news for Dems
American political parties are in disarray. Instead of being the engines that organize and drive our politics, their roles have been supplanted by partisan social media influencers, nonprofit political groups, super PACs, and the billionaires who fun…James Zogby, Common Dreams (Raw Story)
Georgia Senate GOP Candidate Mike Collins Misspells State Name In Campaign Announcement - Newsweek.
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Georgia Senate GOP Candidate Mike Collins Misspells State Name In Campaign Announcement
Georgia Rep. Mike Collins threw his hat in the ring to challenge Jon Ossoff for a Senate seat on Monday.Sonam Sheth (Newsweek)
![[United States] German Bible, 1713 A.D.](https://friendica.rogueproject.org/photo/preview/640/4840658 "[United States] German Bible, 1713 A.D.")
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Blockbuster Mock Trade Sends 2 Star Pitchers To Blue Jays In 5-Player Deal
The Toronto Blue Jays have been one of the best teams in baseball this year, but they'll need to make a few upgrades at the trade deadline to keep it that way.Zach Pressnell (Newsweek)
Power Line Patrols: The Grid’s Eye in the Sky
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Power Line Patrols: The Grid’s Eye In The Sky
Those of us who like to monitor air traffic with ADS-B aggregators such as FlightAware and ADS-B Exchange tend to see some interesting flight paths. I’m not talking about the truly ambitious …Hackaday
Snooper announce new LP ‘Worldwide,’ share title track, touring w/ The Hives
Nashville band Snooper have announced their second album, Worldwide, which will be out October 3 via Third Man. They made the album in Los Angeles, working for the first time with an outside producer -- specifically John Congleton (St.Bill Pearis (BrooklynVegan)
Details Emerge for Upcoming Duke Basketball Open Practice - Raw Chili
Jon Scheyer and his fourth Duke basketball collection will be in Cameron Indoor Stadium for an open practice next Tuesday evening.RAWCHILI (Raw Chili)
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SoulGame Studio release Flash classics in the Swords & Souls Legacy Collection
The new Swords & Souls Legacy Collection from SoulGame Studio brings five Flash classics back with a Steam release.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
‘It destroyed me’: two more men accuse Christian rock star Michael Tait of sexual assault
‘It destroyed me’: two more men accuse Christian rock star Michael Tait of sexual assault
The founding manager of rock band Evanescence claims he was fired after reporting that Tait assaulted him. An Evanescence co-founder denies he was fired for that reasonJosiah Hesse (The Guardian)
Oh I thought this about the Newsboys guy before opening it. Guess it was just another Christian rock guy sexually abusing people.
Edit: it is the Newsboys guy!
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Filing: Bit Digital-owned AI infrastructure company Whitefiber seeks to raise $132.8M in an IPO, selling 7.8M shares for $15 to $17 for an up to $593M valuation (Bloomberg)
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Filing: Bit Digital-owned AI infrastructure company Whitefiber seeks to raise $132.8M in an IPO, selling 7.8M shares for $15 to $17 for an up to $593M valuation
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#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
Real trade volumes between Ukraine, Hungary significantly higher than official statistics – ambassador
Economic cooperation between Ukraine and Hungary, despite certain political tension between the two countries, is developing much more actively than official foreign trade statistics reflect. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform
Tea App Turns Off DMs After Exposing Messages About Abortions, Cheating
404 Media first contacted Tea about the security issue on Saturday. The company disabled direct messages on Monday after our report.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
Texas House Democrats are fundraising to potentially leave the state to block GOP-backed redistricting
The money could be used to cover the $500-a-day fines lawmakers would incur under House rules set to discourage members from absconding after Democrats fled the state in 2021.
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Been after this one for quite a while, but when it showed up, it always used to be so expensive. Like over €100 easily for a nice copy.
This version included all the downloadable packs which have long been delisted.
For some reason, prices seem to have come down considerably.
Either that, or I just got super lucky as I got this one for half that including shipping.
It was one of the standout games of the PS3 launch and really showed what the system was capable of.
I still remember Lee from VGI telling me I needed to buy a PS3.
But I was more than happy with just my Wii, DS and all the retro consoles, so I told him that I was more than okay with playing ExciteTruck on Wii instead.
And looking back at it, I actually had way more fun with ExciteTruck.
Such an underrated gem, which didn't immediately reveal just how brilliant it was.
Telecom Cybersecurity Transparency Act (S. 2480)
A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to publicly release, in full, the unclassified report titled "U.S. Telecommunications Insecurity 2022", and for other purposes.GovTrack.us
2025: la prima estate senza un vero tormentone - EUROPE SAYS
Ne parla anche Rivista studio con i loro punto di vista radical chic, per i nostalgici.EUROPE SAYS
Over 60,000 Palestinians have died in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza’s Health Ministry says
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Over 60,000 Palestinians have died in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza's Health Ministry says
The ministry's statement on Tuesday did not say how many were civilians or militants, but it has said women and children make up around half the dead.PBS News
One of Nintendo’s most creative Super Nintendo games is now on the Switch
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One of Nintendo’s most creative Super Nintendo games is now on the Switch
You can now play Super Nintendo’s Mario Paint on the Switch 2 using the new Joy-Con’s mouse controls.Andrew Liszewski (The Verge)
Boeing Reports Strongest Revenue in Six Years
Although the aerospace company lost money in the second quarter, it built and sold more planes as it recovered from quality crises and a workers strike.
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Exclusive: The #Trump admin has terminated more than half of all federal #funding for #GunViolence prevention
programs in the #US, cutting $158 million in grants that had been directed to groups in cities like New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, DC, & Baltimore.
Of the 145 community violence intervention (#CVI) grants totaling >$300 million awarded through the #DOJ, 69 grants were abruptly terminated in April….
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The elimination of #CVI programs is part of a broader rollback at the department's grant-issuing Office of Justice Programs, which terminated 365 #grants valued at $811 million in April, impacting a range of #PublicSafety & victim services programs.
A #DOJ official told Reuters the #GunViolence grants were eliminated because they "no longer effectuate the program's goals or agency's priorities."
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…The majority of #CVI grants were originally funded through the 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act & part of a push by President Joe Biden to stem the rise of #GunViolence in the #US, including establishing the first White House Office for Gun Violence Prevention.
That office was "dismantled on day one" of #Trump taking office, said fmr deputy director of the office, Greg Jackson.
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Prior to the #Biden #funding, most #GunViolence prevention programs were funded on the #state level.
"These programs 5 years ago, if they did exist, had very small budgets & didn't have large, multimillion-dollar federal investments," said Michael-Sean Spence, director of community safety initiatives at Everytown for Gun Safety, which has worked with 136 community-based violence intervention organizations since 2019. 25 of the groups were impacted by funding cuts.
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The #grants supported a wide range of #CVI programming to prevent #shootings such as training outreach teams to de-escalate & mediate conflict, social workers to connect people to services & employment, & hospital-based programs for #GunViolence victims.
"[It's] preventing them from doing the work in service of those that need it the most at the most urgent, & deadliest time of the year," Spence said, referring to summer months when there's typically an uptick in shootings.
#GunViolence deaths in the #US grew more than 50% from 2015 to the pandemic-era peak of 21,383 in 2021, according to the Gun Violence Archive. Since then, deadly #shootings have been in decline, falling to 16,725 in 2024, which is more in line with the pre-pandemic trend. As of May 2025, deaths are down 866 from the same period last year.
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While cities like New York City, Chicago & Los Angeles received the bulk of #GunViolence prevention funding, southern cities like Memphis, Selma, Alabama & Baton Rouge, Louisiana also received millions & were more reliant on the #grants due to limited state support for the programs, experts told Reuters.
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"Very few state legislatures are passing #funding right now, that's why the federal cuts were such a tragic hit," said Amber Goodwin, co-founder of Community Violence Legal Network, who's part of a coalition of lawyers working to get #grants reinstated.
…Interviews w/ #legal experts, #GunViolence interventionists, & fmr #DOJ ofcls said funding cuts threaten long-term sustainability of #CVI initiatives that have taken years to establish….
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Pha'Tal Perkins founded Think Outside Da Block in 2016, a nonprofit based in Chicago's violence-plagued Englewood neighborhood. #Federal #funding allowed him to hire full-time staff, but when #grants were stripped, he was forced to lay off 5 team members.
"Being able to have outreach teams at specific places at the right time to have conversations before things get out of hand is what people don't see," Perkins said.
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Aqeela Sherrills, co-founder of Community Based Public Safety Collective in Los Angeles, provided training on implementing violence intervention strategies to nearly 94 grantees, including states, law enforcement agencies, & community-based organizations.
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…In June, a letter signed by 18 law enforcement groups & police chiefs in Louisville, Minneapolis, Tucson & Omaha called on Attorney General #PamBondi to reinstate #funding that has resulted in "measurable & significant reductions in violence & homicides."
"These aren't feel-good programs; they’re lifesaving, law-enforcement-enhancing strategies that work," they wrote.
#Trump #law #GunViolence #guns #GunControl #USpol
He said Columbia's CVI programs focused on preventing retaliatory #shootings that can escalate a neighborhood conflict.
"#PublicSafety really starts in the neighborhood before police get involved. CVI work is very important; we've seen a drastic reduction in violent crime post-COVID & shootings are almost at a 10-year low.”
…Organizations are trying to figure out how to keep the doors open now that #federal money has run dry.
Durell Cowan, exec dir of HEAL 901, a community violence prevention nonprofit in Memphis, received a $1.7 million #CVI grant in Oct 2024.
Cowan's org received $150k in federal funds since the beginning of the year before his grant was canceled. He's had to dip into his personal savings to keep his 14-person staff on payroll, he said.
#Trump #law #GunViolence #guns #GunControl #USpol
Recently, Cowan secured #funding from an out-of-state nonprofit as well as a $125,000 emergency grant from the city. Still, he may be forced to conduct layoffs if #federal government dollars don't start flowing again.
“We shouldn't be pulling from our own personal finances & life insurance policies to cover the cost of #PublicSafety,” he said.
#Trump #law #GunViolence #guns #GunControl #USpol
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Man United make an ‘enquiry’ for another Chelsea player, it’s not Nicolas Jackson - Raw Chili
Manchester United have signed the likes of Mason Mount and Juan Mata from Chelsea in the past. Will we see someone else make the direct move from StamfordRAWCHILI (Raw Chili)
#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
Russian drones strike SES vehicles in Kostiantynivka and Kherson, injuring four
As a result of targeted strikes by the Russian army, four employees of the State Emergency Service were wounded today. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform
Are influencers a trustworthy source of news?
Today on The Stream: Are influencers a trustworthy alternative to traditional journalists?
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Are influencers a trustworthy source of news?
Today on The Stream: Are influencers a trustworthy alternative to traditional journalists?Al Jazeera
After being released from Salvadoran prison CECOT, Albert Jesús Rodríguez Parra says he was relieved to be home with his family but felt traumatized.
“There is no reason for what I went through,” he said. “I didn’t deserve that.”
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Albert Jesús Rodríguez Parra Was Sent to CECOT Days After Appearing in a Chicago Immigration Court
Albert Jesús Rodríguez Parra was one of more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants the Trump administration sent to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. After his release, he says he wants the world to know what happened to him.ProPublica
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ICE raids are a form of stochastic terrorism, no different than random gun violence.
Both are enabled by Republican billionaires for personal & partisan gain.
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Enraged Republicans unleash 'terror machine' against judge who ruled against Trump admin
Congressional Republicans on Monday continued to attack federal judges who rule against the Trump administration, with Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee introducing articles of impeachment against U.S. District Judge John Bates in Washington, D.C.Jessica Corbett (Alternet.org)
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Explore the role of storytelling in your songwriting to create more engaging music.
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Video: Funerals held for victims of DRC Catholic church attack
Families in the Democratic Republic of Congo have held funerals for 38 people killed in an attack.
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Published: 29 Jul 2025, 13:15
Partially Examined Life #372: Kant's Ethics Lectures (Part One) #philosophywww.youtube.com/watch?v=KrY1...
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Partially Examined Life #372: Kant's Ethics Lectures (Part One)
We discuss lecture notes from Kant's 1785 ethics course, which provide more examples and an emphasis on the practical than his more famous works. For instanc...YouTube
🗓 1948 | 🏅 Olimpisme
Els Jocs Olímpics es reprenen a Londres sense Alemanya ni el Japó. Inauguració dels Jocs Olímpics de Londres, els primers que es disputen després de la Segona Guerra Mundial. El rei Jordi VI d’Anglaterra declara inaugurats els Jocs a l’estadi de Wembley davant 85.000 espectadors. Alemanya no és convidada als Jocs i el Japó refusa participar. L’URSS no forma encara part del COI. 4.100 esportistes de 59 paï... lesportiudecatalunya.cat/memor…
Superquiz, Wednesday, July 30
Trivia buffs, test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz.
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Published: 29 Jul 2025, 13:59
Section of Route 15 in central Pa. to close for painting
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Section of Route 15 in central Pa. to close for painting
There will be right lane closures and traffic shifts on Route 15.Jenna Wise | jwise@pennlive.com (pennlive)
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