Shane Bettenhausen
@shanewatch.bsky.social
★ NO WAR Ex-EGM/1up, blazing new trails in gaming with PlayStation. (Expressed opinions are my own, and not that of my employer.) RESIST / Stay Woke 大丈夫だ、問題ない (He/Him)
playing through Big Walk with this trio and hitting this moment... well, Jesse captured it just right. from confusion, to panic, to a pause, to chit-chat and laughter. this room was on my mind the whole time i was writing the review. Big Walk is awesome.
Jesse Vitelli@mamavitelli.bsky.social · 21h agoBlogged about my favorite Big Walk puzzle and how it distilled the game's thesis into a single 5-minute puzzle. Small spoilers for this puzzle!
Bloodsport company lost $30 million on Trump's White House grounds combat zone. Via BBC
UFC White House: UFC loses $30m staging Freedom 250 event at White House
UFC owners lose $30m (£22m) staging the Freedom 250 event, which was attended by US President Donald Trump, at the White House in June.
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"The Army has used up 'virtually all' of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, raising concerns about the military's readiness for future conflicts"
EXCLUSIVE: US has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say
The U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, according to three people familiar with the data, raising concerns about th...
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🔴🟡🔵 BIG WALK 🔴🟡🔵 Out now on Steam, Nintendo Switch 2, and PlayStation 5. Hooray!
ICE is beginning to outfit Haitian immigrants with ankle monitors after the Trump admin ended their deportation protections www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
ICE begins outfitting Haitian immigrants with ankle monitors, attorneys say
Haitian immigrants in Ohio with temporary protected status are being called to ICE offices for check-ins after federal officials said their protections had ended.
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"don't make enough money" is a fig leaf All those degree programs--social work, art, etc.--have disproportionately female student bodies. This is designed to make it harder for women to attend college--college education being a key factor in women's autonomy from men & left-leaning voting pattern.
The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 2d agoPresident Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/aaAEu6v
Big Walk comes out TOMORROW, August 4. "But what time??" we hear you ask. Well! Let us tell you: • on Switch 2 and PS5: late morning-ish for your console region* • on PC and Mac: 6am PDT exactly (11pm AEST)
An initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play
Internal documents show ICE's DNA collection has skyrocketed in the second Trump administration. Now, the genetic information of hundreds of thousands of people never convicted of a crime–including children–are held in an FBI criminal database forever.
ICE Collected Nearly 1 Million People’s DNA Last Year—Including Young Children
Internal documents show ICE's DNA collection has skyrocketed in the second Trump administration. Now hundreds of thousands of people never convicted of a crime are in an FBI criminal database forever.
wired.com
U.S. military asks troops for ‘creative and unconventional’ ideas to ‘punish Iran’
Exclusive: US military asks troops for ‘creative and unconventional’ ideas to punish Iran | CNN Politics
The request from a senior officer at the US military command carrying out President Donald Trump’s war with Iran came in an email: We need ideas.
cnn.com
2026 has already become the worst year for measles in the United States since 1991.
There are already more US measles cases this year than in all of 2025
The U.S. has surpassed 2025’s record for measles cases, with five months left in 2026. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday it has logged more than 2,300 cases of measles as of Thursday.
bit.ly
tell me more about conservatives and small government. trump administration now demanding that hospitals hand over "personally identifiable medical records of all patients who seek help at their emergency rooms..." www.cnn.com/2026/07/27/h...
Trump administration demands hospitals share emergency room records | CNN
A tiny federal agency tasked with protecting the public from injuries caused by lawn mowers and coffeemakers is demanding that some of the nation’s biggest health systems turn over detailed, personall...
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Breaking News: President Trump asked the Supreme Court to clear the way for an executive order to restrict voting by mail, as he pushes for more control over voting ahead of the midterms.
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Order Restricting Mail Voting
The Trump administration asks justices to intervene after an appeals court blocked key parts of a mail-in voting executive order.
nyti.ms
If you make me take my phone out at the store to buy toothpaste I am going use it to buy toothpaste online
‘Bucking Fastard’ Clip: Kate & Rooney Mara Are Uncanny Siblings In Werner Herzog’s New Drama
‘Bucking Fastard’ Clip: Kate & Rooney Mara Are Uncanny Siblings In Werner Herzog’s New Drama
The La Biennale di Venezia announced its lineup yesterday, and the main competition for the Golden Lion will be fierce, with new films from Danny Boyle, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Martin McDonagh, Casey Affleck, and more. Also in the competition lineup? Werner Herzog‘s long-gestating project “Bucking Fastard,” featuring sister actresses Kate Mara and Rooney Mara on screen together for the first time. Continue reading ‘Bucking Fastard’ Clip: Kate & Rooney Mara Are Uncanny Siblings In Werner Herzog’s New Drama at The Playlist.
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The Trump administration is imposing new tariffs on dozens of countries starting just after midnight Thursday night. That's the exact moment a prior round of tariffs is set to expire.
