Kongsberg sending counter-drone network to Ukraine, pitching it to US (www.defensenews.com)
Syria says Israeli missiles hit Damascus, Aleppo airports (www.reuters.com)
Hamas published yesterday an 18-minute long pre-recorded press conference in English about their side of the story. This has received zero media attention anywhere in the western press. (Twitter) (twitter.com)
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Keith Giffen, Co-Creator Of Rocket Raccoon & Lobo, Has Died, Aged 70 (bleedingcool.com)
Black bear walks into a gas station bar, takes a pack of gummy bears and leaves (www.cbc.ca)
The owners of the store at Tipton Gas Bar in Lake Cowichan, B.C., were baffled when a black bear walked in and stole a bag of gummy bears.
Constable said a Phoenix man killed after an eviction had shot first. A new report shows that wasn't the case. (www.usatoday.com)
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Canada could lead the world in oil production growth in 2024 (www.cbc.ca)
Canada’s oil production is set to jump by about 10 per cent over the next year and become one of the largest sources of increased supply around the world.
Canadians divided on talk of sexual orientation in schools, poll suggests (globalnews.ca)
In a new poll, nearly half of Canadians say they support the notwithstanding clause to ensure that schools tell parents if their child wishes to use a different name or pronoun.
‘Archer’s’ Final Mission: Sterling and His Frenemies Sign Off After 142 Episodes of Awful Behavior. We Will Miss Them. (variety.com)
I first heard about FX’s “Archer” in the ready room of VAQ-135, a navy squadron who were serving an interminable deployment aboard an aircraft carrier somewhere near Midway Island. (This sounds very much like a humblebrag that Sterling Archer would obnoxiously drop into conversation). It was 2010, and the pilots had lost...
U.S. and Qatar Deny Iran Access to $6 Billion From Prisoner Deal (www.nytimes.com)
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Partisans set fire to depot of invaders’ engineer troops in Mariupol (www.ukrinform.net) Ukrainian
Brown Butter Blondies (www.seriouseats.com)
I made these, substituting gluten free flour for the wheat flour. It was DELICIOUS but very gooey. I struggled to get it out of the pan and to keep the slices together. However, they firm up nicely in the fridge. I’ll definitely try them again, and put the whole batch in the fridge before I slice them.
DFHack 50.11-r2rc1 - Dwarf Fortress Modding Engine update for 12 October 2023 (steamdb.info)
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Chomsky on Israel-Palestine 21 years ago (yt.artemislena.eu)
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Polish election: What matters most to young voters? (www.euronews.com)
Prisoners Say New Jersey’s Alternative To Solitary Confinement Is Pretty Much The Same (www.typeinvestigations.org)
New California law aims to force people with mental illness or addiction to get help (apnews.com)
Organization representing Canada’s major publishers urges Ottawa to accommodate Google’s concerns over Bill C-18 (www.theglobeandmail.com)
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Texas prison guards put inmate into potentially permanent coma (www.hppr.org)
The violent incident saw seven guards fired, six resign, and the state said they used “excessive force.”...
Apple's mission to make the Mac safer is slowly destroying it (www.macworld.com)
Orly Noy, figure israélienne des droits humains, fustige le crime et sa vengeance (www.mediapart.fr)
Idemia : la face cachée de la société qui fabrique notre carte Vitale (www.francetvinfo.fr)
Sinking horse rescued from Colorado bog (www.upi.com)
Domestic Violence Murders in Texas Are Going Up (www.texasobserver.org)
The [Texas Council on Family Violence] tracked and analyzed hundreds of homicides from 2022 (PDF) and found it the second-highest number on record in the past 10 years, an 8 percent increase since 2021. The 216 victims included 179 women and 37 men, 17 people who were pregnant or had recently given birth, 19 teens and young...