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The Houthis' demands however go further than just a cash payment. They desire an end to Saudi military operations and its blockade, restored public sector salary payments, war compensation, regular flights to Iran, and an end to Riyadh's support for Yemen's internationally recognised government (effectively a surrender). The talks reportedly came as Houthi attacks on Saudi airports and oil facilities have inflicted economic damage on the kingdom and raised fears over oil supplies as well as resulting in the deaths of several civilians. The Saudi Foreign Ministry said publicly only that the Tehran visit was part of efforts to de-escalate tensions, encourage dialogue, and support mediation efforts by Qatar and Pakistan. This also comes at a time when Saudi Arabia shut down what many considered to be the crown jewel of the Saudi investment fund- BioWare, a subsidiary of Electronic Arts. The investment fund claims the shutdown was purely financial but some meme pages speculate that they simply hate gamers. The WWE Crown Jewel wrestling event is still scheduled though many wrestlers have dropped out since they fear getting blown up by the Houthis.
Saudi Arabia has reportedly offered $1 billion to Yemen's Houthis as part of an Iran-brokered ceasefire deal aimed at halting attacks on the kingdom.
The bar was known for its longstanding policy of requiring masks to enter, presented as protection for immunocompromised and disabled patrons. The controversy began when it made Saturday nights mask optional to try full capacity club nights with themes, hosts, and DJs, while still prioritizing masked bookings. Critics called the move pandering and insensitive, said they would withdraw support, and accused the bar of abandoning a safe haven. One commenter reportedly hoped the venue would be firebombed for taking Saturday plans from immunocompromised people to chase revenue, while supporters argued the bar could not survive if people did not show up (without success). The bar apologized for its passive and dismissive tone, but a community meeting meant to defuse the fight went badly. By then Jackie Matellian was the only one of the three original co-founders still running it day to day. The other two had stepped back months earlier citing pressures and health issues, with one trying to keep up with their studies in clown college (not a joke this is actually what was reported). Matellian told the meeting she was stuck with the $50,000 loan taken out to open the bar and was working four jobs to keep it afloat, but critics faulted her for centering her own feelings.
ITS OVER 😭! Last Ditch, the somehow-still COVID-conscious lesbian bar in Greenfield, Massachusetts, has announced its closing.
Yet, beneath the ornate Celtic-knot borders and the glowing progress bar lies a masterclass in algorithmic entrapment, a piece designed not merely to describe engagement bait, but to actively enact it upon the viewer! The central figure Sydley Sweenes the viewer, leaning forward with wide eyes, dangling keys directly into the camera lens. The jingling of keys is an unmistakable metaphor, evoking the old idiom of distracting a toddler with shiny, noisy metal to keep their wandering attention tethered to one place. In the attention economy, the modern scroller is treated no differently than an infant in a high chair. The keys represent cheap, hypnotic sensory stimulation, the lowest common denominator of content engineered to arrest your thumb mid-scroll. Her presence sharpens this point: she is modern pop culture’s ultimate algorithmic cheat code, an archetype of immediate, instinctual scroll-stopping power deployed here with total, deliberate self-awareness. Then come the microscopic physical traps. Curved subtly over her shoulder is an artificial strand of hair rendered against the screen, perfectly positioned to trigger the instinctive urge to brush your thumb across the glass. Look closer, and there is a tiny, stubborn speck resting on the bridge of her nose, another phantom blemish designed to trick you into rubbing, tapping, or squinting at your device. Each failed attempt to clear the display registers as micro-interactions: linger time, touch inputs, zooms, and re-reads that signal to platform algorithms that this specific piece of media is commanding extraordinary focus. The entire composition is wrapped in layers of biting irony. The loading tip explicitly cautions: "Beware of social media pages, some may use dirty tricks to maximize your screentime on their posts!" The post announces its own ambush while executing it in real time. It is a completely meta ouroboros: by reading the warning about manipulative retention tactics, you are fulfilling the exact retention quota 😱
At first this meme presents itself as standard digital satire: a classic RPG loading screen warning travelers of the treacherous mechanics of the modern internet.
He also played Alfred Bester on Babylon 5 and worked as a screenwriter on series including Land of the Lost. He died at 90 on October 25 at his home in Los Angeles, surrounded by his daughter and niece, according to his representative.
We have lost Walter Koenig, the actor best known as Ensign Pavel Chekov on the original Star Trek series, a role he played from 1967 to 1969 and reprised in seven Star Trek films.
Based on his party's own projections, Vučić said the Students' List will take between 135 and 140 seats in the 250-seat parliament, while his Serbian Progressive Party (yes, the right-wing party is called The Progressive Party in Serbia) will be left with around 105 seats. The protests began after a train station canopy collapsed in Novi Sad and killed 16 people, growing into a wider movement against corruption and creeping authoritarianism that became the biggest challenge to Vučić in his 14 years in power.
#BREAKING 🚨 Serbia's long-serving leader, the right-wing, Putin-endorsed, Aleksandar Vučić has conceded defeat in parliamentary elections, losing to the student-led movement that has spent almost two years protesting his government.
He voiced dozens of beloved Looney Tunes characters, including Porky Pig, Tweety, and Marvin the Martian, across more than two decades and over 900 credited roles. Gamers will also know him as Chairman Drek in Ratchet & Clank, Rash in Battletoads, Fenton Crackshell, also known as Gizmoduck, in DuckTales: Remastered, Mr. Freeze in Lego DC Super-Villains, Amadeus Cho, also known as Iron Spider, in Lego Marvel's Avengers, Dr. Adam Hamasaki in Batman: Arkham City, and Tom and Jerry in MultiVersus. He won three Children's and Family Emmy Awards for his voice performances in Looney Tunes Cartoons, Bugs Bunny Builders, and Teen Titans Go! He passed suddenly on October 25th. He was 46.
