Arlington employee feared retaliation from Trump supporters if she reported being shoved during cemetery incident: report

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Former President Donald Trump's visit to Arlington National Cemetry is now cloaked in controversy.

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  • An Army spokesperson confirmed reports that Trump campaign officials pushed an employee at Arlington National Cemetery.
  • Donald Trump visited Arlington to commemorate the anniversary of the Abbey Gate bombing.
  • As his allies defend the campaign's actions, Trump's
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Bluesky adds ‘anti-toxicity’ options to limit dogpiling and hostile quote posts

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An example screenshot showing Bluesky’s new tool for detatching original posts from quoted reblogs.
If a post is being shared as part of a dogpiling effort, Bluesky users can now limit people from linking to them directly. | Image: Bluesky

Bluesky has introduced a bunch of new “anti-toxicity” features that aim to help users protect themselves against harassment and dogpiling. Announced via a recent blog post, version 1.90 of the decentralized social media platform adds

Remedy partners with Annapurna for Control 2 and potential film and TV adaptations

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Control. | Image: Remedy Entertainment

Remedy Entertainment is teaming up with Annapurna Pictures to expand the world of Control. The most concrete part of the news is that Annapurna — which also has an indie game publishing arm — will be funding half of the development budget for the previously announced Control 2.

Beyond that, there’s the potential for Annapurna to create

Trump included a photograph of Mark Zuckerberg in his new picture book — and he had choice words the Meta CEO

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Donald Trump referenced Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in his forthcoming book.

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  • Trump reportedly included a photo of Zuckerberg in his upcoming book, writing about his dislike of the Meta CEO.
  • Under the pic, Trump wrote that Zuckerberg engaged in a "PLOT" when he donated to election infrastructure, Politico reported.
  • It's unclear whether Trump wrote the caption
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Ukraine lost an F-16 and a top pilot after one of the fighter jets crashed while battling Russian missiles

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A Ukrainian air force F-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on August 4.
A Ukrainian air force F-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on August 4, 2024.

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  • A Ukrainian F-16 crashed on Monday, killing a top pilot, according to the Ukrainian military.
  • The crash occurred during a massive Russian attack, which Ukraine's F-16s helped to defend against.
  • It marks Kyiv's first loss of the US-made aircraft just weeks after they arrived in

Verizon is going to launch satellite messaging this fall

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Verizon is the next big phone company to launch a satellite messaging service — and it’s coming soon. Starting this fall, the service will let “certain smartphones” access emergency messaging and location sharing via satellite in a partnership with Skylo — which is also powering Google’s recently announced Satellite SOS feature.

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Yes in my backyard: Democrats are changing their tune on housing policy

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Kamala Harris' platform calls for building 3 million homes in her first term to help alleviate the housing crisis. It's what YIMBYs have been waiting for.

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  • YIMBYs are rejoicing.
  • The pro-housing advocates are celebrating Democrats' focus on building more homes.
  • A hastily organized group, YIMBYs for Harris, hosted a slew of lawmakers at a
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