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www.nytimes.com Oklahoma’s State Superintendent Requires Public Schools to Teach the Bible

The state superintendent, Ryan Walters, said the Bible was a “necessary historical document” that must be taught in certain grades.

Oklahoma’s State Superintendent Requires Public Schools to Teach the Bible

Oklahoma’s state superintendent on Thursday directed all public schools to teach the Bible, including the Ten Commandments, in the latest conservative push testing the boundaries between religious instruction and public education.

The superintendent, Ryan Walters, who is a Republican, described the Bible as an “indispensable historical and cultural touchstone” and said it must be taught in certain grade levels.

The move comes a week after Louisiana became the first state to mandate that public schools display the Ten Commandments in every classroom, which was quickly challenged in court. The Oklahoma directive could also be challenged and is likely to provoke the latest tangle over the role of religion in public schools, an issue that has increasingly taken on national prominence.

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An $18 Big Mac meal sparked a revolt against high prices. Companies are finally listening
  • Went on a trip recently and we always stop by a McDonald's for breakfast and holy crap, a freaking hash brown was almost three bucks.

    I get having to pay workers more but that's just some bullshit price gouging there because there's no way in hell what workers are still there are getting paid that much better in order to justify a the dollar hash brown.

  • Conservative US lawmakers are pushing for an end to no-fault divorce
  • Ah Republicans when faced with the fact that they're shitty husbands and get divorced at higher rates than in the past, instead of looking inwards and trying to figure out why less people want to fuck and stay married to their shitty views, simply want to outlaw women and men to extricate themselves out of their shitty conservative marriage and force them to remain unhappy.

    Spot on Republican family values.

  • George Latimer, a pro-Israel centrist, defeats Rep. Jamaal Bowman in New York Democratic primary
  • Yeah, probably, and unfortunately probably from my generation no less. Still, even with my generation they're significantly less neo-liberal than these old ass blue dogs and then not having such an outsized influence would still be greatly welcomed by me.

  • Slay the Princess dev says “pirate it” as Markiplier series goes viral
    www.pcgamesn.com Horror visual novel goes viral after Markiplier video, dev says to "pirate it"

    The developer of Slay the Princess is encouraging those who can't afford it to pirate the game as a new Markiplier video goes viral.

    Horror visual novel goes viral after Markiplier video, dev says to "pirate it"

    Really good little horror game and great little developer.

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    GOG summer sale
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    Download the best classic and new games on Windows, Mac & Linux. A vast selection of titles, DRM-free, with free goodies and 30-day money-back guarantee.

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    Paradox is closing its Tectonic studio following Life by You’s cancellation
    www.videogameschronicle.com Paradox is closing its Tectonic studio following Life by You’s cancellation | VGC

    The studio, which employs 24 people, was founded in 2019 and headed by former Sims boss Rod Humble…

    Paradox is closing its Tectonic studio following Life by You’s cancellation | VGC

    So not only canceling the game but blindsiding their developers with layoffs too.

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    Fallout 1 and 2 won’t be getting remade, Todd Howard says
    www.videogameschronicle.com Fallout 1 and 2 won’t be getting remade, Todd Howard says | VGC

    The series producer says the priority is making sure the originals remain playable…

    Fallout 1 and 2 won’t be getting remade, Todd Howard says | VGC

    Kind of sad but at the same time I don't think I would trust Bethesda of today especially to properly remake it anyways.

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    www.pcgamesn.com Intel just updated us on game crashes, and it’s not looking good

    The CPU maker confirms that new motherboard BIOS updates will be released soon, but they won't fix the root cause of instability problems.

    Intel just updated us on game crashes, and it’s not looking good
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    www.pcgamesn.com First Steam ‘players’ were clicking bananas for cash, now it’s cats

    The bizarre Banana game that has overtaken Steam has a new rival in Cats, which also drops priced items for players who continuously click.

    First Steam ‘players’ were clicking bananas for cash, now it’s cats

    Yay, more steam scam games...

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    A lawmaker was caught on tape dumping water into her colleague’s bag. He says it’s part of a yearslong pattern of bullying.
  • “Quite honestly, I don’t know why I did it,” Morrissey continued. “I was not meaning to hurt him. It is something very out of character for me, and I am truly ashamed.”

    Oh bullshit, we all know why you did it, it's because you're a Republican showing your Republican values and morals you asshole.

  • www.theguardian.com Wisconsin Republicans block PFAS cleanup until polluters are granted immunity

    GOP-controlled committee thwarting distribution of $125m budgeted by legislature until polluter immunity approved

    Wisconsin Republicans block PFAS cleanup until polluters are granted immunity
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    Dragon Age: The Veilguard | Official Gameplay Reveal
  • Yeah, by the time DA: Inquisition came I pretty much checked out and now with the super close camera and flippy, dodgy combat where you don't even really see your teammates, just makes it seem like any other third person, souls wanna be trend chaser.

    It's going to be a wait and see for me, maybe there's something there that can make it stand out but I'm not exactly waiting with bated breath here.

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    Well okay then.

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    Review your Cloud Saves to avoid loss of files – GOG SUPPORT CENTER

    >We're reaching out to inform you that your Cloud Saves files that exceed the default allocation limit (200 MB per game) will be deleted after August 31st, 2024. Please review them to avoid the loss of files stored within your Cloud Saves available via GOG GALAXY. Saves stored locally on your computer(s) will not be affected.

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    After you die, your Steam games will be stuck in legal limbo
  • Well glad you have your death date all planned, you'll never unexpectedly die before that date, have your will and trust set, are having your will and trust legally updated ever time you update your password for all your digital media accounts.

    Not all of us do and in lieu of relying on individuals to have this shit set up and hope nothing goes wrong I'll continue to advocate that we need a legal avenue to ensure legally purchased digital goods are able to be passed on after death and no I'm not going to shut the fuck up about but you're more than free to continue to not give fuck.

  • Baldur's Gate 3 - Community Update #27 Official Modding Support
    store.steampowered.com Baldur's Gate 3 - Community Update #27 Official Modding Support - Steam News

    Hey everyone, We come bringing news of Patch 7! Finally, we hear you say - but don’t get ready to throw yourself into our next patch just yet, we’ve got a lot of work to do to bring you our first iteration of modding tools, evil endings, plus a whole bunch of fixes, quality of life improvements, and...

    Baldur's Gate 3 - Community Update #27 Official Modding Support - Steam News
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    arstechnica.com After you die, your Steam games will be stuck in legal limbo

    So much for your descendants posthumously clearing out that massive backlog...

    After you die, your Steam games will be stuck in legal limbo

    Saw a article on a large number of gamers being over 55 and then I saw this which I believe needs to be addressed in our current laws.

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    www.gamingonlinux.com God of War Ragnarok and Until Dawn coming to Steam, requires PlayStation Network Account

    Both God of War Ragnarok and Until Dawn are coming to Steam finally, but they will annoyingly require a PlayStation Network Account despite being single-player games.

    God of War Ragnarok and Until Dawn coming to Steam, requires PlayStation Network Account

    Sigh...

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    The Silent Hill 2 remake has a release date

    >The following month, Bloober Team president Piotr Babieno said the trailer “does not reflect the spirit of the game”, saying the marketing side of things was Konami‘s responsibility.

    Silent Hill was freaking awesome back in the day but it's Konami so I take all of this with a large grain of salt about the game play and caveat emptor with this.

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    An unofficial PC port of Zelda: Majora’s Mask has been released
    www.videogameschronicle.com An unofficial PC port of Zelda: Majora’s Mask has been released | VGC

    The fan-made port is from the same team behind Ocarina of Time’s 2022 release…

    An unofficial PC port of Zelda: Majora’s Mask has been released | VGC

    https://github.com/HarbourMasters/2ship2harkinian/releases/tag/1.0.0

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    www.gamingonlinux.com Nightdive Studios confirm Linux and macOS ports of System Shock are cancelled

    The System Shock remake from Nightdive Studios was originally funded on Kickstarter, and after delays it was eventually released on May 30th, 2023 but two platforms have been missing - Linux and macOS.

    Nightdive Studios confirm Linux and macOS ports of System Shock are cancelled

    Kinda shady considering this was a Kickstarter stretch goal.

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    www.pcgamer.com Gaming PCs and components look set to jump in price in the US as import tariff exclusions come to an end

    Certain graphics cards, motherboards, and even PC cases could rise by as much as 25% in price.

    Gaming PCs and components look set to jump in price in the US as import tariff exclusions come to an end

    Just a FYI.

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