Steam Sends Boilerplate Message To Gamemaker For Angering Russian Anti-LGBTQ+ Bigots
Valve’s Steam platform has resumed full operations in Russia, and this week it delisted several LGBTQ‑themed visual novels from the Russian storefront. Developer Ebi‑hime reported that games such as "Her Love, Like Poison" were removed after Russia’s Roskomnadzor deemed them illegal under anti‑queer legislation. Valve responded with a boilerplate message citing the Steam Distribution Agreement and the developer’s duty to comply with local laws. The episode underscores the clash between market access and corporate moral responsibility.
Judge Reopens Trump’s IRS Case, Wants To Know If The Court Was Defrauded
Federal Judge Kathleen Williams reopened Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS, ordering him to file a detailed response by June 12 2026 on alleged collusion, fraud, and whether the parties are truly adverse. The move follows a petition from 35 former...
Knox County, TN Rolls Back ‘Roots’ Book Ban After Backlash
Knox County, Tennessee, reversed its decision to remove Alex Haley’s Pulitzer‑winning novel *Roots* from public school libraries. The original ban was enacted under the state’s 2023 book‑banning statute and sparked immediate criticism from local officials, parents, and national observers. Superintendent...
How AI Can Lead To False Arrests & Wrongful Convictions
AI‑driven surveillance and facial‑recognition systems have produced stark miscarriages of justice, exemplified by a Maryland teen whose chip bag was flagged as a gun and a Tennessee grandmother wrongfully jailed for five months after a facial‑recognition error. These tools generate...
Court Temporarily Freezes Trump’s $1.776 Billion ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Slush Fund To Figure Out WTF Is Going On
A federal judge in Virginia has issued a temporary injunction that stops the Justice Department from moving forward with the $1.776 billion "Anti‑Weaponization Fund" created by the Trump administration. The order bars any transfers, claim reviews, or disbursements until the parties...
Australian Teens Impacted By The Social Media Ban Are Getting Less News
New research surveyed 1,027 Australian teens two months after the December 2025 social‑media ban and found the policy’s impact on news consumption is uneven. Only 26% reported any change in their social‑media habits, but among those whose usage was disrupted,...
‘The Worst Leak I’ve Witnessed’: A CISA Contractor Left AWS GovCloud Credentials Sitting In A Public GitHub Repo
A CISA contractor inadvertently published a public GitHub repository named “Private‑CISA” that contained AWS GovCloud administrative keys, plaintext passwords, and internal configuration files. The repository’s owner had disabled GitHub’s built‑in secret‑detection feature, allowing the credentials to be exposed openly. After...
Tennessee Book Ban Update: State Jumps The Shark By Banning ‘Roots’
Knox County, Tennessee, voted to remove Alex Haley’s Pulitzer‑winning novel *Roots* from public school libraries, adding it to a list of 119 banned titles. The decision aligns with a statewide surge in book removals targeting material on race, sexuality and...
Why The US Can’t Adopt Ukraine’s Innovative Approach To Unmanned Warfare Systems
Ukraine’s defence startup UFORCE, now valued at over $1 billion, has logged more than 150,000 combat missions and claims the first fully unmanned seizure of enemy territory. Ukrainian commanders plan to replace up to 30% of frontline infantry with drones and...
In The Vacuum Of AI Legislation, Libraries Have The Playbook
The White House’s AI framework leaves a regulatory void, prompting policymakers to look to libraries for guidance. Decades of library practice—exemplified by the Google Books project and HathiTrust—have established fair‑use precedents for digitizing and training AI on copyrighted works. Library...
Tech Companies Fail To Kill Colorado’s ‘Right To Repair’ Law
Colorado’s landmark right‑to‑repair law survived a concerted effort by major tech firms to dilute it. Cisco and IBM sponsored SB26‑090, which would have re‑classified most consumer devices as critical infrastructure, stripping existing protections. The bill cleared a unanimous Senate vote...
Kash Patel’s ‘Leadership’ Is Pretty Much Just Libel Lawsuits And Lie Detectors
Kash Patel, the Trump‑appointed FBI director, has drawn intense scrutiny for alleged personal misconduct and an aggressive internal security approach. Recent reporting accuses him of frequent drinking, skipping critical meetings, and ordering polygraph tests for more than two dozen bureau...
Elon Musk Settles SEC Lawsuit For Spare Change, Proving Once Again That Rules Are For Other People
Elon Musk resolved the SEC’s securities‑law lawsuit over his delayed Twitter stock disclosures by paying a $1.5 million settlement, a fraction of what a full penalty could have been. The case stemmed from Musk’s failure to report crossing the 5 % ownership...
Share-Owning Journalism Orgs Press Paramount For Company Docs On Corrupt Trump Merger Dealings
A coalition of press watchdogs, including the Freedom of the Press Foundation and Reporters Without Borders, has sent Paramount a five‑day deadline to produce internal documents related to its $111 billion merger with Warner Bros and alleged Trump‑linked deals. The groups...
With Denuvo Completely Defeated, 2K Turns To Annoying Online Check In Requirement
Denuvo's anti‑piracy protection has been fully bypassed, leaving the DRM ineffective for all single‑player PC games. In response, 2K Games has rolled out a new 14‑day online check‑in system for titles such as NBA 2K25, NBA 2K26 and Marvel’s Midnight Suns. The...