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Warcraft Audio Novella: "The Doom of K'aresh"
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Embark on a legendary narrative journey with "The Doom of K’aresh," a new 3-part audio novella written by Adam Christopher and illustrated by Cynthia Sheppard.
Join Ray Porter, the voice of Locus-Walker, for a reading of the thrilling and tragic tale behind the fall of K’aresh, shattered home world of the brokers and the ethereals, and setting for the second major patch of World of Warcraft: The War Within.
Chapter 1: The Voice from the Void
Shortly before the fall of Dalaran, Alleria Windrunner seeks answers from Locus-Walker about the fall of his home world, K’aresh, and the part Xal’atath played in it. Locus-Walker weaves Alleria a tale of K’aresh at the height of its beauty, and of the day its Worldsoul called to him for aid.
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Chapter 2: The Devouring War
After the darkening of K’aresh’s skies, Locus-Walker learns the name of the threat facing them: Dimensius the All-Devouring. As hope fails, Locus-Walker and the Ravel struggle to launch a desperate ploy that might save their world.
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Chapter 3: Ethereum
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Hasbro continues the reprint train today with a new reissue for a semi-recent release – Studio Series 86 Blaster and Eject. For those that missed him the first go around, he’s available again now at Entertainment Earth (we’ll update if other retailers carry him). Retail is ~$34.99 with a ship date of October 2025. Read on for pics and details. Transformers Studio Series 86 Voyager Autobot Blaster & Eject
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From the black-mirror department: An impostor pretending to be Secretary of State Marco Rubio contacted foreign ministers, a U.S. governor and a member of Congress by sending them voice and text messages that mimic Rubio's voice and writing style using AI-powered software, Washington Post reported Tuesday, citing a senior U.S. official and a State Department cable. From the report: U.S. authorities do not know who is behind the string of impersonation attempts but they believe the culprit was probably attempting to manipulate powerful government officials "with the goal of gaining access to information or accounts," according to a cable sent by Rubio's office to State Department employees.
Using both text messaging and the encrypted messaging app Signal, which the Trump administration uses extensively, the impostor "contacted at least five non-Department individuals, including three foreign ministers, a U.S. governor, and a U.S. member of Congress," said the cable, dated July 3. The impersonation campaign began in mid-June when the impostor created a Signal account using the display name "
[email protected]" to contact unsuspecting foreign and domestic diplomats and politicians, said the cable.
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From the salad-days-are-over department: An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: The herbicide ingredient used to replace glyphosate in Roundup and other weedkiller products can kill gut bacteria and damage organs in multiple ways, new research shows. The ingredient, diquat, is widely employed in the US as a weedkiller in vineyards and orchards, and is increasingly sprayed elsewhere as the use of controversial herbicide substances such as glyphosate and paraquat drops in the US. But the new piece of data suggests diquat is more toxic than glyphosate, and the substance is banned over its risks in the UK, EU, China and many other countries. Still, the EPA has resisted calls for a ban, and Roundup formulas with the ingredient hit the shelves last year. [...]
Diquat is also thought to be a neurotoxin, carcinogen and linked to Parkinson's disease. An October analysis of EPA data by the Friends of the Earth non-profit found it is about 200 times more toxic than glyphosate in terms of chronic exposure. [...] The new review of scientific literature in part focuses on the multiple ways in which diquat damages organs and gut bacteria, including by reducing the level of proteins that are key pieces of the gut lining. The weakening can allow toxins and pathogens to move from the stomach into the bloodstream, and trigger inflammation in the intestines and throughout the body. Meanwhile, diquat can inhibit the production of beneficial bacteria that maintain the gut lining. Damage to the lining also inhibits the absorption of nutrients and energy metabolism, the authors said.
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