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A chef's life is disrupted by a chime that brings with it an increasing sense of dread.

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As speculation mounts that Kim Jong-un and Trump could meet this month, analysts say Pyongyang will continue to see nuclear weapons as a matter of survival

North Korea’s launch last week of a missile from a naval destroyer elicited an uncharacteristically prosaic analysis from the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un. The launch was proof, he said, that arming ships with nuclear weapons was “making satisfactory progress”.

But the test, and Kim’s mildly upbeat appraisal, were designed to reverberate well beyond the deck of the 5,000-tonne destroyer-class vessel the Choe Hyon – the biggest warship in the North Korean fleet.

His pointed reference to nuclear weapons was made as the US and Israel continued their air bombardment of Iran – a regime Donald Trump had warned, without offering evidence, was only weeks away from having a nuclear weapon.

When the nation’s labor secretary flubs arithmetic while struggling to defend poor employment data, there’s a problem.

In mid-February, as Donald Trump’s State of the Union address neared, Peter Navarro, a leading White House voice on trade and economic policy, told Fox News that the U.S. economy was “perfect.” A week later, during JD Vance’s latest Fox News appearance, the vice president celebrated the “Trump boom” in the economy.

Soon after, the American public learned that economic growth during the first year of the president’s second term reached a nine-year low (excluding the pandemic). Late last week, the latest job numbers were even worse: The U.S. economy lost 90,000 jobs in February, and the unemployment rate inched higher.

Indeed, the closer one looked at the data, the worse the figures appeared. Trump has been in the White House for 14 months, and during that time the cumulative total is 150,000 jobs. In the last 14 months of Joe Biden’s presidency, by contrast, the American economy added 1.74 million jobs.

Dungeons & Diagnoses — a fantasy therapy sim where your patients are cursed heroes, dark lords, and burned-out adventurers Hey everyone! I just released my first indie game and wanted to share it here. The premise: you're the kingdom's only psychotherapist. Patients arrive convinced they're cursed, haunted, or marked by fate. Your job is to listen carefully, spot contradictions, and figure out what's actually going on beneath all the fantasy drama. A guard paralyzed by fear calls it a curse. A rogue on a self-destructive spiral blames a hex. A hero who can't stop taking on impossible quests says it's prophecy. Maybe it is. Maybe it isn't. Gameplay:

Branching dialogue to gather symptoms A handbook system to compare diagnoses Drag-and-drop prescriptions Multiple outcomes — wrong diagnosis can ruin lives or unleash chaos

It blends dark humor with genuinely emotional storytelling in a cozy medieval setting. Made in Godot, free to download (name your own price), still in early development. 🌍 The game is available in 8 languages: English, Ukrainian, German, French, Portuguese, Czech, Simplified Chinese, and Russian — so hopefully most of you can play it in your native language. Feedback is very welcome — especially on writing, pacing, and whether the diagnoses feel fair. 👉 https://sontayo.itch.io/dungeons-diagnoses

I haven't known what movies to watch lately. Does everyone have their own treasure movies that they've seen many times? 😀

I live in a comprador semi-peripheral country, am in my mid-20s, and am currently residing with my mother because the current economy of my country doesn't allow me to survive by myself. I am studying a major I don't like at one of the most prestigious universities in the country, and I can't find a job without agreeing to enslave myself to the employers.

Furthermore, I recently started to see a therapist and got prescribed some drugs for my anxiety disorder and depression, diagnosed by a psychiatrist. I really try to get my stuff together, but I always feel like I am failing, and my mother doesn't help it by constantly nagging about fixing myself immediately and pestering me for acting like a man in my age, as if I born 20.

I don't want to get too deep with my personal relationship with my mom. Likewise, I can say I love her, but she needs professional help. She had troubles with her family and my father until today. She dismisses my suggestions by saying she'll get better when I get better. Furthermore, she keeps rushing my healing process and yells at me when I make less progress than she expected, and sometimes threatens me with suicide.

I won't talk about my father much. He's an asshole who wasn't supposed to be a father and the reason for my issues. My parents were always fighting over their lifestyle differences. My parents divorced before the pandemic, and he didn't care about me and my mom at all. He's just a dead man for me at this point.

My mother's main issue with me is I don't have any income. I extended the school because of many reasons—mental issues, disinterest, the pandemic, etc.—and still struggle with it. I honestly would have dropped out of school two years ago if I were better and known a blue-collar job like plumber, mechanic, electrician, etc. They pay good money in my country, but every craftsman is an asshole who sees their apprentices as robots. My parents also pushed me to the academy because they were scared I would get abused there—they were sort of right.

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Palden Yeshi, a Tibetan monk and teacher from eastern Tibet, has reportedly been sentenced to six years in prison by Chinese authorities for teaching the Tibetan language to local children during school holidays, according to a report by the Dharamshala-based independent radio station Voice of Tibet (VoT).

He was a teacher at Karze Monastery in Tehor, Karze County, and was arrested on May 17, 2021, while serving at the monastery. According to sources cited by VoT, Chinese police suddenly arrived at the monastery and detained him without prior notice, forcibly taking him away.

Following his detention, authorities did not provide his family with clear information regarding the reasons for his arrest or the legal basis for the charges against him.

Sources indicate that the primary reason for his detention was his efforts to teach the Tibetan language to more than 300 local children during school holidays. The classes were reportedly organized for young students from nearby communities who wished to learn Tibetan reading and writing. Chinese authorities are believed to have deemed these voluntary language lessons illegal.

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In related news, China bars Tibetan government employees from religious rites and family funerals.

Tibetans employed in government positions have been strictly forbidden from engaging in religious practices. While they are technically allowed to visit major religious sites such as the Jokhang Temple (Tsuglakhang) and the Potala Palace during Losar, their presence is limited to sightseeing purposes only.

They are expressly prohibited from offering prayers, making ritual offerings, performing prostrations, or displaying any other forms of religious devotion. Authorities reportedly warned that such acts would constitute violations of Communist Party discipline.

The restrictions extend into private family life. Government employees are said to be barred not only from participating in public religious ceremonies but also from attending last rites, weekly memorial prayer services, and cremation rituals for their own deceased relatives. A Lhasa resident told TT that even the traditional seventh-day prayers for the departed cannot be attended by those in state employment.

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Big Movie. Big Production. Big Girls.

In the future, two female slaves in a distant galaxy escape prison and crash-land on a strange planet. They meet Zed, whose hospitality attempts to hide the fact they are to be hunted for sport. Armed only with knives and their wits, the girls must battle their way across the jungle to a hidden arms cache before Zed catches and kills them.

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