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The picture above was taken not on Earth‚ but by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) as it searches for signs of water and ice on the Red Planet. Photographed above an ancient river system in the Aeolis Planum region‚ the incredible pictures conjure imaginative images of a Martian surface very different to that of today. […] The post Incredible New Image Captures Evidence of Once-Flowing River on Mars appeared first on Good News Network.

News Starter Villain Ryan Reynolds and Paramount Pictures Working on Adaptation of John Scalzi’s Starter Villain By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on February 8‚ 2024 icon-comment 0 Share New Share Twitter Facebook Pinterest RSS Feed We got some exciting adaptation news buried in a Deadline post about some business shakings in Hollywood. The article is centered around the story that Ryan Reynolds’ production company‚ Maximum Effort‚ has renewed its first look deal with Paramount Pictures.  The last paragraph‚ however‚ shares that Maximum Entertainment and Paramount are working on an adaptation of John Scalzi’s Starter Villain‚ with Jesse Andrews‚ whose previous credits include Pixar’s Luca and Me and Earl and the Dying Girl‚ on board to pen the script. Starter Villain came out in September 2023 and‚ in addition to having one of the best covers in recent history (check it out above)‚ is described thusly on Goodreads: Inheriting your uncle’s supervillain business is more complicated than you might think. Particularly when you discover who’s running the place. Charlie’s life is going nowhere fast. A divorced substitute teacher living with his cat in a house his siblings want to sell‚ all he wants is to open a pub downtown‚ if only the bank will approve his loan. Then his long-lost uncle Jake dies and leaves his supervillain business (complete with island volcano lair) to Charlie.But becoming a supervillain isn’t all giant laser death rays and lava pits. Jake had enemies‚ and now they’re coming after Charlie. His uncle might have been a stand-up‚ old-fashioned kind of villain‚ but these are the real thing: rich‚ soulless predators backed by multinational corporations and venture capital.It’s up to Charlie to win the war his uncle started against a league of supervillains. But with unionized dolphins‚ hyperintelligent talking spy cats‚ and a terrifying henchperson at his side‚ going bad is starting to look pretty good.In a dog-eat-dog world… be a cat. I confess that I haven’t read Starter Villain (yet)‚ but the idea of Reynolds potentially playing Charlie (something that admittedly is far from confirmed) and talking to hyperintelligent spy cats is exciting. No news yet on if/when this project will make it to the production stage‚ but fingers crossed we’ll see this on the big screen in the near future. [end-mark] The post Ryan Reynolds and Paramount Pictures Working on Adaptation of John Scalzi’s <;i>;Starter Villain<;/i>; appeared first on Reactor.

News Wynonna Earp Earpers‚ Rejoice! Wynonna Earp Is Coming Back in a Feature Special By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on February 8‚ 2024 icon-comment 0 Share New Share Twitter Facebook Pinterest RSS Feed Fans of Wynonna Earp were devastated when SYFY canceled the series after its fourth season back in 2021. The supernatural‚ weird Western show centered around the titular Wynonna (Melanie Scrofano‚ who Trekkies will recognize as Captain Batel on Strange New Worlds)‚ her sister Waverly‚ Waverly’s wife Nicole Haught (Katherine Barrell)‚ and Wynonna’s on-and-off again beau‚ Doc Holliday (Tim Rozon)‚ is an entertaining watch‚ full of queer joy‚ bar fights‚ and vampires. The show’s creator Emily Andras as well as the actors have publicly said they wanted to bring the gang back together for a proper ending to the series‚ and‚ as Vanity Fair reports‚ it looks like Andras has done so‚ writing a ninety-minute feature tentatively titled Wynonna Earp: Vengeance‚ that will be available on Tubi sometime later this year. Paolo Barzman‚ who directed several episodes of the show‚ is on board to direct the scripted special‚ which will soon start shooting in Calgary. Andras and the cast got on a Zoom call to discuss the return (you can see that on the Vanity Fair link above)‚ and shared their excitement. “There are definitely some nerves‚ but it’s kind of muddled with this ecstasy and excitement of actually putting on Waverly’s shoes again‚” Provost-Chalkley said on the Zoom. “I haven’t been on set since we left‚ so that’s going to be a whole thing‚ just to reconnect with that world. But I keep telling myself that if there’s any group that I want to do that with‚ it’s this family.” [end-mark] The post Earpers‚ Rejoice! <;i>;Wynonna Earp<;/i>; Is Coming Back in a Feature Special appeared first on Reactor.

Oh‚ would you look at that? A live service‚ always online game that has been released with no issues and perfectly functioning multiplayer! I kid‚ of course. Helldivers 2 is being plagued by early game teething problems‚ including the failed to join error preventing players from progressing to the actual gameplay. Failed to join error solutions Thankfully‚ Arrowhead Games is aware of the issue in which Helldivers fail to join their game. The problem occurs just as you try to drop down onto a planet. It completely prevents the game from being able to be played. There is no way to exit from the screen‚ and there is no way to progress. So far‚ the only solution to this problem is to restart the game. Screenshot: PC Invasion Currently‚ the only way to get out of the failed to join error in Helldivers 2 is to hit the escape key and exit from the game. Right now‚ there are no other menus that can be brought up. Once the error code leaves the screen‚ it will simply return in a few ...

Helldivers 2 is out now for players to enjoy‚ but to what extent? Can you play Helldivers 2 locally via a couch co-op mode? Continue reading to find out. Helldivers 2: Does it have local multiplayer/split-screen? The first Helldivers game did include a local coach co-op mode‚ but unfortunately‚ Helldivers 2 does not have any type of local co-op couch multiplayer option. It does have online co-op and it does have cross-platform play. Image: Arrowhead Games If you want to play with your friends‚ even the ones that just visited you in hopes of protecting Super Earth in Helldivers 2‚ will need to connect through the internet by using their own platform‚ whether PC or PS5. This might be far from ideal for all the Helldivers old-school fans‚ but the total overhaul that has happened in Helldivers 2 might justify the decision. After all‚ Helldivers was an isometric game that adapts more easily to a local co-op experience than a third-person shooter game such as Helldivers 2. He...

Helldivers 2 offers players an eye-watering number of cosmetics‚ from helmets to capes. The issue is that sexy armor isn’t free. If you want to fill up your space wardrobe‚ here’s how to get Warbonds and Super Credits in Helldivers 2. What are Warbonds and Super Credits in Helldivers 2? Warbonds are a primary currency in Helldivers 2 and can be spent in the Acquisition Centre. You can access Acquisitions from your ship by pressing Square (X on an Xbox controller). Super Credits are similar to Warbonds and can be spent in the Superstore tab of the Acquisition Centre. How to spend Warbonds and Super Credits in Helldivers 2 The Warbond section of the Acquisition Center is divided into pages‚ and you must spend a designated amount before accessing them in Helldivers 2. You can still look at the entire catalog and see how you’d like to use your hard-earned cash. You can use Super Credits in the Superstore tab‚ but the difference between the currencies is how yo...

Have you heard of the Tren de Aragua‚ a Venezuelan criminal gang? Maybe not‚ but this is “the little engine that could” that may bring your quiet American neighborhood some dangerous young men with little to contribute and even less to lose. Joseph Humire‚ an expert on Latin American security‚ calls the Tren “the fastest-growing transnational criminal organization in the world.” Last year‚ the Tren de Aragua didn’t even make the Border Patrol’s “Nationwide Apprehensions by Gang Affiliation‚” an alphabetical list of 50 Central and South American gangs invading the United States—from the Angelino Heights Sureno 13 to the Zetas. But with 47‚000 Venezuelans caught entering the U.S. at the southern border last December alone—27‚000 of them single adults—the Tren is on track to make the list soon. With President Joe Biden’s opening of our national borders‚ gang foot soldiers can enter from Mexico or Canada with ease. Or they can apply for Biden’s bogus parole schemes‚ which let in another 50‚000 or so illegal aliens a month. The Tren is reportedly active everywhere from Atlanta to Chicago to Washington‚ D.C. When police raided a prison reportedly controlled by inmates from the Tren in Tocorón‚ Venezuela‚ last year‚ they found “a zoo‚ nightclub‚ swimming pools‚ and a children’s playground.” It’s not so fancy in New York City‚ but at least illegal alien gang members there get free housing in luxury hotels‚ free meals‚ free laundry‚ and now‚ prepaid debit cards‚ thanks to taxpayers. According to the FBI‚ “The gang capitalizes on its Venezuelan community” in El Paso‚ Texas‚ primarily engaging in human smuggling and sex trafficking. Foreign gangs‚ from the Italian Mafia on down‚ always start with victimizing their own people‚ making money from extortion‚ prostitution‚ and drugs. But then they spread out. Recently‚ a group of young‚ male illegal immigrants attacked two New York City police officers who had tried to stop them from stealing from a local store. They were part of a “wolfpack of violent shoplifters” who steal in the city and then leave for Florida and other states to enjoy the proceeds‚ according to the New York Post. The perpetrators are believed to be Venezuelans who crossed the southern border illegally‚ and there are indications they are members of the Tren de Aragua. This being prosecutor Alvin Bragg’s soft-on-crime New York City‚ the few perpetrators police managed to arrest were soon released on cashless bail. Four others conned a local migrant charity into giving them tickets out west. Just as they gave fake names to score the bus tickets‚ they likely gave fake names to the border authorities who originally “processed” and quickly released them into the country. Reports that they were arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Phoenix proved premature—those were just other illegal aliens traveling freely around the U.S. With so many millions out there‚ who can keep track? The Tren is following in the footsteps of other foreign gangs already here. The violent MS-13‚ based in El Salvador‚ is all over the U.S. This brutal outfit challenges its members to murder innocents to climb in status. In 2016‚ five MS-13 members stabbed a 14- and a 17-year-old to death in a suburban park in Alexandria‚ Virginia. Six more MS-13 gang members were just convicted of a string of random murders in 2019‚ also in Northern Virginia. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas likes to tell us that illegal migrants are carefully vetted before being released into our communities‚ but that’s just not true. When a young man presents himself at the border to be “processed” and then sent—with your tax money—to the city of his choice‚ our law enforcement doesn’t know who he is unless he already has some U.S. record. No matter how bad he is‚ if he’s never been here before‚ he won’t. Time was when gang members were dumb enough to tattoo themselves in ways that U.S. authorities could identify them‚ but the wiseguys wised up. Border Patrol can only write down the names and identity information given to them by the aliens or available in documents they have on their person. If illegal aliens suspected to be gang members have no documents and give fake names‚ U.S. agents have no way to verify the information other than calling Venezuelan officials. The sheer numbers being caught and released preclude doing that each time‚ and besides‚ the U.S. and Venezuela have frosty relations. The Nicolas Maduro regime has no incentive to tell us anything that’s not in their own self-interest. Biden’s open-border policies have let in as many as 8 million illegal immigrants since he took office. They tend to be younger‚ and more often male. In general‚ men are much more likely to be violent than women‚ and young people commit more crime than older people. One study of recidivism showed that within 10 years‚ around 80% of criminals reoffended‚ and those who did averaged 5.4 arrests each during that time. Even assuming average prevailing rates of criminality among illegal aliens released at the border‚ let alone greater rates due to criminals knowingly coming here for opportunity or to flee justice‚ we’re in for a sustained wave of crime. U.S. cities and towns will experience additional cases‚ from shoplifting to murder‚ that could have been prevented if our borders had been secure. In the New York City precinct where the Venezuelans attacked those two police officers‚ grand larceny was up over 83% last year over 2022. Perhaps not unconnected‚ another group of violent thieves‚ led by another Venezuelan illegal immigrant‚ “predominantly live in the migrant shelter system‚” according to New York police‚ and ventured out to commit up to 150 thefts in the vicinity. Though many illegal immigrants sensibly keep their noses clean‚ the Department of Justice reported in 2018—before Biden’s current mass releases at the border—that 64% of federal arrests involved “noncitizens‚ despite them comprising only 7% of the population at that time.” If anyone wonders why the House of Representatives is intent on impeaching Mayorkas‚ this is one good reason. He swore an oath to protect the nation against foreign threats‚ but instead‚ he’s willfully exposed us to them. The BorderLine is a weekly Daily Signal feature examining everything from the unprecedented illegal immigration crisis at the border to immigration’s impact on cities and states throughout the land. We will also shed light on other critical border-related issues like human trafficking‚ drug smuggling‚ terrorism‚ and more. Read Other BorderLine Columns: What I Saw at America’s Wide-Open Northern Border No Such Thing as a Free Lunch: The Cost of Unchecked Illegal Immigration on Americans Concerns About Proposed Senate Border Security Compromise Biden’s Border Madness Has Cheapened What It Means to Be an American Nazi Name-Calling Is the Last Refuge of the Progressive Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com‚ and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state. The post The Gang’s All Here—Thanks to Biden’s Open Border: The BorderLine appeared first on The Daily Signal.

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties‚ subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The United Nations (UN) in general has in the past years proved to be a fine yet unfortunate example of the degradation of an institution that was conceived as an international forum for settling disputes and establishing cooperation and mutual trust between countries – without denting their sovereignty or agency. Yet from that‚ it has been turning into another “brick in the globalist wall” – instead of providing a level playing field and ensuring trust‚ the UN is prostrating itself and its various agencies – these last years very notably the WHO (World Health Organization) – before the global agendas. Therefore‚ it’s really unsurprising that the World Health Organization continues to dabble in online information suppression and even censorship‚ and keeps talking about “disinformation.” As well‚ a recent WHO statement gives away that the UN wouldn’t mind following in the footsteps of governments who collude with Big Tech. After all‚ the UN has been pejoratively referred to as “the world government.” These days‚ WHO’s top-of-mind goes this way‚ as per the post. It’s not the actual health issues‚ but – “cyber-attacks on health care (and) disinformation.” And these are treated as “health security risks.” So‚ not health risks – but “health security risks.” There is also talk about “enhancing cyber-maturity.” It will be a cold day in hell before most people catch up with corporate/globalist newspeak anyway‚ but this time in a post on the WHO blog‚ the agency at least listed everyone involved in this curious endeavor. It’s no less that Interpol (a global police organization)‚ the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)‚ the UN Office of Counter-terrorism‚ the UN International Computing Center (UNICC)‚ the UN Inter-regional Crime and Justice Research Institute‚ and the CyberPeace Institute. Wow. The post goes on to justify all this by asserting that during The pandemic‚ the IT infrastructure of healthcare institutions got targeted‚ apparently more so than usual. “Disinformation” is‚ strangely‚ not defined here as – well‚ disinformation. Instead‚ it’s – possibly more tellingly than the WHO would have liked it to come across – described as‚ “a weaponization of information.” And now for the proposed solutions. One is to raise awareness of disinformation and information manipulation (but does the WHO really want this‚ since its own activities just might get exposed as such?) Inevitably‚ we come to (Big Tech’s‚ really) promotion of “trusted sources of information and voices of authority; supporting fact-checking activities which include the use of fact-checking technologies and human fact-checkers.” As a matter of curiosity‚ here’s how the WHO post concludes: “The reports (from previously here listed UN agencies) justify the critical need to build multisectoral alliances that can harness the benefits of new technologies for improved health and well-being while facing constantly emerging threats.” Now – did some human actually write that globalist word salad? We’ll only find out by living and learning. And by keeping tuned. The post WHO Report Proposes Working With Social Media Providers and Law Enforcement To Control “Disinformation” appeared first on Reclaim The Net.