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this view brought to you (/me) by the amazing people of #Rising and #Reverb #Melbourne #Naarm — do go and see that great exhibit at #ACMI if you have a chance, and make sure you reserve some time to chill in the Listening Room when you do

Travelling is getting tougher for Quebecers — and rising costs are to blame
Since 2021, Quebecers’ vacation budgets have steadily grown. The number climbed to $2,100 in 2025, but hasn’t budged this year.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7225450?cmp=rss
Rising Actor Viciously Dubbed “Far-Right Nugu” After Instagram Update - KpopNewsHub – Latest K-Pop News, Idols & Korean Entertainment

The reactions are brutal.

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this band - Saicobab - were simply excellent tonight. #Rising #Melbourne #Naarm
‘It’s people’s lives on the line’: Siloam Mission sees drop in donations, rising demand
Siloam Mission is hoping to turn a corner after several months of turbulence, the organization's director of development says.
#Canada #Winnipeghomelessness
https://globalnews.ca/news/11892637/its-peoples-lives-on-the-line-siloam-mission-sees-drop-in-donations-rising-demand/

🎶 mind control to keep you dumb 🎶

Adrian Sherwood playing On-U Sound dub plates at a fantastic show at #Rising #Melbourne #Naarm tonight

relaxing on the couch with cat on lap, conserving energy for a weekend of amazing gigs — Adrian Sherwood tonight, #Rising Day Tripper tomorrow (including Kae Tempest, the Congos, and some bands that I am very curious about such as Aussie band Xiao Xiao and Japan’s SAICOBAB), and on Sunday Saul Williams in the #Reverb Listening Room 🥳

🎮 Open multiplayer beta for faction Veti in Tempest Rising is live, anyone can open the game's Steam page and hit Play Now, no purchase required: entry is FREE.
A separate client Tempest Rising: Veti Multiplayer Public Beta will appear in your Steam library. The beta includes three factions, GDF, Dynasty and Veti, 26 maps, plus quick match, custom games and skirmishes vs bots; matches support up to six players and a spectator mode. Dev...

#SteamAndEpic #Veti #Multiplayer #Beta #Tempest #Rising

🎮 Tempest Rising has opened the public multiplayer beta for the new faction Veti. Anyone can jump in without buying the game, open the Steam page and click Play Now; a separate client (Tempest Rising: Veti Multiplayer Public Beta) will appear in your library.

The beta features GDF, Dynasty and Veti, the full map pool, 26 maps; modes include quickmatch, custom lobbies and bot skirmishes, matches up to six players plus spectator. Devs p...

#SteamAndEpic #Multiplayer #Beta #Veti #Tempest #Rising

#TimeTravelingGhost EP 10: Post 107 1191, Nicosia, Cyprus

#Wss366 stake #TimeTravelAuthors 06/3 raise/rise)

The evening had cooled, and the streets were nearly empty. Mosquitoes had replaced the daytime flies. The stench was unchanged.

The servant hurried us along. His glances around him revealed his nervousness.

Emily scouted ahead. This was an occupied city, temporarily ruled by the iron-fisted Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon. We had yet to learn what their link was with the Lapin Cabal, though it seemed clear one existed. Why else would the Templars be hunting us?

The Shrine of Saint George was nearby, and we soon arrived there unharmed. The servant took his leave as we entered a torch-lit courtyard.

Emily and I stopped just inside the arched opening and stood in the shadows to talk. A priest across the yard glanced my way but made no move to investigate.

“What occurred back there?” my partner asked. “Did you really create a relic?”

“Yeah, I think so. Don’t ask me how. When I tried manifesting one a second earlier, I couldn’t, but when I broke off that piece of the crown, it was magical. I didn’t ask for that; it just happened.”

“I lost my faith a long time ago, but I have to ask: Are you a saint? You’re not like any ghost I’ve ever heard of.”

“Absolutely not! I’m not even a Christian. That whole idea makes me very uncomfortable.”

“What if the priest were right?”

“I wouldn’t #stake my ‘life’ on it.”

“Ha ha. A holly #stake, no doubt.”

I’m #rising in the world,” I thought. “My bad jokes are getting a response.

“Furthermore, I would ask, which priest and about what? You just saw a Buddhist impersonating a Copt perform a miracle: a fraud, a flagrant liar, and most would say an unredeemable heretic. How does that fit into any conventional theological framework?”

She nodded.

“Regardless, it means something, but what? Why could I manifest a relic?”

She nodded again and turned toward the sound of footsteps crossing the courtyard.

#TootFic #NMFic #TimeTravel #HistoricalFantasy #UrbanFantasy #Mythpunk #Serial #Slowburn #Yuri