Judge rejects executive order claiming ‘invasion’ at the border
A federal judge Wednesday ruled as unlawful an executive order by President Donald Trump that barred asylum by claiming an “invasion” at the southern border and the need to protect states.
“The President cannot adopt an alternative immigration system, which supplants the statutes that Congress has enacted,” District of Columbia U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss wrote in his opinion.
“Here, nothing in the (Immigration and Nationality Act) or the Constitution grants the President or his delegees the sweeping authority asserted in the Proclamation and implementing guidance,” continued Moss, who was appointed by former President Barack Obama.
The order from Moss also prevents the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from enforcing the executive order.
He also agreed to certify a class for potential asylum-seekers, which comes after last week’s Supreme Court ruling that curtailed nationwide injunctions from lower courts. Certifying a class was suggested by the court to give judges an avenue to make an order broader.
Bondi made changes to DOJ policy. Her former client Pfizer might have benefited
For the past several years, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has been under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice for potential foreign corruption violations related to its activities in China and Mexico, according to the company’s financial filings.
But that appears to have changed after the Trump administration tapped Pam Bondi — previously an outside legal counsel for Pfizer — to lead the Justice department as attorney general.
In the company’s most recent annual report, filed three weeks after Bondi took office in early February, there was no longer any reference to the Justice Department investigations into the company’s potential violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act. A quarterly report in May also contains no reference to these investigations.
[JS] The Past, Present, and Future of Police Body Cameras
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the criminal justice system. Law enforcement agencies are using it to predict crime, expedite response, and streamline routine tasks. One of the most promising applications can be found in body camera programs, where AI is transforming unmanageable archives of footage into active sources of insight.AI can now analyze hundreds of hours of video in seconds. Early pilot programs suggest that these video-reviewing tools, when guided by human oversight, can uncover critical evidence that might otherwise be overlooked, reduce pretrial bottlenecks, and identify potential instances of officer misconduct. But these benefits come with risks. Absent clear guardrails, the same technologies could drift toward government overreach, blurring the line between public safety and state surveillance.
The line between public security and state surveillance lies not in technology, but in the policies that govern it. To responsibly harness AI and mitigate these risks, we recommend that agencies and policymakers:
- Establish and enforce clear use policies. Statewide rules for body camera use and AI governance ensure consistency across jurisdictions, particularly in areas like body camera activation, evidence sharing, and public disclosure.
- Pair technology with human oversight. AI should enhance—not replace—human decision-making. Final judgments must rest with trained personnel, supported by independent policy oversight from civilian review boards.
- Safeguard civil liberties. Safeguards must be in place to protect individual rights, limit surveillance overreach, and ensure data transparency. For example, limiting facial recognition during constitutionally protected activities like protests will help ensure AI is aligned with democratic ideals.
With the right guardrails in place, AI can elevate body cameras from after-action archival tools to always-on intelligence tools, informing decisions in the moment, when it matters most.
The Past, Present, and Future of Police Body Cameras - R Street Institute
Authors Table of Contents Media Contact For general and media inquiries and to book our experts, please contact: pr@rstreet.org The line between public security and state surveillance lies not in technology, but in the policies that govern it.R Street Institute
[JS Required] The Past, Present, and Future of Police Body Cameras
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the criminal justice system. Law enforcement agencies are using it to predict crime, expedite response, and streamline routine tasks. One of the most promising applications can be found in body camera programs, where AI is transforming unmanageable archives of footage into active sources of insight.AI can now analyze hundreds of hours of video in seconds. Early pilot programs suggest that these video-reviewing tools, when guided by human oversight, can uncover critical evidence that might otherwise be overlooked, reduce pretrial bottlenecks, and identify potential instances of officer misconduct. But these benefits come with risks. Absent clear guardrails, the same technologies could drift toward government overreach, blurring the line between public safety and state surveillance.
The line between public security and state surveillance lies not in technology, but in the policies that govern it. To responsibly harness AI and mitigate these risks, we recommend that agencies and policymakers:
- Establish and enforce clear use policies. Statewide rules for body camera use and AI governance ensure consistency across jurisdictions, particularly in areas like body camera activation, evidence sharing, and public disclosure.
- Pair technology with human oversight. AI should enhance—not replace—human decision-making. Final judgments must rest with trained personnel, supported by independent policy oversight from civilian review boards.
- Safeguard civil liberties. Safeguards must be in place to protect individual rights, limit surveillance overreach, and ensure data transparency. For example, limiting facial recognition during constitutionally protected activities like protests will help ensure AI is aligned with democratic ideals.
With the right guardrails in place, AI can elevate body cameras from after-action archival tools to always-on intelligence tools, informing decisions in the moment, when it matters most.
The Past, Present, and Future of Police Body Cameras - R Street Institute
Authors Table of Contents Media Contact For general and media inquiries and to book our experts, please contact: pr@rstreet.org The line between public security and state surveillance lies not in technology, but in the policies that govern it.R Street Institute
Republican FCC scraps ban on prison phone price gouging, a gift to some of his big donors
The Federal Communications Commission will no longer enforce a rule capping the price of prison phone calls, according to an announcement made Monday by FCC Chairman Brendan Carr.
The move suspends a 2024 FCC decision that capped the price of in-state phone calls at 6 cents minute for prisons and large jails and 7 cents per minute for medium-sized jails. Before the decision, a 15-minute phone call could cost as much as $11.35 at large jails in some states. Under the 2024 rules, those same phone calls would cost 90 cents.
Trump’s FCC scraps ban on prison phone price gouging, a gift to some of his big donors
And another steep tax on some of America's poorest families.Mother Jones
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Republicans Are Cutting Medicare. Not Only Medicaid, Medicare. Passage of the Big Beautiful Bill will force mandatory sequestration that will mean half a trillion dollars in Medicare cuts.
Republicans Are Cutting Medicare. Not Only Medicaid, Medicare.
Passage of the Big Beautiful Bill will force mandatory sequestration that will mean half a trillion dollars in Medicare cuts.David Dayen (The American Prospect)
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“Not an easy project to build:” Australian developer switches on the biggest solar farm in the UK
Australian-based renewable energy and storage investor Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners says its new 373 MW Cleve Hill Solar Park – the biggest in the UK – has begun commercial operations.
The Cleve Hill solar park, situated in Kent in England’s south, consists of over 550,000 solar panels and is expected to provide clean electricity equivalent to the needs of 102,000 homes, and is being hailed as a landmark on multiple fronts.
It is four times the size of the next largest operational UK solar project, and will also feature a 150 MW co-located battery energy storage system (BESS), making it also the largest co-located solar plus storage project ever constructed in the UK power market.
Cleve Hill was also the first solar and battery storage project to be consented as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) by the UK government, and secured the first solar contract for difference (CfD) by the UK Government-backed Low Carbon Contracts Company.
"Not an easy project to build:" Australian developer switches on the biggest solar farm in the UK | RenewEconomy
New solar farm in Kent is four times bigger than the next biggest solar farm in the UK, and was built despite strong objections from local councils.Joshua S Hill (RenewEconomy)
Y Combinator alum launched a new $34M fund dedicated to YC startups, backed by Garry Tan
Y Combinator alum launched a new $34M fund dedicated to YC startups, backed by Garry Tan | TechCrunch
Kulveer Taggar, a two-time YC alum and founder of Zeus Living, founded Phosphor Capital last yearMarina Temkin (TechCrunch)
Meta’s “AI superintelligence” effort sounds just like its failed “metaverse”
Meta’s “AI superintelligence” effort sounds just like its failed “metaverse”
Zuckerberg and company talked up another supposed tech revolution four short years ago.Kyle Orland (Ars Technica)
Y Combinator alum launched a new $34M fund dedicated to YC startups, backed by Garry Tan
Y Combinator alum launched a new $34M fund dedicated to YC startups, backed by Garry Tan | TechCrunch
Kulveer Taggar, a two-time YC alum and founder of Zeus Living, founded Phosphor Capital last yearMarina Temkin (TechCrunch)
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Best Free AI Tools for Beginners (2025)
Best Free AI Tools for Beginners (2025)
Think all free AI tools are beginner-friendly? Think again. This 2025 guide exposes the gaps, hype, and real options that actually work.Eli Grid (GazeOn)
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Kilmar Ábrego García alleges torture and abuse in El Salvador mega-jail
According to new court documents filed on Wednesday as part of a lawsuit his wife brought against the Trump administration, Mr Ábrego García and 20 other detainees were repeatedly beaten when they arrived at El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Centre, or Cecot.
Once there, according to the documents, Mr Ábrego García and 20 other deported inmates "were confined to metal bunks with no mattresses in an overcrowded cell with no windows, bright lights that remained on 24 hours a day, and minimal access to sanitation".
Mr Ábrego García has also alleged that he and the other prisoners were "forced to kneel" from 9 PM to 6 AM, "with guards striking anyone who fell from exhaustion".
At one point, guards allegedly threatened to confine him with gang members who would "tear" him apart.
His mistreatment led to him losing 30lbs (14kg) within the first two weeks of his incarceration in El Salvador, according to the complaint.
Kilmar Ábrego García alleges torture and abuse in El Salvador mega-jail
The 29-year-old is now detained in Tennessee after being returned to the US and is awaiting trial on human smuggling charges.Bernd Debusmann Jr (BBC News)
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The migrant camps being set up in USA today is worse if not similar to the internment camps made for the japanese-americans during world war 2.
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What about the outcome of the american revolutionary war ? What was it's outcome. Was the outcome not good ? Any revolution must have sound basis, logical basis. I am not talking about religious revolution. I am saying that USA today has been overtaken by idiot fascists. And even democrats won't do anything about it. Look at Luigi Mangione. How many democrats have openly supported him ? American people need to understand that trump and his friends are idiotic fascists. They are not completely like hitler. Hitler and his associates were smart and because of which they were able to destroy the world. But trump is basically a GATEWAY. If people tolerate trump today then there are people more evil and smarter than trump who will come to power. Imagine via trump if zuckerberg or musk or any other person comes to power. What will then happen to the common USA citizen ?
How can you say "be careful what you wish for, violent revolution never ends well for anarchists no matter who wins." ? What about the outcome of the american revolutionary war ? What was it's outcome. Was the outcome not good ?
The Revolutionary War is an excellent example of the winners of a violent revolution turning around and wielding state power against their former supporters - look up Shays' Rebellion.
More generally, the outcome of the Revolutionary War was good for America's landowning oligarchy. Not so good for ordinary white Americans. Definitely not good for slaves, nonwhites, and the Native Americans of the continent - particularly since one of the biggest reasons for revolution was that the colonists wanted to break their treaties with Native American tribes, kill them all and steal their land, and Britain wouldn't let them.
DHS to cut 75% of staff in its intelligence office amid heightened threat environment
The Department of Homeland Security's intelligence arm plans to cut nearly three-quarters of its full-time employees, shaving its Office of Intelligence & Analysis down from about 1,000 staff to just 275, according to four sources briefed on the matter.
The exact timing of the cuts remains unclear; sources tell CBS News the staff reductions have been in the works for months but were temporarily on hold because of rising tensions overseas after the recent U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. The decision has raised concerns among the nation's police and intelligence gathering agencies, as the U.S. reckons with a heightened threat environment.
DHS' Office of Intelligence & Analysis — created after the September 11 terrorist attacks — is the only member of the U.S. intelligence community tasked with sharing threat information to state, local, tribal and territorial governments across the country.
DHS to cut 75% of staff in its intelligence office amid heightened threat environment
DHS plans to reduce its Office of Intelligence & Analysis to just 275 personnel, four sources said.Nicole Sganga (CBS News)
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windowsiche opzioni che mancano su internet!
Ecco un’altra bella cosa che ho visto in Windows appena stasera… e che non avrei voluto veramente vedere, perché che cazzo, prodotto miliardario dell’azienda miliardaria eppure è tutto rotto. Nell’applet Opzioni Internet del Pannello di Controllo (inetcpl.cpl), la scheda Privacy mi sembra un pochino, come dire… vuota. Vedo tutto questo bianco al centro, dove sia […]
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windowsiche opzioni che mancano su internet!
Ecco un’altra bella cosa che ho visto in Windows appena stasera… e che non avrei voluto veramente vedere, perché che cazzo, prodotto miliardario dell’azienda miliardaria eppure è tutto rotto. Nell’applet Opzioni Internet del Pannello di Controllo (inetcpl.cpl), la scheda Privacy mi sembra un pochino, come dire… vuota. Vedo tutto questo bianco al centro, dove sia a memoria che a logica dovrebbe esserci qualcosa…
Giustamente, ho cercato la stessa schermata informazioni sul Windows vecchio più recente che avevo ad immediata disposizione… ossia Windows 2000, perché si emula per bene nel browser, quindi è a portata di link… e si, mettendola affianco alla mia la differenza è abbastanza lampante. Lì dovrebbe esserci uno slider (in stile vecchio…) per il grado di privacy, eppure sul mio beneamatissimissimo Windows 10 22H2 qualcuno (forse il drago di Mozilla, che vuole ostacolare Internet Explorer?) si è mangiato i pezzi (e a niente serve chiudere e riaprire). Per fortuna non credo mi servisse, però porca miseria, come si fa… 😩#glitch #inetcpl #InternetExplorer #legacy #Windows #Windows10
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Si, si applicano solo ad IE, e infatti per questo NON mi servono, visto che IE non si usa più... però Microsoft dovrebbe scegliere: o toglie completamente IE dal sistema, quindi anche le sue impostazioni, o le cose a riguardo le tiene non rotte 😂
Undercover Border Police executed a Palestinian raising his hands in surrender in the city of Nablus
Mole or cancer? The algorithm that gets one in three melanomas wrong and erases patients with dark skin
The Basque Country is implementing Quantus Skin in its health clinics after an investment of 1.6 million euros. Specialists criticise the artificial intelligence developed by the Asisa subsidiary due to its "poor” and “dangerous" results. The algorithm has been trained only with data from white patients.
Mole or cancer? The algorithm that gets one in three melanomas wrong and erases patients with dark skin
The Basque Country is implementing Quantus Skin in its health clinics after an investment of 1.6 million euros. Specialists criticise the artificial intelligence developed by the Asisa subsidiary due to its “poor” and “dangerous” results.Civio
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Again, no.
There are actual normal reasons that can explain this. Don't assume evil when stupidity (or in this case, physics) does it. Darker patches on darker skin are harder to detect, just as facial features in the dark, on dark skin are garder to detect because there is literally less light to work with
Scream racism all you want but you're cheapening the meaning of the word and you're not doing anyone a favor.
Don’t assume evil when stupidity
I didn't, though? I think that perhaps you missed the "I don’t think necessarily that people who perpetuate this problem are doing so out of malice" part.
Scream racism all you want but you’re cheapening the meaning of the word and you’re not doing anyone a favor.
Darker patches on darker skin are harder to detect, just as facial features in the dark, on dark skin are garder to detect because there is literally less light to work with
Computers don't see things the way we do. That's why steganography can be imperceptible to the human eye, and why adversarial examples work when the differences cannot be seen by humans.
If a model is struggling at doing its job it's because the data is bad, be it the input data, or the training data. Historically one significant contributor has been that the datasets aren't particularly diverse, and white men end up as the default. It's why all the "AI" companies popped in "ethnically ambiguous" and other words into their prompts to coax their image generators into generating people that weren't white, and subsequently why these image generators gave us ethnically ambigaus memes and German nazi soldiers that were black.
Black Nazis, Asian Vikings: White paranoia haunts generative AI
Google's Generative AI, Gemini, is the latest to be caught in an ongoing culture war in Big Tech targeting diversity, equity and inclusion.Abra Pressler (Australian Academy of the Humanities)
Mole or cancer? The algorithm that gets one in three melanomas wrong and erases patients with dark skin
The Basque Country is implementing Quantus Skin in its health clinics after an investment of 1.6 million euros. Specialists criticise the artificial intelligence developed by the Asisa subsidiary due to its "poor” and “dangerous" results. The algorithm has been trained only with data from white patients.
Mole or cancer? The algorithm that gets one in three melanomas wrong and erases patients with dark skin
The Basque Country is implementing Quantus Skin in its health clinics after an investment of 1.6 million euros. Specialists criticise the artificial intelligence developed by the Asisa subsidiary due to its “poor” and “dangerous” results.Civio
Video of US contractors cheering after firing at Gaza civilians ignites fury online
Video of US contractors cheering after firing at Gaza civilians ignites fury online
A new Associated Press (AP) report detailing how American contractors guarding aid distribution sites used live ammunition, stun grenades and pepper spray against starving Palestinians seeking food has sparked fierce criticism online.Imene Guiza (Middle East Eye)
‘It’s disgusting’: Top Democratic donors rant about Mamdani’s primary win
‘It’s disgusting’: Top Democratic donors rant about Mamdani’s primary win and what it means for future of party
Mamdani secured 56 percent of the primary vote, earning him the Democratic nomination for mayorKatie Hawkinson (The Independent)
Video of US contractors cheering after firing at Gaza civilians ignites fury online
A new Associated Press (AP) report detailing how American contractors guarding aid distribution sites used live ammunition, stun grenades and pepper spray against starving Palestinians seeking food has sparked fierce criticism online.
Video of US contractors cheering after firing at Gaza civilians ignites fury online
A new Associated Press (AP) report detailing how American contractors guarding aid distribution sites used live ammunition, stun grenades and pepper spray against starving Palestinians seeking food has sparked fierce criticism online.Imene Guiza (Middle East Eye)
ICEBlock climbs to the top of the App Store charts after officials slam it
ICEBlock climbs to the top of the App Store charts after officials slam it
The application, which allows users to add a pin on a map to show where ICE agents have recently been spotted, has climbed to the to the top of the App Store...Mariella Moon (Engadget)
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US | Pentagon may put SpaceX at the center of a sensor-to-shooter targeting network
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/42973930
Under this plan, SpaceX’s satellites would play a big role in the Space Force’s kill chain.
US | Pentagon may put SpaceX at the center of a sensor-to-shooter targeting network
Under this plan, SpaceX’s satellites would play a big role in the Space Force’s kill chain.
Republicans just passed “the worst bill in modern American history”
It takes from the poorest and gives to the richest—among other things.
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Sorella di Perfezione (LFA Publisher). La recensione di Vanessa Sulpizi
Vanessa Sulpizi ha letto e recensito la mia opera poetica. Grazie ancora, Vanessa.
La recensione di Vanessa Sulpizi al link indicato:
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Sorella di Perfezione di Giuseppe Iannozzi. Recensione di Vanessa Sulpizi
Poesia che ti attraversa l’anima, che si fa graffio e si fa carezza. La penna scorre, intrisa di un inchiostro che odora di tumulto e di visione. Ogni passo è una ferita che non si scusa. Scuote e rapisce tatuandosi sulle ossa, prima dell’abbandono.Giuseppe Iannozzi (Fai Informazione - Social News)
Why are parts of application in a different language?
Arabic text displayed in tagline on app detail screen (#2902) · Issues · F-Droid / Client · GitLab
Device OS and version: Android 14 Device model/manufacturer: Fairphone F-Droid version (in the About screen): 1.20.1 F-Droid privileged extension version (if installed):...GitLab
US | CBP Wants New Tech to Search for Hidden Data on Seized Phones
Customs and Border Protection is asking companies to pitch tools for performing deep analysis on the contents of devices seized at the US border.
https://www.wired.com/story/cbp-wants-new-tech-to-search-for-hidden-data-on-seized-phones/
Meta’s “AI superintelligence” effort sounds just like its failed “metaverse”
Zuckerberg and company talked up another supposed tech revolution four short years ago.
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E Ink is turning the laptop touchpad into an e-reader for AI apps
E Ink’s screen technology continues to find new places to be useful.
E Ink is turning the laptop touchpad into an e-reader for AI apps
There’s no timeline on when it will show up in laptops, but E Ink’s new ePaper touchpad could give you a dedicated place to use AI tools.Andrew Liszewski (The Verge)
Samsung delays $44 billion Texas chip fab — sources say completion halted because 'there are no customers'
Samsung needs chip buyers for it to start running its Texas chip fab.
Trump Expects Paramount to Run Conservative PSAs Following Hush Money Payments
It's unclear if that was part of any formal deal.
Nintendo is restricting the Switch 2's USB-C port — most third-party docks and accessories won't work thanks to proprietary protocols
Nintendo has intentionally implemented measures to restrict third-party accessories, including docks, hubs, and other accessories, from working with the new Switch 2. According to two accessory manufacturers who spoke to The Verge, the console maker is making use of a new encryption method as well as an encryption chip. Previously, a similar report by GamesRadar suggested that the change in power requirements (20V) on the Switch 2 has restricted accessory makers like Jsaux, from making docks for the new handheld hybrid console. However, it seems that the real reason is that Nintendo has made changes to the USB-C protocols, which now require “re-adaptation for both power delivery and video output."Further investigation done by Sean Hollister, senior editor at The Verge, reveals more evidence. Traditionally, when a user plugs a dock or hub into a USB-C port on a laptop or tablet, a standardized set of structured instructions is sent out to enable successful communication between the host and the dock. The instructions first deliver the correct amount of power using the PD (Power Delivery) protocol and then enable other features like HDMI or DisplayPort video out, Ethernet, and so on.
The numbers are in: Democrats are fired up
The numbers are in: Democrats are fired up
A deep dive into two recent special elections in Florida shows the #Resistance is back and stronger than everJesse Richardson (Strength In Numbers)
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IdeaLab confirms data stolen in ransomware attack last year
IdeaLab is notifying individuals impacted by a data breach incident last October when hackers accessed sensitive information.
[Announcement] Development Stories - Who is the Originator?
The world building and lore introduced in Secrets of the Atlas has set us up for expansions to come! We asked our Audio and Narrative Director Kane, to delve into some of the intricacies of piecing all of its components together.
Hello! Kane here. You may know me previously as the Audio Lead at GGG... Well I'm still one of those, but now also narrative falls under my wheelhouse. I often pinch myself as a reminder that I'm not dreaming because this is quite literally a dream combination of things I love... and let me tell you, it brings me a great deal of joy!
Anyway, where was I? Oh yes. Secrets of the Atlas. I should mention upfront, if you want to experience Secrets of the Atlas without spoilers, perhaps don't read this. It is a bit tricky to discuss its narrative development without going into at least some of the details.
As is the case these days, Mark (Neon) and I began with some bullet points for the basic narrative of what we'd be working towards. For Secrets of the Atlas, those were something along the lines of:
- Zana.
- ... Brother?!
- ...... THREE SHAPER-ESQUE BOSSES?! OMG!
After those initial conversations, I knew we were off to a strong start and I was hyped to get started and piece together the dialogue and events for the narrative design. The initial premise here was to uncover what Zana has been doing since we lost track of her in the Atlas. That expanded into three main components to the expansion's story, with Zana's plight at the core of it all.
The first component: Eagon
Introducing Eagon, a mysterious fellow claiming to be Zana's brother, gave us a lot of interesting angles to explore Zana's mission from. Like us veteran Exiles, he knows a lot about Zana and feels a connection to her, yet she is essentially a stranger to him. He believes that she simply must have all the answers to his burning questions about his heritage... and yet life is never so simple. He has spent his life trying to uncover and realize who he is and perhaps, why he is.
Working towards unraveling who Eagon is and helping him try to piece things together makes him quite relatable as a person. Despite his rather pompous sense of entitlement (we are all flawed), he just wants to understand who he is, his place in the world and to save who he believes to be his sister.
The Voice of Eagon
When casting this character, I knew we needed a voice actor who could fully embody Eagon's unique personality and portray it correctly. One audition immediately stuck out as the right fit. Leon Wadham brought Eagon to life in a perfect way.
The second component: Zana
Interestingly for this expansion, Zana doesn't exactly occupy screen-time a great deal. It is what she has created that we are able to explore, and trying to understand why she has done so is what drives the story forward. Eagon discovers that Zana has been experimenting with the Atlas and manifesting memories, and even ideas, into reality. But why?
We are able to see what has mattered most to her, in the very areas we traverse and the figures we fight. In many ways, this exposure to Zana is more effective than even talking to her directly. Her memory threads are split into 3 groups of paired themes, based on Loneliness and Neglect, Trauma and Fear, and Reverence and Dread.
Loneliness and Neglect
This is first touched on by encountering a form of Sirus at a time unfamiliar to us, exploring the deeper part of their connection and her regrets with what became of a relationship she neglected.
Once we defeat this part of the thread, we can enter the 'Moment of Loneliness' where we witness Zana as a child, trying and failing, to get her father's attention. This moment then transforms into the 'Incarnation of Neglect', where a permutation of her father is presented as a monstrous creation that we must overcome on her behalf.
Trauma and Fear
These themes are explored by her residual trauma from the Templars and how they treated her and her father, exemplified by the fight with the Cardinal of Fear.
This allows us entry into the 'Moment of Trauma' where we witness young Zana making her father quite cross. This moment then becomes the 'Incarnation of Fear', a frightening imagining of someone her father never truly was.
Reverence and Dread
This theme is shown in the form of Innocence, a God, taking the main stage as a revered but deceitful figure - yet another whose promises are to be broken. This thread line shows that even with good intentions, the grip of power can subvert even divine motivations.
After beating this form of Innocence, we can enter the 'Moment of Reverence' where we witness child Zana watching her father deliver a speech in Oriath. This moment is then reshaped into the 'Incarnation of Dread', showing just how much her fathers notoriety and influence affected her.
The Voice of Zana
Zana is back, baby! It was fantastic to have Katherine Kennard back to reprise her role, and she did so quite effortlessly. It is quite amazing how actors can return to a role after some time and immediately lock-in and become the character again.
The third component: Valdo
At the core of Zana's plight is her father, as it has always been. But what do those memories mean to Zana? Moments that mean little to grown adults, but leave a permanent imprint on a child. Eagon construes these moments as mutations by the Atlas, overblown realisations of a child's memories - but are they? Or is this intentional on Zana's behalf? And why? Good questions!
The Voice of Valdo
That deep and rich presence and voice... Daryl Habraken returns, but not exactly as The Shaper. This time, we hear a little more from Zana's father, rather than who he became.
Who is the Originator?
Finally, at the end of this part of the story, we learn part of Zana's true ambitions. We learn that Eagon's situation remains further complicated. And most importantly: we learn that we have more to learn. And I for one, cannot wait to unravel these threads even further.
Hang on... who is the Originator again? It is Zana, right? Hmm...
Until next time, friends!
Daryl Habraken - Actor, Cinematographer, Visual Effects
Daryl Habraken. Visual Effects: Le Dernier Samouraï. Daryl Habraken is known for Le Dernier Samouraï (2003), Power Rangers Ninja Steel (2017) and Long Time Coming (2016).IMDb
Military leaders aghast as Meta founder Zuckerberg crashes classified Oval Office meeting on fighter jets: report
Facebook mogul’s sudden appearance is increasingly typical of freewheeling West Wing during Donald Trump’s second term, which president has reportedly nicknamed ‘Grand Central Terminal’
Air Force leaders learned that lesson earlier this year when they arrived for a top-secret briefing with Trump in the Oval Office, which according to NBC News was scheduled for them to discuss plans for America’s sixth-generation fighter aircraft, dubbed the F-47 in a nod to Trump’s status as the 47th President of the United States.
As the generals were going over the details of the super-stealthy plane, which Trump has called the most advanced, capable and lethal combat aircraft platform ever built, they were startled by the appearance of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg popping into the Oval Office.
According to NBC, White House officials became concerned that Zuckerberg, one of the wealthiest men in the world, lacked the security clearance required to be present for talks about such a sensitive national security matter.
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American Pride Slips to New Low
Fifty-eight percent of U.S. adults are extremely or very proud to be Americans, the lowest in Gallup's 25-year trend.
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