A Star Trek Classic with Peter David’s “Vendetta”!

“Star Trek: Prey: Book 2: The Jackal’s Trick” Review by Lessaccurategrandmother.blogspot.com

Lessaccurategrandmother.blogspot.com has added a new review for John Jackson Miller‘s “Star Trek: Prey: Book 2: The Jackal’s Trick”:

The Jackal’s Trick picks up the plot threads from Hell’s Heart, but shifts focus in terms of character somewhat. Whereas Hell’s Heart gave us a lot of the Enterprise crew as its main Starfleet characters, this one, especially in its earlier chapters, focuses more on the Titan crew.

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In sweeping change, Biden administration to ban medical debt from credit reports

The rule could go into effect sometime next year, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra told ABC News in an exclusive interview ahead of the policy announcement.

Happy 2024 Birthday to Kevin Dilmore!

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Happy birthday to Kevin Dilmore!

Kevin Dilmore is a Kansas-based writer of many Star Trek novels and short stories, specifically in the Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers series. He often collaborates with Dayton Ward.

In 1997, he began writing for the Star Trek: Communicator. Before working there, he was a newspaper reporter and editor for almost fifteen years on a community newspaper in Kansas.

Check out the Kevin Dilmore author page to view more author updates and a full list of books!

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Windows Recall demands an extraordinary level of trust that Microsoft hasn’t earned

Op-ed: The risks to Recall are way too high for security to be secondary.

I swear to god if this is released in any more at all on my of my computers I’m going to go fully into ubuntu.

Texas asks people to avoid using their cars

Ozone pollution is expected to reach a concerning level on Friday.

Happy 2024 Birthday to Joe Haldeman!

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Happy birthday to Joe Haldeman!

Joe William Haldeman is the Oklahoma-born author of Planet of Judgment and World Without End, as well as over twenty other books. He is the younger brother of Jack C. Haldeman II.

He graduated from the University of Maryland in 1967 with a BS in Astronomy, and later went on to achieve an MFA in Creative Writing from the Iowa Writer’s Workshop in 1975. He is currently an Adjunct Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he teaches writing. The Forever War is one of his best known non-Trek works, and reflects his personal experiences in the Vietnam War (during which he was awarded a Purple Heart for bravery and was wounded.). Many people have seen the work as a reply to Robert Heinlein’s Starship Troopers.

He has been married since 1965.

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‘Cyber terrorist’ who reported fake 911 calls across US and Canada sentenced to prison

A Homeowner Mutiny in Florida Is Leaving the State More Vulnerable to Hurricanes

The federal government is refusing to restore eroded beaches in Pinellas County unless homeowners agree to one condition: public access.

Happy 2024 Birthday to Dayton Ward!

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Happy birthday to Dayton Ward!

Dayton Ward is a writer and software developer based out of Kansas City, Missouri. He has written a large number of Star Trek novels and short stories, specifically Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers. He often collaborates with Kevin Dilmore.

Ward was born in Tampa, Florida. After leaving high school, he joined the US Marine Corps, where he served for almost eleven years. He is married and has two daughters.

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Chappell Roan – Dreams (Fleetwood Mac Cover)

chronically online girl explains Chappell Roan lore.

Trump is Still Mad at Hillary Clinton & Shopping Cart TikTok Elicits Outrage | The Daily Show

DeSantis approves bill allowing parents to give up babies up to 30 days old • Florida Phoenix

Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that will allow parents to surrender children up to 30 days old without criminal consequences. Under Florida’s existing “safe haven” law, parents can only surrender children up to seven days old. Additionally, parents will be able to part with their children after delivery in a hospital or by […]

Federal judge dismisses FL lawsuit against feds over children’s health insurance • Florida Phoenix

A federal judge has dismissed Florida’s legal challenge to a federal rule prohibiting states from terminating subsidized health insurance coverage for low-income children if their parents don’t pay the premiums. In the suit, the State of Florida and the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration argued that the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid overstepped […]

Spotify says it will refund Car Thing purchases

Spotify says it has quietly begun offering refunds for its soon-to-be-bricked Car Thing. The company told Engadget on Thursday that, as of last Friday, customers with proof of purchase can contact customer service and get their money back for the vehicle streaming device.

Out Today: “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Scorpius Run TPB”

Out today: “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Scorpius Run TPB“, by Mike Johnson and Ryan Parrott.

Set course with Captain Pike and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise to the Scorpius Constellation as they become the first Federation vessel to explore this uncharted region of space! In this romp across the stars, the Enterprise crew learn what it truly means to explore the strange and unfamiliar when they lose contact with Starfleet and everything outside the region. After entering a crime lord’s starship competition to save an innocent pilot, the Enterprise jets through a gauntlet of dangerous environments in the unexplored Scorpius sector. But cosmic storms and sentient ship-eating asteroids aren’t the only obstacles the crew will have to survive!

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Out Today: “Star Trek: Sons of Star Trek #3”

Out today: “Star Trek: Sons of Star Trek #3“, by Morgan Hampton.

In a-SNAP!-turn of events, Q Jr has kidnapped three of Starfleet’s eldest sons and transported them to an alternate reality.By way of a bold maneuver with Lieutenant Jadzia at the helm, the U.S.S. Avery crew finally avoided being turned to shrapnel by the Breen… for now. But the crew now face a new challenge: The infamous Curzon maneuver has left them sitting dead in space, and the Breen have already begun infiltrating the ship. To make matters worse, QJ’s powers have stopped working. It’s do or die for Jake Sisko and the crew of the Avery-for real this time!

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Star Trek Book Deals For June 2024

This month’s ebook deals have landed with 8 books on sale for $0.99 – $1.99 each, books that have never been on sale are in bold:

Cross-Stitch: Explore Strange New Worlds of Crafting
Star Trek: Day of Honor Omnibus
Star Trek: Discovery: Dead Endless
Star Trek: Enterprise Logs
Star Trek: Picard: The Last Best Hope
Star Trek: The Brave And The Bold Book 1
Star Trek: The Brave And The Bold Book 2
Star Trek: The Klingon Dictionary

AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material Is Not a ‘Victimless Crime’

The ability to produce infinite images powered by datasets containing millions of photographs of real people, including children, and real images of real CSAM, perpetuates abuse in a way that was previously impossible.

RIP ICQ: Remembering a classic messaging app that was way ahead of its time

ICQ will cease operations June 26. If you know, you know.

I had an account with them, 5542507 but it was registered before they required email addresses and somewhere along the line they broke something on my account and I found I wasn’t able to log in. It wasn’t as terrible as it could have been, because by that time everyone I talked with online had migrated to AIM. I remember the first few weeks of using ICQ and how amazing it was to have a live conversation with someone via text and the best part of it was that if someone was offline you could send them a message and they’d get it when they signed on.

I miss those days that you could sign off of an account easily.

Justice Alito’s Upside-Down Flag Claim Dismantled by Police, Neighbors: Report

Neighbors of Justice Sam Alito disputed his claims that his wife hung an upside-down American flag in response to a clash over an anti-Trump sign.

Gecko Grip: It’s Atomic (Really) | Deep Look

Southern Baptist ethics committee says IVF is immoral, tells Christians to oppose it

(RNS) — Echoing Catholic teaching, ERLC President Brent Leatherwood says the procedure causes moral harm and separates procreation from sex.

Happy 2024 Birthday to Kristine Kathryn Rusch!

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Happy birthday to Kristine Kathryn Rusch!

Kristine Kathryn Rusch is an American writer and editor. She writes under various pseudonyms in multiple genres, including science fiction, fantasy, mystery, romance, and mainstream.

Rusch won the Hugo Award for Best Novelette in 2001 for her story “Millennium Babies” and the 2003 Endeavour Award for The Disappeared 2002. Her story “Recovering Apollo 8” won the Sidewise Award for Alternate History (short form) in 2008. Her novel The Enemy Within won the Sidewise (long form) in 2015. She is married to fellow writer Dean Wesley Smith; they have collaborated on several works.

She edited The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction for six years, from mid-1991 through mid-1997, winning one Hugo Award as Best Professional Editor. Rusch and Smith operated Pulphouse Publishing for many years and edited the original (hardback) incarnation of Pulphouse Magazine; they won a World Fantasy Award in 1989.

Check out the Kristine Kathryn Rusch author page to view more author updates and a full list of books!

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Dinosaur poop collection – Guinness World Records

Cincinnati police: No loose tigers found after reported sighting – UPI.com

Police responded to an area near the University of Cincinnati on Monday morning to investigate a possible tiger sighting.

Out Today: “The Most Human: Reconciling with My Father, Leonard Nimoy”

Out today: “The Most Human: Reconciling with My Father, Leonard Nimoy“, by Adam Nimoy.

Even before Star Trek I’d see him popping up in bit roles on some of my favorite TV shows like Get Smart, Sea Hunt, and The Man From U.N.C.L.E. And then one night he brought home Polaroids of himself in makeup and wardrobe for a pilot he was working on. It was December 1964 and nobody had heard of Star Trek. Still, the eight-year-old me had watched enough Outer Limits and My Favorite Martian to understand exactly what I was looking at.

Spock’s popularity happened quickly, and soon the fan magazines were writing about dad’s personal life, characterizing us as a “close family.” But the awkwardness that defined our early relationship blossomed into conflict, sometimes smoldering, sometimes open and intense. There were occasional flashes of warmth between the arguments and hurt feelings—even something akin to love—especially when we were celebrating my father’s many successes. The rest of the time, things between us were often strained.

My resentment towards my father kept building through the years. I wasn’t blameless, I know that now, but my bitterness blinded me to any thought of my own contribution to the problem.

I wanted things to be different for my children. I wanted to be the father I never had, so I coached Maddy’s soccer, drove Jonah to music lessons, helped them with their homework—all the things dads are supposed to do. All the things I wanted to do. So what if my Dad and I had been estranged for years? I was living one day at a time.

And then I got his letter.

That marked a turning point in our lives, a moment that cleared the way for a new relationship between us.

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New Star Trek Book: “Star Trek Explorer: A Year to the Day That I Saw Myself Die and Other Stories”

Star Trek Explorer: A Year to the Day That I Saw Myself Die and Other Stories by Chris Dows and Chris McAuley and David Mack and Greg Cox and Jake Black and Michael Dismuke and Mike Collins and Peter Holmstrom and Rich Handley and Una McCormack and Walter Koenig has been added to the Star Trek Book Club! There’s no official cover yet, so keep an eye on the book page for updates!

The book is currently scheduled to be published on October 1, 2024

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New Book Announcement: “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Toward The Night” by James Swallow

James Swallow has announced a new Trek book featuring the Strange New Worlds crew, due to be released April 29, 2025.  Preorders are already up!

A thrilling new novel based on the Paramount+ TV series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds!

While patrolling the borders of the Klingon Empire, Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the USS Enterprise detect a series of subspace echoes from a planet orbiting a volatile flare star — and when Lieutenant Spock and Commander Una Chin-Riley lead a landing party to learn more, they discover the ruins of a dead civilization and evidence of starship-grade metals…quite possibly a crash site.

As they continue to investigate the strange signals, Spock and Una find shocking signs of dangerous alien life and remnants of what can only be Federation hardware. The trail soon leads Pike and Enterprise’s helmswoman Lieutenant Erica Ortegas deep into the mystery of a lost Starfleet vessel, missing in action for over ninety years—and to a terrible dilemma that will challenge the crew to question their past…and their future.

“Gossip Girl” alum Taylor Momsen bit by a bat while performing in Spain: “I must really be a witch”

Taylor Momsen, whose band The Pretty Reckless are opening for AC/DC, was performing in Spain when she was bit by a bat.

Preview of “Star Trek: Sons of Star Trek #3”

Here’s a preview of Star Trek: Sons of Star Trek #3 by Morgan Hampton which is due to be released this Wednesday on June 5, 2024 at your local comic shop and digital retailers:

In a-SNAP!-turn of events, Q Jr has kidnapped three of Starfleet’s eldest sons and transported them to an alternate reality.By way of a bold maneuver with Lieutenant Jadzia at the helm, the U.S.S. Avery crew finally avoided being turned to shrapnel by the Breen… for now. But the crew now face a new challenge: The infamous Curzon maneuver has left them sitting dead in space, and the Breen have already begun infiltrating the ship. To make matters worse, QJ’s powers have stopped working. It’s do or die for Jake Sisko and the crew of the Avery-for real this time!

“Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Captain’s Table Book Three: The Mist” Review by Deepspacespines.com

Deepspacespines.com has added a new review for Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch‘s “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Captain’s Table Book Three: The Mist”:

In today’s episode, the DS9 crew discovers a group of people who can add and remove sprite layers to space on demand. But Sisko might have a tough time taking the man who brought the Defiant over seriously, considering the wildfire blazing in his pants region. What kind of basic is Sisko? Has stress made him forget his quadrants? And what if someone has to go to the bathroom during your story? All this and more in The Mist, the book that knows it’s always time for nachos.

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Let’s Talk About Star Trek TNG’s “Reunion”.

“Star Trek Giant Poster Book: Voyage Three” Review by Collectingtrek.ca

Collectingtrek.ca has added a new review for anthony fredrickson and Doug Drexler and Eileen Palestine and el mono and geoffrey marsh and george snow and Ron Barlow‘s “Star Trek Giant Poster Book: Voyage Three”:

This issue was devoted to “the humor of Star Trek” and that was a good choice. The show did funny really well, even though Gene Roddenberry famously did not want his creation to concentrate on jocularity. That is understandable in the context of the 1960s: science fiction in general and Star Trek in particular were struggling to be taken seriously, and pop sci-fi often did not help.

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Misinformation works, and a handful of social ‘supersharers’ sent 80% of it in 2020 | TechCrunch

The studies, by researchers at MIT, Ben-Gurion University, Cambridge and Northeastern, were independently conducted but complement each other well.

Florida sheriff’s office fires deputy who fatally shot airman at home

A Florida sheriff on Friday fired a deputy who fatally shot an airman at his home while holding a handgun pointed to the ground, saying the deputy’s life was never in danger and he should not have fired his weapon.

Happy 2024 Birthday to Myrna Culbreath!

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Happy birthday to Myrna Culbreath!

Myrna Culbreath is the author and editor of several early Star Trek novels, and also one of the biographers of William Shatner.

She collaborates with Sondra Marshak.

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Madonna Hit With Lawsuit in California Over “Sexually Explicit Content” at Celebration Tour

A concertgoer is suing the pop icon over “pornography without warning, topless women on stage simulating sex acts.”

“Star Trek: Celebrations #1” Review by Dailystartreknews.com

Dailystartreknews.com has added a new review for Hannah Rose May and Magdalene Visaggio and Steve Orlando and Vita Ayala‘s “Star Trek: Celebrations #1”:

As both a queer person and a Star Trek fan I was incredibly excited for the Star Trek: Celebrations comic that IDW was releasing to celebrate pride this year. I drove over an hour both ways to pick up this comic and it took all my self restraint not to pull over and read the comic on my drive back. Once I got home I immediately started reading, and frankly, I’m a little disappointed.

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Ken Burns, H’24 Keynote Address to Brandeis University’s 2024 Graduates

Skip to the 13 minute mark if you want to hear the real reason this was posted here.

Happy 2024 Birthday to Mike W. Barr!

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Happy birthday to Mike W. Barr!

Mike W. Barr also credited as Mike Barr, is a writer of comic books and novels. Outside of his Star Trek work, he wrote Batman and the Outsiders, Mantra, and Camelot 3000.

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“Star Trek: Celebrations #1” Review by Trekcentral.net

Trekcentral.net has added a new review for Hannah Rose May and Magdalene Visaggio and Steve Orlando and Vita Ayala‘s “Star Trek: Celebrations #1”:

There’s a real treat this week in the realm of comic books. That would be Star Trek: Celebrations which is on sale this week from IDW Publishing! The one-shot is a sort of LGBTQIA+ pride month celebration, highlighting the diverse roster of queer characters in the Star Trek universe. Looking at the cover, it’s lovely to see so many faces. However it is a little telling that nearly half of them are from the same show, Star Trek: Discovery, which is coming to an end tomorrow.

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Out Today: “Star Trek: Celebrations #1”

Out today: “Star Trek: Celebrations #1“, by Hannah Rose May and Magdalene Visaggio and Steve Orlando and Vita Ayala.

“Star Trek was an attempt to say that humanity will reach maturity and wisdom on the day that it begins not just to tolerate but to celebrate differences in ideas and differences in life forms.” -Gene Roddenberry

IDW proudly presents a one-shot anthology centering and celebrating LGBTQIA+ characters from across the Star Trek universe! Join legendary heroes from each era of the beloved franchise in stories that showcase the strengths of infinite diversity in infinite combinations, brought to you by a star-studded cast of writers and artists including Vita Ayala, Steve Orlando, Mags Visaggio, and more!

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Out Today: “Star Trek: Discovering The TV Series”

Out today: “Star Trek: Discovering The TV Series“, by Tom Salinsky.

How well do you know Star Trek? Lifelong science fiction fan, podcaster and author Tom Salinsky decided that the answer was “not well enough,” and so at the beginning of 2022, he embarked on a two-year mission to watch everything from the start of The Original Series to the end of Enterprise, at the rate of one episode per day. This book is the first part of that odyssey, covering the 79 television episodes which started it all, the animated series which briefly brought it back in the 1970s, the first six original movies and the full run of The Next Generation. Whether you’re a die-hard fan, a casual viewer, or just someone interested in the history of television, you’ll adore coming on this daily journey though the highs and lows of one of the most significant and much-loved media properties in the world.

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Preview of “Star Trek: Celebrations #1”

Here’s a preview of Star Trek: Celebrations #1 by Hannah Rose May and Magdalene Visaggio and Steve Orlando and Vita Ayala which is due to be released this Wednesday on May 29, 2024 at your local comic shop and digital retailers:

“Star Trek was an attempt to say that humanity will reach maturity and wisdom on the day that it begins not just to tolerate but to celebrate differences in ideas and differences in life forms.” -Gene Roddenberry

IDW proudly presents a one-shot anthology centering and celebrating LGBTQIA+ characters from across the Star Trek universe! Join legendary heroes from each era of the beloved franchise in stories that showcase the strengths of infinite diversity in infinite combinations, brought to you by a star-studded cast of writers and artists including Vita Ayala, Steve Orlando, Mags Visaggio, and more!

Happy 2024 Birthday to Lawrence M. Krauss!

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Happy birthday to Lawrence M. Krauss!

Lawrence Maxwell Krauss is a professor of physics and astronomy, and Foundation Professor of the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University. He is also director of its Origins Project.

He’s the author of ten popular books, explaining scientific principles and physics for a general public, using, in the cases of the international bestseller The Physics of Star Trek, and Beyond Star Trek, examples from the live-action Star Trek franchise as illustrative back-drops for his treatises. Other popular works, Krauss has written include the award winning Atom, and Hiding in the Mirror: The Mysterious Allure of Extra Dimensions from Plato to String Theory and Beyond.

Krauss also appeared in a segment of How William Shatner Changed the World.

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Star Trek-The Next Generation- Pliable Truths Book Review

“Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Captain’s Table: 2 Dujonian’s Hoard” Review by Deepspacespines.com

Deepspacespines.com has added a new review for Michael Jan Friedman‘s “Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Captain’s Table: 2 Dujonian’s Hoard”:

In today’s episode, when Starfleet sends Picard in search of an AWOL captain, he picks Worf for his plus-one. But the search-and-rescue doubles as a treasure hunt, and the first one to find it will be singing glor’ya, glor’ya, hallelujah. Can MJF get away with putting his prose in characters’ mouths? How well does naming characters after things near you on your desk work out? And did Picard’s quarry go through some changes after leaving Starfleet? All this and more in Dujonian’s Hoard, the book that spares the Bolian (sort of).

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US officials: A Russian rocket launch last week likely deployed a space weapon

“Naming space as a warfighting domain was kind of forbidden, but that’s changed.”

GOP Blocks Democrat From Mentioning Trump’s Indictments on House Floor

Rep. Jim McGovern was sanctioned by Republicans for listing out the various indictments and criminal allegations against Donald Trump.

Lawsuit Filed To Remove North Carolina Courthouse’s Confederate Monument For ‘Faithful Slaves’

The Confederate monument is in Tyrrell County, North Carolina.

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“Star Trek: Defiant #15” Review by Trekcentral.net

Trekcentral.net has added a new review for Christopher Cantwell‘s “Star Trek: Defiant #15”:

The penultimate part of the ‘Hell is only a Word’ arc amps up the tension in Star Trek: Defiant #15. In the last issue, we learned quite a lot about the Parasites’ plans. Their goals extend well outside of Starbase 99, and into universal domination. Spock, mind-melding with an infected B’Elanna learned of the interdimensional portal they’d used to get onto the Starbase. Even crazier, there’s a massive Parasite Queen below deck who’d stop at nothing to put their nasty plans in motion.

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New Star Trek Comic Books Announced To Preorder! May 2024 Edition

Star Trek #23

After defying the laws of physics to reach the Pleroma, Captain Sisko and the Theseus crew find themselves unwelcome. The gods want them home and warn that everyone will die if they don’t leave, but they’re too late and their worst fears just might come true. The new godkiller is on their doorsteps… and it’s none other than Lore!

Star Trek #500

Celebrate IDW’s 500th issue of Star Trek comics (and an early Star Trek Day!) with this landmark oversized anthology issue! This collection of five short stories spans through fan-favorite eras of the beloved franchise from Lower Decks to Strange New Worlds, legacy characters from The Next Generation and the original series, written and illustrated by Star Trek comics veterans and new voices alike. Plus, don’t miss out on the prelude to 2025’s big Star Trek and Defiant comic crossover event written by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, and Christopher Cantwell!

Star Trek: Defiant #18

With Spock rotting in a Romulan cell aboard Sela’s ship, the rest of the Defiant crew readies the farmers of Antara for an invasion by General Revo and his relentless Romulan army. This leaves Worf, B’Elanna, and Ro with two crewmates down, and despite how hopeful the planet’s population is, what are three failed Starfleet officers and lowly resistance fighters to a heavily armed and technologically advanced Romulan strike team?

So You’re Raising a Telekinetic Child

Snapped | Biden-Harris 2024

She signed to euthanize her dog last year. Now he’s up for adoption.

Kristie Pereira decided to euthanize her dog, Beau, last year in Maryland. She was shocked this month to see he’s up for adoption in Virginia.

Trump’s Assassination Fantasy Has a Darker Purpose

The ex-president’s stories of his own victimization make violence by his supporters far more likely.

Slack users horrified to discover messages used for AI training

Slack says policy changes are imminent amid backlash.

The Big Cheese – Danby Draws Comics

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Jason Aldean – Should’ve Been A Cowboy [Toby Keith Tribute] (Live from the 59th ACM Awards)

Parole Board ‘Unanimously’ Says Murderer Who Drove Into BLM Protesters And Shot 1 To Death Should Be Pardoned

Daniel Perry drove his car into BLM protesters and shot one to death.

Dabney Coleman, ‘9 to 5’ Actor, Dead at 92

Dabney Coleman, the Emmy-winning actor who starred in ‘9 to 5,’ died at his home in Santa Monica on Thursday.

Daily Telescope: I spy, with my little eye, the ISS

What is black and white and constantly in flight?

Exercise Changes the Way Our Bodies Handle Saturated Fat, Study Finds

New research suggests that endurance exercise can make us much better at storing and then burning off saturated fat.

Olivia Munn Says She Documented Cancer Journey for Her Son: ‘I Fought to Be Here’

Olivia Munn documented her cancer journey to show her son what she endured.

‘Inappropriate’ Photo of Pregnant Woman is Pulled From Times Square

The campaign has slammed the decision, calling it hypocritcal.

Photographer Visits ‘Spooky’ Nuclear Bunker Made to Hold Members of Congress

There’s a TV studio, straight jackets, and riot gear.

Microsoft being investigated over new ‘Recall’ AI feature that tracks your every PC move

Cybersecurity experts are flagging issues with one of Microsoft’s latest announcements.

Star Trek The Brave and The Bold Book One Book Review

Book review: DS9 Saratoga – Benjamin’s past returns #1minutebookreviews

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“Star Trek: Picard: Firewall” Review by Stfamily.org

Stfamily.org has added a new review for David Mack‘s “Star Trek: Picard: Firewall”:

Seven of Nine made her bold entrance on ‘Star Trek: Picard’ roughly four years ago. Since then, many fans have wanted to know the untold story of how she became a Fenris Ranger. “Firewall” gives fans that story. And I’m happy to report-it’s well worth the wait!

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“Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: I, The Constable” Review by Lessaccurategrandmother.blogspot.com

Lessaccurategrandmother.blogspot.com has added a new review for Paula M. Block and Terry J. Erdmann‘s “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: I, The Constable”:

This brings the Block/Erdmann Quark trilogy to a close, though this one has a stronger focus on Odo, especially at first. Quark learns that an uncle of his is dead and he might inherit… except Rom recently made it legal for wives to inherit, and his uncle has three! So Quark goes to Ferenginar to try to woo them, but disappears; Odo, at a loose end waiting for Federation bureaucracy to resolve the issue of the Dominion refugees following the events of The Long Mirage, reluctantly volunteers to go to Ferenginar and find Quark.

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Even More Classified Documents Found After Mar-A-Lago Raid, In Trump’s Bedroom

Trump’s attorneys found more classified files months after the FBI searched the Florida club, according to newly unsealed documents.

“Star Trek: The Next Generation: Pliable Truths” Review by Trekmovie.com

Trekmovie.com has added a new review for Dayton Ward‘s “Star Trek: The Next Generation: Pliable Truths”:

Dayton Ward’s new Star Trek: The Next Generation novel, Pliable Truths, is chock full of fantastic ideas filled with dramatic potential.

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X-Men + Star Trek TNG together in a book! Let’s Talk about “Planet X”

Out Today: “Star Trek: Defiant #15”

Out today: “Star Trek: Defiant #15“, by Christopher Cantwell.

It’s a good day to die! Left with no other choice, the crew of the Defiant assists Hugh in assimilating B’Elanna in hopes of reclaiming control over the parasite embedded in her brain stem. But it’s a race against time and the undead as hordes of infected Starbase crew bang on the hangar doors, demanding Worf and his crew surrender and become one with the parasitic Collective!

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“Star Trek: The Next Generation: Pliable Truths” Review by Scifichick.com

Scifichick.com has added a new review for Dayton Ward‘s “Star Trek: The Next Generation: Pliable Truths”:

This story is set just before the Deep Space Nine series. There are multiple storylines set on both Terok Nor/Deep Space Nine and a hidden Cardassian planet, but all are easy to follow and weave a captivating web of suspense, intrigue, and drama.

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Out Today: “Star Trek: The Next Generation: Pliable Truths”

Out today: “Star Trek: The Next Generation: Pliable Truths“, by Dayton Ward.

A thrilling new Star Trek: The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine adventure from New York Times bestselling author Dayton Ward!

2369: Shortly after Starfleet thwarts a Cardassian attack on a Federation star system, the Cardassian government orders an end to its fifty-year occupation of the planet Bajor. As a result, a newly installed Bajoran government requests immediate assistance from the Federation to mediate how the withdrawal will proceed and what recompense, if any, Bajorans are owed from their brutal oppressors. Captain Jean-Luc Picard is ordered by Starfleet Command to oversee these tense negotiations on Terok Nor, the massive Cardassian space station still orbiting Bajor, even as he still deals with his own recent trauma as a prisoner held and tortured by a Cardassian interrogator.

As these critical peace talks get underway, Ensign Ro Laren receives a call for help from a friend thought long dead, exposing an insidious secret from inside Cardassian space. Now, Picard and the crew of the Starship Enterprise must act to prevent an interstellar incident from reigniting deadly hostilities between the Federation and the Cardassians, and shattering any hope of justice for the Bajoran people…

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Preview of “Star Trek: Defiant #15”

Here’s a preview of Star Trek: Defiant #15 by Christopher Cantwell which is due to be released this Wednesday on May 22, 2024 at your local comic shop and digital retailers:

It’s a good day to die! Left with no other choice, the crew of the Defiant assists Hugh in assimilating B’Elanna in hopes of reclaiming control over the parasite embedded in her brain stem. But it’s a race against time and the undead as hordes of infected Starbase crew bang on the hangar doors, demanding Worf and his crew surrender and become one with the parasitic Collective!

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Happy 2024 Birthday to Diane Duane!

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Happy birthday to Diane Duane!

Diane Elizabeth Duane is the author of numerous Star Trek novels, including The Wounded Sky, Doctor’s Orders and Spock’s World (Pocket TOS), Dark Mirror and Intellivore (Pocket TNG), and the Rihannsu series – My Enemy, My Ally, The Romulan Way, Swordhunt, Honor Blade, and The Empty Chair. She also created a Romulan language for the Rihannsu novels.

Duane is the co-writer of TNG: “Where No One Has Gone Before”, which was loosely based on The Wounded Sky.

Trek comics she has written include “Double Blind, Part One” and “Double Blind, Part II”, “The Last Word”, and the Star Trek: The Next Generation – Ill Wind mini-series.

Diane Duane has worked with Star Trek in perhaps the most forms of anyone alive. Besides comics, novels and TV, she has adapted her own work for audio, has written for the Star Trek manga series by Tokyopop, has written short Trek fiction for anthologies, and plotted and wrote the first Star Trek computer game, Star Trek: The Kobayashi Alternative.

Duane has also written more than thirty non-Trek books; among these she is probably best known for the Young Wizards series, which is currently in its eighth volume. Other books include the “Feline Wizardry Sequence” and the Door… series. She makes a habit of including Star Trek references in her non-Trek books.

Born in New York City, Duane now lives in County Wicklow, Ireland with her husband Peter Morwood, who has collaborated with her on several books and also on some film and television projects.

A character in “Debt of Honor”, a comic from DC, was named for Diane Duane – a Diane Morwood was the third-in-command of the engineering section of the USS Farragut, and a colleague of Lieutenant James T. Kirk, in 2254.

Check out the Diane Duane author page to view more author updates and a full list of books!

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Eisner Awards 2024: IDW Earns 13 Nominations; Two for Star Trek!

LOS ANGELES, CA (May 16, 2024) – IDW Publishing is immensely proud and honored to announce it has earned a total of 13 nominations in the 2024 Eisner Awards, the prestigious event celebrating the best storytelling and creatives from the comic book industry over the past year. This recognition of IDW’s efforts includes nine solo nominations and four shared nominations. The solo nominations for IDW are…

Best New Series: BENEATH THE TREES WHERE NOBODY SEES by Patrick Horvath (IDW)

Best Limited Series: GODZILLA: HERE THERE BE DRAGONS by Frank Tieri and Inaki Miranda (IDW)

Best Single Issue/One-Shot: STAR TREK: DAY OF BLOOD – SHAXS’ BEST DAY by Ryan North and Derek Charm (IDW)

Best Short Story: ‘Friendship is Forever’ in MY LITTLE PONY 40TH CELEBRATION by Sam Maggs and Keisha Okafor (IDW)

Best Writer: Stephen Graham Jones for EARTHDIVERS (IDW)

Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team: Inaki Miranda for GODZILLA: HERE THERE BE DRAGONS (IDW)

Best Graphic Album – New: ASHES by Álvaro Ortiz, translation by Eva Ibarzabal (Top Shelf/IDW)

Best U.S Edition of International Material: ASHES by Álvaro Ortiz, translation by Eva Ibarzabal (Top Shelf/IDW)

Best Archival Collection/Project – Comic Books: MICHAEL GOLDEN’S MARVEL STORIES ARTIST’S EDITION, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)

The shared nominations for IDW are…

Best Writer: G. Willow Wilson for Poison Ivy (DC); THE HUNGER AND THE DUSK (IDW)

Best Coloring:

Jordie Bellaire for Batman, Birds of Prey (DC), DARK SPACES: THE HOLLYWOOD SPECIAL (IDW)

Lee Loughridge for Red Zone (AWA), Edgeworld, Grammaton Punch, Nostalgia (Comixology); The Devil’s Cut, Gone, Somna (DSTRLY); STAR TREK (IDW); Killadelphia (Image); Hunt. Kill. Repeat. (Mad Cave)

Best Lettering: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou for The Unlikely of Felix and Macabber, The Witcher: Wild Animals, and others (Dark Horse); Batman: City of Madness, The Flash, Poison Ivy, and others (DC); Black Cat Social Club (Humanoids); BENEATH THE TREES WHERE NOBODY SEES (IDW); The Cull, What’s the Furthest Place from Here? (Image); and others.

“I’m incredibly proud of all of our nominees and all of the hardworking people behind the scenes at IDW who helped make all these books happen,” said IDW Publisher Mark Doyle. “The only people more passionate than comic fans are the hardworking people who tell all of these amazing stories. The Eisners represent the best of the best on one special night where we all celebrate their hard work and talent, so it’s a thrill to be a part of this. These comics and graphic novels show the wide spectrum of stories and talent that IDW Publishing has to offer, and it’s an honor to be included among all of these terrific nominees!”

Professionals in the industry will be able to vote online, and the winners will be revealed during the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards at Comic-Con International on July 26. IDW wishes the best of luck to all of the nominees after an incredible year of comics.

About IDW Publishing

IDW (NYSE AMERICAN: IDW) is a leading media company providing uniquely compelling stories and characters in various genres for global audiences across all entertainment platforms. The award-winning IDW Publishing and IDW Entertainment divisions holistically evaluate and acquire IP for franchise development across comics and graphic novels, television, theatrical, merchandise, and other entertainment platforms, in addition to bringing world-renowned storytelling to life with our creative partners.

“Star Trek #20” Review by Trekcentral.net

Trekcentral.net has added a new review for Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing‘s “Star Trek #20”:

IDW’s Star Trek #20 delivers a mind-bending new issue, with Captain Benjamin Sisko leading a refit of the Theseus. This is all to give the ship the ability to breach the galactic barrier and enter the realm of the gods, a place named Pleroma. The crew quests to save the Organians, a god-like species whose remaining member inhabits the body of Ensign T’Lir.

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New Star Trek Book: “Star Trek Video Games”

Star Trek Video Games by Mat Bradley-Tschirgi has been added to the Star Trek Book Club!

Star Trek video games have been around almost as long as Star Trek itself. From humble beginnings as an unofficial text-based game playable on mainframe computers to modern multi-million dollar spectacles, Star Trek video games span the history of gaming itself.

In Star Trek Video Games: An Unofficial Guide to the Final Frontier, author Mat Bradley-Tschirgi dives into notable Star Trek games across a variety of genres in his fun, humorous style with loads of aplomb. Whether they are based on the live-action or animated TV series, movies, or crossover scenarios, dozens of games (some memorable, some not so memorable) are covered in rich detail with proper historical context along the way.

Aside from its sometimes snarky text, this book features over 100 color photos showing off the wide variety of Star Trek video games covered within. There’s also interviews with game designers, writers, producers, and gaming journalists on select titles offering a behind the scenes look or color commentary on such fan favorites as Star Trek: Starfleet Command, Star Trek: Judgment Rites, Star Trek: Legacy, Star Trek: Resurgence, and more!

Relive memories of playing Star Trek games on Mac, PCs, consoles, handhelds, and mobile phones or discover new favorites to add to your collection. Whether you’ve played all the Star Trek games or are curious as to what the world of Trek gaming holds, Star Trek Video Games: An Unofficial Guide to the Final Frontier will make a fun addition to your home library.

The book is currently scheduled to be published on June 30, 2024

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Opponents say it removes the word “climate’ in nine places and moves the state’s energy goals away from efficiency and reducing greenhouse gases blamed for a warming planet.

Out Today: “Star Trek #20”

Out today: “Star Trek #20“, by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing.

Having revealed their true godlike identity, T’Lir is relying on Captain Sisko to help repair Kahless’ damage to space-time and save their species from extinction. Despite the Prophets’ eerie warning that Sisko is forbidden at the Pleroma-a meeting place for god-level species at intersecting space-time coordinates-he and his crew head to the Utopia Planitia Federation Shipyards for a retrofit to the Theseus in preparation to boldly take on the unknown. Meanwhile, a mysterious figure from Section 31 approaches Lily with a mission, claiming the Federation’s future is in her hands.

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