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Wednesday September 17th, 2025 night edition

LimeWire acquires Fyre Festival, asking 'What Could Possibly Go Wrong?'
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LimeWire, the filesharing service that set the internet ablaze in the 2000s before being shut down for copyright infringement, said Tuesday that is acquiring the rights to Fyre Festival.

"LimeWire Acquires Fyre Festival Brand — What Could Possibly Go Wrong?"

LimeWire said it would "unveil a reimagined vision for Fyre — one that expands beyond the digital realm and taps into real-world experiences, community, and surprise."

The company offered no additional details about how the Fyre brand will be relaunched.

"Fyre became a symbol of hype gone wrong, but it also made history," LimeWire CEO Julian Zehetmayr said.

LimeWire said its bid was backed by Maximum Effort, the creative agency co-founded by the actor and entrepreneur Ryan Reynolds.

"Congrats to LimeWire for their winning bid for Fyre Fest," Reynolds said in the release. »

Whales Are Trying to Communicate With Us Through Water Bubbles, Reveals SETI
Authored by ovniologia.com.br

This makes us reflect that, within the water, still on our own planet, there exists an alien world waiting to be explored.

This attempt at communication could help us better understand forms of non-human intelligence and guide the search for life beyond Earth.

Magnificently, for the first time in history, humpback whales have been documented attempting to communicate with humans through aquatic signals. »

DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing
Authored by 404media.co
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The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States.

The study, which was conducted by the National Institute of Justice and hosted on a DOJ website was available there at least until September 12, 2025, according to an archive of the page saved by the Wayback Machine .

Daniel Malmer, a PhD student studying online extremism at UNC-Chapel Hill, first noticed the paper was deleted. »

Luigi Mangione case: Judge dismisses terror-related murder charges
Authored by cnn.com

The Manhattan district attorney’s terrorism case against Luigi Mangione fell apart on Tuesday, as a New York judge found the evidence had not established he committed a terroristic act by allegedly killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO.

Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, appears at Manhattan Supreme Court in New York on Wednesday.

People rally in support of Luigi Mangione on the day of his appearance at Manhattan Supreme Court. »

In pictures

image for (OC) Luigi Mangione arrives at court as a judge dismisses state terrorism charges against him
image for Luigi Mangione arriving at New York Supreme Criminal Court today 9/16/25
image for [OC] Pic of my wife (my best friend) at the Renaissance Festival on the day of our 13th anniversary
image for My bf with a bouquet I made for his bday
image for Tyler Robinson's first court appearance after the Charlie Kirk incident.
image for Anywhere you go on the internet for the last week.
image for [OC] Happy Mexican Independence Day from Canada.
image for (OC) Only in Poland: even rabbit huts are built stronger than drones.

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