Malcador

The first 3 were the best for me. I am still unhappy with the characters dying, sure it ties into the "Soldiers Live.." thing but eh, struck me as him just tying up loose ends to wrap things up. Port of Shadows was fun for the utter dishonesty and confusion it tries to sow. A novel set back in the Dominator's time would be fun though. And yes Shukrat and Arkania are painful to read

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-cuts-contact-with-polish-parliament-speaker-over-trump-insults-2026-02-05/ MAGA sure are thin skinned.

Have no issue with celebrities sharing their takes on things, everyone else shares their stances or causes with wildly varying degrees of informed status. Wager a good chunk of people praising Gervais spend their time watching Asmongold or Loomer.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/02/trump-nationalize-elections-2026-midterms-00760015

Yeah, on mobile Firefox the Ui spazzed out, so I ended up posting the spoiler clearly and then fat fingered an edit. Spoiler for Soldiers Live Everyone dies except Croaker and Lady.

To delete.

In Soldi

Catherine O'Hara

They've always had one, Albertans think they are a higher form of life. Add in that most people don't understand fully how equalization payments work, they believe Alberta is paying for all of Canada so want ... who knows, the most seats in Parliament or something

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/zelenskiy-says-date-or-location-next-round-us-brokered-peace-talks-could-change-2026-01-30/ I thought it was supposed to be for a week, but I guess 2 days is good enough

CNBCTrump, two sons, Trump Org sue IRS, Treasury for $10 bill...The Miami federal court lawsuit says the IRS and Treasury failed to prevent the leak of Trumps tax records by former IRS employee Charles Littlejohn.****ing LOL.

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2026-01-29/ty-article/.premium/idf-accepts-gaza-health-ministry-estimate-of-over-70-000-palestinians-killed-in-the-war/0000019c-0918-dec4-adfd-fd5dde830000 "The IDF has accepted the estimate of the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry that approximately 71,000 Palestinians were killed during the Israel-Gaza war, noting that the number does not include missing residents who are potentially buried under rubble." Although I'm sure 80% will be combatants or "fighting age males" which will assuage anxieties on Blue Team.

I still grouse about how the first set ends. Started GW's next money grab. Ashes of the Imperium - start of the Scouring series.

ABC NewsFBI seizes 2020 ballots in Georgia in apparently unpreced...Fulton County, Georgia, officials say the FBI has seized original 2020 voting records while serving a search warrant at the county's Elections Hub and Operations Center.Well this isn't concerning.

Think it's just a case of them not caring and being bored of the war not understanding what capitulation means. They forget it's not a war in Africa, or something

Press that Turbo button

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260128-us-embassy-angers-danish-veterans-by-removing-flags The US continues to be a troll state, I guess.

I have started the series he wrote before Black Company, should get back to it, Dread Empire. The first book was a slog though.

Nice to see the administration's one liner syndrome spreads down to the bottom.

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/01/26/ice-officers-face-8000-increase-death-threats-against-them-and-their-families After this weekend, wonder if anyone believes anything the DHS puts out

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y29xzjdzvo US really hard up for security forces apparently

https://gamerant.com/gdc-2026-ice-concerns-us-safety-fears-dev-comments/ "Multiple European and Canadian executives told MobileGamer.biz they are reducing headcount for this year's edition of the event, with some even skipping the show altogether. Several cited escalating U.S. immigration enforcement and related safety concerns as one of the reasons for scaling back or canceling their attendance."

VirtuaVerse was good, bit tricky I found, but was an interesting setting and the art and music is good (latter is personal taste, I like keygen music). Still find it funny the saviours (sort of) of humanity are basically a Scene group called "The Blade", no numbers at the end though.