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Several interesting games, I only watched the Netherlands vs Japan because of the times they were played Japan is not some B rate team like Curacoa or South Africa but I still expected Netherlands to win and they should have They got complacent after there second goal, you see how aggressive they became in the last 8 minutes after Japan scored. They should have played like Germany and not just started thinking " we won this game lets just defend " But well done to Japan, the fans on both sides at least will be happy with the single point Sweden crushed Tunisia which was an excellent outcome for them Also Germany annihilated Curacao which was to be expected but the real story here is that Curacao was able to qualify and thats the best part of this larger and expanded WC I am embarrassed to admit I had never heard of Curacao I looked them up, its only got a population of 150k and its an autonomous country that is part of Netherlands The point being its an incredible achievement just qualifying for the WC and they did this by beating Barbados, Aruba, Saint Lucia, and Haiti in the regional competition So just scoring a single goal against a country like Germany is already making history for them And its a nice story to hear about even if they don't progress ⚽

The last time England won the WC was 1966 Considering how the professional , modern reality of football was created in England and the global popularity of the English League dont you think 60 years is long enough for England to win the WC again? Who would you think deserves it more considering the winners over the last 60 years? And Im talking about those countries who could realistically win it

We must definitely all get behind England to win once our main teams are knocked out. Out of the 4 teams you mentioned you right about England being the most likely to progress And I see Morocco and Brazil ended up 1-1, I never would have thought that. Well done to Morocco They now the African favorites Al JazeeraVinicius drags low-key Brazil level against dominant Moro...Vinicius Jr individual effort lift Brazil's struggle in team's 2026 tournament opener against Africa champions Morocco.

This is really cute and endearing 🦆 We should post more WC animal clips like this

The game was too late for me to watch, it was at 2 am but I have watched the highlights when I woke up A resounding win by the US and an excellent start to the WC, hopefully they will continue the momentum and they really can win against both Turkey and Australia. The US is in a good group with no serious opponents I always like to see the host country at least getting out the first group because of the positive influence and excitement for the hosting country And good to see Canada not losing for the same reason. At least both Bosnia and Canada both get a point @Malcador You should be happy, I would take a draw over a loss anytime and you should be able to beat Qatar? Which puts you in better position to progress

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/11/us-house-fisa-surveillance-law Trumps appointment of Bill Pulte as acting director of intelligence as led the House to reject an extension to a surveillance law Interesting how 19 Republicans voted with the Dems "The measure failed in a 198-218 vote, after Democrats announced they would block the move to renew the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (Fisa) in protest of Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte, a major Republican donor, as acting director of national intelligence. Republicans attempted to pass the extension using a fast-track process that required a two-thirds majority vote to succeed. They fell well short of success, with 19 members of their own party opposing the bill, in addition to most Democrats."

I enjoyed the opening ceremony, the pageantry was well done even if I didnt understand any of the singing I am looking forward to the ceremonies in the US and Canada today. And the stadium was packed. Not sure how realistic the whole " empty stadiums " concern is going to be. But this was the first game in a hosting country so you would expect it to be full I didnt think SA would win, we ranked 60th and Mexico is 15th and they had home ground advantage and they booed SA at every opportunity ...is that normal now in home grounds? But the game was worst than what I expected because of the 2 red cards. I also am not expecting SA to get out the first group but I will still support them and the overall WC as an event ⚽

How is the US still occupying Iraq now? And the invasion of Afghanistan was about 9/11 and destroying AQ It wasnt the same reason as the invasion of Iraq

Yeah, FIFA has systemic and constant issues around corruption and things it says and does And Infantino has just continued the legitimate criticisms towards FIFA But the WC is always such a great event. You have to try to ignore the politics and just see it as a grand sports event. It still is the worlds most popular sports event despite FIFA and how they run things

Nice to see that but Somalia is one of Africa's failed states because of several reasons Its a bit like becoming a national hero when you go home to Afghanistan or Haiti It would have been much more significant to have him referee at the WC as a Somalian

I have decided I wanted to replay all the Kings Quest games from 1-6 I found this website where the first 3 games have been remade in updated graphics and all the actions are now point based with icons like the later games. So you dont need to type " open door " It creates a much better experience and streamlines the game around mechanics You can also download all 3 first games for free, I am busy with KQ3 https://www.himalayastudios.com/games.php I did use game guides and tips in KQ1-2 fairly often but for KQ3 I have decided to not use them as much and its rewarding finding solutions and advancing in the game through exploring and trial and error. KQ3 creates a really interesting narrative where you explore to find spell ingredients to free yourself from your wizard overlord Overall its great playing these old classic games, lots of memories and a truly nostalgic experience

I see that, FIFA really handled that badly. But what do we expect from FIFA? They should have got guarantees from the US when it started its clampdown on Visa from certain African countries and the whole "travel ban " Like the UN does when events are hosted in the US And I feel sorry for the Somalian referee because his country is such a failed state and yet he was able to rise above that and get to level of referee excellence to be selected for the WC Here is a link for those interested Al JazeeraUS confirms it denied entry to Somali referee set to take...Award-winning referee Omar Artan was 'determined to be inadmissible due to vetting concerns' after arriving in Miami.

Its unfortunate and hopefully its resolved but its all about how the US has stopped granting Visas from certain African countries because of illegal migration. Thats why the Somalian referee has been blocked They need to find a temporary solution around the WC so fans are not stopped, I read they are doing this and one of the ideas is $15k deposit you get back

I have always wondered where Vikings all slept and how did they eat on long voyages? Did they take food that was preserved in salt? I assume they were sometimes at sea for days so what about using the toilet? But the sleep part always interests me

https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/russian-roskomnadzor-accused-of-launching-active-ddos-attacks-on-vpn-services-heres-what-we-know-so-far Another development of Russia's attempts to create its own Internet so that it can control and monitor all Internet access. The state is now refocusing on VPN access This is the worst and most concerning long-term outcome of the invasion of Ukraine for Russian citizens, Russia's slide into further and trenchant authoritarianism "Russia's federal media censor, Roskomnadzor, is allegedly taking a much more hostile approach to internet censorship. Instead of simply blocking virtual private networks (VPNs), the agency is now accused of launching active Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks to take down VPN systems entirely. The accusation comes from Amnezia VPN, a popular service that has been nearly non-functional for several days. The developers stated that the attacks have made it impossible for users to switch between servers, severely disrupting both its Free and Premium tiers. According to a report by independent news outlet Meduza, Amnezia VPN users first started experiencing severe connection problems and app instability in late May. The service’s developers soon identified the cause, pointing the finger directly at Russian state censors. "For the first time, we can state as fact that Roskomnadzor has begun not only blocking VPN servers but actively attacking our infrastructure," the developers announced. The agency has not commented on the allegations."

@rjshae I see the idea of the DOJ $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization " fund is over when a judge ruled against it. Good news for the importance of the independence of the judiciary and Congress in the US Remember how most of the GOP Congress also rejected the idea of it https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crkpyj41m15o "The Trump administration has abandoned plans to create a $1.8bn (£1.3bn) fund to compensate individuals who claim they were unfairly targeted or investigated by the government, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said. "We're not moving forward with the fund, period," Blanche told lawmakers on Tuesday. The proposed "anti-weaponisation" fund was announced to settle a lawsuit by President Donald Trump against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns. The plan drew strong criticism from Democrats and some Republicans, who argued it could result in payment to people prosecuted over the US Capitol riot on 6 January 2021, including those convicted of assaulting police officers." Last week, US Judge Leonie Brinkema temporarily stopped the creation of the so-called compensation fund. Brinkema barred the Department of Justice (DOJ) department from taking any steps to stand up or operate the fund - including processing or dispersing claims - until a preliminary hearing on 12 June. "

There is a ceasefire which is more or less holding, you see the occasional action Both blockades are still ongoing but some ships still get through The main event is the ongoing peace talks and both sides wanting certain terms

I wouldn't take the framing of this type of story too seriously I mentioned this before but the war in Iran has been characterized by the worst example of fake, sensationalized and selective "updates and news " I have ever encountered on any war or geopolitical conflict Its makes the fake news around the Ukraine war seem like the paradigm of truth And I would guess its because this war is the perfect intersection for the main contributors of global fake news and SM sensationalism. Everyone is involved for different reasons Its not just the expected and predicted fake news anti-West\US bots from Russia and or Iran but Israel is also involved and then Trump plays a huge part with his own impulsive and contradictory SM comments...its very rare that the US president is also responsible for constant misinformation but thats the reality of Trumps presidency Since this war started I have lost count of the number of " real " stories I have heard but they include Netanyahu is dead The oil price is going to get to 150-200$ and the global economy is going to collapse thousands of US soldiers have actually been killed the US navy is in full retreat Iran has no more missiles\drones and its ability to attack other countries has been neutralized China is going to go to war with the US over its blockade or WW3 is IMMINENT !!! This story is similar, the US is never going to fund the rebuild of Iran in the same way Iran is never going to be able to get permanent control of Straits There is an ongoing objective about some of Iran's frozen assets being released, $30 billion or so which the link mentions But Trump will never commit to this type of money\investment being given to Iran because this would be seen as worse than what Obama did around releasing Iran's frozen assets and yet we can now see the Obama deal was a good deal because it allowed monitoring of Iran's Uranium enrichment And Trump was the one who ranted about that " being the worst deal ever " So what they talking about in the article is US companies investing in Iran and rebuilding it through partnerships. Thats always possible if you think of Venezuela but its highly unlikely Iran would allow US companies to rebuild and invest in its energy sector especially since the US attacked Iran But thats why they calling it an investment fund, its not the same as the US giving Iran billions of dollars to rebuild as part of negotiations

I completed Subnautica after about 70 hours I had good fun but I got frustrated with certain mechanics at the end So in summary you have to go deep to explore and several times I got to an alien building but discovered I didnt have enough keys to enter and my cyclops was miles away so I couldn't craft what I wanted or the required specific crafting materials was back in my base So now I had to go all the way back just to craft something I needed, this becomes a waste of time for me I realize I should have read and understood the lore better, for example I could have created a base closer to where the lava region are but I didnt do that Also the constant water requirement becomes too quick, I took 8 bottles of disinfected water and I still ran out exploring and trying to find the primary containment center in the lava castle Then right at the end I found the Enzyme Blueprint but I didnt have any of the 5 ingredients so I just used cheat commands to spawn them, I didnt use cheats until then like with the Neptune rocket but I just didn't have the commitment to go find them 🤕 Anyway its still a good game and I recommend it for those who like survival genres where crafting becomes the main point of the game The game gets a solid 65\100 on the globally respected " BruceVC game rating system "

It looks so serious and watchful of what's around it

Yes as predicted it became a completely useless initiative The idea from Trump's rhetoric was that it was going to " replace " the shortfalls of the UNSC\UN because it would act quickly and decisively and its initial focus was the rebuild of Gaza As I often say, it's easy to criticize and malign the UN but its not ever going to be effectively replaced So the entire idea of the Board of Peace was always a waste of time particularly because no Western countries wanted to be part of it

I laughed when you explained this reason because it shows how far off we were around our assumptions We were guessing anti-Trump sentiment, Greenland and I thought it could be because of unhappiness with your new domestic migration policies and how some Danes dont want to support the national team because they don't like the current governments policies But its about something much more obvious and historical. FIFA is linked to corruption and yet we have " normalized " it because nothing seems to change and everyone wants to watch the WC In the 2010 WC South Africa paid a bride to get WC because FIFA basically demanded it , Africa deserved to get a WC but a bribe was still paid But going back to your original point, it demonstrates how sincere and ethical Nordic countries generally are. As I mentioned we were guessing it was about some complicated , nuanced geopolitical\political issue but it was just about a real criticism of FIFA and how you can force real change Sometimes we dont see what is right in front of us

Trumps United States’ 250th anniversary has had 6 of 9 musicians refusing to participate Its a pity that these events become politicized but this is an example of how unpopular he is amongst musicians and this is self-inflicted because being part of this event sends a message and clearly many people dont want to be associated with anything he organizes https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/28/trump-concert-series-musicians-drop-out "At least six of the nine featured musical acts set to play in a concert series organized by the Trump administration to mark the United States’ 250th anniversary have dropped out, just one day after the lineup was announced. The artists were never told about any political involvement with the event,” he added, before casting doubt on the claim from Freedom 250, the group created by Donald Trump to organize the celebration of the US’s semiquincentennial, that the series was nonpartisan."

I had to post this, cutest war cat video ever 😺

Sorry Im still not sure what you mean? Are you talking about issues with FIFA like there support for Trump or how they have made the WC larger and included teams that shouldn't really be playing at this level? Its not about Greenland like @rjshae mentioned because that was a good suggestion I never thought of but I would be surprised if that would be a reason?