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Yes, another Russian ship damaged or sunk by the usage of drones https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-sea-drones-a316215f5d9fc88a488ef2d99eb828c9

I completed the entire Shadowrun franchise and its gets a solid 65\100 on the globally respected " BruceVC game rating system" I enjoyed the combat mechanics and there were battles where you really had use strategies to win, I like that Hong Kong had one frustrating design and that was the freeing of Raymond and the Matrix where you only had 10 rounds, I dont like or enjoy this type of forced timing to complete a quest especially when the expectations are badly designed. I used save scumming to complete this part of the game But apart from that a good overall experience in the Shadowrun universe Now Im taking my normal break from playing the same genre and Im going to start on Far Cry 5, it looks good and its set in Montana where your enemy is a doomsday cult

And its expected, like I said in a previous post its a bad idea to try to use the courts to influence a political voting outcome

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/reception-for-trudeau-italian-pm-cancelled-after-pro-palestinian-demonstrators-blocked-entrances-1.6792416#:~:text=A dinner hosted by Prime,was set to take place. Absolutely outrageous @Malcador you see the problem when you fail to enforce the rule of law and order, now your PM couldn't meet with the Italian PM Why didnt the police arrest people? You cant allow aggressive protests to dictate or influence any government policy

Im still busy with the Shadowrun franchise, I installed about 4-5 new campaign mods and I was very impressed with the overall quality They not long about 5-10 hours but fun. Then I have just finished Dragonfall which was excellent and my best part so far of the narrative and now Im going to play Hong Kong

Hoonding if Trump doesnt win are you going to be upset? You will be fine, life will go on

I agree, all the lawyers I have listened to say Trump will lose badly around this latest case that a US president should have immunity But it will be interesting to see how the SC rules

But forget Trump, this is about the precedent and applies to the reality of being the US president You can definitely be a US president without breaking the law and the WH does have a team of lawyers to advise any president If Trump wins this case I think it will set a terrible precedent because that means the US president cannot be charged for anything he does while he is president It makes no sense, what if he sells secrets to a foreign power? I agree that some of his prosecutions are political in nature and should be dropped but saying any US president is immune to prosecution while he is president is a terrible suggestion There must always be accountability and an awareness of this accountability. Autocracies like Russia are where the president can do anything he wants with no consequence but the US is not Russia thankfully

I know we not lawyers but I have the opposite view to you, this case is about immunity to prosecution when a person is president and this applies when the person is no longer president Why would you not want that kind of accountability? If the president of the US breaks the law while he is president why shouldnt he be charged after he is no longer president?

But this is the type of ruling Im talking about. Whether its legally valid or not you are adding to the narrative that there is political and judicial interference to stop Trump winning I know you dont vote but how would you feel if you were a GOP supporter and now you cant vote for the GOP candidate in your state Its not a good outcome, let registered voters decide who they want to vote for. Dont create legal hurdles to influence the election But Im sure the SC will reverse all these states that have disqualified Trump?

I dont want Trump to win because he doesnt take the role of US president seriously and its all theater to him But Im very concerned with Bidens age and mental acumen Saying all that all these court cases and potential charges against Trump have actually strengthened support for him because many Americans believe the DOJ and courts are trying to influence peoples right to decide who they can vote for. So now you have some GOP members who are going to vote for Trump because they genuinely believe these charges are more about political interference And personally I do think there is some truth to this in some cases but end of the day perception becomes reality They not helping if you dont want Trump to win

No of course all these groups can protest but they cant break the law when they protest I know this is difficult to believe but there are such things as protests where people protest peacefully, its true. You can believe me on this

I hope you going to protest about this and you not just complaining on the Internet? We all need to protest more, hit the streets I say

I finished Shadowrun Returns after 12 hours, it really was fun and I like the ruleset and how the combat mechanics work I am going to play the DLC and some extra quest mods

I have no problem with nationalism, but I have a huge issue with nationalism when it translates to invading sovereign countries that don't want to align with you or be part of your sphere of influence And thats the reality of Russian nationalism under Putin. Ukraine had an election in 2019 and Zelensky won overwhelmingly on a pro-West\EU open ticket The invasion of Ukraine by Russia was about the decision that the majority of Ukrainians wanted, they didnt want to be part of the new Russian aligned states This should have been respected and accepted by Putin, if the election results had been a pro-Russia candidate I can guarantee you there would have been no invasion

I think you misunderstanding a few things, I did watch several of Tuckers short videos on Russia just not the 4 hour interview and I use to watch some of his FOX news shows. I generally dont watch him because I find him to be a populist and grandstander but I dont automatically disagree with him just because its him No media house gives me my opinion on things, the media has some influence but end of the day the facts and reality of things in the world matter to me. Opinion journalism is just that, sometimes I agree and sometimes I dont. Carlson is mostly opinion journalism I will give you an example, he made a cringe video of shopping in a Moscow supermarket and claiming how " cheap food is compared to the US" But thats factually incorrect, US food inflation is sitting on 2.6% and Russian food inflation is 8.1% https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/food-inflation https://tradingeconomics.com/russia/food-inflation#:~:text=Cost of food in Russia,percent in May of 2023. This is just one example, basically he a $ multimillionaire shopping in Russia where the $ is much stronger than the Ruble but for the average Russian food prices are much more expensive and this is a consequence of the war and sanctions So I use primary sources all the time before I have an opinion on something and if Tucker thinks "food is cheaper in Russia " its not, inflation primary sources dont lie

Hi Vals Nice to hear from you again, I dont have the interest or energy for this debate. If you were more consistent on this forum that would be a different story and I have these debates already on Codex Needless to say to my opinion on any war is not based on what the media says because the media cant predict or tell the future or how events change. Nothing has changed for me, I still support the right for Ukraine to decide its own future and I reject Russian nationalism and warmongering

Its not CNN take, Fareed Zakaria is a CNN host who has a specific show for 1 hour a week and he also contributes towards other media sources I tried to watch Tucker's interview but I fell asleep listening to Putin's ramblings about history from hundreds of years ago but what parts of Fareed's opinion dont you agree with? Its only 6 minutes long and he is very factual about where he disagrees with Carlson on

Im playing Shadowrun Returns, first time I have played this franchise Its fun, very simple and linear but good fun

Here is a good analysis from Fareed Zakaria about Carlons comparison where he suggested Russia has better cities than the US, its only 6 minutes long

I really hope Obsidian looks at the significance of post release sales numbers and decides to make PoE3, I can understand choices made on initial revenue sales because thats just how future decisions on all products work But if post release sales numbers are consistent and worthwhile then an investment in PoE3 makes financial sense I know Avowed is set in the PoE world and I will definitely play it but its FP and not party based so it doesnt have the same interest as PoE3

But on a serious note I do believe you are sincere about your concerns with big business and abuse that you see with mining companies in Oz and other parts of the world and I do think you believe in a fairer and better world Im just saying I dont consider you an anarchist but thats nots the same as as me saying you are inconsistent with your general views

But you notice most of the people shilling for the return of the USSR all live and benefit from Western, Capitalist Democracies and none of them will emigrate to Russia now but they " support "the authoritarian reality of Russia under Putin And one of reasons you find this unusual ideological inconsistency is because of the design and nature of the Internet and how we use it During the Cold War there were RL true believers and committed ideologues who not only supported Communism or Democracy or Capitalism but they were prepared to die for it and they fought in proxy wars throughout the world But they really believed in the ideology and this was reflected in there lived experiences and choices they made But nowadays you find people cheerleading on for Communism, opposed to Democracy or being anti-US\West but its just Internet and keyboard outrage. It has nothing to do with there RL reality so they dont actually have to do anything outside of this Internet outrage And it doesnt really change anything unless you do something in RL

Gorthfusciuous !!! I dont want to hurt your feelings and come across as rude but you not an anarchist anymore. You just not, your work as a Microsoft Dynamic\ERP consultant ....its like saying " Im a currency trader at Barclays bank but I hate and reject the Capitalist system " You know Im right, imagine how you would feel if the world did collapse into anarchy and chaos like a Yemen or Somalia reality

Nah, its very obvious the differences in US presidents and their ideological views and then you can easily see the differences in their geopolitical views It just requires some effort and understanding and of course genuine interest but I dont buy the point that only Americans notice the differences, its demonstrably clear because you can see and follow both there domestic and foreign policies and its very visible and openly discussed in the global media space