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https://edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/al-aqsa-storm-militants-infiltrate-israel-after-gaza-rockets-10-07-intl-hnk/index.html Massive Hamas incursion into Israel. It really undermines the perceived security of Israel but this type of endless violence is expected considering the lack of real interest and intransigence from leadership on both sides to compromise or find a meaningful peaceful solution

Except the most common and real issue with illegal and undocumented immigration is not that they are criminals. And this is the same in any country that faces an immigration crisis. The majority of immigrants are not criminals Its the resource drain in the country or state to absorb them. And thats never going to change or go away if you cant control or manage your borders

Why what is a lie, is it the real resource pressure on states like NY due to influx of immigrants exaggerated? Not according to the major of NY https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/07/nyregion/adams-migrants-destroy-nyc.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12597193/Its-NOT-sustainable-Eric-Adams-tells-migrants-Mexico-NYC-capacity-receiving-120-000-year-latest-bid-stem-flow-putting-citys-resources-pressure.html Its also not a right-wing talking point that every state and country has limited resources and cant just absorb people endlessly. Its a reality

Well its demonstrably clear that border management has been a real failure under Biden with illegal immigration increasing. But there has been no effective solution under either party so everyone needs to take blame But what I do find interesting is now that undocumented immigrants are being bussed to Democrat controlled states like NY this crisis has become more real for liberals and the left. Now people are experiencing what border states like Texas and Arizona have been dealing with for years and they understand what a resource and social problem it is

If Serbia was invaded by Croatia or Kosovo would you just surrender or would you fight back in your own way? There is valid and legitimate reason for people to fight and die for freedom and the Ukrainians are no different to anyone else who has fought in wars where countries are invaded

But that doesnt really make sense if thats what he meant. Remember people kept saying " when is the counter-offensive going to start " because the Russian offensive was reversed and they had retreated to eastern parts of the country And obviously one way to end the war is to drive the Russians back or end there appetite to stay in the country. So the Ukrainian offensive had to occur at some point. So again I dont understand why anyone would consider the losses pointless when they are an expected part of any war and the strategy that was necessary Unless you can think of another way to end the Russian invasion?

I realize English is not your first language and things get lost in translation. But explain to me how defending your country and dying in that defense is pointless? Do you believe defending a country against a Russian invasion is pointless or do you support defending your country against some invasions and not others ? So for example when Poland fought against the Nazi invasion in WW2 and lost was that pointless and Poland should have surrendered?

Nice, is this the invite to the party? What time, what must we bring ....I assume you supplying the alcohol

Its fairly common this incredibly inaccurate framing of the war but repeated more as a form of Russian propaganda and or Vatnik cope Can you imagine any war where a country is invaded and when people fight back its considered " a play for sympathy " Tell the Mujahedeen that during the Soviet invasion or Serbia when they fought against the Austrian Hungarians in WW1. In fact have you ever heard of any war where people defend there sovereign territory as "people looking for sympathy " Only in the world of Internet fake news and misinformation

Yes, I dont purposely follow the events and realities of countries like Haiti because its outside my sphere of interest. I can research the history of Haiti and understand its problems but I have limited time and how I want to spend that time, for me African problems are much more relevant than issues from the Caribbean I posted this link just because its interesting how Kenya is getting involved and they will be in charge of the military mission with the primary goal being the ending of the control of the gangs in Haiti. So to keep it simple, we dont need to know the history of Haiti because this will be primarily about a war with the gangs And hopefully they achieve results but its not about them somehow creating an effective government which is the main reason the gangs are able to flourish. But the gangs still need to be dealt with before you can have a government that can be functional

Yes but where would the millions of people go who live on these types of islands? The solution is to fix there domestic problems and ensure the country is stable but the most important thing is they need effective governments to do this and that is what is lacking

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/3/why-kenya-volunteered-to-lead-un-mission-to-haiti The UN is funding a Kenya led military force to Haiti, its well meaning but I not sure how much success they will have considering the history of UN missions in Haiti. There are also so many unresolved and ongoing conflicts in Africa but Haiti is desperate for military assistance so lets see what happens

I have some very exciting news, I have decided to play Dying Light 2 as my next game. Im sticking to my rule of not playing the same genre twice in a row and I decided that I need some good, mindless Zombie apocalypse killing fun

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/arrest-tupac-shakur-murder-case-follows-decades-conspiracies-rcna118130 Its a few days old but finally the killer of Tupac Shakur has been arrested, 27 years after his killing and loads of conspiracy theories. The wheels of justice turn slowly but they turn.

Dont worry about why I ask questions, if you start engaging in good faith I will respond to this type of post. But I need to see effort on your side

Good question, it would have been BG2:ToB and I think it scored 84/100 on the globally followed " BruceVC game rating system". Remember the system is based on science and algorithms and has been refined through the years but we still make functional improvements where necessary

Whats happened in Norway, is the Swedish gang violence spilling over? Can you go into detail about whats happening

I completed FO2 after about 65 hours, It was a fantastic game and I did prefer it to FO1 but they both excellent CPRG will all the mechanics that we love from that era of gaming Its also not really a fair comparison because FO1 is the original, iconic game and the developers couldnt predict it would be a success so FO2 has the benefit of expanding on established themes and lore which I appreciated like the Enclave, Hubologists and the NCR. But the highlights for me around FO2 were similar to FO1 and they include real character customization and this allows you to truly solve quests in different ways so you feel your characters build matters open world and real sandbox and lots of quests and ways to influence your own journey and reasons to explore the world map unique towns and factions, I loved the lore around New Reno and Vault City a varied choice of weapons and an economy that means you need to find and sell resources like weapons. Ammunition being my biggest constant drain on my finances. I like this type of in game economy because you dont take money for granted I had one major point of frustration and that was initially travelling on the world map and having to encounter endless random encounters as enemies but once I started increasing my outdoor skill that was vastly reduced and the world map became fun i have decided Im going to play FO3 again and continue my Wasteland adventures but not right now And finally I give F02 a 78/100 on the globally respected " BruceVC game rating system " Its highly recommended for anyone who wants a fun and worthwhile CRPG experience

Yes to the army being deployed or yes to no changes to the current immigration policies? And what do you think should be done around the waves of gang violence which is caused by immigrants? Or is that irrelevant to you

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/sweden-opposition-party-calls-military-tackle-deadly-gang-war-2023-09-28/ Sweden is deploying the army to deal with the rampant gang violence within the country, this is an outcome of the well meaning but flawed Swedish immigration policies @Azdeus and @Pidesco Whats your view on this, do you still support the liberal immigration policies that Sweden has adopted the last 10 years or so. And what do you think should be done if you dont support the army being deployed?

I do remember her, she created videos like the new McDonalds franchises in Russia and she went to that Russian mall. Thanks for sharing and if you come across videos like this please tag me because I appreciate it and I was wondering what happened to her. Im glad she is alright and living in Georgia I watched the whole video and I enjoyed it. I mentioned this to @xzar_monty but this type of citizen journalism I think provides more insight and reality into life on the ground in certain countries than what massive international media houses can often capture. She is similar to Daniil Orain And she is obviously young but very well meaning and believes in what she says. A couple of takeaways for me a general interesting video of Montenegro and the nuances in the Slavic language and how these countries are different to Russia, like what times shops close its so nice to see people who are not influenced by US culture wars garbage and have real principles that matter to her like the lack of media freedom in Russia and what that means. She uses words like " safe space " which in most Western countries is a meme and cringe but in her case it matters because she knows what real denial of freedom is. So " safe space " is something significant, its not some Canadian or US university attention seeking exercise I loved how a free media matters to her and other journalists, mostly from Russia, she interviewed. Most of us take for granted a free media and we tend just to criticize the media for being biased but there are many people who absolutely consider the role of journalists to be critical to a healthy society and she is one of them. I also like how she mentioned feminism And then I laughed how cute she is where she said " look at this nice graffiti " ( I detest street art that defaces any historical building or landmark like a bridge ) ' But great video and Im glad she is still alive and following her principles

That sounds more than adequate, I bought a new machine 4 years and I basically made sure it was the " best " hardware at the time ( no such thing really due to nature of hardware improvements ) My objective was ensuring I could run every game at maximum graphic settings and even 4 years later I can more or less still do that with the exception of a few games like RDR2 on certain advanced settings. But I have subsequently realized most of my favorite games dont need the best graphic settings Anyway my main specifications were 64 GB of memory : never had to use anything close to that, 32GB would have been fine' 2 TB SDD: Good investment around disk I\O speed Geoforce RTX 2080 with 12 GB memory : Probably the best investment around graphic settings but also not necessary for the games I play But your rig looks good

I agree, the outrage about Kadyrov son beating up people is a thing but invasions, rape, torture and killing of civilians is not an issue Its because its easier to deny the latter and also the general control of information in Russia means many Russians aren't very well informed about the truth and the atrocities ongoing in Ukraine

Monty are you telling a joke? I have never known you to tell a joke. I like it

I played Amalur and completed it after about 250 hours, But it was uninspirational and it was the easiest and most boring combat I have ever experienced. All I ended up doing was rolling and hitting. I also dont remember anything about the narrative which is never a good sign But the world was aesthetically pleasing and I clearly had some fun because I spent 250 hours on it