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That makes sense, the longer podcasts I have watched is only during load shedding because my fiber works and so does my phone and laptop (load shedding is normally 2 hour windows 2-3 times\day) But I dont generally watch any podcast longer than 20 minutes in RL, I prefer to spend my free time socializing, doing leisure activities or gaming

True, in any Democracy people tend to blame the elected government for domestic problems. Even if they not responsible

I was watching some polling data on Smerconish for the 2024 US elections and 65% of people polled think Biden winning would be an absolute disaster for the US and 56% think the same about Trump Has there ever been a US election with the current candidates being so unpopular? Personally Im disappointed that the Dems cant come up with an alternative to Biden but thats mostly because of his age, I dont think he has done such a bad job considering global factors like the virus and the war in Ukraine that has influenced certain realities, like inflation, in the US. I would definitely prefer Biden again to Trump

ad "Mein Kampf". I doubt I would like it, even if I haven't read it Gorthfuscious you being naughty this weekend but you right, there are book I wouldnt read and dont need to but I will criticize the content But I am talking about generally

I agree with your sentiment that you cant criticize or handwave something like a book or a podcast if you havent bothered to watch it or read it. Thats obvious but the reality is its also unreasonable to expect people to watch a 3 hour podcast. So what I try to do is only post 20 minute videos\podcasts or summarize where in the clip people should watch. What I would suggest is make bullet points of the key takeaways from a 3 hour podcast from Rogan because I find he makes interesting points and like Jordan Peterson I agree with some of the things he says and disagree with others But also this forum is mostly liberals\Dems and even if Rogan says something valid its unlikely most people will acknowledge it which is a reality of current US culture wars where both sides refuse to concede the other side is correct even when they are And Im not being rude, its just an honest observation

I watched most of the Q&A with the African leaders and Zelensky and I thought they did a good job at explaining what the peace mission is about considering the circumstances They came across as very empathetic to what is happening in Ukraine but I dont think this mission is going to achieve much but its well meaning with good intentions and at least Africa is trying because this war has a direct economic impact to several African countries

Our president has been to Kiev now and they went to Bucha to see the massacre of civilians And then he is off to St Pietersburg to see Putin, so he wasnt really delayed in Poland. But the SA journalists are still stuck on the plane and they really upset. I feel sorry for them but they getting Burger King for free so its not all bad

I was just listening to something on the local SA media about this, people are saying Poland grounded the plane because they worried it may have weapons and military equipment bound for Russia like the allegations of the Russian ship I find it hard to believe anyone would seriously think that the plane carrying our president would also be smuggling weapons to Russia It sounds ridiculous considering the furore the ship incident caused

I am surprised they did this the Ruskies...so much for BRICS friendship

US vs SA president Very similar around travel security, you right But its expected to have a small security team if you the SA president. He didnt need dozens of people and apparently there were over 100 people on the plane counting the SA media

I am watching several very entertaining series that include 1883: this is the precursor to Yellowstone and its about the dangerous journey the Dutton family took to eventually end up in Montana. Its excellent and is one of the best Western series I have ever seen Weeds: I never watched this series and Im on season 2, its hilarious and very easy to watch and enjoy Better Call Saul : Its not bad, I am battling to really get into it but I heard it gets better Tulsa King : Its a crime drama with Sylvester Stallone as a mobster who just got released after 25 years in jail and starts creating a new crime empire in Tulsa , its got potential and so far so good Blue Bloods S13: Police drama set in NY and its brilliant as usual Your Honor S2: An excellent crime drama set in New Orleans about the mob and a judges fall from grace. Its brilliant and highly recommended

Okay exciting update, our president has arrived in Ukraine !!!! Only SA journalists and most of his security personnel are detained in Poland. But our media is so uniformed about the war. They asking " but is he going to be safe in Kiev without his 100+ security " They clearly dont understand the nature of the war because no amount of onground security personnel is going to stop a Ruskie missile...the SA media probably thinks there are ongoing battles within Kiev like Bakhmut ?

https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/developing-dispatches-from-ukraine-news24-joins-ramaphosa-peace-delegation-on-the-ground-20230615#:~:text=WARSAW The SA plane carrying our president and lots of security staff and journalists is stuck at Warsaw airport for some sort of legal\arms infringement. This is part of the peace mission to go to Ukraine and Russia....its off to a great start

I have some exciting news , I am playing Daggerfall Unity for the first time properly (I tried it 18 months ago but I didnt do proper DFU or mod research and I stopped after 8 hours or so) This time I was motivated by the numerous discussions on Codex about DFU and I spent about 12 hours watching DFU mod videos and reading up on mods on DF workshop forums. I am using DREAM with all the relevant presets and I have about 100 mods installed and so far, 6 hours in, Im having a great time and all my mods are working as expected. I am using Vortex mod manager and I did have to confirm files were moved into the correct locations but that wasnt for all my mods I watched videos like this around suggested mods And then the mod community is incredibly helpful and people go so far as to create this link with is an excel spreadsheet with different mod builds that are suggested and what may conflict with what mod (use tabs at the bottom to see the different builds suggested ) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...ToVGliR7oesLEaSlWrT23JS3I/edit#gid=1397230399

As long as you and @Gorthdont forget one of the worlds most irrefutable axioms " better dead than Red" Remember we lived through the Cold War and those lessons of the historical failures of both Communism and authoritarian systems often get forgotten or ignored by the younger generation I guarantee you if you ask the younger members on this forum like @sarex, @Bartimaeus or KP what was the Cold War they will say " thats the war on climate change ..right "

The Ruskies have been building a defense line for months and its expected in this type of offensive there will definitely be loss of military resources. Ukrainians also dont have air supremacy so yes its a very different war and offensive to the Gulf Wars

What do you pay for an average pizza in Greece, maybe a hawaiian? I have had lamb on pizza and its delicious

You know what I always do when I ask " is this game too expensive ", I wonder how many hours I will spend playing it and then I think what the companies I work for charge customers per hour for consultancy work and its always worth it. I will spend at least 200 hours on Starfield so $70 is a small price for mudcrabs and cliff racers in space !!!

that has got to be one of the funniest and most cringe exchanges in any game

https://www.businessinsider.com/bill-barr-trump-toast-damning-classified-docs-case-2023-6 Former AG Barr has been very critical of Trump around the classified documents charges and he raised this is on FOX news I have always liked Barr and I found him to be articulate, knowledgeable and convincing with his legal explanations and many of his decisions. I remember @Gromnir never liked him and use to say he was guilty of various infringements around the Constitution especially around the BLM protests in Portland and the Federal government intervention to end the months of violent protests and criminality that the Democrat mayor allowed Anyway the point being Barr is consistent with the interpretation of the law and is not a Trump yes-man To quote from the link " Former Attorney General Bill Barr said his ex-boss, former President Donald Trump, is "toast" if even some of the allegations that he illegally took classified documents on his way out of the White House are true. Barr told Shannon Bream on Fox News Sunday that it was "ridiculous" to portray Trump as a victim of a witch hunt in the federal case. "I was shocked by the degree of sensitivity of these documents and how many there were, frankly," Barr said in the interview Sunday. "So, the government's agenda was to get those, protect those documents, and get them out, and I think it was perfectly appropriate to do that."

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/09/americas/colombia-children-amazon-found-intl-latam/index.html Here is a good news story, a group of children survived for 40 days in the Colombian jungle before being rescued What a survival story

We can only hope, think of the mod suggestions he could provide

https://www.ign.com/articles/todd-howard-elder-scrolls-6 I hate to be the bearer of bad news but Todd Howard is hinting that ES6 could be his last game at Bethesda What a legend he is and what a contribution he has made towards Bethesda's success

I agree with your first paragraph But I have watched lots of Jordan Peterson videos and I agree with much of what he says but not everything. He has dozens and dozens of podcasts and he has had many interviews and debates but I cant recall him ever debating or ignoring Trumps grandstanding and theater. Do you have the specific video or interview because I would like to understand what he said or didnt say?

But there are cases and allegations against Trump that turned out not to be true or were not what people assumed like the Mueller inquiry which was important but Trump didnt have any direct links to the Ruskies Thats where witch-hunt comes from and US culture wars just makes some people's views trenchant and automated even before evidence or inquiries are concluded. And thats from the left and right from the extremist\radical elements on many issues