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The victims always seems to "disappear". Hence no allegations raised...

I really don't understand Youtubes algorithms... but this one was recommended to me. Not something I would consciously have looked up, but not bad I guess (which worries me)

https://www.dw.com/en/china-backed-kribi-port-project-in-cameroon-leaves-locals-frustrated/a-42016788 https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/12/08/china-africa-cooperation-investment-belt-road/ https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/china-and-africa-is-it-the-end-of-the-honeymoon-period/ https://www.fpri.org/article/2022/05/chinas-belt-and-road-initiative-in-kenya/ https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/China-s-expensive-bet-on-Africa-has-failed https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/beijing-finds-itself-cornered-by-africa-as-they-cancel-china-led-projects-121092100753_1.html https://thediplomat.com/2020/07/chinas-infrastructure-heavy-model-for-african-growth-is-failing/ https://eurasiantimes.com/chinas-200-billion-gamble-on-africa-has-failed-miserably-due-to-covid-19/ https://www.ft.com/content/ca4072f6-a79f-11e8-a1b6-f368d365bf0e Tl;dr; China is leaving a trail of devastation through Africa, leaving behind poor countries with staggering debts to China for useless/pointless infrastructure and wrecked local economies and environmental, ecological (and economical) disasters, which the locals can't afford to clean up again. Edit: The strategic objective appearing to be a mix of getting cheap African resources and dictating African local politics.

Huh, Iran too... Saudi Arabia has become a major buyer of Russian oil https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/exclusive-saudi-arabia-doubles-q2-russian-fuel-oil-imports-power-generation-2022-07-14/ Supposedly they buy refined oil cheap and sell their own crude to western countries at premium rates.

They probably don't have any RPG pedigree, but the they got the atmosphere and action based combat down pat, that's for sure (and a lot of experience with actual, well working coop design from Killing Floor and Killing Floor 2)

What a shame, Hardsuit Labs made such great games like Killing Floor 2!!! (my favourite coop shooter)

Just something for us cheese lovers...

Bruce, it I can recognize Putin's attempt at mind games, I sincerely hope whatshisname Scholz(?) recognizes it too. Question is, what is he going to do about it? Like the fish in my observation, getting obsessed with the lure (some gas is better than no gas) or make a clean cut and decide he doesn't want to play mind games and let the angler (Putin) end up disappointed and empty handed (edit: even if the immediate cost to the economy may be disastrous) Disclaimer: Read that as you will...

Then I don't think you can be helped

How did you arrive at that conclusion?... seriously

When I read the WP piece, I was reminded of an angler... no good just yanking at the line when something's nibbling at the hook. Let it dangle for a bit and let it wear itself out.

(Doing a happy dance)... the new episodes of Made in Abyss second season has started to be released (edit 3 episodes out so far afaik) Old trailers for the new season...

I bought a bottle of Japanese gin recently (Roku). Excellent for those of us who are not gin drinkers No, really, it was great

Never done the whisky throttle, but I remember a few times where full rev and acceleration saved my butt. One time in particular when I was about to be crushed like a ripe tomato between two large trucks (and neither had seen me). 3 lane highway leading out of the city. A truck going slow on both lane 1 and 3. Gorth going through on lane 2. Suddenly the truck on lane 3 thought he was going to slow for lane 3 and pulled into lane 2 (my lane) Note... left hand side driving, so lane 1 (left most) is normally for slow traffic. The guy on lane 3 had no business whatsoever being there....

A bit off topic... different colours (mine was red, because red wunz go fasta!) but otherwise this was my very first bike. Drove it a lot for 5-6 years. I had to sell it when I moved from Australia to Germany (or would have both pay shipping and import tax) Edit: There are days where I really miss it and think I should get my act together and get a new one...

He'll get his revenge. Eat more fish!

An old Queen Song... nostalgia time I was just a skinny lad Never knew no good from bad But I knew love before I left my nursery Left alone with big fat Fanny She was such a naughty nanny Hey big woman, you made a bad boy out of me I've been singing with my band Across the water, across the land I've seen every blue eyed floozy on the way But their beauty and their style Went kind of smooth after a while Take me to them naughty ladies every time

They (European and South American Ultras) got nothing on Casablanca fans. Try looking up Wydad Casablanca vs. Raja Casablanca derby on youtube Edit:

The interstellar peddlers of make up are as old as Rogue Trader itself (1987)... followed by Adeptus Astartes chapters using lethal trigonometry (The Dark Angles and the Blood Angles)

Oh come on, I'm sure it's at least 10 years since we had a religious disagreement. Was it that Malaysian (or was it Indonesian?) poster, Kristina (sorry, I really don't remember the spelling) who was all about mixing religion and government?

More stuff about the governance of people this way...

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62200507 The committee of state legislators highlighted a lack of leadership and urgency, describing a "lackadaisical approach" by authorities at the scene. Nearly 400 officers rushed to the site, but police waited over an hour to confront the attacker. The report was published on Sunday. Edit Disclaimer: The BBC's take on it, not mine (didn't really follow what happened, got no opinion) Continued from old politics (and religion) thread:

Electronic Arts just told me to my face that I don't have any friends On a more positive note. Despite never bringing the subject up, my boss decided to give me a raise. Not just keeping up with the inflation, but going beyond that and being an actual raise. I must have done something right. I wonder what

So, who is the official spokes person of a religion? The one with a divine appointment or the one with enough clout to convince his/her peers, that they better accept your leadership. Or else... Which one is the correct Islam? Sunni, Shi'a or Sufism. Which one is the correct Christian faith? Catholicism, Orthodox, Protestantism, Anglican (insert long list of overseas sects here)? Etc. Are the Catholics just heretics after unilaterally declaring the patriarch of Rome as the one and only ruler (the original Orthodox faith recognized 5 patriarchs, Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, Jerusalem and Antioch... famous for its hand grenades)? I.e. there is no simple "right" faith and every variant is a cult or a sect or just deviants. They all claim to speak on behalf of their god. For me, people are either good or bad. People can be good people *despite* being religious, not because of it (and vice versa with bad people). I'll leave it to religious people to sort out the mess that is the claim to the one and only true righteousness. Trust me... life as an agnostic is simpler. Only thing to worry about is to convert the Imperial measurement heathens to accept the metric system as the guiding principle of the universe.

Oh, take your pick from just about any Christian cult. It's like their whole reason d'etre is young ****, especially for the leaders.