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https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cx2nzlj2j4kt Trumps peace plan is gaining momentum, Im still cautiously optimistic because both sides could potentially collapse it but its the best effort and consensus we have seen since 7 October "Here is what you need to know about Israel and Hamas agreeing to the first phase of Trump's Gaza peace deal: US President Donald Trump has announced that Israel and Hamas have agreed on the first first phase of a ceasefire peace deal for Gaza If formally approved by the Israeli government, it will pave the way for an end to the war, the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, the withdrawal of Israeli forces and the entry of aid into Gaza The Israeli government will meet on Thursday to approve the deal. If the deal is approved, the ceasefire will go into effect immediately. Hamas has also agreed to the deal. While world leaders, families of Israeli hostages and Palestinians displaced the war have welcomed the agreement, its details have not been fully disclosed. Negotiations for the deal were held in Egypt. Aside from the Egyptian government, Qatar, the US and Turkey also helped broker the talks."

That dinosaur looks potentially vicious.....you never can tell, maybe an extremist dinosaur !!!!!

A technical recessions is just 2 quarters of negative GDP growth and one sector underperforming can create it Obviously its never good news but it also gets exaggerated around what it means because you need to look at other overall economic metrics to understand economic health We have had several technical recessions in South Africa and it was almost entirely because of mining and agriculture but all other sectors had growth And then the next quarter one of the underperforming sectors sees growth and suddenly you not in recession anymore But I see the US defines recession slightly differently in the links based on the NBER definition " The National Bureau of Economic Research defines a recession as a significant, broad-based decline in economic activity lasting more than a few months, as per the report. It looks closely at employment, personal income, consumer spending, and industrial production, as per the MarketWatch report."

Tomahawks if provided can be used to continue to target Russian energy infrastructure, it wont be different to what Ukraine is doing now but with greater range and effectiveness They wont target Moscow The Ukrainian strategy of targeting Russian energy sources is becoming very effective and is having a direct impact on Russia domestic ability to produce and export gas and oil https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czx020k4056o

Yes mod collections are a good idea because everything has been tested together Use Wabbajack next time, it downloads and installs everything for you in MO2 with the right load order so you normally dont need to change anything unless you add more mods which is only recommended for experienced mods users I can help with any issues you may have around Wabbajack but it works really well But you still need to ensure its the right mod collection for you around gameplay and mechanical changes and thats why YT reviews are useful For example I used this YT video as my reference for the mod collection for Cyb2077, which was Welcome to Night City This type of research just gives you the confidence that this is the mod collection you want and it only takes 1-4 hours depending on how many YT videos you decide to watch. I typically watch 2-3 to make sure Its only 8 minutes long but discusses the changes

Great blog @Fishtick Really interesting and not something I have often considered

You have to do research on any mod collection that interests you so you avoid that type of unexpected change I use YT because if a review of any mod collection is not on YT then its not very popular and then not worth the risk of installing it Almost all these mod collections have readme files and Discord links which I use but I still consider the YT reviews more credible and informative

Yes but active war is not sustainable for either side around its long-term outcomes and resource utilization Thats why every conflict between the 2 sides or the Arab states vs Israel over the last 70 years has ended with some sort of negotiations This Trump peace plan is no different but its not about a permanent solution for peace, thats much harder to achieve I still think the 2 state solution is the best overall idea?

You clearly dont live in a country where violent protests are common Pepper spray, teargas, water cannons and rubber bullets are regularly used in many countries that grapple with these types of social unrest We use them in South Africa and we dont consider these methods examples of Nazi suppression But the US is a long way off from live ammunition becoming the norm for crowd control in protests

I enjoyed Andromeda, I played it years after initial release and I had no bugs or issues

I decided to play Cyb2077 next and Im looking forward to it Im a big fan of CDPR and the Witcher games and W3 is my third favorite RPG of all time As usual I will be modding the game and I have already installed this mod collection called Welcome to Night City which is very popular https://www.nexusmods.com/games/cyberpunk2077/collections/iszwwe I used Wabbajack and all the mods downloaded and installed in MO2 in 40 minutes. Easiest install of mods I have ever had, 248 mods in the collection I am looking for any additional mod suggestions, adult mods included. This game screams for adult mods

As mentioned this deal is supported by most of the ME who matters and the world It has its risks of falling apart but its the most constructive and reasonable plan anyone has presented since this latest conflict started Hamas also risks being politically alienated if they dont accept it so lets wait and see and be hopeful Lots of active steps have to implemented by both sides

I have completed the main quest in Fallout 4 after about 120 hours As I mentioned its an overall fun open-world, sandbox Bethesda game and the mod collection I used addressed almost all of the vanilla issues I wasnt happy with the overall faction alignment choices I had to make because you need to choose who you support at the end I ended up supporting the Railroad and Minutemen but I also liked the order and structure ideas that the Institute and BOS believed in for the Commonwealth so I wasnt sure But I couldnt bring myself to kill the Desdemona and the Railroad people because I knew them so well so I sided with them and nuked the Institute I really didnt like killing BOS and Enclave soldiers but I had no choice I will probably play Far Harbour DLC as my last part of my overall FO4 experience before I move on

I thought the US had always been assisting with that type of information, it was an open secret?

https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2025-10-01-guilty-malema-convicted-for-firing-gun-at-eff-rally/ Julius Malema has been found guilty of firing a gun at his parties birthday rally in 2018. Its his party that continues to sing the " Kill the Boer " song and the EFF are our official "socialist " anti-white, racist party " Malema was convicted on all five charges including unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, discharging a firearm in a public area, reckless endangerment of persons or property, and failing to take reasonable precautions to avoid danger. " Lovely, he will be sentenced in January and he should see jail time