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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-13/trump-spokeswoman-karoline-leavitt-to-leave-white-house/107031078 Leavitt is leaving. Its a shock because being Trumps press secretary must be such a great job....no stress and no need to clarify or explain much But she does have a new baby so wanting to focus on that is also a legitimate reason to resign

I finished Fry Cry Primal after 60 hours and it was fun The main narrative and objective is different to other Far Cry games because its really about ensuring your tribe can grow and survive. Yes there are 2 main enemy chiefs you have to eventually defeat but thats part of the overall survival of your tribe So everything is about building and upgrading your village and the welfare of your people Then there are some great mechanics like taming beasts and how you use them in combat strategically and you can go on these unique hunts for very dangerous animals Its well worth playing as a Far Cry game and it gets a solid 65\100 on the globally followed " BruceVC game rating system " Now Im playing the Pale Beyond. Its a survival game designed like a CYOA RP adventure game. You need to make constant dialogue choices around how you manage resources and survive The narrative is you become the captain of a British exploration ship stuck in Antarctic ice in the early 20th century. So you need to manage fuel, food and the constant morale of crew and you have to make hard decisions about who will survive the terrible arctic conditions because of the limited resources Its set over 50 weeks that are broken into turns that you need to survive before you get rescued when winter ends and the ice melts. And there is an overarching question about why you travelled there in the first place which is unclear. The initial objective was to find another ship that vanished 5 years ago but what are the sponsors of this latest expedition really after?

GTA 6 is going to end up as the most popular Rockstar game of all time and its biggest revenue earner But its going to be a while before I play it because they haven't even announced the PC release date

There is downside, he is being referred to the DOJ for contempt of Congress and possible prosecution https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/why-was-fauci-held-in-contempt-for-pleading-the-5th-and-what-happens-next But we also know the current list of failed prosecutions from the Trump DOJ because of the sensationalism of the reasons to prosecute so I'm not sure Fauci is that concerned?

But does that really make sense to you? I have watched Fauci being questioned before by Paul and its a debate around science and what is considered best practice in any virus pandemic. Its hard to believe as irritating and flawed some of the virus preventative measures were any doctor could be held criminally liable? End of the day governments basically followed WHO global best practice So how could they trap him? The Clinton development was different, he lied about an affair and he did something wrong

Im not sure why Fauci took the 5th? He has answered most of these questions already and he is protected from prosecution for what he did before 2025. This was advice from his lawyers I can imagine its irritating to dispute conspiracy theories and argue with Rand Paul again but its not like he did anything wrong?

NBC NewsCandidate who dropped out beats Trump’s pick in a battleg...NBC News projects that Thomas Smith, who raised very little money for his bid, won the Republican nomination in Michigan’s 8th District. This is an usual story, a GOP primary in Michigan was won by someone who dropped out the race and he beat the Trump endorsed candidate "Thomas Smith, a political unknown who raised almost no money for his campaign, defeated President Donald Trump’s endorsed candidate in a Republican primary for a Michigan congressional seat the GOP hopes to contest this fall, NBC News projects. Trump had backed military veteran Amir Hassan in his bid to take on Democratic Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet in the 8th District, which the president carried by 2 points in the 2024 election. But Hassan lost to Smith, who suspended his campaign in mid-July, according to local media reports. With nearly all of the vote tallied, Smith led with 50% of the vote, followed by Hassan with 33%. A third candidate, Al Lemmo, took 16%."

I played the latest Fighting Fantasy PC game book, Return to Firetop Mountain. These games are all PC versions of the iconic Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone RP gamebooks and the PC versions are not only nostalgic but they create a better experience than the books because of certain mechanics and design. If you die you dont need to start the whole story again, you can restore Tin Man games has created about 23 of these original games and I have played about 80% of them. Highly recommended if you enjoy the books, they dont take long. Maybe 4-6 hours to complete Now Im busy with Far Cry Primal. Its your typical Ubisoft successful and tried and tested design, a large open-world map with lots of repetitive activities and then main quests to progress the game. You also need to build a village and find resources But this is obviously set in 10,000 BC and this unique time period is very entertaining. I'm having lots of fun taming beasts and interacting with the animals and enemies of that era I am also playing on Survival Mode to make the game harder so you have to rest to regain stamina and animals are harder to fight at night Im about 15 hours in and so far Im not experiencing any of the inevitable fatigue with mechanics around this type of Ubisoft game. That normally happens to me after 40-60 hours or so because you can only do the same types of activities so many times before boredom sets in

Its a scheme and commercialization of the influence that any US has but Im not sure its inside trading by definition because you dont know what impact Trumps comments on Truth will have The amount of BS, inane rants and sensationalized comments he makes on Truth it would be difficult to determine what is true and what is not?

How Spain's migrant crisis created a political storm - wh...The Ceuta crossings have shaken Europe politically, exposing divisions over the sensitive issue of migration, the BBC's Sarah Rainsford writes. This Spanish migration disaster started with Spain giving citizenship to 500k illegal migrants so you create a false impression about "Spain welcomes illegals " Then fake news and a misunderstood Spanish court ruling led to this latest incident of the 50k plus illegals thinking if they get to Ceuta they will somehow get citizenship and access to the EU Its stupidity on an unparalleled level for these migrants, people still believing SM as truthful But the Spanish government needs to also take responsibility for its original decision around giving papers to the 500k illegals " Italy is not the only country to see Spain as soft on migration, though. Meloni's call for an urgent meeting of interior ministers to be held on Tuesday was signed by almost two dozen EU heads of state, calling for the elimination of all policies that could be "pull factors" to Europe. Above all, they mean Spain's controversial move to allow hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants apply for residence and work permits and "regularise" their status. The government's pragmatic: Spain is ageing and needs workers. But those who flocked to the beaches of Ceuta this week were not heading to sign up for a campaign that's already closed. Sanchez himself points instead to a recent ruling by Spain's Supreme Court: it said those who enter by sea cannot be pushed back immediately. The prime minister argues that was misrepresented by smugglers to promise an easy path to Europe. The crowd heading for Ceuta didn't need to pay smugglers, though, because most were Moroccan and the route is well known. The message was actually spread online. Migrants have shown social media posts to reporters with people shouting that "Spain is Open" and jumping into the sea. Multiple accounts we've checked ourselves show young people in wetsuits and flippers, or filming themselves already swimming, mixed with pictures from inside Ceuta itself. Some have only been active for weeks. Several have tens of thousands of likes. All their promises were false. The crowds who made it to kiss the shore in Ceuta with joy were met with nothing. Without food or shelter, and with no way on to continental Europe, most quickly turned back."

Its really interesting reading this post because Im exactly the same but you have explained it better I want choices even if its not about any significant gameplay change and that tadpole example is an excellent example even though I haven't played BG3 yet I always try to RP like Conan. He is at heart an honorable man, he will always save a damsel in distress but he also wants wealth so he often goes on quests and missions for the money. But he wont abandon his principles and integrity

They attacked and damaged an Iranian ship and killed 1 sailor Ukraine has said it was unintentional They might have sunk it but as usual with this type of news its uncertain Definitely a WW3 triggering event

WW3 because Ukraine attacked an Iranian ship, seriously bro ? Firstly Iran has been supplying military resources to Russia for years that have been used to perpetuate this war and kill Ukrainians Secondly Iran has no military capability to go to war with Ukraine, they cant even stop the US from bombing them any time they want. There only strategy has been asymmetrical warfare where they launch drones and missiles against defenseless ships and Gulf States. They wont even target the US Navy because they know that will justify escalation from the US So no, there wont be WW3 or nuclear holocaust because of this. You can quote me on that

I remember reading up on this adventure game and it looked very interesting and I see they have other similar games. I like playing adventure games as a break from my favorite genre, RPG. Im currently playing Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers Escape From Mystwood Mansion on SteamIn this first-person puzzle escape room game, you are trapped in the mysterious Mystwood mansion. Explore the mansion and find hidden compartments while solving puzzles and deciphering codes to find a

Lots of people will say the narrative doesn't matter or the RP choices are basically irrelevant because you still end up finishing any RPG in a similar way and you only see your outcomes around choices at the end where you see a 1 page summary screen of each serious decision or what happens to various NPC or party members And they believe combat is much more relevant than party interaction or narrative choices. And its a perfectly reasonable difference in opinions because we all different people and our definition of an RPG will always be relevant to our own sense of fun and fulfillment But for me I fall firmly into the camp of narrative choices, party interaction and side-quests. Because my favorite outcome of RPG is the RP choices that get presented even if they dont change anything significant. Its the option of deciding and then thinking " what will happen if I choose this path " even if the game doesn't go into detail. I use my imagination for this Combat mechanics definitely matter, its a huge part of the experience but most games deliver on both more or less So ToEE provides exceptional combat but a very simple narrative where its really a linear dungeon crawl. Still highly recommended for what the game delivers on