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Once Trump is gone the next president will change this and put more requirements on these companies that are actually substantive and measurable You cant expect Trump to care or understand the concern around unchecked AI Its too complicated for him and doesn't align with his views of what big business can or cannot do around necessary regulation and legislation

Hilarious as usual and its parody creates such a terrible impression of the NZ, its not only a racist country but its about to become a failed state @Zoraptor how can you live in NZ, how are you able to survive?

I bought it now and it will be the next game I play in that genre which I classify as horror, survival. I try to play games in an order with older games I buy being played first. That way I dont forget about games because of newer games I bought SOMA recently after all your recommendations so there are other games I needed to play first

A few days ago I completed What remains of Edith Finch. Its a quick adventure, mystery game where you return to your family's home to understand why so many of your relatives and older family members died because you pregnant and you concerned about your child's future. Was it natural deaths or a curse? The puzzles are really easy and the old house has some interesting secret rooms to find as you progress It has a fairly deep and interesting overall narrative as you discover how each person died. Its fun and another quick distraction type game, 60/00 Then I started The Lost Crown :A Ghost-Hunting Adventure which is a supernatural adventure game but its hardcoded at 1024x 768 resolution and it doesn't support widescreen or ultrawide which is my monitor. So there was this massive black bar around the HUD and Window option is also too small. So I stopped playing it after about 90 minutes So I moved onto Phasmophobia which is a survival, horror game. You investigate houses haunted by ghosts and the whole point of the game is to identify different ghosts using 3 types of evidence from different ghost hunting equipment like EMF readings and UV marks and for each of the 30 or so different ghosts they require different evidence The game has huge potential for anyone who enjoys this type of detective mechanics but it wasn't for me. I stopped after about 6 hours I am watching the new series A Tale of Two Cities and I felt like playing a game set in historical France and I decided to play AC Unity, its set in France in the 18th century during the French Revolution and I got it at a good discount because of the Ubisoft sales specials And I know what to expect from Ubisoft so no disappointments are expected 😎

Have you ever watched the series The Boys? I just watched it for the first time 2 weeks ago It takes some serious jabs at the current US political system and a dystopian future Homelander is the worst version of Trump around his objectives but with superpowers

I see Jagged Alliance 3 is on a huge GOG special @Malcador didnt you play this game? Do you or anyone else recommend it

https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/report-trump-rejects-irans-ceasefire-proposal-may-resume-bombing-after Trump has rejected Iran's ceasefire proposal ostensibly because he wants to wait till midterm results Interesting decision, I'm not sure it makes sense or is prudent. I assume if the GOP does well he will continue to make certain demands on Iran and continue the US blockade? Either way Iran will never be allowed control of the Straits But Iran's terms this time are more reasonable and don't mention control of the Straits Al JazeeraIran pitches seven-day roadmap to end conflict with USTehran seeks rapid implementation failed ceasefire deal, offering to open Hormuz if regional conflicts halted.

Al JazeeraUAE bars Iranian airlines as US sanctions squeeze Iran’s...UAE joins Oman, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkmenistan in restricting access to Iranian airlines. The UAE has joined a list of regional countries that will now ban Iran's airlines. Another great outcome for Iran created by attacking its neighbours that its not at war with "The UAE has joined Oman, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkmenistan in restricting or suspending access for Iranian airlines amid the new US sanctions threat. Dubai, the UAE’s commercial hub, is a major destination for Iranian carriers, with multiple daily flights, a large Iranian community and close business links. An Iran Airtour flight from Tehran to Dubai was cancelled shortly before its scheduled departure on Thursday morning, after tickets had already been issued, according to the AFP news agency. The UAE, which was repeatedly hit by Iranian missiles and drones throughout the US-Israel war on Iran, suspended trade and financial exchanges with Iran last month. On Wednesday, the UAE’s central bank blocked transactions involving Iran’s Bank Melli, claiming the financial institution had violated rules on money laundering, terrorism and arms proliferation." And Iran is now asking the US for a 7 day ceasefire to end the war where the Straits will be open, the economic consequence of the US blockade would be now impossible to ignore? The Times of IndiaIran offers US 7-day plan to end war, reopen Strait of Ho...Iran has offered the United States a seven-day plan to end the nearly seven-month war in West Asia, with Tehran proposing that the Strait of Hormuz be reopened by the end of the seventh day if certain

Yes, China has demonstrated how you resist Trumps inconsistent and mercurial policies You need an economic lever that talks his language But whats really interesting is how many African countries are using there critical and rare minerals resources to create new trade deals and investment that actually benefit the country and citizens. Its something I support because its not forced nationalization and it addresses the ongoing looting of resources from China and they creating new beneficial deals with Western countries. We not doing it in South Africa yet but the model is being discussed and its legal and aligns with international law. It has its implementation challengers depending on what country but it makes sense. It cant be the only thing these governments do that will be enough to transform there overall economies but its a constructive initiative for Africa @Malcador you should find this interesting Business Insider AfricaEast Africa’s largest economy joins African countries ban...Kenya will ban exports of unprocessed minerals and establish three gold refineries to keep more value from its natural resources

I finished my modded replay of GTA5 after about 100 hours I already mentioned what was disappointing about the game.This game gets a 60\100 on the globally respected " BruceVC game rating system " Its fun if you enjoy this type of GTA design and mechanics Then I played Murdered Soul Suspect. Its an action adventure game where you play as a detective who is...murdered and you come back as a ghost and you have to solve your own murder and find out who is the serial killer. Its got some clever mechanics like possessing people to progress missions and using other ghost abilities. The overall detective puzzles are easy and the only real danger is killing or avoiding demons The narrative is engaging but the game is short, I completed it in 10 hours It gets a 67/100 on the very popular " BruceVC game rating system " and its recommend as an enjoyable and quick game

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqm2mg34x2v7o As expected a judge has temporality overturned Trump's media ban on CNN and others. The WH has yet to comment "A judge has ordered the Trump administration to immediately reinstate access to the White House for three news organisations barred from the building last week by the president. A District of Columbia court issued a temporary restraining order against the ban, meaning CNN, MS NOW and Politico must have their access restored for 14 days, after ruling the move "likely violated their constitutional due process rights". The three outlets launched a legal challenge after their reporters had their passes for the White House confiscated and were denied access. The Trump administration defended the move in court, accusing the outlets of publishing false information and threatening national security - an argument the court rejected. The White House is yet to comment on the ruling, and lawyers acting for the president may take further legal action. Judge Timothy Kelly ruled CNN, Politico and MS NOW were "likely to succeed" in showing the White House had not exercised "adequate due process" in implementing the ban. He also cast doubt on the Trump administration's arguments that the bans were motivated by national security concerns, pointing out the president made no mention of that in his initial announcement. " Nah, he is addicted to the coverage he gets from FOX. And he needs the main media houses for his campaigning messages It will be interesting to see if the WH decides to challenge this overturning because this could be his excuse to walk away from it now thats its created such resistance amongst all main media houses This solidarity demonstrates the reality of how the free media in places like the USA will unite when they face this type of unreasonable targeting of one of there members Its about the principle of " if it could happen to them it could happen to us " So they all drawing a line

Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Trump Agrees to Support Ukraine's L...Ukraine could launch domestic production of missiles for Patriot air defense systems within approximately one to one and a half years, following U.S. support for the necessary licensingTrump has agreed again to allow Ukraine to produce Patriot missiles. I wonder if he will renege like last time? It will take time to get this production going but its more a long term objective for Ukraine

But its also backfired horribly for Trump, now none of the main US media houses will participate in the WH pool until Trump reverses his decision. And that includes FOX Trump loves the attention from the media despite all his ranting. Now he will lose even favorable coverage, I cant imagine him lasting long with this impulsive and myopic decision https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/09/21/trump-ban-cnn-networks-suspend-white-house-pool/91872001007/ "Major television networks suspended their White House pool coverage and will no longer send camera crews to cover President Donald Trump's pool events, standing in solidarity with CNN after Trump denied White House access to reporters of three outlets. The move from the five networks that make up the television pool ‒ ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox News, in addition to CNN ‒ means a broadcast television feed that is distributed widely for media won't be carried for most of Trump's events."

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/09/20/media/cnn-trump-white-house-pool-ban Trump has decided to ban several media houses from the WH and the WH press pool that includes CNN Its always a sign of desperation when any government decides to limit or prevent a free media from asking the president or PM questions And the WH press pool banning also limits the access of other media houses to get information Hopefully this gets challenged and overturned in the courts

Trump takes aim at Russia's energy sector with sanctions...The bill is named after the late Senator Lindsey Graham, a staunch advocate of aid for Ukraine.Trump has signed in the most sweeping sanction\tariff bill we have seen in ages against Russia, its primarily about targeting there energy sector and companies associated with it The late Lindsey Graham was one of the main architects of this legislation and its named after him It was supported in the Senate 86-11 and the House 262-159 and it received bipartisan support Russia is not happy with this signing "Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov explicitly labeling the congressional move an "unfriendly action" and a hostile step that will severely complicate efforts to reach a peaceful settlement in Ukraine" 😮