Republicans have gotten more done in minority positions than Democrats have when in majority position over the past 20 years.
Accepting this premise, the things Republicans have gotten done have been objectively detrimental to humanity. The direct result of not voting for Democrats is electing more Republicans. This is the reality that currently exists. No amount of self-righteous rhetoric will alter that. So if you’re going to continue disseminating this ill-considered garbage, just face the fact that you’re effectively a Trump supporter.
Honestly, I have more respect for maga types than for people who pose as leftists while advancing a fascist agenda.
House Speaker Mike Johnson describes himself as a Christian before anything else. He has said his “faith informs everything I do.” He has told people curious about his views to “pick up a Bible.” His wife reportedly runs a counseling service whose operating agreement, which he himself notarized, states, “We believe and...
Not a super high bar, tbf. Y’all’s overton window is considerably to the left of ours. Your point is solid, though, I think, in that cultural identity is a much better predictor of personal politics than religion.
Yes, that’s what I’m planning on. Big adventure at 50, find a magic ring that slows the aging process, hang around home living large on my riches and telling tales of my exploits for another ~60 years, then skip town on my eleventy-first birthday to go chill with some elves until it’s time to sail for Valinor!
Sounds like a great memory! Reminds me of watching Cheaper by the Dozen while the mortars walked toward us. Highly recommend watching Sorcerer, if you’re in the mood for some nitro-fueled tension.
I had trouble with Nick Mohammed’s redemption arc on Ted Lasso, because he had sold me too well on his heel-turn. He’s super charming on Taskmaster, though!
The Rwanda asylum scheme is and has been a Tory plan from its inception, and has never been endorsed by Labour. I’m not familiar with the TrashFuture podcast, but can recommend Pod Save the UK if you’re in the market for UK politics pods.
It was explicitly a hypothetical thought experiment. Starmer has already said they wouldn’t go through with the Rwanda plan, even if it did somehow prove effective. That’s all stated plainly in the article you linked (from the Telegraph!). It really seems like you’re just doubling down in the face of the evidence, rather than admitting to having made an incorrect statement.
Fucking Orwellian ghoul. Shit like this only helps Trump. What the hell is he trying to accomplish by calling anti-genocide protestors fascists? Who does he think is going to believe it?
I just wanted to say that I’ve seen you post some things that I strongly disagree with, but I think this is an excellent analysis and I appreciate it. One of the things I’m starting to like about Lemmy is seeing the same people around a lot, leaving different sorts of comments. It gradually gives you a more nuanced impression of them, and makes them harder to “other.” I guess it’s a good argument for not being too hasty in blocking people.
I remember at the beginning of KC:D, there’s a bit where you’re fleeing headlong down a rocky path. I stopped at one point to look behind me, and was immediately struck down by a soldier who’d been chasing me. It definitely heightened the tension; it would have been totally immersion-breaking if the urgency was contrived, and so many games fall into this trap (and not just in the intro). Now, depending on the genre, immersion is going to be a different priority; it’s hardly the ultimate yardstick for gaming. But I do love a game that pays attention to it, and KC:D was great at that. Apparently I’m pretty hyped for the sequel.
Yeah, I thought that DLC was well-written, but it is a bit of a slog, especially doing it right off the bat. I would say training with Bernard is very helpful for learning to fight. Lots of people took issue with how difficult the archery is, but I kinda love it—YMMV, obvs. There are lots of mods for it if you want a reticle.
You definitely don’t need to master weapon combos to win (although they’re pretty fun when you can pull 'em off), but you’ll want to unlock Perfect Blocking asap. You can unlock it training with Bernard, and it lets you block without losing stamina, if you time it right.
A lot depends on how you want to rp Henry, but I’d recommend heading to Uzhitz, and learning to read from the scribe there. Once you’re literate, you can take advantage of skill books that you’ll find here and there. The combat is pretty difficult until both you and Henry know what you’re doing.
Pay attention to the stats on gear, and build a set of low-vis, low-noise armor for skullduggery. Also a suit of fancy clothes for impressing people (try and keep it clean!). If you’re feeling undergeared, do some treasure hunting; you can find good gear in most of the various buried chests.
Alchemy is super useful, and once you skill it up a bit you can auto-brew potions. Hope you have as much fun with it as I did!
Yes, if you’re at that point in the main story, it’s a great time to take a break and do a bunch of side quests. Come back to it when you’re better prepared.
So I shouldn’t be that upset that 1v1 bandits are very hard and anything more is actually impossible for me?
Nope, totally in line with my experience. It takes a fair amount of practice before Henry can consistently beat anybody, and you always have to be careful fighting groups of enemies. I would suggest picking a weapon type you like, and training with Bernard until you can consistently execute a perfect block. That’s a real game-changer in any fight. If you run out of stamina, you’re going to die.
Mace or axe paired with a shield is probably the most forgiving style. You can bash your way through any fight, provided you keep your guard up, and don’t let anyone get behind you. For taking on groups, you have a few options, but you’ll generally want to string out the enemy so you’re not taking on more than one or two at a time.
Archery is very powerful if you get good at it, but it takes a fair bit of practice just to get to competent. Get yourself a decent pair of gloves or bracers that you like, and you can use the contours to help line up where your arrow will go. Don’t try to use a bow that you’re not strong or dextrous enough to draw yet. Once you can hit the bullseye at the Rattay archery range pretty consistently, work on hitting the moving targets on the river up in Ledetchko. Hunting game in the woods is also a good way to practice. Just make sure you bring plenty of arrows!
Stealth is often very handy, and once you skill it up a bit, you can do silent takedowns with a dagger. In this way, you can carefully clear out bandit and Cuman camps at night, and scoop up lots of gear to sell. Several of the millers will be able to train you in stealth and lockpicking.
If you steal anything expensive, your best bet is to stash it in your chest at home until it no longer appears stolen. This will take longer for more valuable objects. If you’re desperate for cash, the millers will fence it for you at a steep discount. Invest in some good saddlebags as soon as you can—you can find them at the stables in Merhojed, Neuhof, and Uzhitz.
Be especially careful in the western part of the map; some of the bandits you’ll encounter there will be very well-equipped and well-trained mercenaries. Sometimes you’ll stumble upon a small battle between bandits, cumans, and/or local guardsmen. These can be opportunities to scoop up some loot without doing the fighting. Just be careful; guards won’t look kindly on you stripping their comrades’ bodies. This can also be a good way to deal with groups of enemies; make them chase you into a guarded settlement.
All I can think of at the moment—hope it helps!
ETA: just remembered one thing I wish I’d known early on. While the vast majority of quests aren’t time-sensitive, some are, so pay attention to the quest text. Also, minor oblique spoiler: >!a few quests related to your friends from Skalitz will turn out differently depending on how long you put them off.!< The game doesn’t really tell you this, and it can be a real gut-punch down the line.
I mean, they made the emoji movie. And fucking battleship. Nothing’s too far-fetched. A family drama based on Connect 4? Why not! How about Dwayne Johnson stars in an action movie based on Hungry Hungry Hippos? It’s all too plausible now.
One woman miscarried in the restroom lobby of a Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused to admit her. Another woman learned that her fetus had no heartbeat at a Florida hospital, the day after a security guard turned her away from the facility. And in North Carolina, a woman gave birth in a car after an emergency room...
That’s funny. The only thing I ever remember feeling that way about was this insect protein bar I tried maybe 10 years ago. Ok up front, but the aftertaste was just… Well, evil was how I described it. Have yet to try another such product, but that’s mostly because I never see them at my local grocery stores these days.
It’s a pretty on-the-nose username, given that they’re basically just transcribing Fox News segments. In a saner world, this would be a parody account.
I definitely knew some NCO’s like that. Luckily never had any contact with the military prison system, outside of pulling a three month rotation doing perimeter security at Abu Ghraib (post-torture scandal). I enlisted mainly to pay for college, but also because I felt guilty about poor grades in high school, and thought I needed discipline and structure (untreated ADHD ftw). 9/11 happened when I was in basic, and things obviously went to shit. Got out after my 4 years as an 11B, 2 of which were spent in Iraq. Went to college, but couldn’t hack it, due to aforementioned ADHD (now with new, improved PTSD!). Came to the conclusion that I wasn’t good for anything else and re-enlisted. Institutionalization is a bitch.
President Joe Biden is reportedly seeking to revive a project that would construct a high-speed railway from Houston to Dallas in Texas utilizing Japanese bullet trains....
Yeah, it’s a fair cop. I’m sure the train would see plenty of use. It’s just that I’ve lived in and around Houston for a plurality of my life, and the only thing that really makes me feel connected to my fellow Houstonians is a shared, exaggerated disdain for Dallas.
I’m not invested in it at all; it’s supposed to be funny. And I’m not hostile to the rodeo, it’s just never appealed to me. Honestly, I don’t know that you’d get broad consensus on any of this stuff across greater Houston— excepting support for local sports teams—it’s pretty heterogenous. Then again, what do I know; I just live here, I’ve never really felt like part of the community. That’s kind of the point!
Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift (www.pbs.org)
Devout Christian Mike Johnson shows up to hush money trial to defend a guy accused of cheating on his wife with a porn star (www.vanityfair.com)
House Speaker Mike Johnson describes himself as a Christian before anything else. He has said his “faith informs everything I do.” He has told people curious about his views to “pick up a Bible.” His wife reportedly runs a counseling service whose operating agreement, which he himself notarized, states, “We believe and...
All those YA books lied to me (lemmy.world)
It definitely *was* a good idea though (sopuli.xyz)
Anyone else?
‘Last Week Tonight’: Past Seasons Will Be Available for Free on YouTube (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
Reading through the Project 2025 PDF is insane (lemmy.world)
Senior Democrat calls for arrests of ‘leftwing fascists’ urging Gaza ceasefire | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
accidentally posted this in world news before bcs i forgot about the no internal US news rule by accident...
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Quicksaves... (lemmy.world)
Success of Fallout proves video game adaptations have gone mainstream (www.theguardian.com)
Emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom (apnews.com)
One woman miscarried in the restroom lobby of a Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused to admit her. Another woman learned that her fetus had no heartbeat at a Florida hospital, the day after a security guard turned her away from the facility. And in North Carolina, a woman gave birth in a car after an emergency room...
Amazon’s Fallout has been renewed for season 2 (www.theverge.com)
The wasteland is going get even bigger.
[MEME] Bring back cloaks! (lemmy.world)
The taste of water (lemmy.world)
Democrats who investigated Trump say they expect to face arrest, retaliation if he wins presidency (www.cbsnews.com)
This is true. (lemmy.world)
Texas poised to get America's first bullet train (www.newsweek.com)
President Joe Biden is reportedly seeking to revive a project that would construct a high-speed railway from Houston to Dallas in Texas utilizing Japanese bullet trains....