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A lot of people blame the internet for this. While it has offered us the opportunity to connect with people from around the world, it sacrificed real human connection and allowed for deceptive manipulation and brainwashing. People have become more violent, angry, and destructive because this is how people online believe most people are in the real world. They take small problems and act like they are everywhere, especially in areas where they seldom even exist anymore - all while ignoring where they do take place because it would be "racist" to point that out.

The church in all regards is quickly becoming a place of self-worship. I saw this happening years ago in Christian ones. Likely why I have never bothered trying to find one to attend. I think the only ones that are safe are in smaller towns with small groups of families attending. The larger ones and the mega churches are all over the place. God's judgement will fall on them all, no worries.

Looking like we can add Maine to this. The woman that preached free, fair, and open elections for all is removing Trump and saying it is to protect democracy and everyone on the left are cheering her on saying it was a "win for democracy"... They legitimately do not know what the word democracy even means anymore.

I feel like gifts should be for spouses, couples, and kids. Maybe that is just me though. A lot of people have been having money troubles and it makes no sense to force everyone to spend money especially if they agree they don't want or need gifts.

I hope everyone has a good Christmas! I go to my parents' every year. Nothing big anymore since the older folks have passed and the kids are all grown up. I didn't sleep good and was hoping to grab a coffee this morning but the local Starbucks that is usually open today is not. lol

Maybe it is just me but I don't see this going anywhere. Putin is old and rumored to have health issues. I doubt he will want to do anything but ensure the land he already took remains secure. That being said, I feel we have more to worry about with what is going on in Europe right now. Did you see what is happening to Poland and how out of hand things have gotten in Germany with immigrant violence?

If this sticks, which I would like to think it will not... It will end up leading to a civil war. It might take a few years but that is the direction things will head. We will have millions of people in this country not trusting the system and the system will implode. We already have a lot of people, including myself, that feels like the government is a scam and taxation is theft... It is only a matter of time if you just back people into a corner and tell them their voices don't matter.

I will just be doing the same old same old. We do similar to your family. We started doing gifts on Christmas Eve when we kids became teens. It just made things easier the next morning for getting ready to go to my nana's. I am not sure who all will be around but our celebrations are very small now, usually only 9 or 10 of us.

It looks like maybe we won't get aliens after all. We are going to be getting something else for 2024... The Epstein client list. So they say anyways.

Full grasp or not, they clearly have less interest in human life. I think they want less humans, more control, and more privacy to do what they want (those at the top) and I think they regret allowing technology like smart phones to be available to everyone so they wanna reverse it.

I think the whole super solider thing is on the table and has been on the table for a while now. Imagine soldiers with built-in night vision that can easily put on muscle but also retain speed and above average reaction times.

I am more concerned with people getting tech integrated in themselves and doing evil than robots doing evil but that is just me. Like these brain chips we have right now can allow people to have night vision without any tools or anything. Just using their eyes.

This is the encrypted variation that allows security and privacy while being connected to everything right? I am a bit cautious about this because of other issues we have in society that seem to only be getting worse (one example being predators).

I want to put this on a shirt. I will have to clean it up a bit and shorten it but I feel like it is something my brother would laugh at. I mean this entire thing is such a joke and the people that believe this crap are listening to the people that will continue to fly on private jets and go traveling on large boats and drive gas powered cars... Like wake the hell up already! lol

I mean... It was something. lol I still remember them saying they (Rockstar) cleaned up their studios and hired more women so I suspect this game will be "woke" like the rest. I am not going to get my hopes up for it. I will stick to the few games I enjoy and player older titles.

As far as I know they have more than four. Ant-man, Secret Invasion, The Marvels, The Little Mermaid, Indiana Jones, and Wish have all flopped.

There is a running joke that anytime Hunter Biden is in the news, the US releases UFO information. Or should I say information gets "leaked" Either way, just like clockwork this past week Hunter messed up and UFOs are back in the news! https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/ufo-leak-in-the-us-could-be-catastrophic-warns-retired-army-colonel/ar-AA1kIBaX

Immigration is fine when you do it right and legal. Not allowing anyone and everyone to come into your country unchecked. What happens though is a lot of high skilled workers end up moving to other countries leaving behind their own which only ensures future struggles for their own nations. These people should want to stay to better their own nations but they don't.

The man hates the big banks and the big government. He saw how it destroyed his country. I think people are resonating with him even if they don't completely agree. It is like Trump in 2016 in America all over again.

Since posting this and seeing how the people at Rockstar want to increase the cost of their games, I am wondering if maybe AAA title companies should consider making older more retro games since it will cost less and effectively be more affordable to buy for people that don't want to spend $100 on a game.

The need to force the banks to lower interest rates and set something in place that won't allow for housing and rent to get this expensive. I mean it could be way worse, the US is sitting pretty compared to Canada right now. I have some family there and they can't even afford rent anymore.

Sounds about the same by me. The interest rates have gone up and down between 6.7% and 8.4% for the last 6 months. I looked into some trend trackers and they expect it to drop below 6% at the end of December but it will not be steady until the end of 2024 which it is projected to be around 5.2%. In 2025, they are saying it should dip below 5% but who knows.

Javier Milei, a libertarian, won by a massive landslide and the country lit up from it. The media is already framing him in the US as a "far-right" politician but we all know that BS don't work anymore. Far-right just means anti-establishment so in that regard, they are 100% correct. He is pro life, family, free speech, open economy, healthy markets, etc. and he is 1000% against big banks, big governments, and all that woke leftist nonsense. Did I mention he HATED socialism and Marxism? He also tweeted in hopes that Trump will win in 2024. Needless to say, the establishment and the boot lickers are not pleased.

Oh it absolutely is because of this. People are torn in Hollywood over supporting Israel or Palestinians. They are taking heat from both sides over it and if they do remove her, the movie will tank. A lot of Jewish men and women are in Hollywood and the entertainment industry as well as cooperate press and generally owning corporations. This is why the sentiment has always been for Israel. I am against funding wars especially when our own country and people are hurting. It is a shame what happened and Israel has every right to retaliate the way they see fit but us other countries, we should NOT be involved. This makes me antisemitic though. Even though American Jewish people are not the same as Israelite. I am just sick of the whole "protect the less WHITE group" that everyone pushes these days. That is all this is. Jews are being targeted now because the left views them as white now.

I noticed certain sites react differently when browsers are updated and if it doesn't self correct, this tends to be a good way to fix it. Just clearing everything out. I use Brave and had this issue as well but I have not needed to do anything as of yet. If it does happen again, I will do this.