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Hi, really appreciate you for taking the time to read this!
So the two laptops I'm considering currently are the Zephyrus G14 2023 and Strix G16 2023. They are available to me at the same price (~2.5kUSD) I am slightly leaning towards the G14 because of the portability, but then I'm not sure if it is a waste to buy a 125W 4080.
Strix G16 vs Zephyrus G14
-240Hz vs 165Hz display Most people say the difference is not really noticeable. Although I'm using a 15.6" laptop currently, I don't think I would mind the 14" screen.
-2.5kg vs 1.7kg This is the weight without the charging brick. I have to travel a lot so I think my back would be grateful if show it some mercy.
-upto 2TB vs upto 1TB I have a 4TB HDD so I guess this is not a problem either.
-175W TGP vs 125W TGP This here is my main issue since I don't really know how big of a difference will it make.
Once again thank you very much! I welcome all your advice!!

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Season 2 of "Winter is coming to Europe" approaches😱
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Decklist https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/5653468#arena

The pedigree

When pioneer was quite new, possibility storm combo was a very popular deck. It has since fallen by the wayside considerably, first following THB and the combo decks from then, and then from the evolution of pioneer into a format where very few fully dedicated combo decks can succeed.
The combo works as follows: You get a Possibility Storm onto the battlefield. Then, you cast an adventure sorcery, like Heart's Desire, and Possibility Storm will whisk the card away, remembering that you cast a sorcery. You only have one sorcery in the deck, Enter the Infinite, which will allow you to draw your whole deck, putting Borborygmos Enraged back into the library. You then cast Stonecoil Serpent from hand (for x=0, usually) to Possibility Storm into Borborgymos, discarding enough lands to kill the opponent.
The combo isn't totally dead in 2023! Daniel Kidd did quite well with the archetype recently. Despite some success, this deck tries to reimagine the archetype.

The defect in the pedigree

Why reimagine something that works, even in a niche? Well, I believe that there's a simple reason it's not a common deck. There are much better unfair-to-combo decks in the format that have a better backup plan. Greasefang can just cast Chariot, Thoughtseize and 3/2s for 2. Izzet Creativity decks can play control (and indeed often do). Virtually all combo decks in all formats succeed not because of how good they are at comboing, but also by having a very decent back up plan. If they're too good at comboing, they get banned.
Possibility Storm combo cannot compete with these decks as a combo deck, and so needs to be deckbuilt on the fair axis, which my decklist aims to do.

Why you want to play the deck

The deck plays uncommon synergy pieces that many decks struggle to interact with, features a lot of decisions owing to cheap mana costs, whether to adventure or not, and when and how to hold up mana, and plays a combo which self-protects itself, kills on the spot, and avoids many hate pieces. You may enjoy this deck if you are a fan of combo decks, synergy driven midrange decks, or decks that can play very differently matchup to matchup, game to game.

The core concept and cards

The Possibility Storm deck already plays some excellent fair cards. Lovestruck Beast and Bonecrusher Giant are very powerful cards. This decklist aims to maximize our synergy around these cards, and treat Possibility Storm as an incidental and situational threat that our opponent must pay heed to while also having to deal with our fair gameplan.
To that end, we include Edgewall Innkeeper and Lucky Clover (banned in Standard!!). These two cards help generate absurd value with the good adventure creatures, and make mediocre ones much better.
We now need to be playing more adventure spells. The trick is to play ones that play well with one (or both) of our adventure payoffs, while also comboing with (and interacting favourably with) Possibility Storm.
Beanstalk Giant is a perfect fit, as it plays well with Lucky Clover, (ramping two untapped lands that you can immediately use is a very strong turn three play), helps us ramp into Possibility Storm, and, while three mana, Fertile Footsteps is a sorcery and lets us combo.
Rosethorn Acolyte does similar things, as it rituals with Lucky Clover and so can increase our velocity meaningfully, and casting it, while underwhelming, is still letting us ramp into Possibility Storm. Nice that it's cheap and so triggers innkeeper nicely. It also is a 1 mana combo card. It has impressed me, and I wouldn't be too surprised if I played three in the future.

Support

We play six Elves, as we are a mana hungry deck that values acceleration highly. Eight felt like too many. Might be supposed to be seven.
Volcanic Spite and Valakut Awakening let us look through our deck for combo pieces while putting Enter the Infinite on the bottom while providing the utility of decent removal and being a land.

Notable disinclusions

Shared Summons is unacceptable when we have spite and awakening as perfect fits.
Learn cards are okay, but aren't that much more powerful than adventure options while decreasing synergy.
Fable is a super powerful card if you view the deck as more reliant on getting Possibility Storm. I wish there was even one ETB trigger for me to justify it. I guess it makes the deck cheaper!

Sideboard

The only notable card here is Embereth Shieldbreaker, which is artifact hate, mostly for opposing hate cards and Karn decks, and a cheap adventure spell when Edgewall innkeeper and being aggressive are good, versus, say, control decks. I haven't sided it in much (many people don't seem to run hate for the deck, or don't realize that their hate is good) but I think it is a very flexible and interesting card. Three may be too many.
Otherwise, the sideboard borrows from the ideas of RG vehicles, mostly.

Matchups

These ideas of how matchups go is extremely not data-driven:
Rakdos Midrange: I like that Possibility Storm (and Lucky Clover) are hard to interact with except via Thoughtseize. Theoretically our adventure cards, can present a real competing value plan. I really dislike that our deck doesn't topdeck well. I've lost more than I've won versus Rakdos, but I feel that the matchup can be quite swingy. Some type of Planeswalker in the sideboard, like Torch of Defiance could be good as many Rakdos decks have cut Dreadbore. Probably unfavoured, could be tuned to be closer to 50-50 or even favourable as it's not a major structural disadvantage.
Mono-green devotion: This matchup has mostly felt Solitaire-like. We have the upside of being able to kill elves, when they cannot kill ours. I have snuck out a lot of wins last second versus them, and it's nice that we can present some real size to block their creatures. I think we're favoured, but we need to operate more combo-like than fair, which isn't always guaranteed. Mulliganing for speed is actually good versus devotion, but not required.
UW Control: I've dodged this matchup so far. I like that they don't have great sideboard cards versus us, and if we resolve possibility storm it can be hard for them to mess with it (as it protects itself). Playing versus other controlling decks (5c, dimir) it has felt like we can control the tempo meaningfully.
Lotus Field: I think we're faster at comboing when our elves live, and I like our sideboard versus them. Unfortunate that they play 2x or 3x Boseiju, but it's hard for them to have that mana when we are pressuring them early. Maybe my opponents sucked, but I felt comfortably favoured.
Mono-white Humans: 5/5s for 3, stomps, and 4x Rending Volley are very good. Their only realistic interaction with the combo is Thalia (and sometimes Hopeful Initiate). I lost to them in the top 8 of a Pioneer RCQ today (top 4 got RC invites, unfortunately) but it took them being on the play g1 and having some really good draws both games. We can also just wall up; I've had games where I just cast a bunch of beanstalk giants and they, especially after mostly cutting Brave the Elements can't push through damage too well.
Greasefang: 4x Rending Volley, 2x Unlicensed Hearse should stop them from killing us super easily. Not sure how the midrange-vs-midrange sidematch goes, but I've felt like my combo is difficult for them to interact with, as Storm's in-built protection tends to do work.
Creativity: Another matchup I've not met, but we can't stop creativity too easily, and our pressure, while decent, isn't always going to stack up. I especially don't like the idea of the Atraxa versions.

Summary & Final Considerations

Possibility Storm Combo, when reframed as a deck built around powerful adventure cards, with Storm as one of many payoffs, is a deck worth consideration in pioneer. We are able to generate one of the best fair plans of any combo decks in the format, and play on an axis in which many decks do not interact with.
The deck has further potential, too: Wilds of Eldraine may well bring back Adventures, as they were a popular and world-defining mechanic, in which case only a few powerful ones could further improve the card quality of the deck. Additionally, if you are interested in getting into pioneer, this deck is relatively cheap at $178 USD, and a few of the expensive cards can easily be switched out for other cards at small cost to powerlevel. It also provides a starting point for decks like RG Vehicles. Please feel free to ask me any questions about the deck and it's positioning in Pioneer. I'm not a Pioneer expert, but I think I can help shed some light. Additionally, if any of you played Possibility Storm in the past (or present) I'd love to hear your thoughts :)

Table of Contents

1. Summary
2. Russo-China rejects Biden
3. ZNPP as potential Chernobyl
4. Biden's Ukraine is desperate enough for scorched-earth tactics
   1. Battle of the Bulge at Bakhmut
   2. Fresh meat
   3. Teixeira leaks
   4. BRICS vs NATO
5. ZNPP's weak point is diesel fuel
6. Ukrainian saboteurs caught by ZNPP
7. BB / Red Skull / Inb4source / Q
   1. BB sent Q
   2. BB warns Zaporizhia is pivotal
   3. RS gives ZNPP sabotage warning
   4. Ukraine HVT: Nuclear tit for tat
   5. Inb4source / Red Skull 4chan posting history

Note: links redacted. See bottom for link to original.

Summary

Biden allegedly sabotaged Zaporizhia nuclear power plant to melt down, to stop the Russian invasion and justify NATO peacekeepers.
Here was Biden's plan to avoid another Kabul:

• NATO operators sabotaged the ZNPP backup diesel generator fuel storage, causing it to leak.
• NATO targeted diesel fuel shipments. See captured Ukro saboteurs with NLAWs.
• When diesel reaches zero, Ukros can shell the lone power line, breaking it for the 8th time.
• Overheating and radiation release ensues. Territory Russia captured is ruined.
• Under cover of major exercises scheduled this month, NATO establishes "no-fly zone" and sends "peacekeepers".

Hopefully Russia has succeeded in resupplying ZNPP's diesel fuel, but the situation at ZNPP remains critical.
In the latest development, Kiev allegedly tested a nuke in a borehole, and Russia retaliated by striking the Ukro military intelligence headquarters, dispelling the illusion of Patriot missile air defense. Russia's willingness to escalate to decapitation of leadership may be why Zelensky is spending time abroad. NATO is allegedly expanding the war into Moldova to invoke Article 5.

Russo-China rejects Biden

"Don’t underestimate Joe’s ability to fuck things up." – Barack Obama
Clearly we underestimated him. Americans can hardly believe that Biden blew up Nord Stream 2, essentially attacking our vassal/ally Germany. Perhaps they're still reeling from Kabul falling faster than Hanoi.
Normally Russia endeavors to cooperate with the sitting US president. However, Russian state media has begun airing the Hunter Biden laptop images, of Hunter engaged in drugs and pedophilia with preteen girls. This is retaliation for Biden crossing Russia's red line by repeatedly trying to sabotage Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP). That's why Russia is willing to assist in the impeachment of a sitting US president, which is obviously an extreme step to take between two countries with enough nukes to blot out the Sun.
Rumor has it that China has also turned on Biden, which would make sense: China's economic backing allows Russia to survive US sanctions. China wants Taiwan, and Russia wants East Ukraine. They would be stupid not to cooperate.

• SHOWTIME FORMOSA; SMART MONEY IS SELLING TAIWAN EDITION pol BB May 17
• China Calls Biden a Fake President and Lloyd Austin a Fake Defense Secretary Michael Baxter May 30
• China declines US request for a meeting between defense chiefs Reuters May 30
• Xi Jinping tells China’s national security chiefs to prepare for ‘worst case’ scenarios CNN June 1

ZNPP as potential Chernobyl

A Redditor explains:

Kawaii-Gopnik Russia really needs that powerplant without any leak, to provide industry of surrounding regions with energy, but very few people understand contexts of the current situation: Soviets built complicated and very well ballanced energy system, including not only NPP, but also cascade of hydro power plants. Donetsk, Dnepr, Zaporozhe and Kharkov regions are just one big power hungry plant. NPP itself is reliant on hydropower and quality of water in Dnepr river. In case of really bad "accident" Russia will forget about development of the newly accuired regions, lack of energy produced by NPP is significant, nearly 30-40%. Accident will affect south of Ukraine with russian majority. It will also be also disaster for ecology of the WHOLE Black Sea. Rose of winds will spread nuclear dust to the West - Poland, Romania, Czechia and further. Nuclear zone will stop russian army from further territorial expansion. This will be border formed by Dnepr and nuclear zones.

The basic facts are documented by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Even while shut down, ZNPP needs external power grid or diesel to prevent its reactors from overheating.
Russia controls ZNPP. A nuclear "accident" would give NATO pretext to intervene, so Ukraine keeps trying to cause one.
How bad is this? Well, Chernobyl is in Ukraine. That was a 1k MW reactor. ZNPP has six. It is the 9th largest NPP in the world.
Most experts think the severity would be less than Chernobyl, although anonymous ZNPP workers familiar with the damage disagreed:

• Ukraine nuclear plant: How risky is stand-off over Zaporizhzhia? BBC
• Why do nuclear power plants need electricity to stay safe? Pop Sci
• Map shows how Europe could be affected if Ukraine’s nuclear plant explodes Metro
• Ukraine war: Workers at deteriorating Zaporizhzhia plant fear 'devastation' on a scale 'worse than Chernobyl' Sky News

Hopefully the containment response would be much better than Chernobyl's, but that's hardly something to count on during WW3. Russia's nuclear doctrine includes pre-emptive strikes when the state is threatened or as a response to nuclear attacks; this situation qualifies as both to the Kremlin. Remember that the USSR nearly launched twice during the Cold War.
Imagine if China assisted Texas in seceding from the USA to rejoin Mexico, and then caused a reactor meltdown at Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant when the USA retook it. A lot of Southerners would want to lob a few nukes back at China. They might demand it.
It is foolish to assume WW3 will not happen because it hasn't happened yet. One should look instead at the historical record of continual warfare, and the difficulties in preventing WW3 so far:

• List of nuclear close calls Wikipedia
• WW3: Historical close calls Wikipedia

Ukraine doesn't need a huge meltdown like Chernobyl. It merely seeks a pretext to justify direct NATO intervention to "protect" ZNPP. A small leak will suffice.
Even if there is a major radiation leak, it will occur in Russian-annexed separatist territory, and help Ukraine defend her new border. Scorched earth is a valid tactic, whether the fire is conventional or nuclear. Ukraine survived Chernobyl and knows it can survive ZNPP too.

Biden's Ukraine is desperate enough for scorched-earth tactics

Battle of the Bulge at Bakhmut

"We have been working on the counter-offensive with Ukraine for 4-5 months." – Victoria Nuland
Why is Ukraine so desperate?
Ukraine depends on NATO aid to fight Russia. NATO aid depends on Democrat willingness. Democrat willingness depends on US public support. Therefore the illusion must be maintained to the American public that Ukraine is winning. For this reason, Ukraine has committed its reserves to a costly failed counter-offensive. Bakhmut fell regardless.
James A. Donald summarizes the strategic picture:

So, bright new plan. "The Greatest Ukrainian Offensive". The Ukraine would build up a big reserve of fresh troops, then suddenly hurl large chunks of them at particular points on the front. They would, the Americans planned, cut through a point in the front lines, penetrate to Russian rear areas, wreak havoc on those areas, and force Russian troops in danger of being encircled to hastily retreat from territory that had been slowly gained at enormous cost in grinding attritive warfare. I do not know how big the Ukrainian strategic reserve was, but if it was two hundred fifty thousand, they have now committed most of them to grinding attritive warfare, and cupboard is looking as bare of men as it is of artillery and rockets.

The USA expected to break Russia economically; China's economic support prevented that. Despite PMC Wagner's heartfelt complaints, Russia is unlikely to run out of convicts anytime soon. Russia is rotating divisions through Ukraine, seasoning reservists for a looming WW3. Russia's historical appetite for losses is much higher than its current losses. This is essentially a civil war, and the Russia bear considers being carved up an existential threat. By underestimating Russia's resolve, NATO is repeating the error of Napoleon and Hitler.
Despite having plenty of weapons, Ukraine's military manpower is exhausted and demoralized. Raw conscripts are thrown at the front lines with minimal training. Medvedev predicts that the Ukraine will cease to exist; half its people have already fled.

Anonymous Sat 27 May 2023 04:59:49 No.428438077 Report 428437208 Yeah, the killing has been excessive since they pretty much destroyed 95% of Azov fags and assorted true believers in the first 200k dead, now they overshot it by 100%. About 12% of the non-Russian speaking population's prime military aged men in Ukraine are dead or crippled. 12-20% of the same demographic has fled the country. It's over, desu. They are seeing much more of the polish and romanian mercs now, since they literally lack the manpower.

Western mass media wrongly assumes that Russia is losing because it does not take the entirety of Ukraine in a blitz, as the USA did to Iraq. However, Russia does not want West Ukraine; the people there do not like Russians. Russia has captured the territory it wants, and is now using the rest of Ukraine as a kettle or cauldron, in which to conveniently destroy whatever NATO wishes to send. This is a good way for Russia to gradually learn how to fight NATO armies in a low-risk environment.
The Spartans had a rule never to war too often against the same enemy, lest they train up a nemesis. It was foolish of NATO to believe that Russia had forgotten the lessons of attrition warfare that it learned so recently in Afghanistan.

Nehming Names 9h Russia's prudent caution in directly engaging the West is bringing dividends in perhaps unexpected ways. Russia is gaining strategic knowledge of the actual capabilities and weaknesses of our weapon systems and military tactics, with our supply of munitions draining to militarily unsustainable levels, as it engages allied forces in Ukraine. Russia is aware of the continuing progress of the Great Awakening in the West, that is, the knowledge that Western governments, military, and institutions are run by an elite hostile to their heritage populations, and therefore expects to see declining support of Western governments by their citizens. Russia can also see the precipitous decrease in every societal metric in the West: social cohesiveness, general morality, public health, financial stability, military readiness, etc.With these three degradative processes in play, the most strategic thing Russia and China can do is to bide their time, as time itself will act to sap the strength of the West to militarily engage their foes.

Fresh meat

Russian conquest of Kiev would air Biden's dirty laundry to the world, from Burisma kickbacks to pedophilic field trips and worse. This would result in US "regime change". A distant mini-Chernobyl is a small price to pay, for top Democrats to avoid the hangman's noose.
Poland is itching to invade. Victoria Nuland is scheduling NATO air exercises. USAF propaganda asserts that Russia's air force is a joke. The question is, do Americans still believe Biden's false prophets of victory?
If not, they just need a little "encouragement": 9/11, Gulf of Tonkin, Pearl Harbor, Lusitania, Remember the Maine… Keep those rural Whites busy lest they make trouble at home!
Most Americans cannot find Ukraine on a map. (To be fair, it hasn't been on the map very long.) However, the architects of Biden's Ukraine policy, such as Victoria Nuland, Jake Sullivan, Antony Blinken and George Soros, tend to have grandparents of Eastern European origin. I am sure for them it feels important. There's no place like home.
A Redditor explains:

tinglevibestoo I listened to a former CIA agent talk about Ukraine the other day. He said that Ukraine is running out of time. It's not that they don't have the weapons. We've sent them a ton of weapons. It's that they don't have enough troops and they're running low on troops. That's how Russia will win. Ukraine can't sustain the manpower. It totally makes sense to use a nuclear false flag as a reason to bring in the extra manpower. Everyone would deem it justified too because it's a threat to the neighboring nations and it'd be an environmental (climate change) catastrophe.

Teixeira leaks

Some will bring up the US intelligence leaks by Jack Teixeira to support the idea that Russia rather than Ukraine is desperate. Unlike Snowden, Teixeiera was obviously a major security risk for patriotically-motivated leaking, with numerous red flags in his previous and ongoing behavior. Therefore Teixeira was probably a deliberate leak by US intelligence, using a patsy to generate the initial leak and then add whatever extra info they wanted released in the resulting confusion.

• Jack Teixeira Wikipedia
• Discord member details how documents leaked from closed chat group Washington Post

Teixeira's leaks served several purposes for the Biden administration:

• Allowed the mainstream media to walk back their false forecasts of Ukrainian victory.
• Provided a right-wing scapegoat for Ukraine's defeat.
• Justified increased social media monitoring and censorship.

Most importantly, it mitigated the potential political fallout from another catastrophe like Kabul, should Kiev fall.
The 4chan leaker BB/Inb4source asserts Teixeira was a patsy.

BRICS vs NATO

The foundation of the US empire is the petrodollar, which allows the USA to tax the world via digital debt seignorage. This is why the creation of BRICS as an independent financial and trading system rendered war between NATO and BRICS inevitable, as Kim Dotcom predicted. The US republic is a thalassocratic empire as arrogant as democratic Athens, and it is addicted to financial plunder. The Empire cannot afford to lose the USD's reserve currency status.
Reserve currencies and empires both have lifespans, and the USA has reached the end of both. It is at the stage where hubristic foreign misadventures prove fatal, and Ukraine and Taiwan will prove too much for the American eagle to handle. This is no longer WW2; the USA cannot win a two-front war against BRICS.

• Gold Reserve Fiat Currencies Monetary Gold
• World Reserve Currencies last on average 100 years. The US dollar has been the reserve currency for 76 years. Satoshi Chris

That is why Biden's NATO is desperate; the Empire is unravelling as the European Union and other allies such as Turkey and India lose their faith in NATO.
The fact that none of this is common knowledge speaks volumes about who controls public schools and owns mass media corporations.

ZNPP's weak point is diesel fuel

The situation at ZNPP is tenuous and grim, workers report:
Europe’s largest nuclear power station is on the frontline of the Ukraine war. SkyNews Twitter
The fact that the backup diesel reactors have not been maintained is particularly concerning, considering they have already been used 7 times.
UN nuclear chief raises alarm over Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia plant Al Jazeera
Ukraine keeps trying to force a crisis at ZNPP to justify NATO intervention. In other words, Ukraine keeps shelling ZNPP to cut the one power line that still connects it to the grid.

Atlas This is extremely dangerous, external power is required for reliable cooling of the reactors and pools containing spent nuclear waste. Western media spent months last year pretending Kiev wasn’t shelling ZNPP.

Notice that the Russian side keeps ZNPP connected to the power grid, while the Ukrainian side pretends it cannot until the Russian invasion ends:

• Update 153 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine 2023 April 13
• Update 159 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine 2023 May 22
• Russian nuclear terrorism in action: ZNPP switches to emergency generators for the 7th time Ukrainian World Congress
• Kiev blocked all IAEA’s initiatives on ZNPP security — Russian Foreign Ministry
• Grossi says Zaporizhzhia principles 'step in right direction' IAEA

As you can see, Ukraine is not interested in being reasonable. Russia is happy to leave the NPP free of heavy military equipment, but Ukraine demands the removal of all troops and landmines from ZNPP as well. That would leave the plant undefended, which is obviously unacceptable.
(This is how perverse incentives work. A little ally with nothing to lose can start a world war. It's almost like dividing the world into two hostile nuclear alliances is a bad idea.)
When ZNPP loses external power, huge diesel generators automatically switch on to keep the reactors cool. How much diesel does this consume? Truckloads per day:

Anonymous Sat 27 May 2023 05:18:50 No.428439721 Report Quoted By: >>428463646 428436425 Still easy to transport diesel enough to keep them going In what? If NATO ops and Mercs are sabotaging trucks coming in, what do you think they are gonna carry diesel in to the plant? Is Russia gonna pack in rotopack Jerry cans on their back. Fill a truck up with 5 gallon cans and hope they make it past the snipers and sabotage? Do you have any clue how much fuel those big generators suck down in a day? Those generators to run the plants during shut down or failures are huge 500kw or bigger they are the size of whole 18 wheeler trailers. Those things will drink 50 gallons an hour. You gonna haul in 2.5 gallon rotopacks one at a time to keep it going?

Nuclear power plants have tough shielding. Allegedly the diesel generators are hidden underground. However, the diesel fuel supply is still vulnerable.
Normally the diesel generators have enough fuel for 10 days. However, ZNPP's diesel stockpile recently dipped to 4 days, according to 4chan leaker Inb4source.

Ukrainian saboteurs caught by ZNPP

On May 27, Ukraine accused Russian of planning to cause a leak at ZNPP:

OSINTdefender The Main Directorate of Intelligence for Ukraine has announced that the Russian Military is preparing for Large-Scale Provocation in the coming hours at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Southern Ukraine that will reportedly Simulate an “Accident” at the Plant causing the Emergency Leak of Radioactive Substances which will be Blamed on Ukrainian Forces.

Then Russia announced it had caught saboteurs (presumably Ukrainian) in ZNPP's city:

Saboteurs who were preparing terrorist attacks on the NPP were detained in Energodar. They had with them maps and schematics of the nuclear power plant with marks for strikes that could lead to a nuclear catastrophe. The suspects are involved in collecting and transmitting information about the facilities of the Zaporozhye NPP on the instructions of the Ukrainian authorities. To communicate with the curators, they used foreign satellite systems, as well as foreign weapons for strikes and equipment for conducting reconnaissance and sabotage activities.

• Translated source message is from Telegram group Slavyangrad Chat.
• Original source message is in Russian from Telegram group WarDonbass, sent May 28 at 23:12.

Enerhodar is the city that contains the ZNPP: See Enerhodar Wikipedia
Some object that the footage is "staged". Of course it is staged. The primary consumer of the helmet-cam footage is Russian military intelligence. The evidence shot was staged for their benefit. The short edited video that was released to the public has distorted voices, and avoids showing any faces. Thus even if the footage is authentic, it is still "staged".
The ZNPP maps displayed in the video don't appear to match the announcement text. The maps could simply show where diesel fuel trucks need to go. Russia does not wish to advertise the specific nature of ZNPP's vulnerability.
The saboteurs appear to be 3-man team, equipped with 3 rifles and 3 NLAW missile launchers.
The saboteurs had 5 frag grenades. Normally soldiers carry 2 or 3 grenades, but heavy weapons soldiers don't have to. The three smooth grenades are RGD-5s, a cheap outdated Russian model. The Russian troops removed the fuses from the grenades on the evidence table to avoid unpleasant surprises.
Some object that Ukrainian saboteurs wouldn't be so careless as to have printouts of the reactor map. However, the saboteurs' presence in Enerhodar already makes their target obvious. Presumably multiple teams were sent to intercept Russian diesel shipments.
The Enerhodar saboteurs would've been notified when satellites spotted their target. Until then, they should hide in the safehouse behind blackout curtains to avoid detection. The fact that these saboteurs were caught napping suggests a degree of incompetence, compared to other teams who presumably either avoided detection or fought back. One can assume that Ukrainian specops have suffered extreme casualties.

BB / Red Skull / Inb4source / Q

BB sent Q

Qanon has lost a tremendous amount of popularity, as patriots grew disillusioned with the slow pace of the promised Great Awakening. They did not understand that Q is subordinate to a higher power with an agenda that does not necessarily include their survival.
Q aimed to help Trump save the USA. Q was sent by "Burning Bush", whose agenda is judging humanity, on the eve of WW3 and runaway de-terraforming. BB's personas started posting to 4chan's pol by 2016, whereas Q started in October 2017. (4chan is like the wild west of the Web: The world's spooks congregate there to exchange intelligence.)
BB goes by several nicknames; he began posting anonymously as "Inb4source" in 2016. A recent message implies the USA/Israel is Babylon the Great, and God (meaning him) has returned to judge her:

The world has turned it's back on *od now *od Is turning His back on the world. He Who Lets has been REMOVED. THE ANGEL OF DEATH HAS COME THE HARVEST OF THE TARES HAS BEGUN. And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. (Earthquake Lights) And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. (nothing ever happens) Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, inb4source

BB claims responsibility for the historical pendulum swinging rightward, via figures such as Elon Musk. His method of influence is the butterfly effect.
"Burning Bush" claims to be God. One can think of him as the God of the Old Testament, or as a pagan god like Zeus, or as merely a transcendent extraterrestrial. However, he also claims to inhabit a human-looking body, lives on a ranch in the USA, has children, caught COVID19, etc.
Whatever one's theology, the relevant portion of BB's message is that the USA did not sufficiently embrace the opportunity offered by Q. Anyone who has read the Old Testament knows what happens next: Ignore the prophet, reap the consequences. Thus Q's slogan "Nothing Can Stop What Is Coming" should be understood in the Biblical sense, like Noah's flood: The Ark is optional.
(As far as I know, Q is still posting to Truth Social. I don't follow that site.)
Paul Furber is the chief priest of BB. Before that, he was a major early proponent of Q. See Furber's book for many verifiable examples of fulfilled predictions and proven scoops.
BB normally identifies himself by the unique image hash of his burning bush picture. (Nobody can generate that hash unless they possess the original image.) However, BB also posts as an anon users nickname "Red Skull", for his signature images of red skulls. As Red Skull, BB avoids the extravagant Biblical claims of BB, but the style and modus operandi and interests are obviously the same – as are his implied godlike powers.
I recommend focusing on facts and trying to prevent nuclear WW3, rather than getting hung up on theology. BB is not asking anyone to worship him or sacrifice chickens. He does prescribe prayer and a life of action governed by virtue.
I certainly do not recommend taking everything anonymous spooks say at face value. If you are, like most people, unable to think in shades of gray between binary true and false, this essay is above your reading level.

BB warns Zaporizhia is pivotal

BB has repeatedly warned that keeping Zaporizhia intact is critical to the survival of NATO citizenry:

the Ukrainians attacking the Nuclear Power station in the hands of the Russians spewing radiation over enough territory that the Russians will turn Kiev into a furnace.

– BB 2022-9-24
Find other warnings by searching for keyword "nuclear".
Those who find it difficult to believe that nuclear weapons would be used in WW3 as in WW2 should note that COVID19 is already a bioweapon WMD deployed for WW3.

RS gives ZNPP sabotage warning

On the morning of May 27, BB's persona Red Skull leaked that NATO specops had sabotaged external power to ZNPP.
His scenario is plausible and severe enough to warrant investigation.
Here are relevant posts, datestamped 2023 May 27 0300-0500:

it's a little less than ten days… Until Nato SpecOps melt down the Uke Nuke plant and blames it on you.

He continues:

Nato SpecOps have sabotaged power to the nuke plant. As of this posting, 6 days of diesel fuel remain to provide power to pumps to cool the plant and spent fuel pool. Diesel shipments are being targeted and terminated.

He adds:

So now I need to tell you Russia intends a pre emptive strike if nuclear capable F16's are delivered.

On the evening of May 27, Red Skull updated:

Doesn't look good at Nuke Plant. Russia has 4 days to get more fuel to the generators. They are working on clearing a flight path. Ukraine will try to stop them on orders of U.S. Uniparty.

Sounds like a severe leak, to lose 2 days of fuel in under 24 hours.

Ukraine HVT: Nuclear tit for tat

On 28 May Red Skull asserted that:

• Ukraine just did an underground nuclear bomb test in a borehole, to contain the radiation.
• Russia may retaliate with a pre-emptive strike at any time, against 1-2 high-value targets.
• West Ukraine may be reduced to the stone-age.

Red Skull approved of this anon's summary:

Nuclear warheads that USA/UK sent. Specifically for the purpose of being exploded in Ukraine. The false flags will never stop until all out WW3 is declared, or until you root out the pedophile demon cult that is running the show and sending you monkeys to war. War for really no good reason at this point. The cities are destroyed, just withdraw. Ukraine is a kettle right now, a kill box. Do you understand what that means? And it was created on purpose.

On May 30, Putin announced that Russia had destroyed the Ukrainian military intelligence headquarters. Photos confirm the damage.

• Putin confirms strike on Ukrainian military intelligence HQ RT
• Putin Strikes Back - Destroys GUR Bunker? Simplicius

Intelligence chief Kyrylo Oleksiyovych Budanov may have died in the strike.

Inb4source / Red Skull 4chan posting history

Inb4source has posted on 4chan since 2016, but he doesn't always use an image hash identifier, making it impossible to verify the identity of all of his early posts. As his popularity grew, others began adopting his catchphrase ">inb4source".
18016 posts on pol contain ">inb4source".
The first page of results suggests Inb4source is a pro-Trump military intelligence officer. He began posting in Aug 2016, before Trump's inauguration.
Another early Inb4source catchphrase is "I AM The Source." This has a double meaning, both theological and journalistic.
The catchphrase doesn't appear in every Inb4source post. Searching for it yields 437 results, too many of which are irrelevant results.
Searching for both phrases together yields 50 results that look to be mostly legitimate. One could then search for additional posts by each unique ID from a session.
Searching for image hashes is a reliable method of ID verification, assuming no one else has the image. I know of two such images that Inb4source/BB uses: both are red skulls, giving him the nickname RS.

• 325 results
• 314 results

RS just announced that his devices (phone, computers) have been compromised, casting doubt on the legitimacy of future RS posts. This may be a response to my publication of his warnings regarding Zaporizhia onto Reddit and Gab; the timing is suspicious. I first mentioned Inb4source on Reddit 7 days ago, and Red Skull on Gab yesterday (as of morning June 3). I do not know of any other analysts writing about him or connecting him to his BB persona.
When evaluating his warnings and predictions, remember that publishing info about ongoing events can affect the outcome, and is often intended to do so. Unlike the concept of Biblical prophecy, the future is mostly probabilistic. However, he is certainly good at scooping the news.
Someone else can do an in-depth Q-proof style analysis of his accuracy; my focus here is Zaporizhia.
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I am going to set some background info and then ask the question
I have been around since end of 2021 , traveled a lot and honestly (while US American ) I struggle with the lack of community /social interaction in the US.
I work remotely making USD and my girlfriend does as well . We both enjoy life in Mexico City due to being safe (in the bubble neighborhoods) , the amount of things to do , social circle/community .
The problem is that I more than my girlfriend want to settle down roots and view that through property . Buying in Mexico is more difficult as you need a large cash amount and for what we want , it would be a good 60-80 %of our cash reserve (other investments not included ) . The other downside to Mexico is that things just require so much more patience (something I lack but she is great at accepting ) , things are just way more efficient and day to day things are easier in the US.
While I felt with all this still ready for Mexico to be the place , this all changed this past week. My girlfriend (didn’t have insurance ) had a serious health emergency and the following things have really put me off about Mexico - doctors /nurses don’t seem as advanced (Archaic practices) quality of care is lower - while I speed Spanish dealing with a medical emergency in another language is a nightmare - the constant feeling of being ripped off (Less than the US without insurance ) but still expensive - bureaucracy is worse in my opinion
I know the US is expensive but we would just save less in the US but still be fine in the states we would choose . It just comes down to the ease of live /healthcare (quality -as this might be a repeat situation for her -hopefully not)
Vs
Social circle/ community , more fun life and more savings
Long story short where would you choose if you were us

As I delve deeper into my journey of understanding cryptocurrency from my humble office desk, it seems like the Biden administration keeps dropping hints about potentially barring US investors from putting their money in certain sectors within China. They're forecasting more of these kinds of foreign investment restrictions to keep capital in our own country - where, unfortunately, it's left at the mercy of steadily rising inflation due to, what many perceive as, reckless money printing.
As I navigate through the financial reports while managing my boss's schedule, it's increasingly clear that the future focus is going to be on gold and crypto. What stands out about these two is that they aren't bound to any specific country. They're not at risk of being watered down by a desperate central bank trying to keep its financial system afloat with hastily printed money.
Interestingly, as countries begin to prioritize their own needs over catering to the Western financial system, it seems like central banks, particularly those in the Southern Hemisphere, are diversifying their savings strategies for international trade income. Increasing their gold reserves appears to be a first choice - a move that's already happening. And as I delve deeper into Bitcoin, I can't help but notice its growing reputation as the most solid form of money ever created. It makes me wonder if more countries will start seeing it as a reliable option for savings, just like gold.
Something to keep in mind, though, is not to fall for the narrative often presented by financial media. They may paint this as a binary choice between the dollar and the yuan. They might try to convince you that due to certain "shortcomings" in the Chinese economy, no other currency stands a chance to topple the mighty dollar. But from what I've learned so far, this feels like a diversion. In the coming years, it seems like the world will trade in a variety of currencies, saving as necessary in gold and perhaps, in the not-so-distant future, Bitcoin too.

Might not bother me too much if the price of $499 applied to my country (Canada), but it doesn't. Due to our dollar difference, that means quest 3 will be $670 plus tax. In my region, tax is 15% which means without accessories, buying a quest 3 would cost approximately $771. That's pretty brutal :( Times like this I really hate having such a weak dollar vs Americans. If I wanted to save money for one for launch without selling my Quest 2 (because I'd like to give it to my partner so we can both play VR together) it'll probably be $200 per month to make sure I've got enough set aside for around October.
Ah well, it's not unfair or unjust or anything and I'm not enraged about this or something, just a kick in the pants to again see buzz about an affordable piece of tech that's just plain less affordable to me because of where I live and the purchasing power that comes with that.
Anyone else feel similarly? Or maybe you feel differently? It'd be cool to see discussion surrounding the price point.
^{EDIT FOR CLARIFICATION: I'm not just referring to our conversion rate, I neglected to touch on the fact that our purchasing power in Canada is weaker than the US. In my field of work for example, the average salary for my type of job is nearly identical just across the border from me, but while I may earn a paycheck with a similar dollar figure as someone across the border from me, their goods don't end up being priced as high to offset the dollar difference in our currencies. A company selling a product to the US isn't going to want to earn LESS profit by selling something (like Quest 3 at the same dollar value in Canada as the US because a $499 USD purchase and a $499 CAD purchase isn't the same to them. So, if they want to make the same profit from a Canadian as they would an American after the Canadian purchase is converted to USD for their coffers, they have to raise the price to $670 CAD so that after conversion the currency they received in the transaction is worth the same as what the Americans paid for the same item. BUT we don't earn proportionally more money to offset our weaker dollar value, so it effectively means we just have less buying power. This is understandable and fine and just the reality, and I know this. I was simply expressing disappointment that the Quest 3s "affordable price" was set with Americans in mind I think which means that just due to how our economies work, it's just not as affordable to us in the same way.})
^{EDIT 2: I'm also not just pointing out that its more expensive, it's that technology has a history of becoming "cheaper, lighter, and faster" over time as progress is made in realms of manufacturing and research and development. On top of that, Quest 1 was more expensive than the Quest 2, and the Quest 2 is a superior device in a technical capacity. It did more and costed less and that was a mere year after Q1. It feels like a step backwards to have Q3 coming out 3 years after Q2 and going in reverse on the price. If Q2 came out cheaper than its predecessor while being a big leap forward in power then I hope to god that a Q3 that costs MORE than its predecessor is going to be a quantum leap forward otherwise its just worse value I guess. That's kind of compounded especially if we still need end up needing to buy a bunch of accessories to make it a worthwhile device (a headstrap that doesn't suck, a battery to make it usable for a reasonable period of time, a facial interface that doesn't either hurt your face or limit your FOV or cause rashes. The price difference would be worth it if this is all solved because then its just offsetting the prices you'd pay for rectify the shortcomings of the cheaper offering.})

Been eyeing for a new guitar and is torn between the RG421HPFM and the RGA42HPQM, on paper, both rock the same F106 bridge, same wizard III roasted maple, same 3 way pickup selector with coil tap, and the difference is the body shape and size (thinner on the RGA), the pickup (dimarzio Tone Zone + Air Norton vs Fusion Edge ) and the finishing ( which is lit ), the RGA is about 825 usd and RG is about 677 usd ( converted for reference, I'm from SE Asia )
But what caught me is that there is another RG421PB that's selling about 390 usd that also have the same F106 and wizard III 1 piece maple ( non roasted ) and carry the Ibanez Quantum ( is this the same one with the Q )
My question is if I should grab the HP RG/RGA or should I just go with the non-HP RG and upgrade the pickup down the road ( the TZ and AN are selling around 150 usd including installation )
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I’d love to know what YOU would do. All suggestions are more than welcome!
Theme: Dino jungle theme for our girl Goal: Colorful, but not tacky - light & bold colors
Room Specs: * Wall Color - Yellowish? * Carpet Color - Tan-ish * ~10’x13.5’ * Rocker Wall * Dresser Wall * Small Bookcase Wall - may be too small for a book case - if so, will put bookcase beside crib * Crib Wall
Already Have: * Crib * Rocker - don’t mind buying a new one if this one is an eye sore, also have pink cushions * Dresser - drawers are painted green now too * Planning on peel & stick wallpaper on sides of drawers, maybe a type of darker blue? Or plants? No dinos for this. * A friend mentioned stenciling leaves on the front, darker blue?
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Hi guys,
I'm travelling to the USA for a period of extended travel - Its the first time I have had the opportunity to use my CDC card abroad anywhere.
Do I need to load it with USD in order to use it or will it convert the currently loaded GBP automatically on purchase? If the latter, will the exchange rate be fair or worse than elsewhere? Will the exchange rate be the same as if I had converted before paying vs CDC converting in the moment etc?
As above and in addition, if I would like to take out cash will I face any issues?
Secondly, I am bringing some items with me that I have sold to a friend in the US, they would like to transfer via PayPal (which I am fine with) - Are there any straight forward methods to transfer from PayPal to CDC? Or will it be the case that I'll have to do a bank transfer from PayPal and then another transfer to CDC?
If that is the case, slightly frustrating as I will have to convert from USD > GBP and then GBP > USD again lol
I can see that US people can transfer from PayPal direct, but I can't find the same facility for UK residents, unless I am missing something?
Thanks for your help :)