#(...which was leaked several months before the official release...)

[bizarrequazar]

Collected Information about the Bangkok Concerts

This is a post collecting information and sources about the concerts held by the Zhang Sanjian scam gang on May 10th and 11th. I will keep this updated as more information comes out. Please let me know if you have any questions, corrections, or additions.

[Masterpost of my informational posts about the situation]

Lead-Up

The earliest account to promote the concert was a planted fan trying to collect information from other fans in group chats, not an “official account”. This was on April 10th, only a month prior to the day the concert would be held. Accounts officially associated with the scam would not start promotions until April 20th.

Someone who contacted the venue on April 20th was told that the hall had been booked for 05-11 but that the venue could not disclose who it was for.

On April 22nd, the Instagram made a post announcing the ticket sales using a promotional photo from 2021 that had been made for the concert the real Zhang Zhehan had been planning prior to 813. This post did not include a link for purchasing; including links to purchases increases the chance of Instagram checking an account for fraud activity.

The production company for the concert is partnered with CAPA.

Seat prices went up to 16,000 baht ($465 USD / 3200 RMB) and went on sale on April 22nd. As a comparative, the BTS member Suga held a concert with VIP tickets pricing at 6200 baht.

Within hours, scam believers were saying that tickets had sold out, but on the actual purchasing site they were instead listed as not available (ie. reserved for sale by scalpers). On May 3rd, these reserved tickets that had not been sold were made available again with less than half sold.

On April 23rd, it was announced via the Instagram that an additional concert would be held on 05-10 due to “popularity”. (As I write this, I realize that it’s odd for them to book 05-10 rather than 05-12 since it means those first comers who bought tickets for 05-11 would not get to be the first ones to see “him”.) Tickets for this became available the following day and “sold out” within ten minutes only to become available again; it’s likely this was just a glitch. 

On April 24th, a promotional video was posted for the concert using only footage from 2021 (same context as mentioned above).

Some tickets had been available as a “tour package” through a company that had a history of scamming customers. On April 26th, the tour package’s name was changed then deleted from the company’s website. On April 30th, the Taobao shop selling these packages was closed without refunds and over 400 people who had made purchases had their information leaked. Some people who purchased these packages were later left stranded at the airport for hours when they arrived.

On May 5th, the Weibo Supertopic used by scam believers, which had been filled with people reselling tickets and encouraging others to fake information for travel visas, was deleted. The following day, “official” accounts directed users to a new Supertopic that was created less than 15 minutes after the previous one disappeared despite it taking 1-3 days for Supertopics to be approved. This new Supertopic was made private on May 9th then deleted as well on May 10th.

On May 6th, photos were posted to the Instagram of “Zhang Zhehan” in what appeared to be Thailand. The following day several photos and a video were spread of “chance encounters”, originating from accounts that did not belong to fans.

The scam gang requested that people who had bought VIP tickets provide their home addresses so they could be sent tshirts and light sticks, four days prior to the first concert date. Have fun getting doxxed, I guess.

On May 8th, a new song was released to streaming sites by the scam gang despite it being only two days before the first concert. As a comparative, for his mini-concert to promote his Another Me EP in October 2020, Zhang Zhehan released only two of the three songs for streaming prior to the concert, leaving the third song 不说 to be debuted at the concert before releasing for streaming.

On May 9th, several photos and a video were posted by paparazzi of the venue being set up. It was noted that workers present in these photos were fully dressed despite there being a heatwave with outside temperatures climbing to over 40°C; it’s uncommon for AC to be on during set up, though not impossible.

On the same day, a figure fully covered in sweats and a hoodie was filmed entering the venue for rehearsals. Again: heatwave. 

May 10th

The venue looked less than half full less than ten minutes before the set start time.

A collection of some photos that look obviously off: [1] [2] [3] [4] 

Chinese CPFs keeping track of things concluded that three different impersonators were likely used, with one possibly being a woman. There were visible differences in the nose, jawline, eyebrows, Adam’s apple, butt, and stature. Furthering this, people watching reported that the costume changes were remarkably fast and there were no breaks over the course of 20 song performances (3 hours).

It’s quite likely that the cameras used for the screens inside the venue were using deepfake tech to correct for these mistakes. Yes this can be done live. It was noticed that the screens seemed to noticably lag more than is standard (example, comparison to another concert) and occassionally jumped.

Some of the audience members visible in photos look quite unexcited to be there. It’s possible that people were hired to fill empty seats, especially given that so many were left unsold that they decreased the number of seats physically present in the venue. A number of people looked to be in quite a hurry to leave afterwards. There is hearsay that some of them may have been students who were paid to attend. [translated chatlog between Chinese fans]

About an hour and a half after the concert started, the bought hashtag #Primordial Theater# suddenly appeared on the general Weibo hotsearch, reaching #14 before completely disappearing ten minutes later. Coincidentally, the Weibo administration account made a post shortly afterwards warning about celebrity impersonation fraud.

Around this time, all photos of the concert posted by Ranyi, one of the “official” accounts, were removed by Weibo and the account was later banned for violating community rules. Similar photos and a video were also removed from Xie Yihua’s Weibo accounts.

A whaler who made a post that she shook hands with him at the concert forgot to change her VPN to Thailand, with it instead saying she was in Japan. 🤡

There are rumors that some whalers who attended said it was fake and closed their accounts, I haven’t seen direct evidence of this yet. Also a rumor that one went to the police. Some whalers were reportedly afraid to speak out about what they had seen at the concert because they had given the scam their personal information.

May 11th

There was significantly less posted footage and discussion of this day. Many people who had attended gave excuses such as phones being too low on battery to film, only having blurry photos, wanted to capture the moment with their own eyes, etc.

Additional photos that look distinctly off: [1] [2] [a whole collection] (Here’s an example of full-face prosthetic makeup btw) 

Videos show that barely anyone in the audience appeared to be singing along to some songs, including Surround.

Comment about the vocals from a trained musician: “The voice doesn't feel open, it feels like it's covered with a layer of veil. Generally speaking, the voice is not clean, and secondly, the breath is not stable, and the voice is obvious. Trembling, as well as out-of-tune and treble, the treble sounds very laborious, and the out-of-tune is also sandwiched between the two notes, and the way of vocalization is not right, it is all in the throat, singing like this is easy to hurt the throat and make it hoarse.” (mtl) 

[Video comparing the singing to Zhang Zhehan’s]

A video and group photo showing Xiao Yu were passed around, with him being visibly too short in relation to “Zhang Zhehan” in the photo.

Again, many of the photos posted by Xie Yihua were removed by Weibo.

VVIP ticket holders (on both days) were able to take photos with Zhang Sanjian afterwards:  -  Reports from them say that Zhang Sanjian was quite touchy-feely and eager with hugs (😰). If you look at old photos and video of the real Zhang Zhehan, he was always very polite and often kept his hands clasped when taking photos with unfamiliar people.  -  The attendees were assigned a number so the photos could be sent to them afterwards. Standard practice for celebrity photo ops is that the photos are printed there; being sent later allows time for editing to be done.  -  It took two weeks for people to be sent their photos. Despite this, some of the editing is... not very good.

Followups

Yahoo! Taiwan published an article talking about the concert, referring to Zhang Zhehan as an “artist who insulted China”.

[Written notes] from a Twitter space discussion about the concert. Main points not previously covered here:

It was learned by Chinese CPFs that any Chinese person who wants to hold a concert outside of China needs to get written permission to do so. There is no evidence that the scam gang did this, and it’s doubtful that someone in Zhang Zhehan’s situation would do so.

If you watch the videos of Zhang Sanjian talking at the concert, it looks very performative, not a real emotional response like what you can see in videos of the real Zhang Zhehan at his past concerts. Especially at a concert after 813 and not seeing his fans for two years, wouldn’t you expect him to get quite emotional?

Likewise, there are enunciation differences and dialectic differences in how Zhang Sanjian spoke.

If the point of the concerts was to make money, they would have started promotions much earlier, it doesn’t make commercial sense to announce it at such short notice. The intent of the concert was to get attention.

Another intent seems to be to try to divide CP fans, similar to how last year they succeeded in dividing haizhe and whalers.

Following the concerts, there was a significant uptick in fans of other celebs harrassing those saying the concerts were fake—especially in c-ent fan culture, fans of other celebs can and will happily take advantage of the scam to eliminate their bias’s competition even if they are aware that it’s a scam.

This post was last edited 2023-05-24.

#Zhang Zhehan #Zhang Sanjian #zzh info #my zzh posts

[tellthemeerkatsitsfine]

Fucking finally! I haven’t watched the new Champion of Champions yet, I’ve had a weirdly anxious weekend and I want to enjoy it so I might save it for tomorrow night and hope I feel better by then, though I do have to balance that with wanting to avoid spoilers so maybe I’ll just watch it tonight. However. The important thing is that now that COC3 has happened, they have finally announced the season 17 cast! So we’re all allowed to stop pretending we didn’t see the names that leaked all over the internet months ago! Hooray! Here are some unsolicited opinions.

I mean, obviously I won’t pretend that one of those names didn’t jump out at me significantly more than the others. I sure know how to get on a bandwagon. Last year, when the s16 names were leaked, I took that as my sign to do what I’d been sort of meaning to do at some point eventually, and watch all Sam Campbell’s stand-up stuff that’s on YouTube. Meaning that by the time the names were officially released, I got to look like I’m really well informed on the less TV-famous comics because I already knew his stuff. When in fact, I didn’t know anything about him beyond his name and reputation until I saw he was going on Taskmaster.

The same isn’t true in this case, it’s almost entirely a coincidence that I happen to be getting really really into John Robins’ radio show in the run-up to his Taskmaster season. I’d had those radio shows on my list for ages, of things to eventually get to, sometime, when I’ve knocked everything off my list and have several hundred thousand hours to spare. I got into his stand-up early last year, long before any Taskmaster s17 names appeared, and this made me even more sure that I want to hear his radio show someday. So I tried it out at the same time as a few others, and then it did just happen to become the one that had a few really compelling episodes in a row early on, which hooked me and made me really want to hear the next one instead of mixing it up, and now I’ve abandoned all the other ones and reached episode 102 of their XFM/Radio X stuff in a few weeks.

I say it’s almost entirely a coincidence because I did see those names in September, and vaguely thought I’ll probably enjoy Taskmaster even more if I’m even more into John Robins by then. But it was going to happen anyway.

This one really is right at the top of my dream Taskmaster contestants. Not just that it’s a comedian I really like, but specifically a comedian who’s exactly the type of Taskmaster contestant. Hyper-competitive, but not in a jock way, more in an anxious obsessive controlling way. I made a post a while ago about how I’d read some people on a different website talk about the possibility of John Robins on Taskmaster, and they said this would be bad because his pedantry and competitiveness would be annoying, and he’d ruin the show with his tendency to not let a single thing go. And I said, God that sounds great. Please, Alex. Please let your angry golf buddy come ruin the show with his pedantry and competitiveness and refusal to let a single thing go. And then he did!

…I had an audio clip from a recent radio episode that I was going to post to expand on this, but I’ve decided to save that for another post, actually, and keep this one focused on the s17 lineup in general. So I will say: obviously, John Robins will be my favourite going into it, and if his approach to the show is at all consistent with the persona he’s displayed for the last 10+ years of his comedy career, he’s in a with a shot of rising to one of my favourite Taskmaster contestants ever. I can’t wait to see how he ruins the show. And how big he goes on the Freddie Mercury costume that he’s definitely going to wear.

Having said all that, I’m going to be honest about the fact that I wasn’t that excited when I first saw the full list of names. This is because there were already significant rumours about John Robins, even before the definite names linked, so while I was pleased to see his involvement confirmed, I’d been hoping the full list would have an additional name for me to get excited about. Which it didn’t, really, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be good, quite possibly very good. It just means they happen to have grabbed people from sides of comedy that I don’t know much about.

The League of Gentlemen people are a weirdly large hole in my Britcom knowledge, and I’m not sure why, but I’ve never had much of a desire to change that. I’ve had their stuff recommended to me lots (Psychoville and Inside No 9 and I know there’s other stuff), but I’ve vaguely looked at it, and have always thought it doesn’t really look like my thing. Though I have no good reason for this. I have some sort of vague negative association with that group of people in my mind, and I don’t know why it’s there.

The only guess I have is that I watched BBC Sherlock as it came out, and that became a bone of contention for me at the time. I thought it was a well made and good show with some glaring flaws – a few “this plot isn’t a clever or watertight as they think it is” flaws and a bunch of “this seems like it was written by men who think that as long as they can convince other men they’re really smart it doesn’t matter if their portrayal of women is fairly misogynistic”. And that latter opinion was backed up by my brother, who thought it was a work of impenetrable genius and anyone who was a word against it was just a bitter feminist who wasn’t smart enough to understand it, and sometimes we’d fight about that. This caused the name “Mark Gatiss” to be marred in my mind.

So it’s possible that that’s what happened. That a few years ago I looked up the League of Gentlemen things to decide whether to add that to my list, the name “Mark Gatiss” left a bad taste in my mouth and made me think I don’t like the look of this, and that made me decide I’m not interesting in finding out about Steve Pemberton or Reece Shearsmith either. Which is, of course, a terrible reason to write off some very accomplished comedy people. Because they worked with a guy who wrote a show ten years ago that I used to fight with my brother about.

The point is that I know very little about Steve Pemberton, but I am open to letting him win me around. I did recently hear a radio episode from 2015 in which John Robins was listing people who’d be at some event he was about to attend, people whom he considered famous at way beyond his level so he was excited about the idea of being anywhere near them, and one of the people he listed was Steve Pemberton. Reminds me of that 2007 radio episode where Russell Howard talked about Liza Tarbuck in similar terms. Hope he has a good time getting to share stage with him. I have no more than that to say about Steve Pemberton, because I really know absolutely fuck all about Steve Pemberton. I shall watch with an open mind and hope he’s great and changes my mind about all of this.

I know only slightly more about Sophie Willan, and that’s only because a couple of years ago she went on The Russell Howard Hour and was an entertaining enough guest so she stuck in my mind. She’d just won a BAFTA for her sitcom Alma’s Not Normal, and she spoke endearingly about the stories behind it and what it was like to write and make and then have it go so well, and the interview made me really like her and think that show sounds good. Though I’ve never actually seen any of Alma’s Not Normal. She was also quite good on WILTY last year. And those are all the things I know about Sophie Willan.

Nick Mohammed I guess I have a similarly unfair reaction to as I do to Steve Pemberton, in that the thought of him immediately puts a bad taste in my mouth simply due to his association with something else that isn’t his fault. Specifically, the third season of Ted Lasso was so absolutely fucking awful that I’m not sure I want to look at anyone from it ever again. I think it doesn’t help that there are suggestions that Jason Sudeikis being possibly terrible in real life may have been a small part of the cause of season 3 being so terrible, which has caused my brain to associate the actors with the bad writing. Even though Nick Mohammed did not write any of it. And I did hear some Brett Goldstein stand-up last year that I really enjoyed and he seems cool, so it’s possible that not every person who got cast on a bad show (or in this case, a good show that turned bad) is also bad.

I did watch Nick Mohammed’s filmed comedy special when I first saw his name on the s17 list, called Houdini. It was… not really for me, but I can appreciate that it’s well made if you like that sort of thing. It’s Nick Mohammed in character as Mr. Swallow, acting out a comedic biopic (but also a genuine biopic, it took me until about halfway through the show to work out that this wasn’t some parody or fictionalization, they really were trying to tell his life story) of Harry Houdini. Which I guess Nick Mohammed picked because he also does magic and admires people who have previously done magic to a legendary level. If you’re into magic and/or character comedy, then definitely check out Nick Mohammed’s special Houdini. I just happen to not be much into either of those things.

Although, I am curious to see whether Mohammed’s skills might come into play in Taskmaster. Because he does sometimes do actually magic when performing stand-up as his character Mr. Swallow. I’ve seen him do it in some short TV spots, where he’ll do a card trick, and he’s doing the trick for real, which you can tell because it doesn’t always work perfectly. But it usually works well. Those tricks involve a very impressive ability to memorize positions of lots of cards at once, and to do some other fiddly sleight of hand things, and that’s a real-life skill that Nick Mohammed has and most don’t. It reminds of Paul Sinha’s season, when he mostly performed terribly, but every once in a while there would be a task that tested one of those skills in which Paul Sinha is leagues and leagues more advanced than the average person due to his quizzing experience. Like that studio task where they had to name all those bird species, or the house task where they had to memorize the positions of cards. Paul Sinha was incredible at those, it was so cool to see. I’ll enjoy it if Nick Mohammed gets a similar chance to show that off.

Beyond that, I don’t know a lot about Nick Mohammed because I haven’t seen him be himself much. He sometimes turns up as a guest on TV shows, but normally as the character Mr. Swallow. And of course I’ve seen him in character on Ted Lasso. I don’t know what he's like when he’s not doing that.

I do know he was absolutely hilarious on the latest Catsdown Christmas special, which aired a few weeks ago. I think that show was running out of steam even before Sean Lock died and should definitely be respectfully put out to pasture by now (also, Jimmy Carr is getting harder and harder to be someone I can just tolerate in the background, as he throws his lot in more and more clearly with the right wing), but I’ve watched every episode they’ve put out and I will keep doing so until they stop (and I have to admit the one the other night with Lee Mack and Harriet Kemsley and DO’D was pretty good). And I thought Nick Mohammed absolutely stole the show on that Christmas special. I watched it with my parents and the Mr. Swallow routines from Dictionary Corner had all three of us laughing really hard. So that bodes well for Taskmaster s17.

Finally, I’ve saved Joanne McNally for last because I know almost nothing about her, and I’m probably being unfair by judging her based on this. I think the only things I’ve seen her do are a few guest spots on Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back (where she wasn’t doing stand-up or anything, just following the script, so it’s hard to get a read on her from that), she was on the Katherine Ryan Backstage but didn’t make much of an impression and I don’t remember what she did on there, and she did an episode of Alan Davies’ As Yet Untitled.

I watched As Yet Untitled a few years ago now, and thought she came off badly enough on there to make me dislike her even though I knew pretty much nothing about her. That’s because she told this story:

...I don't want to be all killjoy feminist "actually this comedy story told on a fun comedy show isn't funny, it's stalking and harassment and a component of emotional abuse", but this comedy story told on a fun comedy show isn't funny, it's stalking and harassment and a component of emotional abuse. I've known several people who have been in this situation with an ex-partner, and it's not funny, it's terrifying.

Now, I'm aware that not every single story on As Yet Untitled is 100%, down to each detail true. (I learned this last year, when I got probably disproportionately indignant about seeing that apparently you're allowed to steal someone's stand-up story just because they didn't like your penguin in 2002.) So I assume that Joanne McNally's story has, like plenty on stories that get told on panel shows, been wildly exaggerated or (hopefully) even made up completely.

But even if that's the case, even if none of that story really happened, it still doesn't make me like Joanne McNally to think that she considers that to be a quirky and funny story, rather than one where it looks like she's bragging about committing harassment. That's not great. And unfortunately for her, it's just about the only thing I know about her, so it has shaped my entire opinion.

I will hope she was just making up a wildly over-the-top story to get attention on a panel show, and it does not speak to her underlying character, and I will try to watch her on Taskmaster with an open mind. But I will be going in with some level of bias against her.

#Youtube

[ukrainenews]

Daily Wrap Up August 10, 2022

Under the cut:

At least eight Russian warplanes appear to have been damaged or destroyed in the recent attack on Saky airbase in Crimea, according to newly released satellite images

Russian forces are no longer able to use the railway line linking Crimea with the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson, which the Russians have occupied since the early days of the invasion

Ukrainian forces have hit an industrial site in the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk, causing a fire and an ammonia leak

At least 13 people died after shelling overnight in Ukraine's central Dnipropetrovsk region

The EU has been urged to introduce a travel ban on Russian tourists with some member states saying visiting Europe was “a privilege, not a human right” for holidaymakers

“At least eight Russian warplanes appear to have been damaged or destroyed in the recent attack on Saky airbase in Crimea, according to newly released satellite images.

On Wednesday Kyiv said that nine Russian aircraft were destroyed on the ground following Tuesday’s dramatic explosions at the Saky airbase, which Russia said killed one, wounded 14 and damaged dozens of nearby houses.

Kyiv has so far officially denied responsibility for the attack, with an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy suggesting partisans might have been involved.

Russia has also sought to downplay the attack, denying that any aircraft were damaged in the blasts and conceding only that “several aviation munitions detonated” in a storage area at the facility.

However, satellite photos appear to show multiple fighter planes at the military base in Novofedorivka blown up with new evidence suggesting the possibility of a targeted attack.

The images, from the US-based Planet Labs, show large areas of scorched earth and damage to the runway alongside the charred remnants of military aircraft.

Images taken by the private satellite operator at around 8am on 9 August – approximately four hours before the attack – and about 4.40pm on 10 August, show at least eight aircraft parked outside were damaged or destroyed.”-via The Guardian

~

“Russian forces are no longer able to use the railway line linking Crimea with the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson, which the Russians have occupied since the early days of the invasion, according to Serhii Khlan, advisor to the head of Kherson's Civil Military Administration.

"This is the branch that went through Kalanchak, Brylivka to the Oleshky railway station and across the railway bridge to Kherson itself," he said, adding that another route was from Crimea to Melitopol.

"It was there that the occupiers delivered their railway trains and unloaded them a little further beyond Novooleksiyivka in Henichesk district. Another convoy with equipment and ammunition was destroyed there yesterday," he added.

CNN reported Tuesday there had been explosions in the Henichesk area.

Ukrainian forces — combat aircraft, missiles and long-range rockets — have focused on hitting Russian supply lines, command centers and ammunition supplies in Kherson for more than a month.

Russian ground forces typically depend on railroad links to move armor and munitions.

Meanwhile, in the neighboring Russian-occupied city of Melitopol, the mayor said resistance and attacks continue — just as Russian troops there are being reinforced.

Mayor Ivan Fedorov, who is no longer in the city himself, said on Ukrainian television that Tuesday "was the third hellish night for the occupiers on the territory of occupied Melitopol."

He said two explosions were heard on Tuesday evening near the village of Kyrylivka, a coastal settlement on the Sea of Azov.

"Thick smoke was then observed for several hours," Fedorov said. "Over the past few weeks, the occupiers have taken a large amount of equipment to the shore of the estuary at Radyvonivka, as well as to the shore of the Sea of Azov near Kyrylivka."

Fedorov also claimed that "guerrillas" on Tuesday night had damaged the office of Russia's governing United Russia party, which had been established in Melitopol.

He also repeated claims that Russian forces were preventing people from leaving Melitopol.”-via CNN

~

“Ukrainian forces have hit an industrial site in the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk, causing a fire and an ammonia leak, the head of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) Territorial Defense said in a Telegram post.

“As a result of the shelling of the territory of the Donetsk brewery located in the Kalininskyi district of the city, an ammonia leak occurred,” the post said. “The affected area is 2 kilometers (more than 1 mile).”. The state emergency services of the DPR said in an update that at least one person has died and two were injured following the hit.

“At the time of the accident there were 32 people on the brewery's grounds. According to preliminary information, one person died and two were injured,” they said in a statement.

They said the fire was “still being extinguished.”

“At the moment the MES Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Group is conducting investigation of the area to determine the location of the ammonia leak and the maximum permissible concentration levels,” they added.

The state emergency services of the DPR is also warning people to remain indoors.

“The population must be inside the premises. Take measures for additional sealing of your apartments (houses), and premises. Breathe through cotton-gauze bandages moistened with a 5% solution of citric or acetic acid,” it said in a Telegram post.

“Tell your neighbors about the information you receive. Help the elderly, the sick, and children as needed,” the post also read”-via CNN

~

“At least 13 people died after shelling overnight in Ukraine's central Dnipropetrovsk region, governor Valentyn Reznychenko said on Wednesday.

More than 20 buildings were damaged in Marganets, he said, a city across the Dnipro river from the Russian-captured Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, where there have been other reports of shelling.

The attack damaged a power line, leaving several thousand people without electricity, Reznychenko said. The attack damaged a hostel, two schools, a concert hall, the main council building and other administrative bases, he added.

Russia denies targeting civilians in what it calls its "special military operation" in Ukraine.

Reznychenko initially put the casualties at 21, with 11 killed in the district of Nikopol and 10 in Marganets, but said in a subsequent message on the Telegram messaging app that 11 was the total number, without clarifying which initial details were incorrect.

He later said another two people had died from their injuries.”-via Reuters

~

“The EU has been urged to introduce a travel ban on Russian tourists with some member states saying visiting Europe was “a privilege, not a human right” for holidaymakers.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview with the Washington Post that the “most important sanction” was to “close the borders, because the Russians are taking away someone else’s land”. Russians should “live in their own world until they change their philosophy”, he said.

The Ukrainian president’s call was backed by Estonia’s prime minister, Kaja Kallas, who tweeted that visiting Europe was “a privilege, not a human right”, adding: “Time to end tourism from Russia. Stop issuing tourist visas to Russians.”

Finland’s prime minister, Sanna Marin, has aired the same frustrations, telling public broadcaster YLE that it was “not right that while Russia is waging an aggressive, brutal war of aggression in Europe, Russians can live a normal life, travel in Europe, be tourists.”

Finland has previously said that increasing numbers of Russians have begun crossing the 830-mile border between the two countries to shop in border stores and travel onwards to other EU destinations since Covid restrictions were lifted.

The EU banned air travel from Russia after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in February and the last passenger rail link, between St Petersburg and Helsinki, was suspended in March, but Russians can still enter Finland by road.

Finland last week issued a plan to limit tourist visas for Russians, but has questioned its legal right to impose an outright ban, while other Schengen passport-free zone countries that share a border with Russia, such as Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, have already dramatically tightened visa rules.

But all have emphasised the need for an EU-level decision on the matter since a visa issued by one member of the zone cannot be refused by others – meaning that ordinary Russians not targeted by individual sanctions can use their neighbouring countries as transit zones for border-free onward travel across the region.”-via The Guardian

#Daily Update #Ukraine #Russia #War in Ukraine #kherson #crimea #Dnipropetrovsk #donetsk #EU #melitopol

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What are your thoughts on this? Do you think they are true? Tell us in the comments below. Well, one thing is certain here: GTA 6 is really happening. Any rumor or leak should be taken with a grain of salt until an official statement is released by any company or other source directly involved with GTA 6’s development or marketing. Please do not believe this, as it may turn out to be false. There will be the VI logo and an estimated launch dateįrom what we know so far ( at least confirmed unofficially, or officially?), Take-Two is expected to spend nearly $89 million on marketing in the period between April 2023 and March 2024, which gives us a little bit of hope that maybe, and we mean maybe, GTA 6 will come out in 2024. When the keyboard solo starts, the trailer will show an aerial pan of the city, and there will be a jet flying towards the city at sunset.The second half of the trailer will showcase news crews on crime scenes, which gives the look of a documentary-type of shots.Most shots will be in Miami (Vice City), and it will be focused on beachfront apartments and marina life.The trailer will contain a theme of “polar opposites” regarding the protagonist character in a voice-over manner, and unfortunately, there aren’t any shots of this.The song used for the trailer will be a chopped-up version of “That’s All” by Genesis.The trailer will be paced similarly to the initial 2011 reveal of V.The details that the leaker has revealed are: You can prove me wrong or right when the trailer releases within the next few months.” Whilst I can’t attach these screenshots due to the traceability of the trailer itself (and the low volume of people who’ve actually seen it yet), I can attach a screenshot of my own of a quest-giving NPC during a flashback mission, named “Steve Robicheaux.” A co-worker of mine recently shared details to me over Discord regarding the trailer and even several screenshots from the trailer itself. “Hi all, I’m currently working in QA at Rockstar Leeds remotely. Here is what the person has written about the leak: You can find a truthful summary of what we know about Grand Theft Auto 6 so far right here.Is it a good day if there aren’t any leaks? It isn’t, right? It is safe to say that today is going to be a really good day (with an emphasis on really).Ī post has appeared on Reddit, where it says that a certain leaker named 4chan has information regarding the upcoming GTA 6 trailer that is supposed to come out in the next few months. Chances are that legal action will be taken soon enough and these fake ads will be removed, but hopefully in the meantime they don't rope in enough folk who don't know better. It is to be expected that when the company stay silent, third parties will step in to fill the void at their own gain. Large groups of fans sharing their passion for huge AAA titles are expected to get loud and hyped, but the levels reached with GTA 6 even before Rockstar ever acknowledged its existence were already unprecedented. Ironically, this does not appear in the fake ads.įake GTA 6 trailers popping up as paid advertising just goes to show how severely unchecked hyped for the game has snowballed. An image of a house found in the Definitive Edition is allegedly from GTA 6. The scam is fairly easy to spot, and any fan will know just how tight lipped Rockstar is about GTA 6 at this point, so a trailer appearing in this manner is hardly believable. The purpose of these ads isn't clear, but they likely are collecting data at the very least, and using clickthroughs to rack up views and possibly even subscribers.

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Vivo X Fold3 Pro and X Fold3: Launch Expected in Late March

Rumors About Vivo X Fold3 and Pro Features

Vivo X Fold3 Pro and X Fold3: Launch Expected in Late March

For the impending Vivo X Fold3 and Vivo X Fold3 Pro, there have been several leaks and teases released. We now have comprehensive specifications from an official-looking poster for the foldables, which are anticipated to arrive later this month.

The X Fold3 series is going to be very light and thin. According to the poster, the X Fold3 and X Fold3 Pro will be smaller when unfolded than the Vivo X5 Max from 2015, which is now the thinnest phone in the world with a thickness of 5.1mm.

We also learn that the two forthcoming foldable phones will weigh less than a standard bar phone, however we aren’t given the precise weight of the gadgets. It is confirmed that the two Vivo X Fold3 versions will have an IPX8 rating.

The first foldable phone to employ the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset will be the X Fold3 Pro.

The Vivo X Fold 3 and Vivo X Fold3 Pro will include OIS-equipped 50MP primary, 50MP ultrawide, and 64MP periscope cameras. The foldables will utilize Vivo’s V3 imaging chip.

The 5,500 mAh battery supports 120W wired and 50W wireless charging, and OriginOS 4, based on Android 14, will run.

Later this month, Vivo plans to introduce the highly anticipated X Fold 3 series in China. The X Fold 3 and X Fold 3 Pro are rumored to be the two phones in the series, while the company hasn’t formally acknowledged this. But before to their official release, a few leaked images of the X Fold 3 Pro together with its AnTuTu score appeared online, providing important details about its anticipated release date.

Processor: Unverified Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Displays: Large, foldable main display (exact size unknown)

Cover display: Using LTPO technology, it is smaller (precise size unknown), perhaps around 6.5 inches.

Cameras: Unverified triple-lens rear system

50MP primary sensor (unverified)

50 Megapixel ultrawide sensor (unverified)

64MP periscope telephoto sensor (unverified)

5500 mAh (unverified) battery

Charging: 120W (unverified) via wired charging

50W of wireless charging (not confirmed)

Software: OriginOS 4 with Android 14 (unverified)

When will the Vivo X Fold 3 Pro launch?

The X Fold 3 Pro is reportedly scheduled for an unveiling on March 27th, according to tipster Digital Chat Station on Weibo, which supports a recent rumor. However, Vivo has not yet disclosed the official dates. However, the insider also revealed some information regarding the Pro model, including its storage and camera specifications.

The main camera on the X Fold 3 Pro, according to DCS, will include an OV50H OmniVision 50MP lens with an f/1.68 aperture.

An OV64B 64MP periscope telephoto camera with a 3x optical zoom, a 70mm focal length, and telephoto macro features will be available alongside.

It is predicted that the Vivo V3 ISP would be used by the future Vivo X Fold 3 Pro to improve photography.

The foldable phone will come in black and white color variants, according to the source.

Furthermore, DCS said that the white version’s fiberglass construction would make it stand out.

FAQS

What is the price of vivo x3 fold?

The anticipated starting price of the Vivo X Fold 3 in India is ₹1,14,990.

Is vivo x fold waterproof?

Extra seals shield the gadget against damages brought on by water splashes, rain, and dust.

Will there be a standard Vivo X Fold3 alongside the Pro version?

There may be two models: the affordable X Fold3 and the higher-end X Fold3 Pro, according to leaks.

Is there anything else confirmed about the Vivo X Fold3 and Vivo X Fold3 Pro design?

At this point, not much is verified. For the most precise information, it is advisable to wait for an official statement from Vivo. While details are few, it seems that it will include a huge folding primary display and a smaller cover display, much like the regular X Fold3.

What are the rumored differences between the X Fold3 and X Fold3 Pro?

Charging: According to leaks, the Pro model may offer quicker wired charging than the ordinary model (potentially up to 100W vs 120W). Additional possible changes include different storage choices (Pro models have larger basic capacity) or even camera upgrades (Pro models include a unique lens or features).

Is the release date for the X Fold3 Pro the same as the standard X Fold3?

Although there has been no official confirmation, there are reports that both phones will be on sale in late March 2024.

How much more expensive is the X Fold3 Pro expected to be?

Although exact price information is not yet available, the Pro model may cost several hundred dollars more than the base X Fold3 due to the expected enhancements.

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New york 2016 tax extension

NEW YORK 2016 TAX EXTENSION FULL

President Donald Trump arrives to announce his decision that the United States will withdraw from the landmark Paris Climate Agreement, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., June 1, 2017.

NEW YORK 2016 TAX EXTENSION FULL

Two leaked pages of his 2005 return that came out in March didn’t include full details on income and deductions, but did show that he would have benefited massively by an elimination of the alternative minimum tax - a feature of his just-outlined tax plan.Īnd three pages that surfaced last year showed he had claimed a $916 million loss on his 1995 return, which could be used to reduce his taxes by offsetting later gains. The few Trump tax returns the public has seen weren’t released by him, but disclosed by news outlets. Do not use this form if you authorized a direct debit from your bank account when you e-filed your return or extension, or if you have arranged an ACH credit through your bank. Read more to learn about the relevant details and how they impact your situation. File Form CT-200-V if you e-filed your New York State (NYS) corporation tax return or extension and wish to pay the amount due with a check or money order. In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Treasury and IRS issued new guidance that calls for a tax deadline extension, moving the customary April 15 deadline to May 17, 2021. He has said he would release them when the Internal Revenue Service completes an audit - though experts and IRS officials said such audits don’t bar taxpayers from releasing their returns. The 2021 Tax Deadline Extension: Everything You Need to Know. An extension does not provide more time to pay taxes.Īs a candidate and as president, Trump has refused to release his tax returns, breaking a decades-long tradition. The Internal Revenue Service allows individuals and businesses to apply for a six-month extension to get more time to file a return. Press secretary Sean Spicer did not provide information on when Trump sought the extension or why. If you live in the United States and watch television, you are undoubtedly aware that every January, right before the New Year, the Holiday Season advertising tapers off and the Tax Season. Similarly the New York State Department of Finance and Taxation issues periodic publications which offer much advice about taxation in New York City and New York State ( ).WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump filed for an extension on his 2016 tax return, the White House said Saturday. Further it illustrates every aspect of US taxation with several examples which are quite easy to understand. The tax extension will allow simply to push back the deadline for sending in your 1040 by 6 months (4 months if you are out of the country). Form IT-201-X To amend a previously filed New York State income tax return. For more information, see the instructions for Form Y-203. Both New Yorks tax brackets and the associated tax rates were last changed one year prior to 2017 in 2016. Form Y-203 To compute the tax due if you were not a Yonkers resident for 2021 but you earned wages or had self-employment income from within Yonkers, and you have to file a New York State income tax return. This means that these brackets applied to all income earned in 2016, and the tax return that uses these tax rates was due in April 2017. This publication, available on the website of the IRS, covers all the various aspects of US taxation which are relevant for foreign nationals. This page shows s archived New York tax brackets for tax year 2016. The Tax Authority in the US which is known as the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) has issued a detailed publication 519 which deals exclusively with taxation for ‘aliens’. Some of these individual practices and firms are:ġ10 West 40 Street, Suite 208 (between Broadway & 6th), Your company may already have a relationship with one of the big ‘six ‘ tax advisors or accounting firms in the world for tax purposes and the preperation of your US taxes may be entrusted to one of these well known and reputed companies like:Īpart from these big companies there are countless tax advisors and accountants in New York City who specialize in taxation for foreign nationals.

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Spyro reignited trilogy switch release

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Nothing really strays far from view and is rarely hard to get to, unlike other 3D platformers of its day where treasures, secrets, and loot were hidden away.

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Albeit provoked, Spyro nonetheless sets on his adventure to free dragons and collect a boatload of gems. In the original Spyro, the main antagonist, Gnasty Gnorc, has turned the realm's dragons into statues. The collection includes the original Spyro The Dragon, Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage and Spyro: Year of the Dragon, of which there is very little difference to tell between the three titles other than some subtle game play tweaks throughout the progression of the latter games.

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In a nutshell, not much has changed since the Xbox One and PS4 release of Spyro Reignited Trilogy from 2018. Luckily, a recent resurgence for 3D platformers and 1990's nostalgia has seen Toys For Bob resurrect, or reignite, a franchise that definitely deserves a lot more praise than it gets. Fast forward 20 years and Spyro has had a somewhat downward spiral, fading away almost into obscurity. In no essence was Spyro breaking any new ground for 3D platformers, but what it did do was bring a new child friendly franchise to the PlayStation. Spyro, like many 3D platformers of its time, relied on large sandbox themed areas that had several items to collect and an overarching objective. Meanwhile, Sony had Spyro, a purple dragon with a cheeky attitude. Sony was on the backfoot in capturing the younger audience, after-all the Nintendo 64 had Super Mario 64 and Banjo Kazooie, and SEGA were on the verge of releasing a super powered 128 bit future cult classic in Sonic Adventure. Still, it looks like Skylander developers Toys For Bob has remained incredibly faithful to the original three games, making it worth the wait.There are many people in the world now who are unable to remember the late 1990s when the console wars were heated between large manufacturers and their individual leaders were platforming mascots- each of which had exclusivity to one platform.

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KitGuru Says: It’s a shame that Activision couldn’t at least whet the appetites of PC and Switch players by confirming the platforms were in the works. Hopefully this means that Switch and PC players will see Spyro: Reignited Trilogy before the end of 2019. Crash’s remaster initially appeared on PlayStation 4 before finally making its way to Switch, PC and Xbox One the following year. Of course, this is neither confirmation nor denial that that a Switch or PC port is currently in the works, and a wait is to be expected when remembering the release of its sister game, Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy. “We do not have any other platforms to announce at this time.” “We're excited that even more Spyro fans will have the opportunity to experience the franchise on PS4 and XB1 platforms,” Activision explained in an email to NintendoLife. In fact, Activision isn’t even willing to admit that it has alternative platforms on its radar. Accompanying the listing on the official site was Nintendo’s own entry on its store, although both lacked an expected launch window. Unfortunately, neither will be arriving alongside Spyro: Reignited Trilogy’s PlayStation 4 and Xbox One release tomorrow, with no estimated timeline as to when Activision will expand its platforms.Īlthough it was never officially announced by the publisher, Spyro: Reignited Trilogy on Nintendo Switch and PC seemed like a done deal. Three months after its official announcement, PC and Nintendo players were blessed with a leak that suggested developer Toys For Bob would be bringing its Spyro remaster to both platforms.

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Jay electronica album

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It’s now available on most streaming services, including Apple Music and Tidal. HipHopDX brings you all the newest Jay Electronica albums, songs, and videos in one place From Jay Electronica news to album releases, we make sure you don't miss a beat. Instead, Jay Electronica went live on his YouTube a little after 11PM EDT to debut the album in lieu of the planned listening parties. Cover art for A Written Testimony by Jay Electronica.

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It was originally supposed to debut at a series of live TIDAL-sponsored listening sessions in Los Angeles, New Orleans, and New York tonight (3/12), but those were cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Jay Electronica discography and songs: Music profile for Jay Electronica, born 19 September 1976. That Biblical parallel timeline has tightened up a little bit, and it’s now coming out tonight. The 17-track LP also boasts appearances from Offset, Young Thug, Westside Gunn, Rico Nasty, and more. When Jay Electronica announced the album, via his relatively inactive Twitter account, he said that he recorded it over 40 days and 40 nights, starting from 12/26, and that it would be released in another 40 days. IDK Drops New Album USEE4YOURSELF, Featuring DMX, MF DOOM, Jay Electronica & More: Stream. Drumless tracks are commonplace in todays. Samples used include Rihanna, Vashti Bunyan, Brian Eno, Allen Toussaint, and Robert Fripp. In 2007, Jay Electronica uploaded a project called Act I: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge) to his Myspace page. He worked closely on the album with Jay-Z - he has verses on most of the songs - and it features contributions from Travis Scott, The-Dream, James Blake, and Khruangbin, and production credits from Hit-Boy, the Alchemist, Swizz Beatz, No I.D., Young Guru, and AraabMuzik. He even once said that he never made one because albums are a “false concept.” But last month, Jay Electronica announced that he had finally completed his debut album. He’d joined Justin Bieber, DOOM, and Chance the Rapper on other tracks before that.Over a decade ago, New Orleans rapper Jay Electronica made a huge splash with “ Exhibit C.” He’s been part of enough songs since then to establish a fanbase, but he’s never released an album, despite several false starts over the years. Last year, Jay Electronica joined Dave East and 070 Phi on the track “ No Hoodie (Nothin’ to Lose),” which benefited the nonprofit Hoodies for the Homeless. Jay Electronica and JAY-Z remixed Drake’s track “We Made It” back in 2014. Jay Electronica Act II: The Patents of Nobility (The Turn) Long-delayed and eventually shelved, Jay Electronica’s near-mythical lost album finally sees official release after it was leaked. On February 7, the rapper announced on Twitter that his next album would be out “in 40 days.” Jay Electronica’s only other official release was his 2007 mixtape Act I: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge), and he had teased a follow-up for more than a decade. The album’s credits reveal samples or interpolations of Rihanna (“Flux Capacitor”), Allen Toussaint, Vashti Bunyan (“Universal Soldier”), Brian Eno, and Robert Fripp (“Ezekiel’s Wheel”). Production credits include Swizz Beatz, Hit-Boy, the Alchemist, No I.D., Young Guru, and AraabMuzik. Listen to A Written Testimony-which features contributions from JAY-Z (on nearly every track), James Blake, Travis Scott, Khruangbin, and The-Dream-below. Jay E’s team was aware of the buy happening and claimed various times within a. More Jay Electronica albums Act II: Patents of Nobility (The Turn) A Written Testimony. After years of waiting, Jay Electronica has finally shared his debut album. Within twelve days, various Jay Electronica fans had completed the funding, and he leaked the album to the public.

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4 Holes and 1 Death of “Nord Streams”

Sabotage, an attempt to avoid fines and sanctions, energy blackmail, and an environmental catastrophe — are areas for Russia to use its pipeline.

On September 26, Denmark and Sweden almost simultaneously announced a gas leak from Nord Stream 1 and 2 in the Baltic sea. 2 leaks per economic zone of each of the 2 states. Despite the fact that Nord Stream 1 was shut down and Nord Stream 2 even was not started, there was gas under pressure in each of the pipes. Most of this gas is methane. More than half of the gas has already leaked out, and there are no containment mechanisms in the pipelines, the rest of the gas will leak out before October 1. Andrew Baxter, director of energy strategy for the Environmental Defense Fund, said he estimated that about 115.000 metric tons of methane had been released into the environment.

To date, this may be the largest gas leak in human history. According to German estimates, about 300.000 metric tons of methane, which is one of the most potent greenhouse gases, was emitted into the atmosphere. This amount of gas is enough to affect the environment for another 20 years, with an annual gas emission capacity of 5.48 million cars.

This severe event carries a danger not only because of the ecological catastrophe. Several countries and organizations have already spoken out about the disaster and called it sabotage and deliberate action of Russia. On September 28, Finland declared that a catastrophe of this magnitude could only have been created at the state level. In turn, Poland immediately pointed to the direct participation of Russia in the gas leak and the violation of the economic security of Europe. Norway, as Europe's largest gas importer, said that it will be strengthening the security of its water assets, while Germany and the US bluntly declared that the situation with the Nord Stream pipelines looks like sabotage. And each of them is right because Russia has been putting pressure on Europe and Ukraine for months, using gas blackmail: unscheduled "work", denial and reduction of gas supplies. And when Europe stocked up on gas for the heating season, launched Baltic Pipe and began to focus on alternative energy sources, "suddenly" appeared 4 almost simultaneous explosions on both Nord Streams.

A curious study was published on the Spiegel portal on September 29th. According to the German security authorities, the explosion on the pipeline was not accidental but created using highly effective explosive devices. To create destruction of this magnitude, it was necessary to use a minimum of 500 kilograms of TNT.

The Times also confirms that the explosion of Nord Stream 1-2 is a pre-arranged and well-thought-out operation. Referring to sources in the British Ministry of defence, powerful explosives were used to blow up the pipes. Moreover, the substance that was used for the explosion was dumped into the sea a few weeks before the explosion.

To divert attention from itself, Russia tried to blame the United States for the tragedy. The Russian media took Joe Biden's words as the basis for their arguments that if Russia attacked Ukraine — Nord Stream would be buried. In turn, the US said they had nothing to do with the explosion: "We were absolutely not involved," commented a Pentagon official.

On September 29, NATO released a statement that the deliberate disruption of pipelines would have an answer.

"All currently available information indicates that this is the result of deliberate, reckless, and irresponsible acts of sabotage. These leaks are causing risks to shipping and substantial environmental damage. We support the investigations underway to determine the origin of the damage," NATO.

Peter Stano, the lead spokesperson for foreign affairs and security policy of the Europe Union, said that the environment and security are of paramount importance, and explosions on the Nord Stream pipelines are not a coincidence and affect everyone.

"All available information indicates those leaks result from a deliberate act. We will support any investigation aimed at getting full clarity on what happened and why and will take further steps to increase our resilience in energy security. Any deliberate disruption of European energy infrastructure is utterly unacceptable and will be met with a robust and united response," Peter Stano.

The other day, on the territories of Russia temporarily controlled by the Russian occupiers, a pseudo-referendum was held on the accession of these territories — Donetsk, Luhansk and Kherson regions — to Russia. The annexation of the Ukrainian regions is planned for implementation tomorrow, September 30th. Estonian defence minister Hanno Pevkura said the Nord Stream explosion was Russian sabotage to divert public attention from Russia's criminal activities.

"Russia would like European countries, NATO allies to take care of their internal affairs. This is all so that Russia can calmly deal with Ukraine. In the near future, a legal, in Russia's opinion, dismemberment of Ukraine should occur, and it promised to defend itself with all its nuclear power. And if Russia resorts to such a terrorist operation, then we should think about overseeing our strategic infrastructure because what is possible underwater can happen on land. In fact, this is happening in the economic zone of the allies," Hanno Pevkur.

"Now imagine: one fine day, the international media reports that Russian warships are sent to the Danish straits to protect the pipeline during the repair, and, surprise-surprise — they create some kind of air defence bubble there, thereby blocking access to the Baltic sea. Russia does not take a single step without a strategic interest," minister Pevkur continued.

Another reason for Russian sabotage may be an attempt to justify Gazprom's termination of gas supplies to Europe due to force majeure. Thus, Russia will not have to pay fines for overdue contracts. We remind you that Russia tried to achieve the lifting of sanctions under various pretexts, cutting off gas supplies to the EU countries. However, this threatened Russia with litigation in the arbitration court.

Swedish prime minister Magdalena Andersson called the gas leaks "probably intentional" but "not an attack on Sweden." At the same time, Swedish defence minister Peter Hultqvist said the Swedish Marine Corps would be nearby "if deemed necessary."

Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen called the pipe explosions "deliberate acts," and energy minister Dan Jannik Jørgensen has bluntly expressed the idea that the explosions caused the damage.

Norwegian oil and energy minister Terje Aasland: "The facts point to acts of sabotage."

Ursula von der Leyen: "Any deliberate disruption of Europe's active energy infrastructure is unacceptable and will result in the most severe possible response."

Josep Borrell: "All available information indicates that these origins are the result of a deliberate act."

Jake Sullivan, the US national security adviser, confirmed the international view of "clear sabotage" after speaking with a Danish counterpart.

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💾 ►►► DOWNLOAD FILE 🔥🔥🔥 Warez groups are teams of individuals who have participated in the organized unauthorized publication of films, music, or other media, as well as those who can reverse engineer and crack the digital rights management DRM measures applied to commercial software. This is a list of groups, both web -based and warez scene groups, which have attained notoriety outside of their respective communities. A plurality of warez groups operate within the so-called warez scene , though as of a large amount of software and game warez is now distributed first via the web. Leaks of releases from warez groups operating within the "scene" still constitute a large amount of warez shared globally. Between and there were 3, active groups within the warez scene, with the majority of these groups being active for no more than two months and with only a small fraction being active for many years. Groups are generally not driven by profit, but by reputation. Little else is known about Su, other than that her year of birth is speculated to be Unusual for piracy groups, 3DM's members have public profiles on the social network Sina Weibo , and use a blog to inform the public about their activities. In the group claimed that piracy of games produced by large developers and publishers would be impossible in the coming years, due to the technological challenges of reverse engineering and ultimately cracking the virtualization and licensing schemes employed by new DRM solutions like Denuvo. One of the most notable groups on the web at the time, they publicly announced a year hiatus from developing cracks for games. Since returning in , 3DM have only released games which use Steam licensing, only releasing copies of better protected games which include cracks made by other groups. This practice has been criticized by the groups whose cracks were included in releases under the 3DM name. Automation was one of the largest cracking crew associations on the Atari ST. They released their compact discs with each disk typically containing several games. Automation split up in the early s after the release of Compact Disk Several members founded a new cracking group called D-Bug. Centropy, founded in January , was a warez group which specialized in releasing copies of films, many of which were still in theatres. Touting many " 0-day " releases and releases prior to commercial availability, Centropy released and pre-released numerous films. This ultimate "0-day" warez team released cracked software by Oct. In , team CORE is still alive. They were a global group with members worldwide, often releasing game "rips". The group ceased operations in after their 1,th release. They were known for releasing copies of games which used Steam licensing and also for emulating Ubisoft's Uplay digital rights management protection. From to they have been one of the most active warez groups releasing commercial computer games with over releases in less than 6 years, compared to older groups like SKIDROW having fewer than over more than a decade of activity. On October 29, they published a cracked copy of Borderlands 3 , another game distributed with Denuvo DRM, 46 days after release. This unfinished crack was not similarly protected. They cracked Resident Evil 7: Biohazard only five days after its release, at the time the shortest amount of time taken to develop a crack for a Denuvo DRM-protected game. They also released a crack for Battlefield V on December 22, days after its official release. One of the most prolific warez groups active from to Their dissolution has been described as the end of an era, and the current affiliation of ex-DEViANCE members is a reoccurring argument between groups. Echelon was a warez group which specialized in the release and distribution of console games, such as Dreamcast ISOs. Released American Pie on the Internet 3 months before its theatrical release. In an email interview with TorrentFreak , the group stated that they were motivated by "fun" rather than profit, and blamed movie studios for driving piracy by not making media more accessible to consumers. As of the group seemingly focuses on demos and art, [32] with their most recent release of cracked software in December Hoodlum also known as HLM mainly focused on cracking games which utilized digital rights management solutions offered by Safedisc and Securom. They were targeted as part of the Operation Site Down raids in Their last release was in August The majority of their releases during were educational games for children. By early , INC had completely disappeared from the warez scene. Kalisto is a console warez group established in March which specializes in the release and distribution of PlayStation and PlayStation 2 ISO images , briefly moonlighting on the Dreamcast platform in mid-to-late The year-old Montreal resident has been sentenced to two and a half months in prison and was also ordered to complete hours of community service. He pleaded guilty to distributing two major motion pictures: Invincible and How to Eat Fried Worms [40] [41] After the bust, releases ceased and another group called maVenssupplieR immediately took up the slack. Myth was a warez group, focused on cracking and ripping PC games. Besides ripped games, the group also released trainers and cracked updates for games. They went on to crack software for the Windows operating system and other consoles. They were one of the earliest groups to successfully crack Windows Vista , which was supposed to be a difficult task based on changes Microsoft had made to the activation scheme for the software. Phrozen Crew PC , founded in by tKC, [52] was one of the most popular groups of computer software crackers , utilizing the tagline "We always get what we want! Their last release was Elden Ring which was on February 24, Project X exclusively released games for the Xbox. They also tend to release copies containing the latest game content such as DLCs. These are often stylized as MULTi. Several verses of the rap song Hackers and the Crackers by Zearle are devoted to the group Radium. Its primary bulletin board system was based in Norway. The group's main focus was to crack software for the Commodore 64 personal computer, but they also released Amiga and the IBM PC software. They were subjects of raids in Operation Buccaneer and Operation Fastlink. The group made a comeback in June , [59] and since then has cracked modern copy protection schemes such as Rockstar Games Social Club , [60] Ubisoft's persistent Internet connection requiring DRM, [61] and Battle. In the group was reported as still active and working with team BTCR. REVOLT gained popularity for creating solutions for cracked games to have working multiplayer features, and later for cracks of games using Denuvo DRM which were released by its founder. In comments made to media organisation TorrentFreak, Voksi alleged that "five or six officers, including two from Bulgaria's General Directorate for Combatting Organized Crime GDBOB and others from a local police station" entered his home and seized personal computing equipment. Risciso stylized as RISCISO was an online warez group, founded in approximately , dedicated to distributing newly released copyrighted software, games and movies. It is believed the former had a bad implementation of Denuvo which made it easier to reverse engineer, mostly due to a lack of support from Denuvo for protecting games written in C and specifically games using the Unity game engine , with this lack of support having been previously demonstrated by an anonymous independent cracker having developed a crack for Syberia 3 , which also used Unity. The crack for the latter was actually determined to be a modified executable file from the game Deus Ex: Breach , a free game which did not incorporate Denuvo's software, released by the same developers and utilizing the same engine, which had been modified slightly to load the assets from Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. While not precisely a group, the community centered around the Steam Underground web forum also known as cs. The forum has both Russian and English language boards, and is the home to a number of projects primarily focused on cracking, emulating, and otherwise extending the capabilities of Steam and games released on Steam. Games on other platforms may also be discussed on their own board. The Steam Underground forums are auxiliary to the warez scene, however the formal and informal collaboration between its users arguably constitutes a warez group. Members of Steam Underground have individually and collectively cracked games featuring DRM schemes such as the version of Ubisoft's Uplay which required players to maintain a persistent Internet connection to their licensing servers, Steam Custom Executable Generation, Arxan Anti-Tamper , Denuvo Anti-Tamper, and more - both generic digital distribution licensing schemes as well as custom protection, such as the copy protection triggers implemented by game developer Croteam in The Talos Principle and their Serious Sam franchise. Tools and techniques released on the forums have been used to make multiplayer game modes accessible in cracked copies of games, usually enabling pirates to play with other pirates. The cracker known as Baldman released the vast majority of his cracks for Denuvo -protected games on Steam Underground. A Bulgarian hacker known as Voksi used the Steam Underground forums as a point of distribution for cracks of games with advanced virtual machines, such as Denuvo. In early , Voksi, in collaboration with another Steam Underground user and with material support from a member of Chinese cracking group 3DM, began releasing cracks for previously uncracked games and updated builds of titles which utilized Denuvo DRM. Voksi alleged in July , after his personal site began redirecting to a Bulgarian government site, that he was raided by Bulgarian law enforcement at the behest of Denuvo's parent company. This parent company claimed responsibility for the law enforcement inquiry into Voksi in a press release. This individual was then given access or knowledge related to EA's Origin licensing scheme and DRM, as they began to release their own cracks for updated versions of The Sims 4 based on the same cracking technique. The site is also notable for being one of the few that actively distributes cracked games for the Oculus Quest VR headset. These licenses appear to be identical to those generated by the web-based activation servers operated by Denuvo, and they do not trigger Denuvo's DRM copy protection. This method attracted some attention upon its debut, while license generators and "keymakers" were fairly common in commercial software piracy, they had fallen out of use in cracking games as most games moved to the license management capabilities provided by Steam and other digital distribution platforms. Superior Art Creations SAC is an underground artscene group which caters primarily to, and is well known within, the warez scene. Tristar and Red Sector, Inc. They were formed in as a cooperative Commodore 64 demo coding and cracking group. In late , TRSI became inactive and remains so today. Besides ripped games, the group also releases trainers. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. See also: Comparison of BitTorrent sites. This article may contain excessive or inappropriate references to self-published sources. Please help improve it by removing references to unreliable sources where they are used inappropriately. June Learn how and when to remove this template message. Main article: 3DM. Main article: Centropy. Main article: DrinkOrDie. Main article: Echelon warez. Main article: Fairlight group. Main article: The Humble Guys. Main article: International Network of Crackers. Main article: Kalisto warez group. Main article: Myth warez. Main article: Pirates With Attitudes. Main article: Rabid Neurosis. Main article: Razor Main article: Risciso. Main article: Superior Art Creations. Main article: Tristar and Red Sector Incorporated. Main article: United Software Association. Archived from the original on October 16, Retrieved September 12, Retrieved Archived from the original on February 15, Retrieved 4 March Netmonkey Weekly Report. The New York Times. Eviliso digitally brands its copies with a letter Z that appears in the corner of the screen. LA Weekly. Archived from the original on 6 October Retrieved 28 April Retrieved 3 March Archived from the original on 5 March CBC News. The Gazette. Washington, D. Mister 27 September Archived from the original on 23 March Categories : Warez groups Warez. 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💾 ►►► DOWNLOAD FILE 🔥🔥🔥 Warez groups are teams of individuals who have participated in the organized unauthorized publication of films, music, or other media, as well as those who can reverse engineer and crack the digital rights management DRM measures applied to commercial software. This is a list of groups, both web -based and warez scene groups, which have attained notoriety outside of their respective communities. A plurality of warez groups operate within the so-called warez scene , though as of a large amount of software and game warez is now distributed first via the web. Leaks of releases from warez groups operating within the "scene" still constitute a large amount of warez shared globally. Between and there were 3, active groups within the warez scene, with the majority of these groups being active for no more than two months and with only a small fraction being active for many years. Groups are generally not driven by profit, but by reputation. Little else is known about Su, other than that her year of birth is speculated to be Unusual for piracy groups, 3DM's members have public profiles on the social network Sina Weibo , and use a blog to inform the public about their activities. In the group claimed that piracy of games produced by large developers and publishers would be impossible in the coming years, due to the technological challenges of reverse engineering and ultimately cracking the virtualization and licensing schemes employed by new DRM solutions like Denuvo. One of the most notable groups on the web at the time, they publicly announced a year hiatus from developing cracks for games. Since returning in , 3DM have only released games which use Steam licensing, only releasing copies of better protected games which include cracks made by other groups. This practice has been criticized by the groups whose cracks were included in releases under the 3DM name. Automation was one of the largest cracking crew associations on the Atari ST. They released their compact discs with each disk typically containing several games. Automation split up in the early s after the release of Compact Disk Several members founded a new cracking group called D-Bug. Centropy, founded in January , was a warez group which specialized in releasing copies of films, many of which were still in theatres. Touting many " 0-day " releases and releases prior to commercial availability, Centropy released and pre-released numerous films. This ultimate "0-day" warez team released cracked software by Oct. In , team CORE is still alive. They were a global group with members worldwide, often releasing game "rips". The group ceased operations in after their 1,th release. They were known for releasing copies of games which used Steam licensing and also for emulating Ubisoft's Uplay digital rights management protection. From to they have been one of the most active warez groups releasing commercial computer games with over releases in less than 6 years, compared to older groups like SKIDROW having fewer than over more than a decade of activity. On October 29, they published a cracked copy of Borderlands 3 , another game distributed with Denuvo DRM, 46 days after release. This unfinished crack was not similarly protected. They cracked Resident Evil 7: Biohazard only five days after its release, at the time the shortest amount of time taken to develop a crack for a Denuvo DRM-protected game. They also released a crack for Battlefield V on December 22, days after its official release. One of the most prolific warez groups active from to Their dissolution has been described as the end of an era, and the current affiliation of ex-DEViANCE members is a reoccurring argument between groups. Echelon was a warez group which specialized in the release and distribution of console games, such as Dreamcast ISOs. Released American Pie on the Internet 3 months before its theatrical release. In an email interview with TorrentFreak , the group stated that they were motivated by "fun" rather than profit, and blamed movie studios for driving piracy by not making media more accessible to consumers. As of the group seemingly focuses on demos and art, [32] with their most recent release of cracked software in December Hoodlum also known as HLM mainly focused on cracking games which utilized digital rights management solutions offered by Safedisc and Securom. They were targeted as part of the Operation Site Down raids in Their last release was in August The majority of their releases during were educational games for children. By early , INC had completely disappeared from the warez scene. Kalisto is a console warez group established in March which specializes in the release and distribution of PlayStation and PlayStation 2 ISO images , briefly moonlighting on the Dreamcast platform in mid-to-late The year-old Montreal resident has been sentenced to two and a half months in prison and was also ordered to complete hours of community service. He pleaded guilty to distributing two major motion pictures: Invincible and How to Eat Fried Worms [40] [41] After the bust, releases ceased and another group called maVenssupplieR immediately took up the slack. Myth was a warez group, focused on cracking and ripping PC games. Besides ripped games, the group also released trainers and cracked updates for games. They went on to crack software for the Windows operating system and other consoles. They were one of the earliest groups to successfully crack Windows Vista , which was supposed to be a difficult task based on changes Microsoft had made to the activation scheme for the software. Phrozen Crew PC , founded in by tKC, [52] was one of the most popular groups of computer software crackers , utilizing the tagline "We always get what we want! Their last release was Elden Ring which was on February 24, Project X exclusively released games for the Xbox. They also tend to release copies containing the latest game content such as DLCs. These are often stylized as MULTi. Several verses of the rap song Hackers and the Crackers by Zearle are devoted to the group Radium. Its primary bulletin board system was based in Norway. The group's main focus was to crack software for the Commodore 64 personal computer, but they also released Amiga and the IBM PC software. They were subjects of raids in Operation Buccaneer and Operation Fastlink. The group made a comeback in June , [59] and since then has cracked modern copy protection schemes such as Rockstar Games Social Club , [60] Ubisoft's persistent Internet connection requiring DRM, [61] and Battle. In the group was reported as still active and working with team BTCR. REVOLT gained popularity for creating solutions for cracked games to have working multiplayer features, and later for cracks of games using Denuvo DRM which were released by its founder. In comments made to media organisation TorrentFreak, Voksi alleged that "five or six officers, including two from Bulgaria's General Directorate for Combatting Organized Crime GDBOB and others from a local police station" entered his home and seized personal computing equipment. Risciso stylized as RISCISO was an online warez group, founded in approximately , dedicated to distributing newly released copyrighted software, games and movies. It is believed the former had a bad implementation of Denuvo which made it easier to reverse engineer, mostly due to a lack of support from Denuvo for protecting games written in C and specifically games using the Unity game engine , with this lack of support having been previously demonstrated by an anonymous independent cracker having developed a crack for Syberia 3 , which also used Unity. The crack for the latter was actually determined to be a modified executable file from the game Deus Ex: Breach , a free game which did not incorporate Denuvo's software, released by the same developers and utilizing the same engine, which had been modified slightly to load the assets from Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. While not precisely a group, the community centered around the Steam Underground web forum also known as cs. The forum has both Russian and English language boards, and is the home to a number of projects primarily focused on cracking, emulating, and otherwise extending the capabilities of Steam and games released on Steam. Games on other platforms may also be discussed on their own board. The Steam Underground forums are auxiliary to the warez scene, however the formal and informal collaboration between its users arguably constitutes a warez group. Members of Steam Underground have individually and collectively cracked games featuring DRM schemes such as the version of Ubisoft's Uplay which required players to maintain a persistent Internet connection to their licensing servers, Steam Custom Executable Generation, Arxan Anti-Tamper , Denuvo Anti-Tamper, and more - both generic digital distribution licensing schemes as well as custom protection, such as the copy protection triggers implemented by game developer Croteam in The Talos Principle and their Serious Sam franchise. Tools and techniques released on the forums have been used to make multiplayer game modes accessible in cracked copies of games, usually enabling pirates to play with other pirates. The cracker known as Baldman released the vast majority of his cracks for Denuvo -protected games on Steam Underground. A Bulgarian hacker known as Voksi used the Steam Underground forums as a point of distribution for cracks of games with advanced virtual machines, such as Denuvo. In early , Voksi, in collaboration with another Steam Underground user and with material support from a member of Chinese cracking group 3DM, began releasing cracks for previously uncracked games and updated builds of titles which utilized Denuvo DRM. Voksi alleged in July , after his personal site began redirecting to a Bulgarian government site, that he was raided by Bulgarian law enforcement at the behest of Denuvo's parent company. This parent company claimed responsibility for the law enforcement inquiry into Voksi in a press release. This individual was then given access or knowledge related to EA's Origin licensing scheme and DRM, as they began to release their own cracks for updated versions of The Sims 4 based on the same cracking technique. The site is also notable for being one of the few that actively distributes cracked games for the Oculus Quest VR headset. These licenses appear to be identical to those generated by the web-based activation servers operated by Denuvo, and they do not trigger Denuvo's DRM copy protection. This method attracted some attention upon its debut, while license generators and "keymakers" were fairly common in commercial software piracy, they had fallen out of use in cracking games as most games moved to the license management capabilities provided by Steam and other digital distribution platforms. Superior Art Creations SAC is an underground artscene group which caters primarily to, and is well known within, the warez scene. Tristar and Red Sector, Inc. They were formed in as a cooperative Commodore 64 demo coding and cracking group. In late , TRSI became inactive and remains so today. Besides ripped games, the group also releases trainers. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. See also: Comparison of BitTorrent sites. This article may contain excessive or inappropriate references to self-published sources. Please help improve it by removing references to unreliable sources where they are used inappropriately. June Learn how and when to remove this template message. Main article: 3DM. Main article: Centropy. Main article: DrinkOrDie. Main article: Echelon warez. Main article: Fairlight group. Main article: The Humble Guys. Main article: International Network of Crackers. Main article: Kalisto warez group. Main article: Myth warez. Main article: Pirates With Attitudes. Main article: Rabid Neurosis. Main article: Razor Main article: Risciso. Main article: Superior Art Creations. Main article: Tristar and Red Sector Incorporated. Main article: United Software Association. Archived from the original on October 16, Retrieved September 12, Retrieved Archived from the original on February 15, Retrieved 4 March Netmonkey Weekly Report. The New York Times. Eviliso digitally brands its copies with a letter Z that appears in the corner of the screen. LA Weekly. Archived from the original on 6 October Retrieved 28 April Retrieved 3 March Archived from the original on 5 March CBC News. The Gazette. Washington, D. Mister 27 September Archived from the original on 23 March Categories : Warez groups Warez. 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Nigerian Afrobeats singer and producer Pheelz’s song ‘Finesse’, featuring fellow countryman Bnxn, could feature on the FIFA 23 video game due out on 27 September. On 30 August, media outlets reported an accidental leakage of the game on Xbox allowing brief access to players a month before the official release date. The glitch, which seems to have led to the leaking of several features of the…

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Finesse By Pheelz And Bnxn ‘To Feature’ On FIFA 23 Soundtrack

Nigerian Afrobeats singer and producer Pheelz’s song ‘Finesse’, featuring fellow countryman Bnxn, could feature on the FIFA 23 video game due out on 27 September. On 30 August, media outlets reported an accidental leakage of the game on Xbox allowing brief access to players a month before the official release date. The glitch, which seems to have led to the leaking of several features of the…

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Twitter, Meta, and Blowing the Whistle on Big Tech

Hi, folks. We   won’t have Fauci  to kick about significantly longer. But we’ll usually have Covid.

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 In late 1969, Daniel Ellsberg manufactured a courageous and consequential selection. As an staff of the RAND Company, a US governing administration contractor, he experienced accessibility to classified files that contradicted leading officials’ claims that the Vietnam War could be gained. He secretly copied the paperwork and for the upcoming 12 months tried to get them designed community, 1st by Congress, then by way of the press. In June 1971,  The   New York Moments  released the to start with of a series of content articles on what would be known as the  Pentagon Papers . The governing administration sued to suppress them, and whilst the circumstance made its way via the courts, Ellsberg leaked the papers to  The   Washington Publish . By that time the FBI was after him, while he had not publicly admitted his position as the whistleblower. He came cleanse just right before the Supreme Court docket permitted the  Times  to continue on publishing on June 30. Ellsberg was arrested and tried for theft and conspiracy, likely free only since of  authorities misconduct .

 Previously this 12 months,  Peiter “Mudge” Zatko  made a determination of his possess. A security expert handpicked by Twitter’s then-CEO Jack Dorsey in November 2020 to deal with the company’s persistent failings, he was fired previous January following clashes with the present-day CEO, Parag Agrawal. Zatko believed that Twitter’s management wasn’t using actions to correct its stability problems—and that Agrawal was lying about those shortcomings to the board of directors, shareholders, and regulators. Like Ellsberg, he made a decision to go public. Compared with Ellsberg, Zatko was ready to tap the expert services of a nonprofit,  Whistleblower Help , set up specially to assist people today like him and maintain them out of authorized hassle. After meeting him in March, a cofounder of the nonprofit, John Tye, agreed to function with Zatko.

 Zatko and his handlers strategized and released a coordinated marketing campaign to expose Twitter’s alleged wrongdoing. They employed a total rack of Scrabble tiles to file agency problems … SEC, FTC, DOJ. Zatko met with the staffers of several congressional committees and is scheduled to testify. Most dramatically, he and his crew broke news by orchestrating a leak of his grievances from one particular of the congressional committees. The recipients were   The Washington Write-up   and  CNN , and their tales went dwell less than a shared embargo on August 23. Zatko gave interviews to both equally corporations, which treated him lovingly. The  Post  photographer even captured an artsy shot of Zatko and his mirror reflection, complete of oracle vibes. (In contrast, Agrawal was pictured glumly roaming the grounds of an unnamed meeting in a dim hoodie.)

 If this all seems common, it’s for the reason that final calendar year another whistleblower, previous Meta system manager Frances Haugen, experienced a very similar rollout of  her  allegations, finish with agency and congressional briefings and glam photographs on 60 Minutes and in  The   Wall Avenue Journal . And of training course, redacted documents leaked just in time from a congressional mate. No coincidence that her whistleblower sherpa was the exact same as Zatko’s, John Tye.

 Whistleblowers of conscience have been all over as very long as institutional malfeasance has existed, but it is come to be one thing of a pattern in tech. In element, this is for the reason that of modern legal guidelines that give security to whistleblowers in certain circumstances, notably when it comes to  reporting company fraud to the SEC . But the phenomenon also displays a workforce fed up with businesses who have seemingly abandoned their once idealistic ideas. “Whistleblowing is a expansion business,” suggests Tye, who himself at the time  blew the whistle  on the NSA in advance of cofounding his business.

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*distressed fan noises* There’s no YJ panel listed for Wondercon? That’s... great... 

#to be fair no one said that there WAS going to be a panel #but I think a lot of us were hoping for it #and we haven't had ANY NEW NEWS #for MONTHS #there was a podcast ft. Vietti and Weisman back in February #but the extent of the news was really 'yeah we're still writing the last few episodes and recording' #which--since we don't know when the PODCAST was even recorded #could be news from January #and also remembering how they split the release last time #--seriously you would THINK #YOU WOULD THINK #we would have SOME information by now #what's going oooooooooooooooooooooon #we have a TITLE #(...which was leaked several months before the official release...) #and a rough estimate of the start date #and that's it #which! to be fair! pandemic! #but also it has been HOW LONG #anyway we need more news soon #please DC :(