Thanatos is one of the best Personas in Persona 3 Reload‚ with deadly dark skills that can take down even the most demanding bosses in the game. This guide will cover how to fuse Thanatos in Persona 3 Reload. Persona 3 Reload: How to create Thanatos Persona 3 Reload players can fuse Thanatos after they max out the Death Social Link with Pharos and reach level 78. Once you meet those requirements‚ you can fuse Thanatos in the Velvet Room by selecting the “Special Fusion” option. To successfully fuse Thanatos‚ you will need to combine the following Personas: Alice (Death) Loa (Death) Mot (Death) Pale Rider (Death) Pisaca (Death) Samael (Death) Don’t have these Personas in your inventory? No worries; we have all the combinations listed below so that you can create them. Alice (Special Fusion): Pixie + Lilim + Narcissus + Titania Loa: Tam Lin + Mitra‚ Neko Shogun + Mitra Mot: Succubus + Thunderbird‚ Grimekhala + Lachesis Pale Ride...

When I started playing Helldivers 2 with sights to writing this review‚ I didn’t know what to expect. Sure‚ I loved the last one‚ and of course‚ the concept is a complete winner‚ but I was not prepared for just how much fun Helldivers 2 was going to be. It has its bugs‚ both intentional and unintentional‚ but somehow‚ Helldivers 2 can be forgiven for just how much alien liberating fun I ended up having. Sometimes simple is best Helldivers 2 has been released without any kind of campaign‚ and more likely than not‚ there is no view to adding one. It was released for only $39.99‚ which is half the price of a lot of AAA games‚ and the concept is fantastically simple. Land‚ load up‚ and unleash hell. Helldivers 2 has not tried to overcomplicate its concept with side quests‚ storylines‚ and complex systems. It has doubled down on all the elements that Arrowhead Games knows it can do well. Within minutes of playing the game‚ the mechanics are understood‚ and you can drop into a...

Carter G. Woodson is widely credited with the activism that‚ in 1926‚ established a week‚ and later a month‚ to focus on the history and contributions of black Americans. In his message on the observance of Black History Month 50 years later‚ President Gerald R. Ford connected Black History Month to “the realization of the ideals envisioned by our Founding Fathers‚” such as “[f]reedom and the recognition of individual rights.” For more than four decades—even before he joined the Supreme Court in 1991—Justice Clarence Thomas has profoundly contributed to making those ideals both real and lasting by doggedly defending true equality before the law. The organization Woodson founded in 1915‚ the Association for the Study of African American Life and History‚ explains that he chose February for this observance because of its connection to “two great Americans who played a prominent role in shaping black history; namely‚ Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.” Black communities had for decades been celebrating both of those leaders by marking their birthdays in mid-February. Douglass‚ a former slave‚ delivered his famous “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July” speech in Rochester‚ New York‚ on July 5‚ 1852‚ nearly a decade before the Civil War. Calling the Constitution a “glorious liberty document‚” Douglass said: “Now‚ take the Constitution according to its plain reading‚ and I defy the presentation of a single pro-slavery clause in it. On the other hand‚ it will be found to contain principles and purposes‚ entirely hostile to the existence of slavery.” In other words‚ true equality before the law‚ anchored in the consistent “plain reading” of the Constitution‚ is the key to freedom and individual liberty for all. Douglass argued that the Constitution can manifest the Declaration of Independence’s principle of equality only by focusing on “the text and only the text.” Four years later‚ Justice Benjamin Curtis said the same in his 1856 Dred Scott v. Sandford dissent. When a “strict interpretation of the Constitution‚ according to the fixed rules which govern the interpretation of laws‚ is abandoned‚ and the theoretical opinions of individuals are allowed to control its meaning‚” Curtis wrote‚ “we have no longer a Constitution. We are under the government of individual men who‚ for the time being‚ have power to declare what the Constitution is‚ according to their own views of what it ought to mean.” Fast-forward more than 130 years. Thomas‚ during his long tenure as chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission‚ connected those principles in a speech at The Heritage Foundation the day after Constitution Day‚ 1987. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The Heritage Foundation.) “Equality of rights‚ not of possessions or entitlements‚” he said‚ “offer[s] the opportunity to be free and self-governing. … [We] must acknowledge each other’s freedom and govern only by the consent of others.” These‚ of course‚ are the very “self-evident truths” asserted in the Declaration of Independence. Two years after his speech at The Heritage Foundation‚ on the eve of his first federal court nomination‚ Thomas indeed wrote about the Constitution as a “logical extension of the Declaration.” This‚ of course‚ can be true only if‚ as Douglass and Curtis had argued‚ judges take the Constitution as it is‚ according its “plain reading.” Thomas has not changed. In an interview with two legal commentators in 2008‚ nearing his 20th year on the Supreme Court‚ Thomas said: “[I]t’s not my constitution to play around with. … I don’t feel I have any particular right to put my gloss on your constitution. My job is simply to interpret it. … People say‚ ‘You are an originalist.’ I just think that we should interpret the Constitution as it’s drafted‚ not as we would have drafted it.” A year earlier‚ Thomas joined the majority in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District‚ which held that assigning students to schools by race is unconstitutional in the absence of any past de jure discrimination. Giving school boards “a free hand to make decisions on the basis of race‚” he wrote‚ is “reminiscent of [the approach] advocated by the segregationists in Brown v. Board of Education” … . This approach is just as wrong today as it was a half-century ago.” The Constitution‚ Thomas argued‚ “require[s] us to be much more demanding before permitting local school boards to make decisions based on race.” The Constitution to which he referred‚ of course‚ is the real one‚ the one implementing the Declaration’s principle of equality‚ the one that has not been captured by political interests. Thomas‚ therefore‚ is making an enormous contribution to black history by demonstrating what it means to take the principles of freedom and individual rights seriously. He is able to do this‚ decade after decade‚ because of a depth of personal character that acts by conviction‚ rather than fear. His speech on Feb. 13‚ 2001‚ at the American Enterprise Institute‚ in fact‚ was titled “Be Not Afraid.” One must be “clear and confident about one’s judicial philosophy and have the courage to stand by the decisions that an honest adherence to the law requires.” Thomas cited Alexander Hamilton from The Federalist No. 78 about the need to minimize “arbitrary discretion in the courts.” He explained that “judges should adopt principles of interpretation and methods of analysis that reduce judicial discretion.” These include “seek[ing] the original understanding of the provision’s text if the meaning of that text is not readily apparent.” Those principles and their impartial application‚ not the slings and arrows of “those who will respond as brutes‚” should be the basis for debate about the judiciary’s power and the appointment of its judges. “It is bravery‚” Thomas said‚ “that is required to secure freedom.” Thomas has served on the Supreme Court for nearly 33 years and is now on the Top 10 list of longest-serving members. Thankfully‚ however‚ his contribution to our freedom will continue. He has inspired legions of law clerks who are now professors‚ practitioners and federal judges themselves. One of them‚ U.S. Circuit Judge James Ho‚ who clerked for Thomas during the 2005-2006 term‚ delivered the 2023 Joseph Story Distinguished Lecture at The Heritage Foundation and titled it “Pressure Is a Privilege: Judges‚ Umpires‚ and Ignoring the Booing of the Crowd.” He not only argued that originalism is the only legitimate method of interpretation‚ but offered three suggestions to judges when the crowd boos—expect it‚ get used it to it‚ and get comfortable with it. Do your job‚ Ho urged‚ and then go home. During Black History Month—and all other times—we must celebrate those who stand firm for the principles that make freedom and individual rights possible. Clarence Thomas is at the top of the list. Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com‚ and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state. The post A Black History Month Tribute to Clarence Thomas appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Two Israeli hostages in Gaza were rescued during a raid Sunday in the city of Rafah‚ the Israel Defense Forces confirmed Monday. IDF troops on the ground rescued the two hostages during a nighttime raid that involved firefights with Hamas operatives and airstrikes across the region‚ IDF spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said in a public statement Monday. Israel continues its monthslong war against Hamas in Gaza in an effort to eradicate the terrorist group and rescue over 130 remaining hostages. The two hostages freed were identified as Fernando Simon Marman and Louis Marman‚ two Israeli-Argentinian citizens‚ according to Reuters. “This rescue mission underscores the importance of our ground operation in Gaza. We have a moral obligation to bring all our hostages home‚ an obligation that we will continue doing everything in our power to fulfill.”Watch the full statement by IDF Spokesperson RAdl. Daniel… pic.twitter.com/M29G46pJw1— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) February 12‚ 2024 “Last night‚ we brought Louis and Fernando home‚” Hagari said Monday during a press briefing. “This was a complex rescue operation under fire in the heart of Rafah‚ based on highly sensitive and valuable intelligence from the Intelligence Directorate and the Israel Security Agency.” The IDF breached the building in Rafah where Marman and Har were being held by Hamas and immediately engaged in a firefight with the terrorist operatives‚ Hagari said. IDF soldiers protected Marman and Har from the firefight and quickly moved them‚ airlifting them out of the region and providing them with medical care at Sheba Medical Center in Israel. “Alongside the excitement‚ even this morning after the successful rescue operation‚ we do not forget for a moment that in Gaza‚ 134 hostages are still being held‚” Hagari said. “I want to address you this morning: If you are listening to me‚ know that we are determined to bring you back home.” Israel has carried out a sweeping counteroffensive against Hamas in retaliation for the terrorist attacks against the nation on Oct. 7‚ killing over 1‚200 civilians and kidnapping hundreds of others. The Israeli government has been at odds with the Biden administration over the scope and duration of the war. This report originally was published by the Daily Caller News Foundation Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com‚ and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state. The post Israel Rescues 2 Hostages From Hamas During Nighttime Raid in Gaza appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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Along the murky coast of the Baltic Sea‚ archaeologists have found the submerged ruins of a megastructure that was built over 10‚000 years ago. Measuring almost 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) in length‚ the immense structure was likely created by hungry Stone Age hunters with a taste for reindeer.If workings are correct‚ it would make the site one of the oldest human-made hunting structures on Earth‚ plus one of the largest known Stone Age structures in Europe.Known as the Blinkerwall‚ the structure was recently discovered in the Bay of Mecklenburg along Germany’s northern coast by a team from Kiel University‚ Rostock University‚ and the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research. They used a combination of ships and submarine drones to survey the area‚ collecting sonar data on the shape and size of the long-lost structure.Located on the shore at a depth of 21 meters (68 feet)‚ the Blinkerwall is made of at least 1‚673 individual stones‚ most of which are shorter than 1 meter (3 feet)‚ placed side by side over a distance of 971 meters (3‚185 feet). The sheer number of rocks‚ as well as their organized placement‚ told the researchers that the formation was not crafted by natural processes. While the Blinkerwall has since been lost to the sea‚ the site was on dry land around 10‚000 years following the end of the last Ice Age. However‚ it was ultimately flooded due to sea level rise sometime between 8‚600 to 8‚000 years ago. This was a time when much of Northern Europe was swamped by rising seas. Around 8‚200 years ago‚ the landmass that connected Britain to mainland Europe – known as Doggerland – was flooded with water due to a tsunami caused by a submarine landslide. The researchers explain that the “most plausible functional interpretation” for the Blinkerwall is that it was used as a gigantic structure to aid the hunting of large ungulates‚ primarily the reindeer that roamed the region around this time. The wall's topographic orientation suggests it would have crossed paths with the reindeer’s biannual migration routes across the North German Plain. By channeling the herds of wandering beasts into an enclosed dead-end‚ they would be easy pickings for Neolithic hunter-gatherers who were quickly learning to master the art of reindeer hunting. Similar hunting structures have been found elsewhere in the world. Beneath Lake Huron‚ one of the five Great Lakes of North America‚ you can find a 9‚000-year-old hunting structure that led caribou into a cul-de-sac formed by the natural cobble pavement. At 10‚000 years old‚ the Blinkerwall is a whole millennia older and likely represents one of the oldest human-made hunting structures in the world. On top of that‚ there are barely any other similar structures associated with Stone Age Europe‚ making the recent discovery all the more exceptional.The new study is published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

It’s truly heartwarming when celebrities step off their glamorous pedestals to shine a light on causes that matter. Thanks to The Dodo‚ stars take a moment to go on blind dates with rescue dogs‚ all in the hope of finding these pups a place to call home. And who better to take part than actress... The post Scarlett Johansson takes shelter dog on ‘dream date’ that’s melting the internet’s heart appeared first on Animal Channel.

The Biden administration and leftist billionaire George Soros are tied at the hip‚ working in cahoots to undermine Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.  The U.S. Department of State entrusted Soros-funded Ökotárs Foundation and media watchdog Mérték Media Monitor to hand over $320‚000 in taxpayer dollars to 15 media outlets critical of the pro-freedom Hungarian government‚ according to NGO and government documents. European Parliament elections take place from June 6 to June 9. Similarly‚ Hungary will hold local elections on June 9. Hungary-based political analyst András László and Rod Dreher spread the news in Jan. 27 posts on X.  László wrote that “left-wing NGOs announce which Hungarian media outlets will receive direct financing from the US Embassy. More than a DOZEN‚ a total of 15 media will receive US taxpayer money.” Echoing László‚ Dreher reacted to the news: “US taxpayers are funding anti government media in Hungary‚ a NATO ally.” The Biden administration contracted Ökotárs and Mérték to identify and evaluate which Hungarian media outlets would receive the taxpayer-funded grants‚ a State Department document revealed. MRC Business verified the contract through information published by grants.gov‚ the online database of federal grants‚ as well as documents provided by Ökotárs and Mérték.  The disturbing bottom line is this: Foreigners are deciding what foreign entities will get American tax dollars. Under President Joe Biden‚ we have farmed out our foreign policy to foreigners.  A translation provided by the Ökotárs Foundation backs László’s assertions of U.S. Embassy involvement:  Following the approval of the supporting Embassy of the United States of America in Budapest‚ a decision was made regarding the applications received in the first call for applications operated by the Mért Media Analysis Workshop and the Ökotárs Foundation. A total of 32 applications were received by the deadline of November 15‚ 2023‚ of which 6 did not pass the formal inspection. Out of the 26 valid applications‚ the following 15 will now receive support‚ totaling HUF 115‚608‚880.  The release then listed the media outlets that would receive funding before making it clear that this was only the “first round” of applications and encouraged media outlets to apply for the next round on Feb. 29.  If this were not enough‚ a translation provided by the Mérték Media website openly admits where the funding comes from: “The Mérték Media Analysis Workshop and the Ökotárs Foundation (hereafter: Mérték and Ökotárs) are announcing a tender using the resources of the United States Embassy in Budapest to support Hungarian national and local independent media.” In 2023‚ a U.S. government grant was posted titled “U.S. Ambassador's Independent Media Support (AIMS) Fund.” This grant proposed to “provide support to Hungarian independent media outlets and civil society organizations actively advancing media freedom in Hungary.” Additionally‚ it searched for an “implementing partner [who] will manage funds that will be disbursed to sub-recipients.” Disturbingly‚ this grant had a ceiling of $500‚000.  Soros has funded Both Ökotárs and Mérték. Between 2017 and 2022‚ Soros gave $306‚147 to the Ökotárs Foundation and $88‚113 to Mérték Media Monitor. According to descriptions provided by the Open Society Foundation‚ all three donations to Mérték Media Monitor aligned with the current goals of the State Department.  MRC Vice President Dan Schneider ripped the State Department for this contentious partnership: “It is wrong for U.S. government employees to farm out how our tax dollars are spent.  It is outrageous that a lazy diplomat in our embassy relied on the Soros crew to figure out how to spend our taxpayer dollars.”  At least five of the media outlets that were awarded grant funding were funded by Soros. Soros has funded Nyugat Media for years‚ giving them $259‚142 in five donations from 2017-2020. “Let’s make democracy together‚” a $25‚000 donation claimed in its description. ” A second donation referred to Nyugat Media as “the largest‚ independent media site in the Hungarian countryside.” Soros gave $129‚962 to the Tilos Cultural Foundation from 2016 to 2022‚ four grants in total. Two of the grants reference support for “independent community media in Hungary” and “alternative values.”  Soros has also given $197‚478 to grant-recipient Atlatszo.hu Kozhasznu Nonprofit Kft. Two out of the four Soros grants were earmarked for “independent media‚” while another donation aided collaboration with a different State Department beneficiary Magyar Hang. Soros gave $15‚000 to grant-recipient Debreciner in 2019‚ again for “independent” media.  The leftist billionaire also gave $15‚000 to the media outlet Szabad Pecs in 2020. The description given beside the donation on the Open Society Foundation website aligns closely with the purported goals of the State Department initiative: “To strengthen the sustainability of Szabad Pecs‚ one of the last remaining‚ independent‚ local news portal in Hungary and thereby to strengthen independent journalism and access to information in the Hungarian countryside.” This atrocious initiative is unfortunately characteristic of the Biden administration’s behavior in Hungary. The U.S. Ambassador to Hungary Dave Pressman attends and even hosts LGBT events at which he attacks Orban and members of his political party Fidesz. The ambassador and the embassy he oversees have an antagonistic relationship with the U.S. ally they are supposed to work with.  Turns out that the State Department pours money into the coffers of anti-Orban media‚ while the American ambassador complains about “state media churning out propaganda.”

On Monday‚ word spread like wildfire that the alleged shooter of the Houston megachurch belonging to Joel Olsteen was a pro-Palestinian terrorist who had the message “Free Palestine” written on the rifle. It was also discovered that the shooter was transgendered. For hours‚ far-left MSNBC refused to update their on-air reporting to inform viewers of the likely motive behind the attack. But while CNN News Central had reported the “Free Palestine” message‚ they danced about the shooter’s transgenderism. “New this morning‚ sources are telling us the woman who shot up a megachurch in Houston Sunday‚ used an AR-15 with the words ‘Free Palestine’ on it‚” co-host Sara Sidner announced. Co-host John Berman spoke with CNN chief law enforcement analyst John Miller‚ who was the one who broke the story for the network. Miller explained that the “Free Palestine” message was a strong “indicator” of the shooter’s motive given that messages on firearms have been used in different attacks for different reasons in the past: BERMAN: What more are you learning about a possible motive here? MILLER: Well‚ there's an indicator which is on the rifle‚ the words “Free Palestine” were written. We have seen writing on the rifle before in some of these other incidents. So‚ there is an indicator that this is someone who studied prior shootings. We saw it in the Buffalo shooting in the supermarket; we saw it in the New Zealand shooting in the mosque where the rifle kind of becomes the communique.     Miller danced around the evidence that the shooter was also transgender. He admitted that authorities knew the shooter was a “37-year-old woman” whose “identity may have crossed with other identities at different times.” “So‚ they're trying to sort through what is the back story here‚ and is there a political motive which could make this categorized as a case of terrorism‚” he added. At the mention of a motive that involved terrorism‚ Berman wanted Miller to drill down further: “Talk to us more about that because that is where it goes to a different level. ‘Free Palestine’ written on the gun. They're looking for a political motive which would mean what?” “Which would mean‚ is this an act of political terrorism where a location was selected because it's symbolism and wide audience‚ as a way to gain attention to that‚” Miller explained‚ “or is this another case of an unhinged person who has gone back and forth between what they call the salad bar of different grievances where that was one of the things in the mix.” As he was wrapping up the segment‚ Miller commented that “there's a lot going on in the background here trying to figure out who she was‚ what her story is‚ and what exactly she was trying to do‚” but the message on the rifle was an “interesting indicator.” As of the publication of this piece‚ it has been over four hours since CNN first reported on-air that the rifle had “Free Palestine” written on it‚ and MSNBC still had not mentioned it. The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read: CNN News Central February 12‚ 2024 9:20:21 a.m. Eastern (…) JOHN BERMAN: And one woman is dead and a 5-year-old is in critical condition after a shooting at Joel Osteen's church. We have new reporting just in on what was found written on the gun used in the shooting. (…) 9:24:50 a.m. Eastern SARA SIDNER: New this morning‚ sources are telling us the woman who shot up a megachurch in Houston Sunday‚ used an AR-15 with the words “Free Palestine” on it. (…) 9:27 a.m. Eastern BERMAN: With us now is John Miller‚ CNN chief law enforcement analyst. And John‚ you were just hearing from Ed quoting your new reporting on this. What more are you learning about a possible motive here? JOHN MILLER: Well‚ there's an indicator which is on the rifle‚ the words “Free Palestine” was written. We have seen writing on the rifle before in some of these other incidents. So‚ there is an indicator that this is someone who studied prior shootings. We saw it in the Buffalo shooting in the supermarket; we saw it in the New Zealand shooting in the mosque where the rifle kind of becomes the communique. But we don't really know if that is the full breadth of the motive. That's why federal authorities were executing search warrants last night at the home looking for computers‚ any written documents‚ thumb drives‚ social media‚ online. They're really peeling back through the identity of this person. Now‚ we know she's a 37-year-old woman. We know they have her name‚ but we also know that her identity may have crossed with other identities at different times. So‚ they're trying to sort through what is the back story here‚ and is there a political motive which could make this categorized as a case of terrorism. BERMAN: Talk to us more about that because that is where it goes to a different level. “Free Palestine” written on the gun. They're looking for a political motive which would mean what? MILLER: Which would mean‚ is this an act of political terrorism where a location was selected because it's symbolism and wide audience‚ as a way to gain attention to that‚ or is this another case of an unhinged person who has gone back and forth between what they call the salad bar of different grievances where that was one of the things in the mix. And right now they're backtracking through this person's life to try and figure out who is she‚ what was the relationship of the child‚ and why did this happen. When they did the search of the backpack‚ no explosives were found. They did the scan of the car. Same thing‚ negative results. But at the house – search warrant – aside from looking for things that would go to motive‚ they also found several chemicals which could be‚ could be explosive precursors. When she walked into the church‚ she poured some kind of liquid on the floor which they said was deemed to be nonhazardous. So‚ there's a lot going on in the background here trying to figure out who she was‚ what her story is‚ and what exactly she was trying to do. Which was -- was it to start a fire? Was it to do something else? A lot of unanswered questions‚ but an interesting indicator. BERMAN: All right. We know you're on it. John Miller‚ keep us posted because‚ obviously‚ you do have a lot of questions and a lot of feelers out there. Thank you very much.