Normally‚ different outcomes in games are few and far between when it comes to non-story quests. But with Dragon’s Dogma 2‚ there are such intricate side stories that offer you the player‚ moral choices. We’re going to take a look at all quest endings for Short-Sighted Ambitions in Dragon’s Dogma 2. Dragon’s Dogma 2 — Short-Sighted Ambitions How to start Short-Sighted Ambitions Screenshot: PC Invasion You find the quest “Short-Sighted Ambitions” when you reach the city of Bakbattahl in the kingdom of Battahl. Once you arrive make your way to Issac’s Wares in the Mercantile Ward‚ talk to Issac. You can buy stuff from him‚ but you’ll start the quest once his dialogue ends. He’ll task you with bringing him a ripened Quince‚ a fruit native to the Battahl region. Quince is found throughout the rocky landscape and has a rare chance of dropping from the flying Harpy variants in Battahl. However‚ to ripen the Quince‚ you mu...

With the release of Stardew Valley 1.6 came a lot of changes and a lot of new and returning players. As a base game‚ Stardew Valley is unique and perfectly formed‚ but with the addition of Mods‚ it becomes even more perfectly formed. Here is a selection of the best mods you can get for Stardew Valley in 2024. Stardew Valley Expanded Image: Nexus Sometimes I find a mod and marvel at what creators are able and willing to do for a game they love. This mod for Stardew Valley adds an enormous amount of content to a game already brimming with it. With this free mod‚ you will get 27 new NPCs‚ 50 locations‚ 260 character events‚ 27 fish‚ reimagined vanilla areas‚ two farm maps‚ a reimagined world map reflecting all changes‚ new music‚ questlines‚ objects‚ crops‚ festivals‚ and a ton of other add ons. It is incredible to think this massive expansion is available for free here. NPC Map Locations Memorising all the locations of the NPCs in Stardew Valley can become a real chore. H...

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After White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre spewed Bidenomics propaganda on the radio‚ she was smart enough to leave immediately.  Jean-Pierre abruptly left a March 26 interview with 99.3 WBT’s The Brett Winterble Show after fielding questions on President Joe Biden’s age and the high prices Americans face under his administration.  During the interview host and News Director Mark Garrison mentioned high gas and grocery prices‚ asking Jean-Pierre‚ “How does Mr. Biden win votes when people don’t have as much disposable income?” Jean-Pierre proceeded to hypocritically blame a pandemic that began in early 2020 for Biden’s struggles before directly proceeding to criticize former President Donald Trump for “leaving the economy in a tailspin” for Biden to handle in 2021. Jean-Pierre said‚ “You have to remember when the president walked into this administration‚ there were multiple crises happening. There was COVID...the economy was in a tailspin because of the last administration‚ because of what President Trump left us with.”  Yes‚ Jean-Pierre‚ it is completely fitting to ignore the impact of the pandemic and the lockdowns of 2020 to denigrate Trump’s economic performance‚ but still insist that the Biden economy be graded on a curve because he took office in 2021 after millions of people were vaccinated.  From this wildly unsound logic‚ Jean-Pierre then proceeded to paint a favorable comparison between the economy under Biden in 2024 and that of 2023. “Now you’re asking me about gas prices. The president took action on gas prices‚” Jean-Pierre said‚ before adding‚ “Let’s not forget Russia’s invasion on Ukraine skyrocketed prices of gas and because the president took action‚ we see we are in a different place than we were a year ago on gas prices‚ eggs‚ milk‚ seafood products‚ all the important groceries. Those costs have gone down because of what this president has been able to do.”  Sensing danger‚ Jean-Pierre quickly added‚ “And with that thank you so much‚ Mark‚ have an amazing‚ amazing day.” The White House press secretary then proceeded to hang up on the radio program.  It’s no wonder Biden’s proud propagandist ended the interview there. Biden did drain 180 million barrels from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve in 2022‚ which is intended for emergencies. Nevertheless‚ gas prices are still higher under Biden than under Trump‚ rising from $2.42 a gallon in Jan. 2021 to $3.33 a gallon in Feb. 2024. Should Americans really be grateful because they remember that things were even worse at another point in the Biden administration? After all‚ Americans already had to fork over the money. Americans’ average personal savings rate has dropped from 12.8% on Feb. 1‚ 2021‚ to 3.8% on Jan. 1‚ 2024.  Jean-Pierre also avoided any challenge to her claim about Americans spending less at the grocery store. If Jean-Pierre had stayed‚ she may have faced further unflattering comparisons. Prices have risen 18.5% on Biden’s watch and Americans have been buffeted by 5.6% average monthly inflation under Biden.  Hanging up may save the embattled press secretary some embarrassment‚ but it’s not going to make Americans any more grateful.  Conservatives are under attack. Contact ABC News at (818) 460-7477‚ CBS News at (212) 975-3247 and NBC News at (212) 664-6192 and demand they tell the truth about the Bidenomics disaster.

Amidst all the liberal outrage over NBC's hiring of Ronna McDaniel‚ CNN offered an example this morning of what passes for a perfectly acceptable revolving-door hire. CNN commentator Ashley Allison was on a CNN This Morning panel to discuss Trump's hawking of a God Bless America Bible. Allison was the National Coalitions Director for Biden-Harris 2020 and deputy director and senior policy advisor for the Obama White House Office of Public Engagement‚ where she strategized on running campaigns during "the Resistance." Her bio features her commitment to "equity."  Hunt played an old clip of Trump talking about "Two Corinthians" and pressed David Frum and Jonah Goldberg to mock Trump's marketing push. When it came her turn to comment‚ Allison displayed a combination of fearmongering and ignorance about America's founding. Allison claimed that the U.S. was "founded on the separation of church and state." Hunt echoed that misstatement of the First Amendment‚ which‚ of course‚ says nothing about "separation‚" prohibiting only the "establishment" of a state religion. Allison went on to claim that if elected‚ Trump will try to impose a theocracy. As she put it‚ "This is a preview again of how Trump sees the way he wants to rule the world‚ through an authoritative theology‚ which is one way‚ which is. I'm a Christian‚ but Trump's governing approach will be‚ "The Bible is the route in which we are going to govern this country." Then‚ in what might or might not have been an attempt at humor—though she seemed rather serious—Allison claimed that Trump will take credit for having written the Bible. She predicted that if the Bible sales don't go well‚ he will say: "Why aren't people buying it? You know‚ they asked me what to put in the Bible . . . 'I helped write this thing.' That's the kind of fraudulent behavior that this‚ this exhibits to me. And he's just willing to say whatever he can to seem like he's the center of the story‚ even when we know it's so extreme." This is CNN‚ which claims it's devoted to facts‚ but traffics in wild speculation about the future to scare its viewers to stay glued to the screen. Jonah Goldberg expressed some disagreement with Allison‚ suggesting Trump doesn't want to impose a theocracy....but a lot of his allies do:  GOLDBERG: I don't think at all‚ truly that Donald Trump wants to impose a theocracy. I think there are a bunch of people in his orbit who do‚ right? There are people who‚ really -- Donald Trump‚ we talked about going to Communion‚ he says‚ and when they give me my little cracker. I mean‚ like this is a guy who's not religiously literate in the slightest. But the people who are most invested in him‚ surrounding him‚ and want to fill the federal bureaucracy‚ they actually take this theocracy stuff very seriously. Note: This wasn't the first time that Allison's less-than-encyclopedic command of the facts has been exposed. Earlier this month‚ our Nicholas Fondacaro caught Allison absurdly suggesting that before the latest proposed legislation‚ there were no laws governing immigration on the books! Here's the transcript. CNN This Morning 3/27/24 6:45 am EDT KASIE HUNT: All right‚ now there's this‚ which is really the one that everyone at this table is talking about this morning. Former president turned Bible salesman?  DONALD TRUMP: All Americans need a Bible in their home‚ and I have many. It's my favorite book. I'm proud to endorse and encourage you to get this Bible. We must make America pray again. HUNT: Make America pray again. After launching sneaker and cologne lines last month‚ the former president‚ okay‚ so he's selling this is‚ get this‚ the God Bless the USA Bible. That's in partnership with country singer Lee Greenwood. He takes the stage to Greenwood's music. It's only $59.99. And just for that‚ you get a copy of the Constitution‚ a copy of the Bill of Rights‚ a copy of the Pledge of Allegiance‚ and the Declaration of Independence. As well as the Bible‚ I guess. . . .  Ashley‚ do you want to weigh in here [chuckles]? ASHLEY ALLISON: Not particularly [laughter]‚ but I guess‚ you know‚ to take a slightly more serious tone on this‚ is‚ this is a preview again of how Trump sees the way he wants to rule the world‚ through an authoritative theology‚ which is one way‚ which is. I'm a Christian‚ but the Bible is the route in which we are going to govern this country‚ even though this country was founded on the separation of church and state.  And so‚ it's funny‚ and yet it's not‚ because it is a tell that if he wins in November and becomes president‚ he could not just say like I'm selling Bibles‚ but I'm mandating that in our schools‚ everyone has a Bible‚ in these institutions everyone has a Bible. And that's not what America is about. There are people from all different faiths. And that's the beauty of this patchwork cloth that we have that Donald Trump doesn'treally seem to appreciate.  HUNT: And Jonah‚ pulling together to Ashley's excellent point‚ the founding documents of the country into the‚ I mean‚ they're the separation of church and state was a founding ideal for a country that was breaking away from Britain. And those documents that the founders wrote. To kind of put them together and then hawk‚ it does‚ I mean -- JONAH GOLDBERG: Yeah‚ but it's a great value in a bundle [laughter.] And they're all public domain now‚ so they can get them really cheap for printing purposes. But no‚ look‚ I mean‚ like I don't think at all‚ truly that Donald Trump wants to impose a theocracy. I think there are a bunch of people in his orbit who do‚ right? There are people who‚ really -- Donald Trump‚ we talked about going to Communion‚ he says‚ and when they give me my little cracker. I mean‚ like this is a guy who's not religiously literate in the slightest. But the people who are most invested in him‚ surrounding him‚ and want to fill the federal bureaucracy‚ they actually take this theocracy stuff very seriously‚ and I do think that this mixing -- it really is an interesting mix of God and Mammon isn't it that we're seeing? And I think‚ to your point‚ I think that's where the real threat is if you're concerned about that kind of thing. . . .  ALLISON: You know‚ I will‚ I think one thing that I could‚ two things I bet that Donald Trump will say if the Bible sales don't go: "Why aren't people buying it? You know‚ they asked me what to put in the Bible." That will be one claim that he makes. "And I helped write this thing." That's the kind of fraudulent behavior that this‚ this exhibits to me. And he's just willing to say whatever he can to seem like he's the center of the story‚ even when we know it's so extreme.  

On Wednesday’s installment of MSNBC’s Jose Diaz-Balart Reports‚ the eponymous host and contributor Paola Ramos focused on the rapes and sexual assaults committed by drug cartels against women who seek to make their way to the U.S. border. Instead of using this as an opportunity to warn against making a dangerous journey that will only end with a longshot asylum claim‚ they used it as an opportunity to dunk on pro-life states such as Texas. Diaz-Balart introduced the segment by referencing current arguments at the Supreme Court about mifepristone‚ “The ruling will have consequences nationwide‚ including at the Southern Border‚ where a growing number of women and girls have been sexually abused and raped in Mexico on their way to the U.S. Once they cross into Texas‚ a new country‚ a new language‚ they have to navigate the many immigration and abortion laws there.”     After being introduced‚ Ramos previewed her report‚ which also aired on Tuesday’s Alex Wagner Tonight‚ by declaring that “this is a reflection of a larger problem that we're seeing‚ right? Where there are migrant women that are stepping into the United States with rape-related pregnancies and as they’re then trying to navigate this complicated legal anti-abortion landscape and so the question that we had is: what does that look like‚ right?” No‚ the problem is that those rapes could have been avoided if it was made clear that the journey is extremely dangerous and that your chances of being granted asylum are not high‚ so do not come to the border. That should be the message‚ whether one supports or opposes abortion. Instead‚ Ramos’s report featured multiple women‚ including one who lives in Mexico‚ running an underground abortion pill trafficking operation. After the report‚ Ramos‚ who is the daughter of Univision's Jorge Ramos and a former Hillary Clinton staffer‚ added‚ “Jose‚ that is the unintended consequences of these anti-abortion laws‚ right‚ that it drives people to take matters into their own hands. You know‚ to rely on the underground networks to ensure that women‚ at the end of the day‚ get the help that they need.” Diaz-Balart followed up‚ “And Paola‚ just the numbers of people‚ the doctor in Mexico telling you she’s got about 15‚000 people. This is something that is a crisis‚ and that continues to increase‚ women being sexually abused‚ being raped‚ consistently in Mexico‚ on their way to the United States‚ Paola. Ramos agreed‚ “When we talk about the humanitarian crisis‚ Jose‚ that's exactly what we're talking about. You're right.” Usually‚ people like Diaz-Balart and Ramos say the humanitarian crisis is why people are heading to the border‚ not the journey itself. If they really believe the journey is the crisis‚ they should be using their platforms to encourage people to stay home‚ not try to dunk on pro-lifers. Here is a transcript for the March 27 show: MSNBC Jose Diaz-Balart Reports 3/27/2024 11:30 AM ET JOSE DIAZ-BALART: The ruling will have consequences nationwide including at the Southern Border where a growing number of women and girls have been sexually abused and raped in Mexico on their way to the U.S. Once they cross into Texas‚ a new country‚ a new language‚ they have to navigate the many immigration and abortion laws there.  MSNBC contributor Paola Ramos just came back from the border with a special report and she is with us this morning. I know‚ Paola‚ you spoke to migrant women who have been sexually assaulted during their journeys to the U.S. and you've spoken to them over the years. What did you learn and how are things different?  PAOLA RAMOS: Well‚ Jose‚ as you can imagine‚ they are horrified. They're traumatized. I spoke to women that had been held by the cartels‚ some for a week‚ some for over a month‚ as they were being sexually abused‚ but I think‚ Jose‚ this is a reflection of a larger problem that we're seeing‚ right? Where there are migrant women that are stepping into the United States with rape-related pregnancies and as they’re then trying to navigate this complicated legal anti-abortion landscape and so the question that we had is: what does that look like‚ right? What does post-Roe look like through the eyes of one of those migrants and here's what we found.  … RAMOS: But on the other side of the border‚ activists are working day and night to fill the void.  [SPEAKING SPANISH WITH ON SCREEN SUBTITLES]: Hi. How are you? This is Paola Ramos speaking. ELOWYN [SPEAKING SPANISH WITH SUBTITLES]: Hi‚ Pao. RAMOS: This is Elowyn‚ a young doctor from Mexico City‚ who's part of an international network helping women obtain both mifepristone and misoprostol. Since the overturn of Roe v. Wade in 2022‚ much of that help is being routed to Texas. She asked for her identity to be concealed in order to protect the operation. Approximately‚ how big is this network? How many people are part of it?  ELOWYN [SPEAKING SPANISH WITH SUBTITLES]: Right now‚ we’re about 15‚000 strong RAMOS [SPEAKING SPANISH WITH SUBTITLES]: Wow‚ 15‚000 people. [IN ENGLISH] And who are they‚ where are they contacting you from? ELOWYN [SPEAKING SPANISH WITH SUBTITLES]: They are mostly‚ the majority‚ migrant women and due to different situations‚ they find themselves with an unwanted pregnancy. RAMOS [SPEAKING SPANISH WITH SUBTITLES]: Meaning‚ they are women who are right here‚ on the border‚ where I am? ELOWYN [SPEAKING SPANISH WITH SUBTITLES]: Yes. Exactly. RAMOS: How many packs of pills are you sending each week?  ELOWYN [SPEAKING SPANISH WITH SUBTITLES]: Every week? Like around four or six. RAMOS: How do you hide these pills? How do you make sure that no one knows what you're mailing?  ELOWYN [SPEAKING SPANISH WITH SUBTITLES]: The way we usually send it‚ which goes very unnoticed‚ is in sanitary pads inside an envelope. That’s how we send it. RAMOS: I think many people would ask what is in it for you‚ right‚ obviously‚ you're not doing it for economic reasons. So‚ why do you do it?  ELOWYN [SPEAKING SPANISH WITH SUBTITLES]: Well‚ because I understand the reality of being a woman and I believe that being able to help them‚ being that support at this critical moment‚ is essential. RAMOS: Back in Texas‚ Valentina feels the same way.  You risk your life and your status. Why?  VALENTINA [SPEAKING SPANISH WITH SUBTITLES]: Because I know what it feels like to be there and not have help. RAMOS: Jose‚ that is the unintended consequences of these anti-abortion laws‚ right‚ that it drives people to take matters into their own hands. You know‚ to rely on the underground networks to ensure that women‚ at the end of the day‚ get the help that they need.  DIAZ-BALART: And Paola‚ just the numbers of people‚ the doctor in Mexico telling you she’s got about 15‚000 people.  RAMOS: Huge. DIAZ-BALART: This is something that is a crisis‚ and that continues to increase‚ women being sexually abused‚ being raped‚ consistently in Mexico‚ on their way to the United States‚ Paola. RAMOS: When we talk about the humanitarian crisis‚ Jose‚ that's exactly what we're talking about. You're right.  

New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D) said Tuesday that "raising penalties" is not a "deterrent" for criminals‚ the New York Post reported.Heastie rejected Gov. Kathy Hochul's (D) plan to curb shoplifting and assaults against retail workers by increasing sentences. Hochul called for stricter penalties for violent shoplifters as part of the state's budget proposal unveiled earlier this year."I can't predict a handshake deal‚" Heastie said Tuesday‚ referring to budget negotiations between state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Hochul. "I guess I use the analogy that when the government does a budget and resolutions that we're in the same galaxy. I think where the budget negotiations are now‚ it feels like we're on the same planet. I don't think we're in the same country or in the same state yet‚ but we're at least on the same planet on what has to happen on all of the big items‚" Heastie explained.According to the assembly speaker‚ the biggest issue regarding the budget concerns housing‚ the Daily Gazette reported. Additional topics up for negotiation include Medicaid spending and increased sentencing and penalties for assaults against retail workers."All the other times that we've raised penalties on different classes of people‚ that hasn't stopped assaults. We still need to get to the root issues of what's going on. We'd be open to talking about the organized crime rings that people have‚ but I just don't believe raising penalties is ever a deterrent on crime‚" Heastie argued. "You can stop anybody in the street and ask them what is the penalty for assaulting anybody and they probably won't be able to give you an answer."He added that New York lawmakers are concerned about the uptick in assaults on retail workers."I don't want to make it sound like we're not concerned about stemming what's happened to retail workers‚" he continued. "We care very deeply about that. We just have other ideas of how to get there."Heastie noted that this year's budget negotiations are moving along more quickly because "it's not loaded with policy" like last year's proposal."I've always told you that one of the reasons why budgets take a lot of time is when you get bogged down on policy. At the end‚ the numbers are the numbers‚ money is money. You can only spend what you have‚" Heastie told reporters. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The ramifications of NBC News' decision to cave to internal outrage and cut ties with Ronna McDaniel are already taking shape.As Semafor reported‚ the "backlash to the backlash" has begun‚ and rank-and-file journalists — those NBC News employees not upset about McDaniel joining their network — are feeling the heat."Political reporters here didn't take part in the backlash [against McDaniel]‚ nor did they get to give input on the hire‚" one NBC reporter told Semafor. "But they'll be the ones who have to pick up the pieces with sources who are now dismayed with the organization."More from Semafor:Four NBC News staffers expressed concern that instead of fixing the problem‚ hiring and then firing McDaniel had only alienated liberal viewers while confirming Republican fears. Two Republican aides told Semafor they’d texted their NBC News contacts to express their anger with the decision.The truth is that a small minority of prominent voices at NBC News and MSNBC — Chuck Todd‚ Rachel Maddow‚ Joe Scarborough‚ etc. — led the outrage against McDaniel's hire‚ which NBC News executives unanimously approved‚ according to multiple reports.But the hasty decision to appease the small minority of loud voices will reverse inroads the network has made to appeal to Republican viewers‚ solidifying perceptions that NBC News is not a fair media source‚ Semafor noted. Ultimately‚ the long-term impact on NBC News' credibility of hiring then firing McDaniel could be a net negative.That's why Republicans are declaring victory.Stephen Moore‚ a Republican economist‚ said it's a "good day for our team‚ because it makes [Democrats] look ridiculous." Mick Mulvaney‚ moreover‚ said the incident "allows [NBC News] to completely shed their image as a legitimate news outlet‚ once and for all."In a memo to NBC News staff‚ Cesar Conde‚ chairman of the NBCUniversal News Group‚ said that "no organization‚ particularly a newsroom‚ can succeed unless it is cohesive and aligned" and that "it has become clear that [McDaniel's] appointment undermines that goal."It's true that any successful company needs to be aligned behind a central mission. But it appears the decision to fire McDaniel days after hiring her had nothing to do with NBC News' company mission. If that were the case‚ executives would never have hired McDaniel‚ let alone unanimously.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!