The Daily Populous

Friday May 24th, 2024 day edition

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“I HAVE NEVER, AND WILL NEVER ADVOCATE IMPOSING RESTRICTIONS ON BIRTH CONTROL,” he wrote on social media.

Was Trump’s gaffe the mistake of a septuagenarian who did not understand the question?

On Tuesday, Trump’s defense team rested their case without calling him to the stand, despite Trump blustering for weeks that he wanted to testify on his own behalf.

On Wednesday, Nikki Haley announced that she would be voting for Trump for President.

Her criticism of Trump on the campaign trail leaned heavily into his reckless statements, volatile behavior, and questionable psychological state.

“It’s baked into the cake,” Whit Ayres, a Republican pollster, told the Washington Post, of this week’s Trump outrages.

”—a blunt Trump social-media post from last year cited in the report—might as well be the explicit slogan of his 2024 campaign. »

Israel Is Succeeding in Gaza

Authored by tabletmag.com

In the case of the 2023-24 Gaza war, Western critics have almost comically misunderstood what the Israeli military is trying to do.

Israel’s strategic aims are defeating Hamas and securing the Gaza border with Israel to prevent a repeat of Oct. 7.

If Israel has its way, nobody in Gaza is getting anywhere near the border again. »

Israel Warns Of 'Serious Consequences' For Ties With Countries Recognising Palestinian State

Authored by barrons.com

Israel's foreign ministry said Thursday that Israel's ties with Ireland, Norway and Spain will face "serious consequences" after their governments decided to recognise a Palestinian state from next week.

"There will be additional serious consequences for relations with their countries following the decision they made," the ministry statement quoted top official Jacob Blitstein as saying.

At Thursday's meeting, Blitstein "reprimanded the ambassadors for the perverse decision of their governments to recognise a Palestinian state," the ministry statement said. »

Helldivers 2 studio wants to slow down the pace of updates: 'We feel a slightly lower cadence overall will benefit both us, you, and the game'

Authored by pcgamer.com

It's been genuinely remarkable to watch Arrowhead build Helldivers 2 into a game experience that feels genuinely alive.

Eschewing a regular schedule of updates, Helldivers 2 developers appear to just do things, an embrace of chaos that keeps everyone on their toes.

"[at the moment] we feel a slightly lower cadence overall will benefit both us, you, and the game.". »

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 Hidden Secret Has Been Uncovered After Over 20 Years

Authored by twistedvoxel.com

A hidden secret found in the PS2 and Gamecube versions of Activision’s Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 has been uncovered after over 20 years.

YouTuber VilifiedOne has brought to light a hidden secret in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 that has remained publicly unknown for 20 years.

The aforementioned secret is the inclusion of a hidden character that was originally exclusive to subscribers of the Japanese magazine, Dengeki PlayStation. »