Did you know that your Pals can learn new Active Skills to use in combat? We’ll teach you how to give Pals new skills in Palworld. While you cannot change their Partner Skills or Passive Skills‚ there’s actually a way for them to learn new Active Skills. Here’s how it’s done. Palworld: How to teach Pals Active Skills There are two main ways for your Pals to learn new abilities. You can teach Pals new Active Skills in Palworld by leveling them up or giving them Skill Fruit. The first method is the easiest‚ as your Pals will slowly level up as you do. Screenshot: PC Invasion Keep the Pals you want to progressively level up in your party at nearly all times. This will ensure that whenever you earn EXP‚ they get some EXP as well. At certain points‚ your Pals can learn new Active Skills. If you check your Paldeck‚ these Active Skills are some of the moves they can use during combat encounters. Your Pals have a...

If you think about it‚ a Seneschal Companion is the perfect buddy for a Necromancer. They are machines‚ after all: no life there! Here are the best Necromancer Seneschal Construct builds in Diablo 4 Season of the Construct. Diablo 4: Best Necromancer Seneschal Construct build With the new Seneschal Companion‚ Diablo 4 Season 3 builds have one more variant to consider. And since both Governing Stones and Tuning Stones will alter the behavior of your Seneschal‚ you can customize it to fit your favorite build. Necromancers position themselves steadily on the top of both leveling and endgame tier lists‚ so crafting a matching Seneschal for each of the Necromancer builds should not be an issue‚ and more often than not will share Stones between builds. Here are the best Necromancer Seneschal Construct builds. Leveling Necromancer Seneschal Companion builds Screenshot via Blizzard BuildGoverning StonesTuning StonesBlood Surge NecromancerBushwhack:Quick...

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“Today‚ I make this sacred pledge to you. The defense‚ protection‚ and preservation of American democracy will remain‚ as it has been‚ the central cause of my presidency.” So said President Joe Biden during a Jan. 5 speech near Valley Forge‚ Pennsylvania. That “sacred pledge” lasted about two-and-a-half weeks. At an abortion rally in Manassas‚ Virginia‚ on Tuesday‚ Biden began‚ “Hello‚ Virginia! And the real governor‚ Terry McAuliffe.” Thus‚ the self-styled defender of democracy indulged in pointless election-denialism—over an election whose results were never significantly challenged. According to the official results of Virginia’s 2021 gubernatorial election‚ Glenn Youngkin‚ the Republican‚ received 1‚663‚596 votes (50.57%)‚ and McAuliffe‚ the Democrat‚ received 1‚600‚116 votes (48.64%). According to the final tally‚ 63‚480 more Virginia voters chose Youngkin over McAuliffe to be their next governor. Youngkin won an absolute majority of votes and led McAuliffe by nearly 2 percentage points—a comfortable margin of victory. The Virginia State Board of Elections‚ then controlled by the party of the sitting governor‚ Ralph Northam‚ a Democrat‚ certified the results on Nov. 15‚ 2021. There is no question of who won the race to become governor of Virginia in 2021: Youngkin placed first‚ and McAuliffe placed second. No question‚ that is‚ until Tuesday‚ when Biden baselessly claimed that McAuliffe was “the real governor.” Election-denialism is nothing new to Biden. In 2013‚ he argued that Al Gore “was elected president of the United States of America” in the 2000 election against President George W. Bush‚ three presidential terms earlier. Again in 2016‚ he insisted‚ “I think [Gore] won that election.” In 2019‚ in response to the claim that Donald Trump was an illegitimate president‚ and that Democrats should use every form of lawfare to remove him from office‚ Biden said‚ “I absolutely agree.” Nor is election denialism new to McAuliffe. Over two decades‚ stretching at least from 2001 to 2021‚ he has claimed the 2000 election was stolen from Gore‚ including the years when he served as chairman of the Democratic National Committee (2001-2005) and as governor of Virginia (2014-2018). In fact‚ election denialism has been a pattern of the Democratic Party throughout the 21st century. Numerous Democrats have insinuated nefarious foul play regarding the 2000 presidential election‚ the 2004 presidential election‚ and the 2016 presidential election—in other words‚ every one their party’s candidates lost. More recently‚ they intensified the campaign to include nonnational races‚ too. Democratic candidates Stacey Abrams and Andrew Gillum (backed by many others) questioned the legitimacy of the 2018 elections of Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and GOP Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis‚ respectively. In 2020‚ at least two Democratic candidates in races for the U.S. House of Representatives attributed their losses to voter suppression. Here are 24 STRAIGHT MINUTES of Democrats denying election resultspic.twitter.com/gDnNqfruWD— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 2‚ 2023 Now‚ the president of the United States has chosen to call into question Youngkin’s 2021 election‚ without any discernible proof. I nearly ended the previous sentence with “ … for no discernible reason.” But there is a reason‚ of a sort. The sense in which Youngkin “stole” the election from McAuliffe is that McAuliffe wanted the governorship‚ and thought it should be his‚ but Youngkin actually obtained it. (Indeed‚ McAuliffe likely tanked his own campaign when‚ after leading in many of the polls‚ he insulted all parents—a sizable voting bloc—less than a month from Election Day‚ when he insisted‚ “I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.”) No‚ Mr. President. Terry McAuliffe blew up his campaign when he told parents to sit down and shut up: "I don't think parents should be telling schools what they should teach." https://t.co/zZD3NJTEkN pic.twitter.com/ecjiry8GKF— Nicki Neily (@nickineily) January 23‚ 2024 To put it another way‚ Youngkin “stole” the election from McAuliffe by convincing more people to vote for him. How dare he? “Democracy cannot survive when one side believes there are only two outcomes to an election: either they win or they were cheated. And that’s where MAGA Republicans are today‚” insisted Biden during his “sith lord” speech at Independence Hall in Philadelphia in September 2022‚ during which he claimed democracy would end if “MAGA Republicans” won the 2022 midterm elections. Surely readers can detect which party espouses this democracy-killing doctrine. There’s an alternate interpretation to Biden’s remark. “The president was making a joke” about McAuliffe’s former term as governor‚ White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre explained tiredly on Wednesday. “What’s the joke?” Fox News’ Peter Doocy shot back. Beats me‚ too. The biggest problem with the “joke” interpretation is that Biden only weeks ago insisted at his speech outside Valley Forge that “democracy is still a sacred cause‚” and discussions about it are “deadly serious.” The leading Republican candidate‚ Biden alleged‚ is “willing to sacrifice our democracy to put himself in power‚” and so by contrast he has chosen to make his campaign “about preserving and strengthening our American democracy.” If democracy means anything‚ it means that whatever voters say on Election Day should be final. From their verdict‚ there is no appeal‚ no naysaying‚ no attempts to undermine‚ no snide or underhanded comments that seek to undermine the legitimacy of their choice. The losing side has to live with it‚ consoled by the knowledge that they will get another chance to persuade voters of their cause or candidate at regular intervals. A minority of Virginia voters wanted McAuliffe to be their next governor in 2021. A hardened minority of those voters may be so embittered against the governor’s commonsense education policies that they have decided to express their frustration with a whisper campaign against his legitimacy—against the legitimacy of the election process overseen by Youngkin’s political opponents. This whisper campaign‚ which recently reached the lips of the president of the United States‚ is undermining trust in American elections for the sake of their agenda. “We’re living in an era where a determined minority is doing everything in its power to try to destroy our democracy for their own agenda‚” Biden warned. Which minority? Whose agenda? Originally published at WashingtonStand.com The Daily Signal publishes a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Heritage 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 Biden’s Election Denialism: Loser Is ‘Real Governor’ of Virginia appeared first on The Daily Signal.

If you think congressional deadlocks are concerning‚ just wait until you see what Congress does when it’s in a blinding rush. The House Ways and Means Committee is ready to go from introducing its latest tax bill to House passage in under a week and a half. Though branded as full of middle-class tax cuts and pro-growth reforms‚ checking inside this Trojan horse known as The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act instead reveals a mixed bag that includes welfare expansions‚ corporate windfalls‚ and inflationary deficits. The only individual tax cut in the bill is a slight cost-of-living adjustment to the child tax credit—likely from $2‚000 to $2‚100—that would apply to taxpayers’ 2025 and 2026 tax filings before expiring. The bulk—91.5% to be exact—of what is being described as “middle-class tax relief” is‚ in fact‚ an expansion of welfare benefits. The legislation does not fix existing work requirements for individuals to receive the “additional child tax credit‚” which‚ unlike the ordinary child tax credit‚ exclusively goes to individuals and couples who pay no income tax. Sadly‚ this feature was begun in the Tax Cut and Jobs Act in 2017. This provision would amount to a whopping 32% expansion of this welfare credit by 2026—at which point‚ in typical Washington fashion‚ these handouts would expire and create a political crisis where tens of millions of people would lose their brand-new welfare benefits—creating a perfect storm for yet more expansion and permanence. Currently‚ households with more than $2‚500 of annual earned income can qualify for the additional child tax credit. The credit phases in at a rate of $15 for every $100 of earned income after $2‚500. The new tax and welfare bill would accelerate the phase-in so that‚ for example‚ a taxpayer with $10‚000 of annual income claiming three children could receive a $3‚375 benefit instead of $1‚125‚ despite paying $0 in income tax. This additional benefit would be on top of $4‚500 in earned income tax credit benefits and any other welfare benefits he may receive. This would also likely exacerbate existing fraud issues with both programs. The improper payment rate for the earned income tax credit was at 31.6% for fiscal year 2022 while the improper payment rate stood at 15.8% for the additional child tax credit. To make matters worse‚ a tax filer would be able to claim this new enlarged additional child tax credit with an individual taxpayer identification number instead of a Social Security number‚ meaning that many of these new payments would go to illegal immigrants. This was another shortcoming of the 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act that is not fixed in this bill. The bill would also add a lookback provision for the work requirement‚ so that if a household doesn’t work enough in 2024 to qualify for the credit‚ but they did in 2023‚ they would be allowed to receive the benefits based on the prior year of work. In other words‚ to qualify for the benefits‚ it would be enough to work part-time‚ part of the year‚ even if you only work every other year.   Conservatives have long fought for stronger work requirements for welfare recipients. This legislation fails to enact any and actually takes a step backward in that respect. The business tax provisions in the bill are better than the welfare provisions‚ but they’re also deeply flawed. For example‚ the bill would temporarily extend for 2024 and 2025 some expiring provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that allow companies to deduct research and development expenses and short-lived capital investments in the same year that they bear those costs instead of having to depreciate or amortize those costs over multiple years. That’s good tax policy and also leads to more growth by encouraging investment. However‚ the pro-growth benefits of those changes are done alongside retroactive relief for the 2022 and 2023 tax years. Such a windfall does nothing to improve companies’ incentives to invest‚ since they can’t go back in time to change past investment decisions. The bill does include a modest win by slightly increasing the expenditure threshold where small businesses may qualify for full expensing‚ and this change is permanent. The combination of these handouts and the temporary nature of most of the expensing provisions culminates in a staggering long-run growth estimate of precisely zero new jobs created. Yes‚ you read that right: A Tax Foundation modeling analysis showed that the contrived and odd construction of these provisions would have no impact on long-run economic growth. Maybe it creates momentum for pro-growth policy in 2025‚ but the bill itself doesn’t move the dial much. The Joint Committee on Taxation—the official congressional scorekeepers—agree that the business provisions would have no significant impact on economic growth. Tens of billions of dollars of corporate windfall handouts buy a grand total of no long-run economic growth. To compound these issues‚ even ignoring the gimmicky way the bill intends to “pay for” these handouts‚ the formal cost estimate shows $155 billion in new deficits through this year and next from this bill. This would only add to inflationary pressures and spike interest rates—including on mortgages and on loans to small businesses looking to expand. As with much “bipartisan” legislation‚ this one falls short on conservative principles. The bill has some small wins but unfortunately will redistribute wealth from hardworking middle-class families to large established corporations and to individuals who are barely engaged in work at all. 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 So-Called Middle-Class Tax Relief Bill Hides Welfare Expansion and More Inflation appeared first on The Daily Signal.

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties‚ subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Cognosphere‚ the publisher of the wildly popular action role-playing game Genshin Impact‚ is facing off against X in a dispute centered around the protection of its copyrighted content in the form of leaks. To combat these leaks‚ Cognosphere has been actively deploying the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)’s takedown provisions and subpoenas. These legal actions are primarily aimed at social media platforms‚ compelling them to divulge information on users suspected of copyright infringement. As reported by TorrentFreak‚ in November of the previous year‚ Cognosphere’s efforts intensified when it sought a DMCA subpoena against X. The objective was to obtain detailed information about four specific X accounts‚ believed to be under the control of one person or entity responsible for leaking copyrighted content. The subpoena‚ due to be effective on November 22‚ faced a roadblock as X Corp intervened a day before the deadline‚ refusing to comply with the request for user information. The dispute’s intricacies were laid bare in a joint letter to US District Court Magistrate Judge Peter H. Kang‚ following a failed attempt at reconciliation. Cognosphere narrowed its focus to two X accounts‚ alleging that they shared artwork and visuals in violation of their copyright. They argued that the explicit nature of the DMCA subpoena requirements justified their request. X Corp‚ however‚ challenged the subpoena process‚ questioning the sufficiency of a court clerk’s signature to permit access to sensitive user information. Highlighting the importance of anonymous speech‚ X advocated for a thorough court examination on constitutional and evidentiary bases before revealing such data. This clash underscores the delicate balance between copyright protection and privacy rights inherent in DMCA subpoenas. While X Corp criticizes the process for potentially infringing on user privacy‚ Cognosphere counters by arguing that an extensive balancing process isn’t a constitutional necessity. They view X Corp’s stance as contradictory to the intentions of the original DMCA provisions‚ highlighting the ongoing debate between safeguarding intellectual property and maintaining user privacy in the digital age. The post X Defends Anonymous Accounts in Copyright Challenge appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

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The cast of MSNBC’s Morning Joe kicked off their Thursday show by declaring that Republicans not passing aid for Ukraine puts them on the same side as Vladimir Putin so‚ by their own logic‚ not even an an hour later they aligned themselves with Hamas as they demanded President Joe Biden go around Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and undermine the Israeli war effort. Against the news that Israel is creating a buffer zone inside Gaza‚ Politico White House Bureau Chief Jonathan Lemire asked President Emeritus of the Council of Foreign Relations Richard Haass‚ “Is it time that whatever funding deal does or get done‚ to start putting conditions on aid to Israel?” Haass did not explicitly say yes‚ but it is clear he sympathizes with the view‚ “this is another example where the United States is saying things and it is being rebuffed and it makes us look weak‚ would be the generous word. It makes us look feckless and quite honestly as you go around the world‚ a lot of people who were sympathetic to Israel on October 7th‚ appreciative of American support‚ think we've essentially lost the narrative and we've been so unconditionally supportive‚ that it’s a mistake.”     Haass then ran through three options the U.S. could do. The first was‚ as Lemire suggested‚ “tie some strings‚ say we won't give you this kind of ordinance‚ you don't need these large weapons‚ or if we give them to you‚ you can't use them against these kind of targets‚ that sort of thing. Or in this case‚ you say‚ you can't use American aid to build a buzzer zone inside of Palestinian territory‚ that'd be one thing.” Secondly‚ Haass floated the idea of abandoning Israel at the United Nations‚ “Secondly‚ in the United Nations‚ rather than abstaining or vetoing resolutions‚ why don’t we think about‚ what is it we can put forward ourselves‚ what kind of resolution critical might we support.” Third‚ Haass apparently thinks that if Netanyahu was replaced then things would be dramatically different as he endorsed a plan that if the roles were reversed would have MSNBC screaming about foreign interference‚ “Most important‚ I think the president has to finally acknowledge that Bibi Netanyahu is not a partner. Bibi Netanyahu has an agenda that’s all about Bibi Netanyahu. It is not even good for Israel‚ I would argue‚ let’s put that aside‚ but it’s not good for the United States‚ not good for this relationship.” Haass insisted that: He has to go over his head. The president needs to give a speech to the Israeli people‚ essentially saying‚ where you are‚ what needs to change in your short-term policy‚ what needs to change over the long-term‚ how the United States is with you‚ but you've got to do things that are not only in the interest of this relationship‚ in your own self-interest and he's got to be sensitive. The Israelis are still not ready to talk about certain issues given the trauma of October 7th‚ but the president has to start shaping the political context in Israel.  Continuing‚ Haass claimed this is really not that controversial‚ “Good news is‚ Joe Biden is far more popular in Israel than Bibi Netanyahu. He has an enormous opportunity to shape the conversation and the context of what will ultimately be an Israeli election.” Biden has higher approval ratings than Netanyahu because he’s a foreigner who thus far has ignored people like Haass and the rest of Morning Joe. Co-host Joe Scarborough chimed in to add that it’s Netanyahu’s fault that Israel’s critics demand it let Hamas off the hook‚ “Well‚ and you know‚ Richard‚ the problem is‚ Bibi Netanyahu has done just about everything he can do to blow the goodwill that‚ not just the United States‚ but the world‚ for the most part‚ was giving to Israel and we support Israel‚ like you said. Joe Biden has always supported Israel.” He then falsely added‚ “But Bibi Netanyahu is the guy that‚ again‚ knew this attack was coming‚ had information on it for a year‚ had Qatar continue to fund‚ you know -- they've given billions to Hamas. In September‚ said‚ yeah‚ keep giving them money.” There is no evidence that Netanyahu saw any of the documents circulating among Israel’s national security apparatus that Hamas was planning such an attack.  Here is a transcript for the January 25 show: MSNBC Morning Joe 1/25/2024 6:46 AM ET JONATHAN LEMIRE: Is it time that whatever funding deal does or get done‚ to start putting conditions on aid to Israel? RICHARD HAASS: You're right‚ first of all‚ this is another example where the United States is saying things and it is being rebuffed and it makes us look weak‚ would be the generous word. It makes us look feckless and quite honestly as you go around the world‚ a lot of people who were sympathetic to Israel on October 7th‚ appreciative of American support‚ think we've essentially lost the narrative and we've been so unconditionally supportive‚ that it’s a mistake.  There’s only three things we can do‚ Jonathan. One is with—as you suggest‚ tie some strings‚ say we won't give you this kind of ordinance‚ you don't need these large weapons‚ or if we give them to you‚ you can't use them against these kind of targets‚ that sort of thing. Or in this case‚ you say‚ you can't use American aid to build a buzzer zone inside of Palestinian territory‚ that'd be one thing. Secondly‚ in the United Nations‚ rather than abstaining or vetoing resolutions‚ why don’t we think about‚ what is it we can put forward ourselves‚ what kind of resolution critical might we support.  Most important‚ I think the president has to finally acknowledge that Bibi Netanyahu is not a partner. Bibi Netanyahu has an agenda that’s all about Bibi Netanyahu. It is not even good for Israel‚ I would argue‚ let’s put that aside‚ but it’s not good for the United States‚ not good for this relationship.  He has to go over his head. The president needs to give a speech to the Israeli people‚ essentially saying‚ where you are‚ what needs to change in your short-term policy‚ what needs to change over the long-term‚ how the United States is with you‚ but you've got to do things that are not only in the interest of this relationship‚ in your own self-interest and he's got to be sensitive. The Israelis are still not ready to talk about certain issues given the trauma of October 7th‚ but the president has to start shaping the political context in Israel.  Good news is‚ Joe Biden is far more popular in Israel than Bibi Netanyahu. He has an enormous opportunity to shape the conversation and the context of what will ultimately be an Israeli election.  JOE SCARBOROUGH: Well‚ and you know‚ Richard‚ the problem is‚ Bibi Netanyahu has done just about everything he can do to blow the goodwill that‚ not just the United States‚ but the world‚ for the most part‚ was giving to Israel and we support Israel‚ like you said. Joe Biden has always supported Israel. But Bibi Netanyahu is the guy that‚ again‚ knew this attack was coming‚ had information on it for a year‚ had Qatar continue to fund‚ you know -- they've given billions to Hamas. In September‚ said‚ yeah‚ keep giving them money.