I’ve often considered donating to one of these groups, but how do I know it’s not going to Russian imposters? Is there some way to verify if a group is legit and the proper method of donation?

Perhaps the futility is the point.

It’s & - ampersand aka “and per se and”. The article also mentions these:

lost letters include thorn (þ) – a soft “th” sound – and Wynn (ƿ), which was replaced by “uu”, before this was superseded by “w”. Ethel (Œ) – pronounced like the “oi” in “oil” – has also been lost, in favor of using vowel combinations to get the same job done. Yogh (ȝ) was briefly a way to denote the “ch” sounds, as found at the end of “loch”, but was soon abandoned, and the specific sound it denotes rarely used in English anymore.

Mixed metaphor dad jokes are classic, I really enjoy them.

“Sew buttons on your underwear” is how I’ve heard it.

Had a lot of fun with both Horizon 4 & 5, great mix of arcade and sim. Tons of cars, just about everything is viable. Lots of accessibility options, should be a good fit for just about anyone.

Forza Motorsport (2023) on the other hand is a massive disappointment. Avoid. Driving dynamics are good and more simmy, but everything else is a downgrade from its 7 year old predecessor. Kind of amazing how terrible it is. Apparently Microsoft had developers constantly rotating out on short contracts and it shows.

Webrips aren’t as good as web-dls though. You can find web-dl fairly easily via torrent.