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Google and Apple Maps rename Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America
   Trump has been on an absolute rampage of winning
      Trump declassified JFK’s assassination and the FBI miraculously found 2,000 secret documents
         Kamala Harris’ website is now unburdened by what has been
            Trump hang his own mugshot outside the Oval Office
               Trump pardoned Edward Snowden
   Democrats are losing it that Trump kept his promise about DOGE
      DOGE has found gross misappropriation of funds
         Gasp! DEI was a government plot all along?!
            $2.3 Million spent on a VR training course to have difficult DEI discussions
               Climate Change was being fought by overthrowing Israel
                  USAID literally funding terrorism
                     Pretty obvious the military industrial complex is controlling the purse strings
                        The left is going crazy because there’s no defense for this kind of fraud
                           Look at what has been uncovered
                              People are taking the opportunity to muddy the water
                              Even the most ridiculous claims seem plausible
                           The people telling you to stop investigating the fraud are the ones doing it
                              Gordon Brown
                              Judge John Bates
                              Thousands of houses have gone up for sale in DC
                                 Searches for Criminal Defense Attorney have shot up
                                    At least they have their priorities in order
                              “Anonymous” has come out in defense of the fraud
      The Walt Disney Company Was Provided USAID Funds by the Biden Administration to Create NatGeo Content
         U.S. Government Paid Over $14 Million of Taxpayer Funds to Suspected Disney Subsidiary
      USAID funded Black Lives Matter
         The riots were funded by them
      While developing COVID they were also learning to dance
      Member of Elon Musk’s DOGE team resigns after racist posts resurface
         Musk reinstates DOGE staffer who resigned over racist posts after JD Vance leads outcry
            The journalist that doxxed BigBalls also wants diversity in video games
               People are clutching their pearls over the age of the team
                  Another employee outsmarted the journalists
      The democrats didn’t seem to mind when it was China with access to the treasury
      USAID funded several mobile games in 2012
         USAID Official Disinformation Primer Says “Gaming Sites” Are One Of Many “Alternative Spaces” From Which “Problematic Information More Regularly Originates”
            It’s easier at this point to name the media outlets that weren’t funded by the government
               Vaush is now curiously broke
               The Department of Defense paid $9 Million to Reuters
                  The chain of events is unreal
                     The government records literally refer to it as “Large Scale Social Deception”
               Politico Took $8M in USAID Taxpayer Money While Attacking Gamergate and Pushing Anti-Gamer Narrative—Trump Admin Just Cut Them Off
                  22 Results!
                  Imagine having your government charge you for them to smear you
                     We’d love to know who was really behind the supposed bomb threats
                  What goes around comes around
                     The left tries to downplay it
                        After previously elevating it to the UN
                           Never forget Zoe Quinn got someone killed
                              And now we’re defunding the CIA
      Fact Check: Sweet Baby and Feminist Frequency didn’t receive hundreds of thousands from taxpayers

Pickups

Kyoto Animation Arsonist’s Lawyers Ask to Nullifiy Appeal Withdrawal

Former Crunchyroll Employee Says He Was Fired After Reporting Workplace Misconduct
   Shawn Hoffman’s allegations
      Followup Post

Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:

 Support Mike McFarland’s Road to Recovery
 Cressidia Andrew Holmes independent journalist
 Hand-Drawn Game Guides: Mega Man

Convention news:

Ohio’s Ohayocon Owners Sue Sekaicon Organizers for Theft of Trade Secrets

Live-Action Anime news:

Gundam Live-Action Film Gets Co-Financed by Bandai Namco Filmworks, Legendary
Live-Action Bakugan Movie to Bring Battle Brawlers to the Big Screen

Streaming news:

AnimEigo, Justin Sevakis Produce Documentary Interviews on Western Anime Industry Figures
CoMix Wave Films to Deliver New Pokémon Anime About Dragonite
Dragon Ball Daima Anime Ends on February 28, Streams Climax Trailer

Series news:

Anime:
Rascal the Raccoon Anime Spin-Off Araiguma Calcaldan Premieres in April 2025
Hana-Kimi Anime Reveals New Teaser Trailer and Main Cast
cocoon TV Anime Debuts in March 2025
Ishura Season 2 Anime Unveils New Visual for 2nd Half
Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship! Light Novel Gets Anime Adaptation
Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table TV Anime Premieres in January 2026
I Left my A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! Anime Adds Maria Sashide to Cast
The Stunned Hero and the Assassin Princesses Anime Adaptation Announced for 2025
Your Forma Anime Reveals New Trailer, Key Art and Cast Additions
Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE Anime Reveals New Cast for Episode 6
Vampires Chan Can’t Suck Properly Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime in 2025
MIRU: Paths to My Future Anime Releases New Trailer Introducing Opening Theme Song
   Agricultural Machine Company Yanmar Produces ‘Miru’ Original Anime Project
Yaiba: Samurai Legend Anime Reveals Start Date, Detective Conan Collab Video
Japanese Netizens Argue: ‘Are Female Gundam Protagonists Too Unrealistic?’
Manga:
Assassin’s Creed Shadows reveals prequel manga
Games:
‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Delay Was to Scale Back Yasuke After Historical Backlash
   In Apparent Backpedal From Yasuke, ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Creative Director Reveals Entire Game Can Be Played Without Switching Characters: “We’re Not Imposing Players Try To Split The Time”
   Watermelons for their black samurai
      This post was originally from Assassin’s Creed News
         ∟They’re going through some hard times
   Assassin’s Creed Shadows reveals story trailer and preorder bonus expansion
      They’re so historically accurate that they put in a female sumo wrestler
         Turns out Yaya is the reason everyone else was starving
            Worse yet, it’s how they view Japanese women versus how the Japanese view Western women
   Team Ninja Challenges Ubisoft To A Feudal Japanese Duel, Announces ‘Rise Of The Ronin’ Will Hit PC Just Days Before ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’
   Assassin’s Creed: Shadows censors gore and violence for Japanese release
      They made Yasuke a white woman’s erotic fantasy
         They claim the game is historically accurate
            They also have non-binary nonsense in it
   ∟Japanese YouTuber Claims Video Criticizing ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Gameplay Struck Down 12 Times for ‘Hate Speech’
      Meanwhile, the usual shills came out to fellate it
         Journalist marvels at bare minimum game mechanic
            Meanwhile, this mechanic was far exceeded a decade ago
   Insanely, despite being able to mow down the Japanese, you can’t harm the French
      But you can destroy ancient Japanese shrines
         Japanese Shrine Demands Removal from Assassin’s Creed Shadows After Ubisoft Depicts Its Destruction
   Ubisoft Closes a ‘Star Wars: Outlaws’ Studio, Lays Off 185 Employees as Company’s Financial Troubles Deepen Ahead of ‘Assassin’s Creed: Shadows’
      Leaked Ubisoft Internal Email Comments on Recent Layoffs and Studio Closures as Company Stands at the Brink of Financial Collapse
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater release date leaks
Onimusha 2 Remaster Coming to Consoles and PC in 2025
Onimusha: Way of the Sword reveals new protagonist in latest trailer
Remedy Entertainment Enters Agreement with Rockstar Games for New Max Payne 1&2 Project
   I’ll be happy if they make Max look half as good as this AI art
‘Ninja Gaiden 2 Black’ Releases Mostly Uncensored: Slight Edits Applied To One NPC And Rachel’s Fiend Costume, Female Characters Cut From Xbox Version Of Trailer
A Switch 2 patent suggests its Joy-Con controls can be rotated
Nintendo files new patents relevant to Palworld case
   Denied 22 out of 23 claims
      Nintendo grappling with hard choice after U.S. patent office overwhelmingly rejected anti-Palworld patent application
Nintendo loses trademark fight against Super Mario supermarket
   Costa Rican trademark office deals Nintendo defeat over Super Mario brand against owner of small grocery store: wrong decision
   The other Super Mario Mart

Release news:

My Girlfriend is 8 Meters Tall Manga and More on the Way from Seven Seas
China’s Warring States Period Heads West As Yasuhisa Hara’s ‘Kingdom’ Manga Finally Licensed For English Release Courtesy Of Viz Media
AnimEigo Announces Black Jack OVAs, Romeo’s Blue Skies, Vampire Princess Miyu HD, Sasuke
MADOX-01 reissue canceled because they have tons of the old one
   Refunds will be issued shortly
– Right Stuf
Media Blasters is removing content from the Standard Edition to justify the price of the Elite Edition
   They are locking exclusivity behind their storefront

Random Merch news:

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Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt Soundtrack Gets Vinyl Release
Initial D wet wipe cases and bento boxes drift into Japan, available at Narita Airport too
Japan’s Sleep Shelter is here to help gamers play all night and sleep all day
Life-size Pokémon plushie is here for big Gardevoir fans who want a big Gardevoir in their life
   Licking the butt
   People are putting it in tights
      People are making fanart of it
      More fanart
      Lots of fanart
      Even manga fanart
   People are dressing it as a maid
      And drawing it too
   They’re also drawing it in the Jack-O pose
   Frieren knows what these degenerate men want
      They were thrilled
   Even Gardevoir wants to fuck Gardevoir
   Even Shinji wants to fuck Gardevoir…
   These people are worse than furries

Misc news:

Osaka woman causes 8 separate traffic accidents in 35 minutes
Navarre man caught masturbating while driving next to Santa Rosa County school bus
100 Cases in History: Inside the Remarkable Surgery That Changed One Boy’s Life

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