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After executing Alex Pretti on Saturday, ICE has shifted to primarily targeting bus stops and elementary schools in my community this week. I cannot overstate how much of the ICE activity in my community is just targeting places where little kids are.

The CRA spent $18M on 'Charlie,' a new tax information chatbot that is wrong most of the time The Canada Revenue Agency paid $18 million for a chatbot the auditor general says give her team the wrong answer 66 per cent of the time.

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) paid $18 million for a chatbot named Charlie, which the auditor general reported gave her team the wrong answer 66% of the time.

The chatbot's responses were found to be brief and lacking context, with only 2 out of 6 questions answered accurately.

Wait, is that what Crusader Kings is? 😂

What if someone made a Dispatch-style game, only you're a Duke of a great territory, and instead of civilians reporting incidents that need heroes, it's territories within the duchy that require help and you have to assign knights, or doctors, or engineers, etc. to go assist or build or whatever

Even the backstory of Robert, a man who was at his peak hitting his low point and having to start over, then meets a bunch of misfits and finds a new place to belong has a lot of parallels. TBF, it's not like that's a super unique background, but it rhymes with Jeff Winger.

I just realized that a lot of the speeches in Dispatch give big Jeff Winger vibes. I feel like the writers definitely watched Community and might have wanted to make a Jeff Winger-esque character.

INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road on Steam The latest entry in the character collection and football simulation RPG series, "Inazuma Eleven!" With an original story featuring new main characters, over 5,400 players from across the se...

Fuck, I just found out Inazuma Eleven Victory Road finally came out. This will consume my life for a while...

store.steampowered.com/app/2799860/...

I just flew back to Vancouver from Ottawa and while I was on my flight, passengers erupted during the Jay's 3-run homer. It startled me, I had to look over to see what the fuss was about lol

Thanks for the tip! Dekaranger is one of my all-time favourites so I was glad to pick it up along with some Kamen Rider blu-rays

YouTube video by Daedalic Entertainment Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown | Gameplay Reveal Trailer

Honestly, Voyager game looks like the real deal & I cannot wait.
Star Trek is a hard thing to adapt imo,as the games often don't capture the diplomacy/science led notion that the TV shows have,instead being all war, war, war.
This looks like it might do a better job if it

youtu.be/SrbfGbfelvY?...

The in-game screenshots look amazing

A game about Voyager in 2025? Not expected at all, but I'm sold already

the thing about layoffs of this scale is that so much is happening it involves days and days of discovering fresh horrors

EA CEO’s pay is up, as EA worker median income drops Behold, the tallest chart in Game File history. PLUS: EA execs were paid (a little) more for boosting generative AI

NEW: EA CEO Andrew Wilson was paid $30.5 million in cash and stock this past year, up about $5m from a year ago

Since the U.S. requires companies to compare CEO pay to employee pay, I made an EA pay chart

To make it work, I had to make it VERY TALL

Take a look: www.gamefile.news/p/ea-ceo-and...

We're stoked to introduce the 'No Gen AI' seal for indie games!

Indie devs can use it on their game's store page to assure potential players that their game was made without the use of Generative AI.

You can grab it from the Polygon Treehouse website:-

www.polygon-treehouse.com/no-gen-ai-seal

Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter in Gaza kills 25, medics say An Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 25 people, mostly women and children, according to the territory’s Health Ministry.

BREAKING: An Israeli airstrike on a school-turned-shelter has killed at least 25 Palestinians, mostly women and children, Gaza's Health Ministry said. The school was hit three times while people slept, setting their belongings ablaze, they added.

YouTube video by Peacock Cheers | Every Time Norm Peterson Enters the Bar

Enjoy 18 & 1/2 minutes of Normisms:

More roles have opened up here at Absurd Ventures. Join us if you love AAA games with a ton of storytelling. www.absurdventures.com/careers

Man speaks to killer from beyond the grave in Arizona courtroom through Al video An Al video of Christopher Pelkey forgave his killer in court in what officials believe was the first use of Al to deliver a victim impact statement.

no he didn't that's not him what the fuck is wrong with you freaks

Electronic Arts Lays Off Hundreds, Cancels ‘Titanfall’ Game The video-game publisher cuts between 300 and 400 jobs

BREAKING: Electronic Arts is laying off between 300 and 400 staff, including around 100 at Respawn, and canceling a Titanfall extraction shooter that was in early development, according to people familiar. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

I know this predates it, but I thought Quattro Bajeena just showed up

MangaPlus put all of Captain Tsubasa out for free so it's the first time I'm reading it and sometimes it's so funny when you remember these are all elementary age kids.

Like this page introduces this character and I'm like, imagine a 10 year old walking down the street like that.

I was stuck in plat hell for so long, finally hit emerald when the season is almost over 😂

I hit plat in December and only just now managed to get Emerald. Phew, now to stop playing the game and regain my sanity

A Canada Post notification stating, "Your package may be delayed." The message explains that due to circumstances beyond their control, the package may not arrive within standard delivery times and will be delivered as soon as possible. The reason for the delay is listed as "public authority." The Canada Post logo appears at the top, and the notification includes links for a browser view and a French version.

Heads-up for Canadians sending pkgs to U.S.:

I just got a message from Canada Post re: a pkg I am trying to send to @jilanne.bsky.social (in USA) saying "Delayed due to public authority." Did some research online; looks like I'm not the only one. Reason is likely US/Canada trade dispute. 😢

My daughter, Jasmine, a 35-year-old Canadian, attempted to enter the U.S. on March 3, 2025, with a consulting visa for a company in the States. Unfortunately, her visa was denied, and she was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the San Ysidro border crossing, where she was held for three nights. From there, she was transferred to Otay Mesa Detention Centre in San Diego and held for another three nights. On Sunday, March 9, the online tracking system indicated that she had been released. We assumed this meant she was being deported and escorted to an airport. However, 24 hours later, there was no sign of her, no communication, and we were extremely worried. We eventually learned that about 30 people, including Jasmine, were forcibly removed from their cells at 3:00 am and transferred to the San Luis Detention Center in Arizona. They are housed together in a single concrete cell with no natural light, fluorescent lights that are never turned off, no mats, no blankets, and limited bathroom facilities.

Communication with her has been extremely sporadic, and it is only thanks to one of her close friends with contacts in the U.S. that we have been able to receive updates. Yesterday, Austin Grabish, a reporter from ABC 10News was able to interview Jasmine. He also interviewed her friend who has been working tirelessly from Vancouver to bring Jasmine home. The story will air tomorrow, and from there, we hope other broadcasters will pick it up. What we have learned of the ICE system and its treatment of detainees is inhumane and deeply concerning. Being detained is one thing, but there’s NO excuse for the way people are treated while in custody or for the delays in deportation. They are not criminals, and they just want to go home.

We are doing everything we can to bring Jasmine home. We are in touch with the Canadian Consulate in San Diego, but there is little they can do. A lawyer is also working on her release, but progress is slow. I am humbly asking for your support by sharing this story widely through your networks. Jasmine is an adventurous and hard-working young woman and we desperately want her home. Thank you! Picture of Jasmin is below text.

A young lady originally from Whitehorse is being detained in a detention center in Arizona. She was detained March 3rd, after her visa was denied.

Facebook post from her Mom is in the pics below. It's a disturbing sequence of events.

Do not travel to the US.

Respawn lays off staff, cancels another unannounced game The alleged project was said to be developed by the same team behind Respawn's scrapped first-person Star Wars game.

Respawn lays off staff, cancels another unannounced game

Via @maketheroadny.bsky.social: If ICE shows up, know your rights.

“ICE does not have the right to enter your home without a valid warrant signed by a judge.”

maketheroadny.org/we-protect-us/

PRESENTATION: The State of Video Gaming in 2025 — MatthewBall.co A (free) 220 page presentation on the past, present and potential future of the video game industry.

Here's a very long, very interesting report on "the fuck happened to the games industry over the past few years" that is worth a look.

Lots of graphs and data points for the sickos out there.

www.matthewball.co/all/stateofv...

Can't wait for Musk to acquire it and rename it XX