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TL;DR - EDP445 was a successful YouTuber who, in April 2021, was exposed by amateur predator hunters trying to meet up with what he thought was a 13-year-old girl whom he had sent explicit photos of himself to. His YouTube channel and successful internet career were lost in the resulting backlash, although he avoided legal consequences at the time, never being charged for anything. Earlier this month, Mike Clum put out a documentary on EDP in which he was shockingly candid about his crimes. Now, his local DA's office in Bakersfield, California is re-examining the case.

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>BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A new documentary about former internet personality Bryant Moreland, once known online as EDP445, has prompted the Kern County District Attorney’s Office to re-examine a Bakersfield sting operation from April 2021 in which Moreland believed he was communicating with a 13-year-old girl.

>Now, the recently released documentary, "The Sick Mind of EDP445," examines the rise and fall of Moreland, who grew up in Bakersfield. In one clip shown from the documentary, Hansen asks, “You were trying to have sex with a 13-year-old girl?” Moreland responds, “For the most part, yep.”

>Clum said he reached out to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office and the Kern County District Attorney’s Office, but neither agreed to appear in the documentary.

>The documentary also includes Moreland discussing sexual feelings toward minors, including a person he says was 15 years old in 2023. In the film, Moreland also discusses sending that person explicit photos and videos.

>The district attorney’s office said it is now reviewing the case again. In a statement, the office said: “We are re-examining the case in light of the statements made by the suspect in the documentary."

>The sheriff’s office said it is not currently investigating unless new information emerges. “We are aware of the documentary produced by Mike Clum about this case; however, at this time, we are not actively investigating the matter unless additional information becomes available,” the sheriff’s office said.

>The district attorney’s office previously said it requested more information on the case in January 2022, but that information was never resubmitted. The sheriff’s office later said investigators did not receive enough evidence or cooperation from those involved in the case.

>The Kern County District Attorney’s Office did not answer questions about whether the statute of limitations could affect any potential prosecution.

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In light of the Sky 1st legacy update (which, ICYMI, also improved the flavor of some lines beyond just purely being consistency fixes), I'm willing to give GungHo some grace on this. Some people suspected MTL for original Sky 1st but IIRC there was never proof.

Past couple of days GungHo really on a redemption arc.

Half a decade out from playing the VN, this one from Watanagashi still lives in my head rent-free, it's just heartbreaking.

It's such a stark contrast how completely kawaii-ing out happy Rena is and how forlorn, distant Mion is. Keiichi may not have meant to do anything mean but he bombed the Sensitivity check here, calling Mion boyish and not giving her the doll. It also says a lot that (Meakashi) >!even despite this sadness expressed through this CG, Mion was still innocent in the end and Shion took her place!<.

Really glad 07th-mod gave us all the CGs and VA from the console versions. I get some see a charm in the other versions but for me, the higher-quality assets, CGs and great VA really did make the experience better.

Beyond a good idea of her general body shape with how Rixia's growth turned out, Rixia's mother is a bit of a mystery. I believe these Azure lines from Rixia's bonding event are our only real source:

>My earliest memories of life were of my father and me. I have no recollection of my mother. I believe he kept me from her at a young age so that I could be reared as an heir to the legacy of Yin. That may sound absurd... but to me, it was perfectly normal.

Obviously bro is an assassin so you can't expect a paragon of morality, but that's honestly kinda sinister and sad if you think about it, to think he shut the mother out of her life to set Rixia on the path he wanted her to go.

It makes you wonder if she is still out there somewhere in Calvard and if she wonders/knows where her daughter is. A newcomer friend who just saw this scene raised an interesting thought; do you think maybe Rixia ever tried to look for her? With all the connections, clout and underworld skills she inherited from her father and developed on her own, it seems like something she could investigate if she put her mind to it. So I wonder if maybe she has tried and failed to discover the truth.

The latest RGG games have put the series in the same ballpark as Resident Evil realism-wise, so I think powerscaling is on the table.

Having just replayed Trails to Azure, I became extremely fond of a minigame it introduces and returns in some later Trails games; Pom! Pom! Party! I was addicted to this, replaying it a lot and going well beyond just beating every opponent once. I've never played any Puyo Puyo games and am not really a fan of Tetris, but I thought Falcom made a great implementation of Puyo with a low learning curve since you only swap without rotating and rows get added from the bottom instead of top, and the S-Craft mechanic is not only a great tie-in to the main series' gameplay but also brings in some real strategy.

So it made me want to discuss and hear what people think, what is your favorite minigame in JRPGs? That may be optional to play or were only intended to be brief deviations, but that you really clicked with and greatly enjoyed playing beyond just a 100%/completionist/trophy thing?

On August 7, 2026, following a shooting at Thepsirin School in Nonthaburi Province, a male student opened fire, injuring 15 people, including two who were critically injured. Six people were killed, including five teachers and the shooter. The shooter’s grandparents were also found shot dead inside their home, bringing the total number of fatalities to eight.

The Facebook page 'CSI LA' has since posted a photo of a Nazi flag reportedly found at the shooter’s home, along with a message discussing its significance.

In Thai society, some people may view such a symbol simply as a collectible, part of punk or custom fashion, or a matter of personal preference. However, internationally and under widely accepted standards, the Nazi flag is considered a highly serious hate symbol.

The most concerning aspect of this case is that a 14-year-old had a Nazi flag displayed in his private space. This may not simply reflect a lack of historical knowledge, but could potentially be a “red flag” indicating exposure to violent or extremist ideologies or an attempt to form an identity around symbols of hate online. The issue also raises broader concerns about parenting, a child’s environment, and how young people’s media consumption is monitored in the digital age.

***Pol. Lt. Gen. Wattana said information from the suspect’s uncle, the youngest son of the grandparents who were killed, indicated that the boy had lived with his grandparents since childhood. He was known to spend a lot of time playing video games and on his computer and rarely went out, but there had been no apparent history of fights or serious emotional distress.

Based on the preliminary investigation, police believe the suspect used his grandfather’s gun to shoot and kill his grandparents in the early morning before going to a school in Nonthaburi Province, where he opened fire, leaving several people dead and injured.

During a search of the family home, officers also found the suspect’s desktop computer. A preliminary examination showed that he had watched five videos of mass shootings overseas. The videos had reportedly been accessed starting on July 30, 2026, about a week before the shooting.

However, authorities are still examining the files and other digital evidence as part of the investigation to determine whether they are connected to the motive. Police stressed that there is currently no confirmation that the videos were directly linked to the suspect’s decision to carry out the attack.

ในประเทศ - ช็อก! ค้นคอมพิวเตอร์ เด็ก ม.3 พบประวัติดูคลิปยิงในต่างประเทศ ก่อนก่อเหตุสะเทือนขวัญ

เพจดัง เปิดภาพ “ธงนาซี” ในบ้านเด็ก 14 เป็นสัญญาณเตือนแนวคิดสุดโต่ง

I just love this moment, it's hilarious. Randy casually goes "actually, I have my enormous taller-than-me blade rifle in my back pocket which you haven't been able to sense/see before now, SUCKA!" and busts it straight out of thin air to Gareth's surprise.

I've always regarded this as mainly something games do for storytelling/gameplay purposes, because it would be tedious and cumbersome to visually depict every object the party is carrying at all times like say when they're walking around town. But this happening in a cutscene basically confirms it's canon: even physical-oriented fighters like Randy, who don't have special magic/tech (like say the Combat Shells which by nature phase in and out of existence), can discreetly store ginormous items/weapons in a pocket dimension and bust them out when needed. So much for (CS1) >!Victor!< needing his butler to give him his sword from a case.

Imagine a lawful self-defense community in Zemuria. Compared to the US, their discussions on the best option for EDC/CCW must be broader and livelier.

You'll inevitably pick up some words in a foreign language when you watch/play enough subtitled media, and Yakuza is no different especially with how excellent the VA is and how long the games were JP audio only. So, what Japanese vocabulary has the series taught you/helped you learn? (Exclude things like honorifics and words that the subtitles transliterate like "aniki".)

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Some of my examples, excuse this EOP's romaji:

• Kyodai - Probably the most well-known one. Your bro, your oath brother, no way you can't pick up this word!

• Gokudo - The subtitles treat this as a synonym for "yakuza", but it seems that in Japanese, this means "extreme path" or "wicked" and reflects the proud way they regard themselves.

• Yume - Dream! Said often in 5.

• Ryu - Dragon, of course! "Dojima no Ryu" = "Dragon of Dojima" is pretty easy to pick up. From there, you can probably realize that the "no" character の is basically a possessive particle meaning "of" in these concepts.

• Hanase! - "Let go of me!" You often hear this when someone gets or tries to escape a grab.

• Nani(?/!) - Really common anime one, an interjection of surprise or inquiry.

• Oi! - Way to call for someone's attention. Some heartbreaking memorable usages.

• Ah - Just a statement of agreement. "Yeah"/"Yes".

• Masaka - Shock/disbelief. "No way", "you can't be serious", "that's impossible", "you don't mean".

• Ikuzo/Ikude/Kakugo wa iina/Kakatta koi (ya) - Speaker is about to begin a fight!

• Ikemasu - As Yakuza 5 teaches, this means "Only children believe in dragons". I really love how elegant the Japanese language is; no wonder speedrunners play games in it, they can really pack a lot of meaning in fewer characters.

• Hyaku - "Hurry!"/"Quickly!"

• Matte - "Wait!" Famously from Shimano before his first fight.

• Ora!/Hora! - A common word for an attack voice clip.

• Kaicho - Chairman.

• Oyaji - Boss. As you'll learn from Majima being tortured in 0.

• Yondaime - It's translated as "fourth chairman" for clarity, though it actually just means "the fourth" (but can refer to a person who is the fourth to fulfill a position). How Kiryu is often referred to. Similarly for "nanadaime" ("the seventh") etc.

• (Chi-)Kuso - Interjection of anger, frustration or rage; "Damn", "Shit", "Fuck".

• Temae - Bastard/asshole. Lot of chinpira say this.

• Oyabun - Just means boss/sir. This one has a bit of an interesting translation history; it was transliterated in the subtitles for Y1 PS2 (low-key "Keikaku means plan" energy), but they later translated it out, like I noticed in 6 the subtitles would say "Hirose-san" but in the audio Kiryu would say something like "Hirose Oyabun".

• Shi-ne - "Die/Go to hell!"

• Country words - I've picked up that "chugoku" = China, and "chosen"/"kankoku" = Korea (and if you didn't know, "Nihon" = what the Japanese call their country). So some interesting linguistic trivia there.

• Sai no Kawara - Purgatory. Also an interesting translation history as there's a particular meaning to this term. You can read more in this old GameFAQs thread.

Pom! Pom! Party! is a Puyo Puyo-inspired minigame in some Trails games. The basic Puyo Puyo rules are here, but two things I particularly love about Falcom's implementation (not 100% sure if these are standard Puyo features):

• Each match is played against an (in-game) opponent. That helps a lot and keeps the matches short and fun, over playing longer score attack which I'm not a fan of.
• Some nice strategy. You acquire Craft Points as you play (a homage to the combat system of the main game where that resource is expended to use more powerful craft attacks). You can expend them all if you have 100+ to either clear some rows of your board, or stack rows on your opponent. This is a nice connection to the series' gameplay and also creates some real strategy as you can either do this to get out of a pinch, or put your opponent in one.

I'm not really familiar with this genre of games but I am interested in trying out any good recommendations. Especially if they have unique gameplay features like this. Thanks!