https://kiwifarms.st/threads/william-james-mitchell-vs-twin-galaxies-llc-jeff-harrist-jeremy-young-donkeykongforum-com-benjamin-q-smith.69506/page-47#post-20972338

https://old.reddit.com/r/youtubedrama/comments/1johcgq/karl_jobst_loses_lawsuit_against_billy_mitchell/

https://boards.4chan.org/v/thread/706981369/carl-jobst-status

https://boards.4chan.org/v/thread/706941383/billy-mitchell-vs-karl-jobst

https://www.pcg*mer.com/gaming-industry/youtuber-karl-jobst-to-pay-more-than-usd230-000-to-donkey-kong-record-holder-billy-mitchell-in-defamation-ruling/

Neighbor is now on damage control on Xwitter as only his cultists are still defending him:

I lost. The judge found Billy to be a credible witness and believed his entire testimony. From that point on unfortunately there was really nothing that could have saved me. I will now obviously consider my options.

I know many of you will be upset with this and I am sorry for…

— Karl Jobst (@karljobstgaming) April 1, 2025

There are a lot of lies being spread that I falsely claimed Billy sued me because I said he cheated. I never claimed this, I only claimed it was relevant as part of my defence.

I didn't openly discuss certain details for obvious reasons but I was never trying to hide why I was…

— Karl Jobst (@karljobstgaming) April 1, 2025

I removed my last video. Obviously people are upset so it is better I address the concerns of the public first and make a video explaining everything before releasing future videos. I would just ask you wait for my video before making a full judgement.

I'm sorry for releasing…

— Karl Jobst (@karljobstgaming) April 1, 2025

$300,000 for non economic loss $50,000 aggravated damages

Jobst will pay interest on those amounts, 3% pa from the first day of publication until today

$40,446 interest in total if i caught the numbers right

He also needs to pay for Billy's attorney fees. This case could end up costing Karl 1.5 million or more total if you include Karls own lawyer fees

This is really bad for Karl, this is an incredible amount of money

How does this even happen, he's been following that guy for so long, how does he let his lawyer mess up this badly?

i know frick all about this stuff really, but the things that seemed to cause the judge to arrive at his decision were:

Jobst implied that Mitchell drove ApolloLegend to (or was a factor in his) suicide

Jobst stated as fact that Mitchell forced ApolloLegend into paying him money

Jobst retracted these statements later, but placed the retraction at the end of a 30-minute unrelated video, in such a way that it was effectively hidden

none of these seem like lawyer frickups? his team may or may not have done a good job of defending him but if the above is true it seems like you can't class this as pure lawyer fail (i'm open to being educated about why it is, though - again, haven't followed this super closely)

Idk man

He's spent half a decade making videos about how Billy Mitchell was done for and that he had no case and how he's surely going down this time and then it ends like this

Like come on

Honestly I wouldn't be able to show my face on the internet again if I spent half a decade making video about how this one guy was done and then I ended up losing the lawsuit and being forced to pay 1.5 million to him.

That is... unexpected, right?

I assumed he had no case at all. As far as I know, winning a defamation suit is something very hard and you need a pile of evidence and recurring offenses to be able to win.

Unexpected if you only listened to Karl's fans.

I am a fan of Karl. But it was always stupid making a hundred videos about Billy.

Waking up today, I thought there's no possible way Karl loses this lawsuit.

After going through this thread, now I feel like it was practically inevitable.

And now I feel my impression of Karl is permanently altered. Billy will forever be a black stain in my mind, but Karl, how do you misrepresent yourself to your audience to such a degree? Did he ever even mention Apollo Legend being the actual focus of the lawsuit in his dozens of videos about Billy Mitchell? I genuinely can't recall.

This all is definitely going to make me side-eye his content going forward.

I watched the livestream of the announcement after having been a Jobst fan for years. I could not believe my ears when it became clear that Jobst was going to lose.

Then the judge made a clarifying statement that this judgment had nothing to do with whether or not Mitchell cheated, which left me confused as heck. I thought that was what the whole lawsuit was about?

Then I read the reddit comments and it all made more sense. The lawsuit was not at all what Jobst said it was.

It made me realize a horrible thing: I had been living in a Jobst echo chamber where I just watched his videos and read the most upmarseyd YouTube comments. I'm angry at Jobst for lying to me, but I'm more ashamed at myself for only listening to one side of the argument.

Remember when Karl Jobst was palling around with all those Nazis in the Goldeneye speedrun server?

For some context, ersatz_catz from Perfect Pacman pubilshed some great articles about the case last year. Here's a blog with a list of all the links that they wrote: https://perfectpacman.com/2025/03/18/karl-update/.

EDIT: Here's the link to the full verdict document. I already made several corrections after I finished reading a good chunk of the document.

From the livestream (which was only focused on the judgment delivery), the judge decided that Karl Jobst commited defamation towards Billy Mitchell by falsely stating that Billy Mitchell's had a role in Apollo Legend passing by forcing him to privately settle with him, a settlement that supposedly included a financial aspect wich put Apollo into big financial stress, which is false because Apollo Legend never payed a single dime to Billy before his passing. It was only revealed in this livestream that in this private settlement, Apollo only needed to pay Billy 25,000 USD every time Apollo mentioned Billy, apart from their settlement, in one of his videos after they settled.

Also contributing to the judge decision was Karl Jobst reckless disregard to properly rectify his mistake after Billy Mitchell tried to communicate with him that his statements were false. Karl only changed his mind after Keemstar forwarded Billy's message and confirmed with Apollo's brother that there was no financial aspect to the settlement. Even then, he only directed his apology, which was buried on an unrelated Dark Souls video, towards his fans and not Billy.

Because of this, Karl Jobst now owes Billy Mitchell:

• $300,000 of non economic loss because of the damage done by Karl's difamatory statements. Although not the max amount of $400,000 that Billy was asking, the statement was still damaging enough to award all this money to Billy.

• $50,000 of aggravated damages. This is mainly because of Karl Jobst public mocking towards Billy Mitchell even after he was already being sued. The judge could have awarded more money to Billy, but he only asked for this figure in his original lawsuit.

• On top of that, Karl also owes a little over $40,000 of interest (3% per annum) since the day the original video was published (21 May 2021).

• Karl Jobst also has to pay for Billy Mitchell lawyer costs.

• Seeing that the verdict document only mentions foreign currency figures like $USD when noted, I'll assume that all of the costs that I mentioned are $AUD.

Yes, Billy Mitchell has the reputation of a cheater who litigates against anyone who dares to question his "achievements" (even the judge agrees on that!), but Karl Jobst really fricked up on how he handled this and especially, his lawyers were complete buffons in how they handled this case, especially by not even questioning and fighting the argument that Karl Jobst's was the main personality that accused Billy Mitchell of having some influence in Apollo Legend decision to end his life. This is mentioned very clearly on Paragraph (420), "the contention that Mr Mitchell was a substantial contributor to Apollo Legend's decision to commit suicide has persisted for some years. No such assertions were ever made and Mr Mitchell did not have such a reputation before the offending video was published.". There's also the fact that the judge determined that Karl acted with malice, a very important point in a defamation lawsuit against a public figure, as mentioned on Paragraph (523): "I find that Mr Jobst certainly has malice toward Mr Mitchell. Not only the matters relied on by [Billy's Barister] demonstrate that, but other conduct concerning the retraction video and other online videos or streamed interviews in which he was involved are clear demonstrations of his malice, not only at the time of the offending video, but continuing up to and during the trial…"

A comment I found on perfectpacman.com also mentions Paragraph (506), which says "Mr Jobst did not plead any facts or explanation for his denial of Mr Mitchell's allegation that he had not made any, or any proper, pre-publication enquiry as to the true position" and Paragraph (507) which mentions that "[Karl Jobst] had no reasonable basis for the assertions he made in the offending words. He was, indeed, recklessly indifferent to whether or not those assertions were true.". In other words, Karl's lawyers and even Karl himself are the only one to blame for this result!

It seems like Karl somewhat misrepresented what the case was about? From the statement it seems to have been about responsibility on Apollo Legend's death and not about cheating.

But holy frick slam dunk W for Billy Mitchell. $AUS390,000 in damages

Actively making videos about an ongoing lawsuit is not recommended…you shouldn't even talk about them let alone do the former. Doesn't matter what country you are in

Especially a defamation lawsuit

I mean, claiming someone drove another person to suicide is a big fricking deal, even if I believe Mitchell is a scumbag

You're going to have a very hard time winning a suit like that. Especially in a country with more lax defamation laws, like Australia.

Now...wasn't he raising money for his legal defense from viewers? Or am I confusing him with someone else? But if that's the case I'd be curious how people who donated for this "slam dunk" chance to put Billy in his place feel about the facts of the case seemingly being misrepresented by Karl for a long time.

Nintendo has confirmed that some Switch 2 games won't have the game on the cart, the cartridge will only be used as a license check and the game will need to be downloaded pic.twitter.com/boY4qJrDph

— Centro LEAKS (@CentroLeaks) April 2, 2025

I recently moved to the United Kingdom from Australia. Previously I always started presentations with a land acknowledgement, partly because it was the norm and partly to make a point about how Australia had come to exist. I would always be able to relate this to what I was talking about or at the very least create a smooth change of subject. Now that I'm in the UK I need to give a presentation, but I don't know how to start it off.

How else do people start presentations

Yes I know about the award, what I don't fricking know is why does this exist in the first place?

Who genuinely finds this shit funny?

And why does the award randomly expire?

Investigations into EPIC

Abbott announced a criminal investigation into EPIC on Monday, marking the fifth active probe announced by state officials in about a week. But it's not clear what criminal statutes EPIC and its project developers could be violating.

The controversary began in February after a video promoting EPIC City went viral online. It almost immediately received backlash from commenters, including Abbott.

Abbott has repeatedly accused the project of promoting Sharia law and "Sharia cities" — referring to a body of religious laws that form parts of the Islamic traditions.

That same month, Texas Rep. Jeff Leach, R-Plano, sent a letter to Attorney General Ken Paxton requesting he look into EPIC.

Then came the first investigation, followed by three more ordered by Abbott in addition to the criminal probe.

The first four investigations include claims the project could be discriminating against non-Muslims in violation of the Texas Fair Housing Act, along with alleging potential financial harm to investors, potential violations of Texas consumer protection laws, and operating illegal funeral services.

KERA News sent multiple requests for comment over the past week with a series of questions seeking to clarify Abbott's claims:

In a post on X, Abbott referred to "foreign adversaries" buying land, but did not elaborate. Is he referring to all Muslims and the East Plano Islamic Center as adversaries? Abbott said the group could be misleading investors who've purchased land from EPIC City, but did not provide details as to how. What state and federal securities requirements are potentially being violated according to the governor? Gov. Abbott says EPIC does not have a license to offer funeral services. But the mosque's website shows it partners with Rahma Funeral Homes to provide funeral services — which is licensed and has been since 2004, according to the state's Online Licensing System. What law is being broken by EPIC regarding how they operate funeral services? With Monday's criminal investigation announced, what laws are being potentially broken, as none were specified in the press release?

The governor's office has not responded to those requests for comment as of Tuesday.

Imran Chaudhary, president of Community Capital Partners said in an email to KERA News last week the company will work with Paxton in the pending investigations.

"We understand that there has been a lot of rumor-milling and misinformation circulated by many who are uninformed," Chaudhary said. "We look forward to working with the Attorney General to ensure that we are in legal compliance every step of the way and educating the broader community about our project."

Early stages

Abbott on Tuesday ordered EPIC and its affiliates to cease construction, and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Executive Director Kelly Keel wrote in a letter that despite "extensive permitting obligations," TCEQ hasn't any applications or documents for the project and is violating state law.

But during a public hearing at the Collin County Commissioners Court on Monday, David Kahloefer, the senior project manager on EPIC City, said the project is still in the analysis phase.

"We are looking at the options to prepare an application for TCEQ, but at this time we're still on our due diligence phase," he said.

Kahloefer said the group anticipates they'll file for permits with the county sometime later this year, but they aren't ready to move forward yet.

The developer, Community Capital Partners, has purchased the land and finished water and flood studies and is adapting plans based on those results.

Darrell Evans, the former Democratic candidate for Collin County Texas House District 89, told the county commissioners at the hearing the North Texas Muslim community is being unfairly targeted.

"In America, are we now spending tax dollars investigating ideas?" Evans said. "Is that where we are?"

Why are people upset?

Some residents who live near where the development will be located said they were concerned how the development will impact local resources, including water availability, emergency services, roads and traffic.

In 2023, the population of Josephine grew by nearly 5,000 people – a 234% increase in the course of three years. Collin County is also experiencing a rapid population boom. The county's growth has strained resources. Local fire departments struggle to keep up with the demand for emergency services in unincorporated county areas.

But several speakers at the public hearing at Collin County commissioners' court Monday repeated stereotypes about the Muslim faith, including unfounded claims that the potential EPIC City residents would be affiliated with terrorist organizations.

Tasha Escoto told the commissioners she's not against inclusion, but she said the Muslim-oriented community goes against American "Christian values."

"I'm sick that this is even a consideration in Texas today," Escoto said. "We are a nation founded on Christian values. Why are we even allowing this? It used to be that something like this was called a cult, but today it's being called a community."

Samar Waqar, a Muslim woman who lives in Collin County, said those comments don't represent her faith, and said it isn't fair to generalize about the Muslim community based on stereotypes.

"My faith values are based on compassion and kindness, in welcoming everyone," she said. "There is no discrimination within our faith."

'An open community'

Erin Ragsdale, a representative for Community Captial Partners, said at Monday's hearing anyone is welcome in EPIC City and that it's not exclusive to the Muslim community — a message the group has been emphasizing for months.

"Anybody who wants to buy a piece of land in this proposed masterplan community can buy one," Ragsdale said. "To build a house, to open a business, to build a school, to build a church, it is open to everyone, and their vision is to build an inclusive community for everyone."

Ragsdale said she believes reactions from the community may have looked different if the plans for the development were centered around a Christain place of worship.

Ragsdale added that the community is "proud to be Texans" — and Americans.

"They are excited about having the opportunity to develop a master-planned, family-centric community in Collin County," Ragsdale said.

"It's tough to stand here today and hear all the ideas and hypotheticals and backstory that people have."

https://epicccp.com/

https://www.geo.tv/latest/597504-texas-house-of-representatives-passes-resolution-recognising-march-23-as-pakistan-day

!chuds

Which looks better?

The answer was it doesn't matter because the lack of shame in this thread is an emergency tier societal rot. There must be a cleansing.

Capacitive touch screen

7.9-inch wide color gamut LCD screen

1920×1080 pixels

HDR10 support

VRR up to 120 Hz

Output via HDMI connector in TV mode

Maximum of 3840×2160 (4K) resolution at 60 fps (TV mode)

Supports 120 fps when 1920×1080/2560×1440 resolutions are selected

Supports HDR10

*Maximum 1920×1080 resolution in tabletop mode and handheld mode, following screen resolution.

It has 1440 resolution

Compatible with microSD Express cards only (up to 2 TB)

So it's obvious minuses are that 2 tb limit, lack of display port and that shot against will be region locked since they plan to make games cheaper in Japan than rest of the world

continued in part 2

if there's a part 3, i'll edit the link into this text

mr glue u need to check hitman forum people have discovered a bug introduced in the new patch that has softlocked the game

— Kendi Dilworth (she/her) (@KenDillgames) April 1, 2025

more info here:

https://rpgcodex.net/forums/threads/hitman-3-world-of-assassination-final-chapter-of-the-nu-hitman-trilogy.133439/page-32#post-9379844

ppl are shittalking the community manager hard:

Look, our dude has important CoalaTV posts to re-tweet, don't you know? Samir has his hands full with the real bedrock of a Community Manager's work.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/vote-compass

EDIT: it's literally just the classic political compass upside-down...

!strayans

https://old.reddit.com/r/redscarepod/comments/1jq20xl/why_do_i_become_insanely_racist_every_time_i/

https://old.reddit.com/r/redscarepod/comments/1jq10vl/whats_his_problem/

I like sucking peepee.

prompt: sam altman as a cricket player in anime style pic.twitter.com/kgflS6dT6o

— Sam Altman (@sama) April 2, 2025

Laid-off U.S. Department of Education staff leave amid emotional 'Clap-Out' in Cleveland

Holy fricking cringe

The Amazon box Hot Wheels has is just