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Little Saint James no longer has a Pokestop after players called attention to its Jeffrey Epstein connections.

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[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 48 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ten year olds on a journey to get all 8 badges kept disappearing on the island, so they decided to close the gym there.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

So that's what was really going on in the orange isles

[–] CobblerScholar@lemmy.world 47 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It got sold to the Saudis months ago, surprising they did anything

[–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 28 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)
[–] DABDA@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 2 weeks ago
[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago

"gotta catch em all" never sounded so ominous...

[–] FreeBeard@slrpnk.net 17 points 2 weeks ago

You could only catch Hypno on the island anyway.

[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Why tf is there a pokestop there. Bet epstein got them to put it there

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago

I remember when Pokemon Go first came out and it was all the rage. I saw a couple posts online about how to make your own Pokestop for people who lived in rural areas and/or couldn't travel easily.

So personally, I'm thinking someone who was on the island (maybe even Epstein himself) just made it because they're dumb fucks who gotta catch them all.

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

Can't go fishing witout bait.

[–] Jomega@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Anyone can set up a Pokéstop. It's just that Niantic can remove them if they feel it would be inappropriate for one to be there. They did this once before after someone posted a screenshot of a Koffing they caught at a holocaust museum.

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 4 points 2 weeks ago
[–] aeration1217@lemmy.org 3 points 2 weeks ago

Is lil saint Jeff considered Israeli territory at this point? Will this territory be considered a strategic position much like Taiwan?