Jeff Messer

Jeff Messer

@jefmes.bsky.social

Computer geek, Video game addict, VR/XR, sci-fi, fantasy, Critical Role, TTRPG, and SF Giants fan.

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Congratulations to the games industry. Your guy is #1!! Thanks for teaching him there is no line he can cross, no horrible thing he can do that would cause you stand up to him and say no more. You are all pro-musk to the end! We live in his America and thank you all for empowering him*

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

Elon Musk has cemented his record as the largest individual political donor in modern American history. Musk poured $446 million of his own money into this year’s midterm elections, mostly aimed at preserving the Republican Party’s control of Congress. https://wapo.st/4igb5Kq

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#CriticalRoleSpoilers I really, really have no idea what Azune was thinking staying as Wic in those moments at the end of the fight. That might go down as one of the worst schemer decisions of C4 (so far!) 😬 Still catching up, now in the Pit, jeezus lol...but I have no idea how this plays out. 🫣

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Remember: If your vote didn't matter, billionaires wouldn't be spending their fortunes trying to buy our elections. Stay calm, support good candidates, do whatever you can to get out the vote, and vote as soon as you can. Don't let Big Money win.

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I've been screaming for months for Democrats to do this. I can't tell you how happy this ad made me.

Team Talarico@teamtalaricohq.bsky.social

NEW AD: Have you seen these anti-Talarico attack ads? Elon Musk paid for nearly all of them. The world's first trillionaire knows if he drags the most corrupt politician in Texas across the finish line, Ken Paxton will owe him everything. Elon Musk: Texas is not for sale.

Sigh. Do these guys have to really take over everything we care about?

Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social

News just broke that Elon Musk made a $1 billion investment in the Ellison family's Skydance, which owns CBS and CNN. Anoher step toward right-wing "media capture," as I wrote about recently in my Stop the Presses newsletter.

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Wildwood, the new film from the animation pioneers at Laika, is the longest stop-motion feature yet made, w/ voice performances from Carey Mulligan, Tom Waits, Mahershala Ali, Richard E. Grant & more. Not for little kids--it's scary & violent as hell--but a genuine dazzler. slate.com/culture/2026...

slate.comThe Magical New Movie That’s Probably Going to Beat Pixar for the OscarThe most ambitious stop-motion movie of all time is here, and it’s tremendous.

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I have a weird announcement. On and off for the last five years, as a contract writer, and as a senior writer on staff, I've been hoping to be allowed to say where I worked. Today I finally got the green light: I've been working on the next Mass Effect. 1/6

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HUGE: Utah is suing Kalshi over what it calls a “brazen pattern of unlawful conduct” and is asking a judge to order the company to stop offering wagers in the state immediately. It also wants the prediction market to pay back the millions it’s made off residents. www.sltrib.com/news/2026/10...

sltrib.comUtah sues Kalshi, saying it’s ‘the manager of a back-alley gambling den’Utah is suing Kalshi for what the state calls a “brazen pattern of unlawful conduct” and is asking a judge to order the company to stop offering wagers in the state.

RIP Bioware, we will miss you, even if you were mostly a slowly shambling corpse of yourself over the past several years. I was really looking forward to a new Mass Effect, eventually! 🫩 Screw Kushner and crew, once again.

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there’s no middle ground position on this. either musk is forcibly rooted out of government infrastructure or every war proceeds at the whims and dictates of a generational buffoon

Listen to Ahmed! Support your local library! I just got my card renewed after 20 years (paid my $3.50 fine from 1998 I still had on my record too, hah!) and it's amazing how many "free" i.e. community and tax supported resources we all have access to. www.reddit.com/r/StarWars/s...

reddit.comFrom the StarWars community on Reddit: Ahmed Best "Star Wars Reads ambassador, here showing my love for libraries and librarians."Explore this post and more from the StarWars community

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Just to be clear... Prop 40 is a ONE-TIME retroactive tax. It applies ONLY to billionaires and would tax just 5% of their wealth — which grew 30% in 2025. California's billionaires would still be worth $2T+ AFTER the tax. The revenue will fund healthcare for millions of Californians. Vote YES.

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Some facts about the 28 people charged today: - Every one was a lawful permanent resident. - 4 of the 28 are accused only of registering, and not voting, and only 22 are accused of voting in 2024. - The median and average age is 50 - 22 noncitizen voters = 0.0001% of the California 2024 electorate.

Mother Jones@motherjones.com

Months of fears around the use of armed immigration enforcement to affect national elections appear to be coming to fruition. Federal authorities announced the arrest in California of at least 11 people and charges against 28, alleging they registered to vote as noncitizens.

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Almost 2 weeks to Election Day. Proud to stand with Black leaders from across Southern California as we fight for a California that represents and upholds all of us.

Vogt having to piece together a pitching staff batter by batter against the Rays vs Peralta fully controlling the Guardians is making this series look pretty much wrapped. But the Guardians are still feisty. #ALCS #MLB

Bueller? Bueller? No BlueSky #GTA6 obsessives out there who might have heard something eh? @digitalfoundry.bsky.social @oliemack.bsky.social the people need to know! :) The comments you guys made about PS5 Pro really making a case for itself this past year reminded me of this question.

Jeff Messer@jefmes.bsky.social

Has anyone seen hard info on #PS5Pro and #GTA6? I'm admittedly falling for some of the FOMO and think I might pick it up at release, but I really can't stand 30FPS games any more. If GTA 6 launches with a 60FPS PSSR "Performance Mode" on PS5 Pro, I'm in. If not, I'll be waiting for the PC release.

Has anyone seen hard info on #PS5Pro and #GTA6? I'm admittedly falling for some of the FOMO and think I might pick it up at release, but I really can't stand 30FPS games any more. If GTA 6 launches with a 60FPS PSSR "Performance Mode" on PS5 Pro, I'm in. If not, I'll be waiting for the PC release.

I filled out my ballot here in California yesterday, my wife will be doing hers this weekend, and we'll deliver them to the drop off box downtown early next week. Have you voted yet? It's one of the few times we have a direct voice in what happens next - make sure to make time for it.

Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social

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almost every commercial during this game is a "no on prop 40" ad, because the billionaires fighting against it have unlimited money

Nothing more tasty than Dodgers fans tears on a national playoff broadcast. Bye bye Snell! Keep it up, Brewers, the #SFGiants spirit is with you.

FFS...I already haven't trusted Roku in years since they became more of an ad revenue company than a streaming device and platform company, but this...we really are going to consolidate down to Disney-Skydance-Fox-Amazon, aren't we? Wait, isn't Fox already Disney? How is this not Disney-Roku?

variety.comFox’s $22 Billion Roku Deal Approved by Shareholders of Both CompaniesShareholders for both Fox Corp. and Roku voted to approve Fox's $22 billion acquisition of the streaming-video platform company.

Ah, Fox Corp... "Lachlan Murdoch...He noted that after the sale of 21st Century Fox assets to Disney, in 2019, Fox Corp. was left with broadcast and cable networks focused on live news and sports. In 2020, the company acquired free, ad-supported streaming platform Tubi for $440 million..."

"Companies" LOL...didn't even think about that when I typed it. But of course I mean the CachyOS community and primary maintainers. :)

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