Doug Messel
@dougmessel.com
Current: writer, dad, and content marketer
Past: carhartt coverall and goose call enthusiast
Past: carhartt coverall and goose call enthusiast
It’s the best time of the year: We get to talk about how hot Mary Steenburgen is in Elf. 🤷♂️
December 13, 2025 at 4:15 AM
It’s the best time of the year: We get to talk about how hot Mary Steenburgen is in Elf. 🤷♂️
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Propaganda. We thought that it was gauche and problematic to have government propaganda about public accomplishments and so people forgot about them. People consistently like the military more than ‘the government’ and you know what a large part of that is? They have an advertising budget.
I think about this, also in terms of vaccines, and really struggle with how you have a free society that doesn’t fall into this trap in one way or another. solved problems become invisible and the solutions become the source of conspiracy theories.
This seems logical but Dems solved* the whole problem of old-age health care costs in the mid-1960s and then they lost five of the next six presidential elections because by 1968 it was a solved problem and no one cared about it.
*Yes oversimplifying here and the rest of course.
*Yes oversimplifying here and the rest of course.
December 13, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Propaganda. We thought that it was gauche and problematic to have government propaganda about public accomplishments and so people forgot about them. People consistently like the military more than ‘the government’ and you know what a large part of that is? They have an advertising budget.
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The end of Section 230 would mean the end of all but the largest websites that allow user-generated content at all - and even the largest would be radically changed and locked down
It would probably mean the end of your fav streamers' careers
Call your senators and your representatives about this
It would probably mean the end of your fav streamers' careers
Call your senators and your representatives about this
Sen. WHITEHOUSE: We finally are moving to file a bipartisan Section 230 repeal bill. Waiting any longer serves no useful purpose.
December 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The end of Section 230 would mean the end of all but the largest websites that allow user-generated content at all - and even the largest would be radically changed and locked down
It would probably mean the end of your fav streamers' careers
Call your senators and your representatives about this
It would probably mean the end of your fav streamers' careers
Call your senators and your representatives about this
The animal farm trailer makes me angry and I want everyone involved to fall into a hole until they repent
December 12, 2025 at 11:34 PM
The animal farm trailer makes me angry and I want everyone involved to fall into a hole until they repent
Freddy vs Jason opening night and the theater GROSSLY underestimated the interest when they decided which theater to use.
Seeing Talladega Nights by myself because all my friends were too late and it was sold out.
Return of the King from the third row of the theater because WE were late.
Seeing Talladega Nights by myself because all my friends were too late and it was sold out.
Return of the King from the third row of the theater because WE were late.
Raising the always fun question: What are your most memorable theater-going experiences?
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
It was hands-down one of the most memorable theater-going experiences I can remember, a collective 30-minute butt-clench/armrest-grab for the final climb. And we knew he lived! Wild.
December 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Freddy vs Jason opening night and the theater GROSSLY underestimated the interest when they decided which theater to use.
Seeing Talladega Nights by myself because all my friends were too late and it was sold out.
Return of the King from the third row of the theater because WE were late.
Seeing Talladega Nights by myself because all my friends were too late and it was sold out.
Return of the King from the third row of the theater because WE were late.
Today is the anniversary of the UE plane crash which means it’s time to read the @harrylylesjr.bsky.social story again.
www.sbnation.com/college-bask...
www.sbnation.com/college-bask...
Remembering the Evansville plane crash that shook college basketball
‘Oh my God, it’s the Aces.’
www.sbnation.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Today is the anniversary of the UE plane crash which means it’s time to read the @harrylylesjr.bsky.social story again.
www.sbnation.com/college-bask...
www.sbnation.com/college-bask...
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It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
December 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
I didn’t understand the significance at the time but we could have avoided so much disaster if this had gone the other way.
25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
December 12, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I didn’t understand the significance at the time but we could have avoided so much disaster if this had gone the other way.
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Reminder that the author has said that any positive interaction with anything related to that IP shows support for their mission to strip away the rights, dignity, and happiness of your transgender siblings.
And before you say "she's getting the money anyways" the support means she's getting MORE $$
And before you say "she's getting the money anyways" the support means she's getting MORE $$
Fuck Fortnite, Fuck Epic, Fuck The Game Awards.
Posting this to their X but NOT their Bluesky just SHOWS they know they're doing some bigoted shit & just don't wanna get called out for it.
Imagine hurting your Transgender playerbase like this? And your Transgender viewers {In the case of TGA}?
Posting this to their X but NOT their Bluesky just SHOWS they know they're doing some bigoted shit & just don't wanna get called out for it.
Imagine hurting your Transgender playerbase like this? And your Transgender viewers {In the case of TGA}?
December 12, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Reminder that the author has said that any positive interaction with anything related to that IP shows support for their mission to strip away the rights, dignity, and happiness of your transgender siblings.
And before you say "she's getting the money anyways" the support means she's getting MORE $$
And before you say "she's getting the money anyways" the support means she's getting MORE $$
It’s been 20 fucking years and we still call Kyle Gallner “Beaver” no matter what he’s in lol
Just started watching Veronica Mars for the first time, and it’s a lot better than I imagined, but every single white teenage boy in the show looks the same to me and I can’t tell which character is which
December 12, 2025 at 4:18 AM
It’s been 20 fucking years and we still call Kyle Gallner “Beaver” no matter what he’s in lol
All these games with the anime aesthetic would have been my jam 20 years ago but because of the gacha shit I will never touch them
December 12, 2025 at 3:39 AM
All these games with the anime aesthetic would have been my jam 20 years ago but because of the gacha shit I will never touch them
Oh shit go check on @docseuss.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Oh shit go check on @docseuss.bsky.social
Lmao having David Harbour on the show tonight was a choice.
December 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Lmao having David Harbour on the show tonight was a choice.
This evanescence performance is not good
December 12, 2025 at 3:14 AM
This evanescence performance is not good
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Hey everyone going WELL TIME TO PLAY MORE FORTNITE TO HUNT DOWN PEOPLE WEARING HARRY POTTER STUFF
No. Stop playing Fortnite. They're partnering with Rowling and Harry Potter in 2025, with full knowledge of what that decision means. Stop supporting them. Stop playing the game.
No. Stop playing Fortnite. They're partnering with Rowling and Harry Potter in 2025, with full knowledge of what that decision means. Stop supporting them. Stop playing the game.
December 12, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Hey everyone going WELL TIME TO PLAY MORE FORTNITE TO HUNT DOWN PEOPLE WEARING HARRY POTTER STUFF
No. Stop playing Fortnite. They're partnering with Rowling and Harry Potter in 2025, with full knowledge of what that decision means. Stop supporting them. Stop playing the game.
No. Stop playing Fortnite. They're partnering with Rowling and Harry Potter in 2025, with full knowledge of what that decision means. Stop supporting them. Stop playing the game.
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Coming soon from me: an all star cast of your favorite cartoon characters in Disney’s SALÒ
It's a whole new world for Mickey, Simba, Stitch and more as Disney brings hundreds of its characters to Sora, the short-form video platform from OpenAI, as part of a three-year licensing agreement. n.pr/44ph9KC
Billion-dollar OpenAI deal allows users to make content with Disney characters
It's a whole new world for Mickey, Simba, Stitch and more as Disney brings hundreds of its characters to Sora, the short-form video platform from OpenAI, as part of a three-year licensing agreement.
n.pr
December 12, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Coming soon from me: an all star cast of your favorite cartoon characters in Disney’s SALÒ
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LOL hey everyone in the industry who is at the Game Awards, the guy who has made countless videos harassing you is there!
December 12, 2025 at 1:32 AM
LOL hey everyone in the industry who is at the Game Awards, the guy who has made countless videos harassing you is there!
Well I can’t wait to play Divinity a year late and well after everyone else as I am doing now with BG3
December 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Well I can’t wait to play Divinity a year late and well after everyone else as I am doing now with BG3
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Geoff Keighley fucked Miss Piggy
December 12, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Geoff Keighley fucked Miss Piggy
Gonna have to listen to this one again tomorrow
How Clair Obscur's composer created an incredible soundtrack
aftermath.site/clair-obscur-s...
aftermath.site/clair-obscur-s...
December 12, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Gonna have to listen to this one again tomorrow
Dragon Force: 10 minutes but only because I forgot what I was doing the last time I played
no one else doing their Saturn wrapped??
December 12, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Dragon Force: 10 minutes but only because I forgot what I was doing the last time I played
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game awards hype is impossible to parse because geoff would treat a new studio founded by one of the guys who ran bungie into the ground releasing a two-second teaser clip with adulation normally reserved for the return of the christian god
December 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
game awards hype is impossible to parse because geoff would treat a new studio founded by one of the guys who ran bungie into the ground releasing a two-second teaser clip with adulation normally reserved for the return of the christian god
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liberals, please, I am begging you.
It costs you NOTHING to hold democrats accountable. To blame them for what they have done, for what they have not done.
It will cost you EVERYTHING to put that blame instead on your fellow voters that understood genocide was a red line.
It costs you NOTHING to hold democrats accountable. To blame them for what they have done, for what they have not done.
It will cost you EVERYTHING to put that blame instead on your fellow voters that understood genocide was a red line.
December 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM
liberals, please, I am begging you.
It costs you NOTHING to hold democrats accountable. To blame them for what they have done, for what they have not done.
It will cost you EVERYTHING to put that blame instead on your fellow voters that understood genocide was a red line.
It costs you NOTHING to hold democrats accountable. To blame them for what they have done, for what they have not done.
It will cost you EVERYTHING to put that blame instead on your fellow voters that understood genocide was a red line.
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It would be very fun if he just decides to go for it now, and we spend the next 11 months debating whether to tear out I-69 and remove it to Texas via airlift
One of the most blatantly authoritarian threats in a Trump term full of them
December 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
It would be very fun if he just decides to go for it now, and we spend the next 11 months debating whether to tear out I-69 and remove it to Texas via airlift
Damn they did the right thing. Wild.
Indiana’s Senate has voted AGAINST the GOP gerrymander that’d have locked in a 9-0 map.
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
December 11, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Damn they did the right thing. Wild.