Cale Michael
@xjustified.bsky.social
Writer who likes basketball and good neutral -
Words @ http://www.boosterblogs.com -
Timesphere Podcast @ youtube.com/@TimesphereShow
Reach me @ cale@boosterblogs.com -
Links @ https://linktr.ee/XJustified
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Words @ http://www.boosterblogs.com -
Timesphere Podcast @ youtube.com/@TimesphereShow
Reach me @ cale@boosterblogs.com -
Links @ https://linktr.ee/XJustified
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Cale Michael
@xjustified.bsky.social
· Oct 21
Hello bsky! My name is Cale and I write about games and esports a lot.
Currently freelancing/looking for work, but I post plenty of my writing and other projects here. (Please feel free to ignore my sports posts!)
Links: linktr.ee/XJustified
Blog: www.boosterblogs.com
Currently freelancing/looking for work, but I post plenty of my writing and other projects here. (Please feel free to ignore my sports posts!)
Links: linktr.ee/XJustified
Blog: www.boosterblogs.com
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New York Times killed Weinstein and Epstein stories but just asked Ms Rachel if she was funded by Hamas.
November 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
New York Times killed Weinstein and Epstein stories but just asked Ms Rachel if she was funded by Hamas.
Probably going to try and start booking guests for Timesphere more frequently heading into the rest of 2024 and 25.
If any mutuals or media peeps are interested in coming on to talk about specific games or topics (doesn’t need to be just gaming,) hit me up in DMs or on Discord.
If any mutuals or media peeps are interested in coming on to talk about specific games or topics (doesn’t need to be just gaming,) hit me up in DMs or on Discord.
November 13, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Probably going to try and start booking guests for Timesphere more frequently heading into the rest of 2024 and 25.
If any mutuals or media peeps are interested in coming on to talk about specific games or topics (doesn’t need to be just gaming,) hit me up in DMs or on Discord.
If any mutuals or media peeps are interested in coming on to talk about specific games or topics (doesn’t need to be just gaming,) hit me up in DMs or on Discord.
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I need to point out that these aren't even the full Epstein Files.
There are just emails released by the House Oversight Committee.
There's even worse out there.
There are just emails released by the House Oversight Committee.
There's even worse out there.
November 12, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I need to point out that these aren't even the full Epstein Files.
There are just emails released by the House Oversight Committee.
There's even worse out there.
There are just emails released by the House Oversight Committee.
There's even worse out there.
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"If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine"
November 12, 2025 at 9:47 PM
"If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine"
This whole SI situation reminds me that I found out hundreds of my articles got delisted at Dot because I couldn't find some Switch 2 reporting I did the year prior to link to.
All because GAMURS decided it was better to pull most of the hardware section down instead of replacing affiliate links.
All because GAMURS decided it was better to pull most of the hardware section down instead of replacing affiliate links.
November 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
This whole SI situation reminds me that I found out hundreds of my articles got delisted at Dot because I couldn't find some Switch 2 reporting I did the year prior to link to.
All because GAMURS decided it was better to pull most of the hardware section down instead of replacing affiliate links.
All because GAMURS decided it was better to pull most of the hardware section down instead of replacing affiliate links.
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went to Valve a couple weeks ago to preview the new Steam Machine, new Steam Controller, and Steam Frame + interviewed a few folks at Valve!
got tons of coverage w/ @jackiecobra.bsky.social!
Machine: youtu.be/xb3a3EKwhGQ?...
Controller: youtu.be/lbNI0rNJVt8?...
Frame: youtu.be/jis5Q9UEroE?...
got tons of coverage w/ @jackiecobra.bsky.social!
Machine: youtu.be/xb3a3EKwhGQ?...
Controller: youtu.be/lbNI0rNJVt8?...
Frame: youtu.be/jis5Q9UEroE?...
November 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
went to Valve a couple weeks ago to preview the new Steam Machine, new Steam Controller, and Steam Frame + interviewed a few folks at Valve!
got tons of coverage w/ @jackiecobra.bsky.social!
Machine: youtu.be/xb3a3EKwhGQ?...
Controller: youtu.be/lbNI0rNJVt8?...
Frame: youtu.be/jis5Q9UEroE?...
got tons of coverage w/ @jackiecobra.bsky.social!
Machine: youtu.be/xb3a3EKwhGQ?...
Controller: youtu.be/lbNI0rNJVt8?...
Frame: youtu.be/jis5Q9UEroE?...
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People keep saying this and let me tell you, as one of way too many freelancers without a steady job, it is annoying!
November 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM
People keep saying this and let me tell you, as one of way too many freelancers without a steady job, it is annoying!
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Today is my birthday!! It'd mean a lot to me if you shared or supported my work, it's the best gift I can get 🥹❤️
November 12, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Today is my birthday!! It'd mean a lot to me if you shared or supported my work, it's the best gift I can get 🥹❤️
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A friend told me that his roommate was just walking down the street when ICE pointed a gun in his face.
It is so much worse than you’re being told. Or shown.
It is so much worse than you’re being told. Or shown.
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 12, 2025 at 6:00 AM
A friend told me that his roommate was just walking down the street when ICE pointed a gun in his face.
It is so much worse than you’re being told. Or shown.
It is so much worse than you’re being told. Or shown.
Anyways. Trying not to let the SI discovery ruin the positive mood I’ve been working VERY hard to keep for the last few weeks.
Here is a Maddox pic to prove I’m still doing okay. Just playing Mario Picross and listening to an audio book.
Here is a Maddox pic to prove I’m still doing okay. Just playing Mario Picross and listening to an audio book.
November 12, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Anyways. Trying not to let the SI discovery ruin the positive mood I’ve been working VERY hard to keep for the last few weeks.
Here is a Maddox pic to prove I’m still doing okay. Just playing Mario Picross and listening to an audio book.
Here is a Maddox pic to prove I’m still doing okay. Just playing Mario Picross and listening to an audio book.
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Tuesday? Timesphere!
This week, @counterscottgo.bsky.social and I caught up on GTA 6’s delay, Rockstar’s ongoing issues, and talked about how it might impact the rest of the industry. We also got into more AI stupidity and Nintendo's future plans in gaming and beyond!
youtu.be/JEnbe6dKCNM?...
This week, @counterscottgo.bsky.social and I caught up on GTA 6’s delay, Rockstar’s ongoing issues, and talked about how it might impact the rest of the industry. We also got into more AI stupidity and Nintendo's future plans in gaming and beyond!
youtu.be/JEnbe6dKCNM?...
When Will GTA 6 Actually Release? - Timesphere Podcast
YouTube video by Timesphere
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Tuesday? Timesphere!
This week, @counterscottgo.bsky.social and I caught up on GTA 6’s delay, Rockstar’s ongoing issues, and talked about how it might impact the rest of the industry. We also got into more AI stupidity and Nintendo's future plans in gaming and beyond!
youtu.be/JEnbe6dKCNM?...
This week, @counterscottgo.bsky.social and I caught up on GTA 6’s delay, Rockstar’s ongoing issues, and talked about how it might impact the rest of the industry. We also got into more AI stupidity and Nintendo's future plans in gaming and beyond!
youtu.be/JEnbe6dKCNM?...
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We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
automaton-media.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
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it's very easy to make games without using AI actually
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
automaton-media.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:12 AM
it's very easy to make games without using AI actually
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Siri, what's one way that I could prove the lack of basic logic inherent in transphobia with one stupid, ironic choice?
The Sun illustrates Olympics trans ban story with picture of cis athlete
UK tabloid The Sun has been widely panned for using a picture of cisgender athlete Imane Khelif in its story on an Olympics trans ban.
www.thepinknews.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Siri, what's one way that I could prove the lack of basic logic inherent in transphobia with one stupid, ironic choice?
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It’s a small thing, but when Dropout TV found out they’d accidentally misgendered me in a video clip, they went in and recut the whole clip to fix the mistake.
It took a day.
No AI; just hardworking folks putting in extra.
That’s what the industry is. AI is just lazy, destructive, and pathetic.
It took a day.
No AI; just hardworking folks putting in extra.
That’s what the industry is. AI is just lazy, destructive, and pathetic.
November 12, 2025 at 12:22 AM
It’s a small thing, but when Dropout TV found out they’d accidentally misgendered me in a video clip, they went in and recut the whole clip to fix the mistake.
It took a day.
No AI; just hardworking folks putting in extra.
That’s what the industry is. AI is just lazy, destructive, and pathetic.
It took a day.
No AI; just hardworking folks putting in extra.
That’s what the industry is. AI is just lazy, destructive, and pathetic.
Fun time to find out that Sports Illustrated apparently nuked Esports on SI entirely with no heads up, including all published work.
Love that.
Love that.
November 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Fun time to find out that Sports Illustrated apparently nuked Esports on SI entirely with no heads up, including all published work.
Love that.
Love that.
There is no such thing as an ethical politician, only ethical positions being held (and then dumped once enough money or pressure is applied to all but a few holdouts.)
NEWS: Airlines whose profits were threatened by Trump’s flight reductions funneled huge cash to the Senate Democrats who voted to help the GOP end the shutdown without preventing huge cuts to Americans’ health care.
Airlines’ Favorite Democrats Just Voted To End The Shutdown
The Senate Dems who voted to end the shutdown without extending ACA subsidies took in a third of airlines’ PAC-driven election spending last year.
www.levernews.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
There is no such thing as an ethical politician, only ethical positions being held (and then dumped once enough money or pressure is applied to all but a few holdouts.)
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NEWS: Airlines whose profits were threatened by Trump’s flight reductions funneled huge cash to the Senate Democrats who voted to help the GOP end the shutdown without preventing huge cuts to Americans’ health care.
Airlines’ Favorite Democrats Just Voted To End The Shutdown
The Senate Dems who voted to end the shutdown without extending ACA subsidies took in a third of airlines’ PAC-driven election spending last year.
www.levernews.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
NEWS: Airlines whose profits were threatened by Trump’s flight reductions funneled huge cash to the Senate Democrats who voted to help the GOP end the shutdown without preventing huge cuts to Americans’ health care.
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I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
Tuesday? Timesphere!
This week, @counterscottgo.bsky.social and I caught up on GTA 6’s delay, Rockstar’s ongoing issues, and talked about how it might impact the rest of the industry. We also got into more AI stupidity and Nintendo's future plans in gaming and beyond!
youtu.be/JEnbe6dKCNM?...
This week, @counterscottgo.bsky.social and I caught up on GTA 6’s delay, Rockstar’s ongoing issues, and talked about how it might impact the rest of the industry. We also got into more AI stupidity and Nintendo's future plans in gaming and beyond!
youtu.be/JEnbe6dKCNM?...
When Will GTA 6 Actually Release? - Timesphere Podcast
YouTube video by Timesphere
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Tuesday? Timesphere!
This week, @counterscottgo.bsky.social and I caught up on GTA 6’s delay, Rockstar’s ongoing issues, and talked about how it might impact the rest of the industry. We also got into more AI stupidity and Nintendo's future plans in gaming and beyond!
youtu.be/JEnbe6dKCNM?...
This week, @counterscottgo.bsky.social and I caught up on GTA 6’s delay, Rockstar’s ongoing issues, and talked about how it might impact the rest of the industry. We also got into more AI stupidity and Nintendo's future plans in gaming and beyond!
youtu.be/JEnbe6dKCNM?...
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the very nasty people of Avalanche have been very unfair and hurt our beautiful mako reactors which are so green, so beautiful, we love them, we're all going to see mother
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
the very nasty people of Avalanche have been very unfair and hurt our beautiful mako reactors which are so green, so beautiful, we love them, we're all going to see mother
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This is getting apocalyptic for me
umm even if you’re not an asmr fan please consider subscribing to my subscribestar
subscribestar.adult/acvalens
umm even if you’re not an asmr fan please consider subscribing to my subscribestar
subscribestar.adult/acvalens
November 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
This is getting apocalyptic for me
umm even if you’re not an asmr fan please consider subscribing to my subscribestar
subscribestar.adult/acvalens
umm even if you’re not an asmr fan please consider subscribing to my subscribestar
subscribestar.adult/acvalens
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Apparently, Keighley doesn't have time to reply to @alyssamerc.bsky.social's request for comment, but he sure does have time to post about his latest business deal surrounding the awards on LinkedIn.
November 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Apparently, Keighley doesn't have time to reply to @alyssamerc.bsky.social's request for comment, but he sure does have time to post about his latest business deal surrounding the awards on LinkedIn.
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Here's my Lumines Arise review.
It's probably the most personal thing I have ever published on the internet.
www.rewinder.co.uk/lumines-aris...
It's probably the most personal thing I have ever published on the internet.
www.rewinder.co.uk/lumines-aris...
Lumines Arise Review: A Miraculous Follow-Up To The Perfect Game That I Needed Right Now
Lumines Arise is an incredible culmination of much of Mizuguchi and Enchance's legacy, and the result is something that Lex needed now more than ever.
www.rewinder.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Here's my Lumines Arise review.
It's probably the most personal thing I have ever published on the internet.
www.rewinder.co.uk/lumines-aris...
It's probably the most personal thing I have ever published on the internet.
www.rewinder.co.uk/lumines-aris...