News Mass Effect Mass Effect TV Series Snags Star Trek Beyond Writer as Showrunner Doug Jung’s previous credits also include The Cloverfield Paradox and Mindhunter. By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on June 6, 2025 Credit: BioWare Comment 0 Share New Share Credit: BioWare The television adaptation of the video game Mass Effect is moving forward at Amazon MGM Studios. Today, Deadline broke the news that Doug Jung—whose previous credits include writing 2016’s Star Trek Beyond, 2018’s The Cloverfield Paradox, and the upcoming Jason Momoa series, Chief of War—will serve as showrunner for the project. He joins writer Daniel Casey (F9: The Fast Saga), who has been working on Mass Effect for the past year or so. Amazon’s TV adaptation efforts for the BioWare video game franchise have been in the works for years. We got news that it was finally moving forward in November 2024, and the addition of Jung suggests that if we hold our breath and cross our fingers, we might get to see it one day on Prime Video. For those unfamiliar with the franchise (or who haven’t read the novelizations set in the Mass Effect world by N.K. Jemisin and Catherynne M. Valente), the first three games focus on Commander Shepard, a vet of the Systems Alliance Navy who finds themself tasked to fight against the Reapers, an AI alien species heading to the Milky Way with not-great-intentions for humanity. We still don’t have any casting news or when the series will go into production, but with Jung on board, odds are better than they were before that we’ll be getting more details soon.[end-mark] The post <i>Mass Effect</i> TV Series Snags <i>Star Trek Beyond</i> Writer as Showrunner appeared first on Reactor.

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Well, it’s finally happened: the Trump White House has sent a rescissions package to Congress containing $1.1 Billion in cuts to funding for NPR and PBS. Now House Republicans just have to pass it. The vast majority of Republicans seem to be on board with the cuts. But for those who are still uncertain, we’ve put together a little video demonstrating exactly what they’ll be giving taxpayer money to in the event that they vote against the package:    This is really just the tip of the iceberg. We’ve written extensively about the insane things with which leftists have flooded America’s public airwaves over the years.  Let it be understood that any Republican who votes to continue funding NPR and PBS is voting to continue supporting:  A radio station which just three years ago aired actual audio of a woman getting an abortion. A radio station that described the Communist Manifesto as a “stalwart text,” and a “stirring refuge,” for people who feel “betrayed by the so-called free market.” A news network where a guest said live on air that she hoped Clarence Thomas would die prematurely of heart disease – and then was invited back. A news network where these two things were said by the same host barely a year apart:  JEFFREY GOLDBERG (FEB 2024): “Mentally, he [Biden] is quite acute.” JEFFREY GOLDBERG (MAY 2025): “I don’t understand how this narrative has developed that the media was covering for Biden.” This is not a difficult decision. Let’s hope Congress makes the right one. 

Even by his own standards, former CNN anchor turned Substack podcaster Jim Acosta displayed a stunning amount of hypocrisy on Tuesday when it comes to conspiracy theories about the 2020 and 2024 presidential elections. On 2020, Acosta let former CNN colleague Michael Fanone go on a profanity-laden rant against Speaker Mike Johnson and fellow Republicans while he labeled actress Rosie O’Donnell an “international treasure” immediately after she spread conspiracy theories about 2024. Acosta, recording the show from the Lincoln Theater in Washington, put the ball on the tee for Fanone, “There is a plaque honoring January 6 police officers that’s still in a frigging broom closet in the basement of the Capitol. It’s insane. And you thought about this the other, I don’t know, for folks who missed this.”     Fanone replied that, “I’ve never really been one for awards or accolades, and I’ll tell you why, and it’s because the entire time I was a D.C. police officer, I don’t think I was ever presented with an award from any person who I felt that was worthy of presenting me with that award. And I think if there’s a lot of, like, working police officers out there, they probably know what I’m talking about, and so, like, my thoughts on the plaque was, like, listen, if Mike Johnson wants to be a petty bitch and he wants to withhold presenting me with a plaque, then, you know, Mike Johnson could take that plaque and shove it up his [sound drops] ass.” He continued, “And I think that the vast majority of police officers that I talked to, the vast majority of officers that were there on January 6 that fought to preserve democracy, that fought to protect the Capitol, that fought to protect [sound drops]holes like Mike Johnson and his Republican [sound drops] colleagues.” At that point, former aide to Vice President Mike Pence-turned Never Trumper, Olivia Troye, quipped, “Can I get a cocktail?” Fanone then kept rolling, “They will tell you the exact same thing. They don’t want the plaque, they don’t care about the claque, they know what they did and they would do it again, but they don’t need to be honored or recognized by some piece of shit like Mike Johnson.” While Fanone portrays his anger as January 6-related, he has also claimed that history will “take a big shit on" Troye’s former boss’s head. Additionally, he has compared Trump’s January 6 indictment to the death of Osama bin Laden. Later in the show, O’Donnell called in from Dublin, Ireland, and Acosta again opened the floor, “There’s a reason why this independent media thing is taking off. There’s a reason why things like Substack, YouTube are taking off and why you were taking off, Rosie.”     O’Donnell then put on her tinfoil hat, “Yes. Well, you know, all people want now after all the lies we’ve been told from Trump four years ago, and we were just getting out of the depression of that, and then he comes back, I believe unfairly. I believe Elon Musk did something. I believe no one has ever won every swing state. I believe the down ballot proof. I believe that he did not win this election because I was looking at how many people Kamala Harris had, and I just don’t believe it, and my friends say you have to believe it, but I don’t.” The man who claims to care so much about facts and truth replied, “Well, something tells me if we were to have that election today, we would have a different result. There’s no question about it. Rosie O’Donnell, you are the best. You’re not a national treasure, you’re an international treasure, so thank you very much.” The truth is neither the 2020 nor the 2024 election was stolen. If the media covered 2020 fairly, maybe the voters would have acted differently, but there was nothing fishy about the actual vote counts in either case, just as there was nothing suspect about 2000 or 2004. For Acosta, however, a journalistic commitment to the truth only goes one way. June 3 was a bad day for podcasts. It was on that day that PBS’s Christiane Amanpour compare the U.S. to North Korea and when former ESPN and MSNBC host Keith Olbermann blamed Donald Trump for the anti-Semite who shouted “Free Palestine” while firebombing a group calling for the release of Israeli hostages. Here is a transcript for the June 3 show: The Jim Acosta Show 6/3/2025 7 Minutes, 47 Seconds JIM ACOSTA: There is a plaque honoring January 6 police officers that’s still in a frigging broom closet in the basement of the Capitol. It’s insane. MICHAEL FANONE: Yeah no— ACOSTA: And you thought about this the other, I don’t know, for folks who missed this. OLIVIA TROYE: He had some strong words, actually. FANONE: Listen, like, I’ve always felt that—I’ve never really been one for awards or accolades, and I’ll tell you why, and it’s because the entire time I was a D.C. police officer, I don’t think I was ever presented with an award from any person who I felt that was worthy of presenting me with that award. And I think if there’s a lot of, like, working police officers out there, they probably know what I’m talking about, and so, like, my thoughts on the plaque was, like, listen, if Mike Johnson wants to be a petty bitch and he wants to withhold presenting me with a plaque then, you know, Mike Johnson could take that plaque and shove it up his [sound drops] ass. ACOSTA: There you go. Okay. FANONE: And I think that the vast majority of police officers that I talked to, the vast majority of officers that were there on January 6 that fought to preserve democracy, that fought to protect The Capitol, that fought to protect [sound drops]holes like Mike Johnson and his Republican [sound drops] colleagues. TROYE: Can I get a cocktail? FANONE: They will tell you the exact same thing. They don’t want the plaque, they don’t care about the claque, they know what they did and they would do it again, but they don’t need to be honored or recognized by some piece of shit like Mike Johnson. … 19 Minutes, 3 Seconds ACOSTA: There’s a reason why this independent media thing is taking off. There’s a reason why things like Substack, YouTube are taking off and why you were taking off, Rosie. ROSIE O’DONNELL: Yes. Well, you know, all people want now after all the lies we’ve been told from Trump four years ago, and we were just getting out of the depression of that, and then he comes back, I believe unfairly. ACOSTA: Yeah. O’DONNELL: I believe Elon Musk did something. I believe no one has ever won every swing state. I believe the down ballot proof. I believe that he did not win this election because I was looking at how many people Kamala Harris had, and I just don’t believe it, and my friends say you have to believe it, but I don’t. ACOSTA: Well, something tells me if we were to have that election today, we would have a different result. There’s no question about it. O’DONNELL: Yes. ACOSTA: Rosie O’Donnell, you are the best. You’re not a national treasure, you’re an international treasure, so thank you very much.

Democratic Rep. Greg Casar of Texas apparently threatened congressional witnesses during a heated hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.Daniel Turner, founder of Power the Future, was testifying before the Department of Government Efficiency subcommittee about the corrupt relationships between the government and left-wing nonprofits. Turner, who himself has uncovered much of the corruption, found himself in the hot seat when Casar apparently threatened the congressional witness. 'Political violence directed towards me is kind of not new, but it was odd to see it from a member of Congress so flippant.'RELATED: DOGE subcommittee reveals how Biden autopen may have funneled money to leftist NGOs — (@) Casar began the confrontation by referencing the 2019 mass murder where a shooter killed 23 individuals in a Walmart. Casar then told the witnesses: "What goes around comes around." Turner attempted to ask for clarification, but Casar left the hearing before anyone had the opportunity to follow up with him."I wasn't able to ask Mr. Casar before he ran out the room, but he was looking at the witnesses, talking about a murderer and said, 'What goes around comes around,'" Turner said during the hearing. "I don't know what that comment meant. I don't have the luxury of Capitol Hill police to protect me. In the climate space we get a lot of death threats. We get a lot of hate. ... I just don't know what 'goes around comes around' meant."Turner later appeared on "Blaze News | The Mandate," where he recapped the interaction with Christopher Bedford, senior Washington correspondent for Blaze News."The eco-left has a long, long history in political violence," Turner told Bedford. "Political violence directed towards me is kind of not new, but it was odd to see it from a member of Congress so flippant."RELATED: Chip Roy reveals to Glenn Beck possible motive behind Elon Musk's scathing review of the 'big, beautiful bill' "He was talking about this horrible mass murder in his city of San Antonio and then saying, 'What goes around comes around,'" Turner added. "And he's doing it in the context of 'you need to stop punishing nonprofits, because otherwise you're going to be mass murdered next.'"Although Turner notes that he is no stranger to threats of political violence, he admits that they usually do not come from members of Congress."It was so bizarre, and I wasn't going to let it go," Turner said. "I actually got a little, not scolded, but you're not supposed to interrupt hearings, right? They're very, very formal. But I was like, 'I'm not going to sit here and have some little congressman, you know, write a check he's not going to cash. I am not going to be threatened by a member of Congress who's got all this bravado trying to intimidate me.'""I thought it was really inappropriate, really offensive," Turner added. "He scurried out of the room like a little weasel. I doubt I'll ever hear from him again, but I'm glad I called him out."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

In a move that shocked the political establishment, the former White House press secretary under Joe Biden, Karine Jean-Pierre, left the Democratic Party and registered as an independent in tandem with the launch of her new book, “Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines,” set for release in October 2025. Given her high-profile role and her loyalty to the Biden administration — even when it meant blatantly lying to the public — her departure from the Democratic Party and her upcoming exposé have drawn sharp criticism from people on the left, who feel betrayed, and on the right, who see her move as nothing more than opportunism. Pat Gray of “Pat Gray Unleashed” laughs at what is clearly a copycat move of Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson’s tell-all book, “Original Sin.” Like Tapper specifically, Jean-Pierre is now attempting to profit off the narrative that she played a key role in suppressing. Pat calls her book “part two of ‘Original Sin.’” ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith certainly saw it that way too. On a recent episode of “The Stephen A. Smith Show,” Smith lambasted Jean-Pierre for lying about Biden’s deteriorating cognitive state, only to reverse course to make a profit. Pat plays the clip of his epic tirade. “You were not the White House press secretary when you were on ‘The View’ spewing the same stuff you had spewed when you were the White House press secretary. ... You didn’t have to do that, but you chose to,” Smith said, referencing Jean-Pierre’s March 4 appearance during which she continued to defend the narrative that Biden was mentally sharp. “So what the book's going to tell us? ... Is the book going to be an extension of Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson's book, ‘Original Sin’ — yet another Democrat coming out and telling us about stuff that a whole bunch of stuff on the right was telling us, but y'all swore we shouldn't listen to?” he asked, inviting Jean-Pierre to come on “The Stephen A. Smith Show” and explain her opportunistic timing and why she continued to lie following her White House exit. “He’s right,” says Pat. To see the footage of Smith’s excoriation and to hear more of the “Unleashed” panel’s commentary, watch the video above. Want more from Pat Gray?To enjoy more of Pat's biting analysis and signature wit as he restores common sense to a senseless world, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

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