Why Was the US Army Streaming on Twitch Anyway?
A few years ago, the US Army launched its Esports Team (which I call the USAE for brevity’s sake). And within a couple of years, they had (most likely) accidentally violated the First Amendment when a soldier-streamer banned a bunch of people trolling his chat as part of a larger clowning action that many gamers undertook to mess with the program. They stopped streaming. And, after they resolved a few things behind the scenes, they tried to go back, and had a pretty bad experience again. They scrubbed a bunch of old videos and left up a few links to send potential viewers to other accounts and pages they maintain. They haven’t been back on Twitch since.
Gameful Propaganda Comes Home
About those racist Trump arcade games…
What Is It About Zohran?
A lot of journalists are openly hostile to Mayor Mamdani.
Videogames For Hearts and Minds
More and more, the military is using games to influence.
Trans Girls and the State of Exception
Why do bigots invoke imaginary threats?
The Diminishing Returns of Fundraising Spam
Thanks, Obama
Is My Work Bullshit?
Assertion, the force of will, and truth
Being Queer in Public
Mayor Pete’s politics are fair game. His queerness shouldn’t be.
Does This Matter?
Reflecting on writing in the age of Trump
Hold up, hoes
I’m going to try something