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I've spent the last decade writing about the intersection of technology, identity, and videogames. Now, as I embark on a beat pivot, I aim to combine my background in internet culture reporting with my growing obsession with political discourse.  

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GameSpot •

Ex-Fortnite Player And R&B Singer D4vd Arrested On Murder Charges

David Burke, who performs professionally under the moniker "D4vd," has been arrested for the murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose decomposed remains were found in the singer and once-upon-a-time Fortnite gamer's Tesla after she went missing last spring, according to multiple news reports.According to NBC4 Los Angeles, Burke was arrested on April 16 at a Hollywood Hills home on Marmont Avenue. The Hollywood Reporter corroborated NBC4's reporting, sharing a statement from the LA Police Departm...
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Mamdani Uses Mario Kart To Explain New Tax On The Super-Rich

Zohran Mamdani, the newly minted mayor of New York City, has announced sweeping taxes on the ultra-rich to make what's often described as the most expensive city in the US a little more affordable. To describe the level of impact his tax plan will have, Mamdani took an unconventional approach: bringing up Mario Kart.In a press briefing on April 16, Mamdani (D-NY) was joined by Elle Bisgaard-Church (D-NY) and other board members of the newly established Mayor's Fund to discuss what the fund will...
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Rockstar Games Bans Fan-Made Charlie Kirk Assassination Mission From GTA Online

Rockstar Games has removed a fan-made mission simulating the assassination of Charlie Kirk from its popular online crime sim Grand Theft Auto Online, with the publisher even banning the conservative activist's name to prevent similar missions from appearing.As reported by IGN, developer Rockstar North introduced a new feature in the A Safehouse in the Hills update on December 10, allowing GTA Online players to create and share unofficial missions within the game. Not long after the tool was rele...
Kotaku •

Mass Shooting Apparently Planned On Discord, Streamed On Twitch, Investigated As Hate Crime [Updated] - Kotaku

Tragedy struck New York on May 14 as an 18-year-old white male shot and killed at least 10 people and wounded three others in the New York city of Buffalo, police said. The shooter, whose online username is reportedly “jimboboiii,” has been taken into custody after livestreaming the whole thing on the gaming platform Twitch, the company told Kotaku on Saturday evening. The shooter released a 180-page manifesto detailing his racist and anti-Semitic views, which he partially attributed to the cont...
Complex •

Florida Man ‘Lieutenant Dan’ Goes Viral Amid Hurricane Mi...

UPDATED 10/10, 2:19 p.m. ET: Lieutenant Dan, the Florida resident who refused to evacuate his boat in Tampa Bay, has survived Hurricane Milton’s landfall.Speaking with Kevin O'Donnell, a reporter at Fox 13, Malinowski stated that the experience was not as bad as he expected it to be.“Was it as bad as you thought?” O’Donnell asked, to which Malinowski replied “No.”See original story below.As Hurricane Milton approaches Florida’s coast, many residents are taking to social media to explain their ch...