Bad at video games, but I play too many of them anyway (I do not play league! the banner is a lie!)
occasionally work on stuff on riggsmarkham.com
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not my creation but goddamn if it didn't speak to me
Cameron 🇺🇸🗽🦅
one thing i do not like about these days is that i am filled with hate for so many people
my increasingly curmudgeonly take is that we all, in fact, have responsibilities. politics isn't an arena for self-actualization. it's an arena for public service. this is as true of voters as it is of politicians.
God, this game is incredible
the key to understanding today's moment in journalism is specifically a subset of elite journos at NYT/Free Press/WaPo who basically adopt the position of the main character of NIGHTCRAWLER (2014) when it comes to their role in the news
“This is very American” is just as false and vacuous as “this is un-American”. Nations have no inherent ideology or character; patriotism and anti-patriotism alike require a constructed nation. Defining America by historical oppression is no more accurate than defining it by aspirational ideals.
Thinking about Katyn nowadays
There is no salvation in abdication. I was born with the blood of the system on my hands. When it acts, it acts in my name. I'm one of the small percentage of this earth given the power to vote on who it kills.
I was always culpable. The only question is can I be culpable in leaving it better.
