Rus McLaughlin
@rusmclaughlin.bsky.social
Marketing/Content Strategist and Raconteur. Was the voice of PlayStation. Also Niantic, Oculus, EA, IGN, GamesBeat, others. My opinions represent everyone (except my employer). Video Games, Science Fiction, Geek Stuff, and that Writer's Life. (He/Him)
I mean, what happens if the NYC court finds Maduro to be Not Guilty?
Yes, he's a relentless shitbag, but we've got actual, admissible evidence of drug trafficking? Given it's Rubio and Hegseth, I'm guessing they got their proof off Reddit.
Yes, he's a relentless shitbag, but we've got actual, admissible evidence of drug trafficking? Given it's Rubio and Hegseth, I'm guessing they got their proof off Reddit.
January 5, 2026 at 6:33 PM
I mean, what happens if the NYC court finds Maduro to be Not Guilty?
Yes, he's a relentless shitbag, but we've got actual, admissible evidence of drug trafficking? Given it's Rubio and Hegseth, I'm guessing they got their proof off Reddit.
Yes, he's a relentless shitbag, but we've got actual, admissible evidence of drug trafficking? Given it's Rubio and Hegseth, I'm guessing they got their proof off Reddit.
This is the look of someone who’s comfy, but also hears the yummy fuds being opened.
January 5, 2026 at 4:43 AM
This is the look of someone who’s comfy, but also hears the yummy fuds being opened.
Honestly, I'd vote for her again. Far sooner than I would for Gavin.
January 4, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Honestly, I'd vote for her again. Far sooner than I would for Gavin.
"The Don-Roe Doctrine" is, rather appropriately, the stupidest thing I have ever heard. From the stupidest person on the planet. Who couldn't even come up with his own doctrine.
January 3, 2026 at 5:13 PM
"The Don-Roe Doctrine" is, rather appropriately, the stupidest thing I have ever heard. From the stupidest person on the planet. Who couldn't even come up with his own doctrine.
I haven't said this in 2026 yet, so let me correct that now.
Fuck Donald Trump and everything he stands for. Fuck everyone enabling his corrupt, racist, authoritarian agenda by action or inaction.
Let their utter ineptitude take a staring role in their criminal trials. May they all rot in prison.
Fuck Donald Trump and everything he stands for. Fuck everyone enabling his corrupt, racist, authoritarian agenda by action or inaction.
Let their utter ineptitude take a staring role in their criminal trials. May they all rot in prison.
January 3, 2026 at 5:09 PM
I haven't said this in 2026 yet, so let me correct that now.
Fuck Donald Trump and everything he stands for. Fuck everyone enabling his corrupt, racist, authoritarian agenda by action or inaction.
Let their utter ineptitude take a staring role in their criminal trials. May they all rot in prison.
Fuck Donald Trump and everything he stands for. Fuck everyone enabling his corrupt, racist, authoritarian agenda by action or inaction.
Let their utter ineptitude take a staring role in their criminal trials. May they all rot in prison.
We're going to run Venezuela now? Like we ran Iraq?
Only with a lot more "we're stealing their oil"?
We went in and kidnapped people. We didn't invade. There are no ground troops. The Venezuelan army is still there. What, they're all just supposed to obey us now?
Only with a lot more "we're stealing their oil"?
We went in and kidnapped people. We didn't invade. There are no ground troops. The Venezuelan army is still there. What, they're all just supposed to obey us now?
January 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
We're going to run Venezuela now? Like we ran Iraq?
Only with a lot more "we're stealing their oil"?
We went in and kidnapped people. We didn't invade. There are no ground troops. The Venezuelan army is still there. What, they're all just supposed to obey us now?
Only with a lot more "we're stealing their oil"?
We went in and kidnapped people. We didn't invade. There are no ground troops. The Venezuelan army is still there. What, they're all just supposed to obey us now?
Two things occur re. Maduro:
1.) Before, no other nation on Earth could trust America under Trump. Now they'll see it as an enemy state. Even former allies.
2.) Bondi says the trial will be held in New York. No chance they told Mamdani about this. First big test of his leadership. On Day Three.
1.) Before, no other nation on Earth could trust America under Trump. Now they'll see it as an enemy state. Even former allies.
2.) Bondi says the trial will be held in New York. No chance they told Mamdani about this. First big test of his leadership. On Day Three.
January 3, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Two things occur re. Maduro:
1.) Before, no other nation on Earth could trust America under Trump. Now they'll see it as an enemy state. Even former allies.
2.) Bondi says the trial will be held in New York. No chance they told Mamdani about this. First big test of his leadership. On Day Three.
1.) Before, no other nation on Earth could trust America under Trump. Now they'll see it as an enemy state. Even former allies.
2.) Bondi says the trial will be held in New York. No chance they told Mamdani about this. First big test of his leadership. On Day Three.
I really don't know how many times we'll need to say "war crimes" during President Felon's regime.
January 3, 2026 at 4:35 PM
I really don't know how many times we'll need to say "war crimes" during President Felon's regime.
Should any creative work of mine be published in future with a line of dialog or prose like ;p[pok bnwef or *8/'[lopjnhdsc, that would be Onkeo the Devil Cat's contribution.
#amwriting
#amwriting
a cat is looking at a computer screen while a person is typing
ALT: a cat is looking at a computer screen while a person is typing
media.tenor.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Should any creative work of mine be published in future with a line of dialog or prose like ;p[pok bnwef or *8/'[lopjnhdsc, that would be Onkeo the Devil Cat's contribution.
#amwriting
#amwriting
KNIVES (in his room): FUCK YOU PIECE OF SHIIIIIIOOOOT.
ME: I'm not sure what he's playing.
POKEMOM: Yeah, me neither.
ME: I'm not sure what he's playing.
POKEMOM: Yeah, me neither.
January 2, 2026 at 5:03 AM
KNIVES (in his room): FUCK YOU PIECE OF SHIIIIIIOOOOT.
ME: I'm not sure what he's playing.
POKEMOM: Yeah, me neither.
ME: I'm not sure what he's playing.
POKEMOM: Yeah, me neither.
My Top Games of 2025 are I Don't Have to Choose.
January 2, 2026 at 3:25 AM
My Top Games of 2025 are I Don't Have to Choose.
And now, we spend the next three months writing and typing 25, then hastily correcting it to 26.
January 1, 2026 at 5:59 PM
And now, we spend the next three months writing and typing 25, then hastily correcting it to 26.
Suddenly reflecting how all the worst white-guy rappers of the '80's and '90's had one hit song, and it was both named after and about themselves.
January 1, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Suddenly reflecting how all the worst white-guy rappers of the '80's and '90's had one hit song, and it was both named after and about themselves.
Nobody in the audience seems to understand what they're looking at... not Michelangelo, not Vanilla Ice.
Some of them actively seem to be wondering why they, the ultra-rich and powerful, can only get a one-hit wonder from the '80's to perform for them. Was Kid Rock not available?
Some of them actively seem to be wondering why they, the ultra-rich and powerful, can only get a one-hit wonder from the '80's to perform for them. Was Kid Rock not available?
Vanilla Ice performing with a dancing Ninja Turtle at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago New Year’s Eve party
January 1, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Nobody in the audience seems to understand what they're looking at... not Michelangelo, not Vanilla Ice.
Some of them actively seem to be wondering why they, the ultra-rich and powerful, can only get a one-hit wonder from the '80's to perform for them. Was Kid Rock not available?
Some of them actively seem to be wondering why they, the ultra-rich and powerful, can only get a one-hit wonder from the '80's to perform for them. Was Kid Rock not available?
Stranger Things finale SPOILERS
ME (after final battle): Aw, Joyce didn’t get to use her ax.
ME (five minutes later): My mistake, Mama Kratos.
ME (after final battle): Aw, Joyce didn’t get to use her ax.
ME (five minutes later): My mistake, Mama Kratos.
a woman in a store with a netflix logo in the corner
ALT: a woman in a store with a netflix logo in the corner
media.tenor.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Stranger Things finale SPOILERS
ME (after final battle): Aw, Joyce didn’t get to use her ax.
ME (five minutes later): My mistake, Mama Kratos.
ME (after final battle): Aw, Joyce didn’t get to use her ax.
ME (five minutes later): My mistake, Mama Kratos.
Fitting somehow that Trump’s likely cause of death will be Trump.
Oh my goodness, this Wall Street Journal piece about Trump's ailing health that includes an interview with him (gift link). There are a number of ridiculous details in it and I'll put a few of them in this thread. (1/6)
Exclusive | As Signs of Aging Emerge, Trump Responds With Defiance
In an interview, President Trump—the oldest man to assume the office—said he has eschewed some advice from his doctors and regrets getting advanced imaging.
www.wsj.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Fitting somehow that Trump’s likely cause of death will be Trump.
My #NYE tradition is that I break ground on a new story as the new year begins, and I post that first line.
But THIS year, I'm actually finishing something up. So here's a line from that:
"I am your ally. You have wronged me and murdered my people. You owe me that debt, AND THIS IS YOUR PENANCE."
But THIS year, I'm actually finishing something up. So here's a line from that:
"I am your ally. You have wronged me and murdered my people. You owe me that debt, AND THIS IS YOUR PENANCE."
January 1, 2026 at 8:51 AM
My #NYE tradition is that I break ground on a new story as the new year begins, and I post that first line.
But THIS year, I'm actually finishing something up. So here's a line from that:
"I am your ally. You have wronged me and murdered my people. You owe me that debt, AND THIS IS YOUR PENANCE."
But THIS year, I'm actually finishing something up. So here's a line from that:
"I am your ally. You have wronged me and murdered my people. You owe me that debt, AND THIS IS YOUR PENANCE."
Fandom of a fandom of a fandom.
January 1, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Fandom of a fandom of a fandom.
I posted this the day before President Convict was sworn in.
Not gonna lie, a few very, very cool things happened for me in 2025... one of which was the culmination of five years' work. It might be life-changing. We'll see.
But it happened in a year defined by technological and political rot.
Not gonna lie, a few very, very cool things happened for me in 2025... one of which was the culmination of five years' work. It might be life-changing. We'll see.
But it happened in a year defined by technological and political rot.
December 31, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I posted this the day before President Convict was sworn in.
Not gonna lie, a few very, very cool things happened for me in 2025... one of which was the culmination of five years' work. It might be life-changing. We'll see.
But it happened in a year defined by technological and political rot.
Not gonna lie, a few very, very cool things happened for me in 2025... one of which was the culmination of five years' work. It might be life-changing. We'll see.
But it happened in a year defined by technological and political rot.
When President Felon says "my friends will get hurt" if the unredacted Epstein files are released, it's important to remember that he doesn't actually have any friends.
December 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
When President Felon says "my friends will get hurt" if the unredacted Epstein files are released, it's important to remember that he doesn't actually have any friends.
Maybe Richard Grenell should just get AI to perform at The Donald J. Trump (and also Kennedy) Center.
December 31, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Maybe Richard Grenell should just get AI to perform at The Donald J. Trump (and also Kennedy) Center.
ME: Oh man, I’m really looking forward to writing that scene in a hundred pages!
[arrives at that scene]
ME: Oh, shit. Now I’ve actually got to write it.
#amwriting
#writerslife
[arrives at that scene]
ME: Oh, shit. Now I’ve actually got to write it.
#amwriting
#writerslife
a close up of a anime girl with pigtails
ALT: a close up of a anime girl with pigtails
media.tenor.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:13 AM
ME: Oh man, I’m really looking forward to writing that scene in a hundred pages!
[arrives at that scene]
ME: Oh, shit. Now I’ve actually got to write it.
#amwriting
#writerslife
[arrives at that scene]
ME: Oh, shit. Now I’ve actually got to write it.
#amwriting
#writerslife
Between Venba and Thirsty Suitors—two games you should absolutely play—you will be craving Indian food something fierce… and you’ll want to make it yourself.
#indiegame
#indiedev
#indiegame
#indiedev
Venba ($4.94) - a short narrative driven cooking game, with you as an Indian mom immigrating to Canada in the 80s. as you cook and eat meals, you will forge new connections and rebuild old ones, including your very own history. GREAT soundtrack. store.steampowered.com/app/1491670/...
December 31, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Between Venba and Thirsty Suitors—two games you should absolutely play—you will be craving Indian food something fierce… and you’ll want to make it yourself.
#indiegame
#indiedev
#indiegame
#indiedev
Adios, Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-iiiiiiiiiiiiiittttt.
Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-iiiiiiiiiiiiiittttt.
a man says " you swear about what you care "
ALT: a man says " you swear about what you care "
media.tenor.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Adios, Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-iiiiiiiiiiiiiittttt.
Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-iiiiiiiiiiiiiittttt.
“MTG is a unapologetic racist who’s spent her career actively harming and demeaning people she considers less than human, but it hasn’t affected me (or anyone I know) and now she hates Trump as their personal brands of fascism differ. That gives me hope. Shame on you for disagreeing.”
— The Bulwark
— The Bulwark
December 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
“MTG is a unapologetic racist who’s spent her career actively harming and demeaning people she considers less than human, but it hasn’t affected me (or anyone I know) and now she hates Trump as their personal brands of fascism differ. That gives me hope. Shame on you for disagreeing.”
— The Bulwark
— The Bulwark