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)
Honestly, the only time i ever saw Republican representatives this happy was when they took healthcare funding away.
Oh my gosh you guys! The House just passed my bill to extend the health care tax credits for three more years!
January 9, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Honestly, the only time i ever saw Republican representatives this happy was when they took healthcare funding away.
If the ICE thug who murdered Renee Nicole Good did indeed act "according to his training," as Kristi Noem says, then I'd like to know why he was trained to kill an unarmed woman who was not an immediate danger to himself or others.
January 8, 2026 at 7:11 PM
If the ICE thug who murdered Renee Nicole Good did indeed act "according to his training," as Kristi Noem says, then I'd like to know why he was trained to kill an unarmed woman who was not an immediate danger to himself or others.
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
"Abolish ICE" is no longer enough.
It must now be "Prosecute ICE."
It must now be "Prosecute ICE."
January 7, 2026 at 6:45 PM
"Abolish ICE" is no longer enough.
It must now be "Prosecute ICE."
It must now be "Prosecute ICE."
Board Game Night with a First Edition version of the Vegas Dice Game.
January 7, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Board Game Night with a First Edition version of the Vegas Dice Game.
Five years ago should've been the end. The final straw. The reckoning for history's preeminent liar, cheat, crook, bully, and adjudicated sexual predator.
They all went free instead.
America, if you can still call it that, has suffered immeasurably as a result, and dragged the world down with it.
They all went free instead.
America, if you can still call it that, has suffered immeasurably as a result, and dragged the world down with it.
I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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January 6, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Five years ago should've been the end. The final straw. The reckoning for history's preeminent liar, cheat, crook, bully, and adjudicated sexual predator.
They all went free instead.
America, if you can still call it that, has suffered immeasurably as a result, and dragged the world down with it.
They all went free instead.
America, if you can still call it that, has suffered immeasurably as a result, and dragged the world down with it.
Blake's 7. The dirtiest end of all.
But close runner-ups would be The Good Place, Star Trek: TNG, Rome, The Prisoner, and Babylon 5... where the writer/creator literally shut the lights off.
But close runner-ups would be The Good Place, Star Trek: TNG, Rome, The Prisoner, and Babylon 5... where the writer/creator literally shut the lights off.
Given that apparently the Stranger Things finale was meh (idk, didn't watch it, just the scuttlebutt) and we're not that far removed from the disastrous GOT finale that retroactively made everyone have never cared about the show:
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
January 6, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Blake's 7. The dirtiest end of all.
But close runner-ups would be The Good Place, Star Trek: TNG, Rome, The Prisoner, and Babylon 5... where the writer/creator literally shut the lights off.
But close runner-ups would be The Good Place, Star Trek: TNG, Rome, The Prisoner, and Babylon 5... where the writer/creator literally shut the lights off.
The B Movie we deserved.
January 6, 2026 at 10:56 PM
The B Movie we deserved.
MTV is dead... Long Live MTV.
(This is actually more authentically MTV than the shambling husk it's been for the last 20 years... complete with Ginsu Knife commercials.)
wantmymtv.vercel.app/player.html
(This is actually more authentically MTV than the shambling husk it's been for the last 20 years... complete with Ginsu Knife commercials.)
wantmymtv.vercel.app/player.html
MTV REWIND - 25,762 Music Videos
Free 24/7 music video streaming. 7 channels spanning 1970s-2025. Zero ads. Zero algorithm. Just press play.
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January 6, 2026 at 10:42 PM
MTV is dead... Long Live MTV.
(This is actually more authentically MTV than the shambling husk it's been for the last 20 years... complete with Ginsu Knife commercials.)
wantmymtv.vercel.app/player.html
(This is actually more authentically MTV than the shambling husk it's been for the last 20 years... complete with Ginsu Knife commercials.)
wantmymtv.vercel.app/player.html
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
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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?