Valkyrae Gets a Big Chair in the Gaming World
The 29-year-old gamer from Los Angeles is a new owner of 100 Thieves, the e-sports team giant.
Rachell Hofstetter, better known for her gaming handle, Valkyrae, shows off a sweatshirt from 100 Thieves, the e-sport team and clothing brand.Credit.Michelle Groskopf for The New York Times
April 7, 2021Updated 7:46 p.m. ET
In the relentlessly on-demand world of livestream gaming, few are as in demand as the YouTube creator Valkyrae.
Last month, over 650,000 fans viewed her playing the space-cartoon multiplayer game Among Us. A few days earlier, she starred as the blood-spitting heroine in Machine Gun Kelly’s new horror-tinged music video, “Day Walker.” Valkyrae, who goes by Rae, also announced a web talk show, “Q and Rae,” and was declared the “Queen of YouTube” by the online e-sports news site Dexerto.
Marjorie Taylor Greene s campaign revealed its first quarter windfall Wednesday
The money came from more than 100,000 individual contributions in all 50 states with an average donation of $32
The massive sum suggests the freshman congresswoman from Georgia may have actually benefited from backlash over her controversial remarks
Greene credited it to the fact that I stood my ground and never wavered in my belief in America First policies and putting People Over Politicians!
By comparison, fellow headline-grabbing Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez raised just $728,000 for her campaign in her first quarter in office in 2019
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What Kind of Monster Is Matt Gaetz?
What we already know about the Florida congressman is plenty contemptible and corrosive without having to fall back on pernicious myths about sex trafficking.
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Florida Republican Matt Gaetz may be the first member of Congress under investigation for sex trafficking, and whether or not he is indicted, “investigated for sex trafficking” has now affixed itself to his name, perhaps permanently. Whatever kind of monster it is people picture when they hear “sex trafficker,” his opponents hope it is enough to sink his political career. Still, what we already know to be true about Gaetz that he pushed the lie that the 2020 election was stolen, that he has employed staff who took policy cues from a conspiracy theory–laden message board and who cheered on the January 6 insurrection is plenty contemptible and corrosive. Matt Gaetz has quite publicly demonstrated a willingness to abuse power. There is enough here, too, wi
A Different Battle is Underway for the Future of Politics and Business | Opinion Adrian Montgomery
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While states fight over bills that could restrict voting, there s another battle underway that s getting much less attention. It s one likely to have a profound effect on the world of politics as well as the future of businesses: The battle for the hearts and minds of young people.
Young voters played an exceptionally large role in the 2020 elections. An analysis by Tufts University found that participation among those ages 18-29 may have jumped 10 percentage points or more from 2016.