Missed Jagmeet Singh And AOC’s ‘Among Us’ Stream? Here Are The 5 Best Moments
Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh teamed up with U.S. congressperson Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Friday night for a five-and-a-half-hour video stream of the popular game “Among Us” on Twitch with a rotating cast of several high-profile streamers.
Through the stream’s voice chat, Ocasio-Cortez and Singh talked politics in their respective countries, answered questions from the streamers and even virtually murdered each other once or twice. Nearly 100,000 viewers tuned into Ocasio-Cortez’s stream at one point, with close to 30,000 watching Singh’s stream of the event at its peak. Ocasio-Cortez also used her stream to fundraise for eviction defence legal aid efforts, food pantries and community support organizations. By the end of nearly six hours, close to $200,000 was raised.
Playing Among Us with @theJagmeetSingh, @aoc, @NorthernlionLP, @Jack_Septic_Eye, @xQc, @theserfstv, @DisguisedToast, @ContraPoints, @TSM_Myth and some other folks as well! Get in now! https://t.co/APFxFjroen
— hasanabi (@hasanthehun) November 27, 2020
For the uninitiated, “Among Us” is a video game based on popular party games like “Mafia” and “Werewolf” where players work together to determine who the “imposter” is, as that imposter tries to kill off the other players.
While Singh said he did several “dry runs” of the game in preparation this week, it still took him some time to grasp the basic mechanics, from not killing people in plain sight, to how to do the in-game tasks. Lying — a key component of the game — didn’t come as easily to Singh, with several of the streamers describing him as a “wholesome liar.”
Watching chat hopelessly yell at Jagmeet Singh to do shields properly
— Spence (@MagicianMarner) November 28, 2020
The whole thing is available to watch up on Singh’s Twitch channel, but here are five highlights if you missed the Friday-night stream.
AOC and Jagmeet bond right off the bat
The stream marked the first meeting — even if virtual —...
