https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/43zy49/how-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-and-a-50-hour-donkey-kong-64-twitch-stream-restored-my-faith-in-humanity

It was a bad weekend on the internet. Endless debate over an altercation at the Lincoln Memorial dominated the weekend, but there was one bright spot burning through the garbage—an epic marathon Twitch stream of Donkey Kong 64.

YouTuber HBomberGuy, real name Harry Brewis, began a 101 percent completion run of Donkey Kong 64 early Saturday and didn’t stop for 57 hours. Sitting congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, whistleblower and activist Chelsea Manning, and Doom, Quake, and Wolfenstein creator John Romero all logged onto Discord to chat with Brewis as he played. Brewis started the event to raise money for Mermaids UK—a British charity that focuses on helping transgender children, young people, and their families.