# Destiny

> Steven Kenneth Bonnell II, known online as Destiny, is an American live streamer and political commentator who pioneered full-time video game streaming and pivoted into round-the-clock political debate. From a former StarCraft II pro to a fixture of online political combat, he debates everyone from Marxists to alt-right YouTubers, often for ten or twelve hours at a stretch.

- **Role:** Independent streamer and host at destiny.gg
- **Organizations:** destiny.gg, Unfuck America Tour (2025)
- **From:** Omaha, Nebraska, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** High school, Creighton Preparatory School, Studied music (did not complete), University of Nebraska Omaha
- **Known for:** Among the first creators to stream video games online full-time., Credited by the New York Times for deradicalizing viewers from the alt-right., Hundreds of unsolicited emails from former alt-right viewers crediting his debates for their political turn.

## Career timeline

- **2007** — Enrolled at the University of Nebraska Omaha, studying music while working as a restaurant manager at a casino.
- **2011** — Begins streaming StarCraft II full-time, one of the first people to do so professionally.
- **2016** — Pivots to political commentary and live debates on stream.
- **2017** — High-profile debate with JonTron on immigration goes viral.
- **2018** — Receives 30-day Twitch suspension; later moves from Nebraska to the Los Angeles area.
- **2020** — Twitch partnership terminated in October.
- **2021** — Debates Marxian economist Richard D. Wolff defending capitalism. Moves to Miami.
- **2025** — Joins the Unfuck America Tour campus series; debates Dinesh D'Souza in Washington, D.C.; speaks at Yale at the invitation of Yale Effective Altruism.

## Achievements

- Among the first creators to stream video games online full-time.
- Credited by the New York Times for deradicalizing viewers from the alt-right.
- Hundreds of unsolicited emails from former alt-right viewers crediting his debates for their political turn.
- Built destiny.gg, a self-owned community platform independent of Twitch.
- Long-running podcast: 'Destiny Debates and Discussions.'

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — Debated Dinesh D'Souza in Washington, D.C. on December 13.
- **2025-12** — Hosted at Yale by Yale Effective Altruism to debate Medicare, Medicaid and political violence.
- **2025** — Joined the Unfuck America Tour - a progressive campus event series countering Turning Point USA.

## Links

- Website: https://www.destiny.gg/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/TheOmniLiberal
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Destiny
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/destiny/

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Last updated: 2026-05-20