Why Does Joe Biden Have This Baby's Pacifier in His Mouth?
Photographic evidence suggests that Joe Biden recently put a baby’s pacifier into his very own mouth. He was not related to the baby.
Videos: Large Tornado Tears Through Communities West of Chicago
A large tornado tore through communities southeast of Rockford, Illinois, on Thursday evening, part of a larger outbreak of severe thunderstorms gripping the eastern half of the United States. Numerous videos show the strong tornado scraping across the landscape, and several buildings in the area were heavily…
This Probably Made Up Reddit Story About a Potato Is Incredibly Good
Have you read the all the best literature, in all the best libraries? If so, good for you, my friend, but perhaps you'll allow me point you to a gem you may have overlooked: the Reddit story about a man who decided to pretend he'd never seen a potato before.
Sheriff's Deputies Caught on Camera Beating Suspected Horse Thief
An alleged horse thief went down in a swarm of San Bernardino Sheriff's deputies Thursday while an NBC helicopter captured the brutal scene from above.
Adam Sandler, Here Are Some Movie Ideas
Adam Sandler's most recent project is a movie called The Cobbler. In it, Sandler plays a washed-up cobbler named Max Simkin who finds a magical shoe-fixer machine that allows him to walk in other people's shoes. Here are several more movie ideas for Adam Sandler.
Fox News Enigma Megyn Kelly Slams Rand Paul's Sexist Behavior
And so continues one of the most confusing relationships of my adult life: that between myself and Fox News’ Megyn Kelly. Once again Kelly brought out her “sensible adult” side during an interview with Rand Paul, taking him (as well as other male journalists) to task for sexism.
Dash Cam Shows Traffic Stop That Led to the Walter Scott Shooting
Police today released dash cam footage showing the traffic stop moments before North Charleston police officer Michael Slager fatally shot Walter Scott in the back Saturday.
BuzzFeed Deletes Post Critical of Dove, a BuzzFeed Advertiser
Wednesday afternoon, BuzzFeed published a post by staff writer Arabelle Sicardi that openly criticized a bizarre advertising campaign by Dove. (A sample passage: “The soap manufacturer wants to tell us how we feel about ourselves. And then fix it for us. With soap.”) Thursday morning, however, BuzzFeed deleted the…
Elizabeth Warren Is Right About Everything
This afternoon, Massachusetts Senator and presidential non-candidate Elizabeth Warren spoke to a crowd of 200 sweaty fans at the Strand book store in Manhattan. Everything she said was true, which is fairly remarkable, for a politician.
Tortured Hunk Kit Harington Plans to "Be a Good Little Hunk and Shut Up"
It seems like Kit Harington, actor and world's most reluctant hunk, has changed his hunk tune. No longer is his hunk tune, "To always be put on a pedestal as a hunk is slightly demeaning." Now his hunk tune is, "I've decided i'm going to ... shut up." Ahh, I love a good tune.
Obama's Patois Is Jamaican Us Wish He Could Be Prez Forever [AIRHORN]
"Wha gwan, Jamaica?" President Obama greeted an evidently delighted crowd in Kingston today, speaking after a meeting with Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller. John "Ich bin ein Berliner" Kennedy had nothing on this guy.
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Report: Hillary Overlooked Labor Violations After Millions in Donations
In 2011, then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton publicly lauded a Colombian free trade agreement—the same deal she'd condemned as being bad for labor rights back in 2008. So why the change of heart? According to a report from the International business Times, it could be because the country's largest oil company was…
Heads Up: Chicago, Milwaukee at Risk for Tornadoes This Afternoon
Severe thunderstorms are rapidly firing up across the Upper Midwest this afternoon, with tornado watches in effect from central Missouri through the western shores of Lake Michigan. The largest cities under the risk for tornadoes this afternoon are Chicago and Milwaukee. Some of the tornadoes could be strong in the…
True Detective Season 2 Trailer: Who Will Be the True Detective?
Courtesy of HBO, here's your first glimpse of True Detective Season 2, a forthcoming television event based on a popular Twitter meme. True Detective's first iteration kept devoted fans guessing at the identity of the true detective until the final episode—and we can only guess the show's extremely likable creator…
500 Days of Kristin, Day 74: How to Hide Your Little Tummy from Kristin
Today we will reveal another droplet of bikini wisdom from Kristin Cavallari, who recently typed up her thoughts on swimsuit shopping for a post on her eponymous iPhone app titled, "Best Bathing Suit For Different Body Types."
Oh My God Wall Street Is Robbing Us Blind And We Are Letting Them
Consider public pensions. The money that firefighters and police and government workers will use in retirement. Two facts: 1) Wall Street is stealing this money, and 2) We are letting them, like fucking suckers.
$24,000 to Role Play a Senior Official in a Secret Exercise?
More information has come in on the Invincible series of exercises, following on the Invincible Shield exercise I wrote about yesterday. Two inscrutable documents, called Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests (MIPRs), now make reference to Invisible Sentry 15, held at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. The Purchase…
Dashcam Captures Florida Cop Fatally Shooting Mentally Ill Man
In dashcam footage released today by the family of 25-year-old Lavall Hall—the mentally ill man shot and killed by Miami Gardens, Fla. police officer Eddo Trimino in February—the officer can be heard shouting, "Get on the fucking ground or you're dead!" before firing five times.
Mayor of City With Nation's Most Extensive Transit System Rides Train
Bill de Blasio, the progressive-minded mayor of New York City, the city with the greatest mass transit ridership in North America, rode a train today.
