Hamilton Nolan · 08/15/16 08:40AM
Donald Trump to Propose Ideological Tests for Immigrants
Brendan O'Connor · 08/15/16 08:15AMIn a speech on Monday, Donald Trump is expected to propose the institution of a new, ideological test that immigrants to the United States would be required to take, the Associated Press reports, so as to determine their positions on social issues like religious freedom, gender equality and gay rights. In any case where it cannot perform adequate screenings, the U.S. would not issue a visa.
Ivanka Trump Hanging Out in Croatia With Vladimir Putin's Girlfriend
Brendan O'Connor · 08/15/16 07:10AM84 Days and a Wake Up
Brendan O'Connor · 08/15/16 06:40AMReport: Secret Ledger Lists $12 Million to Trump Campaign Chief From Pro-Russian Party in Ukraine
Hudson Hongo · 08/14/16 10:10PMAccording to The New York Times, handwritten papers recovered from the office of Ukraine’s former ruling party list $12.7 million in cash payments to Paul Manafort, Donald Trump’s current campaign manager, between 2007 and 2012. The Times previously reported on consulting services Manafort provided for the pro-Russian party of deposed Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, but his earnings from the work are not known.
Donald Trump: "Remain True to Self"
Hudson Hongo · 08/14/16 08:15PMScott Walker Activates National Guard After Destructive Protests in Milwaukee
Hudson Hongo · 08/14/16 06:47PMAudit Finds 42 People Entered Into California State Gang Database Were Less Than One Year Old
Hannah Gold · 08/14/16 04:40PMAn audit of California’s state gang database, CalGang, found 42 individuals in the database who were less than one year old at the time of of entry, 28 of whom are further classified as, “admitting to being gang members,” Voice of San Diego reports. A human baby typically utters its first word at around nine months of age.
Trump Threatens to Revoke NYT Press Credentials Again
Hannah Gold · 08/14/16 03:20PMMore Than 7,000 People Rescued From 'Historic' Louisiana Flooding
Hannah Gold · 08/14/16 01:25PMNew Details About Attica Prison Massacre Emerge, Including Names of Shooters
Hannah Gold · 08/14/16 11:00AMCops and Protesters Clash in Milwaukee After Fatal Shooting by Police
Tom Scocca · 08/13/16 11:32PMImam and His Assistant Killed in Queens Shooting [Updated]
Hannah Gold · 08/13/16 04:55PMReport: Anthony Weiner Still Bad at Flirting
Hannah Gold · 08/13/16 03:20PMRobert De Niro Draws Comparison Between Mentally-Ill Character He Once Played and Donald Trump
Hannah Gold · 08/13/16 12:55PMTrump Spokesperson: 'Obama Went Into Afghanistan'
Hannah Gold · 08/13/16 11:55AMThe "Lost" SpongeBob Movie That Haunted the Internet Never Existed in the First Place
Andy Cush · 08/12/16 03:43PMLast August, some SpongeBob SquarePants fans caught wind of the existence of a strange bootleg film about their favorite talking rectangle, only the vaguest traces of which could be found online, and began an obsessive search for the movie. Now, one year later, it has been revealed that A Day With SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie never existed in the first place.
Bars Are Not Fun
Jordan Sargent · 08/12/16 02:00PMThese Are the Worst People in Online Media (Updating) [UPDATE: NOT Updating]
Ashley Feinberg · 08/12/16 01:05PMEarly this morning, someone pretending to be aspiring YouTube star Martin Shkreli sent out a fake press release and CC-ed over 400 media people—journalists, bloggers, freelancers, social media directors, tweeters, what-have-you. Because we are all the worst kind of people—and because everyone knows that this GIF, this GIF is going to be the funny one that everyone loves—there has been an incessant stream of “reply alls” for hours.