Andy Cush · 06/03/15 11:42AM

“With WikiLeaks and Eric Snowden spilling our beans every day, what’s happening on the Obamacare exchanges is the best-kept secret in Washington.” Please enjoy the Guardian’s compilation of U.S. lawmakers forgetting the name of the central figure in one of recent memory’s biggest news stories.

Crazy Toothy Fish Is In Fact Jesus, Our Lord

Hamilton Nolan · 06/03/15 09:16AM

When you see a fish like this swimming by, you might dismiss it by saying, “Don’t let that weirdo toothy monster fish touch me!” while flinging a spear. But what if you knew that that fish was actually Jesus, the Christ?

Report: Oh God, This Guy Too, Probably

Hudson Hongo · 06/03/15 12:45AM

According to NBC News, Louisiana’s Republican Governor Bobby Jindal will be making “a major announcement” about his 2016 plans later this month. Which—barring an declaration that he seeks to abolish the federal government and name himself Jindalator Supreme—means that he, too, is likely running for president.

Damn That's a Lot of Bees

Gabrielle Bluestone · 06/02/15 11:30PM

Cops in Montana had to let the driver of this Final Destination-looking motor vehicle go with just a ticket last week. Turns out the state legislature, for some strange reason, never thought to write laws governing the voluntary transportation of thousands of bees in the backseat of a sedan.

Hudson Hongo · 06/02/15 09:00PM

The White House announced Tuesday that President Obama has signed the USA Freedom Act into law. The bill gives the NSA six months to end the agency’s controversial bulk phone collection program. It is the first piece of congressional legislation limiting executive surveillance powers since 9/11, The Intercept reports.

Fed Survey: We're Poor, Unless We're Rich

Adam Weinstein · 06/02/15 04:07PM

Who ruined our economy, Bush or Obama? Trick question! The economy’s never been better, for investors and rentiers. And it’s never getting better for everybody else, including the half of Americans who just told the U.S. government they’d be fucked if they needed to come up with $400, like, now.

Guess What Happens When an Oil Company Sponsors a Climate Change Exhibit

Andy Cush · 06/02/15 03:15PM

“Atmosphere: exploring climate change,” the London Science Museum’s exhibit on global warming, is principally sponsored by Shell. You’re asking yourself: Hmm, Shell—isn’t that the name of some trendy “green” startup? No, it’s the same old Shell that fills your gas tank and that was responsible for 76 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions last year. What could go wrong?