Two Former Feds Accused of Stealing $1.5 Million During Silk Road Bust

Gabrielle Bluestone · 03/30/15 11:52PM

Two former federal agents who worked on the 2013 bust of underground drug market Silk Road were charged with multiple felonies this week alleging that the pair used the operation for their own gain, blackmailing defendants and stealing more than $1.5 million worth of bitcoin under the cover of darknet.

Sometimes Your Own Worst Enemy Is Yourself

Gabrielle Bluestone · 03/30/15 10:30PM

Once upon a time a man started hitting his head against a wall. A passerby asked him, "Why are you hitting your head against that wall?" "Because it feels so... Well, I guess because I don't have a weirdly strong mirror like that cute little goat."

Abandon Hope: Coyotes Now Squatting In New York City's Vacant Buildings

Gabrielle Bluestone · 03/30/15 08:32PM

New York is a concrete city populated by humans—for now. But is that a tire screech you hear, or a pack of coyotes howling at the moon, living in your old apartment, lying in wait? New, disturbing evidence out of Queens suggests we're running on borrowed time.

The World's Most Famous Musicians Just Hosted a Bonkers Press Conference

Sam Biddle · 03/30/15 05:15PM

Only a few minutes ago, the entire music industry stood on a stage in a collective display of how rich and out of touch they are. They think you are willing to pay up to double the price of other streaming music services to pay for their streaming music service, because they are crazy.

Hamilton Nolan · 03/30/15 03:48PM

Ben Bernanke, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve, is launching his own blog. Allow us to be the first to say: "Go fuck your mom and die, bitch boy." Welcome to blogging.

LBJ Was Obsessed With His Dick

Jordan Sargent · 03/30/15 03:25PM

One imagines that the mind of the president is constantly occupied by the fate of the free world. This probably explains, for instance, why George W. Bush could barely read. Lyndon B. Johnson, though, was not your average president, for various reasons, but quite prominently that he was very concerned about the state of his penis.

Jackass President Damn Near Busts His Ass

Hamilton Nolan · 03/30/15 02:16PM

Commander-in-"Whoops!" Barack Obama nearly tumbled down a whole god damn set of airplane stairs today after seemingly failing to master a skill that even toddlers have grasped—putting one foot in front of the other.

Audit This: The Most Disturbing Scientology Stories of the Last Decade

Gabrielle Bluestone · 03/30/15 01:00PM

Following the premiere of the damning Scientology documentary Going Clear last night, you may have more questions about the bizarre cult and its recent history. Compiled below are the most insane reports about Scientology from the past ten years.

Spokesman For Politician Who Committed Suicide Also Commits Suicide

Jordan Sargent · 03/30/15 12:25PM

Just over a month ago, Tom Schweich, a Republican candidate for governor of Missouri, shot himself in his home outside St. Louis. This weekend, his spokesman and media director Spence Jackson did the same at his apartment in Jefferson City.