Hamilton Nolan · 06/16/16 11:25AM
UPDATE: Chris Christie Denies Being Donald Trump's Special Delivery Boy
Ashley Feinberg · 06/16/16 10:45AMSurvey: People Want to Get Rich Quick With No Risk
Hamilton Nolan · 06/16/16 10:25AMDoes Donald Trump Just Want Another TV Show?
Brendan O'Connor · 06/16/16 10:05AMFox News to His Holiness the Dalai Lama: You Ever Seen Caddyshack?
Ashley Feinberg · 06/16/16 09:40AMThou Shalt Kill
Tom Scocca · 06/16/16 09:20AMOn Monday, a representative of the National Rifle Association officially blamed “political correctness” for the massacre in Orlando this past weekend. This line of argument—that that the killings were a result of our inability to speak frankly about the dangers this country faces—gathered momentum while the dead bodies still lay in the Pulse nightclub.
Goldman Sachs Doesn't Want Its Employees Using Swears
Brendan O'Connor · 06/16/16 08:25AMCNBC has obtained a document (from 2008) listing all of the phrases a Goldman Sachs employee could use in an email that would trigger a review by the firm’s compliance department. The list includes phrases like “How could this happen again?” and “How could you|GS|Goldman possibly[?] lose so|this|that much.”
Tupac Reveals Beverage Preference
Hamilton Nolan · 06/16/16 08:04AMReport: Donald Trump Agreed to Call 24 Donors, Made It Through Three Before Giving Up
Gabrielle Bluestone · 06/16/16 07:17AM144 Days and a Wake Up
Brendan O'Connor · 06/16/16 06:40AMSenate Democrat's Gun Control Filibuster Rolls Into 14th Hour
Hudson Hongo · 06/15/16 11:45PMEgyptAir Flight Wreckage Finally Spotted at Bottom of Sea
Hudson Hongo · 06/15/16 09:55PMDonald Trump Vows to "Do It by Myself" If GOP Prudes Won't Lend Him a Hand
Hudson Hongo · 06/15/16 08:08PMIn the wake of Donald Trump’s toxic response to the Orlando shooting, Republican leaders have tried to distance themselves from their presumptive nominee, going so far as to physically flee from reporters. On Wednesday, however, a passionate Trump refused to stand down, claiming that he had more than enough self-love to satisfy his needs.
L.A. Pride Weapons Suspect Charged With Molesting 12-Year-Old Girl
Hudson Hongo · 06/15/16 06:49PMThese Are the Publications the DNC Relied On to Build Oppo Research on Donald Trump
Gabrielle Bluestone · 06/15/16 06:03PMThe term “oppo research” is a sexy one, conjuring scenes of detectives peering in windows and meetings in shadowy underground parking garages. In reality, at least based on files that appeared to be hacked from the DNC, oppo research mostly consists of aggregating a bunch of news articles about Donald Trump.
Ugandan High School Reportedly Expels 20 Students for Being Gay
Rich Juzwiak · 06/15/16 05:22PMAs we continue to mourn for Orlando, it’s important to not lose sight of homophobia’s status as a global problem. Offering some depressing perspective on that note is a story out of Uganda—which remains a horrific place for LGBT people and where homosexual activity is illegal— via KuchuTimes, “Africa’s first collective online radio, television and news platform focusing on LGBTI issues in Africa,” according to its Twitter. Reportedly, several students have been expelled from western Uganda’s boys-only Mbarara High School after being shamed and tortured by fellow students for being gay. Reports KuchuTimes: