The Intercept Begins Releasing Snowden Files, Starting With the NSA's Quirky Crazy Cool Internal Newsletter
Brendan O'Connor · 05/17/16 09:35AM
Today, The Intercept began the process of making the archive of documents provided by National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden available to the wider public, beginning with the first three months of SIDtoday, an internal, top secret agency newsletter that began publishing 11 days after the U.S. invasion of Iraq. The files are available for download here.
Stop Drug-Testing Your Employees
Andy Cush · 05/17/16 09:15AMArianna Huffington Declares War on Leakers
J.K. Trotter · 05/17/16 08:55AM
Arianna Huffington, whose daytime job consists of running a website that routinely depends on information provided by leakers at other companies, has reportedly soured on the whole idea of leaking things to the press. Erik Wemple of the Washington Post reports on a meeting the Huffington Post founder had with her lieutenants earlier this month:
Dozens of Iraqis Killed in Pair of Bombings Around Baghdad
Brendan O'Connor · 05/17/16 07:08AM175 Days and a Wake Up
Brendan O'Connor · 05/17/16 06:22AMMarco Rubio Proves He's Not Mad by Flipping Out on Twitter
Hudson Hongo · 05/16/16 10:47PMSasha Frere-Jones Reportedly Forced Out at Los Angeles Times For Unauthorized Strip Club Expensing, Ethical Violations
Jordan Sargent · 05/16/16 10:35PM
Sasha Frere-Jones—the longtime New Yorker pop music critic who bolted for a gig at Genius before leaving the nascent website and heading west for the Los Angeles Times—has resigned from the paper after crossing various ethical bounds, as well as expensing $5,000 at a strip club, The Wrap reported tonight.
Trump to Obama: Dumb Is Good, Actually
Hudson Hongo · 05/16/16 08:55PMConcealed Carry Owner Accidentally Shoots Self, Woman at High School Graduation
Hudson Hongo · 05/16/16 08:01PMTrump Campaign Reportedly Cancels Interview After Hearing Journalist Speak Spanish
Hudson Hongo · 05/16/16 06:32PMClose Your Porn Tabs Before Posting Screenshots to Your Congressional Campaign Page
Ashley Feinberg · 05/16/16 04:51PMThis Goofy Repository of Florida Farm Crimes Is My New Favorite Facebook Page
Andy Cush · 05/16/16 04:00PM
I don’t know about you, but when I log onto Facebook, I’m hoping to see pregnancy announcements from couples I went to high school with, self-congratulatory status updates from my professional peers, and photos of the latest gator crimes and horse frauds being perpetrated in the Sunshine State. That’s why the Florida Agricultural Crimes Intelligence Unit is my new favorite page on the social network.
Facebook Live Stopped Working Before BuzzFeed’s Facebook Live Interview with Obama Even Began
J.K. Trotter · 05/16/16 03:30PM
On Friday, Gawker reported that YouTube and Facebook would simultaneously livestream BuzzFeed’s live interview with the President of the United States, which took place today at 2:50 p.m. But it turns out that only the former service was able to hold up their end of the bargain. As you can see in the video below, Facebook Live abruptly stopped working before the interview even began.
"Donald Baron" Is Donald Trump's Worst Alias Yet
Marina Galperina · 05/16/16 02:30PMDavid Geffen's Quasi-Undiscovered Instagram Is Mostly Extremely Boring
Jordan Sargent · 05/16/16 02:05PM
Entertainment mogul David Geffen has a fascinating interior life. As an old billionaire, he has constantly afforded himself the best young, muscular ass money can buy, and that has tended to get him wrapped up in the juiciest of tabloid dramas. For instance, in 2014 he had to file a restraining order against his 20-year-old football-playing ex-boyfriend, and last year a porn star testified that he would “fear for his safety” if he revealed to the FBI that Geffen had paid for some dental work.
Donald Trump Hoping You Hadn't Heard About Benghazi or Monica Lewinsky
Brendan O'Connor · 05/16/16 01:15PMWhat Gave Him Away?
Jordan Sargent · 05/16/16 12:50PM
Yesterday afternoon, police officers in New Jersey were combing the Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area in the eastern part of the state when they came upon an abandoned car. After searching the area, they arrested two men in combat gear who were in possession of various weapons, including high-powered automatic rifles.