Toddler who won’t eat peas perfectly explains the shutdown
At this point, do we really need age requirements for public office?
On Oct 16, 2013 by Miles Klee
NSA reauthorized to track your phone calls for another 3 months
It’s the second time the NSA has announced a renewal of its rolling authorization for the program.
On Oct 14, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Did the Internet cause the government shutdown?
The Internet and democracy may empower mobs, and they may empower extremists. But they also empower you.
On Oct 10, 2013 by Nicholas White
10 amazing acts of kindness during the government shutdown
United in their distaste for Congress (and kids getting locked out of zoos), Americans are putting politics aside to do what’s right.
On Oct 10, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III
Click this button to drunk dial a random member of Congress
Now’s your chance to tell your representatives what you really think of their actions.
On Oct 10, 2013 by Gaby Dunn
This simple vine gets to the root of the government shutdown
If only all of Congress could be this competent. At anything.
On Oct 9, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Facebook and Twitter pull the plug on a possibly fake trucker protest
Somebody is asleep at the wheel here.
On Oct 8, 2013 by Miles Klee
Congressman quotes viral tweet in shutdown debate
Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.) asked his Republican colleagues to stop “trying to burn down the house.”
On Oct 7, 2013 by Tim Sampson
The National Weather Service’s secret message to Congress
Or was it just an accident?
On Oct 5, 2013 by Aja Romano
For rent on Craigslist: 1 Capitol, barely used
For rent: one capital. Barely used.
On Oct 3, 2013 by Kevin Collier
PRISM companies beg Congress to pass laws letting them talk about PRISM
All of the companies issued carefully worded denials of willfully spying on customers except when required by law.
On Oct 2, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Twitter protests the government shutdown by taking off its pants
Protest the shutdown with your butt.
On Oct 1, 2013 by Dell Cameron
Gay liberal lawmaker comes out to Tea Party Republican dad in campaign ad
“Massachusetts liberal” Carl Sciortino Jr. enlisted the help of his Tea Party Republican dad in an ad for his run for Congress.
On Sep 18, 2013 by Gaby Dunn
Congress gearing up for another fight against NSA metadata collection
Justin Amash’s amendment to limit domestic surveillance narrowly failed in July—but that was before all of Congress knew what the NSA is collecting.
On Aug 24, 2013 by Kevin Collier
U.S. Senate begins to investigate Bitcoin
The Bitcoin regulatory hootenanny is now fully on.
On Aug 15, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
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