Sport

Chicago doesn’t need your tired whataboutism, Kaycee Sogard

I don’t know Kaycee Sogard, the wife of Chicago Cubs infielder Eric Sogard. What little I do know about her, I garnered her epic, self-imposed Twitter meltdown last night, which happened, conveniently, just as the Cubs were losing to the Pirates 6-3. Read more…

Sport

April Fools, these fake sports tweets probably got you too

We all want to be first. First in line for whatever you’re buying, first to discover new talent, first to see that blockbuster hit. In the media, we also want to be first to a story. You probably do too. That might be why you’re on Twitter — to follow the “Woj Bombs” or Schefter’s […]

Tech

Former Trump vaccine czar fired over substantiated sexual harassment claim

Enlarge / President Donald Trump listens as Moncef Slaoui, the former head of GlaxoSmithKlines vaccines division, speaks about coronavirus vaccine development in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 15, 2020, in Washington, DC. (credit: Drew Angerer | Getty Images) Moncef Slaoui, the former head scientist for the Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed, […]

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If Johnny Damon looked like David Ortiz, he very well might be dead

I know you’ll have to get over the shock that someone who spent their whole career trading on the label of “idiot” got arrested for a DUI. It’s a cold world. That’s what Johnny Damon did last month in Florida, as well as resisting arrest without violence. Damon’s blood-alcohol level was .30, some four times […]

Tech

Oracle’s TikTok acquisition reportedly “shelved” indefinitely

Enlarge / ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) The weird deal Oracle arranged at the behest of the Trump administration to buy TikTok without actually acquiring it has been permanently back-burnered, according to a new report. The transaction, which has gone effectively nowhere since it was first announced, is now “shelved,” the ever-popular “people […]

Tech

Biden DOJ halts Trump admin lawsuit against Calif. net neutrality rules

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Rafe Swan) The Biden administration has abandoned a Trump-era lawsuit that sought to block California’s net neutrality law. In a court filing today, the US Department of Justice said it “hereby gives notice of its voluntary dismissal of this case.” Shortly after, the court announced that the case is “dismissed […]

Tech

Parler’s ownership offer to Trump and possible Russian ties probed by Congress

Enlarge / Parler’s logo. (credit: Getty Images | Smith Collection/Gado) A congressional oversight committee is investigating whether Parler has financial ties to Russian entities, citing reports that the right-wing social network “allowed Russian disinformation to flourish” before the election and hosted calls for violence before a Trump-incited mob stormed the Capitol on January 6. The […]

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Tom Brady may not have campaigned for Trump, but their friendship helped legitimize MAGA fanaticism

A.J. Delgado, a former senior advisor to Donald Trump, and self-described “now proud critic,” made clear on Sunday just what kind of equivocating nonsense that is, and how far people will go to try to excuse having been in line with a would-be dictator. Read more…

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This delusional Trump loyalist is actually right: Tom Brady is the MAGA quarterback of choice

A.J. Delgado, a former senior advisor to Donald Trump, and self-described “now proud critic,” made clear on Sunday just what kind of equivocating nonsense that is, and how far people will go to try to excuse having been in line with a would-be dictator. Read more…

COVID 19 Tech

“We’re failing”: Ex-Warp Speed leader proud, deflects blame on vaccines

Enlarge / President Donald Trump listens as Moncef Slaoui, the former head of GlaxoSmithKlines vaccines division, speaks about coronavirus vaccine development in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 15, 2020 in Washington, DC. (credit: Drew Angerer | Getty Images) Moncef Slaoui, the former head scientist for the Trump Administration’s Operation Warp Speed, […]