Donald Trump's website enjoyed a brief democracy
Here are some words I never thought I’d write: A thing associated with Donald Trump was fun. Here are some worlds I have written ad nauseam over the last few months: Donald Trump ruins everything. Earlier today, blogger Andy Baio tweeted about a...
How to follow the 2016 election results online
The end is nigh for the 2016 presidential election. We have but one hurdle left: the outcome. If, like us, you plan to spend your election night in a dark living room hunched over your laptop, we’d like to make the experience a little easier....
The positive peer pressure of the ‘I Voted’ selfie
Today, the trash fire known as the 2016 election will finally be doused with the water of our nation’s citizenry. As Americans file out of their polling place, many will leave with a small sticker bearing the phrase “I Voted.” It’s a cute idea...
Clinton campaign launches ‘digital hotline’ where users can text or tweet Election Day questions
Today is Election Day in the United States, which means it’s a day set aside specifically for the act of voting. And yet, voting in the US is often more difficult than it could be. Polling places around the country have reported extremely long...
Is a selfie in the voting booth legal? Check this tool first
One of the most important elections in history has finally arrived. This year, the number of millennial voters has caught up to baby boomers in the electorate, each accounting for roughly 31 percent of the voting-eligible population. Politicians...
Kate McKinnon and Alec Baldwin break character to urge people to vote
In its last show before the 2016 presidential election, Saturday Night Live checked in with Alec Baldwin’s Donald Trump and Kate McKinnon’s Hillary Clinton one final time before Tuesday, with both actors breaking character to urge voters to head...
Why your Facebook friends are checking in at Standing Rock
Your Facebook friends aren’t actually all in North Dakota today. The Standing Rock Indian Reservation is currently at the center of a controversy centered on members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe protesting the proposed oil Dakota Access...
Peter Thiel: what Trump represents is ‘not going away’
Entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel, a self-described contrarian and Donald Trump’s most high-profile supporter in Silicon Valley, has vehemently defended his recent $1.25 million donation to Trump’s campaign and pro-Trump super PACs. In an...
How to watch tonight's final presidential debate: start time, topics, and streaming
Tonight marks the final presidential debate of the 2016 campaign trail, with only a couple of weeks left until election day. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton’s poll numbers have been rising, but she’s faced scrutiny over leaked emails from...
Pepe’s creator is trying to reclaim him from white supremacists
Pepe the frog, a one-time comic character and long-standing internet meme, has had a rough year. But after seeing Pepe repurposed by racists and identified as a hate symbol, his creator is trying to reclaim him. The Anti-Defamation League and Matt...
