Category: News

What happens if Clinton and Trump tie? The electoral college is tricky business

As Election Day nears, almost 40 percent of Americans have already cast their ballots by mail, and right now, Five Thirty Eight predicts there is only a 0.5 percent chance of a tie in the electoral college between Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. But considering how the commanding lead Clinton held over […]

What is the song in the “mannequin challenge” videos? It’s catchy AF

If you’ve seen the “mannequin challenge,” then you probably also have the “mannequin challenge” song stuck in your head. If you’ve been humming it without knowing what it is, here you go: Rae Sremmurd’s “Black Beatles,” which features Gucci Mane. The song came out way back in August on their SremmLife 2 album, so the challenge isn’t a […]

New study: Having daughters helps parents see how horrible Donald Trump is

Earlier this week, The Washington Post conducted a poll looking at the presidential preferences of parents based on whether they exclusively have daughters, sons, or both. The results probably won’t surprise you a whole lot — parents with only daughters overwhelmingly support Hillary Clinton for president over Donald Trump. The numbers look something like this: Polled parents of just daughters […]

Why is Angelina Jolie allegedly suing Perez Hilton? He isn’t taking the threats lightly

As if the Brangelina divorce wasn’t terrible enough, now Angelina Jolie is threatening to sue Perez Hilton, America’s favorite celebrity gossip monger. Hilton is not having any of it though, at all. He alleges Jolie’s lawyers contacted him about a lawsuit (he doesn’t mention why, but it’s probably for libel), but he isn’t taking any of the threats seriously. Hilton posted […]

Why that meme of Ted Cruz phone-banking for Trump is so sad, not that you should feel sorry for him

For a brief, uncomfortable moment this summer, Americans everywhere experienced a feeling they had never previously known: admiration for failed Republican presidential candidate and known homophobe Ted Cruz, when he humiliated Donald Trump by refusing to endorse the nominee at the GOP convention. However, months later, Cruz did a complete 180 and endorsed Trump in a lengthy AF […]

Rush Limbaugh and Matt Drudge think Hurricane Matthew is a liberal conspiracy (it’s not)

As the Category 4 tropical storm Hurricane Matthew makes its way through Florida, there are people who still doubt the validity of the storm. The outspoken Rush Limbaugh thinks Hurricane Matthew is a liberal conspiracy and his ranks are joined by conservative blogger and founder of the Drudge Report, Matt Drudge, who has also considered the […]

Is Anderson Cooper a Democrat? The CNN journalist’s political leanings are mysterious

Along with ABC’s Martha Raddatz, CNN’s silver fox will moderate the second presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Sunday, Oct. 9. Since Trump will inevitably say the moderators were biased toward Clinton if they lodge difficult question at him or he just utterly fails on stage, it’s important to ask: Is Anderson Cooper a […]

Man who went to Black Lives Matter protest in gorilla mask charged with civil rights intimidation

A student protest near East Tennessee State University took a turn for the disgusting on Tuesday afternoon, when a ETSU freshman identified as Tristan Rettke showed up to the Black Lives Matter protest wearing a gorilla mask. Rettke also wore a Confederate flag emblazoned on his backpack, just to really make sure everyone was aware he’s a racist (you know, because his gorilla mask hadn’t made that […]