Patrick Hogan
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New York, NY, United States
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Mastodon makes the internet feel like home again
I have been using the open source Twitter competitor for almost a year, and I love it. → Read More
Saying Farewell To Three Decades of Weird Sonic the Hedgehog Comics
Remember that time Sonic cried because changes to the timeline caused his children to never be born? He had previously been king of the planet, but in the new timeline, Shadow the Hedgehog was actually king and had married Sonic’s longtime love interest, Princess Sally (Sonic the Hedgehog #166)? → Read More
Donald Trump can’t stop talking about Mexico paying for the wall. Except when he’s in Mexico.
Trump said the subject didn't come up during his meeting with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. → Read More
Trump’s official White House website is already providing an ominous window into his priorities
The new WhiteHouse.gov has the same design and layout as the old one, but with all Trump content. → Read More
Unhinged Trump supporter bursts in on Christmas Mass to rant about 'Pizzagate' conspiracy
The man, a known pro-Trump supporter from the election, disrupted a Mass to shout about pizzagate to worshippers. → Read More
Obama just announced two new national monuments and Republicans are furious
The designation creates two national monuments out of 1.6 million acres of land in Nevada and Utah, a move that outraged local Republicans. → Read More
Transphobic parents helped get an 8-year-old boy kicked out of their Cub Scouts chapter
The Cub Scouts rejected the New Jersey boy after he head been allowed to participate in the group for a month. → Read More
After weeks of controversy, a West Virginia official was fired for racist comments about Michelle Obama
Pamela Taylor was suspended, reinstated then finally fired for her Facebook post on the First Lady. → Read More
Donald Trump had a very busy (and totally insane) holiday weekend online
The president launched attacks on a lot of targets over the holiday weekend. → Read More
These are all the celebrities Donald Trump definitely doesn’t want coming to his inauguration
Trump tweeted that he doesn't want celebrities to attend his inauguration, despite the many attempts he's made to attract them. → Read More
Obama just signed a law giving this group of Americans legal protections for the first time
The law is groundbreaking in its treatment of atheists as an actual protected class on their own. → Read More
This bonkers statement about HB2 shows North Carolina Republicans have truly lost their minds
A late night statement by the state Republican party claims the governor-elect and Charlotte City Council lied about a compromise to repeal the unpopular bill. → Read More
Arizona adds critical 21st century skill to public school curriculum: Writing in cursive
As part of its revision of the Common Core state standards, Arizona is mandating instruction in cursive. → Read More
North Carolina may be about to repeal its transphobic bathroom bill—but there's a sickening catch
Incoming Gov. Roy Cooper said the compromise would allow the state legislature to repeal the state's controversial "bathroom bill." → Read More
The Electoral College is not going to save us from Donald Trump. It’s the only reason he won.
While some are promoting the idea that the college can spare America four years of Trump, that was never going to happen. → Read More
This lawsuit claims that Massachusetts is treating some homeless families with cruel indifference
Massachusetts is the only state in the country in which the government has a legal obligation to give shelter to homeless families. → Read More
An eighth state has now officially legalized weed
The state voted to legalize marijuana during the general election, however selling it is still illegal. → Read More
NASA says we’re overdue to be wiped out by a comet, but not just because 2016 has been the worst
In a talk in San Francisco, a NASA scientist warned that we, as a species, were unprepared for a major extinction-level event that is overdue. → Read More
This Oklahoma anti-abortion law is completely deranged — and comes with a big bill
The law requires all businesses licensed by the state department of health to post signs with anti-abortion messages, but does not include funding for them. → Read More
The man who Trump wants as one of his top diplomats is peddling some truly wild conspiracy theories
The former U.N. ambassador on George W. Bush accused Obama of "politicizing" intelligence, something Bolton has been accused of in the past. → Read More