Tom McKay
Rolling Stone
New York, NY, United States
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CPAC 2023 Is Low Energy
Even ahead of Donald Trump’s speech, the ultraconservative conference struggled to fill seats or find sponsors to pay for them → Read More
Six Republican Attorneys General Warn DirecTV to Keep Airing OAN or... They'll Be Really Mad
The state attorneys general have no power to compel DirecTV to keep the pro-Trump network in its bundle of channels, but they "strongly recommend" that it does. → Read More
U.S. Police Are So Ready for War They're Shipping Armor to Ukrainians
Police across the country are shipping extra riot gear to Ukrainian defense forces. → Read More
Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio Charged With Capitol Riot Conspiracy
Prosecutors say Tarrio participated in group chats planning the attack, as well as met with the leader of the Oath Keepers the day before it occurred. → Read More
A Shady App Is Tricking Trump Supporters Into Thinking They’ve Joined the True Truth Social
An Android app using a similar name to Trump's social media site has gotten well over 100,000 downloads and offers in-app purchases. → Read More
Report: Apple Store Workers Are Preparing to Unionize
Workers interviewed by the Washington Post say their income hasn't kept up with inflation or the massive profits they generate for Apple. → Read More
MyPillow Gremlin: I Will Bomb the Freedom Convoy With Pillows to Save It
Walking punchline Mike Lindell's pillow convoy hasn't reached Canada, but at least he's shouting about helicopters. → Read More
Zuck Tells Employees They’re Now Called Metamates—a Really Fucking Stupid Name If You Ask Me
One of Meta's many new corporate values is "Meta, Metamates, me." → Read More
Texas CEO Who Loaned Trump a Jet Has 'No Comment' on Funding Canada's Anti-Vax Truckers
Ben Pogue, an apparent Freedom Convoy donor, was among 90,000 names included in leaked GiveSendGo donation data. → Read More
Trudeau Invokes Emergency Powers to Hit 'Freedom Convoy' Where It Hurts: Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding sites and payment providers will have to report convoy-related transactions to police under temporary emergency laws. → Read More
New Leak Suggests Most Users Funding Canada's 'Freedom Convoy' Reside in U.S.
Nearly half of the total funding is linked to U.S. accounts, the unverified data says. → Read More
Vaccines, the Super Bowl, and Microwaved Brains: How Americans Caught ‘Freedom Convoy’ Fever
Attempts to bring Canadian truckers' 'freedom convoy' to the U.S. are mired in dysfunction. → Read More
Mazda Owners Near Seattle Find Their Radios Are Permanently Stuck on NPR
If you could only listen to one radio station for the rest of all time, what would you choose? → Read More
Judge Orders Anti-Vax 'Freedom Convoy' Truckers to Stop Fucking Honking
The judge denied a request to allow the truckers to blow their horns once a day at 5:00 p.m. local time. → Read More
National Archives Reportedly Forced Trump to Turn Over Stolen Documents Spared From ‘Burn Bags’
Apparently, whatever Trump didn't shred up himself, he decided were his personal souvenirs. → Read More
Trump Thinks Facebook’s Wipeout Might Have Something to Do With a Little Thing Called TRUTH
Facebook had its worst day ever on Thursday and the former president has some theories on what went wrong. → Read More
Clearview AI Is Working on Augmented Reality Goggles for Air Force Security
The shady face recognition firm is now landing contracts with the military and keeping details quiet. → Read More
Meta Wants Some Fresh New Ideas for the Metaverse, so It's Asking Libertarian Think Tanks
Because what could possibly be more hip than asking the American Enterprise Institute how to build your hot new tech product? → Read More
Neo-Nazis Mostly Thrilled Joe Rogan Called Them 'Feds'
Leaked chats reveal how America's most active white nationalists exploit critical media coverage. → Read More
NYPD Officer Reportedly Being Investigated Over Fake Vaccine Card Scam That Raked in $1.5 Million
Officer Derin DeVuono's spouse, Julie DeVuono, allegedly forged vaccine credentials for $220 a pop for adults and $80 for kids. → Read More