Occupy Death Star

Tomorrow’s Gaddafi Stories Today

Spencer Ackermann previews “The Post-Gadhafi Journalism You Will Read In The Next 72 Hours.”

Santorum Says ‘Bullied’ by SNL

Rick Santorum says Saturday Night Live is bullying” him  for “standing up for the traditional family.”

Arlington gun shop confirms Rep. @EricCantor bought 6 semi-automatic handguns, 3 rifles & 600 clips of ammo last month #CongressHostage Arlington gun shop confirms Rep. @EricCantor bought 6 semi-automatic handguns, 3 rifles & 600 clips of ammo last month #CongressHostage

Onion: Congress Hostage Tweets

Beginning with “BREAKING: Witnesses reporting screams and gunfire heard inside Capitol building,” a series of tweets with the #CongressHostage hashtag have been decidedly unfunny.

Oxford Comma Cartoon

A Great Argument For Raising Taxes From Bill O’Reilly

Bill O’Reilly makes a convincing argument for raising taxes on the wealthy.

Earthquakes and the Internet

When an earthquake hits, people flood the internet with posts about it–some within 20 or 30 seconds.

Interview with a One-Year-Old

Arturo Trejo conducts a hard-hitting interview with his son, Jose Luis

The Receipt Is Too Damn Long

Rebecca J. Rosen explains why “Ridiculously Long CVS Receipts Will Remain Ridiculously Long.” And Mitch Hedberg ponders why they give you a receipt for a donut.

Through 20 years of effort, we've successfully trained everyone to use passwords that are hard for humans to remember but easy for computers to guess Through 20 years of effort, we've successfully trained everyone to use passwords that are hard for humans to remember but easy for computers to guess

Password Strength FAIL

Through 20 years of effort, we’ve successfully trained everyone to use passwords that are hard for humans to remember but easy for computers to guess.

Kurt Vonnegut on the Shapes of Stories

Kurt Vonnegut on teaching a computer to write a story.

Eat Your Peas!

If you don’t eat your peas you’ll grow up to be a Congressman!

American Independence: Time to End the Experiment?

British professor Julian Lindley-French offers a tongue-in-cheek essay for the 4th of July: “American Independence: Time to End the Experiment.”

Gene Weingarten: Branding is Ruining Journalism

Gene Weingarten is not a fan of journalists building a brand.

Obama’s GPS

Florida Today’s Jeff Parker offers this take on President Obama’s Afghanistan “drawdown,” which will culminate in getting American forces down to Bush era levels by the end of 2012.

Cartoon: US Economic Open

Nate Beeler titles his latest cartoon “The Duffer.”

Army Ditches Black Beret For Patrol Caps

After a decade, the Army is reversing the most hideous decision in its long history.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month

President Obama has issued a Proclamation designating June 2011 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month. I call upon the people of the United States to eliminate prejudice everywhere it exists, and to celebrate the great diversity of the American people.”

Don’t Draw Dicks on Latrine Walls

This is a male latrine, there shouldn’t be any drawings of dicks.

Congress Credit Application Denied

“Our records indicate that your annual income for the 2011 taxable year was $2,170,000,000,000. You have requested a credit limit of $17,000,000,000,000. These figures exceed the American Public’s guidelines for credit issuance”

The Navy SEAL Who Killed Bin Laden

Video of the Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden

Civil War Park Battles

The rebel and onion armies showed grose negligence by having many of their battles right inside national parks, like Gettysburg.

Lede of the Day

Floridians are going to have to start pulling up their pants and stop having sex with animals soon.

Best Front Page Ever

The Atlantic’s Jim Fallows dubs this the Greatest Front Page Ever: A day filled with romance, pageantry, and playfulness is sealsed with a kiss: Osama bin Laden is dead”