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Behold Scott Pruitt’s Soundproof Panic Room, As Seen From His Other Panic Room

Scandal boy Scott Pruitt’s tenure as Environmental Protection Agency administrator may now be long over, but the $43,000 paranoia chamber he had illegally installed in his office hasn’t seen the light of day until now. E&E News has obtained the first publicly released photo of the secure phone booth Pruitt had installed in the EPA…

Earther Tom McKay Aug 31

Mark Zuckerberg: You Can Trust Me, or You Can Trust One of the Country’s Most Respected Newspapers

Facebook’s scandals in recent memory have included reckless sharing of user data with third parties like the now-defunct Cambridge Analytica political firm, several high-profile security breaches, and continued abuse of its platforms to spread misinformation and propaganda during elections. Other even worse stuff has included its sluggish pace responding to widespread reports Facebook was playing…

Social Media Tom McKay Nov 21

New Scott Pruitt Scandal Generator Is Way Too Real

Scott Pruitt is so toxic he’s practically a Superfund unto himself. The Environmental Protection Agency administrator has been buffeted by myriad ethical scandals, from cozying up to those he’s supposed to keep in check to general press hostility, spending $24,450 to build a “privacy room”, unanswered FOIA requests, buying a bulletproof desk, and getting a…

Environmental Justice Paola Rosa-Aquino Jun 8

Here Are Some Ideas For Scott Pruitt’s Challenge Coin

Noted scandal magnet and fearful Environmental Protection Agency leader Scott Pruitt reportedly wants to change his agency’s challenge coin—a souvenir that cabinet members and other high-ranking officials make to give out for special occasions and to guests. Pruitt would like the new EPA challenge coin to be bigger and be, in the words of the…

Environmental Justice Earther Staff Apr 11

Even the EPA Can’t Defend Scott Pruitt’s Expensive Travel and Security

Turns out Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt may not have needed to travel in luxury to escape threats, according to, uh, the EPA. This is awkward! Two Senate Democrats released a letter on Tuesday contradicting the EPA administrator’s claim that he needed round-the-clock security and first class seats because he had received death threats,…

Environmental Justice Brian Kahn Apr 10

A Running List of Wild Shit Scott Pruitt Hasn’t Been Fired For (Yet) [Update: He’s Finished]

We will update this post as more scandals surface. Update 7/5/18: Straight from the horse’s mouth, scandal magnet and oil shill Scott Pruitt is resigning. President Trump tweeted today that he has accepted Pruitt’s resignation and that Deputy Administration Andrew Wheeler will be stepping up to fill Pruitt’s shoes, which were presumably purchased by an…

Environmental Justice Brian Kahn Apr 4

Google Decides Android Users Deserve Full Beers

Stand down, fierce citizens. Google has fixed its beer emoji. The beer icons that were once half empty but confusingly topped with froth are now full. Oh and those un-American burger emoji with cheese on the bottom bun? The cheese is now on top. The updated emoji are included in the forthcoming Android 8.1 release.…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Nov 28

Uber Rented Hundreds of Faulty Vehicles to Drivers and at Least One Blew Up

Let’s all say it together: Ugh, Uber, ugh! We’re like five minutes into the company’s “180 Days of Change” apology tour and more awful Uber news is already coming out. The Wall Street Journal reports that the multi-billion dollar startup rented dangerously faulty cars to hundreds of drivers in Singapore, after the model had been…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Aug 3

Widely-Reported Study on Fish and Microbeads Might Have Been Faked

A headline grabbing–study published in Science last year that warned about the effects of plastic microbeads on larval fish is on the verge of being retracted. In a case involving missing data, shoddy research methods, and outright fabrication, it’s one of the most egregious examples of scientific fraud we’ve seen in quite some time, and…

Tech News George Dvorsky May 1

That ‘Fake Plastic Rice’ in Nigeria Was Actually Something Much More Depressing

Last week, Nigerian officials seized over 100 bags of what was claimed to be plastic rice. Lab tests have since shown the product isn’t fake, as Gizmodo and other outlets reported. But it is badly contaminated rice that’s unsafe for human consumption. The incident is casting light on the sorry state of the economy and…

Tech News George Dvorsky Dec 30

Dutch Fertility Clinic May Have Mixed Up Sperm For Dozens of Couples

A medical lab in the Netherlands is admitting that a “procedural error” may have caused upwards of 26 women to have their eggs fertilized with the wrong sperm. The University Medical Center in Utrecht (UMC) said the error took place over several months between April 2015 and November 2016, and that half of the women…

Tech News George Dvorsky Dec 28

Co-Founder Hits Hyperloop One With Explosive Lawsuit Alleging Assault, Defamation

Hyperloop One, the much-ballyhooed company formed with the goal of bringing the futuristic Hyperloop to fruition, has been hit by a whopper of a lawsuit from none other than co-founder and chief technology officer Brogan BamBrogan. The claims contained within the suit, filed Tuesday, are salacious. BamBrogan, a former SpaceX engineer—as well as a handful…

Tech News Sophie Kleeman Jul 12

Reasons to Cancel the Olympics, Ranked

Just before every Olympics, looming doubt starts to surface. Are the cities ready? Has the host country accepted its geopolitical consequences? Will people come? But this year’s games are especially troubled, and with the opening ceremonies less than 100 days away, the call to cancel Rio’s Summer Olympics has reached a fever pitch. Should Rio…

Tech News Alissa Walker May 20

Fabricated Lab Result Puts Almost 8,000 Criminal Cases in Doubt

A lab technician working at a New Jersey State Police drug testing station has been accused of fabricating drug test results, potentially upsetting almost 8,000 criminal cases in the state. Last December, lab technician Kamalkant Shah was caught cutting corners while analyzing a suspected marijuana sample and recording results without doing a thorough analysis. He…

Tech News George Dvorsky Mar 10

Theranos Was Even More Reckless With Patients Than We Thought [Updated]

As blood testing startup Theranos works to remedy severe deficiencies in its lab practices, new details have emerged about the extent to which the company has put people’s lives in danger. According to an unreleased report obtained by The Wall Street Journal, the company performed an important blood test on 81 individuals despite erratic results.…

Tech News George Dvorsky Mar 8

Science Journal Publishes Creationist Paper, Science Community Flips Out

Open access science journal PLOS One is once again under scrutiny after a Creationist-minded research paper about the evolution of human hands got through peer review. Nature News reports that the paper, led by Cai-Hua Xiong of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, China, was published in early January. However, its Creationist bent…

Tech News George Dvorsky Mar 3

Theranos Lab Poses ‘Immediate Jeopardy to Patient Safety,’ According to Government Letter

The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has delivered a strongly worded letter to blood testing startup Theranos, saying its California facility poses “immediate jeopardy to patient safety,” and that it has 10 days to comply with “acceptable evidence of correction.” Biotech firm Theranos came under intense media scrutiny back in October, prompting U.S.…

Tech News George Dvorsky Jan 27

Obama Still Hasn’t Seen The Force Awakens, Can We Really Trust This Man to Run Our Country?

“Okay everyone, I’ve gotta get to Star Wars.” These were the words uttered by President Barack Obama at the end of a White House press conference on December 18. And yet, Obama did not see the film. In his post-State of the Union interview with YouTube star Azande “sWooZie” Thorne, it was revealed that on…

io9 Alissa Walker Jan 15

Martin Shkreli Just Got Fired From His Other Job as CEO

Asshat Martin Shkreli, the pharmaceutical entrepreneur who was arrested last week on charges of security fraud, has been removed from his post as CEO of drugmaker KaloBios. Back on November 19 of this year, an investor group led by Martin Shkreli acquired 70% of the outstanding shares for KaloBios Pharmaceuticals, a San Francisco-based drugmaker that…

Tech News George Dvorsky Dec 21

The Makers of That “Miracle” Needle-Free Blood Test Are On The Defensive

Theranos seemed to be offering a miraculous new service: a single finger pinprick could yield the results of up to 200 different blood tests. But a scathing report in the The Wall Street Journal punctured these claims. Now Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has come to her company’s defense. https://gizmodo.com/every-walgreens-is-about-to-offer-cheap-painless-blood-1660078785 The California-based health-tech firm, valued at…

Tech News George Dvorsky Oct 22

scandals

Behold Scott Pruitt’s Soundproof Panic Room, As Seen From His Other Panic Room

Mark Zuckerberg: You Can Trust Me, or You Can Trust One of the Country’s Most Respected Newspapers

New Scott Pruitt Scandal Generator Is Way Too Real

Here Are Some Ideas For Scott Pruitt’s Challenge Coin

Even the EPA Can’t Defend Scott Pruitt’s Expensive Travel and Security

A Running List of Wild Shit Scott Pruitt Hasn’t Been Fired For (Yet) [Update: He’s Finished]

Google Decides Android Users Deserve Full Beers

Uber Rented Hundreds of Faulty Vehicles to Drivers and at Least One Blew Up

Widely-Reported Study on Fish and Microbeads Might Have Been Faked

That ‘Fake Plastic Rice’ in Nigeria Was Actually Something Much More Depressing

Dutch Fertility Clinic May Have Mixed Up Sperm For Dozens of Couples

Co-Founder Hits Hyperloop One With Explosive Lawsuit Alleging Assault, Defamation

Reasons to Cancel the Olympics, Ranked

Fabricated Lab Result Puts Almost 8,000 Criminal Cases in Doubt

Theranos Was Even More Reckless With Patients Than We Thought [Updated]

Science Journal Publishes Creationist Paper, Science Community Flips Out

Theranos Lab Poses ‘Immediate Jeopardy to Patient Safety,’ According to Government Letter

Obama Still Hasn’t Seen The Force Awakens, Can We Really Trust This Man to Run Our Country?

Martin Shkreli Just Got Fired From His Other Job as CEO

The Makers of That “Miracle” Needle-Free Blood Test Are On The Defensive

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