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Rudy Giuliani pled not guilty today for his role in an alleged "fake electors" scheme to help shift the Electoral College vote in Arizona in favor of former President Donald Trump.

Royce White, former NBA player and current right-wing activist, was endorsed by the Minnesota Republican Party last night ahead of the state's Republican primary election in August. If White wins his primary, he will take on incumbent Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) in November.

Not everything one sees on the internet can be believed on its face. 

For example, one may peddle a cryptocurrency trading scheme or dropshipping business that promises maximum profits—and show off their luxury cars or homes as evidence of the program’s success—only for the internet to learn that this “evidence” was nothing more than a facade.

This has happened on multiple occasions. For example, one user on X (formerly Twitter) was repeatedly called out after implying he owned... Читать дальше...

A TikToker hijacked the domain of a right-wing influencer's apparently non-existent ministry, using it to host a Minions' abortion meme. TikToker Suzanne Lambert said on Sunday she'd "been keeping a secret" about Lily Kate Cole, a conservative influencer who previously went viral for her "I'm not a feminist" videos.

Apparently, some airlines have a dress code for passengers. The problem is no one knows about them. Would you still fly with an airline if you knew they had a dress code?

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In case you haven’t noticed, Drake’s been in the news lately, and when Drake’s percolating in the atmosphere, he finds new ways to manifest in our lives. (It’s just basic science.)

A Wingstop patron was appalled to discover that the chicken tenders he ordered possessed the same width as his straw, prompting a flood of complaints about the restaurant in the comments section of the viral TikTok video. 

British pop band Duran Duran, which hit the peak of their fame in the mid-1980s with hits like ‘Hungry Like a Wolf,’ and ‘Save a Prayer,’ faced backlash after posting a moody picture of band members Simon Le Bon and John Taylor next to a Tesla Cybertruck.

A man met up with a seller on Facebook Marketplace for the sole purpose of confronting him over a "fake "BMW.

In an interview this weekend on 60 Minutes, Pope Francis said closing the U.S.-Mexico border is "madness."

Today, GLAAD released the findings of its 2024 Social Media Safety Index, a program where the LGBTQ media monitoring organization tests widely used social media platforms to see how well they protect the safety, privacy, and rights of queer individuals.

Mattresses are particularly prone to fires. As noted by MattressNut, the average mattress “contains the largest amount of combustible material among most of your household items”—and as a result, “all mattresses manufactured and sold in the US must be resistant to all open flame sources (such as cigarettes, candles, and matches) for at least thirty minutes.”

Sometimes, a thing can be so repulsive that you can't even find words for it. It sends a shiver down your spine, spreads a grimace on your face, and makes you feel all kinds of icky. Like this trending new TikTok sound.

Emo Brunch brought a pop-up brunch to Austin in April that is still available on Saturdays and Sundays. But an attendee recently posted to TikTok saying that the brunch is a scam.

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The world's full of posers. It's a fact of life that becomes readily apparent the second you hop onto social media.

A man was so proud of the deal that he got on his car, that took to TikTok to brag about it.

A mechanic issued a warning to drivers about purchasing Jasper Remanufactured Engines and Transmissions after experiencing a series of “embarrassing” issues on a repair job.

A Dollar General customer says that an employee accused her of stealing without any proof and later called the police on her.

Lowe's tried to sell wood that was both a health and safety hazard and refused to pull it from the shelves when initially called out on it. Then this happened.

Recently, the high prices of food at Chipotle have become a major discussion point on the internet.

A professional piercer issued a PSA about using the wrong name to ask for a specific piercing.

Sometimes, you're just having a messy moment. For those moments, there's the long-beloved Messy Bratz Doll Meme. The well-used and much-loved reaction image makes the rounds on the internet every once in a while.

A woman found a novel way to become stuck in an elevator on her way to work one morning: A 12-year-old girl with a school project used the cardboard display to hold the elevator doors open, and when the elevator closed its doors and started after the delay, it became jammed, leaving the hapless protagonist trapped inside.