The Creepy Trend Behind the Massachusetts Highway Standoff

By Kelly Weill

Once an obscure offshoot of the sovereign-citizen movement, the Moorish Sovereign scene appears to be having a moment.

Why the Hell Is Everyone Watching ‘Mother’s Day’ on Netflix?

By Kevin Fallon

Everything we can’t stop loving, hating, and thinking about this week in pop culture.

Trump’s Tech Lawsuit Already Turning Into Fundraising Scheme

By Roger Sollenberger

Trump supporters think they’re signing on to a class-action lawsuit against social media companies. What they’re really signing on to is a fundraising email list.

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Cop Who Held Black Mom and Kids at Gunpoint Runs for Sheriff

By Andrew Boryga

Darian Dasko was demoted after video of the incident went viral. Now he’s seeking a big promotion.

Branson’s Big Space D*ck Contest Is Good for Earthlings

By David Axe

Look past the vanity games and a whole world of astrotourism and super-fast intercontinental flight comes into view.

South Dakota AG Claims His Crash Victim Wanted to Die

By Tom Lawrence

Jason Ravnsborg says the man he ran over and killed was suicidal and may have thrown himself in front of the car.

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Marvel’s ‘Black Widow’ Movie Is One Last Insult to Natasha

By Laura Bradley

It’s a fun espionage thriller and Florence Pugh is a marvel. (Sorry.) But didn’t it also feel extremely phoned in?

Dead Haitian Prez’s Bodyguards to Be Probed as Chaos Spreads

By Corbin Bolies

A third politician is now claiming to be the country’s rightful leader, adding another layer of chaos to situation in Haiti.

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1. Cheers Erupt as Statue of Robert E. Lee Is Finally Gone

 BU-BYE! 

Charlottesville planned to remove the statue in the wake of the “Unite the Right” protest but it was held up for years in legal battles.

2. Binx the Miracle Cat Who Survives Condo Collapse Is Reunited

 8 LIVES TO GO 

The lucky feline lived on the ninth floor of the doomed Champlain South Towers.

3. Exec Accused of Squatting: Hamptons Owner Is Harassing Me

 FIRE WITH FIRE 

Paul Pion accused the owner and a prospective buyer of sending “defamatory memes” to his finance company to try and embarrass him.

4. DOJ Didn’t Prosecute 82% of Hate Crimes Between 2005-2019

 NO JUSTICE 

The findings were revealed in a DOJ report released earlier this week.

5. Cawthorn: Biden’s Vax Outreach Is Plot to Steal Bibles

 ‘GOING DOOR-TO-DOOR’ 

Extrapolating from a renewed push by the White House for community leaders to encourage vaccinations, Cawthorn described an imaginary purge.

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