r/nottheonion • u/Individual-Device-38 • 6h ago

Wisconsin 1st graders were told they couldn't sing 'Rainbowland' by Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus because it was too controversial. The song is about accepting others.

insider.com

43.9k Upvotes

2.0k comments

r/nottheonion • u/jjnefx • 21h ago

Driver tries to use ‘Get Out of Jail Free Card’ during traffic stop in Chisago County

fox9.com

14.3k Upvotes

269 comments

r/nottheonion • u/mechsuit-jalapeno • 5h ago

Joburg pastor still dead, despite entire year awaiting resurrection in morgue

citizen.co.za

161 Upvotes

11 comments

r/nottheonion • u/shelve66 • 1h ago

Wisconsin 1st graders were told they couldn't sing 'Rainbowland' by Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus because it was too controversial. The song is about accepting others.

insider.com

• Upvotes

11 comments

r/nottheonion • u/bwaredapenguin • 3h ago

TSA stirs debate after ruling peanut butter as a liquid

abc7ny.com

41 Upvotes

18 comments

r/nottheonion • u/xanh86 • 10h ago

Lebanon split into two time zones in row over daylight saving

theguardian.com

83 Upvotes

14 comments

r/nottheonion • u/philamignon • 5h ago

Thief caught on video running off with $2,500 parrot inside its cage

ktla.com

23 Upvotes

7 comments

r/nottheonion • u/JasonBob • 1d ago

Police sue rapper Afroman for "humiliation" and "loss of reputation" after he used footage of home raid to make new music and videos

cbsnews.com

4.4k Upvotes

266 comments

r/nottheonion • u/kangarooturd • 1d ago

Defrocked Catholic priest accused of molesting a boy still runs charity for kids

nbcnews.com

1.9k Upvotes

99 comments

r/nottheonion • u/Sandstorm400 • 4h ago

Mississippi TV news anchor Barbie Bassett taken off air after quoting Snoop Dogg during broadcast

al.com

16 Upvotes

9 comments

r/nottheonion • u/RedmondBarry1999 • 1d ago

B.C. naturopath banned from making fecal transplants for autistic kids loses again in court

cbc.ca

1.3k Upvotes

132 comments

r/nottheonion • u/cdnkevin • 6h ago

B.C. family comes home from vacation to find a goat has moved in

cbc.ca

22 Upvotes

2 comments

r/nottheonion • u/the-player-of-games • 1d ago

Top Tory MPs ask for £10,000 a day to work for fake Korean company

theguardian.com

589 Upvotes

18 comments

r/nottheonion • u/ToDonutsBeTheGlory • 18h ago

City of Newark falls for Sister City scam: "Whose job was it to do a simple Google search?"

cbsnews.com

161 Upvotes

13 comments

r/nottheonion • u/dreamcastfanboy34 • 20h ago

Florida principal let go after failing to notify parents about lesson on Michelangelo's David

cnn.com

235 Upvotes

69 comments

r/nottheonion • u/Glinth • 20m ago

AI company restores erotic role play after backlash from users ‘married’ to their bots

smh.com.au

• Upvotes

0 comments

r/nottheonion • u/nimobo • 5h ago

Female tenant arrested for squeezing landlord’s testicles to death over electricity bill

pulse.com.gh

15 Upvotes

7 comments

r/nottheonion • u/ChocolateTsar • 53m ago

Mississippi TV news anchor Barbie Bassett taken off air after quoting Snoop Dogg during broadcast

al.com

• Upvotes

3 comments

r/nottheonion • u/sussywanker • 10h ago

Koke may go back to prison for drug trafficking

mundodeportivo.com

25 Upvotes

3 comments

r/nottheonion • u/ppizzzaaa • 14h ago

Dad who got Tesco Clubcard tattoo has 'no regrets' despite only earning £18

lancs.live

46 Upvotes

2 comments

r/nottheonion • u/Sandstorm400 • 9h ago

No more goat snuggles: Local family farmers pull out of events due to backlash

wfmz.com

17 Upvotes

2 comments

r/nottheonion • u/Mighty_L_LORT • 31m ago

Volkswagen China chief visits Xinjiang plant, sees no sign of forced labor

nasdaq.com

• Upvotes

0 comments

r/nottheonion • u/Random-me • 13h ago

Sniffing body odour is tested as an anxiety therapy

bbc.co.uk

27 Upvotes

8 comments

r/nottheonion • u/GetlostMaps • 1d ago

Lauren Boebert Floats Adding Human Babies to Endangered Species List

newsweek.com

5.3k Upvotes

707 comments

r/nottheonion • u/dreamcastfanboy34 • 1d ago

Marjorie Taylor Greene says she was "assaulted" by whistle at DC jail visit

newsweek.com

1.6k Upvotes

370 comments

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