The Onion is just on fire lately. They’re figuring out how to do satire again in the worst timeline.
It's actually because The Onion was sold to Jeff Lawson (founder of Twilio) at the end of April. He appointed Ben Collins, formerly a senior reporter at NBC News covering “disinformation, extremism and the internet” as the CEO. Here's what he had to say:
“My friends and I now own and run The Onion. I’ll be the CEO. We’re keeping the entire staff, bringing back The Onion News Network, and shar[ing] the wealth with staff. Basically, we’re going to let them do whatever they want. Get excited.”
Apparently those brainiacs with their fancy book learnin' and expertise are useless. We must all sift through hundreds of thousands of pages of raw data before reaching any conclusions. The entire concept of career specialization is wrong! Throw it out!
Yeah, I used to run into you in r/skeptic a lot, fighting the good fight lol. And we both know the mods of that sub let it be overrun with all types of deniers and insane conspiracy theorists... But at least those trolls put a little more effort into it than just scoffing at experts.
Yeah, it takes a whole lot of misogyny for a man to look at this dude’s actions and statements over decades in the public eye and still arrive at the opinion that Donald fucking Trump respects women.
It’s satire. Despite the community being called The Onion, articles from all satire sites are allowed. See the sidebar for an (incomplete) list of links.
It’s not a subtle or clever tactic and it doesn’t fool anyone these days but people still insist on LARPing/concern trolling in comment sections. It’s like a compulsion.
The court dismissed one potential juror after Trump’s legal team had flagged their social media post last month of an AI-generated video featuring Trump saying “I’m dumb as fuck.” Trump’s lawyers sought to strike another potential juror over social media posts made or shared by her husband in 2016. In one, Trump’s...
“hands would be magenta” my guy you probably shoulda googled that word before committing to it.
Magenta is a purple-ish red color which on it’s own doesn’t really work as a reference to blood, but the author chose that specific color because it’s also the name of Blue’s friend next door, a dog named Magenta.
I’m really looking forward to this movie. I went into the audiobook knowing nothing about the story and could not have enjoyed it more, I think it’s Andy Weir’s best work. But with Lord & Miller at the helm along with Ryan Gosling set to star? I can’t imagine a better line up working on this adaptation. It’s going to give The Martian (2015) one hell of a run for it’s money.
On a Telegram channel previously run by him, Bentley’s wife, Lyudmila, said he had been “abducted” by Russian soldiers from a tank battalion, and called on them to let him go.
The self-declared communist joined pro-Moscow separatists in Ukraine to fight Kyiv in 2014. He later also worked for the state-owned Russian news agency Sputnik and was given Russian nationality.
Yeah, it’s an extremely popular sentiment on the internet to scoff at software update related recalls as if they “don’t count.” 9 times out of 10 the person making the claim is a Muskrat, because this is a very common thing with Teslas and daddy Elon must be defended at all costs but every now and then they’re just a run of the mill moron unwittingly parroting Muskrat talking points.
A recall is a recall whether the issue can be patched OTA or whether you have to drive to a dealership so they can spend 30mins swapping a random seemingly inconsequential part. The specific mechanics of the solution do not change the fact that a problem required a recall to be issued to consumers. Perpetuating the notion that these recalls should be considered “less important than a real recall” is dangerous to the point of stupidity.
But this seems like a failed attempt at blackmail where the blackmailer is trying to follow through after not being paid. Not someone bravely standing up against discrimination and bigotry.
I think this is one of situations where everyone is an asshole.
Yeah this didn’t come to light out of altruism or a “coming to god” moment where their conscience suddenly came into play. But I also don’t care how or why bigots get exposed. No sympathy for an asshole getting screwed over by another asshole. If these are the kinds of games you play and this is the company you keep you’re gonna get burned eventually.
I’ll be sure to forward that video to thehardtimes.net. Hopefully they’ll tease the ghost of Carl Sagan equally to settle any concerns of unfair treatment.
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Trump Reflexively Asks Michael Cohen To Silence Michael Cohen ( www.theonion.com )
Report: Trump promised to scrap climate laws if US oil bosses donated $1 billion ( www.motherjones.com )
Report: Trump promised to scrap climate laws if US oil bosses donated $1 billion ( www.motherjones.com )
77% of Top Climate Scientists Think 2.5°C of Warming Is Coming—And They're Horrified ( www.commondreams.org )
"I expect a semi-dystopian future with substantial pain and suffering for the people of the Global South," one expert said.
Doug Ford denounces university encampments after mistaking tents for affordable housing ( www.thebeaverton.com )
Trump compares Biden admin the ‘Gestapo’ and attacks prosecutor in dark donor speech ( www.independent.co.uk )
How to Boycott a Company By Talking About How Bad It Is and That’s It ( thehardtimes.net )
Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 Rape Conviction Overturned by New York Appeals Court ( variety.com )
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Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 Rape Conviction Overturned by New York Appeals Court ( variety.com )
Dual booters be like ( sh.itjust.works )
Trump Respects Women, Most Men Say ( www.nytimes.com )
'We Support the Right to Freedom of Expression,' Says University Official Who’s Trying to Contact the National Guard ( reductress.com )
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Tabloid CEO Says He Killed Negative Stories on Trump Affairs ( www.bloomberg.com )
Boeing Expresses Condolences in Advance of Second Whistleblower's Suicide ( hard-drive.net )
Racist dog whistle: the right wing has weaponized ‘DEI’ ( www.theguardian.com )
RFK Jr. candidacy hurts Trump more than Biden, NBC News poll finds ( www.nbcnews.com )
This incredible millennial bought their first home just by making a packed lunch every day for a year and buying a winning lottery ticket ( newsthump.com )
Trump Privately Rages About His Sketch Artist, Courtroom Nap Reports ( www.rollingstone.com )
The court dismissed one potential juror after Trump’s legal team had flagged their social media post last month of an AI-generated video featuring Trump saying “I’m dumb as fuck.” Trump’s lawyers sought to strike another potential juror over social media posts made or shared by her husband in 2016. In one, Trump’s...
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US citizen who fought with pro-Russia separatists in Ukraine reported dead ( www.theguardian.com )
Facebook Launches “Most Powerful Profile Picture Filter Yet” in Support of Ukraine Against Russian Invasion ( thehardtimes.net )
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