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[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 69 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Lmao, thank the heavens for satire.

[–] somePotato@sh.itjust.works 67 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Remember a few years ago when a teenager took an interstate trip to play cop and threaten black people with a gun?

And then he ended up killing some people and cried a lot in the trial ("I'm the victim" tears, not "I regret murdering those guys" tears)

And he became a conservative star.

Satire doesn't stand a chance against reality

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 28 points 9 months ago

Nah man, that kid just intuitively knew that the one guy he shot was a pedophile which is why he cannot possibly be criticized.

[–] OpenStars@startrek.website 61 points 9 months ago (1 children)

WHAT'S HIS NA... oh, the Onion, right. Practically the only "real" news source left, even if a little fuzzy on the details:-).

[–] Holyhandgrenade@lemmy.world 23 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The Onion will not give you facts, but it will give you the truth

[–] OpenStars@startrek.website 5 points 9 months ago

Plus often it makes you cry:-) 😢 😂

[–] theodewere@kbin.social 37 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

when asked why they watch a grown man cry, one viewer said, "i don't know, it's like he says what i'm thinking before i even think it"

[–] AllonzeeLV@lemmy.world 24 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Looks like the Republicans found their clap back to Taylor Swift's Superbowl endorsement.

[–] itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 20 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Did the writers go on strike? Today was the deadline.

[–] ZeroCool@slrpnk.net 17 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I’m not aware of any last minute deal but their contract expires at midnight so the strike wouldn’t technically begin until tomorrow, February 1st. If I recall correctly, picketing will take place in NYC, LA, and Chicago.

UPDATE: The Onion’s Unionized Staff Reaches Tentative Deal With G/O Media Hours Before Strike Deadline

[–] andrewrgross@slrpnk.net 8 points 9 months ago

Are they? Good luck and god-speed to them. The publishers of these companies are awful. I wouldn't be surprised if they try to just get college students to generate content using LLMs for "exposure".

These people are the worst, and I fear that they don't care if their content is garbage. But I hope that if the writers don't get a fair deal, they make a new site or something.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Looks like they reached a deal a few hours ago. Good for them. Strikes are important but they fucking suck on all sides.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 5 points 9 months ago

Austin, TX? Nailed it. Both because we're rife with fascists and because we will make them cry.

[–] jennwiththesea@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

And he's singing "...I want to push you around!..."