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[–] 0110010001100010@lemmy.world 87 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm not convinced this is actually false...

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 48 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It is. They are compensated in vacations and RVs.

[–] smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

And checks pay for those. QED

[–] SphereofWreckening@ttrpg.network 2 points 11 months ago

Ye, but they never SEE the check. So that makes everything ok and above board. No need to looks at these books mister lawman: they're all clean 😎

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 39 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm old enough to remember when The Onion was satire.

[–] axsyse@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 11 months ago

To be fair, this one isn't The Onion but rather another similar site. (Obviously your point still stands though)

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 38 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The onion spouting truth in a sea of shit. This country is officially fucked

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 30 points 11 months ago

The Onion is now reporting more factual news than Fox.

[–] _number8_@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago

this is literally functionally how the court works tho. why are we still doing this shit? does anyone believe in this shit anymore?

[–] Jerb322@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Wait, are we sure it's not?

[–] Nobody@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

“We were leaning toward any other GOP candidate when all Trump did was complain about the last election, but now that he’s a mask-off fascist, our owners will pay any amount to make him president.

The death of the rule of law is long overdue. Imagine people thinking laws could apply equally to everyone.”