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jmowreader

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6. I thought you'd been briefed

Reply to RainCaster (Original post)

Wed Jun 6, 2018, 11:34 PM

Jun 2018

The Onion stopped running satirical news on November 9, 2016. We're in an era when a failed game-show host is in the White House, the Republican Party thinks it's okay that he colluded with the Russians to steal the election, and a third of all millennials think the earth is flat. How can you possibly make up anything more bizarre than the current reality?

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Can we mark ONION posts please? [View all] RainCaster Jun 2018 OP

it is true that sometimes you have to ask yourself if its satire. drray23 Jun 2018 #1

What's the fun in that? House of Roberts Jun 2018 #2

And maybe mark other satire as satire in the post heading 4now Jun 2018 #3

Onion, if not labled, should post in the lounge. nt oasis Jun 2018 #4

What's your question? greyl Jun 2018 #5

I thought you'd been briefed jmowreader Jun 2018 #6

The internet is no place for unlabeled humor. A-Schwarzenegger Jun 2018 #7

I have to agree, there's a lot of really cringy threads being made here ansible Jun 2018 #8

I feel bad for outfits such as The Onion. They've got nothing on reality these days. Garrett78 Jun 2018 #9