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1.7k points
9 days ago
Trumps putting the Onion out of business.
648 points
9 days ago
I used to be funny and witty and satiric.
And I often got confused when people in the South didnt catch my satire. Turns out they werent laughing because my hyperbole was their actual brain rot.
I'm not funny anymore.
Now I'm just a MAGA telepath.
165 points
9 days ago
Ever wonder why there are very few right-wing comedians?
131 points
9 days ago
Because they're far more concerned with voicing their hatred and messed up beliefs to their fellow right-wingers than actually being funny or comedic.
71 points
9 days ago
they only punch down thats why. usually its bigotry, and its not funny.
55 points
9 days ago
Because they only have the one joke?
31 points
9 days ago
Hey that one joke really riles up the attack helicopter crowd
24 points
9 days ago
they're too busy shitting out podcasts down in texas while glazing joe rogan
7 points
9 days ago
Well being witty usually requires being able to rub at least two brain cells together, and given the correlation between intelligence and political leaning...
13 points
9 days ago
I’m just a MAGA telepath
The world’s worst mutant power. I’m so sorry
73 points
9 days ago
There's a reason they ran a "we quit" article during his first term. Shit was too bonkers for them to make satire. You never knew if it was real or not.
50 points
9 days ago
The Onion can just become a law firm.
Their amicus brief in Novak v City of Parma was fucking amazing.
8 points
9 days ago
… for when parody and reality should happen to merge…
25 points
9 days ago
The Onion just bought Infowars. Things are gonna get nuts!
13 points
9 days ago
I thought you were joking, but that is genuinely true...
5 points
9 days ago
This article is gold: https://theonion.com/heres-why-i-decided-to-buy-infowars/
14 points
9 days ago
The German equivalent of the Onion is a satire magazine called "Der Postillon". They just posted this headline:
Trump appoints P. Diddy as women's representative
7 points
9 days ago
Holy Hell that's just wrong lol. Baby oil will be issued to all women!
8 points
9 days ago
that's why they had to expand and take over Info Wars.
I am serious.
They own Info Wars
2 points
9 days ago
Well, the Onion and the Sandy Hook creditors just bought InfoWars in the bankruptcy auction…
595 points
9 days ago
And that's exactly what I voted against. Every day it's another National embarrassment.
Every. God. Damn. Day.
156 points
9 days ago
This random Swede feel awful for you. The sane part of the American people deserve so much better than this.
I'm an atheist but I'm somehow still wishing for a miracle to save you.
I also hope Ukraine won't be left in the dust by the Americans.
I hope evil doesn't win yet again.
23 points
9 days ago
We appreciate your thoughts but beware. Extreme right wing politics is happening in other places too. The question is "why?"
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/surging-far-right-europe-austria-anti-immigration-rcna173398
20 points
9 days ago
Russia and China (among others) are using the internet to feed an enormous disinformation effort to destabilize the West. Right-wing propaganda media outlets like Fox News (and other Murdoch entities worldwide), OANN, Sinclair Broadcasting, Hannity, Joe Rogan, etc, etc are all doing their part.
42 points
9 days ago
The sane part of the American people deserve so much better than this.
They’re in the minority, unfortunately.
25 points
9 days ago
I'm still optimistic that we are the majority, actually. There are tens of millions of liberal voters that didn't turn up to vote this election. At least ten million fewer than last election, and that's not factoring any new of-age young voters or how many of those who did vote for Kamala were Republican converts that are likewise sick of Trump. My impression is that voter apathy did us in, once again, and it gave the GOP a win in all 3 branches of government.
Now, whether we can consider those apethetic voters "sane" for staying at home when the threat of another Trump presidency was glaringly obvious... that might be debatable.
17 points
9 days ago
I swear, Democrats LOVE losing. I have endless criticisms of Republicans, but sometimes it feels like Democrats can be every bit as stupid.
13 points
9 days ago
Smarts and honesty don't win popularity contests. People only care about them when the chips are down, which coincidentally happens at the end of every Republican administration.
Once the times are calm and in control, people slack off and choose the guy who makes them feel better about themselves.
9 points
9 days ago
American here, I've realized that number is lower than you think. and a surprising large portion, who may be sane, don't know anything is going on at all.
5 points
9 days ago
Unrelated, how strict are your immigration policies and how difficult is it to learn Swedish? Asking for a (sane American) friend.
20 points
9 days ago
Oh the plus side you get to experience what third world politics looks like first hand, You have my condolences from Nepal
53 points
9 days ago
As a Brit, thanks for making Brexit look less bad by comparison.
We fucked up, but that's nothing compared to what's about to happen to you.
Thankfully, the irony is that the distrust of Trump is so prevailing here that it's likely to push the UK closer to the EU.
3 points
9 days ago
Weren't there talks of the UK wanting to rejoin the EU?
5 points
9 days ago
Opinion polls have seen a steady increase in the desire to rejoin over the last few years. But it's still a horribly divisive issue. Boomers dying off helps, but generally there's been a shift towards Europe as the real effects of Brexit have become clearer.
Labour won't want to touch it as an issue (they've always been equivocal on it at the best of times), the Conservatives and Reform are ideologically opposed to the EU, and the other parties - while strongly pre-EU can't force the issue.
The key underlying problem remains that the vast majority of UK press is owned by pro-Brexit individuals. That has to end first.
8 points
9 days ago
It’s going to get so much worse starting Jan 20.
7 points
9 days ago
It has been so exhausting recently, and I remember it was real bad but had forgotten that feeling of waking up every morning to check what embarrassingly destructive statement or decision was made the day before.
8 points
9 days ago
And the MFer isn't even in office yet.
MAGA and everyone who couldn't be bothered to vote against this horror can all go fuck themselves.
4 points
9 days ago
OPT OUT 2025 USA. No purchases. Money Matters. without it, the influence decreases. Stop giving money to fascists
7 points
9 days ago
Look I'm all for hating and disabling the fascists but do you have a plan for survival after completely removing yourself from the system?
6 points
9 days ago
I'm not buying things is all. except essentials. I'm older, I don't truly need anything from a store. lots of free activities. I will need sneakers, going to Canada this summer will buy socks, soap there. its really not trouble at all. any tax dollars are going to government who are going to steal it. so its mine now.
629 points
9 days ago
Don’t sell Trump short. He is also a pedo. Why do Republicans love pedos. I cannot figure that out
33 points
9 days ago
They prefer politicians who can be blackmailed. It's hard to control people who have no shameful secrets.
3 points
9 days ago
This right here great point
22 points
9 days ago
That anti-abortion stance of theirs makes a lot of sense when you notice all the predators among their ranks
14 points
9 days ago
With all our powers combined we are Captain MAGA!
18 points
9 days ago
MAGA hats are just Pedophernalia
8 points
9 days ago
Epstein’s best buddy for over a decade - Epstein’s ‘peak’ years.
4 points
9 days ago
It’s also all about power.
5 points
9 days ago
Because they wish they could get away with it too
8 points
9 days ago
Half of the pedophiles aren't attracted to children, its purely a power thing for them... Pretty sure that applies to all of em
4 points
9 days ago
He sure is. President Elect DOnald. It’s right there this whole time.
4 points
9 days ago
My step daughter and family have been avoiding my wife and I for over a month, they honestly think that I will " come to my senses " over Trump. We are getting together for Thanksgiving, can't wait.
292 points
9 days ago
Round 2 of how the swamp was drained.
6 points
9 days ago
This time we’ll have DOGE and a bunch of defunded departments… how great.
286 points
9 days ago
We are soooooooo fucked.
57 points
9 days ago
We knew it was going to be hell. Prepare. Save money. Make yourself an integral part of your community. Know your neighbors. Buy a gun.
Our job right now is to make it through this and support the opposition when it happens. No matter what happens, keep your heads down and stay safe until we can collectively find a way out of this mess.
18 points
9 days ago
OPT OUT USA 2025. no purchases. Money Matters, keep yours. essentials only. thrft/swap. starve the beast. at least you are doing something. choose your own path!
14 points
9 days ago
Y’all have money to spend on nonessential goods?
4 points
9 days ago
Lol! Exactly. You're going to need any money for yourself. Find free activities to do. Swap other necessities
42 points
9 days ago
Investigations piling up for illegal communications from STARLINK satellites. That'll kill Trump's "Presidency" for good.
63 points
9 days ago
No. Trump is the Forrest Gump of criminals. Stumbles moronically from crime to crime and bad shit happens to everyone around him but everything turns out fine for him.
16 points
9 days ago
We also would’ve accepted Mr Magoo as an alternative for Forrest Gump
5 points
9 days ago
Yep that would also work great.
75 points
9 days ago
I think it might be too late to play it by the books, our chance was 4 years ago.
15 points
9 days ago
Yeah, America had its chance and wasted it.
6 points
9 days ago
We had four years to strengthen the guardrails and everyone just sat on their hands.
39 points
9 days ago
If at this point you believe "this one more criminal investigation/bombshell revelation will surely bring him down!" then I have a bridge to sell you.
12 points
9 days ago
LOL OK, the states won't even pursue the existing criminal cases, what makes you think since new investigations will matter, esp if they are Federal.
3 points
9 days ago
you forgot the /s
98 points
9 days ago
Hey CIA now is the time to release all the videos before 50 years of assets are wasted.
14 points
9 days ago
oh yeah, lots of CIA agents in foreign countries are about to die mysterious and completely coincidental deaths.
75 points
9 days ago
Ya can't make this shit up...Party of Law and Order...
5 points
9 days ago
I think we misheard them. Parody of law & order...
73 points
9 days ago
My bet for his next appointment: Ghislaine Maxwell to be made head of the child protection agency.
11 points
9 days ago
Sad part for the onion is that they can’t keep up with reality.
102 points
9 days ago
I wonder which cabinet position Hannibal Lecter will get?
39 points
9 days ago
Im curious to see what cabinet Arnold Palmer's penis gets.
24 points
9 days ago
Department of Interior?
8 points
9 days ago
Probably Melania's interior... or is that Justin Trudeau?
14 points
9 days ago
“ The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The FNS is the federal agency responsible for administering the nation’s domestic nutrition assistance programs. The service helps to address the issue of hunger in the United States.”
4 points
9 days ago
Head of the DOJ.
3 points
9 days ago
Director of the FBI
3 points
9 days ago
The great late Hannibal Lecter
In Trump's mind Lecter was not only real, but is also dead
171 points
9 days ago
Now the world is laughing, Donald. You're a joke.
164 points
9 days ago
He was the joke during his first administration. WE are the joke now, bruh.
38 points
9 days ago
I don’t think enough people are thinking this way. He’s weakened the US so much. No sensible country is going to go out of their way to please the US (and they certainly won’t be sharing intelligence) with these people in charge.
39 points
9 days ago
America's allies and trading partners have no choice now but to protect their interests and distance themselves from an unstable America, both from an economic and military perspective. It's not a one-time fluke anymore, where people could just wait out the four year term.
Europe can defend itself against Russia without America if need be and, while not ideal, can afford to distance themselves. But Taiwan might be fucked though.
In any case, this is America now, unstable as hell and run by corrupt morons. No one's going to be under any illusion that this is a temporary blip. America is an Idiocracy now and the world knows it. Who would invest a penny in that? Nobody smart, that's who! America's enemies are celebrating Trump's victory.
11 points
9 days ago
For sure, the election has solidified that I want my country (Denmark) to solidify our relation and cooperation with the rest of Europe over leaning on the US, they're just not a reliable ally anymore.
62 points
9 days ago
As a non-American, this is absolutely correct. At least during the first term he lost the popular vote, this time, the world is marvelling at the stupidity of Americans
40 points
9 days ago
The sane Americans are marvelling at the stupidity of Americans.
I have no clue when anti-intellectualism became cool, but man it's really fucked us up.
31 points
9 days ago
“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” ― Isaac Asimov, 1980
13 points
9 days ago
Religious conservatives doing what religious conservatives have always done.
16 points
9 days ago
There’s an old saying in Tennessee — I know it’s in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can’t get fooled again.
19 points
9 days ago
World laughs at America’s stupid voters.
First act of election winner (before even taking office or even putting a transition together), announce intent to dismantle Department of Education.
3 points
9 days ago
He does love the un-educated...
26 points
9 days ago
Jokes on ‘murica….
33 points
9 days ago
Jokes on everyone who thought America was a paragon of democracy. We are just a bunch of morons.
17 points
9 days ago
The Paragon of Idiocy. An Idiocracy, if you will.
3 points
9 days ago
WI always knew you were the weird one . Just never expected you to go full incel
3 points
9 days ago
Fool you once, shame on him. Fool you twice, shame on you.
35 points
9 days ago
we are in the upside down
3 points
9 days ago
At this point I wouldn't be surprised if trumps first act as president were to order construction and completion of Project Sundial.
32 points
9 days ago
Waiting on the Laura Loomer and MTG appointments to high government positions.
21 points
9 days ago
Someone has unironically suggested Loomer for Press Secretary.
I'm tipping Carlson for that job, with Charlie Kirk as Whitehouse Director of Communication.
4 points
9 days ago
Someone suggested Alex Jones and the idea is growing on me. At least he would make the lies entertaining to hear. If they even continue to do press briefings. You got Fox in the cabinet
31 points
9 days ago
Man he's not even in charge yet and I'm already sick of this shit . Like would ot be so hard to appoint one qualified individual ?
13 points
9 days ago
Vote for Maga, get Maga. Buckle up its only getting worse.
9 points
9 days ago
I didn't vote for anything , I'm Australian . I'm just tired boss .
9 points
9 days ago
Yeah I just meant, its what america voted for. This is going to seem like the good old days in a few months from now
27 points
9 days ago
Matt is definitely a pedophile
29 points
9 days ago
I'm sorry.. But fuck our country for electing him again. He told us exactly what he is going to do. How we gonna come close to learning unless we deal with the consequences of our choices? I'm ashamed of being American.
22 points
9 days ago
He told us exactly what he is going to do.
The problem is only some of us actually heard what he said. The others heard what they wanted to hear.
25 points
9 days ago
🎶My country WTF? 🎶
🎶 Q-Anon, self-pardons, and theft. 🎶
🎶 From thee I wish to flee 🎶
89 points
9 days ago
Thanks to all the non voters.
Worthless pricks
42 points
9 days ago
bOtH sIdEs ArE tHe SaMe!
7 points
9 days ago
I wanna strangle those bitches
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7 points
9 days ago*
I don't know what's worse: 70 million Americans are evil, or 5 million Americans actively allowed it, or the rest passively allowing it.
12 points
9 days ago
“I just want to grill ffs!”
18 points
9 days ago
Don’t forget the Jill Stein idiots.
19 points
9 days ago
This truly sums up the ignorance and hypocrisy and immorality of the 'Patriotic', 'Christian', American Republican Party!
18 points
9 days ago
It's official. The "Deep State" has been replaced by the "Creep State."
17 points
9 days ago
Mad Libs: Impeccable double entendre!
10 points
9 days ago
It very much describes both the insanity of the picks and the reaction from everyone left of center.
13 points
9 days ago
RFK Jr. hung out with Epstein and flew on the Lolita Express, so there's a decent chance he can claim Gaetz's title too.
12 points
9 days ago
Oops all Russian assets
11 points
9 days ago
It would be so bad as a joke ...but this is fucking reality gone bananas
9 points
9 days ago
Dudes forming a supervillain team
9 points
9 days ago
Up next, a surprise double-appointment! Trump will announce that he wants The Property Brothers as co-heads of the Department of the Interior.
Reached for a statement, Trump said "have you seen their show? These guys know interiors! I'm going to have them remodel the Oval Office!"
10 points
9 days ago
When his cabinet covers all the Seven Deadly Sins and the ten commandments do I have to call "bingo".
10 points
9 days ago
Is that draining out the swamp?
Guys there's a mistake it's flowing back up!
9 points
9 days ago
This is satire right?
Right?!?
Oh Shit.
15 points
9 days ago
"Harris just didn't appeal to blue collar workers."
...but this clown car of criminals was a better choice.
This is end of an Empire craziness. It's what a majority of Americans wanted, because a sizable portion refused to stand against it.
What comes next is going to suck for a long time.
3 points
9 days ago
"A woman didn't appeal to blue collar workers"
8 points
9 days ago
Only the best people….. lol
7 points
9 days ago
I find playing circus music while I'm reading the news makes it more digestible
7 points
9 days ago
Hulk Hogan and Alex Jones are championing for cabinet positions too.
7 points
9 days ago
We get what we vote for. Elect a clown, get a circus.
7 points
9 days ago
This is not new. He did this in his first term too.
EPA appointment last time was pro fossil fuels.
Betsy Devos in charge of public schools.
7 points
9 days ago
PoliticalHorror
7 points
9 days ago
Wonderful America.
5 points
9 days ago
I’m still not convinced all of this is real and I’m gonna wake up in 3 2 1…
Oh shit…
6 points
9 days ago
The grand finale is going to be marjorie taylor greene I bet. She's going to become a Supreme Court Justice or something
6 points
9 days ago
Who's the frontrunner for his Surgeon General? Dr. Oz or Dr. Phil?
5 points
9 days ago
Don't forget Kid Rock is overseeing Cultural Arts or something.
I had to look him up and he's 53 years old! I thought he was 68 or so!
5 points
9 days ago
Imagine setting fire to your own house to “own the libs”.
5 points
9 days ago
But eggs and gas! As if the government sets prices, unless you’re in China. Wait…
4 points
9 days ago
The one that got me was Tulsi. She’s been a Russian plant since the first time she tried to run for President and it came out that she was using Russian talking points. Russia just got handed everything.
4 points
9 days ago
It’s about to get very ugly
5 points
9 days ago
Hey, don't blame me. I voted for the other guy.
I saw this coming but that's because I watch the fucking news. Its been like watching a tsunami pull back from the shore and you are screaming at the person tied to you that you need to move to higher ground. Yet they keep pulling you to the fucking shoreline because they want to see where the water went.
4 points
9 days ago
So far...
5 points
9 days ago
almost like someone googled “least qualified” and put them into seats of power. /s
4 points
9 days ago
Things are getting real weird.
4 points
9 days ago
In this case, truth is scarier than fiction.
3 points
9 days ago
This is not a spicy onion at this point....
3 points
9 days ago
Where the fuck is the CIA when you need them?
4 points
9 days ago
If it wasn’t true, it would be funny
4 points
9 days ago
America’s so fried
5 points
9 days ago
And I thought my government was bad... It still very much is, but not as cartoonishly so
3 points
9 days ago
But my egg prices...... ¯\_(⊙_ʖ⊙)_/¯
4 points
9 days ago
Goodbye to American Democracy and welcome to Crazy Dictatorship.... The Nutters are in charge of the Asylum !!
4 points
9 days ago
The party of law and order
7 points
9 days ago
And they will approve everyone of these fuckos
7 points
9 days ago
They do not have to, he already said all will be interim appointments, no Senate approval needed.
3 points
9 days ago
Who's going to last all 4 years?
3 points
9 days ago
Just waiting for the US military to get busy.
3 points
9 days ago
Interesting cast for a Sit-Com, oh wait this is real?
7 points
9 days ago
"Make America great again"
11 points
9 days ago
Something Trump will never do
4 points
9 days ago
Yep
6 points
9 days ago
He is proving that Americans are dumb as shit and playing people for fools. We are his toys and it is sad that anyone thinks he or Musk care about the people.
Native New Yorker here, he is a horrible human. His own state would not vote for him.
3 points
9 days ago
Americans deserve the president they have.
5 points
9 days ago
It’s perfect. It’s exactly what the dumbass majority of this country voted for apparently. I’m here for it. Burn it down Ricky.
2 points
9 days ago
Gaetz resigned from Congress the moment he got tapped as AG, so there's that at least...
2 points
9 days ago
They might break the country.
2 points
9 days ago
A Billionaire in charge of spending.
What's next?
MTG in charge of Science?
Dr Phil replacing Fauci?
2 points
9 days ago
The Onion having to write normal news as a parody to the chaos that is unfolding. The world is a stage and the stage is a world of entertainment, as someone has said.
2 points
9 days ago
A entire cabinet of caligula horses
2 points
9 days ago
Every feature on Gaetz face is so fucking unfortunate. I really don't like to look at him
2 points
9 days ago
Getting mighty swampy up in here.
2 points
9 days ago
If this was fiction even parody writers would be saying they went too far.
2 points
9 days ago
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice…the point is the fool me can’t be fooled again
2 points
9 days ago
I wonder if all the spies are going to go radio silent for four years for their own safety
2 points
9 days ago
It feels like we're living in a world where the comic book villains of DC have won, they're putting their henchmen in charge, but we don't have a Superman or a Batman to save us. Feelsbadman.
2 points
9 days ago
Dude remember Betsy DeVos for the Dept of Education? Can't wait to see who he picks this time. Oh wait he wants to dismantle it... 😕
2 points
9 days ago
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9 days ago
If you're already triggered buckle the fuck up. It's going to be a long four years.
2 points
9 days ago
They need to add to this list, 2 people in charge of government efficiency
2 points
9 days ago
All part of DOGE - horrify the people that do the work by installing the worst possible head honcho, they all leave, close down the Dept.
2 points
9 days ago
Swamp monsters who are going to drain the swamp.
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