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News Comedian Russell Brand charged with rape

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0457d02e9go
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u/FlufferTheGreat 21h ago

When Obama won in 2012, The Onion ran a piece titled, "After Obama Victory, Shrieking White-Hot Sphere Of Pure Rage Early GOP Front-Runner For 2016"

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u/SanityPlanet 19h ago

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u/exiestjw 19h ago

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u/Daft00 14h ago

As a millennial... this one truly hurts

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u/jmblumenshine 18h ago

Ahhh back when children could read!!!

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u/SanityPlanet 10h ago

Damn, you're right

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u/smakweasle 17h ago

This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t

There are some all-time great Onion Headlines. This has to be in the top 5.

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u/12OClockNews 16h ago

They could reuse that headline with Iran soon.

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u/i_like_maps_and_math 13h ago

Iran has mountains we’re not going to invade Iran.

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u/12OClockNews 13h ago

"He's just joking about tariffs, don't worry he wouldn't do something so stupid."

Stupid actions are not off the table for Trump.

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u/SanityPlanet 10h ago

The body of the article is incredibly prescient as well

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u/celticfan008 5h ago

Still my #1.

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u/JNR13 18h ago

In 10 or 15 years, we will look back fondly on the days when there were only a few thousand Middle Easterners dedicated to destroying the U.S. and willing to die for the fundamentalist cause. From this war, a million bin Ladens will bloom.

straight-up timed ISIS perfectly

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u/Bunraku_Master_2021 5h ago edited 5h ago

I mean, Tom Clancy who was a hardcore Republican said in an interview when the towers were falling that what Al-Qaeda was doing antithetical and against what Islam preaches.

https://youtu.be/kSjrLYT1hr8?si=LwduyJMm0Rb9CeRo

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u/RemoteRide6969 17h ago

Goddamn that's too real lol. My main takeaway from COVID is that "no" is apparently a very effective counterpoint. Not valid, of course, but effective.

u/AdKUMA 45m ago

reading that was hilarious and depressing at the same time

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u/Solipsimos 20h ago

"Hillary Clinton mentions her intentions to run, white hot ball instantly triples in size" prescient

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u/silver_sofa 18h ago

Orange-hot sphere.

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u/surferninjadude 9h ago

“Black man asks nation for change”