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BmeBenji (he/him) to World [email protected]English • 7 months ago

The Onion Says It Has Bought Infowars, Alex Jones’s Site, Out of Bankruptcy

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The Onion Says It Has Bought Infowars, Alex Jones’s Site, Out of Bankruptcy

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BmeBenji (he/him) to World [email protected]English • 7 months ago
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The Onion Wins Bid to Buy Infowars, Alex Jones’s Site, Out of Bankruptcy
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The satirical news site intends to turn Infowars into a parody of itself. But the court overseeing the bankruptcy put a hold on the sale pending a hearing next week.
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  • @[email protected]
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    18•7 months ago

    Goddamn, I was sure I ate the onion on this one.

    This is probably the best possible outcome.

  • @[email protected]
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    6•7 months ago

    A sort of justice served… In a funny and positive way.

  • @[email protected]
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    18•7 months ago

    I had hope that the onion would buy infowars and just post all factual news about the presidents antics on info wars and keep the onion satire. But then I realized that would be too good.🤞🏼

    • @[email protected]
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      5•7 months ago

      That and The Onion could never outperform info wars in terms of absurdity… Still…

  • JoYo
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    35•7 months ago

    https://bsky.app/profile/bencollins.bsky.social/post/3lawdnw4fqk2s

    • @[email protected]
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      6•7 months ago

      What’s the desk?

      • Decoy321
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        7•7 months ago

        1000018134

        • @[email protected]
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          3•7 months ago

          Nice.

    • FauxPseudo
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      4•7 months ago

      I need to know that Dan and Jordan will get access to the desk.

  • JoYo
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    6•7 months ago

    are they gonna post info about wars?

    • @[email protected]
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      2•7 months ago

      Just like all the information on onions they put out last decade and a half

  • JoYo
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    42•7 months ago

    Through it all, InfoWars has shown an unswerving commitment to manufacturing anger and radicalizing the most vulnerable members of society—values that resonate deeply with all of us at Global Tetrahedron.

  • Splount
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    42•7 months ago

    This is the most patriotic thing I’ve heard in quite some time!

  • Pasta Dental
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    Watching the republicans cry on Twitter is the best part about this

    They’re all saying it’s the Democrats trying to silence the truth and how they are knocking at his door trying to take his business and how it’s unfair

  • @[email protected]
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    Guess InfoWars will begin publishing more factual articles, then.

  • theprogressivist
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    141•7 months ago

    Man, the Onion really is a national treasure.

    • @[email protected]
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      32•7 months ago

      It’s America’s Finest News Source!

  • @[email protected]
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    12•7 months ago

    Hello, Based department?

  • 3 dogs in a trenchcoat
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    16•7 months ago

    They should run actual left wing articles but write them to sound like right wing conspiracies. Like, politicians say raising trans kids is child abuse? THE GOVERNMENT WANTS TO TELL YOU WHAT YOU’RE ALLOWED TO CALL YOUR OWN KIDS!!

  • Wren the Malamute
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    7•7 months ago

    The Onion out here reminding me that there are still good people in this world (outside of my boyfriends, family and friends)

  • @[email protected]
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    6•7 months ago

    Oh fuck that rules

  • @[email protected]
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    5•7 months ago

    WE ARE SO FUCKING BACK

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