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[–] Skydancer@pawb.social 109 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This is perhaps too onion-y, but somebody has to drop it in the thread:

The Onion's statement on the purchase

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's funny how today is one of the few days where posting that would be not the onion

[–] meowMix2525@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nah if you read it it's definitely still the onion

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The overton window has moved

*onion window

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago

Suffering from success.png

[–] runner_g@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 year ago

What an amazing read. Thanks for sharing!

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 100 points 1 year ago (1 children)

“The Onion is proud to acquire Infowars, and we look forward to continuing its storied tradition of scaring the site’s users with lies until they fork over their cold, hard cash,” said The Onion CEO Ben Collins. “Or Bitcoin. We will also accept Bitcoin.”

From the CNN.com article.

[–] JoYo@lemmy.ml 30 points 1 year 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.

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 49 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have an odd urge to subscribe to their printed syndication

[–] Gingerlegs@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I did as soon as it was announced! I get one once a month, it’s awesome

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Do you have a pic of this badboy haha?

[–] Gingerlegs@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

OMG this is a thing! Seriously evaluating my need for 9 bucks every month!

[–] Gingerlegs@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

$60 for a year, or $5 a month I believe

[–] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe different pricing? Loading https://membership.theonion.com/ from across the pond shows 99 annual or 9/month

[–] Gingerlegs@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Dang, you’re right! I must have gotten a limited time offer that I didn’t realize

[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 25 points 1 year ago

would like to see what Cards Against Humanity could do with the supplement business …

[–] SassyRamen@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

The first Artikel better be about gay frogs, or I'm gonna be pissed!

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

*golf clap*

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Wrong sub, this article is about The Onion

Wow. This is historic. I bet he's got hot blood moving through him fast.

[–] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hope JorDan from knowledge fight get a chance to work with the onion, no one knows alex's brain better than Dan and could write a perfect spoof version

[–] Lupus@feddit.org 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Omfg I didn't even think about that possibility, that would be perfect, if Dan really gets Alex's desk I am gonna explode with laughter.

[–] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Oh what if the onion guys handle turning new episodes into videos

[–] simple@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Community name does not check out /s

[–] Asetru@feddit.org 21 points 1 year ago

It just lined up perfectly for me...

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Finally some good news

Too bad the people we need to reach are literally incapable of understanding satire

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

let's fucking go!