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Links to news stories from...
...credible sources, with...
...their original headlines, that...
...would make people who see the headline think, “That has got to be a story from The Onion, America’s Finest News Source.”

Please also avoid duplicates.

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Reminder: Reminder: This is STILL NOT a Politics community (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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TL;DR => Look at the pinned post in this community.

Far too many posts in this community are just "Wow, the racist man did something hella racist?" and somehow that is supposed to be like the Onion. Nothing funny, super depressing, not like the Onion. We can all look at the news, we know what villainy and buffoonery is happening in the USA. Stop turning this into a USA/Isreal politics community.

When posting: read the headline and think to yourself "Is this something that insert racist/bigot who is incompetent would do?" If it is a yes, don't post it. Some political things can be like the Onion but IRL, but the vast majority on this community are just depressing reality where the punchline is that they are evil and stupid. So what!? Join a political humor community. The mods already said this stuff wasn't welcome in this community in the pinned post.

To keep this community funny, ridiculous, and bordering on IRL satire, and point this out to people who post stuff that doesn't fit here. Dont engage (upvote), just comment "this isnt the community for politics" and reference the mod post.

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[–] Micromot@piefed.social 18 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

I mean the onion does make headlines about US politics that fit stuff that is posted here because it is just so absurdly stupid or weird. The Onion itself is a political page.

Edit: I do agree that some of the posts about US politics in this community don't really reach the Onion Levels of absurdity

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

For instance, Loomer bragging to her dad that she gave trump blow jobs is less political, and more gross. This is what downvotes and upvotes are for.

[–] devolution@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Fucking what???

[–] its_kim_love@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Right! The not the onion joke is all about how the actual news is stupider than real life satire and that absolutely includes politics.

The problem is low effort posts.