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[-] TheBat@lemmy.world 76 points 2 years ago

The Onion is doing what 'real' media should've been doing.

[-] MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

I thought the news was a tragedy, now I realize it’s a fucking comedy.

[-] Lath@kbin.social 48 points 2 years ago

That's a good play on words.

[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

Bruh I just realized.

[-] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 21 points 2 years ago

“Let me be clear: Our war is against Hamas. We have explicitly instructed our commanders that they should take pains so there are as few innocent men, women, and children in Gaza as humanly possible.”

Brutal. Well done, Onion writers

[-] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 18 points 2 years ago
[-] Guillermo@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

1.15% of the population already died. Not all of them civilians.

[-] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago

"We've only killed 27.000 people so we're the good guys, you see."

[-] eatthecake@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago
[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's not a mistake. Omitting "be" verbs is a common convention in headlines. They're just imitating the style of major newspapers.

[-] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Monty Python's Flying Circus!

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