▲ 102 ▼ DOJ To Bring Back Firing Squad As Means Of Entertainment (theonion.com) submitted 1 month ago by silence7@slrpnk.net to c/theonion@midwest.social 10 comments fedilink hide all child comments Actual policy: livestream firing squad executions
[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 1 month ago (5 children) Published: April 27, 2026 The onion is just a crystal ball at this point permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] silence7@slrpnk.net [S] 8 points 1 month ago* (4 children) Been that way since they did Bush's inauguration speech. He didn't accomplish everything the Onion mentioned, but he sure tried. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) I knew which article you linked before I even clicked it. Do you think that onion writers discovered the secrets to time travel, but are only able to reveal what they know through satire due to convoluted time travel rules? That's obviously the only rational explanation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 month ago it's not time travel. If you just listen to Republicans, they'll gleefully explain the nightmare world they want to create. All the Onion did was treat it as a threat rather than fantasy. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) Damn, I didn't know that they've been around that long. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] manmachine@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago Their “holy shit, man walks on fucking moon” is also a classic permalink fedilink source parent
[–] silence7@slrpnk.net [S] 8 points 1 month ago* (4 children) Been that way since they did Bush's inauguration speech. He didn't accomplish everything the Onion mentioned, but he sure tried. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) I knew which article you linked before I even clicked it. Do you think that onion writers discovered the secrets to time travel, but are only able to reveal what they know through satire due to convoluted time travel rules? That's obviously the only rational explanation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 month ago it's not time travel. If you just listen to Republicans, they'll gleefully explain the nightmare world they want to create. All the Onion did was treat it as a threat rather than fantasy. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) Damn, I didn't know that they've been around that long. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] manmachine@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago Their “holy shit, man walks on fucking moon” is also a classic permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) I knew which article you linked before I even clicked it. Do you think that onion writers discovered the secrets to time travel, but are only able to reveal what they know through satire due to convoluted time travel rules? That's obviously the only rational explanation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 month ago it's not time travel. If you just listen to Republicans, they'll gleefully explain the nightmare world they want to create. All the Onion did was treat it as a threat rather than fantasy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 month ago it's not time travel. If you just listen to Republicans, they'll gleefully explain the nightmare world they want to create. All the Onion did was treat it as a threat rather than fantasy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) Damn, I didn't know that they've been around that long. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] manmachine@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago Their “holy shit, man walks on fucking moon” is also a classic permalink fedilink source parent
[–] manmachine@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago Their “holy shit, man walks on fucking moon” is also a classic permalink fedilink source parent