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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

@[email protected] Countries do not fall into decline in one day, they fracture internally first.

"Buy California" rather than "Buy America" is precisely an example. Another sign would be ignoring tariffs and expressing its own foreign policy on trade.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

Friendly reminder that there are quite a few red states that literally would not survive without the tax revenue from California propping them up.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

The pitch is a bitter response to President Trump's plan to purchase Greenland, which Denmark currently owns.

Jesus titty fucking christ how obliviously ignorant do you have to be to not realize the satirical nature-...

the-sun.com

Oh, nvm when will the boomers fucking die already

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Maybe France would be interested to buy back Louisiana as well.

This is the "Louisiana" they sold: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Louisiana_Purchase.png/1600px-Louisiana_Purchase.png

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

aren't those some of the reddest parts?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

The Louisiana refund

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

California should offer itself to sell to Canada already

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Not interested, thanks. Or if you do come, can we ship the silicon valley tech bros into the sun first?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

I looked up what hygge means and I am all for it!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

I wanna carve out Philly and submit myself to whichever EU nation is willing to take us. We voted against the fascist by double digit margin, and in the last mayoral democratic primary, a pluality of us voted for the progressive candidates (but the votes split on two of the progressive democrats so they both lost, thanks FPTP).

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 days ago (1 children)

California accepts denmark's bid. Please.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago

Honestly Washington State is the one I'd buy, but given the weird conservative obsession with beating up on California you can probably get a better deal.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago

I like how this underscores what a joke they think Trump is.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

What’s hygge

Edit: that warm cozy feeling

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago

I hope they change the name to Hyggewood

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yes please. If you could finalize the deal before April 15 that would be very helpful.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What's happening on April 15?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

oh, I'm not american so I don't know your tax days.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

gettin' Hygge with it!

[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yes! California native here. We accept.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago

$1 is a pretty good deal.

They should have charged, honestly.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago

Can I offer you some hygge in these trying times?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago

Please! Please do it!

[–] [email protected] 93 points 2 days ago (2 children)

they offered to buy Washington DC but it seems Russia beat them to it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

With a pee room and some shady video

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

slow claps

Well done sir, well done.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 2 days ago

Don't threaten me with a good time

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