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https://buddycarter.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=15398

Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) released the following statement today after introducing a bill authorizing President Trump to acquire Greenland and renaming it Red, White, and Blueland:

“America is back and will soon be bigger than ever with the addition of Red, White, and Blueland. President Trump has correctly identified the purchase of what is now Greenland as a national security priority, and we will proudly welcome its people to join the freest nation to ever exist when our Negotiator-in-Chief inks this monumental deal.”

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

This "buddy" is so nose deep up Trumps ass that he just climbed out of his mouth

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

RFK Jr had a brain worm, so Buddy wanted to be Trump's tapeworm

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is what our elected representatives believe is important. This is what they are wasting our tax dollars on. Burn it all down.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Mmhmm, and while youre having fun with this stunt Trump is dismantling what little safety net you had left for personal gain. Its time to stop the outrage machine and either do something with your rage or accept your new circumstances

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Red + Blue = Purple + White = .. Lilac?

Lilacland?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Tbh that's a really cute name.

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Red, White, and Blueland

Does this mean France, and Russia, and every other country with those colors in their flags also have claims to that land?

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

In other news, Republicans vote to turn Congress into giant MAGA circle jerk.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Fuck us all forever.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Cool. Just renamed my apartment "The REAL United States of America". Every room is now a new state. The guest bathroom is obviously "New Ohio". There. See how much that lowered egg prices?

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 day ago

The geopolitical fanfiction writes itself. Renaming Greenland like some corporate rebrand desperate to distract from melting assets – national security theater now starring spray-painted glaciers. The cognitive contortions needed to frame territorial karaoke as "strategic expansion" would earn Olympic gold in mental gymnastics.

They've upgraded from labeling dissenters "anti-American" to legislating cartographic fanfic. Six-month bureaucratic deadlines for rewriting maps? Peak legislative productivity achieved while infrastructure crumbles and healthcare implodes. At least the Sharpie industry thrives.

Denmark's diplomatic eye-roll echoes through the performative patriotism. Soft power evolves into PowerPoint jingoism – why address rising seas when you can rename them? The real climate action? Mandating all future hurricanes adopt surnames from Founding Fathers. Priorities, people.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

They forget we had a red, white, and blue Brexit.

[–] [email protected] 52 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Oh my fucking God. Holy sweet fucking Lord in heaven. Jesus fucking Christ. I'm already done.

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

Can I stick a fork in you?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

Me too... and I'm not even a Yank.

It fucking pisses me off so much seeing the thick, orange, cunt-in-chief on our news day after fucking day talking absolute bollocks on the news...

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 day ago

And here we are; all thinking that we are in the dumbest timeline. Turns out, we are all right about that.

Let's see how dumb this timeline will get.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I'm not saying this as a joke, but I recently saw the movie Greenland and I'm confident this is all happening because he watched it.

mild spoilers

Main character is a man from his demographic. A presidential message is what's supposed to save people. Greenland is where people go for safety. Main character cheated on his wife but it's ok because he saved his family.

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

How's the movie? It only got a 6 in imdb but I'm curious.

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

He saved his family, but boy did he fuck over a lot of people to get there. A lot more people could have been saved had he not been such a massive asshole throughout the movie. I'm still not sure if that was the intent on the character's portrayal, but towards the end I was actively rooting for him to fail.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Oh if you're talking about the plane scene I agree 100%.

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