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		alfiedotwtf 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China, ... The Onion couldn't even make half of this up without looking like bad writers... but here we are

stavros 4 months ago | [–]

Reality isn't constrained by quality bars.

BLKNSLVR 4 months ago | [–]

Someone quoted this headline elsewhere, so I looked up the actual article[0].

It would have been hilarious back in 2001. It's... scarily prescient in 2025. Can satire be just too good?

[0]: https://theonion.com/bush-our-long-national-nightmare-of-pea...

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