Satire

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    17 hours ago

    Wish I’d known to look for a decent inherited trust fund program when I was signing up for university.

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      17 hours ago

      “Everyone should learn how to manage trust funds,” says scion of billionaire family dynasty mostly known for smoking crack and throwing business cards at people while shouting the n-word.

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          16 hours ago

          Sorry, this was Rob Ford, not his brother Doug. There’s no video that I’m aware of, just an apology for…

          “Nobody sticks up for people like I do,” Ford said on March 5, 2014, before unleashing a string of racial and ethnic slurs. “I’m the most racist guy around. I’m the mayor of Toronto.”

          which was anecdotally reported and later confirmed following a late-night bender.

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      18 hours ago

      I still have to check if it’s Beaverton, Onion or Private Eye nowadays . It’s satire ‘now’ but …

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        15 hours ago

        I’m not familiar with Beaverton and Private Eye as part of my core group of journalism from the future satirical news! Thanks for the heads up!

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        18 hours ago

        But is it really satire, or is it just very blunt reporting with a humorous writing style?

        I honestly think if someone only read the Beaverton, they would be more politically savvy and well-informed than the average joe.

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          18 hours ago

          Back when I work in London the Private Eye was my go to for really on the nose satire. Ian Hislop just had a way with words especially on ‘Have I got new for you’. The couriers in the building usually came in the Big Issue which I then started pickup up from the Underground on a weekly bases. (Was like a small paper that funded the homeless, the guy selling at the time)

          Nowadays living in Canada the Beaverton and Onion scratch the itch and I don’t think I could really bring myself to pickup a tabloid even if I knew what to get here in Quebec.