A Fight To The Death -- Tom Sullivan

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https://digbysblog.net/2025/04/22/a-fight-to-the-death/

Oddsmakers bet against reality-based community

Headline from this morning’s The Borowitz Report.

When I Googled Andy Borowitz‘s name just now, the AI offered “Is Andy Borowitz satire?” Why Google Borowitz? In reading the Breaking News headlines at The New Republic‘s landing page, it strikes me that in our new autocratic reality it’s becoming harder than ever to distinguish reality from satire. Viewed slightly askance, any of TNR’s headlines might be a Borowitz headline. Reality is challenging satire to a fight to the death.

Fox Host Suddenly Gets Amnesia About Trump’s Plan to Deport Citizens
Republican Says Pete Hegseth’s Group Chat Is Fine Because of … 9/11?
Trump Sends the Economy Tanking Over Fight With Fed Chair
Ron Johnson Goes Full 9/11 Truther in Deranged Rant
MAGA Republicans Get Ready to Gut Medicaid to Help Trump

See what I mean? (from Borowitz’s site):

Houthis Send Friend Request to Hegseth’s Wife
Trump Urges Vatican to Select New Pope from Cast of “Fox & Friends”
Harvard to Award Trump Honorary Doctorate for Making its Approval Rating Soar

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