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Overinvested with Morgan and Gavia
Episode 17: America, Season 240: Election 2016: This week, Morgan and Gavia finally go deep on their favorite show, the long-running America, in its historic 240th and final season. They discuss the surprising twist in this season's Republican primary, how the internet fueled Trump and Sanders fandom, perennial representation issues, and what the last few months of the most popular TV show in the country might have in store.
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Got $75,000? The LA Times Is Trying to Bankrupt Me
“My bosses never had a complaint — to the contrary, I received nothing but praise. What I didn’t know, and my editors didn’t know to tell me, was that the political cartoonist of The Los Angeles Times isn’t allowed to criticize the police. I wish I’d been informed…” By Ted Rall. (Aug. 10, 2016)
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The US Election: An Idiots Guide.
Pie gives his producer the lowdown on the similarities and differences between Trump and Clinton.
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Obama's Plan to Destroy America Has Failed Miserably
Barack Obama will be president for only two more months, and any judgment of his presidency will have to account for all he failed to accomplish. Consider this partial list of things Obama was supposed to do but never did:
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Trump Appoints Bill Cosby As Secretary For Women’s Rights
Trump Appoints Bill Cosby As Secretary For Women’s Rights
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It's worth a thought.
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Covert CIA plot to wait until Fidel Castro dies of old age successful
Langley, VA - A decades-long plot to get Cuban dictator Fidel Castro to pass away peacefully in his sleep has come to fruition, according to a statement from the CIA.
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Horrible Facebook Algorithm Accident Results In Exposure To New Ideas
Assuring users that the company’s entire team of engineers was working hard to make sure a glitch like this never happens again, Facebook executives confirmed during a press conference Tuesday that a horrible accident last night involving the website’s algorithm had resulted in thousands of users being exposed to new concepts. [Satire]
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Queen to confirm she is immortal
THE Queen will use her annual Christmas message to announce that she will never die. The monarch will tell Britain that she has developed a condition known as Methuselah Syndrome, caused by generations of grotesque inbreeding and being immensely wealthy. Professor Henry Brubaker, of the Institute for Studies, said: “Beyond immortality, sufferers can lead a perfectly normal life. “With the right emotional support and a steady diet, the Queen should remain healthy at least until the universe begins to contract and conditions become unsuitable for existence as we know it.
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Pinned Down At Last: The Dean Of English Satirists
Catherine Brown reviews John Stubbs’ “Jonathan Swift: The Reluctant Rebel.”
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Unreconciled by Michel Houellebecq review – perfectly suited to the age of Trump
Laughter is in short supply in this collection from France’s great satirist and contrarian. By David Wheatley.
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Man Dying From Cancer Spends Last Good Day On Phone With Insurance Company
Displaying a level of strength and mobility that he will never again possess as he paced back and forth across his living room Tuesday, terminally ill man Thomas Halverson reportedly spent the last good day of his life on the phone with his insurance company. [Satire]
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Trump too hard to satirise, say South Park creators
The Donald Trump administration is too difficult to satirise because it is funny enough on its own, say Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of South Park. While the most recent series of their animated sitcom featured a character that clearly resembles Mr Trump, the pair made the decision to "back off" making fun of the latest US political events. "It's tricky now because satire has become reality," Parker told 7.30.
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New bill takes aim at men's masturbation habits
The satirical House Bill 4260 would encourage men to remain "fully abstinent" and only allow the "occasional masturbatory emissions inside health care and medical facilities,
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How Jane Carlyle survived a miserable marriage
By satirising it in long, amusing letters, written to be circulated among her friends, according to Kathy Chamberlain. By Frances Wilson.
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The Intergalactic Battle of Ancient Rome
Hundreds of years before audiences fell in love with Star Wars, one writer dreamt of battles in space. By Lorraine Boissoneault. (Dec. 14, 2016)
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Are We Having Too Much Fun?
In 1985, Neil Postman observed an America imprisoned by its own need for amusement. He was, it turns out, extremely prescient. By Megan Garber.
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White House Correspondents’ Dinner: See Hasan Minhaj’s Scorching Speech
The Daily Show correspondent took no prisoners when he took the stage; read the full text of his speech here. By Hillary Busis.
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Jeremy Bernard Corbyn: What Was Done
Bonnie Prince Bob
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Confectionery Item Beats Far-Right Candidate In Stunning French Election Victory
French people have voted overwhelmingly for a meringue-based confectionery item to run their country, saying it would do a better job than extreme far-right leader Marine Le Pen.
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