Category: Politics
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Lawmakers Engage in High-Stakes Blame Game to Determine Who Will Be Saddled with ‘Government Shutdown Hero’ Title
Washington, DC – As federal agencies brace for another looming government shutdown, lawmakers from both parties have entered the final, feverish stage of negotiations to determine which member will be publicly burdened with the coveted and career-threatening title of “Government Shutdown Hero.” The title, granted to the legislator who most visibly stands in the way…
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Texas Tech Declares Sovereignty After Historic Win, Demands Recognition from United Nations and NCAA
Lubbock, TX – Texas Tech University formally declared sovereignty late Monday night, hours after its men’s basketball team clinched a historic 68-61 victory over a long-standing rival. In a statement issued from the university’s athletic director’s office, Texas Tech called upon the United Nations and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to “immediately and unequivocally…
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Martial Artist Confused to Learn That Punching Through Political Spectrum Doesn’t Secure Presidency
Des Moines, IA – Regional martial arts champion Doug Seldon expressed confusion today after learning that his recent feat—punching cleanly through a full-color poster representation of the American political spectrum—will not automatically secure him the presidency, contrary to what he had been led to believe. The incident occurred Wednesday morning during a sparsely attended fundraiser…
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Congress Embarks on New Reality Show: “Budget Survivor,” Where Nobody Wins and Everyone Gets Voted Off the Island
Washington, DC – In a bold initiative aimed at increasing transparency and public engagement, Congress has announced the launch of “Budget Survivor,” a government-produced reality television event in which members of Congress compete to not be ousted from the Capitol Rotunda each week. The program, co-developed by the House Appropriations Committee and the Executive Office…
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Pentagon Launches New Press Freedom Initiative: Journalists Now Allowed to Report What They’re Told Not to Know
Washington, D.C. – In a move hailed as a triumph for transparency, the Department of Defense today unveiled its new Press Freedom Initiative, formally permitting accredited journalists to report on information they are explicitly instructed not to possess. Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Alice Farthing issued a statement lauding the program as “a revitalization of core American…
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PolitiFact Announces New Initiative to Fact-Check Only Statements Made in Alternate Realities, Citing Higher Truth Accuracy There
St. Petersburg, FL – PolitiFact, the fact-checking arm of the Poynter Institute, announced today that it will exclusively review claims made in alternate realities, shifting its focus away from statements issued in what it described as “our increasingly fact-resistant primary dimension.” The initiative, described internally as Operation Quantum Credibility, will reportedly draw on interdimensional sourcing…
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Local Politicians Thrilled as New ‘Adult Supervision’ Party Promises to Fix Everything with Gold Stars and Detention
ALBANY, NY – A wave of cautious optimism spread through Albany’s city council chambers this morning as the fledgling Adult Supervision Party officially unveiled its signature platform: a sweeping program to resolve chronic governance issues using gold stars, time-outs, and structured after-meeting detentions. The ASP, formed last November by a bipartisan coalition of ex-school board…
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Albanese Government Unveils New Emissions Model Based on Astrological Charts and Wishful Thinking
Canberra, ACT – The Albanese government on Wednesday announced a significant overhaul of its climate policy framework, unveiling a new emissions projection model that will combine traditional datasets with the consultative reading of astrological charts and “pure, good-minded wishful thinking.” Climate Minister Fiona Melrose described the approach as “forward-thinking and aligned with both planetary and…
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World Leaders Announce New Initiative to Simplify Policy by Adding More Layers
Geneva – In a historic joint press conference on Thursday, representatives from over 40 countries announced the official launch of the Unified Stratified Simplicity Accord (USSA), an ambitious initiative designed to reduce government complexity by introducing up to twelve new layers of policy clarification, implementation, and review. The move, which leaders hailed as a “once-in-a-lifetime…
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Senator Unleashes Fiery Tirade as Political Opponents Attempt to Rebrand Science as a Liberal Conspiracy Theory
Washington, D.C. – Tempers flared on the Senate floor this morning as Senator Garth Waldrip (R-NC) delivered a blistering 47-minute speech decrying a controversial effort among several lawmakers to officially rebrand “science” as a liberal conspiracy theory. The proposal, introduced last week as a late-night rider to the National Infrastructure Bill, seeks to update all…
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