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Andy Davis's avatar

Anyone else need to re-read the title to make sure it was actually satire?

Sandra Joy's avatar

It would be funny if it weren't so believable! (though I just finished watching the premiere of the final season of The Handmaid's Tale, so I'm a little shook!) Great satire, Radley! :)

willoughby's avatar

Pretty much captures the Republican Moment, with Swiftian precision. Good job, Mr. Balko!

Gordon Strause's avatar

Good stuff. But it would be much more fun to share if you put the preamble at the bottom. Part of the joy of satire like this is the slow dawning that it is satire. When you preface it at the beginning like you do, it loses some of its punch.

I'd love to send this out to folks with just the subject line "Trump's latest?", but it needs to go to just the actual essay for that to be fun

Alan Bean's avatar

Hilarious. Tragically so.

John Schwarzkopf's avatar

The big question is what would he do with his diaper while he was banging Lindsay's "wife"? The thought of that old queen marrying a porn star almost made bourbon shoot out my nose! And her choice would be an old queen or a morbidly obese incontinent fascist with a little toadstool. Thanks for a good laugh today! I'm sharing with my subscribers tomorrow. They need something to brighten their day too.

MARYANNE C's avatar

Nice work! Swift would definitely have approved 😂

Fritz Anderson's avatar

Sadly. You're not wrong.

Patricia Foley's avatar

Hello Radley, Please do a story on the men being held in Blue Bonnet detention facility in Texas. Here is a link to a tiktok they made from inside. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjjrK72N/

Also, an instagram post from our org about the situation. https://www.instagram.com/stories/barnettcohen/3616628442768592920?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

We are in touch with Miquel Zerpa

Mark Nazimova's avatar

Cannibalizing old tropes, are we? That's a swift way to make a point 😄