Below are posts associated with the “The Onion” tag.
going semi-viral on Bluesky just made me miss blogging
Since early 2019(!), I’ve been slowly but surely orienting my online presence around my Hugo blog. This doesn’t mean that I’ve given up on social media platforms, but that those are merely appendages to a website that I have more control over. In fact, I’m really pleased with the POSSE—Post to Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere—setup that I’ve developed over the past couple of years. It currently works like this: All of my posts start on this website, and then I use the EchoFeed service to send posts to my Mastodon accounts and a Bluesky account (Micro.
🔗 linkblog: Trump To Victims’ Families: ‘I’m Doing Everything Possible To Resegregate Flight Schools’'
I’m grateful for The Onion right now.
🔗 linkblog: A Message Of Hope From Global Tetrahedron'
This is the best possible response to a bad situation.
🔗 linkblog: Gender Is Determined by God, Biology, and the Highest Governing Body of Some Random Sport'
Listen, The Onion is great, but sometimes McSweeney’s is where it’s at.
🔗 linkblog: X's Objection to the Onion Buying InfoWars Is a Reminder You Do Not Own Your Social Media Accounts'
This is an important take, and I appreciate that the article concludes with a reminder that indie is the answer as we move forward with the social web.
🔗 linkblog: Christian Man Persecuted Simply For Driving 90 Miles Per Hour In School Zone'
I recently started following The Onion again, and it’s already paying off.
🔗 linkblog: 'The Onion' has reused this satire after more than 20 mass shootings since 2014 : NPR'
This is one of the best things The Onion has ever done.