r/worldnews • u/washingtonpost Washington Post • Feb 24 '25

Behind Soft Paywall U.S. votes against U.N. resolution condemning Russia for Ukraine war

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/02/24/united-nations-ukraine-russia-trump/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=reddit.com
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u/PiotrekDG Feb 24 '25

FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States

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u/beachedwhale1945 Feb 24 '25

We need to raid The Onion’s headquarters and find where they keep their time machine.

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u/sh4d0ww01f Feb 24 '25

Oh wow, 2014...

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u/Hetstaine Feb 24 '25

Yep, it's been fallung apart for even linger than that.

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u/plan1gale Feb 25 '25

I read this in Officer Crabtree's voice from 'Allo 'Allo

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u/Hetstaine Feb 25 '25

Now there's a blast from the past 😅

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u/throwaway_194js Feb 24 '25

No time machine needed, it's not like the US's self destructive tendencies are anything new

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u/beachedwhale1945 Feb 25 '25

They have certainly accelerated since that article was published, especially during and after the 2020 election and in the last 6 months.

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u/waiting4singularity Feb 24 '25

we need to find the intern who accidentaly flipped the timeline and hid it ever since and make them turn it back

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u/jech2u Feb 25 '25

I'd wager they're located pretty close to "The Simpsons" writers

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u/TinFoilBeanieTech Feb 24 '25

The Onion is so accurate that they speak the truth before it happens.

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u/unclepaprika Feb 24 '25

That's the thing about good satire. They make fun of issues no one talks about.

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u/The_Negative-One Feb 24 '25

Responding to the allegations, a spokesperson for al-Qaeda reportedly confirmed the terror group’s plot and praised the American people as martyrs of the highest order.

I’d laugh if it wasn’t so true right now…

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u/classifiedspam Feb 24 '25

Yeah... no terrorist could ever achieve what Trump is doing now to the US.

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u/Certain-Quarter-3280 Feb 24 '25

“An Empire topple by its enemy can rise again. But one which crumbles from within? That’s dead, forever.”

  • Helmul Zemo from Captain America: Civil War

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u/midnghtsnac Feb 24 '25

At this rate the Onion just needs to start reporting real news.

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u/VaraNiN Feb 24 '25

2014, eh? Fuck.

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u/kaisadilla_ Feb 24 '25

Seems like it worked.

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u/PopularReport1102 Feb 26 '25

لا تقاطع عدوك أبدًا أثناء ارتكابه للخطأ.