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Tuesday edition · October 27, 2026Independent satire for an increasingly plausible world

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An office worker in a white hard hat, safety goggles and blue gloves carefully feeds a hundred-dollar bill into a paper shredder beside stacks of banded cash and an orange traffic cone.

Anthropic Lost $80.7 Billion In Six Months, Assures Investors It Was Very Careful About It

October 26, 2026

A hand holds a smartphone showing late-night campaign texts asking if everything is okay, a reply reading STOP, and a follow-up asking if STOP is what he really wants.

Campaign Text Asking For $5 Follows Up To Ask Why Voter Has Been So Distant Lately

October 25, 2026

A man in an auditorium seat holds a laptop showing a cookie pop-up that says he is jointly owned by 4,012 partners, with buttons for Accept All and Manage Custody

Man Who Clicked ‘Accept All Cookies’ in 2009 Now Owned by 4,000 Websites

October 24, 2026

An old round dial thermostat on a wood-paneled wall with a strip of masking tape across it reading Don't, Dad

Dad Frozen Into Recliner Still Refuses to Touch Thermostat Set at 62

October 24, 2026

An orange detour sign with a black arrow on a wooden sawhorse points off a wet rural road toward a muddy field, with a blank sign and low brick houses behind it.

Melania Trump Brokers Ceasefire for One Town; Rest of War Asked to Detour Around It

October 23, 2026

Bar patrons watch a baseball game on a TV whose on-screen banner reads “Dodgers mentions tonight: 47.”

Fox Tells World Series Announcers to Mention the Dodgers Every Four Minutes

October 23, 2026

A handwritten sign taped to a diesel pump at a truck stop reads “Russian diesel, Sat. Nov. 7 only, 9:00–10:55 AM, limit 5 oz.”

Russian Diesel Meant to Cut Prices Before Midterms Arrives Nov. 7, Lasts Two Hours

October 23, 2026

A gray squirrel on a deck railing next to a caged bird feeder, holding a cardboard sign that reads Laid Off, 6 Yrs Experience, Will Steal For Food

Squirrel Raiding Same Bird Feeder Since 2019 Files for Unemployment After Upgrade

October 23, 2026

A hotel room door with a faded Do Not Disturb hanger, a handmade flag taped to the frame, an ‘Embassy of 412’ sign and yellow border tape across the hallway carpet

Hotel Guest Who Hung ‘Do Not Disturb’ Sign in 2011 Recognized as Sovereign Nation

October 22, 2026

A hand pressing a yellow sticky note that reads “website? call Kevin” onto an old beige CRT monitor showing a homemade upholstery shop homepage with a visitor counter

Study Finds 70% of the Internet Was Built by Someone’s Nephew

October 22, 2026