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By Dan Geddes WASHINGTON – Global leaders negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) affirmed the necessity of secret negotiations for the massive trade and “global governance” deal. “The TPP is for your own good. Trust us,” ... More »
19 June 2015 AMSTERDAM – An international survey of satirists has found that an overwhelming majority consider themselves “morally superior” to the rest of humanity. The survey, conducted by The Satirist, found that more than 87% of 2,000 sel... More »
by C.S. Lane 19 June 2015 MENLO PARK,CA – Following a recent product leak, Facebook executives have confirmed rumors of an unprecedented new feature which will automatically scan your Facebook News Feed for opinions, datasets, and scientific facts which ... More »
By Dan Geddes WASHINGTON – A recent Langley University study has found that today’s youth are simply “too lazy” to protest wars or economic injustice. The study, commissioned by the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI, sought to understand ... More »
By Dan Geddes WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve bank today lowered the prime lending rank to i percent. Federal Reserve spokesperson Freely de Baise stated: “As any child who has studied pre-algebra knows, i is the imaginary number, the square root... More »
By Dan Geddes NEW YORK – Guido da Vinci always wondered how there could so much extra virgin olive oil in supermarkets across the world. “I mean wherever I went in the world, I could find extra virgin olive oil. A lot of it. Finally, I thought: how could ... More »
By Elliot Scott 18 March 2015 DARDANELLE, AR – Senator Tom Cotton may have a history of sending out ill-conceived, pedantic letters. Adding fire to the controversy of Cotton’s letter to the Leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran, evidence has surfaced... More »
By Jason Half Pillow RENO – Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid continues to recuperate from his eye injury incurred several weeks ago and called a press conference in his Capitol Hill office to discuss his progress. “It doesn’t hurt as much as it d... More »
While peace-loving people around the world hold their breath with fear that World War III might break out at any time in multiple hot spots, most Americans (72%) aren’t too worried about it, according to a recent Trotter poll. Trotter interviewed some ordina... More »
By Neal Starkman 10 January 2015 Republican Congressman from Louisiana Steve Scalise is in deep trouble with colleagues after it was revealed that in 2012 he spoke to a local chapter of the ACLU, the American Civil Liberties Union. Moira Bagley Smith, a Scalis... More »
by Dave Norton NEW YORK – In a stunning display of solidarity and disrespect toward New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio, the New York Police Department again turned their backs on De Blasio outside of the funeral of a fallen officer on Sunday, to the utter de... More »
Robert Charpentier WASHINGTON—Republican Congressional leaders are calling the President out for his handling of the ongoing, destructive lava flow in Hawaii. “We want to know what the President knew and when he knew it,” said Senate Minority Leader Mitc... More »