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Absurd News Made More Ridiculous Daily

Absurd News Made More Ridiculous Daily

Politics Aside satirizes the latest political news.

Facts Included (Sometimes)

Where our fake stories include actual facts, we usually link to the original, well-reported news stories so you can have proof things that seem staggeringly stupid are actually happening.

The World is Absurd

You can't do much about the world. But reading Politics Aside lets you know, you're not the only one who thinks everything is insane.

Of course, you should probably try and do something about the world anyway. Make a meme. Run for school board. Go to a rally. Something. But while you're making the country better, you can always find time to read PA. We recommend checking it daily.

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  • You become a supporter of our efforts to shine light on the questionable decisions that affect millions of Americans in a way that is hopefully humorous.

Subscribe and support our efforts. Or just enjoy the content.

Pretend there is a moving quote here from Christopher Hitchens about how we need humor to combat fascism.

Contact

Politics Aside is written by David Sussin. You can reach him here.

Completely fake image of author working in newsroom circa 1970. For some reason AI insists everyone alive at the time was a white male. This was not a request made in the prompt.

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