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Democrats Panic After Kamala Harris Ages 40 Years In Single Night (www.theonion.com)

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[–] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 132 points 3 months ago (12 children)

Dude I feel like The Onion is coming back into its own again

[–] Tedrow@lemmy.world 55 points 3 months ago (9 children)

It's the new ownership.

[–] IMALlama@lemmy.world 75 points 3 months ago (6 children)

TIL. From Wikipedia:

On April 8, 2019, private equity firm Great Hill Partners acquired Gizmodo Media Group—including The Onion, The A.V. Club, and Clickhole—from Univision for an undisclosed amount.[148] The properties were formed into a new company named G/O Media Inc.[149][150] In March 2024, G/O sold The A.V. Club to Paste Magazine and was reported to be seeking buyers for The Onion.[151]

On April 25, 2024, CEO Jim Spanfeller told employees that G/O had sold The Onion to Chicago firm Global Tetrahedron, which is owned by Twilio founder Jeff Lawson, with former NBC reporter Ben Collins serving as CEO.[152] As a condition of the deal, the new owners will retain the website's staff and keep it based in Chicago.[153] The name "Global Tetrahedron" is taken from a "fictional evil megacorporation" that has been the subject of a running gag in The Onion articles.[154]

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[–] aaro@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Private equity

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