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USA to destabilize American government after discovering it’s an oil rich nation (chaser.com.au)

submitted 2 days ago by ZeroCool to c/theonion@midwest.social

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[–] elvith@feddit.org 43 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Next, they’re bringing them democracy?

[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 28 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Managed Democracy™

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Democrazy^TM^

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago

...for SuperAmerica!

[–] B312@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

How bout a nice cup of liber-tea

[–] Shawdow194@fedia.io 48 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Gold

[–] NerdInSuspenders@leminal.space 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Black gold, one might say!

[–] Thassodar@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

Texas tea!

[–] Twoafros@lemmy.world 34 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This the realest fake headline

[–] TheSlad@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago

Well, the first paragraph of the article is pretty much all true...

[–] ChronosTriggerWarning@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Don't tell America...

...there's oil in America.

"What?! They have oil? And brown people?!? GET 'EM!"

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Mission accomplished.

[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

FK I bit it

[–] ScrotusMaximus@lemm.ee 6 points 1 day ago

Now offering Democracy as a Service (DaaS)

[–] zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 day ago

Why didn't they name that website the bloomin onion

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Thanks Obama!

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

“nepo-baby creep” … pure poetry