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20 Tweets From "The Onion" That Will Make You Laugh And Cry At The Same Time

It's barely even satire at this point.

Davis Purtell

Jun 08, 2020

Miami University

20 Tweets From "The Onion" That Will Make You Laugh And Cry At The Same Time

Photo by The Onion / Twitter

This year has been a wild, grueling, unpleasant, and straight-up bad time. For most people lately, the news is something to be feared, and there are new reports showcasing just how broken our country is every day. Despite pandemics, protests, and a Cheeto as President, silver linings are all around us.

Thankfully, current events have allowed The Onion, a long-running satirical news outlet, to pump out some of the finest content I've seen on Twitter in a long while. With the number of increasingly-unprecedented events growing each day, The Onion now reads like an irreverent NPR, and I love it. Here are 20 tweets that show just how ridiculous our world is right now.

1.

Cop Confident He'll Be Exonerated By Clear Video Evidence Of Him Shooting Defenseless Black Man… https://t.co/Wwim0yeXkQ
— The Onion (@The Onion) 1590858122.0

2.

White Woman Discusses How Much She Considered Going To A Black Lives Matter Protest Once https://t.co/BN1uPg5dJ3 https://t.co/bVFq9Ui0DT
— The Onion (@The Onion) 1590760204.0

3.

Peaceful Protest Interrupted By Swarm Of Aggressive Black-Clad Militants https://t.co/ybL3KO0kdO https://t.co/QsWloqL0nR
— The Onion (@The Onion) 1590716402.0

4.

Miami Mayor Suggests Citizens May Be Able To Resume Grinding On Each Other By July 1 https://t.co/PYrQrWUt3o https://t.co/iM79IL87qI
— The Onion (@The Onion) 1591035139.0

5.

‘Let Them Have Eric,’ Screams Trump While Pushing Son Through Door Of Bunker https://t.co/8GrWtx89Kf https://t.co/MfxmYpzkTb
— The Onion (@The Onion) 1591042146.0

6.

Chicago Police Department To Monitor All Interactions With Public Using New Bullet Cams https://t.co/eT6HmCH4rh https://t.co/5jjvsItHLY
— The Onion (@The Onion) 1591052461.0

7.

Study: ‘Hangin’ In There’ Best One Can Now Feel https://t.co/kxdPc4AVTh https://t.co/o1AzaTdNvc
— The Onion (@The Onion) 1591056841.0

8.

From The Archives: "When you’re suddenly in the middle of an inhuman situation that’s repeated itself over and ove… https://t.co/4j3YrLupyg
— The Onion (@The Onion) 1591067400.0

9.

De Blasio: ‘It Is An Honor To Have My Daughter Doxxed By The Greatest Police Force In The World’… https://t.co/8ZvoH6Qw13
— The Onion (@The Onion) 1591116775.0

10.

Trump Throws Garbage Can Through McDonald’s Window Before Looting $2,000 In Big Macs https://t.co/o2XkMd0Btd https://t.co/X7vRbfoOVh
— The Onion (@The Onion) 1591126982.0

11.

Roger Goodell Insists Martin Luther King Jr. Would Have Wanted 17-Game Football Season In Front Of Full Stadiums… https://t.co/QbEHfwNi8c
— The Onion (@The Onion) 1591134361.0

12.

Police Defend Use Of Non-Lethal Rubber Tires On Protestors https://t.co/lY5Lysjs18 https://t.co/s6EW6RDdJq
— The Onion (@The Onion) 1591201864.0

13.

Tear Gas Manufacturers Worried About Association With Everything Tear Gas Used For https://t.co/MiotHIWGaT https://t.co/E1uFYC20Fg
— The Onion (@The Onion) 1591215921.0

14.

Police Chief Says There Just A Few Bad, Deeply Ingrained Prejudices Giving All Cops A Bad Name… https://t.co/rMyGawMJuQ
— The Onion (@The Onion) 1590682325.0

15.

Cop Explains How It Feels To Live Every Day In Fear Someone Might Record You Brutalizing A Civilian… https://t.co/wd9o1bCKvW
— The Onion (@The Onion) 1590598742.0

16.

Minneapolis Police Now Requiring Officers To Undergo Ergonomics Training To Better Protect Knees… https://t.co/auRQ5G7rHY
— The Onion (@The Onion) 1590523989.0

17.

Tyson Promises Meatpackers Who Die From Coronavirus Will Not Go To Waste https://t.co/3BGA2eiOnL https://t.co/KOplD5tFab
— The Onion (@The Onion) 1590514862.0

18.

Poll Finds Majority Of Americans Would Like Things To Go Right For Once https://t.co/vW1GB5Ze3s https://t.co/FGxCZsTFdQ
— The Onion (@The Onion) 1590440281.0

19.

Twitter Refuses To Remove Trump Tweets About Scarborough Conspiracy Theory https://t.co/gBgTDPeBO2 #WhatDoYouThink? https://t.co/qAdRSRjajb
— The Onion (@The Onion) 1590617642.0

20.

New Law Enforcement Robot Can Wield Excessive Force Of 5 Human Officers https://t.co/wn7zTcHk7n
— The Onion (@The Onion) 1590620463.0

If you need a good laugh, head to "The Onion" for some more quality content.

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