Marisa Kabas
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EXCLUSIVE — The Onion has a full-page ad in today’s NYT featuring part of an editorial calling out congressional fecklessness towards Trump. They also sent a copy of their latest issue to every lawmaker.

My report, with an excerpt from the full editorial: https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/exclusive-the-onion-nyt-ad-congress-cowardice

The Onion NYT ad. The headline of the editorial says “CONGRESS, NOW MORE THAN EVER OUR NATION NEEDS YOUR COWARDICE”
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June 22, 2025 at 9:32 AM

EXCLUSIVE: The Onion calls out ‘cowardice’ of Congress in full-page NYT ad

The ad features a scathing editorial, a physical copy of which was sent to all House and Senate members.

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Marisa Kabas
June 22, 2025

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In timing that’s almost too absurd to be real, The Onion has a full page ad in Sunday’s New York Times print edition featuring part of an editorial titled, “Congress, Now More Than Ever, Our Nation Needs Your Cowardice.” As the world wakes up to the news of the US bombing Iran, NYT subscribers perusing the news section will find this ad from the renowned satirical publication, meant to highlight the utter fecklessness of this country’s lawmakers.

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The NYT ad

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