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speak easy

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Tue Feb 23, 2021, 01:37 PM Feb 2021

Facebook Announces Plan To Break Up U.S. Government

(the ONION)

Facebook Announces Plan To Break Up U.S. Government Before It Becomes Too Powerful

MENLO PARK, CA—In an effort to curtail the organization’s outsized influence, Facebook announced Monday that it would be implementing new steps to ensure the breakup of the U.S. government before it becomes too powerful.

“It’s long past time for us to take concrete actions against this behemoth of governance that has gone essentially unchecked since its inception,” said Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, noting that while the governing body may have begun with good intentions, its history showed a culture of recklessness and a dangerous disregard for the consequences of its decisions.

“Unfortunately, those at the top have been repeatedly contemptuous of the very idea of accountability or reform, and our only remaining course is to separate the government into smaller chunks to prevent it from forming an even stronger monopoly over the public.” Zuckerberg closed his remarks with repeated assurances that despite a likely legal battle ahead, no one government could stand up to the fortitude of Facebook.

https://www.theonion.com/facebook-announces-plan-to-break-up-u-s-government-bef-1844121902

Facebook has no Friends in Washington.

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Facebook Announces Plan To Break Up U.S. Government (Original Post) speak easy Feb 2021 OP
Kick dalton99a Feb 2021 #1
😂 NewDayOranges Feb 2021 #2
I love good satire LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2021 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author speak easy Feb 2021 #4
used to be I knew when a headline was from the Onion.... dhill926 Feb 2021 #5
+1 speak easy Feb 2021 #6
Satire is back! Long Live the Onion! burrowowl Feb 2021 #7

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dhill926

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5. used to be I knew when a headline was from the Onion....
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 02:50 PM
Feb 2021

now I have to HOPE it's from the Onion...

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