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(25,392 posts) Wed Mar 19, 2014, 05:26 PM Mar 2014

U.S. Freezes Putin’s Netflix Account [View all]

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—In what was described as a major ramping up of sanctions, Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Tuesday that the United States had frozen Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Netflix account, effective immediately.

“Unless and until Mr. Putin calls off the annexation of Crimea, no more ‘House of Cards’ or ‘Orange Is the New Black’ for him,” Mr. Kerry said. “The United States will not stand by and reward the annexation of another sovereign nation with a policy of streaming as usual.”

While all of the sanctions Mr. Kerry announced on Tuesday were Netflix-related, he warned Mr. Putin that “nothing is off the table.”

“I’m sure I don’t need to remind the Russian President that ‘Game of Thrones’ is about to come back for another season,” he said. “As I have said, this thing could get very ugly, very fast.”

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2014/03/us-freezes-putins-netflix-account.html

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U.S. Freezes Putin’s Netflix Account [View all] geardaddy Mar 2014 OP

LOL, that'll teach him Brother Buzz Mar 2014 #1

Yep! geardaddy Mar 2014 #3

He just may eclipse The Yankee Clipper's hitting streak Brother Buzz Mar 2014 #11

For folks that don't know: The Borowitz Report, The Onion, Free Wood Post, DailyCurrant - are SATIRE Tx4obama Mar 2014 #2

Yes. geardaddy Mar 2014 #4

LMAO LittleBlue Mar 2014 #5

That would be awesome. geardaddy Mar 2014 #12

Now that is funny. dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #6

I can just see him geardaddy Mar 2014 #7

Good. And for the next country he grabs, disable his Hulu Plus subscription (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2014 #8

That's pulling out all the stops. Putin is toast if he doesn't chill out. eom Blanks Mar 2014 #22

LOL oldandhappy Mar 2014 #9

good one AngryAmish Mar 2014 #10

I love good satire Gothmog Mar 2014 #13

"streaming as usual" longship Mar 2014 #14

Yes! That was hilarious! geardaddy Mar 2014 #18

This is one of the best pieces of satire ever. nt Democracyinkind Mar 2014 #15

Lol. That was funny! ananda Mar 2014 #16

Well, at least he won't have to worry about his ISP throttling his Netflix service. n/t hughee99 Mar 2014 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author Th1onein Mar 2014 #19

Silly Kerry, Game of Thrones is on HBO so new season isn't on Netflix for a long, long time anyway. cui bono Mar 2014 #20

THis "should" be funny, but it is NOT. bvar22 Mar 2014 #21

idiots....... BlueJac Mar 2014 #23

No way are they going to take away my Midsomer Murders! shenmue Mar 2014 #24

You have excellent taste in tv series. MerryBlooms Mar 2014 #25

Thank you shenmue Mar 2014 #27

This could get ugly real fast IDemo Mar 2014 #26

Na. Netflix is too is too woosey for a man who wrestles bars......... wandy Mar 2014 #28

Tired of people posting this shit lillypaddle Mar 2014 #29

Putin Kisses Crimea LuvLoogie Mar 2014 #30

Lol those sanctions would kill my teenaged daughter TxDemChem Mar 2014 #31

Damn! Label these things satire from the first line! It's so hard to tell reality from satire 1monster Mar 2014 #32

Nyet-flix SummerSnow Mar 2014 #33

Ha! geardaddy Mar 2014 #35

hahahahahaha! Marrah_G Mar 2014 #36

We'll know when he's a real threat when they shut down his Pay Pal account. nt adirondacker Mar 2014 #34

This sort of lacks in that treestar Mar 2014 #37