Observed arrival · 2026-09-19
The Deadpan Times: Satire, Published as Warranted
A compact satirical-news publication covering seven absurd dispatches across politics, climate, media, society, and the world.
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- Readers who prefer their news with institutional deadpan
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- Seven dispatches use straight-faced datelines to turn bees, group texts, OPEC, Canada, and Congress into recurring institutions.
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Each dispatch pairs a section label and dateline with a compact premise, then extends it through institutional language: bees demand reparations, OPEC claims credit for a hurricane season, and voters declare a civic recess. The homepage exposes seven stories through direct navigation and four images; its “Vol. I” and “Published as warranted” labels frame the project as a publication with an intentionally irregular release cadence.
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