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“You’re Not Doing a Prank,” Tucker Carlson Tells Man Pranking Him (www.motherjones.com)

submitted 8 months ago by jeffw@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] Fal@yiffit.net 53 points 8 months ago (3 children)

What the shit is this article? I get the style they were going for, but come on

[–] Kethal@lemmy.world 33 points 8 months ago (1 children)

No kidding. Carlson is a terrible person, and this writing is nearly as bad. I thought Mother Jones was at least somewhat respectable and wasn't expecting this garbage.

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

They have been garbage for a long time.

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I thought it was hilarious, but I didn’t expect this from Mother Jones

[–] quindraco@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

Welcome to Mother Jones. They're like The Root - I swear they deliberately hire the least qualified, least competent "journalists" available.

Here's a real article about what happened.