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        9 days ago

        The tankies in this instance are Hexbear who would get the domain back when the Onion wins the bid and a corrupt judge disallows it.

        New appreciation for what the Onion does, making sure sealions are impossible without explaining the jokes.

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          9 days ago

          that (theonion case) was part of bankruptcy proceedings involving the assets in question.

          this, though, is 100% genuine free market.

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        9 days ago

        jfc, America was cooked long before they elected a criminal to dismantle the government wasn’t it.