“The Clowning of America” author Orwell Goode has a must-follow Twitter feed highlighting some of the most outrageous news stories that actually were published in mainstream outlets. Whereas master satirist Titania McGrath manages to predict the future with the most woke takes imaginable, Goode tracks down wokeness in the here-and-now. To round out 2020, Goode has compiled 50 of the most clownish news stories of the year in one epic thread. Yes, all of these are real.
This year has been quite something.
But let's try to pick some of the most clownish stories this year had to offer.
Here's to 2020's end of year thread 1/50 pic.twitter.com/i2VVqCPzHv
— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) December 31, 2020
Have you got a license for that opinion?
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) December 31, 2020
At least academics remain the same.
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) December 31, 2020
And Sweden didn't change
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) December 31, 2020
Don't have much to say about this one
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) December 31, 2020
Checks out
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) December 31, 2020
History has to be erased because it fails to stand up to progress.
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) December 31, 2020
Who wants to tell her?
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) December 31, 2020
Pure evil
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) December 31, 2020
Medical professionals revealing all
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) December 31, 2020
Recommended
You must be unhealthy – it's the current year.
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) December 31, 2020
“Did you know the Nazis were obsessed with ‘health guidelines’?”
Empowerment has taken on a different meaning
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) December 31, 2020
Will quality suffer in the future?
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) December 31, 2020
Mask off mode
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) December 31, 2020
A healthy body image is problematic
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) December 31, 2020
…
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) December 31, 2020
A very weird hill to die on
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) December 31, 2020
A real heartbreak
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) December 31, 2020
Singer Adele also upset a lot of fans when she lost weight and revealed her slim new body.
Crosswords are bigoted
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) December 31, 2020
Some problems require different attention.
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) December 31, 2020
Supply and demand
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) December 31, 2020
Only in 2020
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) December 31, 2020
What qualifies as news this year
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) December 31, 2020
Modern medicine
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) December 31, 2020
Not sure when this happened, but worth a mention
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) December 31, 2020
Over half way there.
Be against certain people to catapult your academic career.
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) December 31, 2020
This feels like such a long time ago now
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) December 31, 2020
Satire and reality are the same thing
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) December 31, 2020
Parental problems
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) January 1, 2021
Presented without comment
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) January 1, 2021
The former first lady became invisible
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) January 1, 2021
Christ is a lot of things, apparently
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) January 1, 2021
Hey, Twitchy sister-site Hot Air!
Preferences became offensive
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) January 1, 2021
Swimming is racist
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) January 1, 2021
More memes became reality
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) January 1, 2021
Avoid college at all costs
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) January 1, 2021
Higher education
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) January 1, 2021
I got nothing for this one
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) January 1, 2021
Believe all women
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) January 1, 2021
Yep
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) January 1, 2021
The Guardian's stance on fried chicken
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) January 1, 2021
Big chungus in 2020
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) January 1, 2021
It's been a year of L's for some
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) January 1, 2021
British state-run media is on one
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) January 1, 2021
Modern problems require modern solutions
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) January 1, 2021
Struggle sessions
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) January 1, 2021
It hasn't all been bad news
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) January 1, 2021
I mean
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) January 1, 2021
Almost forgot about this guy
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) January 1, 2021
And finally, don't forget to cite accredited sources, read peer-reviewed studies, and, most of all, trust the experts.
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— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) January 1, 2021
The end of year thread is now complete.
If you want to take a quick glance at 2020, I have chosen 50 headlines for your enjoyment.
Happy New Year. https://t.co/cTSmG2tn9j
— Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) January 1, 2021
And to think that doesn’t even come close to covering it. We’d like to say 2021 will seem less like a parody of real life, but we’re not counting on it.
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‘Sleep is racist’: Teen Vogue explains how two women are addressing systemic racism in sleep https://t.co/J4POpnqliq
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 16, 2020
The outdoors is systemically racist: ABC News reports national parks ‘face existential crisis over race,’ are stubbornly white https://t.co/BCKteolJv8
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 2, 2020
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