Fictional columnist

Linda Sources

Chief Political Correspondent

Linda has sources everywhere. Her sources have confirmed this. She cannot reveal them, mostly because they are her.

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WeirdPolitics-ish

West Coast Mainline Achieves Sentience, Rejects Wrexham Train To Focus On Its Own Wellbeing

Transport regulators have cancelled new direct routes after the railway tracks declared they are emotionally unavailable to take on any more Northern towns.

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Giant Sentient Stack Of Customs Forms Wades Into Channel Begging UK To Rejoin EU

The colossal pile of paperwork has offered Britain the top bunk in parliament and promises it has been going to therapy since the breakup.

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Totally FakePolitics-ish

Neighbourhood Association Requires Clouds To Submit Permits Before Raining

The Maple Heights residents' committee insists that local precipitation must complement the approved beige colour palette of the subdivision.

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Budget’s Two-Pronged Attack Leaves Island Asking Where To Duck

Two options for Guernsey’s 2027 budget have prompted criticism, proving that even arithmetic can arrive with a tactical formation.

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Totally FakeOpinion

Unpopular opinion: QR-code menus should be banned

Linda Sources argues that scanning dinner is an avoidable ritual invented by tiny rectangles with suspicious confidence.

Opinion
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WeirdPolitics-ish

Sentient Mayfair Playground Equipment Audits Fleeing Billionaires Over Unpaid Taxes

Ultra-wealthy individuals are abandoning the UK after local caviar sandboxes unionise and solid gold slides begin demanding a twenty percent VAT surcharge.

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Oakland Asks The Cloud To Please Wait Outside For 45 Days While They Figure Things Out

City officials have set up folding chairs at the border for billions of uncompressed vacation photos and software updates to sit in until the moratorium is lifted.

Politics-ish
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Totally FakeOpinion

My Sources Say My Sources Are Excellent

An exclusive look inside the most trusted network in journalism: me, asking myself.

Opinion
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Totally FakePolitics-ish

Parliament Passes Bill Requiring All Bills to Be Shorter

The legislation ran 1,200 pages and has officially been referred back to itself for further review.

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Totally FakePolitics-ish

Dishwasher Wins Local Election on “Clean Hands” Platform

The appliance ran unopposed after its only rival, a blender, was ruled too loud to campaign.

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WeirdPolitics-ish

New Orleans Installs Home Battery Backups, Buys One Colossal Spare Just In Case

The city has placed a massive alkaline cylinder in a giant municipal junk drawer alongside old cables, just in case the entire grid runs out of juice.

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