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Only Three Decades Too Many: Salon Announces That It Is Ceasing Publication After 31 Years
Twitchy.com ^ | November 5, 2026 | Grateful Calvin

Posted on 11/05/2026 4:52:59 PM PST by Red Badger

When even a blue wave midterm election can't save your failing leftist propaganda outlet, that's a pretty good sign that your outlet really sucks.

Salon found that out the hard way today, as the once-mildly popular online publication announced that it is going out of business after three decades of pushing leftist agendas, narratives, and just plain weird stories.

In their valediction, Salon's editors lamented their current irrelevance while giving everyone a final laugh by declaring themselves "journalists."

The business realities of independent digital journalism have changed profoundly over the years. After careful consideration, we have reached the difficult decision that our publishing model is no longer sustainable. We know this news will be deeply disappointing to many of you, and we share that sadness.

Thirty-one years is a remarkable run, but what matters most is what happened during those years: the journalism, the ideas, the voices, the conversations and the community that grew around them. Salon helped demonstrate what digital journalism could be and could become. We hope that legacy will continue to matter long after today.

LOL.

We've got some bad news for Salon about their legacy.

They have none.

Well, unless you count mocking conservative women's physical appearances, claiming "censorship" while continuing to publish stories every week, and imploring their readers to punch Nazis.


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1 posted on 11/05/2026 4:52:59 PM PST by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

I thought they went kaput decades ago.


2 posted on 11/05/2026 4:59:58 PM PST by crusty old prospector
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To: Red Badger
They could easily fix their problem. Rename it "Salon AI 2.0".

3 posted on 11/05/2026 5:00:12 PM PST by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: Red Badger

Some good news after a disastrous week...


4 posted on 11/05/2026 5:04:51 PM PST by God luvs America
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To: Red Badger

Oh, where will I get my leftist tainted news now? Other than NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, MSNBC, PBS, NPR, the New York Times, LA Times, Washington Post and the least honest bee around the Sacramento Bee?


5 posted on 11/05/2026 5:05:33 PM PST by KarlInOhio (If the Islamic Republic government is in power in Iran when the war is over, we will have lost.)
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To: Red Badger

I guess they couldn’t handle too much winning...


6 posted on 11/05/2026 5:19:13 PM PST by bigbob (We are all Charlie Kirk now)
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To: crusty old prospector

I remember seeing it mentioned here and there, but never really read it...


7 posted on 11/05/2026 5:21:54 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Red Badger
Our Minority Republican bot just lost one its prime sources.

8 posted on 11/05/2026 5:24:40 PM PST by Right_Wing_Madman
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To: Red Badger

9 posted on 11/05/2026 5:24:49 PM PST by cross_bearer_02
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To: Jamestown1630

I remember hearing about it. And you’re right it could be from free Republic. But I’m thinking it’s at least a decade if not longer since I heard about it. I completely forgot about them until this article. Lol.


10 posted on 11/05/2026 5:29:20 PM PST by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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To: Red Badger

Too bad, Jew hating freepers will miss them.


11 posted on 11/05/2026 5:33:30 PM PST by ChuckHam
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To: Red Badger

😭


12 posted on 11/05/2026 5:35:11 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Red Badger

That’s a shame.


13 posted on 11/05/2026 5:49:05 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ("The EU is the old Soviet Union dressed in Western clothes." --Mikhail Gorbachev)
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To: Red Badger

Sounds good on the surface, but think about it. They are no longer needed in the way that the useful idiots are no longer needed when the revolution reaches maturity. They have served their purpose and are simply either no longer needed, or will be a hindrance in the next stage, the one we have just entered.


14 posted on 11/05/2026 6:26:34 PM PST by scouter
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I don’t think the were left enough.

But I haven’t looked at that site in a loooong time.


15 posted on 11/05/2026 6:52:33 PM PST by Fai Mao
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To: Red Badger

At last! Some good news!


16 posted on 11/05/2026 6:59:50 PM PST by Schatze (It's better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.)
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To: Right_Wing_Madman
Our Minority Republican bot just lost one its prime sources.

Minority Republican is a real pip.

17 posted on 11/05/2026 7:02:26 PM PST by Schatze (It's better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.)
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