Bari Weiss Attempts To Boost Ratings By Kidnapping Tony Dokoupil's Mom

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Bari Weiss Attempts To Boost Ratings By Kidnapping Tony Dokoupil’s Mom
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Bari Weiss Attempts To Boost Ratings By Kidnapping Tony Dokoupil’s Mom
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2:00 PM · Apr 7, 2026

Bari Weiss Attempts To Boost Ratings By Kidnapping Tony Dokoupil’s Mom https://theonion.com/bari-weiss-attempts-to-boost-ratings-by-kidnapping-tony-dokoupils-mom/

— The Onion (@theonion.com) 2026-04-07T18:00:22.441534011Z

[MineralMan]

1. I don't know, but I think that goes a bit too far.

I mean there is an actual case where a news person's mother was kidnapped and very likely killed.

Not a good topic for satire, IMO.

[Pisces]

5. I agree

[Torchlight]

2. I laughed. I shouldn't, but I did

Dark humor in dark times is dark.

[Tommy Carcetti]

3. That's dark.

Not necessarily unfunny, mind you, but super dark.

[sop]

4. Bari Weiss could be Leni Riefenstahl's daughter...

[ck4829]

6. Onion probably just saved Tony's mom right there based on what we've seen from Bari

[Scrivener7]

7. Nope. Bad taste.