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    Sludge Report Edition: Thursday, April 23, 2026CURRENT

    The complete archive of 33 satirical headlines published by The Sludge Report on Thursday, April 23, 2026. Every story below is fictional satire — entirely made up, not real news. Browse the day's nonsense, or jump back to the calendar to dig through other editions.

    EXCLUSIVEPentagon Declares War on Inefficient Workflows in Strait of Hormuz

    WORLD • Alistair P. Moneyhose, MBA

    LEAKEDCDC BLOCKS VACCINE REPORT AFTER FINDING DATA WAS ACCIDENTALLY REPLACED WITH AN OLD 'SOPRANOS' FAN SCRIPT

    SCIENCE • Doyle Squintwhistle, Esq.

    TREND ALERTGOOGLE MEET UNVEILS 'PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE AI' THAT ADDS SNARKY SUBTEXT TO YOUR IN-PERSON CONVERSATIONS

    TECH • Agatha 'The Auditor' Spritz

    THE PEOPLE'S SLUDGETHE SLUDGE REVIEWDIABLO IV: LORD OF HATRED REVIEW – TURNS OUT HATRED WAS INSIDE US ALL ALONG!

    CULTURE • Gordy Link-Rot

    SCIENCE • Barnum 'Twice-Baked' Pringle

    POLITICS • Vanderbilt 'Chrome-Dome' O’Malley

    TECH • Maude 'Dry-Socket' Henderson

    POLITICS • Fenwick S. Grifter-Ponce

    BUSINESS • Lenore P. Glumworth, DDS

    BUSINESS • Garrison ‘Guts’ McLargehuge

    CULTURE • Barnum Q. Shillingworth

    CULTURE • Doyle Squintwhistle, Esq.

    WORLD • Hamish O'Crumble

    WORLD • Phyllis Goggins-Stanchion

    SCIENCE • Ferdinand 'Fret' Worry-Stone

    EXCLUSIVENASA PLANS TO 'REBOOT' VOYAGER 1 BY HITTING IT WITH A GIGANTIC SPACE-HAMMER AT SPEEDS EXCEEDING MACH 12

    SCIENCE • Esther Bunion-Pratt

    LEAKEDPISTONS COACH DELIVERS 'FIERY SPEECH' CONSISTING ENTIRELY OF RECITING THE SUBWAY TOASTER OVEN ASSEMBLY MANUAL

    SPORTS • Merrill V. Whistle-Blower

    DENMARK RAIL AUTHORITY BLAMES TRAIN COLLISION ON CONDUCTOR TRYING TO 'DRIFT' THE COMMUTER EXPRESS

    WORLD • Burt 'High-Rail' Manganese

    MARKET WATCHTESLA TO CONVERT ALL SERVICE CENTERS INTO 'REGRET HANGARS' FOR MILLIONS OF UNFINISHED CARS

    TECH • Lola B. Friction

    STORAGE WARS STAR'S FINAL WILL REQUIRES FAMILY TO BID ON HIS REMAINS IN AN ABANDONED UNIT IN BARSTOW

    CULTURE • Doctor Lavinia Spankwhistle

    CULTURE • Llewellyn Oates-McGillicuddy

    CULTURE • Rosalind 'Click' Pen-Whistle

    SPORTS • Wink 'Gameday' Finnegan

    SCIENCE • Orion Stargazer, PhD

    CARTER PAGE SETTLEMENT REQUIRES FBI TO PERSONALLY MOW HIS LAWN FOR THE NEXT 175 YEARS

    POLITICS • Murray Stankwood

    EU ANNOUNCES $106 BILLION UKRAINE LOAN WILL BE DELIVERED ENTIRELY IN HARIBO GUMMY BEARS TO BYPASS ORBAN’S RED LINES

    WORLD • Balthazar P. Gristle-Fritz

    SPORTS • Drummond 'The Shouter' McCaffrey

    POLITICS • Sheriff Lurleen Pisspot

    WORLD • Plum Wankelhausen

    CULTURE • Eulalia V. Crumple

    COLUMN: THE BRAVE NEW WORLD OF 'MICRO-TAXING' YOUR COWORKER'S UNNECESSARY HEAVY SIGHING

    OPINION • Loretta Bunglemire

    COLUMN: MY NEW PERSONAL HOROSCOPE IS JUST A LIST OF RETAIL ITEMS I SHOULD STEAL FROM A CVS

    OPINION • Tinsley 'Five-Finger' Thorne

    COLUMN: WHY I'M REPLACING MY ENTIRE SOCIAL CIRCLE WITH JAPANESE LETHAL WEAPON EXPORT PROTOTYPES

    OPINION • Taft McClintock-Smythe