After 31 Years, Far-Left Salon Shocks the World by Shutting Down: These Old Headlines Spelled the End Years Ago
Conservatives reacted on social media last week after Salon, a radically far-left media outlet, announced its closure.
“Today, after 31 years, we are saddened to announce that Salon is ceasing publication. It has been an extraordinary privilege,” the outlet posted on social media.
Today, after 31 years, we are saddened to announce that Salon is ceasing publication. It has been an extraordinary privilege. https://t.co/a103i0aEKi https://t.co/GTFbVqAzvz
— Salon (@Salon) November 5, 2026
In response to Salon’s post, social media users flooded the zone with absurd former headlines from the left-wing rag.
Perhaps one of the most famous headlines came from a story that was published on Sept. 21, 2015.
“I’m a pedophile, but not a monster,” the headline read.
The article attracted so much backlash that Salon deleted it two years later.
In response to Salon deleting the post, The Cut, another radical outlet, published a post of its own arguing that “Salon Shouldn’t Have Unpublished Its Article by a Pedophile Author.”
Can’t say you’ll be missed https://t.co/mokrOweahn
— Genevieve Gluck (@WomenReadWomen) November 6, 2026
Salon repeatedly ran cover for pedophiles during its tenure. Many of the pro-pedophilia articles it ran still remain online.
“The pedophile I could not help: He was not a monster or a molester. The system destroyed him anyway,” a headline from Oct. 27, 2015, reads.
“Redefining pedophilia with pedophiles’ help,” a headline from Aug. 17, 2011, reads.
Salon was also extremely obsessed with sex and genitalia.
Farewell, Salon. https://t.co/tNPIb2rqnp
— Coddled Affluent Professional (@feelsdesperate) November 6, 2026
“From duck vaginas to bumblebee sex: The amazing, overlooked science of genitals,” a headline from May 10, 2014, says.
“The secret sex lives of ducks,” a more recent headline from July 25, 2021, reads.
Despite its abundance of weird sex posts, Salon’s top obsession was with race and, more specifically, calling everything racist.
Good riddance. https://t.co/mGmpXFJmaA
— Kangmin Lee | 이강민 (@kangminlee) November 6, 2026
“Seven totally racist movies your parents love,” a headline from Feb. 3, 2018, reads.
“5 reasons ‘white pride’ is always racist,” a headline from Jan. 9, 2015, says.
“Our new friend is a racist — should we dump him?” a headline from Jan. 3, 2008, reads.
Salon also enjoyed smearing non-leftist journalists like the intrepid Andy Ngo, who responded to their Thursday announcement by using profanity to tell them to essentially get wrecked.
Get f—ked, you lying scum. https://t.co/ch3dWlWyiD
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) November 6, 2026
And, of course, Salon loved attacking President Donald Trump with some of the most vile, disgusting headlines you’ll ever read.
“The first line of Donald Trump’s obituary,” a headline from Oct. 28, 2026, says.
“Trump’s channeling Hitler for protection,” a headline from Oct. 31, 2023, reads.
“Donald Trump dreams of an American Fourth Reich — and he’s not kidding,” a headline from Nov. 20, 2023, reads.
You won’t be missed, Salon. https://t.co/CR2To2xzrg
— Reddit Lies (@reddit_lies) November 6, 2026
Salon was a vile, disgusting outlet, and now that it’s on its way out, the often equally vile mainstream press is in a state of total grief.
After the outlet announced it’d be closing, establishment outlets like The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Guardian rushed to cry about it.
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In a supposedly non-biased report published Friday, The New York Times referred to Salon as a “pioneer of digital journalism.”
Yeah, sure thing …
Maybe my all time fave. https://t.co/Id8mFOK8CM
— Coddled Affluent Professional (@feelsdesperate) November 5, 2026
The good news is that the type of so-called “journalism” that was practiced by Salon is quickly dying alongside wokeness in general.
And it’s not alone.
Over the past few years, a bevy of far-left outlets have called it quits, including but not limited to BuzzFeed News, Gawker, ThinkProgress, Jezebel, and Vice.
God willing, many more will follow in their path.
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