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George Carlin joked about televised executions decades before Pentagon announcement
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a crime & justice story. Snopes is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to United States. The first report grouped here was at 15 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTC. The headline in use is “George Carlin joked about televised executions decades before Pentagon announcement”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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Some people suggested Carlin “predicted” the Pentagon’s plan to livestream a firing squad execution with his 1996 comedy bit.
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George Carlin joked about televised executions decades before Pentagon announcement
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