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Bee, T. B. (2026, September 30). Best of the Babylon Bee: Ms. Rachel announces Herbie the Puppet has joined Hamas as a child soldier. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/30/opinion/best-of-the-babylon-bee-ms-rachel-announces-herbie-the-puppet-joined-hamas-as-a-child-soldier/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-30 · by The Babylon Bee

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The Babylon Bee publishes satirical content including a mock segment where a puppet named Herbie joins Hamas as a child soldier to fight against Jews. The article also includes other satirical headlines such as one about Trump’s inspiration for the Trojan Horse from a Christopher Nolan film, another about concerns over AI companies developing a kill switch to prevent an apocalypse, and a final piece about someone leaving their child alone after warnings about dangerous individuals in the area.
Written by AI on 2026-10-02, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

The New York Post published a satirical piece from The Babylon Bee about a puppet named Herbie joining Hamas as a child soldier to fight against Jews. The article is part of their weekly humor segment aimed at lightening the mood on "Hump Day." It includes other fictional and exaggerated claims, such as President Trump getting the idea for a giant wooden horse after watching Christopher Nolan's version of *The Odyssey*. Another excerpt mentions someone named Crisp feeling anxious about AI companies working on a "kill switch" to prevent an apocalyptic scenario. The article uses humor to critique and comment on current events and figures.

Written for “Babylon Bee Satire” on 2026-11-04, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.

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📰 Babylon Bee Satire
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7
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
14%
1 of 7 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
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1
Entertainment
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The Babylon Bee
6 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Every week, The Post will bring you our picks of the best one-liners and stories from satirical site the Babylon Bee to take the edge off Hump Day.
2026-10-21 · assertive framing · Best of the Babylon Bee: Kelly Clarkson drops new single titled ‘I’d Like To Speak With Your Manager’
🔮 Every week, The Post will bring you our picks of the best one-liners and stories from satirical site the Babylon Bee to take the edge off Hump Day.
2026-10-14 · assertive framing · Best of the Babylon Bee: French frantically search rioting mob for someone to surrender to
🔮 Every week, The Post will bring you our picks of the best one-liners and stories from satirical site the Babylon Bee to take the edge off Hump Day.
2026-10-07 · assertive framing · Best of the Babylon Bee: Authorities now believe flydubai copilot radicalized by watching Ms. Rachel videos
🔮 Every week, The Post will bring you our picks of the best one-liners and stories from satirical site the Babylon Bee to take the edge off Hump Day.
2026-09-30 · assertive framing · Best of the Babylon Bee: Ms. Rachel announces Herbie the Puppet has joined Hamas as a child soldier
🔮 Every week, The Post will bring you our picks of the best one-liners and stories from satirical site the Babylon Bee to take the edge off Hump Day.
2026-09-23 · assertive framing · Best of the Babylon Bee: Macklemore performs concert in Gaza as he is thrown off a roof
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2026-09-09 · assertive framing · Best of the Babylon Bee: Michigan football controversy tarnishes NCAA’s otherwise perfect reputation
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Best of the Babylon Bee: Authorities now believe flydubai copilot radicalized by watching Ms. Rachel videos
2026-10-07 · New York Post
Best of the Babylon Bee: Macklemore performs concert in Gaza as he is thrown off a roof
2026-09-23 · New York Post
Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this article, so these are simply their most recent.
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Topics

Hamas Hump Day Jews Post the Babylon Bee

Subjects

Christopher Nolan’s PERSON · 1× Crisp ORG · 1× Hamas ORG · 1× Herbie PERSON · 1× Jews NORP · 1× Jones PERSON · 1× Mommy PERSON · 1× Post ORG · 1× Trump PERSON · 1× the Babylon Bee ORG · 1×

Narrative

At publishing time, Crisp had become nervous again after several AI companies vowed to work on producing a “kill switch” to stop the impending apocalypse.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-30
🔮 Every week, The Post will bring you our picks of the best one-liners and stories from satirical site the Babylon Bee to take the edge off Hump Day.
2026-09-30 · New York Post
Best of the Babylon Bee: Ms. Rachel announces Herbie the Puppet has joined Hamas as a child soldier · assertive framing

Claims (7 extracted, 1 hedged)

Every week, The Post will bring you our picks of the best one-liners and stories from satirical site the Babylon Bee to take the edge off Hump Day. asserted
Post → bring → Day
“Hi, friends!” she said. asserted
she → say → ?
“We have a very special show for you! asserted
We → have → you
Today, our friend Herbie is going to join Hamas and become a child soldier in the battle against the Jews!” asserted
friend → go → Jews
Trump reportedly got the idea for the giant wooden horse after watching Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. uncertain
Trump → get → Odyssey
At publishing time, Crisp had become nervous again after several AI companies vowed to work on producing a “kill switch” to stop the impending apocalypse. asserted
companies → become → apocalypse
Good luck dodging the violent coke heads, sweetheart!” called Jones as she hopped into her BMW and drove off. asserted
she → dodge → BMW
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