The Contextualizer

The Contextualizer
Browser Extension  ·  All Platforms
The Washington Post homepage with The Contextualizer's satirical modifiers highlighted
The Washington Post
The Guardian with The Contextualizer's satirical modifiers highlighted
The Guardian
The New York Times homepage with The Contextualizer's satirical modifiers highlighted
The New York Times
Fox News with The Contextualizer's satirical modifiers highlighted
Fox News
The New York Times breaking-news alert with The Contextualizer's satirical modifiers highlighted
The New York Times
The Associated Press with The Contextualizer's satirical modifiers highlighted
The Associated Press
Slavoj Žižek's Substack with The Contextualizer's satirical modifiers highlighted
Slavoj Žižek, Žižek Goads and Prods, Substack

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$4

He’s accomplished a lot. Lots of never-befores, lots of biggests, lots of greatests—just lots of lots.

To commemorate America’s Semiquincentennial—and the state of our fine union—we give you The Contextualizer, a handy framer of the leader of the free world, lest we forget who we’ve democratically elected. Hey, life moves pretty fast—keeping track of all the news can be … a lot.

$4 gets you indispensable context for making sense of today’s complex political scene. Simply download and install, and choice modifiers will accompany every mention of our illustrious leader (and some special guests) as you peruse online. If you don’t appreciate profanity, piss off.

An informed electorate deserves nothing less—so download some dissent today!

Just $4
Just 4 Clams — 4 Some Sham

Buy now, install whenever’s good. Just choose your favorite browser and fire it up. Any questions/issues/comments, get in touch @ icanteven@thecontextualizer.org

Desktop

Chrome & Edge$4
Buy & Download  |  $4
Step-by-step install instructions
  1. After purchase, download & unzip the folder.
  2. Keep the folder somewhere permanent since Chrome runs it from there.
  3. Open chrome://extensions, turn on Developer mode.
  4. Click Load unpacked, pick the folder, open a news site. Please enjoy The Contextualizer.
Chrome may flash a “developer-mode” reminder on startup—normal outside the Web Store. Just close it.
Safari$4
Get on the Mac App Store  |  $4
Step-by-step install instructions
  1. Download from the Mac App Store.
  2. Open Safari → Settings → Extensions, toggle to “on”.
  3. Choose “Always Allow on Every Website”. Nothing happens until you do.
  4. Open a news site. Please enjoy The Contextualizer.
FirefoxFree
Add to Firefox  |  Free
Step-by-step install instructions
  1. Open it in Firefox Add-ons, click Add to Firefox.
  2. Approve the prompt, open a news site. Please enjoy The Contextualizer.

Mobile

iPhone & iPad$4
Get on the App Store  |  $4
Step-by-step install instructions
  1. Download from the App Store above.
  2. Open Settings → Apps → Safari → Extensions.
  3. Tap The Contextualizer and turn it on.
  4. Tap Allow All Sites. Nothing happens until you do.
  5. Open a news site. Please enjoy The Contextualizer.
AndroidFree
Add to Firefox  |  Free

Same free add-on as Desktop.

Step-by-step install instructions
  1. In Firefox for Android, tap Add to Firefox above.
  2. Approve the prompt, open a news site. Please enjoy The Contextualizer.

It’s called “satire”, stupid

The Contextualizer is a satirical browser extension intended for personal entertainment purposes only. In fact, it may even improve your mental health.

The Contextualizer modifies the appearance of web content locally within your browser and does not alter, access, republish, or misrepresent any original reporting or source material. No modified content reflects the views, editorial standards, or publishing of any news organization.

Users are solely responsible for how they use, share, or distribute any content viewed through The Contextualizer. Screenshots or reproductions of modified content shared publicly should be clearly identified as satirical and not presented as original journalism.

The Contextualizer is an independent satirical product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with any news organization, media outlet, or public figure.