By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — To defend the country from foreign attacks, the United States has developed sophisticated weapons like stealth jets and weapons capable of shooting down incoming missiles. The Chinese spy balloon alerted our leaders to the dangers of low-tech threats to our security. A supplemental military appropriation bill addresses this problem.
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron (Melody: Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head) In Memoriam to Burt Bacharach (1928-2023) SAN DIEGO — Catcalls are shouted when he speaks, And like the woman whose mouth emits those shrieks, Dressed in her white fur. Spouting all her slurs, he is not deterred. He tells them to check what colleagues had
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By Mark D. Zimmerman Bob Born, former president of Just Born, the candy company founded by his Russian Jewish immigrant father Sam Born, died last week at the age of 98. The Just Born company makes Peeps, the marshmallow treat which is a popular Easter candy. Under Sam’s stewardship, the company had developed chocolate sprinkles
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron (Melody: Matchmaker, Matchmaker) SAN DIEGO — Documents, documents Scattered around. Some still hidden. Others were found. Documents, documents. Secret ones too. Which DOJ must impound. Documents, documents. Trump just refused. Joe had some too. Pence wasn’t excused. Documents, documents. Which don’t belong to them Mistakes or power abused? For Donald He thinks
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Purim arrives this year the evening of Monday, March 6, and concludes on Tuesday, March 7. To get your children or grandchildren ready for the fun holiday, you could enjoy reading with them this parody on Little Red Riding Hood, wherein Lily whizzes on a skateboard toward grandma’s condo in Florida. Lily has hamantaschen loaded into her backpack.
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By Mark D. Zimmerman Attempts at censorship continue to be contentious, as those with opposing views try to shut down debate or sharing of controversial or offensive comments and materials, or even ideas which simply are in disagreement with others’ beliefs. For example, a Hamline University professor was recently fired for showing images of Muhammad
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — There have been 40 mass shooting in the United States in the first 26 days of 2023. We need to give up trying to regulate guns. Instead, if you can’t beat them, shoot them! We should rename the country the Unrestrained Shooters of America not only to keep the
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Photographs of Thunberg are now being seen around Israel as part of a growing protest. What is the cause for which Greta Thunberg’s disapproving visage with the “How dare you” message has played a prominent role? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
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International, Israel, Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireTanks for our infantry.
And missiles that shoot drones, before they hit our homes.
The weapons you can loan; why not the Iron Dome?
We need jets right now… [Laurie Baron, Ph.D]
By Mark D. Zimmerman Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special counsel to investigate the circumstances surrounding the classified documents found in Joe Biden’s garage and office. While there are significant differences between this situation and that of Donald Trump and the documents found at Mar a Lago, at the very least this has created
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron (Melody: “Still Crazy After All These Years,” by Paul Simon. Listen to Baron’s recording here.) I got the latest booster several months ago. I wear a mask when I visit crowded rooms. I was hoping that by this time vaccines would ease my fears. Still Covid after all these years. Oh, still
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By Mark D. Zimmerman Congressman Kevin McCarthy was finally elected Speaker of the House on the 15th vote, following negotiations with a group of approximately 20 far right-wing Republicans who demanded and received many concessions from McCarthy. Surprisingly, McCarthy was supported by Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, herself a right-wing member, who referenced McCarthy’s conservative views
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron (Melody: My Blue Heaven) The GOP votes multiple times. ‘Cause the crazies reject blue Kevin. Turn to the right, the extreme MAGA right Will make him the blue, blue Kevin. He bargained away, whatever sway, the Speaker has had. When they vacate, and agitate, he’ll end up sad. Too bad! Just Matt
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By Mark D. Zimmerman Journalist Barbara Walters died last week at the age of 93. Walters was the granddaughter of Russian Jewish immigrants. She began working in television in the early 1950’s, eventually becoming the Today Show “Today Girl,” presenting weather and light news assignments. She went on to become the first female and the
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