Trivia, Humor & Satire

Satire: The Reasons I Am Terrified

Ever since Donald Trump entered the American political scene, I have been terrified. It’s not Trump that scares me. Since I live only 30 minutes from the Mexican border, I have worried about being assaulted, kidnapped, killed, or robbed by armed illegal aliens released from insane asylums and prisons to invade the United States at the behest of hostile countries. [Laurie Baron]

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Satire: Policing the Padres

ICE agents wearing masks and tactical gear raided an Italian restaurant in San Diego and arrested 19 workers for having counterfeit green cards.  San Diegans felt relieved that they can now eat safely at local restaurants without worrying that their chefs and servers are illegal immigrants poisoning their meals. {Laurie Baron}

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Hypnotist and Improvisational Comedian to Team at San Diego County Fair June 18

After honing his craft as a hypnotist entertaining audiences in a number of venues including cruise ships for Royal Caribbean and others, in 2016 Asad Mecci sent an unsolicited email to improv TV show “Whose Line is it Anyway?” star Colin Mochrie suggesting they explore a way to work together. (Douglas Friedman]

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Satire: Political Game Shows

Kristi Noem has floated the idea of producing a reality show called “The Americans” in which immigrants compete for the prize of being granted a fast-track path to citizenship. Only Afrikaners and white Australians and Europeans will be eligible to participate. Trump plans to follow up “The Americans” with these other political game shows. [Laurie Baron]

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Jewish Trivia Quiz: Alcatraz

Another ‍prominent ‍Jewish ‍prisoner ‍at ‍Alcatraz ‍was ‍Meyer ‍Harris ‍“Mickey” ‍Cohen, ‍whose ‍parents ‍had ‍immigrated ‍to ‍Los ‍Angeles ‍from ‍Kiev. ‍Before ‍he ‍was ‍10 ‍years ‍old, ‍Cohen ‍was ‍sent ‍to ‍Reform ‍School ‍for ‍petty ‍theft ‍and ‍shoplifting. ‍He ‍continued ‍his ‍criminal ‍activities, ‍working ‍with ‍Benjamin ‍“Bugsy” ‍Siegel ‍among ‍others. ‍Among ‍his ‍criminal ‍activities ‍were ‍bookmaking, ‍tax ‍evasion, ‍and ‍a ‍number ‍of ‍violent ‍crimes. ‍He ‍went ‍to ‍Alcatraz ‍in ‍1961 ‍for ‍tax ‍evasion, ‍where ‍he ‍was ‍the ‍only ‍prisoner ‍there ‍who ‍was ‍ever ‍released ‍on ‍bail, ‍with ‍his ‍bond ‍signed ‍by ‍U.S. ‍Supreme ‍Court ‍Chief ‍Justice ‍Earl ‍Warren. ‍What ‍else ‍is ‍true ‍of ‍Mickey ‍Cohen? [Mark D. Zimmerman]

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