Obfuscation not Obstruction of Justice By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−If Donald Trump is interrogated by Robert Mueller, this is how some of the testimony might sound like. RM: How is it credible that your son, son-in-law, or campaign manage never told you either before or after about their meeting with a Russian lawyer to get […]
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — A controversial viral dance craze is getting huge internet attention, inspired by the latest song from rapper Drake. Tens of thousands of people, including such celebrities as Odell Beckham, Jr., Will Smith, and DJ Khaled have taken up the In My Feelings challenge, posting videos of themselves jumping out of moving
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — President Trump summoned his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to the Oval Office for what he described as “a heart-to-heart talk.” (“You always have my heart, sir,” Vice President Pence said from a corner of the room. “Sure, Mike,” Trump said, “Get me a Coke.” To which Pence responded: “An
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — The minor holiday of Tu B’Av was celebrated this past Friday. The name Tu B’Av means the 15th of the month of Av, which, as the middle of the lunar month, coincides with the full moon. This year’s Tu B’Av also coincided with a lunar eclipse known as
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Jewish Religion, Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO-Though he didn’t think it was an urgent matter, President Trump convened the first meeting of intelligence agency officials to discuss what steps could be taken to prevent foreign meddling in the upcoming mid-term elections. A knowledgeable source says that their policy recommendations and his differed sharply. * Recommendations from the
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Conference of Presidents objects to Palestine Authority leading U.N.’s G77 Group Arthur Stark, Chairman and Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations today expressed deep concern at the announcement that the Palestinian Authority will lead the biggest bloc of developing countries at the United Nations, known as
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Science, Medicine, & Education, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — Remember the old, upbeat saying. “If life deals you lemons, make lemonade”? At first, President Trump took the saying literally, and seriously considered having his children open a lemonade stand in front of the White House. But Melania explained the meaning of the motto, and now the president
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & SatireDouble Negativity By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — President Trump claimed that he had misspoken when declaring in Helsinki that he saw no reason for believing Russia interfered in the 2016 American elections by attributing his error to leaving out the word not. “The sentence should have been, ‘I don’t see any reason why I
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Protests are erupting in Israel and throughout the Jewish world as a result of the detention of a Conservative rabbi in Haifa by Israeli police, in response to a rabbinical court order. The Haifa Rabbinic Court charged the rabbi with “marrying those who are not eligible to be
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Jewish Religion, Mark D. Zimmerman, Middle East, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — Major Jewish philanthropies are among those at risk in President Trump’s plan to remove the tax-exempt status for charitable organizations. Along with charities of every religious and ethnic background, including disease-fighting organizations, such Jewish entities as United Jewish Appeal, Hadassah, B’nai B’rith, Magen David Adom, and various federations
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & SatireTrump-Putin Behind the Scenes By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−President Trump’s kept his IPhone in a suit pocket during his private meeting with President Putin and left it on for Sean Hannity to listen in. Before Fox News could broadcast it, I obtained an abridged transcript of the conversation between the two leaders: * Trump: Vlad,
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — United States President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are holding a meeting today in Finland. While Trump has a Rocket Man CD that he said he will be giving to North Korean leader Kim Jung Un, it is not known if he has a gift for Putin. A
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireNew Words for the Trump Lexicon By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−When I get exasperated about the President and policies, I invent words. * Auldlangiety: Fear that the complexions of the citizenry aren’t as light as they used to be. * Dibromacy: Negotiating concessions only with authoritarian alpha males. * Dispencesation: When things get so bad
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — Perplexed and more than a little peeved, President Trump was on a tear about the responses he’d been receiving from rabbis and other Jewish leaders he’d invited to a gala White House event the coming weekend of July 21-22. “Almost every RSVP for the kosher extravaganza has been along
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