By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK –Apparently frustrated with the inaction of what he called “pathetic, so-called Congress” on the wall he wants built between the United States and Mexico, President Trump has hired a Jewish fund-raising firm to conduct the drive for contributions to pay for it. Press secretary Sean Spicer said at […]
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & SatireTrump’s Alternative History By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−Having perfected the art of fabricating alternative facts, Donald Trump has shifted to inventing alternative history. Now that we have learned that big-hearted Andrew Jackson hated the Civil War (though he was already dead for sixteen years before it broke out) and could have prevented it, what new
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York –New Orleans is in the process of removing four memorials that are tied to the Civil War and the city’s past connections to slavery, including a statue of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America. This follows other southern city and state actions, such as the removal of
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireThis year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner certainly struck a more somber note than in years past, but comedian Hasan Minhaj lightened the mood when he took the stage. No one was spared from The Daily Show correspondent’s barbs: both present journalists and the conspicuously absent president were hit by some of Minhaj’s jokes. Below are
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Trivia, Humor & Satire, USATrump’s Fist Hundred Daze By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−Donald Trump considers grading him on his first one 100 days “an artificial barrier,” “not very meaningful,” and a “ridiculous standard.” Nevertheless, he thinks he has “done more than perhaps any president in the first 100 days.” Steve Bannon has advised him to be more of a
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USAFor background on this fanciful case, please see https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2017/04/19/just-kidding-he-wont-return-my-chametz/ By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — In sharply contested decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court has just ruled in the celebrated Moe v Donald case (“he won’t return my chametz”) and several related matters, dating back to Pesach a year ago. By a 5-4 vote, the
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — President Trump recently said that “We’re sending an armada” towards the Korean peninsula as a warning to the North Korean government following their recent missile testing. In fact, the so-called armada of American warships was heading in the opposite direction. The word “armada” is most often associated with the Spanish Armada
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — A complicated legal matter dating back to Pesach a year ago, and stemming from a non-Jewish man’s refusal to return a Jewish man’s chametz he bought through a rabbi, is making its way through various appeal courts. it could reach the U.S. Supreme Court, legal experts say. Known in
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Release the Donald’s Taxes (tune: Deep in the Heart of Texas) We’ve got the right to shed some light Onto the Donald’s taxes. He must disclose what debts he owes Release the Donald’s taxes! Please interdict any conflict We find in the Donald’s taxes. Why is there stealth about his
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Millions of people worldwide have live-streamed April the Giraffe over the last few months awaiting the birth of her calf, which finally came this past Saturday. While rabbinic tradition says that an animal in the Bible called the “zemer” was a giraffe, this is not believed to be
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−You should worry about what Donald Trump is going to do next when: * He eats “the most beautiful piece of chocolate cake you’ve ever seen.” * He has just finished watching Fox and Friends or listening to the Alex Jones Show. * He announces he has found the “best” person
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireThe Trump Family Seder By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO–Before the Seder begins, Donald Trump demands that he get to play Pharaoh based on his record of building large structures and dominating his subordinates. Ivanka and Jared advise him to be Moses so he can lead the forgotten people out of bondage, but Trump refuses and
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Passover is a holiday filled with customs, from the dipping of greens in salt water to the chanting of the Four Questions by the youngest child. Some customs are unique to specific Jewish communities around the world. Which of the following is a real Passover seder tradition? A. The
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Jewish Religion, Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire“Saturday Night Live” gave embattled Fox News host Bill O’Reilly a boost from an even more powerful man who has faced similar sexual harassment allegations: Donald Trump. Alec Baldwin returned to pull double duty as both O’Reilly and Trump on this weekend’s episode of “SNL,” hosted by comic Louis C.K. Trump appeared as a guest
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