Lawrence Baron

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Ted Cruz has condemned the film Barbie for “pushing Chinese propaganda” because its trailer features a map with dashes around areas in the South China Sea which China claims belong to it. Initially, I dismissed his accusation as the ravings of a paranoid reactionary since that characterizes most of […]

By The Supremes (Melody: Accentuate the Positives) By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — The six conservative judges on the Supreme Court have formed a singing group and named themselves The Supremes. Unlike the famous Motown group, it consists of five white men and one white woman who was invited to join them because she belongs

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — You might be experiencing climate change if: You wear an N-95 mask whenever you go outside for reasons other than Covid-19 protection. The city where you live is building swimming pool sized ashtrays in public parks. Your inland house has become beachfront property. You plan to purchase a Tesla

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Last week the Republican candidates for president addressed the Faith and Freedom Coalition Conference.  They competed to demonstrate which of them could come up with the most restrictive bans on abortion. Mike Pence pledged to pass a federal ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.  For many in

By Elona Baron (as told to Laurie Baron) SAN DIEGO — I recently received an email from someone whose existence has been speculated about for years: Donald Trump’s Pitbull.   I know everyone thinks that Trump never owned a dog largely because he is incapable of caring for anything beyond his own political survival.  While it

(Melody: Ding Dong, The Witch Is Dead) By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Jack Smith indicted him. Donald Trump, excuses slim. Trump’s not above the law. Charged him for his crimes. Took files lied many times. Hid them from the FBI. Trump’s not above the law. He’s going where the guilty dread. No White House,

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — The slogan for Ron DeSantis’ recently announced campaign is “Make America Florida” inviting a copyright infringement lawsuit from Donald Trump who issued an executive order in his mind to make it illegal for other politicians to start their campaign slogans with “Make America.” What would the United States look like

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Musk is a scent used in perfumes, but the odor emanating from Elon Musk’s interviews and tweets reeks. He describes himself as a “free speech absolutist” except when an authoritarian leader like Erdogan requests that he censor Twitter in Turkey. Since acquiring Twitter, he has welcomed the return of

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — With the expiration of Title 42, right-wing politicians and pundits fear the nation will be inundated by illegal aliens with dark pigmentation who will bring crime, drugs, and terrorism and replace white Americans as the majority.  Here are some of their dire warnings: “Vast multitudes of foreign-born citizens eventually will

By Laurie Baron Melody: America the Beautiful SAN DIEGO — We’ll vote for him, for specious lies. Don’t believe the charge of rape. For vaginas he never grabbed Though he said so on tape. Donald Trump, sweet Donald Trump. God frowns when you are sad. Shoot someone down in broad daylight. We still won’t think

(Melody: Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover) By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — We believe a fetus constitutes a life. Whether the mother is single or a wife. Ending Roe made the moment rife. There must be fifty ways to ban abortions. Fifty ways to ban abortions. “We’ll save the ovum in the womb. A

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Tucker Carlson’s potpourri of prejudice ended last Friday when Fox News fired him. Now the network is busy considering the credentials of replacements for him. My mole there has furnished me with the application letters of candidates. The following are quotes from the leading contenders: Alex Jones: “Tucker merely

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Given the recent spate of people shot by gun owners who felt mortally threatened by them, new warning signs are on the market to avert further bloodshed.  Here are some of them: No Knocking on My Door If You Are Not White. Beware of Trigger-Happy Owner! My Car May Be

By Laurie Baron (Melody: Fun, Fun, Fun by the Beach Boys) SAN DIEGO — She brought three of her guns To the school she once attended. And sprayed the place with bullets. Killing many as she intended. The police promptly shot her dead For which they were commended. And we’ll have guns, guns, guns Thoughts