Lawrence Baron

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — McDonald’s has closed its restaurants in Russia to protest the invasion of Ukraine.  Considering the high levels of cholesterol and salt in its products, it could have harmed Russia more by providing meals for Russian soldiers who would eventually keel over from heart attacks when they get scared in

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Volodymyr Zelensky has impressed the world with his courage and leadership.  Before being elected president of the Ukraine, he was a popular comedian.  Since many American politicians are already jokes, perhaps Biden needs to reshuffle his cabinet and enlist popular comedians to make America great again.  Here are some

By Laurie Baron Denazification=DeNATOization Ukrainians=Lapsed Russians Special Operations=Asymmetrical war waged until the world starts saying Kiev again Genocide=What lapsed Russians do to ethnic Russians Act of War=Anything that aids the lapsed Russians Chernobyl =What will happen to other nuclear reactors if the lapsed Russians resist Nuclear High Alert=Your next infrastructure projects should be building bomb

(Tune: Maria) Na solidarnistʹ z ukrayinsʹkym narodom By Laurie Baron Crimea! It was mere practice, Crimea. For the invasion pain I’ll inflict upon Ukraine. You’ll see in Ukraine. The Ukraine, It claims it’s a nation, the Ukraine. It was Russian under the Czars And under the commissars. We’re back in Ukraine. I’ve prevented its NATO

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — What should be expected from boards of education across the country, now that books like Toni Morrison’s Beloved and Art Spiegelman’s Maus have been banned? Here’s a list of stories on the verge of being proscribed and the rationales for doing so. The Grinch Who Stole Christmas: Donald Trump

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — During an interview on the OAN network, Marjorie Taylor Greene declared, “Not only do we have a D.C. jail — which is a D.C. gulag — but now we have Nancy Pelosi’s gazpacho police spying on members of Congress, spying on the legislative work that we do, spying on

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — The Republican National Committee censured Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for serving on the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol which the RNC considers “legitimate political discourse.”  Unbeknownst to the public, the RNC also appointed a historical committee to censure Republicans whose policies the

By Laurie Baron Putin: Hello, Donald. I’ve been trying to reach you using the red phone and keep on getting Biden. So I went on Twitter, but I don’t see any of your Tweets either. Strange, since I consider you the legitimate President of the United States and I’ve heard you agree. Trump: Vladimir, I

(To the tune of the eponymous song) By Laurie Baron In pre-Trump days we held elections And honored the voters’ selections. Now Bannon knows, anything goes. The loser by the voting tallies Won’t concede and incites rallies. Fraud he’ll expose, anything goes. Biden deserved the plaudits Instead of audits. The mob who fought it. Since

By Laurie Baron (Tune: “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Your Face”) SAN DIEGO — I’ve grown accustomed to this plague That keeps me sheltered in my house. I’ve grown accustomed to the masks which I wear into the stores. My smiles, my frowns Covered all around. Are automatic to me now. For breathing out and breathing

By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Israel began its COVID vaccination program earlier than the United States. The U.S. then followed Israel’s lead in giving booster shots and probably will do the same for the next round of boosters. Hence, COVID must be a Jewish plot to impose Israeli medical policies on the world. Although

By Laurie Baron, Ph.D SAN DIEGO — After his press conference today, Donald Trump will host a costume party at Mar-a-Lago.  He’s encouraging guests to dress up as shamans, paramilitary vigilantes, KKK members, or to just to wear their MAGA hats, QAnon tee shirts, and Guy Fawkes masks. It is a BYOBR event, bring your

By Laurie Baron, Ph.D For 2022 I wish: That polarization will be restricted to the Arctic and Antarctic Circles. That inflation will be restricted to grading and résumés. That someday the only occasions when masks will be worn are costume parties, Halloween, and operations. That a COVID variant develops that kills all other COVID variants.