Trivia, Humor & Satire

Tune: The Sounds of Silence By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — Hello Dark Web, did you hear? Trump is back, nothing to fear. He’ll give your grievances an airing. With conspiracies he’s sharing. And the anger that he plants inside your brain. Do not abstain, From the resort to violence. In Washington you had amassed

CPAC is holding its annual meeting in Orlando this weekend.  Although the meeting could be confused with Fantasy Land, delegates are encouraged to visit nearby Walt Disney attractions reconfigured to cater to these conservatives.  Here’s a sampling of the most popular rides for this occasion. [Laurie Baron, Ph.D]

To tune of ‘American Pie’:
But November made me shiver. 
With every statement he’d deliver.
The results he discounted                                                                                                                                         
As the margins mounted.   
I can’t remember if I thought
It was just time that he bought.
His claims struck me as overwrought.  
The day democracy died. [Laurie Baron, Ph.D]

Every year the president of the United States awards the Medal of Freedom to people who have made “an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.” Honoring that tradition, President Trump is conferring this honor on Devin Nunes for “unearthing the crime of the century [the Russian hoax]” and “thwarting a plot to take down a sitting United States president.” Adhering to Trump’s elastic interpretation of what constitutes a “meritorious contribution” to the above criteria, I expect the following to be named as recipients of the Medal in the coming days. [Laurie Baron, Ph.D]