The Problem With Political Jokes

“The Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward forcefully denied making statements attributed to him by James Comer, the Republican chair of the powerful House oversight committee, in which Woodward supposedly said Joe Biden was financially corrupt,” The Guardian reports. Said Woodward: “The statements attributed to me in what is apparently his book are false.

“Four years after receiving a pardon from President Donald Trump for crimes related to foreign lobbying, Paul Manafort is again seeking business from political interests abroad,” the New York Times reports. “Mr. Manafort, who led Mr. Trump’s 2016 campaign for a few months, has assembled a team of consultants who helped run Mr.

“Because he put money in, I was prepared to tolerate it. I’m not prepared to tolerate it anymore.” — Steve Bannon, quoted by the Daily Beast, promising to get “evil” Elon Musk kicked out of Donald Trump’s inner circle.

A few months ago, Elon Musk became the world's top Diablo IV player. People wondered how that was possible, as typically gamers devote all their waking hours to reach those echelons. Many suspected it wasn't him, and on a recent stream that was confirmed. He's paying someone else to play in his name.

Maynebel Quevedo doesn’t want to be stereotyped as a lawbreaker just because he’s Venezuelan. And he’s adamant that he shouldn’t be lumped in with migrants “that did bad” — a worry that reflects the impact of the rhetoric used by President-elect Donald Trump, who often focuses on the crimes committed by a small minority of the people who have crossed the American border.

Good morning! I have gratitude for all of the firefighters fighting our wildfires and more gratitude for all of the people poised to fight for our rights and programs like Medicare, Medicaid, the ACA, and Social Security, all of which are on Republicans' chopping block. Please call your representives and Senators every day.