Monday, October 7, 2019

Fwd: New Ukraine Scandal


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From: The Borowitz Report <newyorker@newsletter.newyorker.com>
Date: Mon, Oct 7, 2019, 4:11 PM
Subject: New Ukraine Scandal
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Trump brushed aside an official statement by the Ukrainian government stating that Warren's children had never set foot in the country.
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President Donald Trump on the phone Satire from The Borowitz Report

Trump Sees New Polls and Orders Ukraine to Investigate Elizabeth Warren

"What Elizabeth Warren and her crooked kids have been doing in Ukraine is a disgrace," Trump said. "This is maybe the biggest scandal in the history of our country."

By Andy Borowitz
Satire from The Borowitz Report

Trump Sends National Guard to His Accountant's Office

The troops, whose mission is being called Operation Safe Returns, will make the journey from the Mexican border.

By Andy Borowitz
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff
Satire from The Borowitz Report

Democrats Beg Trump to Stop Impeaching Himself

"Mr. President, as much as we appreciate your help, please, stop doing our work for us," Nancy Pelosi said.

By Andy Borowitz

More Humor from The New Yorker

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Shouts & Murmurs

Meanwhile, in Kiev

What happened after Trump hung up.

By Yoni Brenner
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Daily Shouts

Cartoons That Were Rejected for Being "Too 1999"

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By Johnny DiNapoli
Two women rub their foreheads after banging into each other.
Daily Shouts

The Eurohug, Is It a Thing?

Some highly subjective and unscientific guidelines for greeting people from other parts of the world.

By Emily Flake
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An illustration of a private investigator tailing a target Annals of Espionage

The Black Cube Chronicles: The Private Investigators

How two operatives tasked with surveilling reporters became embroiled in a plot to suppress allegations against Harvey Weinstein.

By Ronan Farrow
John Solomon speaks to a reporter. News Desk

The Invention of the Conspiracy Theory on Biden and Ukraine

How a conservative dark-money group spread the discredited story that may lead to Trump's impeachment.

By Jane Mayer
Dozens of badgers wander around a moonlit backyard. Cultural Comment

How We Came to Live in "Cursed" Times

On the Internet, the phrase has come to signify increasingly generalized feelings of anxiety and malaise.

By Jia Tolentino
Trump holding the white house Comment

Donald Trump's Ukraine Scandal Has Its Roots in Russia

Both situations stem from the President's apparent willingness to accept political favors from foreign leaders.

By Jeffrey Toobin
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