Five Jokes: 10-31-2024

The Fight For The Black Vote, Starbucks, Schwarzenegger's Endorsement, American Neighborhood Stats, and Nicky Jam's Reversed Endorsement

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• New analysis shows that Kamala Harris' task has been made more difficult by the decline in church attendance by young Black men in America, meanwhile, in his appeals to Black and Latino voters, Donald Trump is pitting them against immigrants and sometimes against each other. Which is why I’m gathering funding from members of both parties for an inaugural election event called Urban Church Fights.

• Starbucks hopes faster drinks, fewer upcharges and nicer mugs will bring people back — despite advice from its friends to “just get back on the apps, girl.”

• Arnold Schwarzenegger has endorsed Kamala Harris for president — causing concern to one of Trump’ biggest supporters in tech, Elon Musk. It just means something a little different when the world’s most famous time traveling android assassin says…

  

• Americans are increasingly moving to areas where neighbors share their political views. One day the U.SA. will be split into two nations: Margaritaville and Funkytown.

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• Puerto Rican reggaeton singer Nicky Jam has withdrawn his endorsement of Donald Trump over a comedian’s ‘garbage’ comment about Puerto Rico. Perfect timing. For a second there, Nicky Jam was in quite the Nicky Pickle.

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