I’m Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Ask Me Anything. Vox just published a roundup of questions and answers from a REDDIT session hosted by Bill Gates. Here is an abstract of parts of the Vox Roundup I felt were most interesting: Bill Gates: “If you’re won[...]
Archive for March, 2019
Trump Offers Pence a New Job: Commodore of the USSF
(TA news, Washington, D.C., March 1, 2019) TS has learned that Michael Pence will not be resigning as Vice President as he assumes hs new job as head of the USSF: United States Space Force. Since the USSF is not a Department, White House lawyers say that Mr. Pence can serve in both a military [&he[...]
March 4th, 2019 - 1:59 am § in Misc.
Oxon Hill Follow Up … eBAY
(TA News, Oxon Hills, MD 3/6/2019) Two days after President Trump’s historic speech to CPAC at Oxon Hill, someone appears to have gotten the flag he held and is selling it in replicate on eBAY! The ad appears to offer several for sale at $100 but TA has found that there are only 25 actual [&he[...]
March 4th, 2019 - 1:37 am § in Misc.
March 4: Anniversary of Andrew Jackson Taking Office As President
On March 4, 1829, Andrew Jackson took the oath of office and became the seventh President of the United States. He went on to conduct a war of genocide against indigenous Americans in South Carolina.[...]
March 4th, 2019 - 1:16 am § in Misc.
THE Ave Challenge: Whatsit?
A. Old washing machine B. R1D1 prototype from STARWARS prequel C. Russian flat bread machine D. Wall painting robot E. Cuban cigar leaf rolling machine[...]
March 1st, 2019 - 9:02 am § in The Ave Scene
A Tale of Three Hungarians
Mike James from FACEBOOK, side bars from other sources Bach, Beethoven, Bartok, but there was more. After intermission, conductor Andras Schiff, one of this planet’s great pianists (he had given us striking performances of Bach and Beethoven concertos), picked up a microphone at the podium to ta[...]
March 1st, 2019 - 1:27 am § in Environment, Hypocrisy
On Eating Kosher
Do you think harpooning a whale is humane? Kosher slaughter is now illegal in large parts of Europe and all of New Zealand. I suppose this is good for cows. I am not a cow. Nor do I eat kosher. But how is it that ohso liberal folks decicde what I should eat? I resent […][...]
March 1st, 2019 - 1:23 am § in Donald Trump
The Trumpy Award
(TA news, Seattle WA, 3/2/2019) The Ave is proud to announce the inauguration of the Trumpy. The award will be given to the individual, American or foreign, who best exemplifies the heritage and achievements of Donald J. Trump, the 45th President of the United States. The award has been jointly fu[...]