A Confederate statue in Charlottesville, Virginia, was lifted off the pedestal on which it stood for 111 years in front of the county courthouse on Saturday, September 12, 2020, one month after the county board of supervisors voted to remove it. “There has been a robust, community-driven process t[...]
Archive for September 12th, 2020
Slugging people isn’t free speech
Compiled from news reports and other sources. Five members of Patriot Prayer, a rightwing vigilante group, were hit with felony charges and a $1 million civil lawsuit for starting a brawl at a Portland, Oregon cider house on May 1, 2019. About 20 members of the group went to a business called Cider [...]
Boy, did this cat screw up!
This is what happens to cats who adopt houses where little girls live. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
What lawyers do
If you’re thinking of going to law school and becoming a lawyer, or are simply wondering what lawyers do: A lawyer takes a set of facts, identifies issues, figures out which rules and legal precedents apply, then uses logical reasoning to reach a conclusion, usually in the form of a decision ([...]
America’s political geography
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Mask-defying Dakotas now lead in Covid-19 cases
“Coronavirus cases in the Dakotas,” where Republican governors have resisted enforcing health rules and many people disdain masks and social distancing, “are growing faster than anywhere else in the nation,” ABC News reported on Saturday, September 12, 2020. Read story here. [...]
Cities with worst air quality
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Far-right militias don’t exist to defend property. They have political goals. Defending our democracy isn’t one of them.
Read these articles: “Opinion: America’s Armed, Antisemitic Far Right Is Prepping to Defend Trump in November” “How to Keep Armed Militias Out of Your City” Image below: Counting down to election day. From a militia website. (click to enlarge) Return to The-Ave.US Home [...]
Trump can’t spell
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HAVE YOUR BARF BAG HANDY:
ICE sickened hundreds of immigrant detainees to provide muscle for Trump’s D.C. photo-op. This photo gave over 300 ICE detainees Covid-19. The explanation is complicated. To get the photo, Trump’s aides had to clear away peaceful protesters. The D.C. mayor wouldn’t do it with local[...]