This article is liberal commentary. That’s a complicated and emotional question. Arthur Lieber, writing in Newsweek just six weeks before the election that will decide whether Trump gets a second term, at a time when most voters’ minds are already made up, argues we should give the blue-[...]
Archive for September, 2020
No relief bill in sight and consumer spending diving
This article contains news and liberal commentary. Nothing has happened on the relief bill since I last posted about it here. Now, Washington is consumed by another distraction. Meanwhile, out in the country where normal people live, consumer spending dropped 3% just in the last week. Read about it [...]
September 19th, 2020 - 5:20 am § in Law and Courts
Supreme Court watch begins
Will she get on the court? Amy Coney Barrett, 48, Catholic and pro-life, is the likely pick. Does McConnell have the votes? Read analysis here. Several GOP senators say they oppose a vote before the election. Read story here. But don’t believe their weasel words. He also faces daunting logi[...]
September 18th, 2020 - 11:43 pm § in Humor
Funny passed out kitty
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September 18th, 2020 - 9:18 pm § in Misc.
7 myths about Black Lives Matter people need to stop believing
This article is condensed from Huffington Post. Read the original version here. Below, “Cooper” refers to Richard M. Cooper, a clinical assistant professor at Widener University whose work centers on race and social justice issues. 1. It’s new. The phrase “Black lives matter” wasn�[...]
September 18th, 2020 - 6:06 pm § in Law and Courts, Politics
Quick and dirty situation report: The Democrats’ options now
Democratic hopes that Justice Ruth Bader Ginbsburg would survive Trump’s presidency have vanished. Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell has already declared the “Merrick Garland rule” inoperative. He won’t wait for the election results to ram through a Trump-appointed replacemen[...]
September 18th, 2020 - 3:55 pm § in Law and Courts, Politics
Judge voids Michigan voter ride ban
A federal judge has issued an injunction against Michigan’s voter transportation ban, NBC News reported on Friday, September 18, 2020. The judge said it conflicts with federal election law. Read story here. Is this law a Republican voter suppression effort? No and yes. The law’s been on [...]
September 18th, 2020 - 2:58 pm § in Misc.
Whatizzit?
A. 3-D printing blueprint B. Painted carving C. Modern art D. Magnetic field E. Footprint F. Heat map Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
September 18th, 2020 - 12:01 pm § in Misc.
You haven’t seen a selfie like this!
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September 18th, 2020 - 11:30 am § in Misc.
Who cares if a self-driving car’s driver is asleep at the wheel?
Apparently the Canadian Mounties do. “Police in Canada have charged a man with speeding and dangerous driving after he was found asleep at the wheel of his self-driving car as it travelled at 150km/h down a highway in the province of Alberta,” the Guardian, a U.K.-based newspaper, report[...]