I didn’t even know China had a film industry. It apparently has a big and growing one. There are problems, such as censorship, discussed at length here; but The Eight Hundred is a creditable war film depicting a real-life battle of the Japanese attack on Shanghai in 1937 reminiscent of the her[...]
Archive for September, 2020
What a clever, well-crafted ad looks like
I’ve long been fascinated by ads. They’re created by some of the smartest and best-paid people in America. Well-done ads are FREE entertainment; unlike going to the movies (back when we went to movies), you don’t have to pay to watch them. Most of you’ve seen Superbowl ads, w[...]
September 17th, 2020 - 11:30 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Kenosha will get none of $44 million of federal aid Trump promised
When Trump visited Kenosha on September 1, 2020, he promised the city $44 million of federal aid. But every penny of that is money previously appropriated and legally obligated for other purposes, including Covid-19 relief, and the city will get none of it. Read story here. Photo: Trump (center) and[...]
September 17th, 2020 - 9:39 pm § in Misc.
Feds wanted to fry Trump photo-op protesters with heat ray
“Federal officials looked into getting a heat ray” and amassed 7,000 of rounds of live ammunition “in preparation for clearing a peaceful protest in Lafayette Square” across the street from the White House on June 1, 2020, according to congressional testimony by an Ar[...]
September 17th, 2020 - 8:10 pm § in Donald Trump, Humor
Trump goes postal!
Get ’em while you can! The Postal Service won’t be around much longer! Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
September 17th, 2020 - 6:12 pm § in Racism
Why wasn’t this cop fired?
An Aurora, Colorado, cop will serve only a 1 week suspension for pulling a gun on a doctor in his own parking garage because the doctor honked at him for blocking him in with a police car. See story here and watch video of incident below. The doctor is Eastern Indian, so racism may have […][...]
September 17th, 2020 - 5:37 pm § in Law and Courts
Judges slash illegal protester bail
This article contains news with liberal commentary. Judges moved quickly to drastically reduce the unconstitutional bail demanded by Lancaster, Pennsylvania police for 9 of 13 protesters arrested on Sunday, September 13, 2020, at bail hearings held on Thursday, September 17, 2020. The other 4 protes[...]
September 17th, 2020 - 4:27 pm § in Schools & Colleges
University of Georgia keeps football and bans voting
The University of Georgia, to protect its students, banned on-campus voting and tailgating at football games. This obviously was a tough decision for a school ranked #13 nationally in tailgating (see ranking here). It didn’t eliminate football games or fraternities, although the university dec[...]
September 17th, 2020 - 10:00 am § in Humor
Humor: Presidential debate preview
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