This is D.C. now. Apparently there was no contingency plan to find new homes for the alligators. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page [...]
Archive for September, 2020
The right way to remove statues
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[...]
September 12th, 2020 - 6:53 pm § in Law and Courts
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[...]
September 12th, 2020 - 5:30 pm § in Law and Courts
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 ([...]
September 12th, 2020 - 4:35 pm § in Politics
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. [...]
September 12th, 2020 - 1:35 pm § in Environment
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 [...]
September 12th, 2020 - 7:59 am § in Donald Trump, Politics
Trump can’t spell
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