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Archive for October 24th, 2020
The Frost ornithopter
This is one of my all-time favorite photographs. I use it to illustrate the principle, “Just because something looks good on paper doesn’t mean it will fly.” It’s easy to laugh, but remember, when this contraption was built in 1902, nobody knew how to design an airplane; the [...]
Schwarzenegger has heart surgery
Arnold Schwarzenegger, 73, underwent surgery on Thursday, October 22, 2020, to replace an aortic valve, CNN reported. This is his second surgery in two years for heart problems. He previously had a pulmonary valve replacement. Read story here. Photo: The Terminator laid low by a heart valve. Return [...]
Trump visa change could expel 12,000 doctors
Trump is making it “more difficult to renew J-1 exchange visitor visas, which allow scholars, doctors and others to live temporarily in the US while they study or receive training,” CNN reported on Saturday, October 24, 2020. “Visitors on J-1 visas are admitted to t[...]
HISTORY: When the knives come out
Maybe there are lessons here for modern-day despots — don’t trust your pals. (Click to enlarge) Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
Cop fired for shooting black couple
A Waukegan, Illinois, cop who killed a 19-year-old black man and wounded his girlfriend was fired “for multiple policy and procedure violations” on Friday, October 23, 2020, ABC News reported. Read story here. The officer hasn’t been identified. The man was a passenger, and the wom[...]
Militia thug arrested for shooting at police station
This article contains news and liberal commentary. A member of Boogaloo Bois, a violent far-right militia group, “has been charged with participating in a riot after he allegedly shot 13 rounds from an AK-47 style assault rifle into a Minneapolis Police Department building during the civil unr[...]