By Douglas W. House (condensed; read original here). Traditional vaccines rely on a live-attenuated (weakened) virus [e.g., measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), rotavirus, smallpox, chickenpox, yellow fever] or whole-inactivated (killed) virus (e.g., hepatitis B, HPV, whooping cough, pneumonia, meningitis[...]
Archive for October, 2020
October 30th, 2020 - 8:50 pm § in Law and Courts, Politics
“Proud Boy” arrested for bomb threat against polling place
North Dakota police arrested Anthony Raymond, 33, a member of the “Proud Boys” rightwing armed militia, after emails threatening to blow up a polling place were traced back to him. Raymond allegedly sent an email to The Dickinson Press, containing a bomb threat. The anonymous email was s[...]
October 30th, 2020 - 8:24 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Notorious Koch-backed group plots to overthrow a Biden win
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is a notorious Koch-funded rightwing anti-democracy group that seeks corporate dominance of state legislatures. ALEC expert Alexander Hertel-Fernandez of Columbia University says ALEC is “seeking ways to control by a minority.” Huffington Post rep[...]
October 30th, 2020 - 7:42 pm § in Law and Courts
Kenosha shooter extradited to Wisconsin
An Illinois judge rejected defense arguments and ordered Kenosha shooting suspect Kyle Rittenhouse extradited to Wisconsin, where he faces life in prison if convicted of murder. Less than an hour later, he was transported from an Illinois juvenile detention facility to the Kenosha County Jail. His l[...]
October 30th, 2020 - 7:13 pm § in Environment, Misc.
PHOTOGRAPHY: Wild horses
For some people, nature photography is a passion. They give us pictures like these. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
October 30th, 2020 - 3:48 pm § in Science
Why do things keep evolving into crabs? (video)
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October 30th, 2020 - 3:45 pm § in Misc.
Not your local sailboat race (video)
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October 30th, 2020 - 3:33 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Republican grassroots election strategy
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October 30th, 2020 - 2:21 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
What if Republicans overthrow our elected government?
I never thought I’d write a headline like that. After all, this is America. Or was until a totalitarian movement led by a charlatan took over one of our major political parties. We’re about to hold an election, and many Americans are worried that if Trump loses but refuses to cede power,[...]