There are two ways to circumnavigate the globe by boat: In the temperature latitudes, via the Mediterranean, Suez Canal, and pirate-infested Red Sea; or through the stormy Southern Ocean, where there’s an unbroken stretch of water girdling the earth, but also big waves, freezing temperatures, [...]
Archive for October, 2020
October 29th, 2020 - 1:17 am § in Environment
Trump swings axe at Tongass National Forest
Alaska’s gorgeous Tongass National Forest is the world’s largest intact temperate rainforest, which made it irresistably tempting to America’s #1 environmental vandal. So on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, in the dying days of Trump’s presidency, his administration moved to open[...]
October 28th, 2020 - 8:49 pm § in News Media, Politics
Who the newspapers endorse
Yes, someone tracks that information (here, with links to the endorsement editorials, should anyone out there actually want to read them). Two major newspapers that don’t endorse presidential candidates are the Wall Street Journal and Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Several smaller papers don[...]
Who would repair EPA under Biden?
This article contains news and liberal commentary. With the election still in the future, it’s premature to count chickens by assuming there will be a Biden presidency, but it’s not too soon to talk about what a Biden administration might look like, because undecided voters (if there are[...]
October 28th, 2020 - 1:53 pm § in Environment, Science
Climate disaster is here; it’s time for triage.
A veteran journalist who’s covered climate change for nearly 40 years says, “I’ve reached a few conclusions. One obvious one: It’s time we quickly moved on from fossil fuels. Coal and oil were great energy systems for the 16th and 19th centuries, but we’re now dealing with the real[...]
Three democracies that survived near-misses with tyranny
The best way to learn is from other people’s travails. Two University of Chicago professors studied three democratic countries that barely missed being taken over by tyrants. Take a look at how they saved themselves. Case #1: Finland in 1930 “[T]he right-wing mass Lapua movement that par[...]
October 27th, 2020 - 11:42 am § in Donald Trump
Trump’s web of debt
The Daily Mail, a U.K.-based tabloid, says Trump has $900 million of debt coming due, not $471 million. (Click on image to enlarge.) Read story here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
October 27th, 2020 - 11:37 am § in Racism
Another racist bites the dust
Paul Ng, a condo resident in Scottsdale, Arizona, confronted two black guys on a public street who apparently got too close to his residence for (his) comfort and told them they didn’t belong there because they were in a “no n—– zone.” When they accused him of being a r[...]
October 27th, 2020 - 10:57 am § in Donald Trump, Politics
Election glitches are NOT “fraud”
Citizens exercising their right to vote is not “fraud.” Counting their votes isn’t “fraud,” either. Preventing eligible voters from voting is fraud. Not counting their votes is fraud. Stopping vote counting before all the votes are counted is fraud. Overruling the voti[...]
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Has Jesus Been Reborn?
Has Jesus been Reborn? About six years ago a 10-year-old girl was raped. This “Maria” may have fulfilled the prophecy of a virgin birth since she was too young for normal birth and was forced to give birth via C-section. We do not yet know if Maria’s son is the second coming. CHU[...]