A. Giuliani’s former wife B. Prime Minister of Iceland C. Star of The Three Faces of Eve D. Tom Cruise’ mother E. Inventor of the underwire bra[...]
Archive for October, 2020
If white people have armed militias, black people can, too
That’s how it works in this country. Read story here. And if it leads to gun battles in the streets between rival militias, like they have in other Third World countries, well, that’s what the Supreme Court wants, isn’t it? At least you’d think so from their rulings. Photo: S[...]
October 25th, 2020 - 8:21 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Nice election you got there. It’d be a shame if anything happens to it.
But experts say those fears are overblown. Elections are run by impartial professionals. There are processes to deal with irregularities, challenges and contests. They argue public fears of mayhem are people’s imaginations getting the better of them. Read story here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
October 25th, 2020 - 6:46 pm § in Health
Covid-19 waves (chart)
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October 25th, 2020 - 6:09 pm § in Politics
2nd ballot drop box set on fire
First someone didn’t want Latinos in a Los Angeles suburb to vote. “The arson of an official ballot drop box by the Baldwin Park Library in the First District has all the signs of an attempt to disenfranchise voters and call into question the security of our elections,” said Los Angeles Co[...]
Was the Civil War about slavery?
This article is liberal commentary. Lincoln didn’t think so. He didn’t get around to emancipating the slaves until 3 years into the war, and then only in the secessionist states, as a measure to punish them for secession and pressure them to give up. Lincoln fought the Civil War to prese[...]
How to trick-or-treat in 2020
Americans are famous for their can-do ingenuity. While we may not be any better than our British cousins at building flying contraptions (see article here), we can improvise a solution to almost any other problem. So it is with Halloween candy in the age of social distancing. Actually, the basic tec[...]
October 25th, 2020 - 11:57 am § in Misc.
An African-American becomes a Catholic cardinal
“Pope Francis on Sunday elevated Archbishop of Washington, D.C., Wilton Gregory, to cardinal, making him the first African American appointed to the red-hat conclave,” ABC News reported on Sunday, October 25, 2020. Gregory may have a chance to participate in a papal election, because Fra[...]