Two Seattle police officers are on administrative leave pending investigation of their participation in the violent attempt to overthrow the U.S. government in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, ABC News (story here) and other media sources reported. Seattle’s police chief said the officers will [...]
Archive for January, 2021
Rioter resigns from legislature
A rioter who participated in the violent effort to overthrow the U.S. government on Wednesday has resigned from the West Virginia legislature, CNN reported on Satuday, January 9, 2021. Read story here. Derrick Evans, 35, a Republican, is charged with unlawful entry and disorderly conduct. A former t[...]
January 9th, 2021 - 11:05 am § in Donald Trump, Politics
Summing up Trump
“When the history of the 45th presidency is written, Wednesday, January 6, will go down as the day America realized how dangerous President Donald Trump really is. In the span of hours, the country finally witnessed the price of … turning its election process into a reality show that pro[...]
Mark Cuban teaches capitalism to Sen. Josh Hawley
S See complete text of Hawley’s tweet below: [Editor’s note: The First Amendment only applies to government, not private companies, which can censor to their heart’s content. A U.S. Senator doesn’t know that? Of course he does. Hawley is a Yale Law graduate and former Supreme[...]
Impeach this governor!
There’s growing evidence the violent assault at the U.S. Capitol against counting electoral votes was planned and organized. There even were t-shirts printed for the occasion. There were advance warnings: “In the weeks, days and hours ahead of Wednesday’s siege on the Capitol by Pr[...]
WANTED BY FBI
WARNING: These individuals are being sought by federal authorities in connection with violent crimes committed against the United States of America. If seen, do not approach them! Call 911 immediately! For further details, click here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
January 9th, 2021 - 1:32 am § in Donald Trump, Politics
Will Trump renege on concession?
Trump fans, widely known to reject facts while eagerly embracing wild falsehoods, refuse to believe Trump actually conceded the election and think the video of him doing so must be a “deep fake.” He did, and it isn’t, but his heart obviously wasn’t in it. He woodenly read a s[...]
January 8th, 2021 - 5:57 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
D.C. jails filling with Proud Boys and White Supremacists
Two days after the U.S. Capitol riots, as Metropolitan Police (MPD) begin identifying rioters taken into custody, a picture of the rioters is beginning to emerge, ABC News says (here). It was a multi-state affair: “In an initial batch of 68 arrests, MPD officials said one person was based in W[...]
Cop union boss defends mob violence
John Catanzara (photo, left), head of Chicago’s 12,000-member police union, went on talk radio Wednesday night, January 6, 2021, to describe the violent mob attack on the U.S. Congress hours earlier as “a bunch of pissed-off people that feel an election was stolen, somehow, some way.R[...]
January 8th, 2021 - 8:32 am § in Donald Trump, Politics
MAGA rioters attacked the press
Photo below: Smashed TV equipment at Capitol insurrection on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Read story here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]