“A pickup truck parked at the United States Capitol and bearing a Three Percenter militia sticker on the day of the Jan. 6 riot belongs to the husband of freshman U.S. Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois, who approvingly quoted Adolf Hitler a day earlier,” the Daily Beast said on Friday, Fe[...]
Archive for February, 2021
February 26th, 2021 - 12:28 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
“Three Percenter” truck at Capitol riot traced to GOP rep’s husband
February 26th, 2021 - 2:13 am § in Foreign Affairs, Russia
North Korean public transportation
You load your luggage and kids on it, then push it. (Read story here.) Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
February 25th, 2021 - 8:04 pm § in Politics
Have you no honor, sir?
February 13, 2021 (read story here): February 25, 2021 (read story here): I guess not. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
What now for the minimum wage?
A progressive push to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour was stripped from the Covid-19 relief package by a ruling of the Senate parliamentarian on Thursday, February 25, 2012 (read story here). That means any minimum wage increase must be a separate bill, and either needs GOP support to survive [...]
What science says about gender
While a battle over transgender rights plays out in Congress, GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene — after being barred from serving on congressional committees for her past terroristic comments — is drawing attention to herself by going around saying, in effect, “boys are boys, and gir[...]
Is Biden too soft on China?
If you ask Republicans, they’ll say yes, but that doesn’t mean much. These days, they’re not right about much of anything. And because everything they do comes across as partisan sniping, when they claim “Biden is soft on China,” that immediately provokes skepticism. Ov[...]
Burned out nurses are quitting in droves
It isn’t just the endless hours, separation from their families, stress, and heartbreak from watching patients die. What’s really breaking their spirit is how they’re treated by the profit-obsessed managers running our for-profit health care system. They’re exploited: “[...]
How much $$$ do you need to be a 1-percenter?
It varies by country (see chart below), of course, but it’s a lot any way you slice it. In the U.S., $4.4 million. Read story here. Meanwhile, most billionaires are tightwads when it comes to charity (and they mostly do it for PR and tax deductions, anyway). Read that story here. Return to The[...]
February 24th, 2021 - 12:50 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Postmaster’s apology is ludicrous
“Postmaster Louis DeJoy offered a public apology before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Wednesday for recent mail delivery delays during the peak holiday season,” The Hill reported on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. Read story here. That’s nonsense. Those delays were inte[...]
February 24th, 2021 - 12:25 pm § in Politics
Supreme Court to consider GOP voting barriers
The Supreme Court will review a GOP law restricting early voting in Arizona, Reuters reported on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. Read story here. The Court’s decision could have broad implications for GOP voter suppression efforts across the board. A slew of restrictive voting bills — more[...]