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Too stupid to be driving (video)
Imagine if this driver had been black … The-Ave.US Home Page Oh, and before I forget …[...]
April 13th, 2021 - 6:25 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
GOP punishes official for honesty
From CNN on Tuesday, April 13, 2021: “Want to understand the state of the Republican Party in one anecdote? Here you go: On Saturday, the Nevada Republican Party Central Committee formally censured Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske (R) for her ‘disregard of her oath of office by faili[...]
Ben and Jerry’s ice cream lock
Okay, I get what it’s for. But what’s to stop your wife from cutting a hole through the bottom? If you have 30 bucks you don’t know what to do with, get yours here. The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
How they talk in Appalachia (video)
It’s more than just a speech idiom, it’s a different way of life, where people know and help each other. The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
April 13th, 2021 - 1:54 pm § in Law and Courts
Why does the Centers for Disease Control ban evictions, and does it have that authority?
The federal ban on evictions was imposed through the Centers of Disease Control, the health agency at the center of the government’s pandemic response. Why the CDC? ABC News explains, “The CDC has said the policy, first enacted in September and recently extended through the end of June, [...]
April 13th, 2021 - 12:30 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Three more spineless Republicans
Trump called Ted Cruz’s father a terrorist during the 2016 primary debates. Now, Ted Cruz loves Trump. More recently, like last week, Trump called Mitch McConnell “a dumb son of a bitch.” McConnell’s reply: “What I’m concentrating on is the future and what we are confront[...]
Two-faced Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley wants to be president. Specifically, she wants to be the Republican nominee for president in 2024, or 2028, or whenever. Haley wants to be president so badly she sucked up to Trump for 4 years. Then, after Trump was rejected by the larger electorate, and she saw a possible opening for he[...]
April 13th, 2021 - 11:16 am § in Schools & Colleges
Covid-19 is creating a teacher shortage
Teachers were already frustrated and the pandemic has them rushing for the exits, while colleges report dropping education enrollments. That could mean more trouble ahead for schools. A Stanford education expert “said teaching had been a neglected profession in the US for a long time, and whil[...]
April 13th, 2021 - 10:48 am § in Misc.
Family resemblance
Leicester Clarence Hemingway (1915-1982) bore more than a passing resemblance to his older brother. And like his father, brother, sister Ursula, and great-niece Margaux, he died from suicide, which seemed to run rampant in that family. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]