In an essay published on CNN (read it here), an American college professor in Toronto writes: “You can’t read these news stories [about mass shootings] and believe that US gun laws are working.” Uh, duh. You don’t need a Ph.D. to see that. Canada isn’t violence-free, b[...]
Archive for April, 2021
April 24th, 2021 - 4:16 pm § in Law and Courts
Woman has Oklahoma felony record for unreturned VHS tape
A Texas woman recently discovered she has a felony record — one she didn’t know about — from when she lived in Oklahoma. For a rented VHS tape that wasn’t returned. That state’s criminal records say she “feloniously embezzled” the VHS tape, the NBC affiliat[...]
April 24th, 2021 - 2:06 pm § in Law and Courts
Who lets a 17-year-old to drive a Lamborghini on public streets?
This guy. His name is James Khuri, he owns “several real estate firms and an e-commerce business” (according to Yahoo News here), and he’s apparently too busy to keep an eye on his teenager after handing him the keys to a racecar — until his kid kills somebody. The victim was[...]
April 23rd, 2021 - 9:25 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Don’t believe the GOP’s “audit” of Arizona ballots
Arizona Republicans have commissioned a controversial “audit” of Maricopa County’s ballots to “prove” their state’s electoral votes were stolen. Don’t believe what they come up with. This is a partisan charade with ulterior aims. The Republican county superv[...]
Gender reveal party feels like earthquake
“A New Hampshire family’s gender reveal party was such a blast that it set off reports of an earthquake, and could be heard from across the state line,” the Guardian reported on Friday, April 23, 2021 (read story here). “Nearby residents said the blast rocked their homes and some[...]
Can you guess who George W. Bush voted for?
A. Republican candidate Donald Trump B. Democratic candidate Joe Biden C. Libertarian candidate Jo Jorgenson D. Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins E. Socialist candidate Gloria La Riva F. Constitution Party candidate Don Blankenship G. “Mighty Ducks” star and independent candidate Brock[...]
Biden’s border strategy
While Republicans fulminate about the flood of refugees besieging the southern border, Biden — with Harris acting as his point person — wants to tackle the crises driving them to the border. “Harris and other administration officials on Thursday laid out a new approach to the regio[...]
April 22nd, 2021 - 10:59 pm § in Donald Trump
PHOTOGRAPHY: Trump’s Library (as it exists now)
Read story here. The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
April 22nd, 2021 - 10:36 pm § in Misc.
Is this climbers’ club getting too politically correct?
The American Alpine Club, one of America’s oldest (founded in 1902) and largest (24,000+ members) organizations devoted to the climbing sports (read about them here; their website is here), is launching an initiative it refers to as “rethinking” route names, which apparently was se[...]
The GOP’s infrastructure counteroffer
Biden’s $2 trillion “infrastructure” proposal includes things like “care for elderly and disabled people.” Republicans would limit it to roads and bridges, airports, ports, broadband, etc. costing a fourth of that. Here’s their complete list: $299 billion for roa[...]