“A 70-year-old Ohio man who told cops he was a ‘Trump man’ confessed to repeatedly urinating and defecating in front of a neighbor’s home because the residents ‘are Democrats and support Joe Biden,” according to a police report obtained by The Smoking Gun, a blog that[...]
Archive for June, 2021
June 5th, 2021 - 12:29 am § in Law and Courts, Politics
Not all Trump fans are this childish, but this one is
Facebook ban spawns hilarious Trump emoji
Trump doesn’t see being kicked off Facebook for 2 years as funny, but New York Daily News does! Read story here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
June 4th, 2021 - 11:57 pm § in Law and Courts
Don’t claim your baggage if it’s surrounded by cops
Police arrested 4 people at Atlanta’s airport on a flight from Seattle after they claimed luggage containing 174 pounds of marijuana, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported on Friday, June 4, 2021 (read story here). The suspects all asserted either that “someone else packed the bag[...]
June 4th, 2021 - 1:25 pm § in Law and Courts, Schools & Colleges
High school coaches fired for making Hebrew player eat pork
An Ohio school district has fired a high school football coach and 6 assistant coaches for making a Black Hebrew Israelite player eat a pepperoni pizza, in contravention of his religious beliefs, because he missed a practice, ABC News reported on Friday, June 4, 2021. Read story here. A lawyer for t[...]
Kentucky Derby rules don’t apply to elections
The titular winner of the 2021 Kentucky Derby may be disqualified after failing a post-race drug test, in which case the second-place horse will be awarded the title and prize money, but it doesn’t work that way in elections, National Review reminds its conservative readers. Following up on a [...]
GOP county shoots Coke machines
“Officials in Surry County, N.C., have approved a measure mandating the removal of all Coca-Cola machines from government facilities after the company’s stated opposition to an election law passed in Georgia,” The Hill reported on Friday, June 4, 2021. Read story here. You know wha[...]
GOP’s infrastructure sleight-of-hand
Preserving tax cuts for the rich and corporations is far more important to them than repairing crumbling roads and bridges. Biden’s $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan was bloated. It included things like child care (a legitimate request, but not infrastructure). But Biden, seeking to negotiate[...]
June 3rd, 2021 - 12:36 pm § in Politics
Republicans double down on attacking democracy
To Pennsylvania GOP legislators, keeping false election conspiracies alive and attacking the people’s right to vote is paramount. Read story here. Photo: What “un-American” really is. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
June 2nd, 2021 - 2:11 pm § in Misc.
Homophobes’ boat blows up (video)
Boaters on Moses Lake, Washington, harassed a boat flying a Gay Pride flag. A moment later, their boat blew up. They jumped into the water and were rescued by the people they were harassing, who have declined to press charges. The video has gotten millions of “likes.” Read story here. h[...]
Biden admin. suspends Trump arctic oil leases
“The Biden administration will suspend controversial leases issued under the [Trump] administration for drilling at the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR),” The Hill reported on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Read story here. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said “a departmental review f[...]