Boy, I don’t know about this. I like dry land. You wouldn’t catch me in that thing. (Story here.) Gotta admire his ingenuity and industriousness, though. I hope nothing bad happens to him. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
Archive for August, 2021
August 6th, 2021 - 1:22 am § in Donald Trump, Politics
Trumpers plan Sept. 18 Capitol rally
Matt Braynard (photo, left), a veteran of Trump’s 2016 campaign, is organizing a Capitol rally to display solidarity with jailed January 6 rioters, whom he calls “political prisoners.” It’s supposed to happen on September 18, 2021. He’s promising “high profileR[...]
August 5th, 2021 - 3:10 pm § in Politics
Republicans and mass delusions
Two-thirds of Republicans — representing about 27% to 29% of the total U.S. population — still cling to a belief that the 2020 election was “stolen,” according to a Yahoo News/You Gov poll published on Thursday, August 5, 2021. See story here. In addition, “Only 15 perc[...]
August 5th, 2021 - 11:11 am § in Misc.
PHOTO OF THE DAY: San Francisco traffic
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Anti-vaxxer dies from Covid-19
He went fast, too. From Daily Beast (story here): “A GOP official from Texas who regularly espoused anti-vaccine and anti-mask views online has died from COVID-19, five days after posting a meme on Facebook questioning the wisdom of getting inoculated against COVID.” H. Scott Apley, 45,[...]
PHOTOGRAPY: Galaxy collision
Three galaxies collided 747 million years ago. It took that long for news to reach the Hubble Space Telescope, because they’re far away, and light travels only 186,000 miles per second. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
August 4th, 2021 - 2:17 pm § in Law and Courts, Politics
A judge explains patriotism
“A federal judge rejected the argument that US Capitol rioters … are being prosecuted for their political views,” CNN reported on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 (read story here). She’s right, of course. They’re being prosecuted for illegal acts, not their be[...]
August 3rd, 2021 - 7:54 pm § in Law and Courts
Minnesota man wins guilty plea jackpot
This plea bargain is a bargain. Mark Anthony Ulsaker, 51, got 5 years of probation and 100 hours of community service for pleading guilty to “threats of violence.” Assault charges were dropped. Ulsaker attacked an elderly man, 80, and his wife, 78, with a golf club and also sucker-punche[...]
Beware this toxic plant
Poison hemlock spreads quickly, causes skin blisters if touched, and can be deadly if ingested — with no known antidote. Its leaves resemble those of ferns, its stems have purple spots, and it sprouts white flowers. This article explains how to recognize it, and what to do if it’s growin[...]
Personal freedom or the common good?
Even in America, “freedom” isn’t an absolute, but is complex and nuanced. We have to obey laws. We can’t drive as fast as we want to. Childhood immunizations are mandatory. You can be drafted into the military, and ordered to kill and be killed. And in 1905, in a case involvi[...]