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August 15th, 2021 - 6:06 pm § in Humor
3-Minute Movie: Lie Detector
Not safe for work or suitable for children: Contains sexual references. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
Climate change? What climate change? Oh, that climate change.
NOAA “announced Friday that July was the hottest month since record-keeping began 142 years ago,” NBC News reported on Sunday, August 15, 2021 (read story here). NOAA, if you don’t know, is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a federal agency under the Department o[...]
August 15th, 2021 - 4:13 pm § in Health, Law and Courts
Prosecute fake vaccine cards
“The Senate’s top Democrat says federal law enforcement officials need to crack down on fake COVID-19 vaccination cards being sold online,” ABC News reported on Sunday, August 15, 2021 (read story here). Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) wants to go after those making and selling the fake vacc[...]
August 15th, 2021 - 3:35 pm § in Law and Courts
This is a crime problem, not a homeless problem
A violent confrontation between a couple who had items stolen from their car and denizens of a homeless camp in downtown Seattle on July 27, 2021, led to a camper being killed, Seattle TV station KIRO-7 reported on August 13, 2021 (see story and video here). The couple were attacked with a machete, [...]
August 15th, 2021 - 1:26 pm § in Health
Is anti-vax the new drunk driving?
We know what works against Covid-19, but the virulent Delta variant is raging out of control this summer, and health experts are worried about what will happen when winter flu season arrives. From the start of the pandemic, America has also been afflicted by raging stupidity driven by ignorance, mis[...]
The battle of Los Angeles
Fights broke out at the L.A. city hall on Saturday, August 14, 2021, between anti-vaxxers and counter-protesters. (Story and more photos here.) Say, don’t we have a pandemic to fight? And shouldn’t we be fighting it together? It’s a real concern that as Delta rages, and other more [...]
August 14th, 2021 - 8:26 pm § in Biden, Foreign Affairs
Assessing Biden’s decision to give up Afghanistan
Let’s start with the country itself. Afghanistan isn’t a nation; it’s a place, a chunk of real estate, that’s home to some 28 tribes. The largest of these is the Pashtuns, about 40% of the population, who occupy a large area that straddles the fuzzy border between Afghanistan[...]
Conservatives: Use hunger to make wage earners “obedient dogs”
If you work for a living, these people are not your friends. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
August 14th, 2021 - 12:19 pm § in Law and Courts, Politics
Capitol rioters ID’d who allegedly beat cop who later died
Cybersleuths “have tracked down two men who allegedly attacked police officer Jeffrey Smith at the US Capitol during the 6 January insurrection, leaving him with injuries that have been linked to his death days later,” the Guardian reported on Saturday, August 14, 2021 (read story here)[...]