Guy walks into public library. Starts video recording in violation of library policy. They call the police. He argues with the police, which he’s entitled to do, citing the Constitution and 1st Amendment. In a situation like this, here’s how our system is supposed to work. The library bo[...]
Archive for September 5th, 2021
September 5th, 2021 - 3:32 pm § in Misc.
Video: Bears like honey
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Covid-19 death rates up to 3X higher in Trump counties
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September 5th, 2021 - 2:11 pm § in Health
How stupid are anti-vaxxers?
Will take: Bleach Fish tank cleaner Horse deworming pills Won’t take: A safe, effective, approved vaccine that prevents serious illness and saves their lives Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
The Afghanistan Papers
With U.S. troops now completely out of Afghanistan, most Americans don’t want to hear about that country anymore, much less read an entire book about our war there went awry. Nobody learns anything from the mistakes of the past anyway. So this posting will be very short. The Afghanistan Papers[...]
September 5th, 2021 - 1:22 pm § in Politics
Banning assault weapons is good politics in Canada
“The head of Canada’s opposition Conservatives on Sunday scrapped a campaign promise to eliminate a ban on some assault weapons,” Reuters reported on Sunday, September 5, 2021 (read story here). The Conservatives, led by Erin O’Toole, are challenging Canadian P.M. Justin Trud[...]
A brief history of Texas’s attempt to jail a woman for selling dildos
The Texas legislature, to sidestep the constitutional restraints preventing government agents from searching citizens’ bedrooms for condoms or watching them have sex, didn’t ban possession or use of dildos; they only banned the sale of dildos. Undercover cops actually busted a churchgoin[...]