After spending $5.7 million of mostly-private money (Arizona taxpayers involuntarily contributed $150,000) on a highly partisan, non-binding “audit” of Maricopa County’s 2020 election results, a leaked draft report appears to explode the GOP’s election fraud myths, be[...]
Archive for September 23rd, 2021
September 23rd, 2021 - 6:50 pm § in Science
When did humans come to New Mexico?
A. 6,000 years ago B. 11,000 years ago C. 16,000 years ago D. 23,000 years ago E. 44,000 years ago F. 1,500,000 years ago Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
September 23rd, 2021 - 3:43 pm § in Health
Covid-19 topics and links for September 2021
* * * Putting People At Risk WORKING FOR AN AIRLINE IS RISKY AND EXHAUSTING Read story here VIRUS HAS KILLED 1 OF EVERY 500 AMERICANS Read story here UNVACCINATED PEOPLE PUT OTHERS AT RISK Read story here * * * No Room in the Hospital HOSPITAL BED SHORTAGES ARE COSTING LIVES THAT C[...]
September 23rd, 2021 - 3:15 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Trump demands Texas vote “audit”
He’s claiming that “fraud” and “irregularities” occurred in a state he easily won. (Read story here.) Really? Yes. “Despite my big win in Texas, I hear Texans want an election audit! You know your fellow Texans have big questions about the November 2020 Election,” T[...]
September 23rd, 2021 - 2:44 pm § in Health
“Mama, I don’t want to die”
She’s dead. Two weeks ago, she was a healthy 20-year-old daycare teacher. Now, she’s another Covid-19 statistic in Idaho. “Idaho continues to set record highs with 686 hospitalized COVID-19 patients as of September 18, 180 of them in intensive care unit beds and 112 on ventilators,[...]
September 23rd, 2021 - 2:24 pm § in Racism
Robert E. Lee statue replaced with slave tribute
Robert E. Lee wasn’t the hero of mythology. He was a slaveowner who led an army that fought a treasonous war of rebellion with the aim of preserving the “abominable institution” of slavery. Good riddance to his statue. Southern whites were never victims of oppression; they were opp[...]
The stupid stuff Trumpers believe
Better skip the salad dressing at your next outing in a no-masks-allowed restaurant. The government is sneaking vaccine into it. At least, that’s what rightwing conspiracy-mongers like Mike Flynn are saying now. Allow me to let you in on a closely-guarded liberal secret. If we’re going t[...]
September 23rd, 2021 - 1:46 am § in Health
Do masks work?
From the beginning of the pandemic, we’ve been told that masks were the best protection against Covid-19, and the best way to stop it from spreading, until vaccines became available. Yet there are plenty of people who claim masks are useless. Who’s right? The medical community has been s[...]