Nothing is good enough for this princess. If you’ve ever cohabited with a cat, you know what I mean: Kitty tantrums at mealtime, no matter how luxurious the cuisine is. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t own a cat; he just lives here, and not by my choice. I can’t do anything about [...]
Archive for November, 2021
November 30th, 2021 - 5:05 pm § in Politics
Pelosi’s $25 million Florida mansion
… is a fake story. Why do Republicans lie so much? Because (1) they’re wrong on the issues, (2) think they’re doing God’s work and that makes lying okay, and (3) have no character and lack the normal inhibitions of people who live in civilized societies. Read the fake story h[...]
November 30th, 2021 - 3:55 pm § in Politics
Boebert isn’t the worst-ever Congress member
Believe it or not, there’s been worse. She’s only one of the worst, and not even at the bottom of the list. That dishonor probably goes to Preston Brooks, a pro-slavery monster from South Carolina who nearly killed Massachusetts Sen. Charles Sumner on the Senate floor by beating him with[...]
November 30th, 2021 - 3:20 pm § in Donald Trump, Jews
The madness of QAnon crowds
It began November 2, when “hundreds of QAnon supporters gathered in Dallas at the site of John F. Kennedy’s assassination because they believed that John F. Kennedy Jr. would appear and announce the reinstatement of Donald Trump as president.” (See story here.) John F. Kennedy Jr. was [...]
November 30th, 2021 - 2:02 pm § in Law and Courts
Stealing Covid relief $ gets Texas man 9 years in prison
A 30-year-old Houston man who got $1.6 million of Covid-19 relief money through fraudulent Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP) loans and spent the money on a Lamborghini sports car, a Ford F-350 pickup truck, a $14,000 Rolex watch, and strip clubs will pay for his joyride with 9 years in prison. To get t[...]
November 30th, 2021 - 12:25 pm § in Health
How worrying is Omicron?
Moderna’s CEO warns current vaccines “will struggle with Omicron.” “I think it’s going to be a material drop [in effectiveness]. I just don’t know how much because we need to wait for the data. But all the scientists I’ve talked to are, ‘This is not [...]
What’s in a name?
A lot, it seems. After all, when you name a baby, the poor kid’s stuck with it unto death or legal name change, whichever occurs first. So proceed with caution. Now let’s skip the (formerly sexist, now egalitarian) naming of hurricanes, and go straight to the latest Covid-19 variant, dub[...]
November 29th, 2021 - 3:08 pm § in Misc.
Will nuclear power return?
Proponents argue renewables aren’t enough, but the nuclear industry isn’t trusted, and what about the waste? Read article here. Read here how sea kelp could make flying carbon-neutral. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
November 29th, 2021 - 2:14 pm § in Politics
Notorious Capitol rioter identified
“The FBI has identified one of the most wanted perpetrators of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a man who took on a leadership role after storming the building,” Huffington Post reported on Monday, November 29, 2021 (read story here). Huffington Post noted that about a quarter “of the tota[...]
November 29th, 2021 - 11:03 am § in Misc.
Judge quashes Capitol rioter’s “divine authority”
Judas almost got jailed today. Prosecutors didn’t plan to ask the judge to lock him up. But James Beeks, Judas actor, Oath Keeper, insurrectionist, and defendant, shot off his mouth at a pre-trial hearing on Monday, November 29, 2021. He asserted his participation in the Capitol riot was prote[...]