British explorer Douglas Freshfield called this gorgeous 22,598-foot Sikkimese peak “the most beautiful snow mountain in the world.” It’s almost half a mile taller than Alaska’s Denali (formerly Mt. McKinley). Click on image to enlarge. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
Archive for November, 2021
November 20th, 2021 - 6:03 pm § in Misc.
How dangerous are cobras?
“Cobras generally do not bite unless they are highly provoked. And after 8 p.m. they’re generally dormant,” a police inspector in India said. To kill his wife with a cobra, the man he was investigating had to push the snake’s fangs into her arm and “milk” its veno[...]
November 20th, 2021 - 3:30 pm § in Misc.
Driving while dog (video)
A Manitoba man found out from surveillance video how the dents got in his golf cart and car. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
November 20th, 2021 - 3:21 pm § in Law and Courts, Racism
Sheriff charged in black newspaper carrier case
A Kitsap County judge will “oversee the criminal case against Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer, who is charged with two misdemeanors over his confrontation with a Black newspaper carrier,” a Seattle TV station reported on Saturday, November 20, 2021 (story here). A states investigation (s[...]
November 20th, 2021 - 2:59 pm § in Law and Courts, Misc.
Is this self-defense?
The acquittal of the Kenosha teen vigilante who drove across state lines to a play amateur policeman during a riot, then shot and killed two unarmed protesters and wounded a third, has prompted a national debate about self-defense. Legally, whether a person’s actions constitute self-defense de[...]
November 20th, 2021 - 1:08 pm § in Law and Courts
Why it’s not safe to fly
This is why: “The accidental discharge of a passenger’s weapon in a security area of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport caused widespread panic Saturday afternoon, prompting a brief halt of departing flights over the busy travel weekend,” CNN reported on November 20, [...]
November 19th, 2021 - 11:29 pm § in Misc.
Muppets caught up in culture wars
CPAC demands: Defund “Sesame Street”! Rightwing group blasts Korean-American muppet, accusing show’s new character of “injecting race” into preschool learning – story here VACCINE BLOWBACK! All the Muppets are now disinvited from CPAC conference, because Big Bird [...]
November 19th, 2021 - 6:57 pm § in Law and Courts
Kenosha vigilante acquitted
A Kenosha jury let a killer off the hook. The facts of the case are fraught, and Wisconsin law favors self-defense. But stripped to basics, the jury let an immature teenager come to their community from out-of-state, shoot at four people no one else considered a threat, and kill two and wound one wi[...]
November 19th, 2021 - 2:26 am § in Foreign Affairs, Health
Austria imposes Covid-19 lockdown
The pandemic is making a comeback in Europe, and in Austria it’s reached a boiling point, with 15,000 new cases a day. “Austria will enter a fourth national lockdown on Monday as Covid-19 cases continue to surge,” CNBC reported on Friday, November 19, 2021 (story here). The governm[...]
Seattle activist behind attacks on “critical race theory”
The tsunami of rightwing attacks against “critical race theory” didn’t come from nowhere, or happen by spontaneous combustion. It’s the brainchild of a very smart conservative activist named Christopher Rufo, who has Seattle connections. Rufo, 37, a California native, graduat[...]