Abdul Qadeer Khan (photo, left), 85, died of Covid-19 on October 10, 2021. In this case, the virus did humanity a service. His passing was reported in the international press, but I didn’t notice at the time. That’s why I’m a couple months late with this story. A Pashtun born in Bh[...]
Archive for December 30th, 2021
December 30th, 2021 - 3:05 pm § in Health
Omicron is causing a stunning spike in U.S. Covid-19 cases
The Omicron variant is extremely contagious, and the data show lots of people are getting it (graph below, sourced here). If you’re vaccinated and boosted, the worst you’ll probably experience is something like a “bad cold.” If you’re not, well, you were warned. Return [...]
How do we know what to believe?
“Nearly three-quarters of Republicans doubt that President Biden’s 2020 electoral victory was legitimate,” The Hill reports (story here). Believing lies doesn’t make them true. But how do we really know what’s true or isn’t? People can legitimately believe things that[...]
December 30th, 2021 - 2:28 pm § in Misc.
115-mph wind gusts whip up Colorado firestorm
TOWNS NEAR BOULDER ENGULFED IN FLAMES Hundreds of subdivision homes destroyed; 30,000 people evacuated Read story here Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
Klassic Karen (video)
Yeah, I know — You Tube is littered with videos of anti-maskers getting dragged off planes by the police. But this little actress deserves an Academy Award nomination. I especially like the cop’s line, “She’s been chirping the whole time.” Also, I feel sorry for the boy[...]
How stupid are Republicans? (#2)
I need to start numbering these, because this clearly will be a series, and this headline is destined to get recycled a lot. (#1 is here.) Today’s story involves a GOP legislator in Rhode Island who claimed critical race theory (aka CRT) cost her a black friend. She tweeted, “I had a Bla[...]