The worst states for children are those with the most restrictive abortion laws, CNN says (story here). Most of the 21 states with anti-abortion laws waiting for the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade “fall into the bottom half of state rankings on a wide array of measures tracking the well[...]
Archive for December, 2021
December 16th, 2021 - 8:34 pm § in Health
Omicron is coming!
Alert! Incoming! Omicron spreading “explosively fast,” U.S. faces January surge Story here Current vaccines are less effective against Omicron (boosters help), and transmission is very hard to stop, but while masks and social distancing won’t fully stop its spread, they̵[...]
What’s wrong with hunting witches?
The House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection subpoenaed James P. “Phil” Waldron (photo, left), a retired Army colonel “who spread misinformation about election fraud and circulated a PowerPoint document detailing ways to undermine the 2020 presidential election outc[...]
December 16th, 2021 - 6:15 pm § in Misc.
Delaware judge rules Dominion Voting Systems can sue Fox News
A Delaware judge declined to dismiss Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion libel suit against Fox News on Thursday, December 16, 2021 (story here). The ruling doesn’t mean Dominion will prevail in the lawsuit, nor say anything about potential damages if it does. The judge didn’t de[...]
Will Trump be indicted?
The Associated Press says (here), “After a dozen years in office, one piece of unfinished business remains for Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. before he retires at the end of the month: Will the prosecutor known for his caution go out with a bang by bringing criminal charges agains[...]
December 15th, 2021 - 11:32 pm § in Misc.
PHOTOGRAPHY: Kentucky tornado
What’s left in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, after the storm. Read story here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
December 15th, 2021 - 9:16 pm § in Foreign Affairs
Ransomware pirates freeze paychecks
“A major payroll company has been crippled by ransomware hackers, leaving some companies around the country scrambling to cover employees’ last paychecks before Christmas and many workers wondering if they’ll get paid on time,” NBC News reported on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 (read [...]
December 15th, 2021 - 8:48 pm § in Environment
Boom! Sea level could jump 10 feet!
“An Antarctic ice shelf could crack and disintegrate within the next decade, allowing a Florida-sized glacier to slide into the ocean and raising sea levels by feet, scientists warned” on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 (read story here). “New research … suggests the final colla[...]
December 15th, 2021 - 8:12 pm § in Law and Courts, Racism
Chauvin pleads in 2 civil rights cases
Ex-Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin, already convicted of murder in state court, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, to two federal civil rights indictments. In a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, Chauvin admitted he violated the civil rights of George Floyd, who he murdered in 2020,[...]
Hillary for president in 2024?
No, no, no, I’m not suggesting it! But could it actually happen that Democrats nominate her? Journalist Joe Concha, writing for The Hill (here), speculates they might; I’m unsure whether he’s saying that tongue-in-cheek. He assumes Biden won’t run for a second term (even thou[...]