A father who blamed smoothie shop employees for his son’s allergic reaction — then threw a racist, menacing tantrum in the store — is facing criminal charges and unemployment. The man’s son has a peanut allergy, and shortly after he picked up an order of smoothies for his fam[...]
Archive for January, 2022
“The filibuster is doomed”
“The filibuster has three paths forward—and all of them end, one way or another, in its demise.” So says a former speechwriter for Obama, David Litt, in an article written for The Atlantic (read it here). Here’s what he thinks they are: (1) The Democrats eventually win a Senate [...]
January 23rd, 2022 - 10:58 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Special grand jury to investigate Trump’s Georgia election meddling
Read story here Lawyers for embattled attorney John Eastman told a federal judge he was “representing his client, Donald Trump,” when he concocted a nefarious scheme to derail the certification of the 2020 election. That story is here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
January 23rd, 2022 - 4:08 pm § in Donald Trump, Law and Courts
Why the GOP’s fake electors are no joke
Two CNN reporters, Marshall Cohen and Zachary Cohen (not related), explain here. “After various election fraud lawsuits in these states failed, Giuliani and his team shifted their focus to January 6. The idea, as outlined in a memo written by conservative lawyer John Eastman, was for then-Vice[...]
What Biden is doing to deter Putin
Besides coordinating with our NATO allies, which Trump would never do, the U.S. has now delivered 180 tons of weapon and ammunition to Ukraine (see story here), with more on the way. This will be used by Ukraine’s army to kill Russian troops if they enter Ukraine uninvited. Biden also has prom[...]
January 23rd, 2022 - 9:47 am § in Misc.
How much would you have to be paid to do this?
A stuntwoman stands atop the world’s tallest building for a promotional photoshoot. Story here, watch how it was done in video below[...]
January 23rd, 2022 - 1:24 am § in Misc.
PHOTOGRAPHY: Mt. Cook, N.Z.
Here, in all its glory, is Mt. Cook, or Aoraki in Maori. At 12,218 ft., it’s nearly the same height as Washington’s Mt. Adams (12,281 ft.). A view like this can make you want to climb it. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
Online shopping
“A New Jersey woman was browsing furniture on Walmart’s website and adding items to her cart, but had not yet purchased any of them. So when package after package started arriving at her door, she was … confused.” It turns out her 2-year-old son “was playing on his moth[...]
January 22nd, 2022 - 11:45 pm § in Misc.
The nest builder
“Retired salesman John Stimpson just turned 80. … He has just completed his goal of building 30,000 swift boxes, which could house half of the UK’s breeding population of 60,000 pairs.” That simple statement capsulizes the amazing work of a remarkable man who spent 13 years build[...]
Studies show racial disparity in Covid-19 treatment
Treating Covid-19 is still a work in progress. (So is preventing infections, but we won’t go into that here.) Disease experts, drug developers, and doctors are still learning what treatments and drugs are helpful to save severely ill Covid-19 patients. When Trump was hospitalized, and apparent[...]