This poll isn’t good news for the Republicans banning popular books from school libraries: They have almost no public support. Which suggests their efforts to muzzle teaching about slavery and racism in schools may not go over well, either. Of course, it shouldn’t; this is racists trying[...]
Archive for February, 2022
February 23rd, 2022 - 4:12 am § in Russia
Life in Luhansk (video)
Luhansk is in the portion of eastern Ukraine seized by Russia on February 22, 2022. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
Ukraine through Putin’s eyes
Western media likes to portray Putin’s mind as a mysterious and unknowable place. It’s true that predicting what he’ll do next is a guessing game. It’s also very likely true that emotion, as well as rationality, plays a role in his decision-making. (Isn’t that somewhat [...]
PHOTOGRAPHY: Russian persuasion
Artists reflect the cultures they live in. We have books Republicans don’t want schoolchildren to read; Russia has photography its government doesn’t want Russians to see — for example, this picture (read story here). Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
Trump lavishes praise on Putin’s move into Ukraine
From The Hill on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 (here): Former President Trump on Tuesday called Russia’s recognition of two breakaway territories in eastern Ukraine a “genius” move ahead of its military invasion. In an interview on “The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show,”[...]
Portland police built a wall of silence around BLM mass shooting
When half a dozen people are shot all at once, it doesn’t normally take days to find out what happened and who was responsible. But a wall of police silence surrounds the act of fanatical political terrorism committed by a rightwing extremist in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday, February 19, 2022[...]
Red states are eroding civil liberties
Republicans say they’re for “freedom.” They’re not, except for gun owners and people behaving badly. “States where the GOP controls both the governorship and state legislature are moving in unprecedented numbers to restrict abortion, limit access to voting, ban [...]
I found Trump a new accountant
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Read the fine print before you vote
They always tell you to read the fine print before signing a contract, and that’s good advice. Voting for candidates is like a contract of sorts. They offer certain things in exchange for your vote — their experience, character, and promises. Instead of just voting for the “D”[...]
Schools can’t teach about this
Two teens got into a fight at a New Jersey mall last week. When the police arrived, a cop tackled and handcuffed the 14-year-old black kid, while another cop pushed the 15-year-old “white” kid onto a couch “but did not restrain him.” (The older kid was initially described as[...]