Of course you have! What would we do without them? They solve the Hawking Paradox. (You already know what that is, so you don’t need to read the explanation here.) Black holes, of course, “are dead stars that have collapsed and have such strong gravity that not even light can escape.R[...]
Archive for March, 2022
March 16th, 2022 - 7:52 pm § in Politics
Why DuckDuckGo is losing users
Easy come, easy go. Starting in 2018, DuckDuckGo’s user base grew by 600%. Touted for its privacy promises, the search engine attracted internet surfers who don’t like being tracked by Google. After you install it (here) on top of Google, like a blinding flash of light, Google no longer [...]
The GOP’s amazing Ukraine flipflop
Remember 2019, when Trump was impeached for extorting Ukraine, and virtually every Republican defended him? Or that Trump’s campaign manager, Paul Manafort (photo, left; profile here), now a disbarred lawyer and pardoned felon, was on the payroll of Putin’s Ukrainian frontman? (If you do[...]
March 16th, 2022 - 1:53 pm § in Science
Webb image, and how this telescope differs from Hubble
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is working as engineers hoped, but NASA says “a lot of work still lies ahead” to put it in operation, BBC News reported on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 (see story here). The photo at left is an alignment image on a test star used to calibrate the telesc[...]
March 16th, 2022 - 12:35 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Does this mean they’re not friends anymore?
Trump says if he runs in 2024, Mike Pence won’t be his running mate (see story here). “I don’t think the people would accept it,” Trump said. “Mike and I had a great relationship except for the very important factor that took place at the end.” What “people” is he talkin[...]
March 16th, 2022 - 3:46 am § in Russia
This is the POW metal Russians get
No medals, just full metal jacket, for Russian POWs captured in Ukraine. In the tradition of Stalin, they claim they’ll be shot if they’re repatriated to Russia (story here and video below). Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
March 16th, 2022 - 12:27 am § in Russia
Putin’s ruthless war in Syria (video)
Don’t expect anything from Putin. He’s a baby killer. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
Putin and Trump
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Memo to Russians: Don’t park helicopters in neat rows
Before: After: Read why here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
March 15th, 2022 - 7:21 pm § in Russia
PHOTOGRAPHY: Putin’s little victims
Read story here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]