Gun freak Lauren Boebert (R-CO) made a ridiculous remark about mass shootings, and got a swift education in gun facts. Read story here. But if she’s stupid, check out this Illinois candidate. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
Archive for July, 2022
Defund the Democrats? Really?
That’s how you get Trump again, or maybe DeSantis. A piece in Salon (here) begins, “After their disastrous failure on abortion rights, Democrats want us to give more money and vote harder. Forget it.” Before I started reading, I assumed the article was a pity party over the loss of[...]
Book Review: “The Fourth Man,” the hunt for a CIA mole who got away
If you like spy stories, check out this non-fiction book (get it here) about CIA spycatchers and double agents, written by an ex-CIA officer (he cleared its contents with the Agency). It’s not dense or tedious; it’s fun to read. “The Fourth Man” is a newly released book (publ[...]
July 4th, 2022 - 4:26 pm § in Misc.
Can you legally possess a gun?
State and local laws vary, of course. The federal law regulating firearm possession, tranfers, and transportation across state lines is found at 18 U.S. Code §922 (read it here). In general, federal law prevents you from having a gun if you’re a felon fugitive drug addict undocumented immigra[...]
July 3rd, 2022 - 2:41 pm § in Racism
Another police killing of a black man raises questions and stirs protests
Jayland Walker wasn’t “walking while black” when gunned down by white cops. I’ll start with the police version, because right now that’s the only version there is. According to them, he was pulled over for a traffic violation, tried to drive away, and during the ensuing[...]
Unfriendly Friendswood, Texas
Actually, the hate rolled in from out of town. Friendswood is an affluent Houston exurb, mostly white, with a population larger than Wenatchee’s (see profile here). They were going to do a Fourth of July parade until the rightwing hate showed up. The grand marshal was to be native daughter Hal[...]
July 3rd, 2022 - 7:43 am § in Law and Courts
Supreme Court thoughts
The Supreme Court conservatives’ judicial philosophy is “originalism,” the idea the Constitution should be interpreted today according to its authors’ original intent 236 years ago. But they wrote the Constitution for a society based on white supremacy, see article here, and many of the Fou[...]
July 2nd, 2022 - 9:47 pm § in Law and Courts
“Hot car” dad’s murder sentence overturned
It was a lurid case that received national media coverage, and when it was over, Justin Harris of Marietta, Georgia, was sentenced to life without parole for intentionally murdering his 1-year-old son by leaving him in a hot car. The verdict raised some eyebrows, because most “hot car” d[...]
Florida doctor kicked off state board for advocating kids get Covid shots
Dr. Lisa Gwynn (photo, left), a pediatrician and med school prof, is president of the Florida chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (profile here). She also was a director of Florida Healthy Kids Corporation, a state health insurance provider, until she was fired from that board on Wednesday[...]
July 1st, 2022 - 9:17 pm § in Law and Courts, Racism
Judge orders $100K bail for sheriff still harassing black newspaper carrier
In May a lawyer for a black newspaper carrier victimized by Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer (photo, left) obtained an anti-harassment order against him (see story here), but Troyer allegedly violated the order on “multiple occasions,” and now a judge has ordered him to post $100,000 bail[...]