The 2024 primaries are still a long way away, and in presidential politics, two years are an eternity. But political forecasting is a popular sport in America, and given several reasons to suspect Biden won’t run again (age, unpopularity, etc.), Democrats are looking around and pundits are par[...]
Archive for July, 2022
Trump calls for police state and 2-hour trials
In his first Washington D.C. speech since leaving office, he praised China’s justice system, demanded the death penalty for drug dealers, and said the federal government “should circumvent governors to use the National Guard to fight crime.” He called for “stop-and-frisk poli[...]
July 26th, 2022 - 3:29 pm § in Law and Courts, Politics
Capitol rioter gets 5 years for attacking cops
Mark Ponder, 52, of Washington D.C., a black Trumper who was detained on Jan. 6, 2021, for assaulting cops guarding the Capitol, and after being released resumed attacking cops, was sentenced to 63 months in prison and 3 years of parole by a federal judge on Monday, July 26, 2022 (read story here).�[...]
How America screwed up its power grid system
The question isn’t whether the grid will buckle and fail — it already has in places. Or when; obviously during summer heat waves or winter storms. Or why: Because of more air conditioning and electric cars. The question is how did we screw up our power system, and who screwed it up? The [...]
July 26th, 2022 - 12:26 pm § in Law and Courts, Racism
Cincinatti cop clarifies she doesn’t call all black people the N-word, only ones she doesn’t like
A Cincinnati police officer “caught on body camera letting loose a stream of expletives and racial slurs is defending herself by claiming she wasn’t referring to all African-Americans,” but only the 16-year-old who flipped her off. Officer Rose Valentino didn’t deny saying, &[...]
Yale study says Russia sanctions are working as intended
“No path out of economic oblivion for Russia as sanctions crush Putin’s regime,” the Raw Story headline reads (story here). That conclusion is the result of a study by a Yale professor in business management (c.v. here) who advises CEOs and U.S. presidents. He’s not a neutral[...]
USA politics circa 2022
Salon sizes things up thusly: “The summer of 2022 is hot and furious. We are dealing with a world literally on fire due to climate change. We are dealing with a world metaphorically on fire with a continuing war in Ukraine. We are dealing with monkeypox, a continuing pandemic, haters, baite[...]
July 25th, 2022 - 3:21 pm § in Politics
Texas political ad goes viral
This ad has gone viral, with over 2.7 million views, but it probably doesn’t bother Gov. Abbott, who’s heavily favored in polls. The real problem isn’t Abbott, it’s Texas voters. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
July 25th, 2022 - 12:37 pm § in Business, Law and Courts
Feds sue chicken industry on behalf of farmers and plant workers
The farmers who raise chickens and the workers who process them are among America’s poorest workers. They’re kept poor by the greedy companies that buy chickens, pluck and package them, and sell them to grocers. These companies, government trustbusters allege, illegally conspired togethe[...]
Can Buttigieg save air travel?
Canceled and delayed flights, lost luggage, and airport chaos are offshoots of the pandemic. Now everyone wants to fly, but airline staffing shrank during the pandemic, and the airlines can’t handle the demand. This is make-or-break time for Pete Buttigieg, who’s been given a president-l[...]