1. SMACS 0723 This is “the most clear and full infrared image of the distant universe ever produced.” It shows deep space is teeming with galaxies. It’s not possible to capture infrared images like this on earth, because there’s too much heat interference. 2. T[...]
Archive for July, 2022
July 12th, 2022 - 4:15 pm § in Law and Courts
Does this judge think he’s president, or is he simply incompetent?
Congress doesn’t give ICE nearly enough resources to deport all illegals, so it has to prioritize. This is done by the agency’s political bosses in Washington D.C. In fact, a federal law explicitly makes Department Homeland Security (DHS) secretaries responsible for “establishing natio[...]
July 12th, 2022 - 1:35 pm § in Misc.
Definition of sociopath
Dr. Martha Stout, author of “The Sociopath Next Door,” describes sociopaths as individuals who do not have a conscience, and says they’re about 4% of the population. She says, “It is not that this group fails to grasp the difference between good and bad. It is that the distinction fails [...]
July 11th, 2022 - 5:58 pm § in Racism
Racist model train display
A Las Vegas Garden Railway Society model trains display at a shopping mall for July 4th weekend included a diorama of a gallows on which white men in top hats are hanging a black man. It’s not clear who did this, or why. Read about the protests here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
July 11th, 2022 - 5:45 pm § in Misc.
PHOTOGRAPHY: First James Webb telescope image
These are the most distant galaxies every seen by earthly humans. (Click on image to enlarge.) Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
July 11th, 2022 - 4:45 pm § in Law and Courts
Could abortion trigger a constitutional crisis or worse?
In 1973, the Supreme Court created a right to abortion in Roe v. Wade. On its face, all the court’s 2022 Dobbs decision does is rescind that right. What the court giveth, it taketh away. Which leaves abortion to federal and state legislation. If you follow this string all the way back to the h[...]
July 10th, 2022 - 5:25 pm § in Misc.
PHOTOGRAPHY: You can fry a dinosaur egg on this sidewalk
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Report Boebert to the FBI for this? Yawn.
A lot of people did (see story here), but I don’t think their complaints are going anywhere. The problem is it’s impossible to prove she committed a crime, because both her intent and the phrase are ambiguous. There are lawful ways to “terminate” a presidency: Impeachment, in[...]
July 10th, 2022 - 1:44 pm § in Law and Courts
Protests, bounty hunters, and the Supreme Court
How do you deal with situations when emotions are running high? Soldiers in combat and airline pilots facing emergencies rely on their training and discipline. In civilian life, well-adjusted adults fall back on principle and social norms to guide their behavior in times of stress. We’ve seen [...]
July 9th, 2022 - 9:54 pm § in Economics
Why Robert Reich is wrong about gas prices
Don’t believe everything a Democrat says just because you don’t trust Republicans. Republicans lie so much I no longer believe anything they say, and they’re lying about gas prices too; when a Democrat talks, he’s not necessarily right, but at least you get to use your critic[...]