Look, this isn’t my idea, and I didn’t choose that word, nor is this new. Over 15 years ago, in 2007 to be exact, Huffington Post published an essay titled, “Cannibals on the Right: Republicans Eating Their Own.” Sample quote: “Then the Republican ‘you eat me, tha[...]
Archive for August 17th, 2022
August 17th, 2022 - 5:25 pm § in Politics
Why you must do due diligence on down-ballot candidates
It isn’t just big political races that matter anymore. Extremists are trying to take over everything from election offices to library and school boards. If they win, the consequences will be unpleasant. It’s essential now to know what you’re voting for in every race for every offic[...]
August 17th, 2022 - 4:38 pm § in Misc.
What happens when QAnon nuts try to arrest real police
This article contains language not suitable for children “A group of QAnon believers over the weekend tried to conduct citizens arrests of police officers in the city of Peterborough, Ontario,” Raw Story reported on Wednesday, August 178, 2022 (read story here). They’re followers [...]
August 17th, 2022 - 2:16 pm § in Law and Courts, Politics
Missouri Trumper indicted for threatening Arizona election official
A Missouri man who left a veiled death threat in an Arizona election official’s voicemail is looking at federal prison time, and he should be. Walter Lee Hoornstra, 50, of Tecumseh, Missouri, was indicted by a federal grand jury for making an interstate threat and communicating it by an inters[...]
August 17th, 2022 - 12:38 am § in Politics
PHOTOGRAPHY: Border wall
There’s speculation the wind blew them over (see story here). Maybe they needed more ballast? Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]