Murder victim Gabby Petito‘s family has filed a $50 million wrongful death lawsuit against the Moab, Utah, police officers who responded to an altercation between her and her fiance on August 12, 2021, CBS News reported on Monday, August 8, 2022 (read story here). She disappeared later that mo[...]
Archive for August, 2022
August 8th, 2022 - 6:15 pm § in Donald Trump
Trump prefers military parades without veterans
Trump likes military parades. He reportedly wanted tanks and missiles in his inauguration parade, but the Pentagon nixed the idea because tanks would destroy the streets (see story here). What he didn’t want was wounded veterans in his big military parade. “Look, I don’t want any wound[...]
August 8th, 2022 - 5:34 pm § in Politics
What’s next, fourth trimester abortions?
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) thinks so. In a fundraising email to supporters on Monday, August 8, 2022, he warned, “If we don’t take back the Senate, Dems will pack the courts, give DC statehood, grant abortions up to 52 weeks, and Republicans will never win again.” See that and several othe[...]
August 8th, 2022 - 5:02 pm § in Health
Did Covid-19 turn America into a nation of alcoholics?
A lot of Americans apparently picked up boozing habits while stuck in their homes during the pandemic, according to the Daily Mail, a U.K.-based tabloid (see story here). Their source is vaguely-described studies. One of these showed “at-home drinking ‘spiked’ in 2020 and held strong in 20[...]
August 8th, 2022 - 3:43 pm § in Misc.
Pension plans (video)
Yeah, but Army recruiters don’t tell you how stressful the work is. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
August 7th, 2022 - 10:31 pm § in Politics
What to say to someone being silly
“Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Saturday said ‘no one can convince’ her that the rioters behind the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol were not anti-fascist protesters.” Read story here. No one can convince me she isn’t a moon rock made of green cheese. Return to[...]
August 7th, 2022 - 3:18 pm § in Politics
Election denier wins rigged election
During her GOP primary campaign for Arizona governor, Trump election lie promoter Kari Lake insisted the primary was rigged. “We’re onto some things that are very suspicious,” she said, but wouldn’t offer details or answer questions because, “I don’t want to ruin the inve[...]
August 7th, 2022 - 2:44 pm § in Law and Courts
Thieves without honor
Jeremy Ryzhonkov, 12, of Everett, Washington, is a young entrepreneur. He has vending machine, lawn mowing, and snack stand businesses. He’s also been robbed by thieves. “Three weeks ago, Jeremy was … selling lemonade and snacks [when] two men bought 20 bucks worth of drinks and f[...]
Political silly talk
Trump gutted the IRS, facilitating tax cheating and contributing to soaring deficits (Republicans don’t spend less than Democrats; they just spend differently). Democrats want to revive tax enforcement. Appearing on a TV political show on Sunday, August 7, 2022 (read story here), Sen. Lindsey [...]
August 7th, 2022 - 1:08 pm § in America
Known at last, and coming home
Pvt. David Owens of Green Hill, North Carolina, described as “among the first” to land on June 6, 1944, was reported missing in action on November 22, 1944, in the Hurtgen Forest, scene of some of the Western Front’s most vicious fighting after D-Day. The Germans never listed him a[...]