I’ve posted a picture of this one before (here); I’m running out of big mountains. This is the world’s 8th highest from a different angle. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
Archive for August, 2022
August 28th, 2022 - 8:44 pm § in Misc.
The last Mohican
The Brazilian jungle man, last of his tribe, survived by distrusting outsiders. Can’t blame him. The rest of his tribe was exterminated by illegal farmers, possibly by feeding them rat poison. Professional well-wishers left tools and seeds for his use. “We always know more or less where [...]
August 28th, 2022 - 8:13 pm § in Environment
Water? Who needs it? You do
Americans are moving in droves to the hottest and driest parts of the country. A Vox article (here) says, “Leading the way in growth was Maricopa County in Arizona, home to Phoenix, a desert metropolis that receives more sunshine than any other major city on Earth — and averages more than 11[...]
August 28th, 2022 - 6:54 pm § in Politics
If this GOPer loses, he’ll blame the Democrats
When Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI, photo at left) wants to be interviewed, he wisely chooses a hack like Maria Bartiromo for the job, because she’ll ask him the questions he wants to be asked and agree with what he says. That beats a journalist interview by a country mile. Johnson needs all the help[...]
Will anyone care if somebody runs over Kash Patel in his driveway?
Kash Patel (photo, left) is one of the more squalid characters in the Trump stolen secret documents saga. He’s the guy who claimed Trump wouldn’t commit a crime if he compromised national security secrets (nuclear weapons, names of spies, etc.) because, “He can literally stand over[...]
August 28th, 2022 - 2:48 pm § in Misc.
Stupid and insulting things GOPers say about student debt
Republicans are furious at Biden’s plan to write off some student debt, up to $10,000 for most borrowers, and $20,000 for the poorest who qualified for Pell grants. It isn’t a gift; it’s fair play. Let’s review a bit of history. In the early 2000s, states began cutting back [...]
August 28th, 2022 - 1:24 pm § in Politics
Texas lets anyone have a gun
No state is more gun-crazy, or less restrictive on guns, than Texas. In the wake of the Uvalde school massacre, Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, ignored calls by victims’ families for gun reforms (see story here). Now there’s another Texas gun carnage to talk about. A Houston man whoR[...]
August 27th, 2022 - 11:15 pm § in Donald Trump
Who cares if a fake heiress crashed Mar-a-Lago?
“A Ukrainian woman posing as a member of the Rothschild banking family has been outed as a fraud after she allegedly infiltrated former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate,” the New York Post says (see story here). Her Florida driver’s license gives her name as Anna de Rot[...]
August 27th, 2022 - 9:52 pm § in Misc.
PHOTOGRAPHY: Dog fancier
To be fair, and maintain the nonpartisan posture of this blog, I have to post a picture of Trump’s dog. Problem is, he’s never had a dog (or pet of any kind). So I had an artist draw one for him. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
August 27th, 2022 - 7:58 pm § in Law and Courts, Politics
Road rage or political violence, this should be a felony
Evan McMullin is a familiar face in Utah. Many people would recognize him. He ran for president in 2016 as an independent and got 21% of the vote there. This year he’s trying to unseat Sen. Mike Lee (R), a far-right reactionary. Although McMullin is a libertarian, he’s supported by Democ[...]