Last week, a 77-year-old Australian man was killed by a kangaroo he raised and kept as a pet. (See story here.) How would a trained boxer fare against a ‘roo? Watch video below to find out. (Click on “Watch on YouTube”) Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
Archive for September 18th, 2022
Republican calls his party “fascist”
Russell “Rusty” Bowers (photo, left; bio here) is an Arizona Republican legislator. As speaker of the state house of representatives, he derailed GOP-sponsored legislation that would enable the legislature to overturn elections, which he called “fascism.” (Read story here.) W[...]
Why the Fox reporter shouldn’t have tried to diagnose Biden on the air
Because she made an ass of herself, that’s why. Just a few weeks ago, Fox News medical correspondent Marc Siegel, M.D., wrote this (here): “Americans have come to falsely believe that we can evaluate our leaders based on TV snippets. Some doctors too easily fall into this trap, too, but [...]
September 18th, 2022 - 6:58 pm § in Law and Courts
No. No, no, and no.
On December 1, 1997, a 14-year-old boy named Michael Carneal walked into a Paducah, Kentucky, high school with a gun and “and opened fire in the lobby where students had gathered for a prayer circle.” Three girls died. They were Nicole Hadley, 14; Kayce Steger, 15; and Jessica James, 17.[...]
Republicans are lying about “Biden’s open border policy”
If you were shopping for a home, a car, a plumbing repair, or investing your savings, would you do business with someone you knew is dishonest and was lying to you about what they’re selling? I don’t really understand why normally sensible people leave their common sense behind when it c[...]
The ghosts of segregation
“In 1962, a group of conservatives, intent on retaliating against desegregation efforts during the civil rights movement, funded one-way trips to the north for Black citizens, in what they called ‘Reverse Freedom Rides.’ Hundreds of Black Americans were transported to cities such [...]
September 18th, 2022 - 11:20 am § in Misc.
GOP violates human trafficking laws to score cheap political points
Lawyers for migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard demand criminal investigation of Florida governor Read story here — How evil was his scheme? Watch video below WHY GOV. DESANTIS MAY BE IN LEGAL HOT WATER Read story here — WHY IT MAY BACKFIRE POLITICALLY Read story here[...]