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Archive for October, 2022
October 23rd, 2022 - 7:09 pm § in Law and Courts, Racism
Why a genuinely “originalist” Supreme Court would uphold affirmative action
The Supreme Court’s conservatives claim to be “originalists,” a doctrine which holds that the Constitution means what its authors intended. This term, the court will revisit affirmative action, and lawyers opposed to the practice will argue the 14th Amendment requires college admis[...]
October 23rd, 2022 - 11:02 am § in China
Rabble rouser
“We want food, not PCR tests. We want freedom, not lockdowns. We want respect, not lies. We want reform, not a Cultural Revolution. We want a vote, not a leader. We want to be citizens, not slaves.” Young people. They always have unrealistic expectations. They’re against war, racism, wealt[...]
The DeSantis Thai test
No, it’s not an IQ test. If you’re smart, you won’t vote for him. A former Yale classmate of Ron DeSantis, the stuntman who wants to be president, says he would tell dates he liked Thai food, intentionally mispronouncing it as “thigh.” (E.g., “I like Thigh food, h[...]
October 22nd, 2022 - 1:00 pm § in Environment
Anti-oil protests, meh
Back in the 1970s, when people fretted over “peak oil” and freaked out about long gas lines caused by Arab oil embargoes, Ralph Nader said “the world is awash in oil.” He was right, of course; much more oil has been found, and technological advances (e.g., fracking) have unlo[...]
October 22nd, 2022 - 11:38 am § in Environment
How to make fish without oceans
Human invention never ceases to amaze. Somebody has figured out how to grow fish like corn and wheat. It’s fish farming on dry land. You can take fish cells from a fish, then cultivate more cells from it, and get fish fillets that didn’t come from live fish. It looks and tastes like fish[...]
October 22nd, 2022 - 11:10 am § in Misc.
Walking the dog
A dog injured by a car learned to walk upright on its hind legs. Watch video below. His owners dress him for the part. See photo below. Read story here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
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October 21st, 2022 - 2:47 pm § in Law and Courts
What should happen to people who start forest fires?
Here in the Pacific Northwest, fire seasons are growing longer, and wildfires larger and more numerous, because of hot dry summers and lack of rain. Many forest fires are human-caused by careless smokers and campers, fireworks, and so on. Shouldn’t we all be angry about this? It hurts all of u[...]
October 21st, 2022 - 1:24 pm § in Politics
Brotherly unlove
The mayor’s race in Port Colborne, Ontario, is pitting two estranged brothers against each other. Bill Steele (left, photo below) was a city councillor for 17 years before being elected mayor, and was running for reelection unopposed until his brother Charles, a retired mailman, decided to tak[...]