Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and Trump ambassador who is running for president, is a spineless blob. I previously pointed out here that she sucks up to Trump (or, more precisely, his adoring voters). This is true even though she’s challenging him for the 2024 GOP nomination.[...]
Archive for May, 2023
May 14th, 2023 - 12:39 pm § in News Media
Fox host blames subway attacks on “gender-confused” people
Rachel Campos-Duffy (bio here) was a reality-TV actor before she became an entertainer on a Fox talk show. I point this out because it’s important to keep in mind she’s not, and never has been, a journalist. Her job is to entertain Fox audiences to keep ratings up, as the Dominion lawsui[...]
May 14th, 2023 - 12:33 am § in Law and Courts
“Ghost” cars (video)
Texas has a lot of unlicensed cars on its streets and highways (watch video below). New York seems to have a problem of fake license tags, too (read that story here). Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
May 13th, 2023 - 9:50 pm § in Misc.
Meet the world’s oldest dog
He just celebrated his 31st birthrday, lives in Portugal, and is the oldest dog ever recorded. That’s a lot of dog food and doggie walks. Read story here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
May 12th, 2023 - 3:49 pm § in Law and Courts
Lock up this sociopath
George Alvarez (photo, left), 34, the driver whose car crashed into a group of migrants in Brownsville, Texas, killing 8 and injuring 10, was drunk and had marijuana, cocaine, and benzodiazepines in his system (see story here). He’s charged with manslaughter, not murder, because police canR[...]
GOP candidate floats 25 voting age
GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (photo, left) “wants to raise the voting age to 25 or require ‘civic duty’ stipulations for younger voters,” Mediaite reported on May 11, 2023 (read story here). By that he means people between 18-25 either have to serve in the milit[...]
GOP candidate: Civil rights gains “took away freedom”
“North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the state’s first Black lieutenant governor and the GOP front-runner for the 2024 gubernatorial race, repeatedly lambasted the ‘so-called’ 1960s Civil Rights Movement, lamenting that ‘so many freedoms were lost during the civil rights[...]
The many complex nuances of the debt ceiling fight
The debt ceiling has a long history (read about it here). It’s a gimmick enacted by Congress to restrain its own spending. It’s not a budget, it’s a borrowing limit, and potentially could prevent Treasury from paying expenses previously approved by Congress, as the U.S. has run bud[...]
May 10th, 2023 - 1:43 pm § in Misc.
Senator sees nothing wrong with racists in military ranks
Tommy Tuberville never had any qualifications to be a senator. Alabama’s voters elected him anyway. His college degree is in physical education, and after graduating, he coached football players; first in high school, then worked his way up the college football ranks (see his profile here). Tu[...]
May 10th, 2023 - 12:56 pm § in Misc.
Airports and airlines should quit serving alcohol
Incidents aboard airplanes have risen sharply, and a large proportion involve passengers who’ve been drinking. The latest news report: “A hotheaded businessman allegedly attacked a flight attendant after her ‘shitty’ colleague was not sufficiently deferential while reciting t[...]