For starters, this is a criminal trial and a conviction could land him behind bars. Trump, with a loyal following of millions, is betting he’s too important to lock up. He might be right. Any other defendant behaving like he has would’ve been jailed for contempt by now. He has behaved like a str[...]
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May 14th, 2024 - 8:56 pm § in Donald Trump, Law and Courts
How big a deal is Trump’s “hush money” trial?
Alabama law punishes employers friendly to unions
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (photo, left) signed a law penalizing employers in her state who accept unions, Huffington Post reported on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 (read story here). It yanks state economic incentives, grants, loans, and tax credits away from any company that recognizes a union instead of forci[...]
GOP veep hopeful wants to eliminate no-fault divorce
Ben Carson (photo, left), a celebrity surgeon turned failed politician (see bio here) and possible 2024 Trump running mate, wants to end no-fault divorce, NBC News reported on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 (read story here). “For the sake of families,” he says. His shtick is that if divorcing is eas[...]
May 14th, 2024 - 2:30 am § in Misc.
Dreamcatcher (video)
Surreal rock climbing at Squamish, B.C., set to perfect music. 6½ minutes. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
J. D. Vance hedges on 2024 election denial
Ohio isn’t really a purple state. Although one of its U.S. senators is a Democrat, its governor and two-thirds of its House delegation are Republicans, and Trump easily won the state in 2020 and is expected to repeat in 2024. J. D. Vance (photo, left), Ohio’s Republican junior senator, e[...]
Kristi Noem caught in 2nd false boast
George Santos isn’t the only Republican who embellishes his resume. Politicians writing books (actually, having one ghostwritten) is a common practice. The books can make a lot of money, but mainly they serve as campaign posters, drawing attention to a politician seeking a promotion. Typically[...]
Clarence Thomas needs a dog
Justice Clarence Thomas, the Supreme Court’s bad boy, is complaining about the “nastiness” of Washington, D.C. (see stories here, here, and here). Well you know what they say: If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. Millions of Americans would love for him to qui[...]
“Can Biden draw a crowd like this?”
Said GOP dirty trickster Roger Stone after posting the photo below. Personally, I doubt it; the Rio de Janeiro Olympics and Rod Stewart concert (depending on which you think this is) were more popular than Biden is (see story here). And Stone isn’t fooling anybody by flipping the image (see ph[...]
Reagan on immigration
“This, I believe, is one of the most important sources of America’s greatness. We lead the world because, unique among nations, we draw our people — our strength — from every country and every corner of the world. And by doing so we continuously renew and enrich our nation. [...]
What’s with sky-high home prices?
Young adults starting out can’t buy houses in Washington (or in a lot of other places). A Seattle Times article (here) of May 12, 2024, says two-thirds of Washington’s under-35 adults are renting, and in King County three-fourths are, many because they can’t afford starter homes. T[...]