Tomi Lahren (photo, left) obtained a journalism degree, then sought work in political commentary, but she’s neither a journalist nor a political commentator. She’s a pretty face with helium between her ears who, these days, gets paid big bucks by Fox to parrot Republican talking points o[...]
Archive for August, 2024
Should restaurant service fees be illegal?
I’m against government micromanaging the economy, but I’m for government protecting consumers from deceptive business practices. Restaurants are struggling with higher costs, but are afraid that raising menu prices will drive away customers, so they’re passing those costs through ([...]
Fact-checking the fact-checker
Usually we turn to fact-checkers to help us decide whether we can trust politicians. But sometimes the fact-checker comes under fire. This example, cited by MSNBC here, comes from PolitiFact. The Democrats played a 2016 video clip of Trump saying “there has to be some form of punishment for wo[...]
RKF Jr.’s “7 weirdest moments”
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a Democrat like Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro is a democrat. In other words … not. No one should be surprised that Maduro is going after opponents after stealing an election. Nor should anyone be surprised that Kennedy is throwing in his lot with Trump. Neither Kenn[...]
Don’t watch this video!
This video has no nutritional value whatsoever; zero calories, zero carbs. It’s nothing but Sean Hannity, a Republican propagandist, and James Carville, a Democratic propagandist, trading talking points. It’s pure partisan pugilism; two guys playing “gotcha.” When Hannity bla[...]
August 24th, 2024 - 8:28 pm § in Misc.
Rock of the ages
Diamonds are pure carbon, formed deep in the earth under intense heat and pressure, and most are between 1 and 3 billion years old. Diamonds were discovered in Botswana, a country in southern Africa, in 1967 and since then all of the world’s largest diamonds have come from there. The latest is[...]
Is Kamala Harris leading a movement?
There’s talk in the air of Harris being a “movement” politician (I’ll get into what that is), of being a “hinge of history,” according to a Politico article here. That’s a concept usually associated with the term “transformative leader.” The real[...]
August 23rd, 2024 - 2:16 am § in Schools & Colleges
Why Minnesota schools have “never been this bad”
A frustrated teacher talks about out-of-control kids. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
August 23rd, 2024 - 1:41 am § in Schools & Colleges
Why teachers are quitting in Texas
This video is about a year old, and closer in time to the pandemic, which brought unique stresses. But the problems that drove these teachers out of their teaching careers are long term: Low pay, high stress, heavy workloads, disengaged parents, and violent kids, among other things. Return to The-Av[...]
Texas is still trying to imprison Crystal Mason for voting while black
I’ve posted numerous voting fraud stories on this blog. Nearly all involve Trump supporters who knowingly and intentionally voted in two states, or voted the ballot of a dead spouse or parent. I’m not picking on Republicans; they’re who’s committing the voting fraud. All got off with misdeme[...]