J. D. Vance, Trump’s running mate, “said a lot of wild things during his Sunday morning media blitz,” Mother Jones commented here. “But one of his comments … described a federal program that has distributed nearly $2 billion to mostly Black farmers who experienced discr[...]
Archive for August, 2024
August 18th, 2024 - 1:28 am § in Politics, Republicans
Kari Lake won’t be a U.S. senator
It’s usually risky to make predictions about candidates months before an election, especially ones running in swing states, but I’m not going out on a limb by saying Kari Lake will lose her Senate race in Arizona. Lake has never held public office. She didn’t work her way up throug[...]
August 17th, 2024 - 7:12 pm § in Misc.
PHOTOGRAPHY: Kamala’s roots
Kamala Harris was born in California, but her mother emigrated from India, and her parents were born in this village (details here, story here). Her father, a native Jamaican, is a retired Stanford economics professor; her mother was a biomedical scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. S[...]
August 17th, 2024 - 6:40 pm § in Law and Courts
They thought they got away with it
Killers usually don’t want to be caught, and abducting and murdering strangers typically isn’t an impulsive act. It would be nice to think these twisted psychopaths could be deterred by fear of capture, but historically that wasn’t the case. Threat of consequences wasn’t enou[...]
Hyundai paint defects
If paint is flaking or peeling off your Hyundai, you’re not alone. Watch the video below. P.S., it shouldn’t take lawsuits to get the manufacturer to fix this. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
August 16th, 2024 - 10:58 pm § in Politics
PHOTOGRAPHY: Kamala poster
The creator of Obama’s “Hope” poster drew one for Harris called “Forward.” Read story here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
The Cat Distribution System (CDS)
Dogs and cats are adopted in different ways. People jump through hoops to adopt a dog, but the universe presents them with a cat. It follows you home or shows up on your doorstep, and meows which means “feed me and I’m yours.” It’s the Cat Distribution System at work. Read mo[...]
Gratuitous disrespect
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), photo at left, disrupted a CNN panel on Thursday, August 15, 2024, by deliberately mispronouncing Kamala Harris’s name (see story here). She knows better, having come to Congress 3½ years ago from a public relations background (read bio here). She’s just being a [...]
August 16th, 2024 - 5:50 pm § in America, Business, Democrats, Donald Trump, Economics, Politics, Republicans
Trump economics vs. Harris economics
Americans entered the 2024 election season deeply frustrated with the economy despite abundant jobs, low unemployment, and no threat of recession. Most of their angst stemmed from inflation, but housing shortages and unaffordability also contributed. Meanwhile, consumers went on a post-pandemic spen[...]
August 16th, 2024 - 4:58 am § in Law and Courts
Cop who raped 13-year-old girl gets 20 days in jail
Shawn Jordan (photo, left) was a 38-year-old cop in Rochester, New York, when he raped the 13-year-old girl. Now 40 years old, he pleaded guilty in exchange for 10 weekends in jail, 10 years of probation, and $1,000 of fines. He also has to register as a sex offender, lost his job, and will never [&[...]