Trump never had much use for heroes. He called American war dead “losers” and “suckers” (details here). He said Sen. John McCain, who was tortured as a POW, wasn’t a hero because he was captured; and he objected to wounded veterans being brought to public events because[...]
Archive for August, 2024
Georgia isn’t a red state
A recent colloquy on Fox News between Maria Bartiromo, a former journalist who’s now a GOP propagandist, and Rep. Richard McCormick (R-GA), who represents Atlanta suburbs Wikipedia describes as “Republican stronghold” territory, went something like this: Bartiromo: “What do y[...]
August 15th, 2024 - 3:34 pm § in Law and Courts
What’s the proper remedy for abuse of red flag gun laws?
Everyone agrees that Donald S. Willey (photo, left), 65, of Hoopers Island, Maryland, is a “decorated Marine combat veteran.” His neighbors claim he has mental problems. County zoning officials describe his property as a “junkyard” where fires have broken out. No photo is ava[...]
August 15th, 2024 - 5:45 am § in Law and Courts, Republicans
The Supreme Court isn’t a real court anymore
A court makes judicial decisions. This Supreme Court makes political decisions. The Supreme Court is supposed to be one of the Constitution’s checks and balances. It no longer is. This court has grabbed power for itself and eliminated checks on presidential power. Let’s look, for a minut[...]
August 14th, 2024 - 5:53 pm § in Law and Courts
Sign up for Disney+, lose your legal rights
In October 2023, Jeffrey Piccolo and his wife visited a Disney theme park in Florida, and ate in a restaurant there. She had food allergies, they informed their server of this, and he assured them her food was allergen-free. It wasn’t and the allergic reaction killed her (see story here). Pret[...]
Can states ban lab-grown meat?
That’s a complicated legal question the courts will have to answer. The closest analogy I can think of is Wisconsin’s margarine ban in effect from 1895 to 1967 (see story here); as far as I know, it was never struck down by the courts. That ban was enacted to protect Wisconsin’s da[...]
August 14th, 2024 - 2:02 am § in Russia
Russia sends goats to North Korea
That’s a big deal, because over 40% of North Koreans are malnourished, “and 18 percent of children have impaired growth and development due to chronic malnutrition,” Politico says here. The North Korean regime has been helping Putin with his faltering war in Ukraine by supplying we[...]
The Tramp campaign’s disgusting racist tweet
This Trump campaign tweet is designed to stoke white fear of black people. It’s shows what kind of garbage Elon Musk allows on “X” (RIP, Twitter). Read story here for details about this tweet. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
August 13th, 2024 - 7:47 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
AI isn’t quite there yet
In this image of Trump praying in church, he has five fingers and a thumb on the visible hand. That tells you the image has to be a computer-generated fake, unless Trump is some kind of weird mutant. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
August 13th, 2024 - 2:34 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
PHOTOGRAPHY: Padding
Padding: A test score, an election result, financial books … wherever you turn, the term has a negative connotation. Trump’s suits are padded in the shoulders to hide his obesity; it looks great standing up, but this is what it looks like sitting down. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]