First came Dred Scott v. Sanford, the 1857 Supreme Court decision ruling that African-Americans weren’t citizens and had no constitutional rights. After the Civil War, Congress enacted the 14th Amendment to supersede the Dred Scott ruling and make the newly-freed slaves citizens. It declared t[...]
Archive for November, 2024
Did Trump and JD Vance secretly get married?
I’m very skeptical. For one thing, I don’t believe Trump actually likes J. D. Vance. In any case, they’re already married, and bigamy is illegal, which would invalidate their marriage license. I think Vance depicting himself as Trump’s wife (read story here and see image belo[...]
Is Sen. Tuberville dishonest or merely stupid?
I’ll go with stupidity. Duplicity requires more brains than America’s dumbest senator has. When you look him in the eye, they’re empty; nothing’s there (see photo at left). Tuberville, who opposes military aid to Ukraine (and foreign aid in general), was called out in April 2[...]
November 27th, 2024 - 7:36 pm § in Misc.
Map of where Trump’s tariffs will raise gas prices most
If Trump imposes a 25% tariff on Canadian oil, this is where pump prices will go up the most. Read story here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
November 27th, 2024 - 3:50 pm § in Misc.
Is this D. B. Cooper’s parachute?
Richard McCoy (1942-1974) has long been a D. B. Cooper suspect, not least because he pulled off a very similar hijacking a few months later. But there are reasons to be skeptical. Ten witnesses said Cooper wasn’t McCoy, based on physical and age disparities, and McCoy seems to have been elsewhere [...]
Can a mayor throw a president in jail?
Actually, the question is whether a president can throw a mayor in jail; I pulled a bait-and-switch on readers. Tom Homan, Trump’s deportation czar, threatened to jail Denver’s mayor for threatening to use city police to stop migrant deportations. The mayor later retreated from that post[...]
Unprofessional spokesperson
When Trump takes office on January 20, 2024, Karoline Leavitt (photo, left), 27, will be the youngest-ever White House press secretary. She isn’t ready for the job. When Washington Post reporter Emmanuel Felton asked her to comment on a story, she flew off the handle. Felton’s question w[...]
November 26th, 2024 - 2:56 am § in Donald Trump, Economics
Are you ready for the Trump economy? (video)
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November 26th, 2024 - 1:49 am § in Misc.
Witness describes Lincoln assassination (video)
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November 25th, 2024 - 10:13 pm § in Misc.
The first Thanksgiving
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