Jack Smith filed a motion on Monday, November 25, 2024, to dismiss the Jan. 6 indictment against Trump (story here), which the judge quickly approved (see story here) Smith also won’t pursue further the pending appeal of Judge Aileen Cannon’s eye-rolling dismissal of the Mar-a-Lago classified do[...]
Archive for November, 2024
November 25th, 2024 - 8:19 pm § in Democrats, Donald Trump, Economics, Politics, Racism, Republicans
Trump’s Project 2025 takes from the poor, gives to the rich
It’s called “Nibor Dooh,” Robin Hood spelled backwards, and this popular expression from the George W. Bush era is poised to stage a comeback. When Trump was asked about Project 2025, he replied, “What’s that?” as if he never heard of it. Now, he’s putting i[...]
November 25th, 2024 - 2:29 am § in Law and Courts
A model border patrol officer
Juan Ortiz (photo, left), is a smart guy with bachelor’s and master’s degrees. He’s a Navy veteran, married with three kids, and was a Border Patrol officer for 10 years with “no reported disciplinary issues while he served.” He’s also a convicted serial killer se[...]
November 24th, 2024 - 7:13 pm § in Law and Courts
Illegal immigrant had 170 guns
Carlos Serrano-Restrepo, 46, who snuck into the U.S. in 2008, has settled in like a citizen. He even claimed to be a citizen on a background check form when he purchased his latest batch of firearms. That got him unwanted attention from law enforcement, who found 170 guns in his Ohio home, including[...]
November 24th, 2024 - 5:41 am § in Politics, Republicans
Why J. D. Vance will never be president (video)
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These 3 things unmask Trump’s brutal fiscal policy plans
The Trump 2.0 economy is starting to come into focus. Three key factors paint a picture of where he intends to go. They are: (1) Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, is a deficit hawk. (2) A key Trump legislative priority is extending, even expanding, his tax cuts. (3) Trump rec[...]
November 21st, 2024 - 7:29 pm § in Donald Trump, Law and Courts
Cops rounding up immigrants, what could go wrong?
Practice tips: (1) You need a search warrant to enter someone’s home (4th Amendment), (2) they don’t have to answer questions (5th Amendment), and (3) American Samoans aren’t immigrants (read details here). Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
November 21st, 2024 - 5:18 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Did Trump win a popular mandate?
That’s a squishy question for which there’s no clearcut answer. So let’s do a comparative analysis: Jimmy Carter won the 1976 election by more votes than Trump won the 2024 election, with far more people voting in 2024. Here are the numbers: 1976, Carter vs. Ford: There were 79,980[...]
Lindsey Graham covers himself in doggy doo
Even by politician standards, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is a pathetic hack. Interpreting him is easy: He’ll criticize anything Democratic, and defend anything Republican. This time he’s defending an accused pedophile. He called any GOP senators who might vote against confirming Gaetz as[...]
What Carl Sagan and Mark Twain said about beliefs
Carl Sagan, astronomer and scientist: “What is faith? It is belief in the absence of evidence. Now I don’t propose to tell anybody what to believe, but for me, believing when there’s no compelling evidence is a mistake. The idea is to withhold belief until there is compelling evidence.” Mark[...]