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November 13th, 2024 - 5:42 pm § in Biden, Donald Trump, Economics, Foreign Affairs, Politics

PHOTOGRAPHY: Enjoy this picture while you can

Having Biden as president was comforting. He led us out of the pandemic in a sensible manner, his handling of foreign affairs was wise, his infrastructure bill addressed long-neglected repairs and upgrades to the sinews of America’s economy. His leadership style was compassionate and upbeat, a[...]

November 13th, 2024 - 5:04 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics, Republicans

PHOTOGRAPHY: Eric Trump’s odd haircut

This is an old story from 2017 (read it here), but it just came to my attention, and raises this question: Why does the Trump family, in this case Eric Trump (left, in photo below), keep reminding everyone of a certain German dictator? Odd coincidence? Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]

November 13th, 2024 - 4:12 pm § in Democrats, Donald Trump, Politics, Republicans

What the 2028 election might be like

The 2024 election was close, as polls predicted. Trump swept the battleground states, but in most of them, only by a point or two. The GOP picked up 3 Senate seats, all in red states, and may get a Senate seat in swing-state Pennsylvania (that race is undecided). It gained perhaps 1 seat in the [&he[...]

November 13th, 2024 - 2:45 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics, Republicans

What will Trump 2.0 be like?

Different from Trump 1.0. Eight days after the election, details are still vague, but here are some educated guesses. His temperament hasn’t mellowed; he’s still a nasty person without conscience or morals. Gone are the goofy smiles; it’s grimly serious now. Over the years his ideology has[...]

November 12th, 2024 - 11:27 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics, Republicans

Is this man a clown, or just clowning around?

Pete Hegseth (photo, left; bio here) said on “Fox & Friends,” a Fox News talk show, that he hadn’t washed his hands in 10 years because, “Germs are not a real thing. I can’t see them, therefore, they are not real.” Snopes, a debunking website, confirmed the s[...]

November 11th, 2024 - 6:16 pm § in Donald Trump, Economics

Will Trump help you buy a home?

Let’s hear what Realtors have to say. But first, let’s define the problem. “The main problem facing the housing market, a historic lack of supply caused by years of underbuilding after the financial crisis of 2007-2008, is a shortage on the order of 2.5 – 7.2 million homes ac[...]

November 11th, 2024 - 4:25 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics, Republicans

If Trump is out to get you, what can he do to you?

One of Trump’s minions reportedly has drafted a list of 350 people “he wants arrested” (see story here). The people on that list generally know they are. They include Trump critics like former Capitol police officer Michael Fanone, and select journalists. Fanone specifically expres[...]

November 11th, 2024 - 3:52 pm § in Democrats, Donald Trump, Politics, Republicans

How to vote for AOC and Trump at the same time

She wanted to know, so she asked (see story here); the answers she got are surprising, but really not so surprising. Read some of them below. If Trump really cares about the working class, that’ll put him in conflict a Congress of his own party, whose policies generally hurt or at least don[...]

November 11th, 2024 - 2:45 am § in Donald Trump, Politics

Will women resort to Plan 4B?

Translated from Korean, it means “no dating, no sex, no marriage, no children.” Many American women are enraged at men for re-electing Trump. Guys, better get your blowup dolls before they’re gone! Read story here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]

November 10th, 2024 - 6:26 pm § in Biden, Democrats, Donald Trump, Economics, Politics, Republicans

Biden’s gift to Trump

When Trump left office in 2021, he bequeathed Biden a nation mired in a deadly pandemic, which he had managed poorly. Biden led America out of it, and to an economic recovery featuring full employment, rising wages, expanded worker rights, and near-normal inflation. Voters punished his stand-in, H[...]