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August 13th, 2021 - 7:54 pm § in Misc.

Phoenix P.D. brass gave MAGA coins to cops who shot protesters in testicles

“Phoenix’s city manager disciplined a slew of police officers, including the department’s chief, for rewarding officers for shooting protesters in the groin last summer as demonstrations over George Floyd’s murder erupted,” the Daily Beast reported on Thursday, August 12, 2021. “[...]

August 2nd, 2021 - 5:16 pm § in Politics

Letter from Phoenix

Maybe Clint Eastwood could make this into a movie. Read CNN news story here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]

November 12th, 2017 - 1:14 am § in America

SUNDAY REVELATIONS: The Sacred Phoenix in Washington?

‘Sacred’ Phoenix Goddess temple busted for being a brothel   Washington, Sept 10 2011 : The Phoenix Goddess Temple in Arizona, an alleged brothel, that defines itself as “a sacred place to know the secret inner wisdom of the Cosmic Mother,” was raided by police on Wednesday, culminatin[...]

April 12th, 2011 - 11:26 am § in Politics, Schools & Colleges, Science

WGU vs. Phoenix .. getting your BGED in Biology.

The Seattle Times reports that online schools are replacing the community colleges as place to get the bachelor’s equivalent degree. A new version of the GED is now emerging .. I call it the BGED .. Bachelor’s Graduation Equivalent Degree.  Like their online high school equivalents, som[...]

April 6th, 2011 - 7:28 am § in Misc.

UPDATE: Bad Investment: Enrollment Plummets at University of Phoenix, Implications for Washington’s Layoff of Higher Ed faculty

Updated from original post on 25 Feb 2011 : As we struggle with the soaring demand for higher ed, how will we meet it if we fire faculty? Last month’s news release about the fall in sales by the  Univ. Of Phoenix needs to be paired with the severe cuts being made in faculty in […][...]

October 29th, 2024 - 5:32 am § in Politics, Republicans

Kari Lake is still a weasel (video)

Kari Lake, a former Phoenix newscaster turned wannabe politician, is running for U.S. Senate in 2024 after losing a 2022 race for governor. Lake, a notorious election denier, persisted in contesting the 2022 results in court despite having no evidence; she not only lost at every step, but she and he[...]

October 24th, 2024 - 1:53 pm § in Politics

Election hanky-panky begins

Ballots are going out to voters across America, and reports of incidents have begun trickling in. In Colorado “at least a dozen” ballots were stolen from the mail, filled out, and returned. The signatures didn’t match, so the voters were contacted, who reported they never received [...]

October 5th, 2024 - 1:52 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics, Racism, Republicans

GOP rep is criticized for spreading lies about FEMA relief funds

Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL) has a track record as a conspiracy theorist. Now, she’s falsely asserting that FEMA relief funds were “redirected” to illegal immigrants (read story here). Rep. Cammack (photo, left) is an election denier who voted against certifying Biden’s 2020 elect[...]

May 30th, 2024 - 5:40 pm § in Business, Law and Courts, Racism

Flying while black

Eight black men were passengers aboard an American Airlines flight scheduled to depart Phoenix for New York on January 5, 2024. They didn’t know each other, and weren’t seated together. A white male flight attendant complained about body odor, so the flight crew rounded up all the black [...]

June 5th, 2023 - 11:43 pm § in Democrats, Law and Courts, Politics

Can you have two primary residences?

Yes, you can have more than one “primary residence.” Rep. Reuben Gallago (D-AZ), the most likely Democrat to replace Kyrsten Sinema in the U.S. Senate, bought a house in Washington D.C. where he works, which he claimed as his “primary residence” for purposes of getting a V.A[...]