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The fragility of our democracy
This time, we made it. But it was a close call. The Constitution and laws are nothing more than reading material without people who believe in, and uphold, them. And Trump and his followers, who corrupted an entire political party, showed us just how fragile it all is. A recent article in Vox (read [...]
Tradeoff: U.S. Embassy will stay in Jerusalem, but Biden will pursue Palestinian statehood
“President-elect Joe Biden will not reverse Donald Trump’s landmark recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital but will seek a state for the Palestinians, Antony Blinken, his nominee for secretary of state” told a Senate panel on Tuesday, January 29, 2021 “The only wa[...]
Whither climate policy?
With the impending change in U.S. administrations, we can look forward to a more rational science-based climate policy (I say “more” because Republicans in Congress will throw up impediments), but will it — will anything — be enough? In these extracts from an article original[...]
Impeach this governor!
There’s growing evidence the violent assault at the U.S. Capitol against counting electoral votes was planned and organized. There even were t-shirts printed for the occasion. There were advance warnings: “In the weeks, days and hours ahead of Wednesday’s siege on the Capitol by Pr[...]
Cop union boss defends mob violence
John Catanzara (photo, left), head of Chicago’s 12,000-member police union, went on talk radio Wednesday night, January 6, 2021, to describe the violent mob attack on the U.S. Congress hours earlier as “a bunch of pissed-off people that feel an election was stolen, somehow, some way.R[...]
January 7th, 2021 - 11:30 pm § in America, Donald Trump
This is how history will remember Trump’s supporters
Nobody cares what Hitler’s followers’ grievances were, or whether they were legitimate; history only remembers his crimes, and that his supporters made them possible. Fast forward to January 2021, the day after Trump incited a violent assault on the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to foil his[...]
Compilation of Capitol Riot Stories
Collected from The-Ave.US front page: Feeble Defender: Rush Limbaugh Praises Mob, Compares Riot To Lexington And Concord — story here Casualty List: Capitol Police Officer Dies From Riot Injuries — story here Four Rioters Died; Shot, Trampled, Heart Attack, Stroke — story here W[...]
No, Sen. Thune isn’t a good guy
Sen. John Thune, of South Dakota, the No. 2 Republican in the Senate, made headlines last week for dissing the GOP attempt to overthrow te election on Jan. 6, saying it will “go down like a shot dog.” Almost immediately, Trump called on South Dakota’s governor, Kristi Noem, an extr[...]
Will Trump start a war with Iran?
Two days ago, on December 29, B-52s flew to the Middle East for the third time since Trump lost the election. Such missions aren’t routine, but occur from time to time — as “a traditional American method of demonstrating resolve,” Tom Nichols, a defense specialist who teaches[...]