Springfield, Ohio, was the locus of a false story about legal Haitian immigrant workers stealing and eating pets. Now Springfield is in the news again, because a sheriff’s patrol commander posted on Facebook that 911 callers must prove they voted for Trump before he’ll send deputies (rea[...]
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Evangelical leader likes naked children
Jason C. Yates (photo below) is the founder and former CEO of My Faith Votes, which is “part of a loose network of nonprofit organizations rallying support for Donald Trump through get-out-the-vote operations.” In this video, he talks about “the freedom we have in Christ.” Ya[...]
November 5th, 2024 - 12:54 am § in Donald Trump, Politics
Election 2024: How Dixville Notch voted
Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, has 6 voters, they’re first in the nation to vote, based on a tradition dating back to 1960. Registered voters: 4 Republicans, 2 Independents. For governor: Kelly Ayotte (Republican) got 5 votes, and Craig Joyce (Democrat) got 1 vote. For president: Harris got 3 [...]
Teen Trumper at Harris rally punches 70-year-old woman
He’s only 17 years old, but is an in-your-face kind of teenager. He wore a t-shirt emblazoned with the American flag and Trump raising a middle finger (it might’ve looked something like this). He’d gone to a Harris rally with friends to heckle and antagonize Harris supporters. He w[...]
How Trump will gut Social Security and Medicare
Republicans have always hated Social Security and Medicare (go here for the history of that). President George W. Bush tried to privatize Social Security, but the more he campaigned for his “reform,” the less public support it had. Other Republican efforts to undermine these popular prog[...]
Their grievances aren’t your problem
Whatever Republicans were in the past, MAGA isn’t about individual freedom, or live and let live. Frank Bruni (photo, left; profile here) is a journalist, book author, and professor. In his latest book, The Age of Grievance, published in April 2024 (get it here), he describes (at pages 17-18) [...]
November 3rd, 2024 - 1:15 am § in Donald Trump
What if Trump keeps his promises?
Some people planning to vote for Trump rationalize by saying, “Oh, he says a lot of things.” But what if he actually does them? Can we trust him not to? Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
November 3rd, 2024 - 12:55 am § in Donald Trump, Politics
Video: This isn’t what “free and fair” elections look like
This isn’t exactly a campaign ad. It’s a police officer injured defending the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2024, speaking about that assault on our democracy. It’s a reminder of what electing someone who craves power, and doesn’t respect limits on power, could mean for our country. Ret[...]
What, exactly, is “disqualifying”?
Trump doesn’t like Liz Cheney, or her campaigning for Kamala Harris. A few days before the 2024 election he told an Arizona rally, “She’s a radical war hawk — let’s put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, OK? And let’s see how she feels about it, you kn[...]