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November 26th, 2024 - 2:56 am § in Donald Trump, Economics
Are you ready for the Trump economy? (video)
Trump gets a “people’s pardon”
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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
November 18th, 2024 - 12:28 pm § in Donald Trump, Law and Courts
Ex-soldier and war criminal sentenced for Jan. 6 rioting
The photo below isn’t of a military unit; these dudes aren’t soldiers at all, they’re Jan. 6 rioters. In fact, Edward Richmond Jr. of Geismar, Louisiana (in middle of photo), was court-martialed and dishonorably discharged for murdering a handcuffed Iraqi civilian prisoner. Richmon[...]
Student protests: Enforcing laws or repression?
Nowadays when people discuss protests, the subject usually is pro-Palestinian protesters, so that’s what I’ll discuss in this posting. That’s because Black Lives Matter marches have receded into history, and there won’t be a Democratic version of January 6 though I’m su[...]
November 17th, 2024 - 12:28 am § in Donald Trump
Is this the last National Weather Service storm alert?
Western Washington is under a winter storm alert this weekend, November 17-18, 2024, with rain and gusty winds expected in the Puget Sound lowlands and heavy snow in the mountains potentially closing the major highway passes (see story here). This weather forecast and storm warning came from the Nat[...]