We learned yesterday that Trump tested positive for Covid-19 on September 26, 2020, and kept it secret for a week. During that time, “Trump held a reception for families of fallen service members, hosted a gathering of business leaders at the White House, attended a presidential debate with Biden,[...]
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December 1st, 2021 - 2:38 pm § in Donald Trump, Health
Stock market waffles on Omicron
Down Friday, up Monday, down Tuesday and Wednesday, up today; investors are unsure what to make of the new variant, but don’t think it’s the end of the world. Dow +617 points today Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
December 1st, 2021 - 2:48 am § in Foreign Affairs, Health
Greece begins fining older vaccine holdouts
If you’re Greek, over 60, and not vaccinated, you’ll have pay a $114 monthly fine to stay that way. Americans would never stand for that, but we’re not as civilized as they are. Greeks don’t let their kids take guns to school either. Greece has national health insurance (deta[...]
November 30th, 2021 - 12:25 pm § in Health
How worrying is Omicron?
Moderna’s CEO warns current vaccines “will struggle with Omicron.” “I think it’s going to be a material drop [in effectiveness]. I just don’t know how much because we need to wait for the data. But all the scientists I’ve talked to are, ‘This is not [...]
What’s in a name?
A lot, it seems. After all, when you name a baby, the poor kid’s stuck with it unto death or legal name change, whichever occurs first. So proceed with caution. Now let’s skip the (formerly sexist, now egalitarian) naming of hurricanes, and go straight to the latest Covid-19 variant, dub[...]
Dr. Fauci tells Ted Crud where to go
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) wants a special prosecutor to pursue criminal charges against Dr. Anthony Fauci for “lying to Congress.” To explain this, ABC News says, “Some Republicans, including Cruz and Sen. Rand Paul … have accused Fauci of lying to Congress when he denied in May t[...]
No, Biden’s African travel ban isn’t hypocritical
America is polarized between left and right, with most of us in the middle. I’m convinced most Americans want intelligent discussion of public issues that affect us all. Truth, logic, and reason still matter. I criticize rightwingers on this blog, for good reason. They don’t want reasone[...]
November 25th, 2021 - 8:14 pm § in Health
How the Army plans to deal with vaccine refusers
Vaccination against Covid-19 is mandatory for U.S. military personnel, but exactly what does that mean? For those serving in the U.S. Army, Army Reserve, and Army components of the National Guard, It doesn’t mean they’ll be force-vaccinated against their will. It doesn’t mean they&[...]
Is Michael Flynn insane?
Is there a psychiatrist in the house? Michael Flynn, convicted liar and promoter of false conspiracy theories, now claims “global elites” are fixing to unleash a new virus on humanity because “their little plan with COVID” didn’t work. (Read story here.) Not because gov[...]
November 23rd, 2021 - 3:49 pm § in Health
7 doctors get Covid-19 at anti-vax conference
“Seven anti-vaccine doctors fell sick after gathering earlier this month for a Florida ‘summit’ at which alternative treatments for Covid-19 were discussed,” the Guardian reported on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 (read story here). “’I have been on ivermectin for 16 mont[...]