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December 4th, 2021 - 10:11 pm § in Humor, Hypocrisy

How to put down a snob

A pornstar goes to a bar. She notices some people at a table are staring at her. Eventually two of the women come over to the bar and sidle up next to her. “God, it must be so embarrassing to know every guy in here has seen her naked,” one smirks. Without missing a beat, she […][...]

December 3rd, 2021 - 7:12 pm § in Donald Trump, Hypocrisy, Law and Courts, Politics

Trump lawyer’s laughable hypocrisy

John Eastman, a lawyer affiliated with the Claremont Institute, a fascist think tank based in California, declared he’ll defy a House subpoena related to the January 6 insurrection, CNN reported on Friday, December 3, 2021 (see story here). The committee is very interested in what Eastman migh[...]

November 27th, 2021 - 6:00 pm § in Biden, Donald Trump, Health, Hypocrisy

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 27th, 2021 - 1:44 am § in Environment, Hypocrisy, Law and Courts, Politics

Arizona GOP sues to keep out climate change

Faced with irrefutable proof of climate change — the proof of their own eyes — Republicans no longer deny it’s happening. Now, their battle has shifted to keeping it out of their states. By preventing people from elsewhere bringing it with them. For example, when the Arizona attorn[...]

November 23rd, 2021 - 2:57 pm § in Hypocrisy, Law and Courts, Politics

Flag desecration

Republicans should be more careful about what they wish for, because this would be illegal under the flag desecration laws they propose. (Note: The Supreme Court has ruled that desecrating the flag is protected by the First Amendment.) Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]

November 21st, 2021 - 6:16 pm § in Hypocrisy, Law and Courts, Racism

The other Kenosha vigilante is a black woman. She’ll likely be convicted.

Her name is Chrystul Kizer (photo, right). She’s black. She claims to be a sex trafficking victim, and says she killed her pimp — a white man (photo, left) — in self-defense. Authorities have charged her with murder. She’s out of jail on bond raised by supporters while awaiti[...]

November 21st, 2021 - 12:50 pm § in Hypocrisy, Politics, Racism

More voting fraud found!

Across the country, Republican legislatures are restricting access to the ballot, taking away American citizens’ right to vote. It’s necessary, they say, to prevent voting fraud. By Republicans. I don’t recall reading about any cases of fraudulent votes cast for Biden in 2020, alth[...]

November 17th, 2021 - 3:17 pm § in Hypocrisy, Politics

House sanctions GOP Rep. Gosar for “kill” video

The House voted Wednesday to censure Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ), and strip him of his committee assignments, as punishment for a doctored video that depicted him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). The vote was 223-207-1, with only 2 Republicans voting in favor, and 1 abstaining. He’s th[...]

September 30th, 2021 - 10:56 am § in Hypocrisy, Politics

GOP turns back on Afghan refugees

The Senate defeated a Republican bill on Thursday that “would have curtailed assistance for thousands of Afghans evacuated last month,” Reuters reported (here). All 50 GOP senators voted to “cut off housing, medical, food and other aid for the resettled Afghans after March 31, 2023[...]

September 9th, 2021 - 7:23 pm § in Hypocrisy, Law and Courts, Politics

Judge blocks Florida law targeting protesters

A federal judge has struck down an “anti-riot” law championed by Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis and passed by the Republican legislature, Huffington Post reported on Thursday, September 9, 2021 (read story here). Rioting, arson, looting, and vandalism were already crimes in Florida. This [...]