First, President-Elect Trump failed in his effort to get the Supreme Court to bypass New York appeals courts and toss his conviction for falsifying business records (see story here). The New York judge won’t punish him for his paperwork crime, but his sentencing on Friday, January 9, 2025, is [...]
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January 9th, 2025 - 7:13 pm § in Law and Courts, Misc.
“Pizzagate” vigilante dead after pulling gun in traffic stop
The late Edgar Maddison Welch (1988-2025) was the poster boy of rightwing vigilantes. On December 4, 2016, Welch (photo, left) barged into the Comet Ping Pong Pizzeria (photo below) in Washington, D.C., with an AR-16 and a handgun, and fired several shots. No one was hurt, but incident traumatized e[...]
January 4th, 2025 - 12:19 am § in Misc.
California surfer may have set new “biggest wave” record
A California surfer likely rode the biggest wave ever surfed (photo below) on December 23, 2024, during stormy weather at California’s Half Moon Bay, an area known for large breaking waves. Read story here and watch video here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
January 3rd, 2025 - 12:04 am § in Misc.
Thank you for the gift of your time
Mother Jones is one of my sources for posts on this blog. I like Mother Jones, both to read myself and use as a source, because it’s real journalism: Truthful, honest, factual, informative. Sadly, these qualities are in short supply in much of today’s media, so I treasure sources where t[...]
January 1st, 2025 - 1:13 pm § in Misc.
Cybertruck explodes outside Las Vegas Trump hotel
Police say vehicle was carrying fireworks (see story here). Watch video below. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
December 29th, 2024 - 10:08 pm § in Misc.
Best pills for runny nose
It’s cold and flu season. How do you turn off the faucet? Not with today’s over the counter flu and cold products. Their decongestant ingredient, phenylephrine, doesn’t work (see story here), and the FDA plans to pull those products off the market (see story here). Then what? Where[...]
Musk has it in for Wikipedia
For an utterly shallow, ignorant, stupid reason. Read Newsweek article here and watch video below. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
The unauthorized Elon biography (video)
In this podcast, the co-hosts explain why they think Elon Musk isn’t a genius but rather a weirdo from a family of weirdos. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
December 25th, 2024 - 8:22 pm § in Misc.
Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” (video)
What is Christmas without Mariah Carey singing this song? This video is from her 2023 performance. The perennially popular song, first aired in 1994, still earns her at least $2 million a year (see story here). Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
Tesla self-driving isn’t quite perfected yet (movie clip)
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