Pegasus Bridge (it acquired this name after the war) is a famous D-Day site. As the photo shows, it’s quite small. Actor Richard Todd, who portrayed Major John Howard in The Longest Day, helped defend it against German counterattacks. Today the original bridge is a war memorial. Return to The-[...]
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June 8th, 2024 - 9:49 pm § in Misc.
This technology isn’t there yet (videos)
Part 1: Part 2: Part 3 (NSFW due to language): https://youtu.be/hB5HECodo-k?si=WddUngd1mKvTAvme Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
June 8th, 2024 - 6:26 pm § in Misc.
Clark passed over for Paris Olympics
College sensation and WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark won’t be invited to play for Team USA at the Paris Olympics this summer, CNN reported on Saturday, June 8, 2024 (read story here). A sports analyst citing unnamed sources told USA Today the team is concerned how Clarkâs fans would react to her [...]
June 8th, 2024 - 4:22 pm § in Misc.
PHOTOGRAPHY: Antifa
These guys were the original anti-fascists. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
June 8th, 2024 - 4:13 pm § in Law and Courts, Misc.
Bicycle rage
This incident happened on Sunday, June 2, 2024, in Wyoming, Michigan, a city of 76,500 people in Kent County (read story here). I’ve encountered aggressive cyclists, probably we all have, and problems are especially likely to arise on foot paths where bicycle and pedestrian traffic mingle. But[...]
June 7th, 2024 - 12:58 am § in Law and Courts, Misc.
Top climber trades rock walls for prison walls
A federal judge in California sentenced a professional rock climber to life in prison on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Charlie Barrett (photo, left), 40, has a shocking history of assaulting women, threatening victims, and retaliating against witnesses (see details here). He preyed on female climbers, and [...]
Tom Hanks reflects on D-Day (video)
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June 6th, 2024 - 6:40 pm § in Misc.
Court reformers say Thomas took $4.2 million of gifts
A court reform group has concluded Justice Clarence Thomas accepted 103 gifts worth over $2.4 million, and has identified another 101 “likely” gifts worth $1.8 million, from 2004 to 2023, CNBC reported on Thursday, June 6, 2024 (read story here). In pure math terms, that averages out to [...]
June 5th, 2024 - 1:40 am § in Misc.
GOP complaint against NY judge fizzles like a wet firecracker
Republicans in Congress have been attacking judges recently. For example, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY; profile here), often mentioned as a possible 2024 Trump veep pick, filed an ethics complaint (read it here) against Judge Arthur Engoron, who presided over Trump’s civil fraud trial, and his la[...]
Scam Alert: Mexican cartel preys on timeshare sellers
Technically, a “timeshare” is merely a legal structure of shared ownership (or lease rights). As a concept, it can be legitimate; it’s used to sell access to luxuries to consumers who can’t otherwise afford them. For example, you can buy timeshares (aka “fractional owne[...]