The just-agreed-upon stopgap funding bill includes a $231 million budget increase for the Secret Service. That agency justifiably needs more personnel, and has been pressing Congress for more funding, but the impetus for getting Republicans to go along is the two assassination attempts against Trump[...]
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September 23rd, 2024 - 1:05 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
How two assault rifles cost taxpayers $231 million
September 23rd, 2024 - 12:16 am § in Politics, Republicans
Vance even lies about eggs
J. D. Vance, Trump’s 2024 running mate, made a campaign video at a Pennsylvania supermarket this weekend. In it, he blasted Kamala Harris for $4.00-a-dozen eggs. Just one little problem: The shelf tags behind him. See tweet below and story here. By now, every voter paying attention to news fee[...]
September 22nd, 2024 - 10:52 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Trump unfurls his Jewish scapegoat freak flag
— “Donald Trump is now saying the ‘Jewish people’ will be to blame if he loses this election.” Read story here Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
Cabinet chatter begins
Harris “would likely keep some Biden officials,” and likely would have a “diverse” cabinet (see story here). Here are some educated guesses: Secretary of State: Blinken doesn’t want to stay; he could be replaced by the CIA director or Delaware Sen. Chris Coons or Connec[...]
Trump says he won’t run in 2028
“One way or the other,” meaning win or lose, 2024 will be his last presidential campaign, Trump said in a TV interview aired on Sunday, September 22, 2024 (read story here). Trump, who will be 82 in November 2028, is already showing signs of physical and mental deterioration during the 2[...]
Gov. Daniel J. Evans (1925-2024)
Daniel J. Evans was an old-fashioned Republican, who personified the ideal of what a politician should be. Born in 1925, he had a glowing resume. Descended from a politically prominent family that migrated to the Washington Territory before the Civil War, he grew up in Seattle, was an Eagle Scout, [...]
Vance blames his kid for the plague
J. D. Vance, Trump’s 2024 running mate, wants to compel America’s women to be housewives and produce children (so America’s businesses can fill jobs without immigrants), but he despises his own kids. It was already reported that when Trump called Vance to offer him the veep nominat[...]
September 21st, 2024 - 11:13 am § in Politics
Why Harris isn’t more accessible to the press
“As journalists, we obviously care about media coverage and how much access reporters have to her. She is tracking well behind Trump and JD Vance in press conferences and interviews. What is the strategy here?” That’s a question that journalist Eugene Daniels, Politico’s Whit[...]
September 21st, 2024 - 12:28 am § in Politics, Republicans
Republicans don’t like elections
They’re suing to purge voter rolls. CNN reports, “As of Tuesday, at least three dozen cases related to voter rolls … are pending in 19 states” (read story here). A voting rights lawyer called it an “assault” on voter registrations and voter lists. CNN added, “Questioning the accurac[...]
Eat the cat (rap video)
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