First of all, J. D. Vance is a proven liar. He was a front-and-center promoter of the “Haitians eat pets” conspiracy theory; and when he was force to admit it was false, he nevertheless tried to justify demonizing an entire group of innocent people as a way to score a political point. Va[...]
Four Arizona Republicans who reject Trump (video)
I’m posting this video because I think it has lessons for both sides. For Republicans, reclaim your party from Trump and go back to what you were before MAGA, so your own voters can vote for you. For Democrats, listen to these centered voters describe a Democrat they could vote for. The 2024 e[...]
October 27th, 2024 - 1:15 pm § in Russia
What it’s like to live in Russia (video)
A Russian ex-businessman describes what it’s like to live in a country where the political leader imprisons opponents and critics, and people are afraid to speak their minds. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
October 26th, 2024 - 10:57 pm § in Politics
Would you vote for Seattle’s $1.55B transportation levy? (video)
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The silly things Republicans say
Election years are called “the silly season” for a reason: Campaigns bring the lunacy out, especially on the right. But these statements by Republican politicians go way beyond normal election-year puffery and bombast: Example 1: Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), on September 29, 2024, called Kama[...]
Which is better for you, tariffs or income tax?
Trump, in his Joe Rogan podcast appearance, made clear he likes the 19th century tariffs system, and feels the income tax was a mistake. He also made clear he favors completely replacing the income tax with tariffs (watch video here). Would that be a better tax system for average American households[...]
October 25th, 2024 - 10:18 pm § in Misc.
Does Seattle have the worst baseball stadium? (video)
That makes two bad stadiums in a row, and I can already hear the haranguing: Tear it down and soak taxpayers for another billion dollars to build a new one. Shall we try for three? Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
October 25th, 2024 - 10:13 pm § in Misc.
Baseball as it used to be played (video)
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October 25th, 2024 - 8:14 pm § in Politics, Republicans
GOP rep wants North Carolina’s legislature to commandeer electoral votes
Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD; photo, left), who chairs the rightwing House Freedom Caucus, suggested 12 days before the election “that legislators in the battleground state of North Carolina could allocate their state’s electoral votes to Trump before votes are counted” (read story here). The b[...]
October 25th, 2024 - 7:45 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Trump blocked disaster aid to Washington
Wildfires tore through eastern Washington, a heavily-Republican area, in the fall of 2020. Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat, requested $37 million of FEMA disaster funds for those communities. Trump blocked it, because Inslee had criticized his handling of the Covid-19 crisis. Washington eventually got t[...]