Different from Trump 1.0. Eight days after the election, details are still vague, but here are some educated guesses. His temperament hasn’t mellowed; he’s still a nasty person without conscience or morals. Gone are the goofy smiles; it’s grimly serious now. Over the years his ideology has[...]
Is this man a clown, or just clowning around?
Pete Hegseth (photo, left; bio here) said on “Fox & Friends,” a Fox News talk show, that he hadn’t washed his hands in 10 years because, “Germs are not a real thing. I can’t see them, therefore, they are not real.” Snopes, a debunking website, confirmed the s[...]
November 11th, 2024 - 6:16 pm § in Donald Trump, Economics
Will Trump help you buy a home?
Let’s hear what Realtors have to say. But first, let’s define the problem. “The main problem facing the housing market, a historic lack of supply caused by years of underbuilding after the financial crisis of 2007-2008, is a shortage on the order of 2.5 – 7.2 million homes ac[...]
If Trump is out to get you, what can he do to you?
One of Trump’s minions reportedly has drafted a list of 350 people “he wants arrested” (see story here). The people on that list generally know they are. They include Trump critics like former Capitol police officer Michael Fanone, and select journalists. Fanone specifically expres[...]
How to vote for AOC and Trump at the same time
She wanted to know, so she asked (see story here); the answers she got are surprising, but really not so surprising. Read some of them below. If Trump really cares about the working class, that’ll put him in conflict a Congress of his own party, whose policies generally hurt or at least don[...]
November 11th, 2024 - 2:45 am § in Donald Trump, Politics
Will women resort to Plan 4B?
Translated from Korean, it means “no dating, no sex, no marriage, no children.” Many American women are enraged at men for re-electing Trump. Guys, better get your blowup dolls before they’re gone! Read story here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
Biden’s gift to Trump
When Trump left office in 2021, he bequeathed Biden a nation mired in a deadly pandemic, which he had managed poorly. Biden led America out of it, and to an economic recovery featuring full employment, rising wages, expanded worker rights, and near-normal inflation. Voters punished his stand-in, H[...]
Kari Lake has no future in politics
Kari Lake tried to jump from the news business, where she was a TV anchor, to major political office without any political experience. It didn’t work. What happened was predictable: It was too wide a crevasse. She fell in twice, losing a race for Arizona governor in 2022, and a Senate race in [...]
The influence of money in politics
Elon Musk spent $130 million to help elect Trump, and Tesla stock jumped the day after Trump won, making Elon $25 billion richer on paper. That’s according to Barrons, a weekly investing magazine, which reported those numbers in its November 11, 2024, print edition at page 15. Stock gains asid[...]
The GOP screwed the middle class, so why did Trump win?
I’m not sure I agree with this Mother Jones article’s assessment (read it here) of why Trump won the 2024 election. But it has some interesting statistics. Summary: Wealth inequality has exploded under Republican governance. To wit: “In January 1981, when Reagan took office, the h[...]