If Democrats are frustrated by rural voters, it’s because they don’t know them, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) says. Khanna represents Silicon Valley, but travels the country, showing his face in places like Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Appalachia Virginia. A progressive, he talks abo[...]
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February 11th, 2023 - 6:22 pm § in Politics, Republicans
Kari Lake argues elections aren’t fair unless Republicans always win
Kari Lake was a local news anchor before she ran for Arizona governor and lost by 17,117 votes. Lake, who based her campaign on Trump’s election lies, sued to overturn the election, lost in court, and has vowed to take her case to the U.S. Supreme Court, which shows her understanding of how la[...]
January 20th, 2023 - 2:09 am § in Misc.
Yes, you can live on ketchup, for a while anyway
This has been empirically tested, although not intentionally. The experimental guinea pig was Elvis Francois, who lives in the Caribbean islands. He was repairing his boat when it was blown out to sea with him and a bottle of ketchup aboard. He was picked up 24 days later by a container ship after b[...]
December 24th, 2022 - 2:14 pm § in Humor
Viral weather report (video)
The entire world empathizes with Mark Woodley of KWWW-TV in Waterloo, Iowa, and he’s now famous. Read story here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
Capitol riot mob leader gets 5 years
Capitol rioter Douglas Jensen, a construction worker from Des Moines, Iowa, spent over 2 years in jail awaiting trial before being convicted by a jury on September 23, 2022 (see story here). He was sentenced on December 16, 2022 (story here). His lawyer told the judge, “He wants to return to his n[...]
December 14th, 2022 - 9:31 am § in Hypocrisy, News Media
Another example of why Fox is disreputable
Fox doesn’t do news, it does persuasion. Its talk shows, which are pure demagoguery, are by far its most popular fare. And its hosts are close-minded, intellectually dishonest pot-stirrers and hatemongers. They’re also liars. Take Laura Ingraham, for example, one of Fox‘s worst off[...]
Fanone attacker gets 7.5 years
Officer Michael Fanone’s near-death experience on Jan. 6, 2021, came to a denouement of sorts in court today. When Fanone and other cops were defending a building entry point against a mob attacking them with “chemical spray, poles, bats, and officers’ own batons and shields,” a [...]
October 9th, 2022 - 9:39 pm § in Politics, Republicans
Voters, not secretaries of state, elect presidents; but GOP candidates want to change that
To hear GOP candidates for secretary of state talk about elections, voters have nothing to do with them. Jim Marchant, the GOP candidate in Nevada, promised a Trump rally this weekend that if he’s elected, Trump will get Nevada’s electoral votes in 2024. It’s not that simple, of co[...]
Threatening election officials deserves jail time
The voicemail message left on Sep. 27, 2021, to the chairman of the Maricopa County, Arizona, board of supervisors said, “Hello Mr. Hickman, I am glad that you are standing up for democracy and want to place your hand on the Bible and say that the election was honest and fair. I really appreciate [...]