Kids in low-vaccination states are much more likely to get Covid-19. That’s a no-brainer. The CDC, based on its latest compilation of data, reports that kids are 3.4 times as likely to visit an ER, and 3.7 times as likely to be hospitalized, in those states (read story here). Coinciding with t[...]
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September 3rd, 2021 - 12:55 pm § in Health, Schools & Colleges
CDC data: Kids at much higher risk in low-vax states
May 13th, 2021 - 9:32 pm § in News Media, Politics
Seattle Times rips Sawant, urges signing recall petition
Dr. Steve Schwartz, founder of this blog, didn’t think much Kshama Sawant. See, e.g., his postings here, here, here, here, here, and here. That’s just a small sampling; for more, enter “Sawant” in the search function, and be prepared for a deluge. Steve really had no use for[...]
April 22nd, 2021 - 10:34 am § in UW
UW Med/MPH student wins Soros Fellowship
Congratulations to Naomi Tweyo Nkinsi (photo, left), UW graduate and UW MD/MPH student, awardee of a 2021 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. Read story here. For background information about the fellowships, go here. (Written by Barbara Schwartz, edited and posted by Roger Rabbit) [...]
Vox article says, “Kicking people off social media isn’t about free speech.” Or is it?
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitch, and TikTok have suspended Trump’s social media accounts. Many of his extremist followers also were hit with sanctions by social media companies, which have shut down tens of thousands of user accounts, especially those promoting the false Q[...]
Tradeoff: U.S. Embassy will stay in Jerusalem, but Biden will pursue Palestinian statehood
“President-elect Joe Biden will not reverse Donald Trump’s landmark recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital but will seek a state for the Palestinians, Antony Blinken, his nominee for secretary of state” told a Senate panel on Tuesday, January 29, 2021 “The only wa[...]
December 20th, 2020 - 1:29 am § in Misc.
Sunday Revelations: The Messiah Updated … Singing in a Spacesuit?
(This post was put together by Dr. Steve Schwartz a few weeks before his death from Covid-19 — Ed.) Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
A Hannukah Surprise
Of Hannuka and the Ojibwe It was a treat to open Al Jazeerah this morning and read about Anton Treuer and his fight , very much in the spirit of the Maccabees, to restore his people’s heritage. I was so excited, I called Anton. How fine it is on the day of memory of our […][...]
Advice for Trump: “Flee to North Korea”
Tony Schwartz, who ghost-wrote Trump’s “The Art Of The Deal” (and isn’t currently a fan), has “some not-so-friendly advice” on what to do after leaving the White House: “Flee to North Korea.” Makes sense. He likes parades, has a friend there, there’s gir[...]
September 24th, 2020 - 10:13 pm § in Politics
Why does everyone hate Lindsey Graham’s guts?
This article contains news and sarcastic liberal commentary. Hmm. Isn’t that kind of a rhetorical question? Isn’t it obvious? (If not, see list below.) Now Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is whining about how much money his opponent is raising “from people who hate my guts.” Graham cla[...]
9.11.01 … Who Won?
I have a different take. Much of what happened that day was not the achievement of the Saudi terrorists (let be honest about who they were) but the result of the incompetence or malfeasance of GW Bush and his Rasputin, Dick Cheney. By Steve Schwartz, theaveeditor, 5/13/19 Bush and Cheney cannot be[...]