Trump is making it “more difficult to renew J-1 exchange visitor visas, which allow scholars, doctors and others to live temporarily in the US while they study or receive training,” CNN reported on Saturday, October 24, 2020. “Visitors on J-1 visas are admitted to t[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Repugnants’
October 23rd, 2020 - 6:10 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Artist’s concept of Biden rumors
You’re not supposed to understand them, nor do they want you to look closely. (The Atlantic) Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
Who are the violent protesters?
This article contains news with liberal commentary. Trump insists leftist radicals are behind violent protests, but “review of thousands of pages of court documents tells a different story,” the Associated Press reported on Friday, October 23, 2020. “Very few” of the proteste[...]
October 22nd, 2020 - 9:54 pm § in Politics
Mitch McConnell’s hands
GOP senator Mitch McConnell, who’s currently running for re-election, “did not answer questions about his health … after reporters asked him about what appeared to be bruises and bandages on his hands …. The 78-year-old did not respond when asked if he was being treated by a [...]
October 22nd, 2020 - 12:05 pm § in Politics
A Republican’s message to Democrats
by Stuart Stevens (original post here) I’ve spent a lot of my life—far too much in retrospect—waging war on the Democratic party. It was my job and I was good at it but in all those battles, even in the toughest of races, I never hated the other side. I wanted to win each race […][...]
GOP attorney general sabotaged Breonna Taylor grand jury
This article contains news and liberal commentary. Any pretense the cops who killed Breonna Taylor were cleared by a grand jury collapsed on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, after a judge allowed the jurors to speak out and “Anonymous Grand Juror No. 1” said Daniel Cameron, the AG, prevented t[...]
NY Post’s Hunter Biden story lacks credibility, smacks of Russian disinformation
This article contains news and commentary. You either believe it, or you don’t. It isn’t very believable; it’s most likely Russian disinformation. But rightwing tabloids like NY Post and Daily Mail seized on it, and Trump is miffed that mainstream media haven’t. Reputable jou[...]
10/19/20 relief bill update
Pelosi, representing Democrats, and Mnuchin, representing the White House, are still talking and Pelosi reported some “progress,” but also “highlighted several lingering disputes, including a national testing strategy and state and local government relief. Pelosi also cited tax cre[...]
October 18th, 2020 - 11:03 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Survey: Over 30% of Americans are ‘giving up” on democracy
This article contains news and liberal commentary. Research by Foreign Policy magazine lends support to anecdotal evidence that democracy is not a universal value among the American people. Anti-democratic attitudes are concentrated on the political right, and among Trump supporters, but also exist [...]
October 18th, 2020 - 4:02 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Steve Bannon’s prediction about Biden’s 2024 opponent
Steve Bannon says, “I’ll make this prediction right now: If for any reason the election is stolen from, or in some sort of way Joe Biden is declared the winner, Trump will announce he’s going to run for re-election in 2024,” he told the newspaper. “You’re not goi[...]