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May 2nd, 2024 - 1:21 am § in Misc.

Welcome to Steve’s blog

Dr. Steve Schwartz, a University of Washington medical researcher, created this blog to discuss campus issues, and it soon expanded to a wide range of subjects. Although he’s no longer with us, a contributor still posts articles that readers may find informative, interesting, or simply entertaining and funny (read statement of purpose here). Use the search term “handbill.us” to find this page on the internet. To scroll back to older posts, click on ←Previous Entries halfway down this page.

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Trump declares he’ll pardon Jan. 6 rioters

ARGUES THEY HAD “NO CHOICE” BUT TO

ASSAULT POLICE OFFICERS

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A Florida sheriff manufactured and sold crack cocaine

so his deputies could arrest the buyers.

Read the details here.

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April 28th, 2024 - 3:40 pm § in Misc.

In memory of Dr. Steve Schwartz, who created this blog

Professor Stephen M. Schwartz, M.D., Ph.D., the founder and proprietor of The-Ave.US, passed away from COVID-19 on March 17, 2020. Read local press coverage here and here. Steve joined the University of Washington Medical School’s faculty in 1967 and had taught there since 1974. He was world-f[...]

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April 28th, 2024 - 1:00 pm § in Misc.

Selected Movie & Article Links

Below are links to a sampling of our most interesting, infuriating, or just plain funny movies, articles, and essays. Selections for this list are entirely arbitrary. The-Ave.US has over 23,000 posts, so this isn’t an index. ABOUT THIS BLOG Welcome to The-Ave.US, an introduction to this blog ([...]

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December 9th, 2024 - 12:44 am § in Donald Trump, Misc.

Watch SpaceX launch with the Trump family

You might as well, because you’re paying for it. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]

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December 8th, 2024 - 5:13 pm § in Misc.

So you want an exotic car? (video)

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December 8th, 2024 - 4:53 pm § in Donald Trump

Donald Trump, engineering genius (video)

Okay, but don’t you need pipes? Also, the Columbia River’s water is already fully allocated. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]

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December 8th, 2024 - 3:23 pm § in Donald Trump, Economics, Europe, Foreign Affairs, Health, Politics, Republicans

Why Trump’s 2024 election victory is different

He plans to tear down all four pillars of the “American Century,” according to a Politico article here. The phrase was coined by Henry Luce, publisher of Time and Life magazines, in 1941 and refers to America’s postwar dominance. The concept, Politico says, has “guided the th[...]

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December 8th, 2024 - 1:11 am § in Misc.

How to flaunt obscene wealth

Last month, a Chinese cryptocurrency hustler, under fraud investigation in the U.S., reportedly paid $6.2 million for a banana which he then ate (photo, left; see story here). Of course, he didn’t buy a $6.2 million banana; he paid $6.2 million for publicity promoting his crypto trading business. [...]

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December 7th, 2024 - 8:42 pm § in America, Misc.

83 years ago today

Of 87,000 U.S. military personnel stationed on Oahu Island on Dec. 7, 1941, it’s believed 16 are still alive. “Chuck” Kohler, a 17-year-old enlistee from Minnesota, says he disobeyed orders to shelter in a ditch and ran to join the fight. “I had learned early in life that you nev[...]

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December 7th, 2024 - 8:27 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics, Republicans

J. D. Vance’s mother demands hometown honors for son

For what, lying about immigrants eating pets? As one city council member said, “What’s the rush? Let’s see what he does.” (See story here.) He hasn’t won any wars, or made significant contributions to science, or written great books. Sure, he was elected vice president, but he&[...]

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December 7th, 2024 - 7:37 pm § in Business, Donald Trump, Politics

What Musk will get for investing $250 million in Trump’s election

Elon Musk spent over $250 million to elect Trump in 2024. It’s an investment, not a donation. He’ll get that back many times over from tax breaks and government contracts. He’ll also get priceless influence over government policy, and an end to half a dozen investigations of his co[...]

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