On his recent one-day trip to Greenland, Don Trump Jr. didn’t meet with government officials; instead, he discussed the Danish territory’s future with Timmy Zeeb (photo, left), who is featured in President-Elect Trump’s “Truth Social” post here. Sporting a Trump “MAGA” hat, he said[...]
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January 10th, 2025 - 5:58 pm § in Donald Trump, Foreign Affairs
Don Jr. parlays with drug dealer for Greenland’s surrender
Trump’s Canada nonsense
Trump has to be taken seriously because he’s about to reoccupy the world’s most powerful office. But fundamentally, he’s a crackpot. Canadian prime minister Trudeau resigned on Monday, January 6, 2025 — the same day Congress certified Trump’s re-election (with no drama,[...]
December 25th, 2024 - 6:07 pm § in Foreign Affairs, Russia
Azerbaijan passenger jet was shot down — but by who?
An Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet flying over the Caspian Sea crash-landed at an airport in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day 2025, killing 38 of the 67 people on board. The plane was far off its planned flight path from Baku in Azerbeijan to Grozny in Chehnya (see map here). The airline said the plane[...]
Trump wants Panama Canal back
President-elect Trump, claiming Panama is “ripping off” America with exorbitant canal fees, is threatening to seize the canal, The Hill reported on Sunday, December 22, 2024 (read story here). The U.S. took over construction from France in 1904, completed the canal in 1914, and returned [...]
Meet Trump’s DNI nominee (video)
Is this who should be Director of National Intelligence? I don’t think so. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
December 17th, 2024 - 9:47 pm § in America, Biden, Democrats, Donald Trump, Economics, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Republicans
Kamala Harris won’t be president
Kamala Harris will never be president. I’m not saying she won’t run; but if she does, she won’t be elected. The 2024 election proved it. Sure, she was dealt a tough hand to play, and played it better than anyone had a right to expect. She was a last-minute nominee, saddled with Bid[...]
Mitch McConnell’s final hypocrisy
Hardly anyone is more responsible for Trump returning to power — and potentially abusing power — than Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY). McConnell excoriated Trump’s role in instigating the Jan. 6 insurrection. As the Republican Senate leader, he could have rallied GOP senators behind th[...]
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[...]
Is Sen. Tuberville dishonest or merely stupid?
I’ll go with stupidity. Duplicity requires more brains than America’s dumbest senator has. When you look him in the eye, they’re empty; nothing’s there (see photo at left). Tuberville, who opposes military aid to Ukraine (and foreign aid in general), was called out in April 2[...]
PHOTOGRAPHY: Enjoy this picture while you can
Having Biden as president was comforting. He led us out of the pandemic in a sensible manner, his handling of foreign affairs was wise, his infrastructure bill addressed long-neglected repairs and upgrades to the sinews of America’s economy. His leadership style was compassionate and upbeat, a[...]