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Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Talks

Live coverage as Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts speaks with Dean William M. Treanor as a part of the 2025 Graduating Class at Georgetown Law. Certainly, worth listening too. I do not agree with some of the conclusions the majority has reached. The John Roberts court created cover for this President giving him they […]

European Leaders Arrive in Kyiv

European leaders arrive in Kyiv after Putin’s parade, Bangkok Post KYIV — The leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Poland arrived in Kyiv on Saturday for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a show of unity a day after Russia’s Vladimir Putin hosted his allies in a Victory Day parade on Red Square. The […]

The Mother Who Wasn’t

Happy Mother’s Day to the Ladies who comment on Angry Bear and also to those who just come to read our commentaries. I can not think of a woman who could not be a mother to a child in distress or just needing direction or guidance. They do not have to be yours or mine […]

Politician Meet and Greet with Journalist

In a recent video podcast of The Jim Acosta Show, former news anchor and White House correspondent Jim Acosta catches up with Representative (Republican) outside of Capitol Hill. The reasons he was pursuing Representatives? To ask why they focused on the name-change bill, changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico, and whether they were […]

The Citicorp Building and the perils of engineering design

My brother Mike is a retired mechanical engineer. He emailed me this morning and reminded me of a New Yorker article we had both read years ago and pointed me to a fascinating youtube video that retells the story. In a nutshell, the Citicorp building in Manhattan was a triumph of architectural innovation in its […]

I do not believe my mind can be open that much

Lindsey Graham Asks Catholics to ‘Keep an Open Mind’ About Making Trump the Pope: ‘Has Many Upsides,’ Mediaite Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) asked Catholics and the papal conclave to “keep an open mind” about the possibility of President Donald Trump becoming the next pope on Tuesday after Trump jokingly said he would “like to be pope” following Pope Francis’ death. After […]

“You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows*”

Steve Greenhouse, “Trump’s second term will be the worst presidential term ever,” as featured by The Guardian. Going on 4 months or 120 days if one is counting days. As a nation, we are experiencing the worst episode within this nation ever imagined. No war, outbreak, recession, or even the Great Depression has threatened us […]

Sunday Reads

Just some articles I get in my email. Maybe a good read for Angry Bear commenters too! – “Trump’s Fed Attacks, Trade War Push World to Sell Off US Assets,” Bloomberg – “What Happens When There Are No Deals?” Paul Krugman – “David Brooks: I Should Have Seen This Coming,” The Atlantic. – “Arresting a […]

A Win for Louisiana Wetlands

“It’s a huge victory not only for the parish but for the coast of Louisiana. It’s huge because we finally can hold responsible (a) party who destroyed this coast, knowing that they could do better,” said trial lawyer John Carmouche. He spearheaded the Plaquemines lawsuits against Chevron and about three dozen others. On the other […]