Dan and I would put up holiday salutations each year. It was customary for both of us to do so. Many of you, we have known for a long time, and we truly appreciate your continued support, reading Angry Bear, and your thoughtful comments on our posts. I hope you all spend quality time with […]
Arne in an earlier post this morning commented; “The ruling by Judge Wallace in Colorado that trump engaged in insurrection has not been discussed in another posting yet. If he is legally the instigator, is he guilty of manslaughter?” A Colorado judge on Friday (17 November) found that former President Donald Trump engaged in insurrection during the […]
As Taken from Letters from an American: Yesterday, David Roberts of the energy and politics newsletter Volts noted a Washington Post article illustrated how right-wing extremism is accomplishing its goal of destroying faith in democracy. Examining how “in a swing Wisconsin county, everyone is tired of politics,” the article revealed how right-wing extremism has sucked […]
I subscribe to the Atlantic and have done so for about a decade. I subscribe to the print version also which accompanies me on long flights. An Interesting read and I like to turn pages. This morning I ran across an article by John Virtue, “How John F. Kennedy Fell for the Lost Cause. And […]
There is growing split between Dems and Repubs as political opponents beyond just beliefs. The chart (below) comes from a March 2022 PEW report. Notice the shift of Republicans to the right. I always thought Newt Gingrich was the cause of the split between Dems and Repub House members with the Repubs moving further to […]
Infidel’s commentary covering the recent referendums in Ohio and elections in Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Kansas, and Rhode Island. All of which were ending in resulting in wins for people. And of course, most if not all reflecting Democratic party views on the various issues. In the end, “democracy and individual freedom still remains vigorous in […]
Successful Economy or failing economy, this person of no distinction should be denied the presidency. November 13, 2023, Letters from an American, Prof. Heather Cox Richardson In a speech Saturday in Claremont, New Hampshire, and then in his Veterans Day greeting yesterday on social media, former president Trump echoed German Nazis. “In honor of our […]
As taken from Civil Discourse. The attack on Pelosi’s husband. This is not major news until you get to the third paragraph. You then read about how the fat xxx is making light of the attack on Paul Pelosi with hammer. I can tell you what treatment prisoners might receive in person from levels 1 […]
Prof. Heather discusses Biden motivating the FTC to start the process of breaking up monopolies and weaken up the economic power of these large entities. She draws upon the history of Roosevelt in 1908 doing similar and meeting resistance from House politicians led by Joe Cannon as supported by big business to stymie his efforts. […]
Article by the economist David Zetland citing other articles about boats during the time period of 1875-2020 as taken from The Atlantic. Like myself, David is a subscriber. It provide some interesting reads on a variety of topics. Some old, insightful articles on boats, The one-handed Economist, David Zetland The Atlantic has been publishing since 1857. […]