If you travel in Asia, you can find knock-off products which are very similar to the original product with minor differences . . . wear and tear could be one of the differences. Of course, the cost would be far less and the product may look a bit different. In China, one could visit the […]
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 […]
Angry Bear did have “open threads” in the past. They were meant to allow commenters to discuss topics which were important to them. The same rules apply in that you have to be polite, unruly, etc. I added one topic to this Open Thread. If there are other topics you wish to talk about, have […]
I have been in and out of Thailand over the years and either went to the Philippines next or China. An occasional stop in Jakarta was made once and awhile. Mostly, the people were friendly towards unknowing Americans. And for sure, we do not know everything. They would guide us and make sure we were […]
Similar was a part of the Red scare of the fifties when McCarthyism was the political(?) flavor of the day. The idea was to instill hysteria promulgating over a perceived threat posed to the U.S. during the Cold War. Not so much the fear of communists today. What is occurring is a range of actions […]
I’m on traditional Medicare and so is my wife. We’ve been happy with the coverage. We both elected not to get Medicare Advantage plans. Not only because we’d read about a higher rate of denial of care for MA plans, but because of the overcharging. If DOGE really wanted to go after a soft target, […]
I would contend the attorneys helping Trump should know this? Maybe they thought no one else would catch it? Something to think about. Interesting facts about the Alien Enemies Act. “in reaching his decision and wrote that the historical record makes it clear that this is a law intended for use during wartime.” Civil Discourse […]
“Amal Clooney Receives Stark Warning About Donald Trump,” Above the Law Donald Trump’s attack on the legal industry isn’t just about taking shots at Biglaw, or government attorneys, or nonprofits, or caselaw or judges, or . . . actually there’s long list of targets of Trump’s ire. And *also* on the list are international human rights attorneys. It started, like so […]
Judge orders Trump administration to restore $12 million for pro-democracy Radio Free Europe, Associated Press The story A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to restore $12 million that Congress appropriated for Radio Free Europe, a pro-democracy media outlet at risk of going dark for the first time in 75 years. US District […]
The argument? President can not single out any group as qualifying enemies under the AEA and the courts not allowed to review the decision. If such is allowable, then any one of us can be sent off to a foreign prison. The judge has not abused his power, The president has abused his by not […]