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Trump’s idea of diplomacy

Until this January, you might have thought that a gift for diplomacy would be high on the list of qualifications for an ambassadorship, even if it’s the US Ambassador to Malaysia. You’d be wrong. “Coverage of his nomination has largely focused on his openly misogynistic content and internet boasts about having “the body of a […]

Massive Giveaway to the Student Loan Industry

It has been a while since Angry Bear has featured Student Loan Justice and Alan Colling on Angry Bear. The issue still remains. A Corporation can seek loan forgiveness and get it. Students were denied access to such bankruptcy for decades before the Covid epidemic. It was too late when Biden sought more student loan […]

One Senator says he’ll make sure Medicaid cuts Never Occur

If you believe Senator Josh, I have a bridge to sell you. The solution to the Pres is for all of the senators to band together and tell Herr Tr__p no more. Doing things after you vote is just another way of saying, “oh well, the majority beat me.” No character today, just followers, Sen. […]

Global warming hoax update

You may have heard about the flooding in Texas and North Carolina during the past week. But that’s far from all. There’s a reason it’s called “global” climate change. “The disaster comes during a week in which extreme heat and extreme weather have battered the planet. Parts of northern Spain and southern France are burning […]

Jobless claims continue to suggest weakness but no downturn

 – by New Deal democrat We finally have some new data this week – the usual, jobless claims. Initial claims declined -5,000 for the week, while the four week moving average declined 5,750. With the usual one week delay, continuing claims, on the other hand, rose 10,000 to a new 4.5+ year high of 1.965 […]

The future of American farm labor?

Trump has flip-flopped on deporting workers in the agriculture and hospitality sectors. But his Ag Secretary has it figured out. “There’s been a lot of noise in the last few days and a lot of questions about where the president stands and his vision for farm labor,” Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told reporters during a […]

Got worms? The news is good in Tennessee

During the COVID pandemic, the livestock dewormer ivermectin gained notoriety as a treatment for COVID. Of course, there isn’t an atom of evidence that ivermectin is effective against coronavirus infections. But the fact that it was ridiculed by the scientific and medical communities proved, by the logic of anti-vaxxers, that it works. “Currently four states […]