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[unable to retrieve full-text content]The Perfect Storm in Home Insurance | Econofact The Issue: The Los Angeles fires, perhaps the costliest weather-related event in U.S. history, started just a few months after Hurricane Helene which ranked among the top 10 costliest hurricanes to batter the United States. And while hurricanes and wildfires command the most attention, severe convective storms (those traditional hailstorms […] The post Homeowner Insurance Catastrophe...

[unable to retrieve full-text content]I grew up in the South. While there were no snake handlers in my town, there were fundamentalists in the area who practiced snake handling. I see no significant difference between those snake handlers in East Tennessee and folks in West Texas who refuse to vaccinate their kids for preventable diseases. Both are tempting God, […] The post Measles and Christian heresy appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]I did not know Greta Thunberg had $billions and owned companies that our present VP alludes to in his statement. Greta has not been standing next to the German Chancellor the same as Musk does in the Oval Office and next to the President. This while his young son plays there and picks his nose. […] The post As If There is a Comparison? appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]“Trump administration officials fired more than 300 staffers Thursday night at the National Nuclear Security Administration — the agency tasked with managing the nation’s nuclear stockpile — as part of broader Energy Department layoffs, according to four people with knowledge of the matter. “Sources told CNN the officials did not seem to know this agency […] The post National insecurity appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Why am I getting the feeling this exercise in taking over is more serious than Watergate? A series of partial commentaries on the seizure of power by Musk with a rather sedate President Trump looking at Musk’s son in the Oval Office. What a change of events from Biden who was called too old to […] The post Call It What it is, a Silent Coup appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]This comes after Trump decides to have all charges dropped for NYC Mayor Eric Adams. The attorneys were threatened with being dismissed by the Deputy Attorney General. U.S. Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove ordered others to dismiss the NYC Mayor Adams indictment. He will not do the dirty work himself after named acting U.S. Attorney […] The post U.S. Attorneys for Southern District of New York Resign appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]“Right-to-work” is one of those marketing euphemisms like “pro-life,” which is designed to disguise the actual agenda. In the case of “right-to-work,” the actual agenda is to kill unions and give workers the “right” to work for low wages under oppressive conditions. Much to my surprise, Republicans—who have long been in the vanguard of “right-to-work”—joined […] The post...

[unable to retrieve full-text content] – by New Deal democrat It’s that time of month again for my favorite indicator for the consumption side of the economy: retail sales have been tracked for over 75 years. When they are lower YoY, that has historically been a good (not perfect) indicator that a recession is near. That’s because that same 75-year […] The post January retail sales: once or so a year, it lays an egg. This was one time appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]and How USAID Helped Us Defeat the Iraqi Insurgency, The Bulwark Its projects reinforced our military efforts, and served American interests while saving and improving lives. The story . . . Many senior military officials are fans of the USAID like I am. Anyone who actually knows what that agency does, or who has seen […] The post Defeating the Iraqi Insurgency appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]“Education is meant to be the great equalizer for our children, not a great investment opportunity for the billionaires ransacking our federal government.” Getting rid of the Department of Education will take an act of Congress. Republicans are more than willing to approve all of Trump’s requests and nominations. This appointment is an interesting pick. […] The post WWE to Run Dept of Education appeared first on Angry Bear.