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[unable to retrieve full-text content]In 2020, I enrolled in the Moderna clinical trial of their mRNA vaccine. I got the first jab in August 2020, and it turns out I was in the vaccine arm of the trial, not the placebo arm. I’ve now had seven vaccinations, as the vaccine has been updated. I contracted COVID once. Of course, […] The post Idaho public health to Idahoans: suffer and die appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Three days after the election Voters for Trump are finding out what they voted for and how it impacts them. November 8, 2024 – by Heather Cox Richardson Letters from an American Social media has been flooded today with stories of Trump voters who are shocked to learn that tariffs will raise consumer prices as […] The post Shocked, Voters for Trump are Shocked, Shocked After Voting Against Their Own Self Interests appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Renewables 2023 – Analysis – IEA 2023 saw a step change in renewables capacity additions, driven by China’s solar PV market. Achieving the COP28 target of tripling global renewable capacity by 2030 will hinge on policy implementation. Summary: I have read through this several times now. It is difficult to pull together all the detail […] The post Renewables 2023 appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content] – by New Deal democrat Initial jobless claims continued their return to normalcy this week, as they increased 3,000 to 221,000. The four week moving average declined -9,750 to 227,250, which is tied for the lowest number except for two weeks in five months. Continuing claims, with the typical one week delay, rose 39,000 to […] The post Jobless claims: back to almost completely normal and neutral appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]US consumers keep economy on solid ground ahead of election – By Lucia Mutikani Reuters WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) – The U.S. economy grew solidly in the third quarter. Consumer spending increasing at its fastest pace in 1-1/2 years and inflation slowing sharply, continuing to defy forecasts of a recession, and outperforming its global peers ahead […] The post Economy on Solid Ground “Before Election” appeared first...

[unable to retrieve full-text content]My parents retired to rural upstate NY, where they lived happily for 20 years. But naturally, as they aged, their health declined. At one point, my mom had a pulmonary embolism, and landed in a community hospital in Bennington VT, about 30 miles away. She got the care she needed, but when she was later […] The post The economics of healthcare is sick in Vermont appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Home Sales on Track for Worst Year Since 1995 – WSJ I suspect the same issues with the economy caused by tariffs will also have an impact on housing. Just have to wait and see the impact of Trump tariffs on building materials and internal fixtures such as plumbing, toilets, doorknobs, etc. Much of which […] The post Potential Bad Year for Housing appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Can you blame Biden for this? Not likely. Companies can price to what the market will bear and more. Creating Tariffs on overseas product will exasperate the issue and cause higher prices resulting in inflation. If you wish to cut out overseas companies? Bring the product back to the US for manufacture. That is another […] The post Inflation During a Pandemic, Other times, and the Results appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]The Trump problem is not – and never has been – the electoral college The problem is that Donald Trump is a competitive presidential candidate in the United States, despite his manifest unsuitability for office.  There are various reasons for Trump’s competitiveness.  Some of these reasons are structural (the weakness of our parties and our […] The post Six thoughts about the election and democracy appeared first on...

[unable to retrieve full-text content] – by New Deal democrat Initial jobless claims continued their return to normalcy this week, as they increased 3,000 to 221,000. The four week moving average declined -9,750 to 227,250, which is tied for the lowest number except for two weeks in five months. Continuing claims, with the typical one week delay, rose 39,000 to […] The post Jobless claims: back to almost completely normal and neutral appeared first on Angry Bear.