To get to SCOTUS first and decide whether trump has immunity from any and all criminal prosecution. This has been the heart of trump’s attorney filings and to delay. In the Southern Florida Federal District, we can see this emerging with a judge who appears to be promoting delays. The manner of which is similar in getting him to the 2024 election where once elected (if such can be) he can claim immunity to crimes committed. Then there is SCOTUS...
Read More »Don’t worry about the polls — yet
Infidel753, Don’t worry about the polls — yet, Infidel753 Blog I’ve previously discussed (scroll down a bit) why disagreeable poll results about next year’s election are not grounds for despair about the likely outcome. In brief, while polling averages are usually a good indicator of what the public is thinking at a given moment, they don’t have much predictive value this far in advance of the election. As I mentioned in that post, given the...
Read More »Past Voting Practices and People Wonder Why?
Reading way too many comments about not voting or not voting for Biden. We backed away from Clinton in 2016 and we got a morally defunct almost a fascist or maybe a want-a-be as the president. In 2020, Biden was not my first choice either. I had seen too many times the impact of his programs coming out of the Senate. However, he did carry us through a pandemic with various positive economic programs. He was the right man for the job and the issues....
Read More »Native American child poverty doubled in 2022
This is a combination of two different posts. The first part is by the NCRC, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition. It offers up a wealth of detail expressed in numbers defining the issues confounding Native Americans. It is very brief and I would hope you follow the link to a larger array of statistics defining the issues. The second part is by the Economic Policy Institute. It is comparing the situation before the pandemic and after the...
Read More »AI Understands The Importance Of Independent Congressional Rules
“AI Understands The Importance Of Independent Congressional Rules,” Exposing The Underpinnings Of A Broken Government, J. P. McJefferson The Artificial Intelligence (AI) application ChatGPT understands the importance of independent reviews of Congressional Rules. ChatGPT says independent reviews are, “essential for various reasons.” Too bad “Real Intelligence (RI)” can’t seem to recognize those essential reasons. A simple inquiry, and AI...
Read More »Media still will not cover Trump after years of his lies
Commenter and reader J.P. Mc Jefferson linked to this Lawrence O’Donnell Youtube article “Media still not ready to cover Trump after years of his lies.” It appears; Donald Trump called on the government to “come down hard” on MSNBC and not one major broadcast news network covered it. MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell explains why this is a product of what Brian Klaas calls the “banality of crazy.” It does make you wonder if negative reporting...
Read More »Presidential Campaign Politics November 2023
November 28, 2023, Letters from an American, Prof. Heather Cox Richardson I broke this down into various topics which makes it a bit more directed. Prof. Heather covers broad and interesting territory on the nation’s political activities. Pence: Here at home, the 2024 presidential campaign is heating up. This morning, Katherine Faulders, Mike Levine, and Alexander Mallin of ABC News broke the story that former vice president Mike Pence had...
Read More »On Thanksgiving, enjoying the bounty of foods native to the New World
On Thanksgiving, enjoying the bounty of foods native to the New World – by New Deal democrat Happy Thanksgiving to all readers of this old-fashioned blog. One little fact I did not know until this year is that, with just a couple of exceptions, all of the foods that we traditionally put on the table for Thanksgiving dinner all are native to the New World:, including: Turkey Cranberries Squash Cornbread Potatoes Green...
Read More »Open Thread November 23 2023 SUVs and Pickups . . .
With high, flat fronts are 45% more likely to kill. Carbon Upfront, Lloyd Alter. You might think it’s time I stuck to upfront carbon, but new research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) looks specifically at how dangerous these are for pedestrians. The numbers are shocking, with pickups and SUVs like this 45% more likely to kill. Open Thread November 18 2023 – Bidenomics, Angry Bear....
Read More »Thanksgiving holiday, travel, and family.
Dan and I would put up holiday salutations each holiday. It was customary for both of us to do so. Many of you, we have known for a long time. We appreciate your reading Angry Bear and your comments to our posts. I hope you all spend have time for family and friends today. Time is fleeting in life. I hope this finds you all well, with friends and family, or with strangers to celebrate. My wife and I were standing in line at a nice...
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