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[unable to retrieve full-text content]A piece I believe capsulizes what many of us are wondering. Where are our politicians, Senators, Representatives, and healthcare people. Why are they so silent as Trump and his keeper Musk slowly disassemble the nation. There are consequences to this. It will not be Trump, Musk, Congress, or doctors and healthcare who will bear the […] The post Public Health Proponents Are Missing appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]David Frum’s piece in The Atlantic (to which I subscribe) appears to believe the Covid deniers did win. I tend to disagree with his findings. For example and strictly on deaths alone he notes . . . “once vaccines were introduced, Republicans became much more likely to die than Democrats. In the spring of 2021, […] The post Did the Covid-19 Deniers Win? appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]There’s no question that SARS-CoV-2 jumped from bats to humans. Whether that jump was direct or indirect and whether it occurred in a lab or in the Wuhan wet market is unknown. The Chinese government has been less than completely forthcoming about the COVID 19 epidemiology. There’s no question that bird flu can jump from […] The post Will the next Wuhan be in the US? appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]February 15, 2025 – by Prof. Heather Cox Richardson Letters from an American After World War II, the vast majority of Americans (Democrats and Republicans alike) agreed that the federal government should regulate business, provide a basic social safety net, promote infrastructure, and protect civil rights. But not everyone was on board. Some big businessmen […] The post federal government should regulate business 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]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]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.