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Novak Djokovic battled past Daniil Medvedev 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 and into the tennis history books on Sunday, winning the U.S. Open and his record 24th major championship victory. But the numbers don’t tell the entire story.  In fact, they tell very little of it. When the last shot of Medvedev fell short, Djokovic fell to …

It’s the back-to-school time of the year.  Pull up a chair and sit up straight at your desk as class is now starting. Let’s start with defining tone deaf. Al Gore’s internet defines tone deaf as having or showing an obtuse insensitivity or lack of perception particularly in matters of public sentiment, opinion, or taste.  Sometimes …

“Follow the science,” we’ve been urged to do over and over.  We wonder if that should mean “follow the money,” though. For example, yesterday, John Podesta, the senior adviser to the president for clean energy innovation and implementation, said with a straight face from the White House podium, “We have cut the carbon pollution that’s …

Burmese pythons in the state of Florida are classified as an invasive species.  An invasive is an introduced species to an environment that becomes overpopulated, enabled, and harms its new environment.  An introduced species is one which has arrived there by human activity either deliberately or accidentally. This man-made (induced) problem has disrupted the …

The Megan Rapinoe penalty kick that went terribly awry hadn’t yet landed in row twelve Sunday, sending the USWNT home way earlier than expected from World Cup 2023, when Twitter and other mediums fired up the disgust, disdain, and downright hate. America loves a winner that also loves America.  America empathizes with a loser that …

If you’re from the left you know  President Donald Trump stirred up his ultra MAGA loonies to storm the Capitol Building on 1/6/21.  He deserves to be impeached, indicted, tried, and convicted.  No sentence is too harsh for this treasonist act. If you’re from the right you know that the Feds and Nancy Pelosi were …

Coincidences?  Plenty.  Deja vu?  All over again.  Reality?  Sinking in. Netflix is very good at docuseries.  They released a solid one in 2018 called Bobby Kennedy for President.  It has more viewers now than it did then.  It chronicles the then New York Senator Robert Kennedy’s life and philosophies prior to him running, running, the …

If you’re still driving around wearing a mask have we got good news for you? The White House on Friday launched the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy, half a year after Congress instructed the administration to set up a new arm in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. It is a now-permanent installment …

Ok, Ok.  BBR is back. When one of our faithful readers labels you as Buttercup, it’s time to self-reflect. When age turns to experience and experience turns to wisdom, it’s both an opportunity and an obligation to share.  The goal from here on is to do just that but we’ll need your help.  More on …

They say that all good things must come to an end.  We aren’t sure of that.  As a matter of fact, if you’ve been along for the five-plus years of BBR.com, you’ve learned that we tend to question more than we answer. But, one thing that we are sure of is that it is time …