Politics moves quickly these days. If you'd like to read along and get "poised for progress"...
printable word cloud version: "clean America's think"
2010 State of the Union Promises Achieved
New jobs bill
$30 billion from bank repayment and establish small business lines of credit
Rebates to make homes more energy efficient
Financial reform
New nuclear power plants, open offshore drilling
Create National Export Initiative
Pass health care reform
Freeze discretionary non-defense government spending (partially)
Extend tax cuts
End combat operations in Iraq
Repeal DADT
Crack down on equal pay violations
Fee on the biggest banks to recover TARP funds
New START treaty
Create deficit reduction task force
Energy efficiency rebate
view of an astronaut's view from Arizona:

"freeze annual discretionary spending for the next five years." Pretty sure I heard applause from exactly 6 congressmen.
|
|
Discussing:
- Are Chat bots a waste of time? (1 reply)
- Smith & Wesson noise problem (1 reply)
- Musicians dropping out of President's Freedom Concert Series (1 reply)
- It's time for new blood in Congress, Barnett in - Burchett out (1 reply)
- Burning Down The House... (2 replies)
- Behind Lege Lies (1 reply)
- Peace (1 reply)
- Speak your truth, fight and believe. (1 reply)
- Large banks have too much AI data center debt? (1 reply)
- GOP misleading on federal health care funding (1 reply)
- Feds indict civil rights group (3 replies)
- Georgia issues burn ban, first time in state history (2 replies)
TN Progressive
- Smith & Wesson not a good fit for Blount County (BlountViews)
- Pellissippi Parkway extension delayed again (BlountViews)
- Blount County early voting record turnout (BlountViews)
- Louisville, TN, town center coming soon? (BlountViews)
- WATCH THIS SPACE. (Left Wing Cracker)
- America As It Is Right Now (RoaneViews)
- A friend sent this: From Captain McElwee's Tall Tales of Roane County (RoaneViews)
- The Meidas Touch (RoaneViews)
- Massive Security Breach Analysis (RoaneViews)
- (Whitescreek Journal)
- My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
- July 4, 2024 - aka The Twilight Zone (Joe Powell)
TN Politics
- Firearms drive majority of veteran suicides, federal data shows (TN Lookout)
- Judge allows UFC cage matches to go ahead on White House lawn (TN Lookout)
- Stockard on the Stump: Tennessee keeping intensive probation program alive – barely (TN Lookout)
- Tennessee waste task force eyes changes to law allowing local rejection of landfills (TN Lookout)
- Nearly half of adults struggled to afford healthcare last year, survey finds (TN Lookout)
- Trump says ‘great settlement’ of Iran war in the works, signing ceremony soon (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Vols win 4×100 relay, team is third in NCAA track (Knox TN Today)
- PAT the play returns to the stage in June (Knox TN Today)
- Easy Bacon & Swiss Quiche: Breakfast meal prep (Knox TN Today)
- Grayson boosts Ijams + In memoriam: Nic Arning, Bob Monday (Knox TN Today)
- Meet Slinky: The adventure buddy you’ve been wanting (Knox TN Today)
- Dining Duo goes to Vandergriff’s (Knox TN Today)
- Zoo Knoxville introduces Summer Concert Series (Knox TN Today)
- Food City named 2026 Retailer of the Year (Knox TN Today)
- 6/12 HEADLINES: News and events from Knox, World, USA, Tennessee & Historic Notes (Knox TN Today)
- Close to Home, Far from Ordinary: Townsend, TN, Ranks #9 destination on one tank of gas (Knox TN Today)
- Hiking with Harrington: Big Creek Trail (Knox TN Today)
- Falling Water Branch Falls: A 2020 Visit, Helene’s scars, and three new waterfalls (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Knoxville Police search for two missing children (WATE)
- Ethanol detected upstream from Rock Creek Campground in Wartburg (WATE)
- Knoxville Weather: Less humid and quiet weather to start the workweek (WATE)
- 'Breaking a window may save that child's life' Knoxville Fire Department addresses hot car dangers (WATE)
- WEATHER AWARE: Sunday storm chances bring a damaging wind threat (WATE)
- Kenneth Simon, son of VFL Kevin Simon, flips commitment from Alabama to Tennessee (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Vols’ new strength coach may play key role in Baylor star DGG’s decision - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Teen charged in connection with disappearance of Collegedale man - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Chattanooga’s July 4 drone show needed federal approval due to Spanish national team - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Losing Ground: Historic Black neighborhoods in Chattanooga face new pressures - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- U.S., Iran reach a deal to end fighting, both sides say - The Washington Post (US News)
- Crude oil futures drop after Trump promises an Iran deal will be signed Friday - NPR (Business)
- In Georgia, Senate hopeful Mike Collins celebrates being Trump's latest 'MAGA' pick in GOP primaries - AP News (US News)
- Pilot and 11 skydiving passengers killed in private plane crash in Missouri - The Guardian (US News)
- Kennedy Center to establish new endowment in Trump's name after court forces name change - CBS News (US News)
- Backlash Is Growing Over Kevin O’Leary’s Data Center. He Is Blaming China. - WSJ (US News)
- In a surprise twist, Brian Kemp endorses Burt Jones for governor - Atlanta Journal-Constitution (US News)
- Trump won't back FISA renewal without his SAVE America Act voting bill - Axios (US News)
- A warning from Amazon led the White House to shut down Anthropic’s Mythos model - Fortune (Business)
- Former Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hospitalized - NPR (US News)
- Nara Organics recalls infant formula after 3 babies are diagnosed with botulism - NBC News (Business)
- Warsh Caught Between Trump and Bond Market Betting on Rate Hikes - Yahoo Finance (Business)
- SpaceX Stock Began Trading. What’s Ahead for It This Week. - Barron's (Business)
- SpaceX shows investors still want moonshots. The Fed may test that theory this week. - MarketWatch (Business)
- Gravity Falls Creator Bashes Paramount/Warner Bros Merger - comicbook.com (Business)
Local Media
Lost Medicaid Funding
Search and Archives
TN Progressive
Nearby:
- Blount Dems
- Herston TN Family Law
- Inside of Knoxville
- Instapundit
- Jack Lail
- Jim Stovall
- Knox Dems
- MoxCarm Blue Streak
- Outdoor Knoxville
- Pittman Properties
- Reality Me
- Stop Alcoa Parkway
Beyond:
- Nashville Scene
- Nashville Post
- Smart City Memphis
- TN Dems
- TN Journal
- TN Lookout
- Bob Stepno
- Facing South
