But he welcomed such acts in Oklahoma, insisting that radars and other meteorological equipment are part of a government conspiracy to manipulate weather. The claims of such a conspiracy are baseless.

"When we destroy and eliminate over 15 in a state of Oklahoma, your radar maps are going to change big time, and the weather is just going to be completely different over Oklahoma and the surrounding area," he said Thursday.

How are these people walking around loose?

Oklahoma man accused of targeting television news weather radar

South Knoxville happenings....

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The Trump administration’s broadsides against scientific research have caused unprecedented upheaval at the National Cancer Institute, the storied federal government research hub that has spearheaded advances against the disease for decades.

World’s premier cancer institute faces crippling cuts and chaos

SUNDAY MORNING "When is cancer political?" Medical researchers, patients decry Trump admin's layoffs, budget cuts

Rose Garden event?

UFC confirms Trump's plan to host a fight at White House in 2026

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Barleys
Smash burgers loaded with a side of fries
Single $6
Double $8
Triple $14
Barleys menu

Good for Barley's

Urban Bar
The Urban Fatty (The Ultimate Hangover Cure!)
A half pound beef patty with shredded cheese, lettuce and tomatoes on a
kaiser bun smothered with our queso – $12
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Boyds Jig and Reel
Burger $14
Boyds Jig and Reel menu
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Southern Grit
Burger $15
Southern Grit Menu

Old City Sports Bar
Classic Burger: $16.50
Old City Sports Bar Menu

Lonesome Dove
Cheeseburger $17
Lonesome Dove menu

Smashburger single pattie build self
They do not seem to show prices on online menu.
Interesting
Smash City menu

USDA home grilled cheeseburger costs

How the Cost of a Burger Stacks Up in Every State

How each representative voted on Trump agenda megabill per CNN

How each senator voted on Trump’s agenda bill

How Every Senator Voted on the G.O.P. Megabill

How members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted on President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill

Lee Beaman of Tennessee was nominated for a term expiring May 18, 2030. Mitch Graves of Tennessee, Jeff Hagood of Tennessee and Randall Jones of Alabama were nominated for terms ending May 18, 2029. If confirmed by the Senate, the new appointments will bring the board back to a quorum.

Trump announces four nominees to TVA board of directors

Next Tuesday, July 1, will see a number of laws passed by the Tennessee General Assembly in recent years take full effect.

LIST: New laws that take effect July 1, 2025

The latest change to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration comes a little over a month after Trump issued an executive order with the aim he says would "restore a gold standard for science to ensure that federally funded research is transparent, rigorous, and impactful, and that Federal decisions are informed by the most credible, reliable, and impartial scientific evidence available."

What a joke.

NOAA discontinues Climate.gov due to Trump executive order

Investigators said the top causes for teenage driving deaths are alcohol, distracted driving and speeding.

Tennessee ranked 3rd most dangerous state for teenage drivers

Distracted Driver crash every 43 minutes in Tennessee

It was only after our arrival, however, that we realized Eggspectation was a full-service, sit-down restaurant. So we called an audible and made that new tenant the sole focus of our visit.

Eggspectation in Kern’s Food Hall was worth the wait | Grub Scout

The Washington Post reports that “across the government, the Trump administration is scrambling to rehire many federal employees dismissed under DOGE’s staff-slashing initiatives after wiping out entire offices, in some cases imperiling key services such as weather forecasting and the drug approval process.”

The Government Is “Scrambling” to Rehire Workers Fired by DOGE

On June 30, the nearly 60,000 names of businesses that received over $1.5 billion in tax refunds last year will disappear from the state’s website.

As part of the legislation, Tennessee published the names for 30 days, after which they will disappear. Below is all the information published in a database created by the Lookout.

Lawmakers are attempting to hide who’s receiving $1.5B in tax refunds

We have what government is doing and we need a parallel one to stay alive.

Outside groups organize to form unbiased, independent vaccine panel

Watch til the end

Stern Hillary Clinton interview (2019)

Researchers at cybersecurity outlet Cybernews say that billions of login credentials have been leaked and compiled into datasets online, giving criminals “unprecedented access” to accounts consumers use each day.

According to a report published this week, Cybernews researchers have recently discovered 30 exposed datasets that each contain a vast amount of login information — amounting to a total of 16 billion compromised credentials. That includes user passwords for a range of popular platforms including Google, Facebook and Apple.

Roughly 16 billion passwords have leaked online, including from Google, Facebook and Apple

Up to 650 employees of Vanderbilt University Medical Center are losing their jobs after budget cuts in the nation’s capital affected research funding.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center laying off ‘up to 650’ employees amid research funding cuts

Americans are broadly skeptical of the GOP’s far-reaching budget and tax bill, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted June 2-8, 2025. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill in May, and the Senate is now considering it.

How Americans view the GOP’s budget and tax bill

I don't get what Trump and his backers fixation is with Joe Biden. His spokesperson is on TV talking about various Trump actions, etc. and they say "Biden" this "Biden" that I dont know how many times. They wedge it in there awkwardly all over the place. It's very strange.Their topics bounce around like a super ball I cannot recall what they even talking about, blah blah Biden, blah blah blah Biden. etc.

I just dont even pay attention to them. It just makes you not value anything they say,.

Kase Cosgrove, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and safety volunteer attending the protest, said he approached the man after other protesters told him the man was armed and spitting and shoving people while walking through the crowd.

Cosgrove said he walked toward the man and saw him tapping on what appeared to be a handgun and pulling it out of its holster to show people he was armed. Cosgrove approached him and attempted to talk to him but three police officers quickly arrived, retrieved the weapon and put the man in handcuffs.

One arrested at peaceful “No Kings” protest in Nashville