Mon
Aug 4 2025
08:54 pm
The "Hey look over here, we are tough on crime, illegal immigrants, etc., don't pay any attention this, i. e. corporate crime." government
Deferred Prosecution Agreements: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
DOJ confirms it has a deal with Boeing to drop prosecution over deadly 737 Max crashes
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- Tennessee: great for business, not so great place to live (1 reply)
- Marsha & China (4 replies)
- AI bubble burst? (2 replies)
- Tennessee paying $637 million over 5 years for voucher software program (2 replies)
- UT paying $2 million to fired professor? (2 replies)
- A bear in Alcoa (1 reply)
- Here are some good Presidents (1 reply)
- Alcoa Hwy construction to extend to 2030 (3 replies)
- Happy 250th, pfft (2 replies)
- Smith & Wesson noise problem (3 replies)
- Are Chat bots a waste of time? (1 reply)
- Musicians dropping out of President's Freedom Concert Series (1 reply)
TN Progressive
- Alcoa property taxes will probably not go up (BlountViews)
- Smith & Wesson not a good fit for Blount County (BlountViews)
- Pellissippi Parkway extension delayed again (BlountViews)
- Blount County early voting record turnout (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)
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- My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
- July 4, 2024 - aka The Twilight Zone (Joe Powell)
TN Politics
- Trump presses ICE to continue traffic stops despite fatal shootings (TN Lookout)
- John Cole’s Tennessee: Bridge over troublesome waters? (TN Lookout)
- US House passes bipartisan bill to make daylight saving time permanent (TN Lookout)
- Tennessee GOP gubernatorial hopefuls split on private school vouchers (TN Lookout)
- Marsha Blackburn, the $100M woman (TN Lookout)
- After 2 deadly shootings, ICE reportedly ordered to end vehicle enforcement stops (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Rosebay Rhododendron adorns the new Linville Falls Connector Trail (Knox TN Today)
- Rocky Start (Knox TN Today)
- Doug McCarty + Brian Wanamaker + Haley Howard + Jennifer Holder + June Forstner ++ (Knox TN Today)
- Daily Connections: Your East Tennessee Guide | July 16 (Knox TN Today)
- Less real estate action this past week (Knox TN Today)
- ArtBeat: Arts & Entertainment Showcase (Knox TN Today)
- New Business Spotlight: Access Medical Clinic expands care across East Tennessee (Knox TN Today)
- Rotary Club of Bearden announces annual awards (Knox TN Today)
- HSTV needs kitten fosters (Knox TN Today)
- Everyday Genius: Inbox zero(ish), email tricks for real people (Knox TN Today)
- Landon’s Lego Cart + LMU combines schools + TN Sports Hall of Fame + In memoriam: Chuck Bolus + Johnny Bruce Gann + Susan Owen ++ (Knox TN Today)
- A big month at the East Tennessee History Center (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Body recovered from Pigeon River in Cocke County (WATE)
- Josephine Goss Sims, student in civil rights case that desegregated Knoxville schools, dies (WATE)
- Initiative to create thousands of rural jobs in Tennessee could get $160 million boost (WATE)
- Missing 84-year-old Alcoa woman found dead (WATE)
- 'Where I needed to be': Oak Ridge's Michael Teasley on why he chose Vols over MLB Draft (WATE)
- Oak Ridge growth continues as nuclear fuel facility expansion brings 1,100 new jobs (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Everlena Blanks - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Gibraltar ushers in a new era as British territory's border fence with Spain is removed - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Fired Incline Railway conductor’s fundraiser tops $18k as some call for its removal - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Pedestrian dies after being hit on Lee Highway - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- TSMC to invest additional $100 billion in Arizona after second-quarter profit soars 77% - CNBC (Business)
- Iran War Latest: U.S. disables ship that allegedly tried to sail to Kharg Island as feud over Strait of Hormuz escalates - CBS News (US News)
- Deadly boat capsize on San Francisco Bay: Search efforts end for 3 missing boaters - San Francisco Chronicle (US News)
- U.S. slaps 25% tariff on most Brazilian goods over 'unfair trade practices' - CNBC (US News)
- SpaceX selloff an ominous sign as lockup expiry looms - Reuters (Business)
- After six years, Trump brings his election obsession to primetime at the White House - AP News (US News)
- Europe Inc heads into strongest earnings season in years, but AI gap persists - Reuters (Business)
- Asia stocks slide as S. Korea chip stocks tumble; TSMC earnings in focus - Investing.com (Business)
- Iranian American Woman Held in Iran on Spying Charges Is Released - The New York Times (US News)
- Canadian wildfire smoke returns to NYC, Tri-State: Air quality alerts and live updates - ABC7 New York (US News)
- Trump Pressures ICE to Resume Traffic Stops After They Were Halted Over Fatal Shootings - The New York Times (US News)
- United Airlines anticipates $6 billion in added fuel costs this year - CBS News (Business)
- FBI affidavit alleges drugs found in van involved in Houston ICE shooting - CNN (US News)
- Stripe-PayPal deal could accelerate shift to blockchain-based money, Polygon exec says - The Block (Business)
- US stocks rise within 0.5% of their record, even as oil prices keep climbing - AP News (Business)
Local Media
Lost Medicaid Funding
To date, the failure to expand Medicaid/TennCare has cost the State of Tennessee ? in lost federal funding. (Source)
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