Sun
Mar 17 2013
03:05 pm
By: EricLykins
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Discussing:
- Republican midterm strategy 2026 (1 reply)
- Federal court rules Constitution doesn't guarantee clean water (2 replies)
- Trump Admin wants rid of DEI bike lanes (1 reply)
- New COVID-19 wave, vaccine available soon (2 replies)
- Mark Harmon journalism award (1 reply)
- Senior's fishing, hunting, sportsman license fees increase more than others (2 replies)
- Dolly Parton - we miss you already (1 reply)
- NW Indiana residents on 10th day without power (1 reply)
- Only Republicans moving to Florida? (1 reply)
- ballrooms, bankruptcy, and bulls-- (1 reply)
- SoKno what have you done? (2 replies)
- Vote! Thursday is election day. (4 replies)
TN Progressive
- View from the Overlook (Whitescreek Journal)
- 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)
- (Whitescreek Journal)
- My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
TN Politics
- Iran war cost tops $40B and billions more monthly, budget analysis finds (TN Lookout)
- Fewer students, too many schools: Communities confront closures and consolidations (TN Lookout)
- Trump EPA to strip greenhouse gas limits for power plants, a key Biden climate policy (TN Lookout)
- US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states (TN Lookout)
- Spoilers or contenders? Two independent candidates for TN governor try to shake up the race (TN Lookout)
- Tennessee families must earn 85%-164% more than federal poverty limit to get by, new study finds (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- The Book Whisperer asks friends to share (Knox TN Today)
- Daily Connections: Your East Tennessee Guide | Sept. 16 (Knox TN Today)
- Pellissippi student-athlete balances baseball and fatherhood (Knox TN Today)
- Mama Said: When the going gets tough, the tough get going (Knox TN Today)
- Knoxville high school sports roundup: Rivalries highlight week Knoxville (Knox TN Today)
- South-Doyle Cherokees take down Carter Hornets, 34-14, in Week 4 (Knox TN Today)
- Pellissippi State, UT Federal Credit Union sign athletics partnership (Knox TN Today)
- Bizarre Bytes: Bubble Wrap was almost wallpaper (Knox TN Today)
- Youth Scoop: Activities for all ages in Knox and area (Knox TN Today)
- Crossings (Knox TN Today)
- Knoxville: the last stand of the Great Circus Bim Bom (Knox TN Today)
- Dishing It Out: Biscuit-Topped Chicken Pot Pie (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Madisonville police officer shoots armed former DHS employee, TBI to investigate (WATE)
- Ex-Claiborne County deputy accused of soliciting murder-for-hire plot (WATE)
- Jefferson City residents face 16% hike in water, sewage costs (WATE)
- Knox County Sheriff's Office moves to expand immigration enforcement under ICE partnership (WATE)
- Family remembers 23-year-old Knoxville mother who died after medical emergency (WATE)
- Trump nominates two for key federal roles in East Tennessee (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- A sweeping college sports overhaul bill clears early hurdle in Senate vote - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- TVA, Tennessee join forces with UK to develop nuclear fusion - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Red Bank Baptist acquires Ridgeview Baptist, creating The Point Church at Brainerd - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- East Brainerd spa prostitution arrest tied to statewide investigation, authorities say - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- 3 dead after news helicopter reporting for NBC L.A. crashes while covering fatal bus collision - NBC News (US News)
- Bipartisan, big tech push for AI regulation comes as Trump claims 'hoax' - Fox News (US News)
- US House votes to end Iran war, 7 Republicans join in favour - Al Jazeera (US News)
- Billionaires Mark Zuckerberg And Jensen Huang Offer AI Slowdown Counterarguement - Forbes (Business)
- Treasury yields hitting 5% may not break markets now — but the clock is ticking - CNBC (Business)
- Fed should defy Donald Trump with rate rise, top economists say - Financial Times (Business)
- OpenAI Considers New Financing at a $1.5 Trillion Valuation - The New York Times (Business)
- Trump-aligned Kennedy Center board votes to close building - Axios (US News)
- Senate fails to advance crypto bill, dooming the effort this Congress - washingtonpost.com (Business)
- Asian markets make shaky gains ahead of Fed decision, oil slips - reuters.com (Business)
- Blumenthal says public concern over AI is reaching a turning point - Politico (US News)
- Trump's push to restrict mail ballots has failed. Other efforts to reshape the midterms are ongoing - AP News (US News)
- Kash Patel defends FBI’s new policy on bestiality at Senate hearing - NBC News (US News)
- Steve Bannon and Bernie Sanders Condemn Tech ‘Oligarchs’ and Demand A.I. Reforms - The New York Times (US News)
- Wall Street Bets on Fed Rate Hike: Here's What It Means for Bitcoin, Bonds and Trump - Decrypt (Business)
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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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Wonder what the Repubs mean when they say they're going to "recruit minorities?"
Do you suppose they're actually going to start promoting the legislation those minorities want, or are they going to start handing out free toasters or what???
They have no idea. THey
(in reply to Tamara Shepherd)
They have no idea. THey think just "reaching out," rather than "appealing to" is the way you win elections. It ain't, but it's what all the overpaid people tell each other when they can't handle the truth, and they don't want to change.
I will take a stab at the
I will take a stab at the real autopsy.
Romney went overnight from a somewhat reasonable Massachusetts Republican (who could have passed for a "Democrat" in the South, not that it mattered) to a right wing douchebag because of all the right wing douchebags running the Republican party.
And Paul Ryan. (Or maybe that's Exhibit A re. the above.)
Plus, Obama is a Rock Star. Rock stars rule pop culture media.
Republican Autopsy - meet Illegal Alien Autopsy
This says it all better than I ever could.
(link...)
The hundred-page report is
The hundred-page report is finished.
"When someone rolls their eyes at us, they are not likely to open their ears to us."
Illuminating.