Tue
Sep 8 2009
05:41 pm
By: Dwight Van de Vate
Really just not sure what to say about this.
I expect our host would say either "Now, then." Or he might stick with the understated classic "Heh."
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Discussing:
- Inflation up, gas up, food up, consumer sentiment lowest ever (1 reply)
- Some AI uses are "outside the bounds of safe/reliable technology" (2 replies)
- A Letter to the U.S. Congress (1 reply)
- President: we can't take care of daycare, Medicare, Medicaid (1 reply)
- U.S. House Democratic Leadership says to Stop the Madness (1 reply)
- Am I missing something? (1 reply)
- Lady Vols Basketball down to one player? (1 reply)
- Kerbela Shriners Site Development Proposal Meetings Announced (6 replies)
- Is Blount Memorial Hospital in trouble again? (5 replies)
- Gas prices on the rise (3 replies)
- Thank you, Rockford Mayor Koella Re property reappraisal (1 reply)
- US oil reserve low, but still considering selling (2 replies)
TN Progressive
- PRISMA/Blount Memorial Hospital laying off 85 employees (BlountViews)
- Alcoa working to bring Costco to town (BlountViews)
- Alcoa Safe Streets Plan Survey (BlountViews)
- WATCH THIS SPACE. (Left Wing Cracker)
- Report on Blount County, TN, No Kings event (BlountViews)
- 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
- Just 2% of immigration arrests by Memphis Safe Task Force were for violent crime, records show (TN Lookout)
- John Cole’s Tennessee: Yass, girl! (TN Lookout)
- Nashville tourism zone bill moves through Tennessee Legislature (TN Lookout)
- Bills requiring Tennessee sheriffs to cooperate with ICE advance (TN Lookout)
- Tennessee House fails to protect national treasure in Big South Fork National River (TN Lookout)
- Immigration enforcement to be funded for 3 years under US Senate GOP plan (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Ten years on: A look back at how the Knoxville Sessions finally found an audience (Knox TN Today)
- The Book Whisperer has seven on Spring reading list (Knox TN Today)
- Farragut students explore careers with 865 Academies (Knox TN Today)
- The Pellissippi Strong Luncheon is April 21 (Knox TN Today)
- Former Lady Vol Shelley Collier retires from coaching basketball (Knox TN Today)
- What Mama said…“If you can’t say something nice” (Knox TN Today)
- Young Reader’s Shelf: Top sports books from Bryant, Finch, Tebow, & Wambach (Knox TN Today)
- Don’t mIss GSA Summer Camps (Knox TN Today)
- 4/15 HEADLINES: News and events from the World, the USA, Tennessee, Knox & Historic Notes (Knox TN Today)
- Grace Christian Academy earns Gold Superior ratings (Knox TN Today)
- Youth Scoop: Weekly highlights for all ages (Knox TN Today)
- Dr. James Cozby: He stunned the courtroom (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Ex-LaFollette police officer charged with misconduct, coercing witness (WATE)
- 2026 Spring Rod Run returning to Pigeon Forge (WATE)
- Dolly Parton Children's Hospital staff raise awareness of sleep safety for babies (WATE)
- Temporary four-way stop in Knoxville ahead of new roundabout (WATE)
- Gas station drugs: Lawyer discusses potential ban of kratom, retail nitrous oxide ban (WATE)
- 'Make history more fun' Farragut Museum's scavenger hunts bring local history to life (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Video: Chattanooga Lookouts opening day at Erlanger Park - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Robinson continues his climb on Vols’ defensive front - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Wamp: Hamilton County planning to incorporate incubator into downtown tech education center - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Early voting in Hamilton County primaries begins - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite close at fresh records as traders look past Iran war fears: Live updates - CNBC (Business)
- Trump threatens to fire Powell, won’t halt probe of Fed renovations - The Washington Post (Business)
- Trump says Iran talks could resume in days as U.S. military blocks Iranian ports - NPR (US News)
- US Senate Republicans block latest bid to rein in Trump Iran war powers - Reuters (US News)
- Oklahoma principal shot while tackling ex-student armed with handguns - The Guardian (US News)
- Inside the sudden downfall of Eric Swalwell - CNN (US News)
- Husband of missing American woman in the Bahamas leaves country, lawyer says - NBC News (US News)
- The digital trail of the 20-year-old accused of targeting OpenAI CEO Sam Altman - Business Insider (Business)
- Allbirds, once a buzzy shoe startup, pivots to AI - NBC News (Business)
- Snap to cut 1,000 jobs after activist pressure, bets on AI efficiency - Reuters (Business)
- Tesla Tapes Out AI5 Self-Driving Chip - Yahoo Finance (Business)
- Trump Just Posted An AI Image Of Himself With Jesus - Forbes (US News)
- Starbucks adds a ChatGPT twist to the coffee run (SBUX:NASDAQ) - Seeking Alpha (Business)
- Commercial Ships Transit Strait of Hormuz as U.S. Blockades Iran’s Ports - WSJ (US News)
- Airline mega-merger story is all about Trump - Axios (Business)
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To date, the failure to expand Medicaid/TennCare has cost the State of Tennessee ? in lost federal funding. (Source)
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Dwight, the innovative technology proposed for dealing with the asteroid threat is interesting, but even more eye-opening is learning that a publication called the "Homeland Security News Wire" is out there. Who knew? (Well, obviously you did.)
Larry Van Guilder