Wed
Jun 17 2026
05:23 pm
By: Mark Harmon
Well, I hope everybody had a Happy Watergate Day. It's been 54 years since the break-in, a calendar event we all should recognize. The plumber's parade was a bit disappointing this year, but Republicans on Capitol Hill and President Trump in Europe kept up the Watergate Day spirit by making many "inoperative statements."
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Discussing:
- Alcoa Hwy construction to extend to 2030 (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)
- 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)
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)
- (Whitescreek Journal)
- My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
- July 4, 2024 - aka The Twilight Zone (Joe Powell)
TN Politics
- Congressman urges Gov. Bill Lee to revoke directive to report immigration status of sick kids (TN Lookout)
- Lawmakers demand info on Trump use of national park fees to pay for D.C. repairs (TN Lookout)
- John Cole’s Tennessee: Try THAT in a small town. (TN Lookout)
- Tennessee soybean farmers get morale boost from better prices, but future remains ‘daunting’ (TN Lookout)
- Tennessee pharmacies sell potent Ivermectin, led by anti-vaccine doctor who’s taken ‘bucketloads’ (TN Lookout)
- Republicans in US Senate left in dark by Trump on Iran deal, but want details and a vote (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Belmont Blooms (Knox TN Today)
- A Special Place and “A Hawksbill Dream” (Knox TN Today)
- ArtBeat: Spotlight on the local arts events and entertainment (Knox TN Today)
- KC Register of Deeds warns of mailing scam (Knox TN Today)
- New Business Spotlight on Nordstrom Rack in Turkey Creek (Knox TN Today)
- Everyday Genius: Smart ways to repurpose old furniture (Knox TN Today)
- Wallace Property Management Team attended NARPM Southern States Conference (Knox TN Today)
- Weekend Scene from Concerts on the Square to Knoxville Brewfest (Knox TN Today)
- 6/17 HEADLINES: News and events from Knox, World, USA, Tennessee & Historic Notes (Knox TN Today)
- Fort Sanders, rewound (Knox TN Today)
- The Book Whisperer suggests special novels for June (Knox TN Today)
- The Johnsons (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- ‘Getting louder’: Winfield residents frustrated by Bitcoin mine's persistent noise (WATE)
- Juneteenth celebrations across Knoxville honor history, community and freedom (WATE)
- From suppositories to suckers: Pharmacy students learn how compounded medicine is made (WATE)
- Denied rezoning request in East Knox County sparks conversation about future development (WATE)
- 'A jungle' Knoxville man wants overgrown lot cleaned up (WATE)
- Man sentenced after Greeneville police pursuit ends with crash, drugs thrown from car (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Immigrant org, La Paz Chattanooga, tries to bridge immigration perspective at local club - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Lookout Mountain planners who support Rock City gondola explain why - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Teen charged in connection with disappearance of Collegedale man - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Daughter of Chattanooga woman who joined ISIS rescued, awaits fate outside a Syrian detention camp - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- US and Iran sign initial deal to end war, ease sanctions and open strait as nuclear talks continue - AP News (US News)
- Shelter-in-place order lifted after Boyle Heights commercial building fire - NBC Los Angeles (US News)
- Capital Factory CEO Joshua Baer killed in plane crash near Laredo, Texas - KEYE (US News)
- Trump-endorsed pastor suspends Oklahoma House campaign after texting scandal - The Washington Post (US News)
- Live updates: Tornado Warnings issued as dangerous severe weather outbreak slams the Midwest - FOX Weather (US News)
- Trump Feuds With Thune and G.O.P., Stoking Election-Year Rift - The New York Times (US News)
- Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement - Federal Reserve (.gov) (Business)
- The Korean Telecom Giant at the Center of Anthropic’s Mythos Controversy - WIRED (Business)
- Sleep Number files bankruptcy, plans $415M sale - USA Today (Business)
- Trump administration to buy back another energy company's offshore wind leases for 4 more projects - AP News (Business)
- Georgia Republican leaders nix redistricting plans amid pushback - AJC.com (US News)
- Apple to raise prices due to memory chip shortage, CEO Cook tells WSJ - Reuters (Business)
- Oil prices fluctuate as Trump's Iran deal could fully reopen Strait of Hormuz - Fox Business (Business)
- Trump’s Justice Department urges court to throw out pollution lawsuit against Elon Musk’s company - CNN (Business)
- CarMax shares fall after used car retailer reports earnings beats, CEO details turnaround plan - CNBC (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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