Wed
Aug 8 2012
06:30 pm
By: Greg Mackay
Putin and a boy.

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Discussing:
- SoKno what have you done? (1 reply)
- Vote! Thursday is election day. (4 replies)
- The Odyssey (3 replies)
- AI backlash - Justin Pearson (1 reply)
- U.S. Commerce Dept. Going Socialist? (2 replies)
- Publix Greenwise Organic Berry Recall (4 replies)
- Clayton partners Townsend properties with national company (1 reply)
- Open AI escapes, hacks competitor (2 replies)
- What's going on with Chattanooga? (3 replies)
- Oil company benefits from Middle East war? (2 replies)
- Senate Homeland Security Meeting - Harassment of Anthony Fauci (1 reply)
- Tennessee paying $637 million over 5 years for voucher software program (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
- Tennessee governor refuses clemency for death row inmate; execution set Thursday (TN Lookout)
- States, cities try to keep ICE out of schools (TN Lookout)
- Federal contract documents show ICE 24-hour call center planned for Adams, Tennessee (TN Lookout)
- Tennessee death row inmate seeks U.S. Supreme Court review (TN Lookout)
- Trump urges shift in childhood vaccine recommendations, calls for splitting up MMR vaccine (TN Lookout)
- In rural communities, fears amplified by ‘AI slop’ and social media hamper solar boom (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- A three-ring circus (Knox TN Today)
- Your hamburger host from coast to coast – Jiffy Drive-In (Knox TN Today)
- Shortcut White Chicken Enchiladas (Knox TN Today)
- Leadership changes ahead for Knox County, Town of Farragut ++ (Knox TN Today)
- Daily Connections: Your East Tennessee Guide | August 11 (Knox TN Today)
- Bizarre Bytes: Why do we wear wedding rings on the fourth finger? (Knox TN Today)
- Above & Beyond: Knoxville man’s act of courage (Knox TN Today)
- T-Mobile brings Friday Night 5G Lights tailgate to Jefferson City (Knox TN Today)
- When the storm passes, who pays for the damage? (Knox TN Today)
- 8 ways to reduce college loan debt (Knox TN Today)
- Jim Dingus brings steady guidance and a sense of humor to Wallace North (Knox TN Today)
- Vols’ Wendell Moe in a class by himself (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Bones found in Union County sent for DNA testing (WATE)
- Lawyers cite PTSD, medical risks in bid to stop Christa Pike execution (WATE)
- Could Christa Pike be executed by hanging? What Tennessee law allows (WATE)
- Farmer raises concerns over proposed Knox County zoning changes (WATE)
- Japanese company moving U.S. headquarters to Oak Ridge, creating 51 new jobs (WATE)
- Sheriff must testify soon in KCSO corruption case due to poor health, judge says (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- State probing Hamilton County Jail’s first inmate death of 2026 - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Free Press Opinion: Consider all options before shifting Orchard Knob students to Howard campus - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Video: Chattanooga man's mission to digitize region's musical history - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- What to Eat Next: Thank you and goodbye from food writer Lyric Lewin - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- Wisconsin's Democratic showdown between Francesca Hong and David Crowley and more races to watch today - CBS News (US News)
- A judge expands a block on U.S. Postal Service work on Trump's mail-in voting order - npr.org (US News)
- In South Carolina, Sen. Darline Graham advances to a GOP special primary runoff for U.S. Senate - npr.org (US News)
- Jury in Luigi Mangione’s state trial will be anonymous, judge rules - NBC News (US News)
- Wall Street ends down as US-Iran peace optimism fades - Reuters (Business)
- 🔴WATCH LIVE: Connecticut primary night live results and analysis - WFSB (US News)
- Trump Media has struggled to grow. Now it's selling $100,000 contracts for access to Truth Social. - CBS News (Business)
- Why Jensen Huang’s $500 billion AI financing plan faces a big risk from China - CNBC (Business)
- CoreWeave narrows Q2 losses, stock climbs 8% - Yahoo Finance (Business)
- GM reaches up to $4.5 billion parts deal designed to avoid supply chain troubles - CNBC (Business)
- Ocasio-Cortez Opened Up About Freezing Her Eggs. She Got Women Talking. - The New York Times (US News)
- Supermicro Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results - Supermicro (Business)
- Trump warns new Hochul, Mamdani pied-à-terre tax could accelerate NYC wealth exodus - Fox Business (US News)
- Former OpenAI executive Kevin Weil has sought a valuation of at least $750 million for his new AI science startup - Business Insider (Business)
- University of Michigan to switch to pass/fail grades for first-semester students - The Guardian (US News)
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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Man of the people, he is.
Man of the people, he is.
The young boy is still
The young boy is still grinning big time.