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Feb 28 2025
07:04 am
A grassroots organization is encouraging U.S. residents not to spend any money Friday as an act of “economic resistance” to protest what the group’s founder sees as the malign influence of billionaires, big corporations and both major political parties on the lives of working Americans.
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- Natural gas cost nearly double from a year ago (3 replies)
- Many in Nashville still without power (2 replies)
- Snow! Again. Maybe. (1 reply)
- President & Mrs. Obama: a wake-up call to every American (3 replies)
- Are you snow ready? (2 replies)
- Geographic Clarification (1 reply)
- Small dam in Walland to be removed (2 replies)
- Embarrassed? (1 reply)
- Feds looking for West Knox detention location? (6 replies)
- Search for Mike Johnson's Spine (2 replies)
- Trump says his 'own morality' is limit to his global power (3 replies)
- Pentagon seeks to reduce Sen. Mark Kelly's retirement rank over video urging troops to refuse illegal orders (2 replies)
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- 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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- Lee's Fried Chicken in Alcoa closed (BlountViews)
- Alcoa, Hall Rd. Corridor Study meeting, July 30, 2024 (BlountViews)
- My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
- July 4, 2024 - aka The Twilight Zone (Joe Powell)
TN Politics
- Jobs report shows a historic stall in hiring last year (TN Lookout)
- ICE to open second Tennessee immigrant detention center in Lebanon (TN Lookout)
- Department of Homeland Security enters shutdown, amid dispute over funding (TN Lookout)
- Trump administration completes rollback of Obama-era greenhouse gas regulations (TN Lookout)
- Department of Homeland Security shutdown nears, as US Senate remains stuck on funding (TN Lookout)
- Stockard on the Stump: Tennessee AG short on solutions for transfer portal (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Lady Vols rebound with win over Tigers (Knox TN Today)
- Takeaways from Powell Elementary School meeting (Knox TN Today)
- Dishing It Out: Ground Beef Orzo (Knox TN Today)
- HEADLINES: News and events from the World, the USA, Tennessee, Knox & Historic Notes (Knox TN Today)
- Hiss & Tell is back for Valentine’s Day at Zoo Knoxville (Knox TN Today)
- Regional Forensic Center: 19 deaths linked to new synthetic opioid in East Tennessee (Knox TN Today)
- Hiking with Harrington: Smoky Mountains in the snow (Knox TN Today)
- Einstein, Zoo Knoxville’s African grey parrot, passes away at 38 (Knox TN Today)
- Solar+Storage supports Episcopal Diocesan House on journey toward carbon neutrality (Knox TN Today)
- Cupid’s Sweet Treat! (Knox TN Today)
- Humane Society has unique Valentine’s celebration (Knox TN Today)
- Tale of Two Proposals (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Man who claimed to be Abraham Lincoln convicted of 2021 manslaughter in Morgan County (WATE)
- Three injured in East Knoxville house fire (WATE)
- 13-year-old leukemia survivor enjoys special weekend on Rocky Top (WATE)
- DOJ opens civil rights investigation into Lincoln Memorial University (WATE)
- Watch WATE’s 2026 Honoring Black History special (WATE)
- 'We need to tell more about our story': New Black history museum in East Tennessee (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Food Scene: A meal in the clouds at Riverdance - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- First Things First: The mental load behind the mess - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Turn signals, Chickamauga mayor’s removal, Signal Mtn. developer and more Rants - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Readers respond: Putting a trillion into perspective - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- TSA agents are working without pay at US airports due to another shutdown - AP News (US News)
- Former President Barack Obama speaks out on ICE shootings in Minnesota: "This is not the America we believe in" - CBS News (US News)
- Who pays for Newsom's travel? Hint: It's not always taxpayers - Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles Times (US News)
- U.S. military reports a series of airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria - NBC News (US News)
- Trump officials condemned Don Lemon. He’s bigger than ever after arrest. - The Washington Post (US News)
- ECB makes euro backstop global to bolster currency's role - CNBC (Business)
- No arrests after investigators search second home in Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case, sheriff says - Los Angeles Times (US News)
- Presidents' Day sales 2026: The best tech deals to shop this weekend from Apple, Sony, Anker and others - Engadget (Business)
- Meta Adding Facial Recognition to Its Smart Glasses That Identifies People in Real Time, Hoping the Public Is Too Distracted by Political Turmoil to Care - Futurism (Business)
- Zelenskiy says US too often asks Ukraine, not Russia, for concessions - Reuters (US News)
- Security News This Week: Ring Kills Flock Safety Deal After Super Bowl Ad Uproar - WIRED (Business)
- Trump’s repeal of landmark Obama-era climate rule: four key takeaways - The Guardian (US News)
- OpenAI and Anthropic spark coding revolution as developers abandoned traditional programming - Fortune (Business)
- Stock Market News, Feb. 13, 2026: Indexes Close the Week With Losses; Inflation Slows - The Wall Street Journal (Business)
- FDA refuses to consider Moderna flu shot in move experts claim is part of ‘anti-vaccine agenda’ - The Guardian (Business)
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