Sat
Jan 17 2026
06:05 am
By: bizgrrl

We may be past being embarrassed. We're now in shock?
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Discussing:
- 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)
- U.S. will look to tap Venezuelan oil reserves, Trump says (2 replies)
TN Progressive
- 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)
- (Whitescreek Journal)
- 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
- Tennessee governor seeks broad Homeland Security power with confidential actions (TN Lookout)
- Tennessee row crop farmers face changing global market after two years in the red (TN Lookout)
- Legal immigration resolution a preview of acrimonious debates ahead in Tennessee legislature (TN Lookout)
- Trump shuts out Democratic governors from traditional White House gatherings (TN Lookout)
- This Ballad hospital, flooded by Hurricane Helene, will be rebuilt for $44M in a flood plain (TN Lookout)
- No decision yet on FEMA assistance for individuals after Tennessee storm (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- William Coker: Legacies in Tuckahoe (Knox TN Today)
- Heated Rivalry: Old Hickory and Nolichucky Jack (Knox TN Today)
- A tribute to Diane Jordan (Knox TN Today)
- 2-1-1 Day + Sam Dzobo + Sunshine Industries ++ (Knox TN Today)
- Free community Valentine’s Pancake Breakfast (Knox TN Today)
- A1 Sauce: Fit for a king (Knox TN Today)
- Maryville College Concert Choir announces 2026 tour, ‘What Dreams May Come’ (Knox TN Today)
- HEADLINES: News and events from the World, the USA, Tennessee, Knox & Historic Notes (Knox TN Today)
- Hillcrest Healthcare celebrates site leadership (Knox TN Today)
- Knoxville’s child singing sensation: Jeanne Ellison Butcher (Knox TN Today)
- Three love stories for Valentine’s Day (Knox TN Today)
- A creative night for a beautiful cause (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- 'Never going to be the same': Impacts of EF2 tornado still felt in Morgan County 1 year on (WATE)
- LIST: THP sets February dates for sobriety checkpoints in East Tennessee (WATE)
- Teen charged with DUI after Sevierville Police officer injured in pursuit (WATE)
- First-of-its-kind bat habitat built into I-40 bridge as Helene repairs continue (WATE)
- Driver charged after car crashes into Clinton home (WATE)
- Honor Guard units receive $50k+ donated during 2025 Operation Honor Guard (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- No decision yet on federal assistance for individuals after Tennessee storm - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Winter storms can be deadly – here’s how to stay safe before, during and after one hits - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Team USA - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Former NFL player arrested on murder charges in Ooltewah - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- S&P 500 closes lower as AI fears weigh on financial stocks; Dow hits another record: Live updates - CNBC (Business)
- Minnesota gubernatorial candidate suspends his campaign after his daughter is found fatally stabbed - NBC News (US News)
- Pride flag removed from Stonewall monument - Axios (US News)
- FBI releases first surveillance images of masked person on Nancy Guthrie’s porch - AP News (US News)
- Deception and Dependency: Inside the Latest Epstein Files - The New York Times (US News)
- ICE and Homeland Security officials testify before Congress - BBC (US News)
- Trump wants lower mortgage rates. His Fed pick may push the other way. - The Washington Post (Business)
- Goldman’s Solomon Says Software Selloff Has Been ‘Too Broad’ - Bloomberg.com (Business)
- US Retail Sales Unexpectedly Stalled to Close Holiday Season - Bloomberg.com (Business)
- Warner Bros. Discovery Says Its Board Will Review Paramount’s Upgraded Hostile Takeover Offer - Variety (Business)
- Lutnick confirms Jeffrey Epstein lunch as scrutiny intensifies - Politico (US News)
- How this French building behemoth wants to solve the U.S. housing dilemma - CNBC (Business)
- Judge expresses frustration with FBI seizure of Fulton County ballots - AJC.com (US News)
- Democrats reject latest White House offer on ICE reforms with Homeland Security funding hanging in the balance - cbsnews.com (US News)
- Wegovy maker sues rival over 'knock-off' weight-loss drugs - BBC (Business)
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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True
The cognitive dissonance is astounding. This is not the country I was told was the best.