Sat
Jun 7 2025
10:12 am
By: Mark Harmon
The battle of Trump v. Musk is a bit like Godzilla v. Mothra. Cheer for Tokyo, and hope the monsters take it out on each other.
It also can be compared to Alien v. (Sexual) Predator, but who is which?
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Discussing:
- Confusion at the Alcoa South Plant (1 reply)
- Tennessee: great for business, not so great place to live (1 reply)
- Marsha & China (4 replies)
- AI bubble burst? (2 replies)
- Tennessee paying $637 million over 5 years for voucher software program (2 replies)
- UT paying $2 million to fired professor? (2 replies)
- A bear in Alcoa (1 reply)
- Here are some good Presidents (1 reply)
- Alcoa Hwy construction to extend to 2030 (3 replies)
- Happy 250th, pfft (2 replies)
- Smith & Wesson noise problem (3 replies)
- Are Chat bots a waste of time? (1 reply)
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)
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- My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
- July 4, 2024 - aka The Twilight Zone (Joe Powell)
TN Politics
- Taco Bell removing lettuce nationwide linked to cyclosporiasis in 5 states (TN Lookout)
- Tennessee District 5 candidates vie for constituents spread across the state’s extremes (TN Lookout)
- Stockard on the Stump: It’s not debatable, Blackburn shifting for money (TN Lookout)
- Rose primarily self-funding as Blackburn leads governors candidates in donations made by Tennesseans (TN Lookout)
- House Dem Leader Jeffries hammers Trump, asks for teachers union help in midterms (TN Lookout)
- Trump cites potential hack of US elections in speech slammed for stoking voter fears (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Baseball beckons as summer slides away (Knox TN Today)
- Daily Connections: Your East Tennessee Guide | July 17-19 (Knox TN Today)
- Coming Monday: Faith Along the Way (Knox TN Today)
- Jennifer Aniston Inspired Salad (Knox TN Today)
- Karns builds a stage + New launch on Beaver Creek + Farmer Finn + Jason Maxedon ++ (Knox TN Today)
- Tiny faces, bright futures: Red Panda cubs reach another milestone (Knox TN Today)
- Hiking with Harrington: Summer blooms along Little River Trail (Knox TN Today)
- Food City offers exclusive deal for Paula Deen’s Lumberjack Feud (Knox TN Today)
- Close to Home, Far from Ordinary: Knox the Fox shares recent trip with friends (Knox TN Today)
- Climate technology innovations continue (Knox TN Today)
- Weekend Scene: Newsies Jr. to Grooves in the Garden (Knox TN Today)
- Rosebay Rhododendron adorns the new Linville Falls Connector Trail (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Knoxville Weather: Daily storm chances continue (WATE)
- Knoxville Weather: Daily thunderstorm chances through weekend (WATE)
- Blount County moves to buy Alcoa South Plant amid contamination concerns (WATE)
- Fatal crash on Maynardville Pike under investigation by THP (WATE)
- Knoxville teen undergoes gene therapy for sickle cell disease, giving family new hope (WATE)
- Blount County school board member resigns, setting up special election (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Vols likely to get pegged in the middle of SEC pack again at media days - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Mocs counting on year of experience to help defensive line - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- ‘We hope people change their mindset about animals.’ Notable quotes from a week of Chattanooga area news - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Construction - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- U.S. strikes Iran after 2 service members killed, 1 missing in attack on Jordan base - The Washington Post (US News)
- Tate brothers arrested in Miami as UK adds rape, trafficking charges - Al Jazeera (US News)
- NYC weather: Storms start to exit but downpour risks remain; air quality to improve | Live updates - ABC7 New York (US News)
- Explosive diarrhea outbreak: Lettuce tests positive for cyclospora, FDA says - NewsNation (Business)
- Troy Jackson jumps out to big lead in race to replace Graham Platner in Maine - Politico (US News)
- The Justice Department Is Pulling Back on Prosecuting Corporate Crime - WSJ (Business)
- 'Dr. Doom' Nouriel Roubini says we're headed for universal basic income or 'some form of socialism' as AI revolutionizes work—He calls that optimistic - Fortune (Business)
- ICE officer connected to fatal Maine shooting suffered 2021 head injury, which he said had left him with ‘cognitive deficits’ - CNN (US News)
- Rep. Ralph Norman launches campaign to replace Lindsey Graham in Senate race - NBC News (US News)
- Mike Lindell Not Registered to Vote in Minnesota, Where He is Running for Governor - The New York Times (US News)
- Where Wildfire Smoke Remains—And What To Do About It - Forbes (US News)
- Trump Media pitched $100,000 monthly fee for fastest feed of U.S. president's posts, sources say - CNBC (Business)
- Indeed chief economist: Aging Baby Boomers are America’s real labor problem, not AI - Yahoo Finance (Business)
- SpaceX targets next week for another Starship launch attempt as shares slide on abort - Reuters (Business)
- Pillsbury recalls 2 bread products over potential glass contamination - WANE 15 (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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