Thu
May 2 2024
11:28 pm
By: michael kaplan
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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
- When teens drive less, they don’t register to vote. Here’s how civic groups are adapting. (TN Lookout)
- Stockard on the Stump: Don’t bet your life savings on a gubernatorial debate (TN Lookout)
- Trump couldn’t send troops to the polls without approval of Congress under Dem bill (TN Lookout)
- More Americans are hungry in the face of federal cuts, rising grocery prices (TN Lookout)
- 60-day clock starts for negotiations with Iran over strait, nuclear future (TN Lookout)
- Feds seek dismissal of xAI lawsuit in Memphis and Mississippi (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Play catch with Lady Vols softball players (Knox TN Today)
- Norris Lake at Oak Grove + Beaver Creek + West Hills picnic (Knox TN Today)
- Dishing It Out: Million Dollar Spaghetti (Knox TN Today)
- Close to Home, Far from Ordinary: East Tennessee ghost stories and local legends (Knox TN Today)
- William Carder, Powell, crowned Tennessee’s Best Bagger (Knox TN Today)
- Bisky is a special resident at Zoo Knoxville (Knox TN Today)
- Dining Duo gives statistics plus two favorite pizza eats (Knox TN Today)
- Hiking with Harrington: Rich Mt. Road (Knox TN Today)
- Plant flowers like wildlife depends on it. They do! (Knox TN Today)
- 6/19 HEADLINES: News and events from Knox, World, USA, Tennessee & Historic Notes (Knox TN Today)
- Unmasking bright futures for pets at Mask-Fur-Ade 2026 (Knox TN Today)
- Belmont Blooms (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- SoKno Pride helps connect LGBTQ-owned businesses with new customers (WATE)
- Knoxville Weather: Pleasant night ahead of a hot and humid Father's Day (WATE)
- One person dead after shooting in Grainger County: Sheriff (WATE)
- Knox County deputy injured during ‘On Patrol: Live’ files $2.5M lawsuit against suspect (WATE)
- Knoxville celebrates US World Cup win at raucous downtown watch party (WATE)
- 'Better than before' Sevierville attraction continues recovery months after large fire (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Southside Chattanooga creperie Adelle’s closing after 10 years - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Collegedale police say teen confessed involvement in homicide. Landfill search called off - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Chicken plant neighbors lament job losses, but they won’t mourn the smell - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Memorandum of Understanding - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- F.A.A. Investigates Near Miss Between Planes at Boston’s Logan Airport - The New York Times (Business)
- Trump claims vandals damaged D.C. Reflecting Pool, and says it will be drained again - NPR (US News)
- Northern Israelis fear Trump’s Lebanon ceasefire will trap them in 'a living hell' - The Jerusalem Post (US News)
- With Roku, Fox just won the streaming wars for the right - Salon.com (Business)
- The national debt's 20-year deadline and baby boomers' spending problem - Fortune (Business)
- 'Running off the cliff': An explosion of household debt has put the US economy in a tough spot - Business Insider (Business)
- While the World Scrambles for Oil, China Sits on Full Tanks - The New York Times (Business)
- World Cup Visitors in Miami Encounter Beaches Thick With Smelly Seaweed - The New York Times (US News)
- Trump’s Iran deal is a disaster, even if the Strait of Hormuz magically reopens - Yahoo (US News)
- Italy's Meloni unloads on Trump as fracture grows over G7 incident - Axios (US News)
- Newsom declares State of Emergency for Boyle Heights warehouse fire - KTLA (US News)
- Trump tells Axios he no longer views Anthropic as national security threat - Reuters (Business)
- President Donald J. Trump to join Freedom 250 for the Grand Opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library - KFYR-TV (US News)
- SpaceX Stock's Biggest Test Isn't Its Post-IPO Drop. It's Coming in Late July. - Yahoo Finance (Business)
- Obama Presidential Center follows widely-mocked 'stolen land' acknowledgment with Native American dance show - Fox News (US News)
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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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Why are the protesters
Why are the protesters wearing masks? Not really a question.
surveillance
(in reply to bizgrrl)
camera drones fly around the camps documenting participants.
Masks
(in reply to bizgrrl)
I follow several epidemiologists and have heard them all say that this masking is a good development. What am I missing about this mask issue?
I agree with the
(in reply to fischbobber)
I agree with the epidemiologists. Do you think health issues is why the protesters are wearing masks ?
The masks have become part of
(in reply to bizgrrl)
The masks have become part of the protest 'uniform,' partly for health reasons when there are large crowds, partly in response to surveillance, and partly because gas has been used by counter-protesters. During the anti-Iraq war protests at West Town, police and army helicopters routinely flew over the crowd, photographing the protesters as a tool of intimidation. Big brother is watching y'all, right?
I also remember that, during the Vietnam war, protesters were handed masks as a precaution against police using gas.
BTW, local progressive citizens are welcome to join these peaceful and friendly protests. Tonight, young Jewish anti-war protesters held a sabbath service, wearing "Not in Our Name" shirts.
Thanks. Some of that is what
(in reply to michael kaplan)
Thanks.
Some of that is what I thought, other I didn't realize. I'm not sure it is believable that they wear masks for health reasons when masks are not worn anywhere else, but, heh, who knows.
Michael, please be careful out there. Don't want to see you on TV getting dragged away like we have seen happen to a few other responsible protesters.
Thanks for expounding.
(in reply to bizgrrl)
One of the problems with focusing on single issues is that issues can overlap. These days it's hard to keep up with everything. Good luck and may peace come to the Middle East.