Tue
May 12 2026
02:04 pm
By: bizgrrl
Everything has gotten through the looking glass. It's all so shocking and sad.
Whatta ya gonna do?
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Discussing:
- 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)
- Georgia issues burn ban, first time in state history (2 replies)
- State of TN proposes exempting voucher students from standardized testing (1 reply)
- UAE asks for financial assistance? (1 reply)
- Are our deployed military going hungry? (1 reply)
- Tennessee passes bill to restrict college students' protests (1 reply)
- Inflation up, gas up, food up, consumer sentiment lowest ever (1 reply)
- Some AI uses are "outside the bounds of safe/reliable technology" (2 replies)
- A Letter to the U.S. Congress (1 reply)
- President: we can't take care of daycare, Medicare, Medicaid (1 reply)
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- 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
- Cost of Iran war rises to $29B as US gas prices spike (TN Lookout)
- ‘Are they going to roll over?’: Gerrymandering fights reach state high courts (TN Lookout)
- Tennessee’s new 9th District draws Republican race (TN Lookout)
- ACLU sues to block redrawn Tennessee congressional map that breaks up Memphis (TN Lookout)
- How the Strait of Hormuz affects the price of filling your gas tank (TN Lookout)
- Some immigrants face indefinite detention, likely leading to Supreme Court case (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Meet the story tellers (Knox TN Today)
- Libby by Overdrive: Book Whisperer’s choice (Knox TN Today)
- Youth Scoop: Activities for all ages in Knox & area (Knox TN Today)
- Young Reader’s Shelf: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (Knox TN Today)
- College pays tribute to outstanding alumni, student support (Knox TN Today)
- Mama said: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” (Knox TN Today)
- Lincoln Ruth, Gibbs Baseball claim Region 2-3A Championship with 6-4 win over Anderson County (Knox TN Today)
- When every child has a screen: rethinking 1:1 technology (Knox TN Today)
- High School post season play in full swing: Oak Ridge making another run (Knox TN Today)
- 5/13 HEADLINES: News and events from the World, the USA, Tennessee, Knox & Historic Notes (Knox TN Today)
- William Underwood: Captain of Light Horsemen (Knox TN Today)
- The Clinton 12: a look back on 70 years (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Anderson County Planning Commissions urges data center rules to protect water, electricity (WATE)
- $17-million TCAT campus opens in Oneida, offering new education programs (WATE)
- Knoxville moves to fight invasive plants like kudzu in city parks (WATE)
- Knoxville City Council advances ban on indoor smoking at bars (WATE)
- Tennessee House Democrats say they've been removed from committees (WATE)
- Funding at risk for East Tennessee 911 centers after Governor Lee vetoes 911 surcharge increase (WATE)
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State News
- No. 24 Vols complete undefeated run through midweek games - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- East Side Elementary schoolyard becomes public park - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Chattanooga amphitheater will bring music festivals back, developer says - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Free Press Opinion: New law will help speed infrastructure projects for cities like Chattanooga - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- South Carolina Republicans block plan to eliminate Clyburn’s House seat - The Washington Post (US News)
- Some Japanese snack packages are turning black-and-white as Iran war depletes ink supply - AP News (Business)
- Linguistic workaround allows Marco Rubio, sanctioned by Beijing, to travel to China for the first time - The Guardian (US News)
- Nvidia CEO Joins Trump’s China Trip as Last-Minute Addition - Bloomberg.com (Business)
- Inflation Accelerates After Weeks of War in Iran - The New York Times (Business)
- Sons of Kouri Richins, author convicted of murdering husband, say they'd feel unsafe if she wasn't in prison - CBS News (US News)
- Amid war, Trump says he doesn’t ‘think about Americans’ financial situation’ - The Washington Post (US News)
- Elon Musk Had ‘Hair-Raising’ Idea of Passing OpenAI On to His Kids, Sam Altman Says - WIRED (Business)
- Kash Patel denies excessive drinking allegations as ‘total farce’ in Senate hearing - The Guardian (US News)
- Asia markets mixed as investors watch Trump-Xi meeting and Iran tensions - CNBC (Business)
- House GOP eyes summer push for another party-line bill - Politico (US News)
- Sam Altman defends OpenAI in courtroom showdown with Elon Musk - The Guardian (Business)
- Trump doesn't need Congress to restart Iran strikes: Hegseth - CNBC (US News)
- US indicts two foreign operators, individual in 2024 collapse of Baltimore Key Bridge - Reuters (US News)
- Crypto bill ethics talks wobble as senators eye Trump engagement - Politico (Business)
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