Thu
Apr 9 2015
04:40 pm
We are represented by idiots, and yes both our state Reps voted for this. The national media is picking up on this. Could our elected officials PLEASE stop making this state a laughing stock? It drives up the cost of the concessions the governor has to give giant corporations to bring jobs here.
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Eco warriors and politics
- Marjorie Taylor Greene to force vote next week on ousting U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (TN Lookout)
- John Cole’s Tennessee: Invasion! (TN Lookout)
- Environmental groups sue federal agency over Middle Tennessee pipeline approval (TN Lookout)
- Biden administration to greatly ease marijuana regulations (TN Lookout)
- Trump fined $9,000 for violating gag order in NY hush-money trial (TN Lookout)
- For $10 million a year, Tennessee Valley deserves better than TVA CEO Jeff Lyash (TN Lookout)
- Former Tennessee Rep. Scotty Campbell challenges dismissal of public records case (TN Lookout)
- End-of-session burnout enables East Bank bill passage (TN Lookout)
Science and stuff
- Scientists developed a sheet of gold that’s just one atom thick (Science News Daily)
- 50 years ago, margarine’s ‘healthy’ reputation began to melt away (Science News Daily)
- Scientists are getting closer to understanding the sun’s ‘campfire’ flares (Science News Daily)
- A new approach to fighting wildfires combines local knowledge and AI (Science News Daily)
- A ruinous hailstorm in Spain may have been supercharged by warming seas (Science News Daily)
- Ximena Velez-Liendo is saving Andean bears with honey (Science News Daily)
- Three reasons why the ocean’s record-breaking hot streak is devastating (Science News Daily)
- These Stone Age humans were more gatherer than hunter (Science News Daily)
- ‘Flavorama’ guides readers through the complex landscape of flavor (Science News Daily)
- Rain Bosworth studies how deaf children experience the world (Science News Daily)
Discussing
- The Constitution Won, Trump Lost in Colorado...Now What? (1 reply)
- Our Very Own George Santos, TN GOP Congressman Ogles is Pretty Much Insane (1 reply)
- Destroying Jim Jordan, All Without Mentioning Jordan's Support For Sexual Abusing Athletes (1 reply)
- Want to See Who Owns Your State Senators and Reps? (1 reply)
- 9-11 Strangest Uninvestigated Fact (2 replies)
- It's Gettin' Real, Now...Gloria Johnson Made Wonkette! (1 reply)
- Does Rep Fritts Want School Shooters to Have Access to AR 15s? (2 replies)
- How many Trees Died Trying Save Us From Global Warming? (1 reply)
- Feel Good Friday,,,From our "If Only" Dept. (1 reply)
- Tennessee Education Worsens Under Bill Lee and GOP (1 reply)
- The Most Important Thing You Will Read Today! (1 reply)
- Friday Toons (1 reply)
Lost Medicaid Funding
To date, the failure to expand Medicaid / TennCare has cost the State of Tennessee ? in lost federal funding.
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