Thu
Apr 13 2023
02:17 pm
By: WhitesCreek
“We look like tin-pot dictators in this state and it pisses me off as a citizen of this state,” Carter said, alluding to the Republican expulsion of a pair of Democratic state representatives last week. “I’m angry and I’m embarrassed, and I’m humiliated.”
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Eco warriors and politics
- GOP senators walk out of vote on subpoenas in U.S. Supreme Court ethics inquiry (TN Lookout)
- Gun violence as a public health crisis explored by U.S. Senate Democrats (TN Lookout)
- Tennessee AG leads multi-state fight against federal protections for LGBTQ foster youth (TN Lookout)
- John Cole’s Tennessee: The camel’s nose (TN Lookout)
- The $27.1 million clash between education reform and public school advocates (TN Lookout)
- SITE Act would save Tennesseans healthcare costs (TN Lookout)
- Gov pushes private school vouchers for all students statewide (TN Lookout)
- House Education chairman eyes fourth-grade “retention” law (TN Lookout)
Science and stuff
- These nesting penguins nod off over 10,000 times a day, for seconds at a time (Science News Daily)
- Here are 10 early-career scientists you should know about in 2023 (Science News Daily)
- Before ancient Egyptians, nature sculpted sphinxes. Here’s how (Science News Daily)
- This bird hasn’t been seen in 38 years. Its song may help track it down (Science News Daily)
- Capturing methane from the air would slow global warming. Can it be done? (Science News Daily)
- One mountain in Brazil is home to a surprising number of these parasitic wasps (Science News Daily)
- Some picky Australian mosquitoes may target frog nostrils for blood (Science News Daily)
- Reindeer herders and scientists collaborate to understand Arctic warming (Science News Daily)
- A rare, extremely energetic cosmic ray has mysterious origins (Science News Daily)
- These bats are the only mammals known to mate more like birds (Science News Daily)
Discussing
- 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)
- TN GOP Congressman Stands with George Santos in Refusing to File Legally Required Fedral Financial Disclosure DocumentsFederal (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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