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

• Fish beware: Bottlenosed dolphins may be able to pick up your heartbeat (Science News Daily)
• 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)

• 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)

To date, the failure to expand Medicaid / TennCare has cost the State of Tennessee ? in lost federal funding.

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