Eco warriors and politics

• John Cole’s Tennessee: Faking the oath of office (TN Lookout)
• Tennessee governor urges creation of central immigration enforcement bureau (TN Lookout)
• Flurry of legal challenges immediately mounted to Trump birthright citizenship order (TN Lookout)
• Major GOP-led immigration measure passed by U.S. Senate, heads to House (TN Lookout)
• U.S. Senate Republicans have little to say about Trump pardons of 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants (TN Lookout)
• The sham continues: MLK Day, the Trump agenda, and the war against justice (TN Lookout)
• TennCare’s maternal death rates are 3x those of private insurance (TN Lookout)
• Report: Tennessee, Southeast lag nation in energy efficiency ahead of growing energy demand (TN Lookout)

Science and stuff

• Galactic chaos at cosmic noon may have stunted Milky Way planet formation (Science News Daily)
• A mysteriously large pterosaur finally has an identity (Science News Daily)
• Unearthed ice may be the Arctic’s oldest buried glacier remnant (Science News Daily)
• In chimpanzees, peeing is contagious (Science News Daily)
• Cigarettes with less nicotine may help some smokers quit (Science News Daily)
• Survivors of the LA fires will face a complex blend of mental health challenges (Science News Daily)
• What nuclear weapons experts will watch for under Trump  (Science News Daily)
• Hula-hooping robots reveal the physics behind keeping rings aloft (Science News Daily)
• Early human ancestors didn’t regularly eat meat (Science News Daily)
• Megadroughts are on the rise worldwide (Science News Daily)

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• 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)

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

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