Eco warriors and politics

• Grassroots Memphis food pantry reports spike in need as federal agents flood city (TN Lookout)
• Editor’s notebook: The First Amendment under threat in Tennessee (TN Lookout)
• Trump pledges additional 100% tariffs on China by Nov. 1 (TN Lookout)
• Judge weighs Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release from immigration detention (TN Lookout)
• In emergency meeting, Vanderbilt Faculty Senate votes to condemn Trump administration ‘compact’ (TN Lookout)
• ‘Substantial’ layoffs of federal workers launched by Trump administration amid shutdown (TN Lookout)
• Friday blast at Middle Tennessee explosive processor leaves 16 dead (TN Lookout)
• Alternator manufacturer announces 200-job, $52.4M expansion in Henderson Co. (TN Lookout)

Science and stuff

• Coral collapse signals Earth’s first climate tipping point (Science News Daily)
• Astronomers saw a rogue planet going through a rapid growth spurt (Science News Daily)
• Brain scans reveal where taste and smell become flavor (Science News Daily)
• Lasers made muon beams, no massive accelerator needed (Science News Daily)
• Worlds Apart Crossword (Science News Daily)
• Mic’d bats reveal midnight songbird attacks (Science News Daily)
• Toy-obsessed dogs give clues to addictive behaviors (Science News Daily)
• You’re probably eating enough protein, but maybe not the right mix (Science News Daily)
• Chemistry that works like Hermione’s magic handbag wins a 2025 chemistry Nobel (Science News Daily)
• Biased online images train AI bots to see women as younger, less experienced (Science News Daily)

• America As It Is Right Now (1 reply)
• Maybe it's time to reenergize RoaneViews...Or does anyone have a better idea? (2 replies)
• 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)

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

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