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Bill Freeman
February 19, 2025

National News:

Some Wrongs Can’t Be Righted: Nominating Ed Martin to be U.S. Attorney in D.C.

Trump has nominated the interim U.S.

open.substack.com/pub/joycevance/p/some-wrongs-cant-be-righted-nominating?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

Showing Up & Walking Out

Two Ways to Make your Point

open.substack.com/pub/contrarian/p/showing-up-and-walking-out?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

Donald Trump’s Incompetency and the Immigration Shell Game

Opinion | Trump’s first term displayed nothing but immigration enforcement incompetence.

www.democracydocket.com/opinion/donald-trumps-incompetency-and-the-immigration-shell-game

State News:

ICE detains three without criminal records in Nashville - Nashville Banner

Immigration attorneys face challenges in advising clients due to quotas issued by the Trump administration for the detainees by ICE field offices.

nashvillebanner.com/2025/02/18/ice-detains-immigrants-nashville

Local News & Arts:

Beginning Acrylic Painting — Athens Area Council for the Arts

In this 6‐week class, students will be introduced to the basics of Acrylic painting with new lessons each week in techniques to develop a set of skills. Those skills will lead to students creating their own unique acrylic paintings. McMinn County East Tennessee Foothills Smokey Mountains Arts counc

www.athensartscouncil.org/upcomingevents/beginning-acrylic-with-chris-mar-2025

Political Cartoon:

Seniors:

Ask a Sober Oldster #20: Sharon Silke

"There was this voice that used to accompany me everywhere. I’d glance at myself in the mirror and the voice would start to tell me what a loser and fuck-up I was. It was there all of the time. "

open.substack.com/pub/oldster/p/ask-a-sober-oldster-20-sharon-silke?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

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