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March 29, 2024

National News

Biden campaign opens 10 field offices as part of big investment in North Carolina

The Biden campaign has named North Carolina as one of its key battleground investments for the 2024 election, and the president has already visited the state twice this year.

www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2024/03/28/biden-campaign-opening-10-field-offices-in-north-carolina?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Trump Media Is the New Bed Bath & Beyond

Donald Trump gets into the meme-stock business.

www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/03/trump-gets-meme-stock-business/677895/?utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

High Time to Push Back

On Tuesday, Donald Trump was hit with a gag order, NBC leadership backed down and fired Ronna McDaniel, and Arizona's Kari Lake refused to defend herself in a defamation lawsuit

open.substack.com/pub/america/p/high-time-to-push-back?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

State News:

Editor's notebook: Same old Vanderbilt • Tennessee Lookout

Vanderbilt University Chancellor Daniel Diermeyer's decision to have a reporter arrested amid student protests is a disgrace.

tennesseelookout.com/2024/03/28/editors-notebook-same-old-vanderbilt

House Approves Social Media Age Verification Bill

Tennessee House Bill 1891 has been approved with a significant majority of 88 votes in favor and only 2 opposed. The bill is now slated for consideration in the state senate. If it successfully passes through the legislative process and is signed into law by the Governor, it will mandate social media companies to authenticate the ages of users under 18 to ensure parental consent for their presence on these platforms. The proposed legislation, dubbed the "Protecting Children from Social Media Act," has garnered support from some legislators who argue that it should have been enacted much earlier. Advocates of age verification contend that it would mitigate children's potential exposure to inappropriate content and empower parents to manage their children's online accounts more effectively.

Local News & Arts:

Ambispection: Donald Keefe — Athens Area Council for the Arts

This exhibit explores the double-minded quality of one who is reserving judgement and commitment for when, if ever, enough knowledge is gained to silence all doubt. See Ambispection in the Peggy Dow Center at The Arts Center in Athens (McMinn County) in the heart of East Tennessee.

www.athensartscouncil.org/upcomingevents/ambispection-donald-keefe-2024

Political Cartoon:

Seniors:

The Billionaire Who Wants to De-Woke Disney & Why Gen Z Doesn't Want to Go to College

Sadly, Bullies Do Prosper Later in Life, A Simple Gesture of Kindness, "Dune: Part Two" Looks Better Than it Tastes, Al Green Sings

open.substack.com/pub/kareem/p/the-billionaire-who-wants-to-de-woke?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

Coalition Calendar:March

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