Bill Freeman February 10, 2025
The Week Ahead
February 9, 2025
open.substack.com/pub/joycevance/p/the-week-ahead-e49?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
Trump says he will announce 25% steel and aluminum tariffs Monday, and more import duties are coming
Trump also reaffirmed that he would announce “reciprocal tariffs” — “probably Tuesday or Wednesday” — meaning that the U.S. would impose import duties on products in cases where another country has levied duties on U.S. goods.
apnews.com/article/trump-steel-aluminum-tariffs-import-duties-74d7bfde0da59e111a45e772d199f2b2?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share
The Oligarchs Who Came to Regret Supporting Hitler
They helped him in pursuit of profit. Many ended up in concentration camps.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/hitler-oligarchs-hugenberg-nazi/681584/?gift=kv3__FYls2fxmm4Mh6G3ffN4fQpHMtmodZIw0O_oxL4&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
Phone numbers of our Federal Representatives:
Marsh Blackburn: (423) 541-2939
Bill Hagerty: (423) 752- 5337
Chuck Fleischmann: (423) 745- 46714467153373-752-5337-752-5337
State News:
The state of our society: A prophetic perspective on Tennessee and Memphis • Tennessee Lookout
The political and social realities in Tennessee, and specially in Memphis and Shelby County, are rife with inequities officials won't name.
tennesseelookout.com/2025/02/09/the-state-of-our-society-a-prophetic-perspective-on-tennessee-and-memphis
Tennessee’s own EV charging program still running as Trump hits brakes on federal grants • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee is going forward with a state-level grant program to build new electric vehicle chargers on interstates and major highways.
tennesseelookout.com/2025/02/08/tennessees-own-ev-charging-program-still-running-as-trump-hits-brakes-on-federal-grants
Seniors:
About a Hat
An excerpt of Cornelia Maude Spelman's SOLACE: A memoir.
open.substack.com/pub/oldster/p/about-a-hat?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
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