Bill Freeman July 16, 2025
Senate votes to move ahead with Trump's request for $9 billion in spending cuts
Senate overcame concerns from some lawmakers about what the rescissions could mean for impoverished people around the globe and for local public radio and television stations in their home states.
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With Epstein conspiracy theories, Trump faces a crisis of his own making
President Donald Trump’s strategy has been to downplay the uproar over the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case as his supporters demand the Justice Department release much-hyped records in the investigation.
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The Supreme Court Won’t Explain Itself
In their decision allowing the Trump administration to dismantle the Department of Education, the justices didn’t offer one word of reasoning.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/07/scotus-education-department/683536/?gift=kv3__FYls2fxmm4Mh6G3fVQ8ChE1x8c4TtQlqbpjty4&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
Trump’s Ultimatum for America’s Largest Public-Energy Provider
Earlier this week, the White House told the board of the Tennessee Valley Authority to fire the CEO, or be fired.
www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2025/07/trump-tennessee-valley-authority/683540/?gift=kv3__FYls2fxmm4Mh6G3fQA7ts7yNABV5chNUlcPJPA&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
The Forgotten Tribe of the Hiwassee
sites.rootsweb.com/~tnmcmin2/jguyyuchi.htm
History for Lunch: The History of Caney Creek Village
Join us for a presentation by author Debbie Moore. This book contains photographs and information about the development and demise of Caney Creek Village that wa
www.livingheritagemuseum.org/2025/08/14/277720/history-for-lunch-the-history-of-caney-creek-village
Do It For the Love
Michael Franti and Me
open.substack.com/pub/oldster/p/do-it-for-the-love?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
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