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Bill Freeman
January 30, 2025

National News:

How to Push Back

There is a reason Trump is afraid of the federal bureaucracy, the career civil servants he wants to replace.

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

Jim Acosta to Exit CNN Amid Programming Shake-Up

The anchor currently hosts the 10 a.m. hour, which will soon be led by Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown.

www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/jim-acosta-out-cnn-programming-shakeup-1236120289/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter

January 29, 2025

In a conversation with Greg Sargent of the New Republic published today, writer Amanda Marcotte called out an important moment in White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s first press conference yesterday.

open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/january-29-2025?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

State News:

Local News & Arts:

The MCHSA is taking a field trip for our February meeting! We are meeting at the Van Dyke Mansion. We will meet at the home at 2:00 PM. We encourage you to carpool if possible to save space for parking. The home is located behind Genesis Baptist Church (111 Elizabeth Street  Athens, TN) and the driveway is on Elizabeth Street. Drive up the hill towards the home and park by filling in on each side. Remember, this is a private residence. 

Political Cartoon:

Seniors:

The Problem with Nostalgia

Michael Musto argues that wearing rose-colored glasses always leads to an unfair distortion — looking back on the best of the past while comparing it to the worst of the present.

open.substack.com/pub/oldster/p/the-problem-with-nostalgia?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

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