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September 16, 2024

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National News

Snapshot: The Post-Debate Glow, By the Numbers

What the data tells us following Kamala Harris' brilliant takedown of Donald Trump Tuesday night

open.substack.com/pub/america/p/snapshot-the-post-debate-glow-by?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=emai

September 14, 2024

Five years ago, on September 15, 2019, after about a six-week hiatus during the summer, I wrote a Facebook post that started:

open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/september-14-2024?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

The Legacy of Hate

Today, it has been 61 years since a white supremacist’s bomb went off at 10:22 a.m.

open.substack.com/pub/joycevance/p/the-legacy-of-hate?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

Laura Loomer Is the Symptom, Not the Disease

If you’re worried about Trump being surrounded by conspiracy theorists right now . . . it’s a little late!

open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/laura-loomer-is-the-symptom-not-the?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

The Week Ahead

September 15, 2024

open.substack.com/pub/joycevance/p/the-week-ahead-785?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

This Climate of Violence

Yesterday's gunshots should remind us that we need responsible leadership, not inflammatory rhetoric that can provoke the most troubled among us

open.substack.com/pub/america/p/this-climate-of-violence-ef2?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

State News:

East Tennessee Republican weighs voter rights restoration bill • Tennessee Lookout

Tennessee Rep. Bud Hulsey, a Bristol Republican, says he will bring legislation aimed at easing the voting rights restoration process.

tennesseelookout.com/2024/09/16/east-tennessee-republican-weighs-voter-rights-restoration-bill

Local News & Arts:

Heritage School: East Tennessee Prehistoric Cave Art

Jan Simek, Distinguished Professor Emeritus and President Emeritus at the University of Tennessee, will present the story of Native American cave art and rock art in Tennessee and the Southeast.

www.enterpriseetowah.com/connections/36070-mcminn-living-heritage-museum/events/2024/9/21/210362/heritage-school-east-tennessee-prehistoric-cave-art

Political Cartoon:

Seniors:

Despite her Admitted Vanity, “Madame Novary” Yearns for Old Age

“Aging is a privilege, people say, but I couldn’t fully absorb it until I was faced with the prospect of … not aging.”

open.substack.com/pub/oldster/p/despite-her-admitted-vanity-madame?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

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