Southern Progressives

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Bill Freeman
April 01, 2026

National News:

Trump to address nation after saying U.S. may leave war within weeks

President Trump is set to address the nation on the Iran war at 9 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday night, with White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt saying he would be providing "an important update," without providing further details.

NPR

The Oil Crisis is About to Get Physical

From market speculation to crude reality

open.substack.com/pub/paulkrugman/p/the-oil-crisis-is-about-to-get-physical?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

Cuba Is Next, By The Way

90 Miles Away

Tim Barnicle

Midweek Update #4: Trump Would Love To Leave: Iran Might Not Let Him

1000 bombs versus 1: Which Is Strategically More Effective?; Victory Conditions, We Don't Need No Stinking Victory Conditions; What Are The Gulf States And Saudi Arabia Thinking?

Phillips P. OBrien

$4 Gasoline is Less Than Half the Story

The biggest losers from the Iran War are buyers of diesel, jet fuel, chemicals and fertilizer

Paul Krugman

State News:

PFAS contamination sparks ongoing concerns in Dalton: Candidates Harris, Fuller weigh in

Community members, experts, and political candidates gathered in Dalton Monday night to discuss growing concerns over PFAS contamination, a long-standing issue

WTVC • Sarah Hower

Amendments add student immigration status to school voucher bill - Nashville Banner

Tennessee Republicans seek to link student immigration status to public school funding through amendments to a school voucher bill.

Nashville Banner • Sarah Grace Taylor

Dark money group running $500k in TV ads to oppose TN pharmacy benefit manager regulation bill • Tennessee Lookout

A dark money group bought nearly $500 in television adss opposing bill to regulate pharmacy benefit managers, saying it's "anti-Trump."

Tennessee Lookout • Adam Friedman, Sam Stockard

Local News:

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The Tennessee Highway Safety Office and Tennessee Highway Patrol is partnering with the Tennessee Department of Transportation and local agencies today, Wednesday, April 1, for “Operation Hands Free,” a statewide effort to enforce Tennessee’s Hands-Free Law during Distracted Driving Awareness Month. The campaign will include press events and enforcement efforts across the state, including in Knoxville. Officials remind drivers that it is illegal to hold a phone while driving, with violations resulting in fines and points added on a driving record.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint on Saturday, May 2 at 1:00 pm. It will be located on Hwy 11 at County Road 50. The scheduled checkpoint is contingent upon manpower and weather conditions.

Political Cartoon:

Seniors:

Supreme Court holds that Colorado's conversion therapy ban "censors" talk therapists

Justice Gorsuch wrote for the 8-1 court that the law is presumptively unconstitutional as to talk therapy. Justice Jackson dissented, writing that the “fallout could be catastrophic.“

Chris Geidner

My Take:

Fantasy Diplomacy:

The only negotiations with Iran are happening in Trump's head.

Rachel "The Doc" Bitecofer 📈🔭

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