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December 17, 2023

It seems that former president Donald Trump is aligning his supporters with a global far-right movement to destroy democracy. On Saturday, in Durham, New Hampshire, Trump echoed Nazi leader Adolf Hitler’s attacks on immigrants, saying they are “poisoning the blood of our country”—although two of his three wives were immigrants—and quoted Russian president Vladimir Putin’s attacks on American democracy. Trump went on to praise North Korean autocratic leader Kim Jong Un and align himself with Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán, the darling of the American right wing, who has destroyed Hungary’s democracy and replaced it with a dictatorship.

open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/december-17-2023?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

Behind the Scenes at the Dismantling of Roe v. Wade

This is the inside story of how the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion — shooting down compromise and testing the boundaries of how the law is decided.

www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/us/supreme-court-dobbs-roe-abortion.html?unlocked_article_code=1.GU0.R_Vb._v6vG2NV77DQ&smid=url-share

Fun With Criminal Procedure, A Bit About Liz Cheney's Book (and more) - Teri Kanefield

First, some business. I appeared this week on the Politics Girl Podcast, which you can see here or, if you prefer to read a (rough) transcript, it’s here. Also, my website got a beauty makeover. I now have a separate landing page and other fancy stuff. (My technical support staff—my husband—has been busy.) And now … Fun With Criminal Procedure, A Bit About Liz Cheney’s Book (and more) Read More »

terikanefield.com/fun-with-criminal-procedure-and-more

Jury Orders Giuliani to Pay $148 Million to Election Workers He Defamed

Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, wrongfully accused by Rudolph W. Giuliani of having tried to steal votes from Donald J. Trump in Georgia, were awarded the damages by a federal court in Washington.

www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/us/politics/rudy-giuliani-defamation-trial-damages.html?unlocked_article_code=1.GU0.J77k.7Z4nlGsQf0WR&smid=url-share

State News:

Stockard on the Stump: Lee Administration takes turn toward silence – Tennessee Lookout

Members of Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's cabinet show disdain for the media and don't mind trying to physically intimidate reporters.

tennesseelookout.com/2023/12/15/stockard-on-the-stump-lee-administration-takes-turn-toward-silence

State will continue to contract with private company in spite of bad audit – Tennessee Lookout

Tennessee Correction Commissioner Frank Strada said on Wednesday the state will to contract with private prison company CoreCivic.

tennesseelookout.com/2023/12/14/state-will-continue-to-contract-with-private-company-in-spite-of-bad-audit

Local News:

The Etowah Historical Commission (EHC) has received notification that it will receive a Capital Maintenance and Improvement Grant in the amount of $37,562. from the state of Tennessee. Administered by the Tennessee State Museum, the grant will be used to upgrade the Etowah Depot Hallway Gallery and adjoining support rooms. The Tennessee General Assembly made available $5 million in funding from the 2023-2024 Appropriations Act, “for the sole purpose of providing grants to museums with a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or affiliated with a governmental entity for capital maintenance and improvements.”

The Arts:

Seniors:

"As the year ends, I want to remind you that life gives you what you need. Lessons and triumphs; hard times, the best of times, and the most mundane of days. So go with the flow. Go with life. Look for the opportunities and the beauty in the small things. Take your time, go slow, and enjoy the moment. Learn from the challenges. Look back with heartfelt gratitude, and go forward with excitement and anticipation. Good things are coming, many challenges are behind you. But most importantly, fall in love with this moment. An ending and a new beginning. A moment in between."

 ― Lisa Buscomb,Lessons & Reminders

Coalition Calendar: Dec.

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