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13 Keys Tracker

www.13keystracker.com

Welcome to 13 Keys Tracker! This is a free interactive tool for predicting the winner of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, based on Professor Allan Lichtman's famous 13 Keys to the White House.
Using his key system, he correctly predicted the outcome of every presidential election since 1984! The keys are a checklist of True/False statements that pertain to the circumstances surrounding a presidential election.
You can see where the keys currently stand based on Lichtman's most recent public comments in the key descriptions. You can also make your own prediction by coloring the boxes to assign True/False labels to the keys.

Snapshot: Lead J6 Insurrectionist Returns to Capitol Hill

A miserable display of kowtowing

open.substack.com/pub/america/p/snapshot-lead-j6-insurrectionist?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

CEOs at Trump meeting: Ex-president ‘meandering’ and ‘doesn't know what he's talking about’

Trump offered scant details on how he would reduce taxes and cut back on business regulations, according to two people in the room.

www.cnbc.com/2024/06/14/ceos-at-trump-meeting-not-impressed.html

Biden Team Set to Raise Record $28 Million at Hollywood Fund-Raiser

President Biden plans to fly from a gathering of world leaders in Italy to Los Angeles to appear along with Barack Obama, George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jimmy Kimmel and others.

www.nytimes.com/2024/06/15/us/politics/biden-los-angeles-fundraiser-hollywood.html?unlocked_article_code=1.z00.EPPv.JrTyh2UyMek7&smid=url-share

State News:

More than 10,000 Tennesseans travelled out of state for abortions last year, new study finds • Tennessee Lookout

More than 10,000 Tennesseans crossed state lines to obtain an abortion last year, according to estimates from the Guttmacher Institute.

tennesseelookout.com/briefs/more-than-10000-tennesseans-travelled-out-of-state-for-abortions-last-year-new-study-finds

While the state works to close lengthy backlog in food aid program, enrollment dropped by 122k • Tennessee Lookout

Staff shortages and computer glitches have turned Tennessee’s SNAP program, administered by the Department of Human of Services, into chaos.

tennesseelookout.com/2024/06/17/while-the-state-works-to-close-lengthy-backlog-in-food-aid-program-enrollment-dropped-by-122k

Local News & Arts:

Friendly City Festivals announces the second concert in the 2024 Sounds of Summer series will feature local bluegrass favorite Just Us on Friday, June 21st. The concert will be held at Market Pavilion at 106 South Jackson Street in downtown Athens,Tennessee starting at 7:00 p.m.

Concert goers are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs, blankets, family and friends for a toe tapping night of entertainment. Food trucks for the evening will be Kona Ice, The Traveling Lunchbox and Chick-fil-A. Just Us Bluegrass is based out of East Tennessee and started playing together in September of 2006. They have many years of on stage experience and have played many venues around Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky and Alabama.

They perform many styles of music including contemporary, traditional and gospel with that added bluegrass flare. The band prides itself on giving concert goers strong vocals, tight harmonies and solid picking. Band members are Stacy Wilson on guitar, Blake Wilson playing banjo, Teresa Wilson on bass and Brent Womac on guitar.

(Note: Temp is expected to be 93 high that day)

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Seniors:

Ask a Sober Oldster: First-Year Highlight Reel

Happy first birthday to our "Sober Oldster" collaboration with The Small Bow newsletter! 🎂 Here, tidbits from the first dozen interviews in this popular monthly series.

oldster.substack.com/p/ask-a-sober-oldster-first-year-highlight

Coalition Calendar: (click on the calendar to get to web page for June.)

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