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National News

Former Trump officials are among the most vocal opponents of returning him to the White House

Donald Trump’s former Defense Secretary Mark Esper has called the former president a “threat to democracy” and says he won't vote for him in 2024.

apnews.com/article/former-trump-officials-criticize-2024-e202861911ab37cadfcf058b5b163fb9?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share

April 4, 2024

Seventy-five years ago today, on April 4, 1949, representatives from twelve countries in Europe and North America—Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States—signed the North Atlantic Treaty, creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO. This defensive security alliance has been a key institution for world stability since World War II.

open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/april-4-2024?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

State News:

Oddly enough, if this measure becomes law, Tennessee could wind up putting people to death for child rape but forcing impregnated girls to give birth to their rapists’ babies, unless their parents can sneak them out of state for an abortion.

The irony is a harsh reality in Tennessee.

Stockard on the Stump: High costs, constitutional questions hold up child rape/death penalty bill • Tennessee Lookout

Tennessee lawmakers haggle behind the scenes over private-school vouchers, as Republicans don't appear to have the votes for passage.

tennesseelookout.com/2024/04/05/stockard-on-the-stump-high-costs-constitutional-questions-hold-up-child-rape-death-penalty-bill

Local News & Arts:

Christians Can't Vote For Democrats

And other things I heard while knocking rural doors...

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Political Cartoon:

Seniors:

Notes from an Elder:

Challenges and obstacles are part of the journey. They illuminate the path to success.

You can't change anything if you can't change your thinking.

Thinking is the brain talking to itself.

Mission: Finding ways to be less wrong.

If you are positive, you will see opportunities instead of obstacles.

“It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.” ― Mark Twain

Good conversations with the right people are priceless.

Be a blessing to others, and you will be blessed.

Coalition Calendar: April

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