Bill Freeman July 22, 2025
Trump's Labor Department proposes more than 60 rule changes in a push to deregulate workplaces
The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 “obsolete” workplace regulations adopted under previous presidential administrations.
apnews.com/article/labor-department-deregulation-worker-safety-wages-223309692fecb3721ef377154e7689ed?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share
Death Rattle of a Cult
This is the death rattle of a cultRed hats turn, fists clenched in revolt...
open.substack.com/pub/thomhartmann/p/death-rattle-of-a-cult?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
When Your Power Meter Becomes a Tool of Mass Surveillance
Sacramento’s power company and law enforcement agencies have been running an illegal mass surveillance scheme for years, using our power meters as home-mounted spies. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is seeking to end Sacramento’s dragnet surveillance of energy customers and have asked for a court order to stop this practice for good.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/when-your-power-meter-becomes-tool-mass-surveillance
Federal judge blocks Tennessee law making it crime to aid minors seeking out-of-state abortions • Tennessee Lookout
A Tennessee law that bars adults from giving information to minors about legal, out-of-state abortions violates the First Amendment and cannot be enforced, a federal judge ruled Friday. Senior United States Circuit Judge Julia Gibbons called the 2024 law “impermissible viewpoint discrimination,” writing that it criminalizes only one side of the speech about abortion. The […]
tennesseelookout.com/briefs/federal-judge-blocks-tennessee-law-making-it-crime-to-aid-minors-seeking-out-of-state-abortions
Tennessee test scores are out. Here’s how students performed on critical reading tests.
Though a majority of third graders did not hit a critical reading benchmark, the 2025 scores show a slight improvement over last year’s results.
www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2025/07/09/tcap-reading-scores-released-statewide-third-grade-retention-law
History for Lunch: The History of Caney Creek Village
Join us for a presentation by author Debbie Moore. This book contains photographs and information about the development and demise of Caney Creek Village that wa
www.livingheritagemuseum.org/2025/08/14/277720/history-for-lunch-the-history-of-caney-creek-village
Trump Wants to Revoke Citizenship of Rosie O'Donnell & New Research into Being Able to Talk to Our Pets
July 22, 2025 *There is no audio in today's Substack due to technical difficulties
kareem.substack.com/p/trump-wants-to-revoke-citizenship?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
The Swarm
Where progressives like you take a stand
www.growtheswarm.com/?utm_source=bills-newsletter-4bb565.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=southern-progressives
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