Southern Progressives

A major bridge in Baltimore collapsed after being struck by a cargo ship early Tuesday, sending vehicles plunging into the water and setting off an emergency response.

At stake is the ease of access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year — mifepristone.

There’s a new trial date in Manhattan—April 15 for the start of jury selection—and this one looks pretty firm. I say “pretty firm” because prosecutors know that for reluctant defendants (and I’ve never seen one more reluctant than Trump), there are all kinds of last-minute stunts to attempt. But Judge Juan Merchan seems to have taken the measure of the man. He was unpersuaded in court today, sometimes merely rejecting Trump’s bogus arguments, but at other times, seemingly angry that Trump’s lawyer Todd Blanche, an alum of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, tried to insinuate that the situation was something it was not. More on that in a moment. But after today, even though we can expect Trump to try the predictable last-ditch efforts of the desperate, like firing his lawyer or sudden illness, we can also expect the Judge to be prepared.

A bill by Rep. Monty Fritts, a Morristown, Tennessee Republican, is related to “chemtrails,” a conspiracy theory about jet plane vapor.

Join us for a no-pressure table read of a Collection of One-Act Plays by Tennessee Williams, led by Jan Burleson. No experience necessary. You can read a part, or just listen and hang out in the Visual Arts Wing at The Arts Center in Athens (McMinn County) in the heart of East Tennessee.

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