Southern Progressives

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Bill Freeman
December 10, 2025

National News:

Inside the Pentagon’s Scramble to Deal With Boat Strike Survivors

Officials initially weighed sending survivors of U.S. attacks on boats suspected of drug smuggling to a notorious prison in El Salvador, to keep them away from American courts.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/us/politics/pentagon-boat-strike-survivors.html?unlocked_article_code=1.7k8.i0-E._PnPK-DhD3FN&smid=url-share

Trump's speech on combating inflation turns to grievances about immigrants from 'filthy' countries

At a nighttime event in Pennsylvania, President Donald Trump tried to emphasize his focus on combating inflation, although the issue couldn't quite command his full attention.

apnews.com/article/trump-affordability-pennsylvania-speech-6a7884b814f448ab6b17b9d924a356ba?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share

Trump Says That You Are the Problem

Everything is perfect. Why aren’t you grateful?

open.substack.com/pub/paulkrugman/p/trump-says-that-you-are-the-problem?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

State News:

Davidson County General Sessions Judges condemn Andy Ogles' rhetoric - Nashville Banner

Security measures have been increased at the Davidson County Justice A.A. Birch Courthouse after Facebook posts by Rep. Andy Ogles sparked concerns.

nashvillebanner.com/2025/12/09/andy-ogles-nashville-judges-political-violence

Report: after abortion ban, Tennesseans increasingly rely on telehealth to terminate pregnancies • Tennessee Lookout

Tennesseans obtained abortions during the first half of 2025 through telehealth visits with healthcare providers in other states.

tennesseelookout.com/briefs/report-after-abortion-ban-tennesseans-increasingly-rely-on-telehealth-to-terminate-pregnancies

Local News:

Weather - Etowah - 14-Day Forecast & Rain

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www.ventusky.com/35.323;-84.525

Political Cartoon:

Seniors:

December 9, 2025

When G.

open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/december-9-2025?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

When G. Elliott Morris of Strength in Numbers asked ChatGPT to fact-check an article for him yesterday, the chatbot couldn’t get its head around modern America. It told him there were “multiple factual impossibilities” in his article, including his statements that “[t]he current Secretary of Defense is a former talk show host for Fox News,” “[t]he Deputy Director of the FBI used to guest-host Sean Hannity’s show,” and “Jeanine Pirro is the U.S. District Attorney for DC.”

“Since none of these statements are true,” it told Morris, “they undermine credibility unless signposted as hyperbole, fiction, or satire.”

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