Southern Progressives

Moving to the left one post at a time

Bill Freeman
February 13, 2025

National News:

February 12, 2025

Yesterday afternoon, in a bizarre performance, President Donald Trump hosted reporters in the Oval Office, the formal working space of the President of the United States.

open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/february-12-2025?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

A Big Fire Hose

Just to give you some idea of how vast the diameter of the firehose that Trump is spewing stuff through is right now, I decided to go back through social media to give you a sense of all of the legal issues I was tracking on Tuesday.

open.substack.com/pub/joycevance/p/a-big-fire-hose?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

Crossing a line

Borders between one kind of life and another

open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p/crossing-a-line?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

State News:

Lawsuit: Tennessee DCS took kids after traffic stop without a valid court order • Tennessee Lookout

Alawsuit filed by a Georgia mom alleges Tennessee Department of Children’s Services and Coffee County officials illegally took her kids.

tennesseelookout.com/2025/02/13/tennessee-department-of-childrens-services-took-kids-after-traffic-stop-with-a-valid-court-order

Local News & Arts:

Ain't Misbehavin' — Athens Area Council for the Arts

This musical revue celebrates the distinct music of Harlem, specifically that of Fats Waller, and its influence on American music in a cabaret-style tour-de-force performance by five actors. McMinn County East Tennessee Foothills Smokey Mountains Arts council Athens Arts Center Athens TN Tennessee

www.athensartscouncil.org/upcomingevents/aint-misbehavin-2025