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February 02, 2024

National News

Watch: Punxsutawney Phil does not see his shadow on Groundhog Day 2024

Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow, meaning an early spring is on the way according to his Groundhog Day prognostication.

www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/watch-groundhog-day-2024-celebration-punxsutawney-phil

Here's why conspiracy theories about Taylor Swift and the Super Bowl are spreading

Swift's popularity is being twisted into a threat by a contingent of far-right, Donald Trump-supporting conservatives. "Is Swift a front for a covert political agenda?" asked a Fox News host.

www.npr.org/2024/02/01/1228373511/heres-why-conspiracy-theories-about-taylor-swift-and-the-super-bowl-are-spreadin

February 1, 2024

One of the biggest stories of 2023 is that the U.S. economy grew faster than any other economy in the Group of 7 nations, made up of democratic countries with the world’s largest advanced economies. By a lot. The International Monetary Fund yesterday reported that the U.S. gross domestic product—the way countries estimate their productivity—grew by 2.5%, significantly higher than the GDP of the next country on the list: Japan, at 1.9%.

open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/february-1-2024?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

State News:

King cotton: Tennessee continues to expand its growth – Tennessee Lookout

King cotton: Tennessee's third-largest agricultural export is cotton and the state ranks first in the nation in production.

tennesseelookout.com/2024/02/02/king-cotton-tennessee-continues-to-expand-its-growth

Local News & Arts:

Auditions: Biloxi Blues — Athens Area Council for the Arts

Eugene Jerome is a young army recruit during WW II, going through basic training and learning about Life and Love with a capital 'L' along with some harsher lessons, while stationed at boot camp in Biloxi, Mississippi in 1943. See this play in our Sue E. Trotter Black Box Theater at The Arts Center

www.athensartscouncil.org/upcomingevents/auditions-biloxi-blues-2024

Political Cartoon:

Seniors:

GOP Tries to Keep Abortion Rights Off the Ballot & The Divorce Rate for Couples Over 65 Has Tripled!

65,000 Pregnant Rape Victims Can't Get Abortions in Their State, Iowa Wants to Force Children to Sing National Anthem Daily, Lea Salonga Sings “Someone to Watch Over Me"

open.substack.com/pub/kareem/p/gop-tries-to-keep-abortion-rights?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

Coalition Calendar: Feb.

Bill Freeman is Southern Progressive Newsletter

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