Eco warriors and politics

• ‘Literally heartbreaking as a librarian’ 150 titles pulled from Rutherford County school libraries (TN Lookout)
• Trump’s Defense secretary nominee has close ties to Idaho Christian nationalists (TN Lookout)
• Top two Tennessee House Democrats retain caucus leadership (TN Lookout)
• Expecting challenges, blue states vow to create ‘firewall’ of abortion protections (TN Lookout)
• Community coalition issues demands for BlueOval City benefits, calls on Ford to negotiate (TN Lookout)
• Stockard on the Stump: Buy your hemp sticks before they clean the shelves (TN Lookout)
• Lawmaker accuses private-prison operator of celebrating potential boost in inmate population (TN Lookout)
• Federal agencies illegally okayed river dredging to restore railroad lost in Helene flooding (TN Lookout)

Science and stuff

• From electric cars to wildfires, how Trump may affect climate actions (Science News Daily)
• Dengue is classified as an urban disease. Mosquitoes don’t care (Science News Daily)
• Refurbished heart pacemakers work like new (Science News Daily)
• Ancient Central Americans built a massive fish-trapping system (Science News Daily)
• Satellite space junk might wreak havoc on the stratosphere (Science News Daily)
• Scientists identify a long-sought by-product of some drinking water treatments (Science News Daily)
• For adult chimps, playing may be more important than previously thought (Science News Daily)
• This is the first close-up image of a star beyond our galaxy (Science News Daily)
• Mars’ potato-shaped moons could be the remains of a shredded asteroid (Science News Daily)
• Here’s why turning to AI to train future AIs may be a bad idea (Science News Daily)

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• Our Very Own George Santos, TN GOP Congressman Ogles is Pretty Much Insane (1 reply)
• Destroying Jim Jordan, All Without Mentioning Jordan's Support For Sexual Abusing Athletes (1 reply)
• Want to See Who Owns Your State Senators and Reps? (1 reply)
• 9-11 Strangest Uninvestigated Fact (2 replies)
• It's Gettin' Real, Now...Gloria Johnson Made Wonkette! (1 reply)
• Does Rep Fritts Want School Shooters to Have Access to AR 15s? (2 replies)
• How many Trees Died Trying Save Us From Global Warming? (1 reply)
• Feel Good Friday,,,From our "If Only" Dept. (1 reply)
• Tennessee Education Worsens Under Bill Lee and GOP (1 reply)
• The Most Important Thing You Will Read Today! (1 reply)
• Friday Toons (1 reply)

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