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The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
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BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Trump loyalist-turned critic, says she is resigning from Congress in January.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, former Trump loyalist, says she is resigning from Congress
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, a once-loyal supporter of President Donald Trump who has become a critic, says she is resigning from Congress in January.
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 1:27 AM
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Trump loyalist-turned critic, says she is resigning from Congress in January.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene announces she is resigning from Congress
"I will be resigning from office with my last day being January 5, 2026”
"I will be resigning from office with my last day being January 5, 2026”
November 22, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene announces she is resigning from Congress
"I will be resigning from office with my last day being January 5, 2026”
"I will be resigning from office with my last day being January 5, 2026”
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It will cost Tennesseans 10.5% more this year to purchase ingredients for the typical Thanksgiving dinner, according to surveys and data collected by a team at the University of Tennessee.
Thanksgiving dinner cost up 10.5% in Tennessee, UT researchers find | Chattanooga Times Free Press
It will cost Tennesseans 10.5% more this year to purchase ingredients for the typical Thanksgiving dinner, according to surveys and data collected by a team at the University of Tennessee.
www.timesfreepress.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
It will cost Tennesseans 10.5% more this year to purchase ingredients for the typical Thanksgiving dinner, according to surveys and data collected by a team at the University of Tennessee.
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"The Epstein files is an easy yes to release from me," Fleischmann said in an interview with Mix 104.1 on Tuesday morning ahead of the House vote. "It will pass with ease. The president says to vote for it."
Rep. Fleischmann says vote to release Epstein files is an ‘easy yes’ after new Trump directive | Chattanooga Times Free Press
U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Ooltewah, said the vote to release the Epstein files is an "easy yes" after President Donald Trump dropped his opposition and directed House Republicans to vote yes on a Tuesday vote that would require the U.S. Justice Department to release files related to the investigation of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"The Epstein files is an easy yes to release from me," Fleischmann said in an interview with Mix 104.1 on Tuesday morning ahead of the House vote. "It will pass with ease. The president says to vote for it."
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Justice Brett Kavanaugh: “If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U.S. citizen...they promptly let the individual go."
The reality: Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
A must read from the very talented @nicolefoy.bsky.social:
The reality: Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
A must read from the very talented @nicolefoy.bsky.social:
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Justice Brett Kavanaugh: “If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U.S. citizen...they promptly let the individual go."
The reality: Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
A must read from the very talented @nicolefoy.bsky.social:
The reality: Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
A must read from the very talented @nicolefoy.bsky.social:
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A year after negotiations with the United Auto Workers began, Volkswagen has delivered a final offer the company said would bring the top base wage for Chattanooga employees to $39 per hour in 2029, among other benefits.
VW’s final offer to UAW would bring top base wage in Chattanooga to $39 in 2029 | Chattanooga Times Free Press
A year after negotiations with the United Auto Workers began, Volkswagen has delivered a final offer the company said would bring the top base wage for Chattanooga employees to $39 per hour in 2029, add profit sharing and provide workers with industry leading paid time off, among other benefits.
www.timesfreepress.com
September 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
A year after negotiations with the United Auto Workers began, Volkswagen has delivered a final offer the company said would bring the top base wage for Chattanooga employees to $39 per hour in 2029, among other benefits.
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it’s early but it seems like maybe this is relevant again (wrote it last week fml)
September 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
it’s early but it seems like maybe this is relevant again (wrote it last week fml)
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Acting on orders from President Donald Trump, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is dispatching National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., this week to join the president’s law enforcement takeover in the nation’s capital.
Tennessee National Guard to join D.C. police order • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is dispatching National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., this week to join the president’s law enforcement takeover.
tennesseelookout.com
August 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Acting on orders from President Donald Trump, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is dispatching National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., this week to join the president’s law enforcement takeover in the nation’s capital.
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A judge ruled in favor of the Chattanooga Times Free Press in its lawsuit against the city of Chattanooga, council members and staff, establishing that open meetings laws were violated during non-public meetings on redrawing local voting districts.
Chattanooga’s secret redistricting meetings violated open meetings law, judge finds | Chattanooga Times Free Press
A judge ruled in favor of the Chattanooga Times Free Press in its lawsuit against the city of Chattanooga, council members and staff, establishing that open meetings laws were violated during non-public meetings on redrawing local voting districts.
www.timesfreepress.com
July 9, 2025 at 11:45 PM
A judge ruled in favor of the Chattanooga Times Free Press in its lawsuit against the city of Chattanooga, council members and staff, establishing that open meetings laws were violated during non-public meetings on redrawing local voting districts.
In 2020 alone, Lee Beaman gave more than $280,000 to the Trump Victory PAC, $100,000 to the Republican National Committee and 15 donations for $10,000 each to state GOP offices around the U.S.
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TVA nominee Lee Beaman is major Trump, Blackburn donor | Chattanooga Times Free Press
When Nashville businessman Lee Beaman signed a letter in December 2020 declaring Donald Trump the rightful winner of a presidential campaign called for Joe Biden, he had money on the line.
www.timesfreepress.com
July 4, 2025 at 12:11 AM
In 2020 alone, Lee Beaman gave more than $280,000 to the Trump Victory PAC, $100,000 to the Republican National Committee and 15 donations for $10,000 each to state GOP offices around the U.S.
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A startling number of ChatGPT uses are developing intense, reality-bending AI delusions. The impacts on their real lives are often disastrous
People Are Becoming Obsessed with ChatGPT and Spiraling Into Severe Delusions
A startling number of ChatGPT uses are developing intense, reality-bending AI delusions. The impacts on their real lives are often disastrous.
futurism.com
June 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A startling number of ChatGPT uses are developing intense, reality-bending AI delusions. The impacts on their real lives are often disastrous
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“Big Beautiful Bill” cuts to Medicaid, food aid raise alarm in Tennessee tennesseelookout.com/2025/06/04/b... @cstephenson.bsky.social @tennesseelookout.com
“Big Beautiful Bill” cuts to Medicaid, food aid raise alarm in Tennessee • Tennessee Lookout
Advocates for low-income and disabled Tennesseans sounded the alarm over federal bill that could slash $1.1 trillion over the next decade.
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June 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
“Big Beautiful Bill” cuts to Medicaid, food aid raise alarm in Tennessee tennesseelookout.com/2025/06/04/b... @cstephenson.bsky.social @tennesseelookout.com
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RFK Jr. says the CDC will no longer recommend COVID vaccines for healthy pregnant women.
Yet doctors have found that stillbirths can result from COVID directly infiltrating the placenta — even for people whose COVID symptoms were mild or nonexistent.
@deldeib.bsky.social's story from 2022:
Yet doctors have found that stillbirths can result from COVID directly infiltrating the placenta — even for people whose COVID symptoms were mild or nonexistent.
@deldeib.bsky.social's story from 2022:
“God, No, Not Another Case.” COVID-Related Stillbirths Didn’t Have to Happen.
A lack of testing data and government guidance led many to avoid the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy, unwittingly increasing their chances of a stillbirth.
www.propublica.org
May 31, 2025 at 2:00 AM
RFK Jr. says the CDC will no longer recommend COVID vaccines for healthy pregnant women.
Yet doctors have found that stillbirths can result from COVID directly infiltrating the placenta — even for people whose COVID symptoms were mild or nonexistent.
@deldeib.bsky.social's story from 2022:
Yet doctors have found that stillbirths can result from COVID directly infiltrating the placenta — even for people whose COVID symptoms were mild or nonexistent.
@deldeib.bsky.social's story from 2022:
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So…about AI’s energy use…
“…to create a five-second video, a newer AI model uses ‘about 3.4 million joules, more than 700 times the energy required to generate a high-quality image’. That's the equivalent of running a microwave for over an hour.”
“…to create a five-second video, a newer AI model uses ‘about 3.4 million joules, more than 700 times the energy required to generate a high-quality image’. That's the equivalent of running a microwave for over an hour.”
Report: Creating a 5-second AI video is like running a microwave for an hour
That's a long time in the microwave.
mashable.com
May 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
So…about AI’s energy use…
“…to create a five-second video, a newer AI model uses ‘about 3.4 million joules, more than 700 times the energy required to generate a high-quality image’. That's the equivalent of running a microwave for over an hour.”
“…to create a five-second video, a newer AI model uses ‘about 3.4 million joules, more than 700 times the energy required to generate a high-quality image’. That's the equivalent of running a microwave for over an hour.”
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There's nothing quite like the unassuming majesty of a waterfall.
We've highlighted 10 Chattanooga-area waterfalls in the story below.
We've highlighted 10 Chattanooga-area waterfalls in the story below.
A guide to the Chattanooga area's top waterfalls | My Chattanooga
There's nothing quite like the unassuming majesty of a waterfall.
www.mychattanooga.com
May 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
There's nothing quite like the unassuming majesty of a waterfall.
We've highlighted 10 Chattanooga-area waterfalls in the story below.
We've highlighted 10 Chattanooga-area waterfalls in the story below.
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Some of y’all noticed I’ve been uncharacteristically offline. This is why, and I remain on leave for a few weeks to handle a PTSD relapse. CJR was dogged in its pursuit of my story. Because of what I do and who I am, I felt that I had to answer their questions honestly.
www.cjr.org/feature-2/we...
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Journalists Attest to Experiences of Sexual Misconduct with Wesley Lowery
Lowery rose to prominence as a reporter and media thinker. Women in the industry say he engaged in sexual harassment and assault.
www.cjr.org
May 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Some of y’all noticed I’ve been uncharacteristically offline. This is why, and I remain on leave for a few weeks to handle a PTSD relapse. CJR was dogged in its pursuit of my story. Because of what I do and who I am, I felt that I had to answer their questions honestly.
www.cjr.org/feature-2/we...
www.cjr.org/feature-2/we...
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"The family of a 30-year-old metro Atlanta mother and nurse said she was declared brain dead more than 90 days ago — but is still being kept alive because she’s pregnant...Her medical team is legally required [by Georgia's abortion ban] to maintain life support until the fetus reaches viability."
Family says woman declared brain dead but her pregnancy continues under state law
Adriana Smith's been on life support 90+ days with weeks to go in her pregnancy. Her family questions Georgia’s heartbeat law — and why they had no say in her care.
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May 14, 2025 at 10:38 PM
"The family of a 30-year-old metro Atlanta mother and nurse said she was declared brain dead more than 90 days ago — but is still being kept alive because she’s pregnant...Her medical team is legally required [by Georgia's abortion ban] to maintain life support until the fetus reaches viability."
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Physical buttons are finally coming back to cars. 🤌
It’s not just an aesthetic choice, though—it’s a safety-conscious one. Research shows that reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high.
It’s not just an aesthetic choice, though—it’s a safety-conscious one. Research shows that reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high.
Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its…
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May 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Physical buttons are finally coming back to cars. 🤌
It’s not just an aesthetic choice, though—it’s a safety-conscious one. Research shows that reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high.
It’s not just an aesthetic choice, though—it’s a safety-conscious one. Research shows that reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high.
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Between 2021 and 2024, agency records indicate, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office turned over an average of 41 people per year to federal immigration authorities.
This year, the sheriff's office participated in 41 such transfers — in April alone.
This year, the sheriff's office participated in 41 such transfers — in April alone.
Hamilton County law enforcement turning more and more people over to ICE | Chattanooga Times Free Press
Between 2021 and 2024, agency records indicate, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office turned over an average of 41 people per year to federal immigration authorities.
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May 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Between 2021 and 2024, agency records indicate, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office turned over an average of 41 people per year to federal immigration authorities.
This year, the sheriff's office participated in 41 such transfers — in April alone.
This year, the sheriff's office participated in 41 such transfers — in April alone.
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More than two years ago, officials accused her immigrant husband of being part of a Mexican prison gang, she said, even though he is not Mexican, has never been to prison and has not lived in the areas the gang operates.
Tennessee woman: US falsely tied immigrant husband to gang | Chattanooga Times Free Press
One day around 2011, Daisy Rodriguez recalled, Santos Maudilio Saucedo Rivas walked into a restaurant where she worked in Loudon, Tennessee.
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May 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
More than two years ago, officials accused her immigrant husband of being part of a Mexican prison gang, she said, even though he is not Mexican, has never been to prison and has not lived in the areas the gang operates.
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Mary Walker, born a slave in Union Springs, Alabama, kept a leather-bound Bible she received on the occasion of her first son's birth until her death in 1969 at 121 years old.
Mary Walker Foundation plans new structure, exhibits for Wilcox Boulevard site in Chattanooga | Chattanooga Times Free Press
She was once called the nation's oldest student.
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April 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Mary Walker, born a slave in Union Springs, Alabama, kept a leather-bound Bible she received on the occasion of her first son's birth until her death in 1969 at 121 years old.
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Nationally, Black women in states with abortion bans are at the greatest risk of pregnancy-related death; the analysis found that among Black women, 60.9 die for every 100,000 live births, compared to 18.2 White women and 18.2 Latinas.
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People in states with abortion bans are twice as likely to die during pregnancy
The risk is greatest among Black women in states with abortion bans, according to a new report.
19thnews.org
April 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Nationally, Black women in states with abortion bans are at the greatest risk of pregnancy-related death; the analysis found that among Black women, 60.9 die for every 100,000 live births, compared to 18.2 White women and 18.2 Latinas.
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