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Life on the Wicked Stage: Act 3

Reading List For The Moment We’re In

These are difficult, stressful, head spinning times. What’s happening politically is not only wrong and dangerous, it is made more so because it is increasingly difficult to know where to turn to find good information. Now that the “Main Stream Media,” previously derided by those now in power, has capitulated and chosen a different main stream to drown in, I imagine that challenge will only continue.

It’s challenging to keep up with the pace of events and some ask why bother trying given that those we’ve relied on in the past have either turned coats or can’t keep up themselves. My answer is simple. I’d like to know more about the disease is causing me pain.

As is my habit, I follow a lot of sources. I’ve compiled and will continue to compile a list of those I find the most valuable. Some on this list cover news, some provide important context, and all are worth my while in my opinion. So, I’m sharing them here.

I’ll add to this list as I discover other sources worth recommending, so you might want to check back every now and then.

Mostly on a political front, Josh Marshall’s Talking Point Memo has always been an excellent source. It’s even more so now.

Mark Jacob covers not only the politics but those that cover the politics in Stop The Presses. 

ProPublica has been a go to source for me for a while and it should be for you as well. Their investigations provide important context, but it is not a breaking news source.

Rolling Stone’s political coverage is solid reporting and solid context within this overwhelming pace of events.

The Tennessee Holler certainly covers the things going on in Tennessee as it competes to be ranked below Mississippi in most category measurements for success, but also is providing some excellent coverage and commentary on the larger U.S. picture.

Given that tech is now incestuously intertwined with our politics and governance, I highly recommend for recent, and I hope ongoing, coverage Wired, TechDirt and 404Media. Reporters from those publications are doing excellent work and it’s a good way to filter through some of the nonsense.

Feel free to leave a comment if you have a good source you’d like me to include. Feel free to refrain from offering sources such as The Washington Post, The New York Times, and others crossing the River Styx.

You can find more of my writings on a variety of topics on Medium at this link, including in the publications Ellemeno and Rome. I can also be found on social media under my name as above. 

TPM – Talking Points MemoTPM - Talking Points MemoA Decapitation Event: It was a surreal juxtaposition. On the Hill, Kash...
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Via the #TennesseeHoller

East #TN — #GOP senate candidate #JessieSeal (challenging Niceley) shamed into deleting these reasonable statements from his site:

-#HealthCare should be equitable
-#Education should be equitable
-Tennesseans are entitled to prosper

Why? Unhinged stuff.

#RepublicansAreTheProblem

tennesseeconservativenews.com/

Tennessee Conservative · GOP State Senate Candidate Deletes Equity, Entitlement Statements From His Website Following Conservative Pushback - Tennessee ConservativeGOP State Senate Candidate, Jessie Seal (R-District 8) Has Deleted Equity And Entitlement Statements From His Campaign Website Following Conservative Pushback.
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joe•iuculano :mastodon:

And in the "What a fü¢k¡n9 dümßå$$" category...

By #BradReed via #RawStory

The dream of legalized #CousinMarriage ended for #Tennessee state lawmaker #GinoBulso on Thursday when his last-ditch bid to block the bill banning the practice went down in defeat.
...
In a speech opposing the bill that was posted by the #TennesseeHoller's Twitter account, he makes the case that it doesn't seem right that cousins aren't allowed to marry when #LGBTQ couples can.

rawstory.com/tennessee-cousin-

Raw Story - Celebrating 20 Years of Independent Journalism · Tennessee Republican's fight against cousin marriage ban ends in massive defeatBy Brad Reed
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«The #TennesseeHoller, a local progressive outlet, published the audio on Thursday in which several #GOP lawmakers behind the effort to oust #Tennessee state Reps. #JustinJones and #JustinPearson could be heard complaining to one another about the public scrutiny they received over the expulsions. The complaints referred to negative press Tennessee #Republicans received, including accusations that the lawmakers and their actions were #racist.»

#RepublicansAreTheProblem

msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-

MSNBCIn leaked audio, Tennessee Republicans whine about being called 'racist'By Ja'han Jones
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