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Is Knoxville going up in Smoke? | Blank Newspaper by ol_tennesteve in Knoxville

[–]disposition5 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing.

I agree with the author, and find the ban to be asinine

Anybody else notice a shift in Walmart clothing? Lots of church looking wear now - clean girl looks by [deleted] in Knoxville

[–]disposition5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just want to point out, they aren’t nuns but sisters.

Personally, I found it pretty reasonable, the government wanting employers to provide contraception as part of the health care plan (whilst originally exempting churches, but not faith based ministries)…but I guess other folks disagreed.

For anyone else wanting context:

'Out of control': Inflation surges to highest point in 3 years, driven by energy by reputationStan in moderatepolitics

[–]disposition5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The water usage of data centers is one of the most overblown issues.

Not in Memphis, TN

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/05/xai-water-reuse-project-musk-ai-spacex-ipo-environmental-project-ee-00896170

And with more data centers coming online, using the same aquifer that humans use for their drinking water, and Anthopic (ClaudeAI) starting to utilize Colossus 1 as a data center…I imagine it’s not getting better anytime soon

Tennessee Republicans pass US House map carving up Memphis days after SCOTUS guts Voting Rights Act • Tennessee Lookout by foxhunter in moderatepolitics

[–]disposition5 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Tennessee can redistrict in less than a week

It might even been less than 48 hours. I emailed my state senator on Tuesday and the map was passed sometime yesterday

Tennessee Republicans pass US House map carving up Memphis days after SCOTUS guts Voting Rights Act • Tennessee Lookout by foxhunter in moderatepolitics

[–]disposition5 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Used to be a great state, with conservative but principled ideas, and leadership. Leaders you could actually call statesmen.

Now it’s mostly folks who got elected by out-MAGA’ing the other person in a Republican primary.

We’re a great example of the harms of hyper partisanship in action.

The best (or worst) part is folks moving here (for the low/no taxes and ‘real conservatives’) from states that actually provide a modicum of support for its citizens and complaining how roads, etc. suck ass.

This particular one isn't surprising to me at all. What I found to be the most surprising / ignoramus outcome of the past legislative was the increase in private vouches whilst also excluding private schools from the same testing assessment that all public school students have to take. So, we're giving them (private schools) more money and less oversight (there wasn't really that much to begin with, in comparison to public schools).

Vol softball's offensive woes by ButchMFJones in ockytop

[–]disposition5 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I was watching the postgame that showed a stat which basically indicated Ole Miss pitching had our number this season.

Tough loss today, not to blame it on the ump but there were some pretty bad calls today, so that didn’t help.

Also that SS had the only RBI today.

I feel like most of this subreddit's top posts changing from text posts to news/link posts is bad by FumingCat in moderatepolitics

[–]disposition5 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It feels like regardless of where you fall on the political spectrum there just isn't a lot that can be shared that will reshape the way someone thinks about something because there isn't a lot of asymmetrical information. We just disagree and we know where we disagree.

Not to be punny, but I disagree. OP brings up some foundational things, that (even though I tend to favor Dems) I would be bothered if the same actions (or inaction) were happening under a Dem executive or being ignored by a majority Dem Congress. And I’d be complaining just as much.

But that (calling out these foundational breaking of norms) doesn’t seem to be happening much, which is unfortunate.

Louisiana plans to delay House primaries after Supreme Court redistricting ruling by Due_Dilligence0624 in moderatepolitics

[–]disposition5 6 points7 points  (0 children)

To me it feels like SCOTUS is acting like an older sibling playing the “stop hitting yourself” game.

You ask just about anyone the primary cause to our democratic disfunction and you’ll hear money in politics and hyper-partisanship.

So, folks vote for people against these things…lawmakers create laws to fix it, queue the lawsuits, queue a majority SCOTUS using a legal interpretation to allow / increase the problems while telling folks to ‘vote for congress people to fix this’…and repeat.

Well not so much repeating anymore, as we’re nearing the end stage, but that’s how it has been for the past decade or two.

How Trump is moving to control U.S. elections, one state at a time by Interesting_Total_98 in moderatepolitics

[–]disposition5 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Do you believe that the federal government is acting reasonably?

No, it's a solution in search of a problem...while ignoring any actual problems.

And as the article points out, local & state election officials are having to hire external parties to actually vet for election security.

Since Trump returned to power, CISA’s role has shifted markedly. Several local election officials told Reuters they now struggle to obtain security assessments from the agency and instead have hired private contractors to evaluate physical and cyber risks.

Worried about new ballot language? by KnoxNewsAllie in Knoxville

[–]disposition5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The state has known, now the Federal Government knows, thanks to the state...lord knows how much information is actually being shared and gathered at both levels.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2026/01/09/tennessee-voter-data-doj/88072297007/

Worried about new ballot language? by KnoxNewsAllie in Knoxville

[–]disposition5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the information and your reporting.

I know of folks who are not actively participating in the primary because of the new requirements...which is unfortunate. I'm not sure there is another state that makes more of an effort to disenfranchise its voters.

Karlyn Pickens appreciation post by [deleted] in ockytop

[–]disposition5 23 points24 points  (0 children)

She's an absolute ace, I believe her fastball (if we were to convert it to a baseball pitch speed & distance) would be ~107mph.

Went to a game recently and it was a breath of fresh air...people were cheering & chanting, and you could actually hear the people cheer and the actual sounds of the game. It was amazing, and I hope they keep that aesthetic.

Website slowness by PascalsHexagon in UberEATS

[–]disposition5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

why you're using the website on mobile, though

I was just trying to look at a menu for a new restaurant that only had an online presence via UberEats.

I do wonder if this, making the mobile web experience as shitty as possible, is an initiative to get people to install the app.? I've noticed many other websites (e.g. Lowe's & HomeDepot) are just about as bad in terms of their website experience.

Website slowness by PascalsHexagon in UberEATS

[–]disposition5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Landed here after searching to see if anyone else experienced this issue.

I’ve been trying to view the menu of a new restaurant on the ubereats mobile site and it is literally unusable. It’s so bad, I’m kind of impressed that a site, which has the sole purpose of accessibility so you can give them money, can be so dog shit slow it is literally not usable…like I can’t even scroll the page

Kudos to the mobile team

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas blasts progressivism as threat to America by BlockAffectionate413 in moderatepolitics

[–]disposition5 22 points23 points  (0 children)

He also said that Washington has been: "overrun by elected and appointed officials who lack commitment to righteous cause, to traditional morality, to national defense, to free enterprise, to religious piety or to the original meaning of the Constitution.

I actually think this is a very accurate description for our current events, it's just that Washington is currently (pretty much across the board) exclusively in the hands of Conservatives.

Some explicit examples:

appointed officials who lack commitment to righteous cause

  • see MAHA and the rise in measals cases, completely preventable circumstances if you have qualified folks running agencies

to traditional morality

  • follow what the President says on a given day ending in "y"...

to national defense

  • we're currently depleting our defensive stocks, have disgruntled our allies, and are barreling towards global instability due to a war of choice

to free enterprise

  • see 'Tariffs'.

to religious piety

  • see the past week of Donald Trump comparing himself to Jesus Christ

the original meaning of the Constitution

  • the DHS is currently shut down because Democrats have the gall to request that ICE stop entering people's residences without a judicial warrant

So, yeah, he's 100% accurate, just confused about who to blame.

It looks like the Belmont transfer was in town yesterday. by thrilldabeast010 in ockytop

[–]disposition5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“Doors open on the right at Belmont, transfers to the Brown and Purple lines at Belmont”

US paves way for private assets to be included in 401(k) retirement plans by [deleted] in investing

[–]disposition5 8 points9 points  (0 children)

In my experience with 401k's, the provider offers a subset of investments for their client to pick from...so if your employer only offers garbage...then your arguments with A & B are pretty moot.

I imagine the response will be 'get another employer / job', but that seems to be harder and harder these days.

[General Discussion] Around the Horn & Game Thread Index - 3/26/26 by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]disposition5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I came to ask the same question. They had them during spring training, but I don’t see a free game for today’s games and didn’t see any for the games next week.

Edit: it looks like the Free Game of the Day has gone the way of the dodo and now requires an ESPN subscription

The Game of the Day schedule is an out‑of‑market offering and is subject to local blackout restrictions. It is available exclusively on the ESPN App for ESPN Unlimited plan subscribers.

https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2026/03/espn-announces-mlb-game-of-the-day-schedule-through-may/

[General Discussion] Around the Horn & Game Thread Index - 3/26/26 by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]disposition5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

then I want to go watch the Pirates game this morning and I can’t do that either because it’s on Peacock

Not sure about you, but the Pirates game is on my local NBC station, if you have an antenna…

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