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11.03.2026 23:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"End of an era," I say as dust from the Ruby Tuesday teardown coats Donelson Pike, even though I just moved here

11.03.2026 19:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Created a gym playlist called "Jock Jamz for the Gentle Soul" with no real direction in mind, so accepting any and all suggestions to that vague prompt

11.03.2026 18:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The U.S. Built a Blueprint to Avoid Civilian War Casualties. Trump Officials Scrapped It. The Pentagon dismantled its civilian protection mission as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made β€œlethality” a top priority and the Trump administration reorganized national security around two principl...

NEW: A recently developed Defense Department program was meant to reduce civilian harm during military operations.

But months before the Iran war, the mission was dissolved as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made β€œlethality” a top priority.

By @hannahallam.bsky.social

10.03.2026 21:25 πŸ‘ 1834 πŸ” 1130 πŸ’¬ 92 πŸ“Œ 105
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Volunteers Stage Phone Party to Support Arrested Journalist Nashvillians ring up elected officials to call for Estefany Rodriguez’s release from ICE custody

Volunteers spent the afternoon at TΓ­o Fun dialing up politicians and calling for the release of Nashville Noticias reporter Estefany Rodriguez from ICE custody.
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09.03.2026 20:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i got no horse in that maine race but saying he's "out on the water everyday" is some petit bourgeoisie copium

06.03.2026 21:10 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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McGavock High School Students Walk Out to Protest ICE Donelson high school students protested in support of immigrant rights and against deportations and mass arrests. Students waved signs and marched to Lebanon PIke but were not allowed back into the sc...

A few dozen students walked out of McGavock High School on Friday to stage a protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

06.03.2026 20:33 πŸ‘ 93 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

another bullshit ICE arrest in Nashville

05.03.2026 21:45 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Metro Council has officially passed a non-binding resolution that opposes The Boring Company’s Music City Loop tunnel project in Nashville.

04.03.2026 05:22 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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State Senate Majority Leader Bought Tesla Stock as Musk Deal Materialized Franklin's Jack Johnson made investment in Musk’s company amid tunnel deal

State Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson made a substantial investment in Elon Musk’s Tesla as the state coordinated The Boring Company's Music City Loop deal last year.

03.03.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4

β€œI'm trying to make an impact,” says Meyer. β€œI don't believe in violence. Therefore, the only thing I can do is educate.”

02.03.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œSmall Children Who Knew Nothing of Politics or Wars” A scene of devastation in Minab, Iran, as parents waited to know the fate of their young daughters after the bombing of a girls' elementary school killed over 100.

Meyer was compelled to action after reading a @dropsitenews.com article about the airstrikes hitting a girl's elementary school killing over 100 people, including children.
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02.03.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Karl Meyer, the @nashvillescene.com's 2024 Nashvillian of the Year, is outside the federal building on Church Street protesting against the U.S. and Israel's strikes on Iran.

02.03.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Blackburn Coordinated With NES CEO for Special Treatment During Ice Storm Senator used office to coordinate personal restoration timeline with Teresa Broyles-Aplin for Brentwood residence

According to emails reviewed by the Scene, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn coordinated a personal power restoration timeline with NES CEO Teresa Broyles-Aplin during Winter Storm Fern.

26.02.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 16

"Why are so many men leaving their wives on mountains?" my wife suddenly asks.

We are safe on the couch indoors on flat land, I swear.

26.02.2026 04:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

it's hard to watch his third fight with Frazier for that reason

25.02.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Defense Dept. and Anthropic Square Off in Dispute Over A.I. Safety

1/ The dispute between Anthropic and DOD over the limits of using AI in warfare is escalating. I’ll have more to say on what these limits should be in a @brennancenter.org report out next month. But for now, here’s what you need to know, and what’s truly at stake 🧡:

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/t...

23.02.2026 13:28 πŸ‘ 126 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 15
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DoJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as officers’ lies are exposed in court String of embarrassing defeats for prosecutors as experts condemn DoJ effort to cast people as β€˜violent perpetrators’

A MN protester accused of assaulting ICE officer had case dropped after vids showed no assault.

LA protester accused of assaulting ICE w/ β€œhat” had case dropped; judge said govt acted in β€œbad faith”

In Chicago, 92 ppl were arrested for assault/impeding ICE; 0 convicted

DOJ keeps lying and losing:

21.02.2026 21:22 πŸ‘ 5889 πŸ” 2146 πŸ’¬ 118 πŸ“Œ 107
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center to Cease Gender-Affirming Surgeries Patients received surprise messages Friday saying health care system will no longer offer gender-affirming surgeries

VUMC patients received surprise messages Friday saying the health care system will no longer offer gender-affirming surgeries.

20.02.2026 21:47 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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How ICE, THP targeted Nashville immigrants, inflated safety claims - Nashville Banner Analysis shows Tennessee state troopers and ICE agents profiled and disparaged immigrants during Nashville enforcement operation in May 2025.

INVESTIGATION: Over the last 5 months, the Banner and a coalition of partners analyzed 52 hours of footage and thousands of pages of documents from a joint THP/ICE operation targeting Nashville’s predominantly immigrant neighborhoods. Here’s what we found: (1/11)

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19.02.2026 13:53 πŸ‘ 251 πŸ” 144 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 17

Man, Coretta Scott was a bad ass.

14.02.2026 22:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I read this and The Violent Take It by Force back-to-back. They complement each other quite well.

14.02.2026 21:33 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
I stayed with Fletcher's Band from the last part of 1924 to almost [the end of] 1925. We played at the Roseland Ballroom for over Six Months, then we went on tour. We were the First Colored Big Band to Hit the Road. We went All through the New England States. We spent our First Summer up in Lawrence Mass-That was our Headquarters, while we played dances to all the Surrounding Towns. Was quite a Thrilling Experi-ence to have most of my days off and we would go 'Swimming' etc. Buster Bailey was exceptionally good at Swimming. He would Swim all the way cross that big 'River in Lawrence Mass. Of course I am not so bad myself at 'Swimming.-In fact it's one of my' famous 'Hobbies, outside of "Typing." I loves that also.

I stayed with Fletcher's Band from the last part of 1924 to almost [the end of] 1925. We played at the Roseland Ballroom for over Six Months, then we went on tour. We were the First Colored Big Band to Hit the Road. We went All through the New England States. We spent our First Summer up in Lawrence Mass-That was our Headquarters, while we played dances to all the Surrounding Towns. Was quite a Thrilling Experi-ence to have most of my days off and we would go 'Swimming' etc. Buster Bailey was exceptionally good at Swimming. He would Swim all the way cross that big 'River in Lawrence Mass. Of course I am not so bad myself at 'Swimming.-In fact it's one of my' famous 'Hobbies, outside of "Typing." I loves that also.

Every so often I think back to how Louis Armstrong spent time in my hometown of Lawrence, Mass. The big river must be the Merrimack. From the book 'In His Own Words.'

14.02.2026 19:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just learned Karoline Leavitt attended the same Catholic high school I did and I feel like some stuff just makes more sense now

14.02.2026 01:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's pretty depressing how his critiques of media elites and white liberals and protest-scolding centrists in the 50s and 60s would still hit targets today.

13.02.2026 22:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Only a third of the way through this book and it's great so far. In addition to providing some history of MLK's northern experiences it also pushes back on the characterization that his views on economic equality were only a late-in-life development.

13.02.2026 22:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

that's an amazing name

13.02.2026 21:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

why is the guy who hasn't won yet in the middle?

13.02.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œWe see Nashville [and] Middle Tennessee families navigating this landscape every day, because love doesn’t really wait for papers,” says Will York of Ozment Law.

13.02.2026 16:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Love Issue 2026: Mixed-Status Romance Speaking to a Nashville immigration lawyer about what couples should know before adjusting immigration or citizenship status and speaking to a married couple who left Tennessee for what they expect to...

Valentine's Day is coming up, so I spoke to an immigration lawyer and a couple that decided to leave Tennessee about the turbulent legal environment facing couples of different citizenship and immigration statuses. Read it at @nashvillescene.com.
www.nashvillescene.com/arts_culture...

12.02.2026 19:11 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0