Cari Wade Gervin
@carigervin.bsky.social
Journalist, copywriter, etc. I once wrote a lot about Tennessee politics. Go Dawgs.
carigervin.substack.com
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She's running to replace Dick Durbin and, uh, to say this is a welcome change in tone and attitude would be a hell of an understatement.
February 19, 2026 at 7:45 PM
She's running to replace Dick Durbin and, uh, to say this is a welcome change in tone and attitude would be a hell of an understatement.
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I think the main reason that Atlantic piece had to be a fictional second person thing was because all the real parents of unvaxxed kids with measles are like “actually we love encephalitis, we didn’t even like that kid very much, praise god.”
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
Mom whose 7-year-old has brain swelling from measles still wouldn’t vaccinate
EXCLUSIVE: South Carolina parents living in the state’s measles epicenter tell Rhian Lubin of their devastation after their unvaccinated 7-year-old son, Ethan, developed encephalitis, a complication f...
www.independent.co.uk
February 19, 2026 at 7:00 PM
I think the main reason that Atlantic piece had to be a fictional second person thing was because all the real parents of unvaxxed kids with measles are like “actually we love encephalitis, we didn’t even like that kid very much, praise god.”
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
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SCOOP: DHS strikes $1 billion purchasing agreement with Palantir.
The news comes as Palantir leadership struggles to address internal tensions over the company's work with immigration enforcers.
Here's how it was announced internally:
www.wired.com/story/depart...
The news comes as Palantir leadership struggles to address internal tensions over the company's work with immigration enforcers.
Here's how it was announced internally:
www.wired.com/story/depart...
DHS Opens a Billion-Dollar Tab With Palantir
"If you are interested in helping shape and deliver the next chapter of Palantir’s work across DHS, please reach out,” a Palantir executive wrote to employees about the massive purchasing agreement.
www.wired.com
February 19, 2026 at 5:04 PM
SCOOP: DHS strikes $1 billion purchasing agreement with Palantir.
The news comes as Palantir leadership struggles to address internal tensions over the company's work with immigration enforcers.
Here's how it was announced internally:
www.wired.com/story/depart...
The news comes as Palantir leadership struggles to address internal tensions over the company's work with immigration enforcers.
Here's how it was announced internally:
www.wired.com/story/depart...
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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)
✍️ @sarahgracetaylor.bsky.social
✍️ @sarahgracetaylor.bsky.social
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.
nashvillebanner.com
February 19, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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)
✍️ @sarahgracetaylor.bsky.social
✍️ @sarahgracetaylor.bsky.social
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my wife is a federal attorney and her office didn't have hot water for two months last year
The executive jet that DHS says it needs has a “bedroom with a queen bed, showers, a kitchen, four large flat-screen TVs and even a bar ..”
@nbcnews.com
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February 19, 2026 at 3:56 PM
my wife is a federal attorney and her office didn't have hot water for two months last year
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February 19, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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Please enjoy @shenandoahkate.bsky.social’s fine profile of Vandy’s polarizing president.
Daniel Diermeier Is Higher Ed’s Most Divisive Figure. He’s Fine With That.
The Vanderbilt chancellor says reform will save the sector. His critics say he’s promoting himself.
www.chronicle.com
February 19, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Please enjoy @shenandoahkate.bsky.social’s fine profile of Vandy’s polarizing president.
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Chattanooga folks have put together a snazzy web site for the Sunbelt Atlantic Railroad effort which would link Memphis - Nashville - Chatt - ATL
Links to deeper docs at the bottom of the page
www.sunbeltatlanticrailroad.com
Links to deeper docs at the bottom of the page
www.sunbeltatlanticrailroad.com
The Sunbelt-Atlantic Compact
www.sunbeltatlanticrailroad.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Chattanooga folks have put together a snazzy web site for the Sunbelt Atlantic Railroad effort which would link Memphis - Nashville - Chatt - ATL
Links to deeper docs at the bottom of the page
www.sunbeltatlanticrailroad.com
Links to deeper docs at the bottom of the page
www.sunbeltatlanticrailroad.com
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SIG Sauer is now the top pistol maker in the U.S. Its flagship product, the P320, has prompted scores of lawsuits for alleged safety issues. The company has denied there is a problem with the gun.
Our new investigation reveals that while business grew, so did claims of shoddy manufacturing.
Our new investigation reveals that while business grew, so did claims of shoddy manufacturing.
Even a Decade of Unintentional Shootings Could Not Slow America’s Top Pistol Maker
SIG Sauer’s P320 has prompted scores of lawsuits for alleged safety issues. Insiders say a push to make more guns led to shoddy manufacturing.
www.thetrace.org
February 16, 2026 at 9:11 PM
SIG Sauer is now the top pistol maker in the U.S. Its flagship product, the P320, has prompted scores of lawsuits for alleged safety issues. The company has denied there is a problem with the gun.
Our new investigation reveals that while business grew, so did claims of shoddy manufacturing.
Our new investigation reveals that while business grew, so did claims of shoddy manufacturing.
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Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company is continuing to fuel its data centers with unpermitted gas turbines, according to a @floodlightnews.org visual investigation. Thermal drone footage shows xAI is still burning gas at a facility in Southaven, Miss., near Memphis.
'A different set of rules': Thermal drone footage shows Musk's AI power plant flouts clean air rules • Tennessee Lookout
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company continues to fuel its data centers with unpermitted gas turbines, according to a Floodlight investigation.
tennesseelookout.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company is continuing to fuel its data centers with unpermitted gas turbines, according to a @floodlightnews.org visual investigation. Thermal drone footage shows xAI is still burning gas at a facility in Southaven, Miss., near Memphis.
Experimenting with non-dairy yogurts and oh my god the Kite Hill Greek-style is so disgusting I couldn’t even eat a spoonful! Do you have plain non-dairy yogurt recs? (Not sweet flavors)
February 16, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Experimenting with non-dairy yogurts and oh my god the Kite Hill Greek-style is so disgusting I couldn’t even eat a spoonful! Do you have plain non-dairy yogurt recs? (Not sweet flavors)
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Real estate company Freeman Webb, who owns a building leased to ICE's legal advisory branch, says it would "never knowingly lease our space to ICE," who "actively concealed" its use.
Nashville Property Leased by ICE’s Legal Advisory Branch
Real estate company Freeman Webb, who owns the building, says it would ‘never knowingly lease our space to ICE,’ who ‘actively concealed’ its use
www.nashvillescene.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Real estate company Freeman Webb, who owns a building leased to ICE's legal advisory branch, says it would "never knowingly lease our space to ICE," who "actively concealed" its use.
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Top right corner. Can't help but wonder if The Simpsons paid subtle tribute to Dan McQuade in tonight's set-in-Philadelphia 800th episode.
February 16, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Top right corner. Can't help but wonder if The Simpsons paid subtle tribute to Dan McQuade in tonight's set-in-Philadelphia 800th episode.
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The awfulness of the first sentence here is obvious. As for the second sentence, I don't think they do and I don't think they do.
February 15, 2026 at 7:38 PM
The awfulness of the first sentence here is obvious. As for the second sentence, I don't think they do and I don't think they do.
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Jeff Koons is on the list, one of the few people whose reputation might improve by being linked to Epstein
February 15, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Jeff Koons is on the list, one of the few people whose reputation might improve by being linked to Epstein
I totally thought you were all joking about the Nate Bargatze theme park in Nashville, but it’s real?!!!!!
(Allegedly. I’d bet a whole lot of money it never actually happens)
(Allegedly. I’d bet a whole lot of money it never actually happens)
February 14, 2026 at 11:25 PM
I totally thought you were all joking about the Nate Bargatze theme park in Nashville, but it’s real?!!!!!
(Allegedly. I’d bet a whole lot of money it never actually happens)
(Allegedly. I’d bet a whole lot of money it never actually happens)