Evans Donnell
@evansd.bsky.social
Grandpa, father and spouse.❤️ Is or has been a journalist (news, sports, performing arts)/webmaster/actor (SAG-AFTRA Nashville Local Secretary, AEA member).🎭 Votes for Democrats.💙 TN native and resident.🇺🇸 [No crypto DMs.🚫] He/Him/His.
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To all those who bravely served our country, thank you to you and your family for your extraordinary service. The sacrifices that all of you have made to protect our country will be honored, today and every day.
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
To all those who bravely served our country, thank you to you and your family for your extraordinary service. The sacrifices that all of you have made to protect our country will be honored, today and every day.
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Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC.
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC.
David Byrne’s Career of Earnest Alienation www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
David Byrne’s Career of Earnest Alienation
At seventy-three, the former front man of Talking Heads is still asking questions about what it means to be alive. But now he’s also offering ideas of hopefulness and service.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
David Byrne’s Career of Earnest Alienation www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Virginia Trimble Ritter, 9-year-old murder victim Marcia Trimble's mother, dies
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Virginia Trimble Ritter, 9-year-old murder victim Marcia Trimble's mother, dies
Ritter, who experienced her worst moments in public, became a lifelong victims' rights advocate in the Nashville area
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November 11, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Virginia Trimble Ritter, 9-year-old murder victim Marcia Trimble's mother, dies
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Former French President Sarkozy released from prison pending appeal in conspiracy case
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Former French President Sarkozy released from prison pending appeal in conspiracy case
France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy has left a Paris prison after an appeals court granted him release under judicial supervision.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Former French President Sarkozy released from prison pending appeal in conspiracy case
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Tennessee governor to increase private school vouchers based on revenue 🤬🤬🤬🤬 tennesseelookout.com/2025/11/11/t...
Tennessee governor to increase private school vouchers based on revenue • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee’s budget outlook will determine the number of new private school vouchers the state funds in 2026, according to Gov. Bill Lee.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Tennessee governor to increase private school vouchers based on revenue 🤬🤬🤬🤬 tennesseelookout.com/2025/11/11/t...
How a gap in Tennessee’s probation system leaves domestic violence victims in danger tennesseelookout.com/2025/11/11/h...
How a gap in Tennessee’s probation system leaves domestic violence victims in danger • Tennessee Lookout
Six young Black Tennessee moms were allegedly killed by suspects who were on probation but not being monitored by probation officers.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
How a gap in Tennessee’s probation system leaves domestic violence victims in danger tennesseelookout.com/2025/11/11/h...
Clarksville veterans say care, not cuts to the Veterans Administration, are needed tennesseelookout.com/2025/11/11/c...
Clarksville veterans say care, not cuts to the Veterans Administration, are needed • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee veterans face worsening chronic illnesses as a result of long waits for care and denial of claims from the Veterans Administration.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Clarksville veterans say care, not cuts to the Veterans Administration, are needed tennesseelookout.com/2025/11/11/c...
Nashville judge to hold new hearing on state’s request to withhold immigration records tennesseelookout.com/2025/11/11/n...
Nashville judge to hold new hearing on state’s request to withhold immigration records • Tennessee Lookout
A Nashville judge has rejected one a state legal arguments for refusing to disclose the identities of Tennessee Highway Patrol officers.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Nashville judge to hold new hearing on state’s request to withhold immigration records tennesseelookout.com/2025/11/11/n...
I hope she wins bigly. www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...
Former MTSU Assistant Dean Sues After Firing Over Charlie Kirk Comments
A former assistant dean at Middle Tennessee State University is suing the school's leaders after she was fired in September following social media remarks regarding the death of conservative activist ...
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November 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I hope she wins bigly. www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...
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First, none of them look like this. Second, how does this flex “protect” anything?
November 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
First, none of them look like this. Second, how does this flex “protect” anything?
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Artificial Intelligence Wants to Sell You Stuff While the World Burns newrepublic.com/article/2028... via @newrepublic.com
Artificial Intelligence Wants to Sell You Stuff While the World Burns
Meta is betting on generative AI for a new generation of aggressive advertising. It requires immense energy, much of which will likely come from fossil fuels.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Artificial Intelligence Wants to Sell You Stuff While the World Burns newrepublic.com/article/2028... via @newrepublic.com
The Legal Professionals Planning to March Against Trump newrepublic.com/article/2026... via @newrepublic.com
The Legal Professionals Planning to March Against Trump
Recent history has shown that attorneys and jurists can play a big role in bringing their nations back from the brink of autocracy. That day is coming for us as well.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The Legal Professionals Planning to March Against Trump newrepublic.com/article/2026... via @newrepublic.com
It’s Hard to Know WhetherTrump’s Cruelty or Stupidity Is Worse newrepublic.com/article/2029... via @newrepublic.com
It’s Hard to Know Whether
Trump’s Cruelty or Stupidity Is Worse
Fine—it’s the cruelty for sure. But the man’s sheer idiocy is pretty staggering too.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
It’s Hard to Know WhetherTrump’s Cruelty or Stupidity Is Worse newrepublic.com/article/2029... via @newrepublic.com
Trump’s Quiet Giveaway to His Big Business Cronies newrepublic.com/article/2029... via @newrepublic.com
Trump’s Quiet Giveaway to His Big Business Cronies
The resurrection, decline, rise, and fall of the corporate alternative minimum tax
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November 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Trump’s Quiet Giveaway to His Big Business Cronies newrepublic.com/article/2029... via @newrepublic.com
Voters Hate Trump. Good. But Democrats Should Take No Solace in That. newrepublic.com/article/2029... via @newrepublic.com
Voters Hate Trump. Good. But Democrats Should Take No Solace in That.
It’s great that voters have turned against Trump. But they turned against Biden. They keep turning against presidents. Here’s how Democrats can deal with that.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Voters Hate Trump. Good. But Democrats Should Take No Solace in That. newrepublic.com/article/2029... via @newrepublic.com