Steven Hale
@iamstevenhale.bsky.social
Nashville Banner criminal justice / public safety reporter. “Death Row Welcomes You” author. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/676743/death-row-welcomes-you-by-steven-hale/
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Steven Hale
@iamstevenhale.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Death Row Welcomes You by Steven Hale: 9781612199283 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
"An eye-opening journey to a place that’s hard to access, rarely seen and shrouded by myths of monsters and abominations. ... Death Row Welcomes You demands that we not look away."- New York Times...
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Love to all new followers.
I work at the @nashvillebanner.bsky.social which you can subscribe to here: nashvillebanner.com/newsletters/
I wrote a book about life and death and community on TN’s death row: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/676743...
I work at the @nashvillebanner.bsky.social which you can subscribe to here: nashvillebanner.com/newsletters/
I wrote a book about life and death and community on TN’s death row: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/676743...
A horrifying read, based on NYT interviews with 40 people the Trump administration sent to an infamous prison in El Salvador. (Gift Link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A horrifying read, based on NYT interviews with 40 people the Trump administration sent to an infamous prison in El Salvador. (Gift Link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
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This year, @nashvillebanner.bsky.social has spent a lot of time and resources reporting on the Tennessee Highway Patrol, like last week's report that the agency rarely documented why it was pulling people over when it worked with ICE in May:
Reviewing records of ICE, THP immigration operation in Nashville - Nashville Banner
A review of records from ICE and THP's immigration sting in Nashville raises concerns about racial profiling and lack of transparency. Advocates demand accountability.
nashvillebanner.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
This year, @nashvillebanner.bsky.social has spent a lot of time and resources reporting on the Tennessee Highway Patrol, like last week's report that the agency rarely documented why it was pulling people over when it worked with ICE in May:
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Tennessee voucher schools don’t have to follow the same standards as public schools. The result is a lack of transparency and a patchwork of testing and curriculum heavily influenced by Christianity.
✏️: Lillian Avedian & @sarahgracetaylor.bsky.social
✏️: Lillian Avedian & @sarahgracetaylor.bsky.social
Some Tennessee EFS recipients lack accountability of others - Nashville Banner
Testing and curriculum choices in Tennessee's private schools receiving public funding through school vouchers falls far short of public school requirements.
nashvillebanner.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Tennessee voucher schools don’t have to follow the same standards as public schools. The result is a lack of transparency and a patchwork of testing and curriculum heavily influenced by Christianity.
✏️: Lillian Avedian & @sarahgracetaylor.bsky.social
✏️: Lillian Avedian & @sarahgracetaylor.bsky.social
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Investing in local news strengthens civic trust and empowers communities.
Today marks the start of our year-end campaign. The Banner is on a mission to raise $45,000 by Dec. 15. If you support local news in Nashville, become a member today: nashville-public-media.fundjournalism.org/donate/?camp...
Today marks the start of our year-end campaign. The Banner is on a mission to raise $45,000 by Dec. 15. If you support local news in Nashville, become a member today: nashville-public-media.fundjournalism.org/donate/?camp...
November 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Investing in local news strengthens civic trust and empowers communities.
Today marks the start of our year-end campaign. The Banner is on a mission to raise $45,000 by Dec. 15. If you support local news in Nashville, become a member today: nashville-public-media.fundjournalism.org/donate/?camp...
Today marks the start of our year-end campaign. The Banner is on a mission to raise $45,000 by Dec. 15. If you support local news in Nashville, become a member today: nashville-public-media.fundjournalism.org/donate/?camp...
Contraband cell phones, thousands of dollars in Cash App transfers, daytime drug handoffs at a nearby hotel. Some details from new federal indictment related to drug trafficking at CoreCivic's biggest Tennessee prison. nashvillebanner.com/2025/11/10/t...
Federal Task Force Reveals Drug Scheme at Tennessee Prison - Nashville Banner
Tennessee prison drug smuggling case reveals how inmates and officers conspired to smuggle drugs into Trousdale Turner Correctional Center.
nashvillebanner.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Contraband cell phones, thousands of dollars in Cash App transfers, daytime drug handoffs at a nearby hotel. Some details from new federal indictment related to drug trafficking at CoreCivic's biggest Tennessee prison. nashvillebanner.com/2025/11/10/t...
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New this week: I wrote about Memphis. Crime was dropping prior to the Federal deployment in late Sept. While it has fallen fast since, it's not clear if this accelerated drop is due at least in part to a change in reporting practices.
jasher.substack.com/p/walking-in...
jasher.substack.com/p/walking-in...
November 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
New this week: I wrote about Memphis. Crime was dropping prior to the Federal deployment in late Sept. While it has fallen fast since, it's not clear if this accelerated drop is due at least in part to a change in reporting practices.
jasher.substack.com/p/walking-in...
jasher.substack.com/p/walking-in...
An email from YouTubeTV informs me that “over the next few days”
I will be receiving another email which will give me instructions on how to redeem a $20 credit as consolation for their fight with Disney taking away my football and Formula 1. I am a valued customer. I can feel it. Thank you.
I will be receiving another email which will give me instructions on how to redeem a $20 credit as consolation for their fight with Disney taking away my football and Formula 1. I am a valued customer. I can feel it. Thank you.
November 9, 2025 at 10:47 PM
An email from YouTubeTV informs me that “over the next few days”
I will be receiving another email which will give me instructions on how to redeem a $20 credit as consolation for their fight with Disney taking away my football and Formula 1. I am a valued customer. I can feel it. Thank you.
I will be receiving another email which will give me instructions on how to redeem a $20 credit as consolation for their fight with Disney taking away my football and Formula 1. I am a valued customer. I can feel it. Thank you.
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I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
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The drop in gun violence in DC following the Federal deployment starting in mid-August has more or less completely subsided.
November 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The drop in gun violence in DC following the Federal deployment starting in mid-August has more or less completely subsided.
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Andrew Otazo has plucked, bagged, heaved and hauled more than 17 tons of trash from the mangroves in Florida.
Every piece of garbage he removes reclaims space for what should be there: bird nesting grounds and fish nurseries. https://wapo.st/4oS36Vx
Every piece of garbage he removes reclaims space for what should be there: bird nesting grounds and fish nurseries. https://wapo.st/4oS36Vx
November 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Andrew Otazo has plucked, bagged, heaved and hauled more than 17 tons of trash from the mangroves in Florida.
Every piece of garbage he removes reclaims space for what should be there: bird nesting grounds and fish nurseries. https://wapo.st/4oS36Vx
Every piece of garbage he removes reclaims space for what should be there: bird nesting grounds and fish nurseries. https://wapo.st/4oS36Vx
What a time to be alive
November 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
What a time to be alive
"Blackburn took to ... X and called for her immediate firing. According to the complaint, six minutes later, MTSU President Sidney McPhee’s executive assistant called her to say that the president would be calling her soon and she needed to take the call." wpln.org/post/fired-m...
Fired MTSU dean sues university, citing political pressure around Charlie Kirk post
Laura Sosh-Lightsy worked at Middle Tennessee State University for over two decades before getting fired over a social media post about Charlie Kirk. On
wpln.org
November 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"Blackburn took to ... X and called for her immediate firing. According to the complaint, six minutes later, MTSU President Sidney McPhee’s executive assistant called her to say that the president would be calling her soon and she needed to take the call." wpln.org/post/fired-m...
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BREAKING EXCLUSIVE MUST CREDIT: Lunch for jurors in the “sandwich guy” trial are a variety of sandwiches, according to a source familiar with lunch.
November 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
BREAKING EXCLUSIVE MUST CREDIT: Lunch for jurors in the “sandwich guy” trial are a variety of sandwiches, according to a source familiar with lunch.
Inbox: US attorney and other federal officials will hold a press conference this afternoon to "announce the creation of the Homeland Security Task Force in Nashville" and tout recent operations.
November 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Inbox: US attorney and other federal officials will hold a press conference this afternoon to "announce the creation of the Homeland Security Task Force in Nashville" and tout recent operations.
Times are tight for a lot of Americans right now, but business is booming for CoreCivic. Company announced Wednesday that its 3rd quarter profits were up nearly 25 percent compared to the same period last year. Revenue from ICE was up 54.6 percent. nashvillebanner.com/2025/11/06/n...
Vanderbilt to open campus in NYC, MNPD arrest a shooter - Nashville Banner
Nashville International Airport awaits DOT flight reductions due to government shutdown; MNPD arrest a man for a shooting spree.
nashvillebanner.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Times are tight for a lot of Americans right now, but business is booming for CoreCivic. Company announced Wednesday that its 3rd quarter profits were up nearly 25 percent compared to the same period last year. Revenue from ICE was up 54.6 percent. nashvillebanner.com/2025/11/06/n...
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People will be mad at me for saying this, but I think we have to do it. Nothing is more important for the future of this country, and indeed humanity, than the app that makes you schizophrenic and helps you forget how to learn. The juice is worth the squeeze.
BREAKING: OpenAI is requesting US government support to help guarantee financing for the massive investments in AI chips and data centers it needs for expansion, per Bloomberg.
November 6, 2025 at 5:52 AM
People will be mad at me for saying this, but I think we have to do it. Nothing is more important for the future of this country, and indeed humanity, than the app that makes you schizophrenic and helps you forget how to learn. The juice is worth the squeeze.
Colleagues @sarahgracetaylor.bsky.social and @stelliott.bsky.social obtained 1,700 pages of Tennessee Highway Patrol incident reports that detail the stops and arrests during the May ICE operation in Nashville. nashvillebanner.com/2025/11/05/t...
Reviewing records of ICE, THP immigration operation in Nashville - Nashville Banner
A review of records from ICE and THP's immigration sting in Nashville raises concerns about racial profiling and lack of transparency. Advocates demand accountability.
nashvillebanner.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Colleagues @sarahgracetaylor.bsky.social and @stelliott.bsky.social obtained 1,700 pages of Tennessee Highway Patrol incident reports that detail the stops and arrests during the May ICE operation in Nashville. nashvillebanner.com/2025/11/05/t...
Honestly this one tweet sort of perfectly illustrates the nationalization of all politics. People in Hopkinsville somewhat understandably think we’re all doing elections today because we’ve all been reading/hearing about the mayors race in NYC or whatever.
November 5, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Honestly this one tweet sort of perfectly illustrates the nationalization of all politics. People in Hopkinsville somewhat understandably think we’re all doing elections today because we’ve all been reading/hearing about the mayors race in NYC or whatever.
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Mayor races in Atlanta, Dearborn, or Jersey City. School boards around Boise and Denver. Judges in Pennsylvania. Bond measures in Columbus and Des Moines.
Our guide to Election Night spotlight all these, and so many more—and we'll update it with results.
Our guide to Election Night spotlight all these, and so many more—and we'll update it with results.
Your Cheat Sheet to the 2025 General Elections - Bolts
Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections this fall: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, plus California’s redistricting measure. But there’s so... Read More
boltsmag.org
November 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Mayor races in Atlanta, Dearborn, or Jersey City. School boards around Boise and Denver. Judges in Pennsylvania. Bond measures in Columbus and Des Moines.
Our guide to Election Night spotlight all these, and so many more—and we'll update it with results.
Our guide to Election Night spotlight all these, and so many more—and we'll update it with results.
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New: The FBI is quietly urging ICE agents to properly ID themselves in the field.
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
www.wired.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
New: The FBI is quietly urging ICE agents to properly ID themselves in the field.
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
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If the sandwich stayed whole, the defense meets its goal
The defense team presses Lairmore on whether the sandwich really 'exploded.' They return to the photo of the sandwich and wrapper on the ground.
"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.
"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.
"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
November 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
If the sandwich stayed whole, the defense meets its goal
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"If the onions ain't hit, you must acquit"
The defense team presses Lairmore on whether the sandwich really 'exploded.' They return to the photo of the sandwich and wrapper on the ground.
"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.
"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.
"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
November 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
"If the onions ain't hit, you must acquit"