Jenny
@jensherpec.bsky.social
She/her. Germantown, TN-Omaha, NE-currently *Nashville.* I’m bi-regional! MNPS parent. Voted Dukakis in 2nd grade election, no regrets. Bad sleeper. Cars are the worst: obsessed w/ sidewalks, bike lanes. Obsessed with TN history, especially Nashoba.
Vibes, baby! That’s how you run a really solid state education system! We don’t need to know if millions of tax dollars are flowing directly into the accounts of rich parents who have already been sending their kids to private schools for years!
Tennessee House panel kills private-school voucher transparency bill
“The most important data is that parents know what’s best for their kids. And if they want a scholarship, then they should get one,” Gov. Bill Lee said.
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“The most important data is that parents know what’s best for their kids. And if they want a scholarship, then they should get one,” Gov. Bill Lee said.
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Tennessee House panel kills private-school voucher transparency bill • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee Rep. Jody Barrett is sponsoring a bill to reveal family income of kids receiving state voucher funds to attend private schools.
tennesseelookout.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Vibes, baby! That’s how you run a really solid state education system! We don’t need to know if millions of tax dollars are flowing directly into the accounts of rich parents who have already been sending their kids to private schools for years!
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in which i discuss the reuben, a glorious sandwich and the pride of omaha
and the patriarch reuben, disowned by his father for being a slut
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and the patriarch reuben, disowned by his father for being a slut
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Notable Sandwiches #138: Reuben
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where my editor David Swanson and I trip merrily through Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches. This week, a...
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February 13, 2026 at 6:20 PM
in which i discuss the reuben, a glorious sandwich and the pride of omaha
and the patriarch reuben, disowned by his father for being a slut
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
and the patriarch reuben, disowned by his father for being a slut
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
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For Mississippi voters, the situations I'm asking about are:
a) You used the online polling place locator tool on the Secretary of State's website to look up your polling place, but it sent you to the wrong polling place or the wrong address
b) Your precinct changed and you weren't informed.
a) You used the online polling place locator tool on the Secretary of State's website to look up your polling place, but it sent you to the wrong polling place or the wrong address
b) Your precinct changed and you weren't informed.
February 9, 2026 at 1:13 PM
For Mississippi voters, the situations I'm asking about are:
a) You used the online polling place locator tool on the Secretary of State's website to look up your polling place, but it sent you to the wrong polling place or the wrong address
b) Your precinct changed and you weren't informed.
a) You used the online polling place locator tool on the Secretary of State's website to look up your polling place, but it sent you to the wrong polling place or the wrong address
b) Your precinct changed and you weren't informed.
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One of the most important things we need to be educated on is how billionaires profit from prison slave labor.
So many corporations rely on it for their precious profits. The more people in prison (especially private prisons) the better for them.
So many corporations rely on it for their precious profits. The more people in prison (especially private prisons) the better for them.
Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands
The Associated Press found goods linked to prisoners wind up in the supply chains of everything from Frosted Flakes to Coca-Cola.
apnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:16 AM
One of the most important things we need to be educated on is how billionaires profit from prison slave labor.
So many corporations rely on it for their precious profits. The more people in prison (especially private prisons) the better for them.
So many corporations rely on it for their precious profits. The more people in prison (especially private prisons) the better for them.
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Some opera house needs to do a composer race during intermission.
February 6, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Some opera house needs to do a composer race during intermission.
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HELP FOR SOMEONE KIDNAPPED BY ICE!
Oliver Aguillon is the nephew of one of my mom's friends, and his family is raising funds to help fight for his freedom.
Please consider making a donation! If you can't, hit repost and/or share with comrades by email/text. Thank you!
Oliver Aguillon is the nephew of one of my mom's friends, and his family is raising funds to help fight for his freedom.
Please consider making a donation! If you can't, hit repost and/or share with comrades by email/text. Thank you!
Donate to Help Oliver Aguillon Fight ICE Detention, organized by Norma Herrera
My husband, Oliver Hilario Aguillon, has recently been detained by ICE, and our… Norma Herrera needs your support for Help Oliver Aguillon Fight ICE Detention
www.gofundme.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:16 PM
HELP FOR SOMEONE KIDNAPPED BY ICE!
Oliver Aguillon is the nephew of one of my mom's friends, and his family is raising funds to help fight for his freedom.
Please consider making a donation! If you can't, hit repost and/or share with comrades by email/text. Thank you!
Oliver Aguillon is the nephew of one of my mom's friends, and his family is raising funds to help fight for his freedom.
Please consider making a donation! If you can't, hit repost and/or share with comrades by email/text. Thank you!
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tomorrow i would really like to challenge a few folks with larger followings than me to adopt a rent and raise it in one day.
my little group chat and my followers have paid like 70 families rents in the past four days. i believe that some of y’all could help us keep one family housed.
my little group chat and my followers have paid like 70 families rents in the past four days. i believe that some of y’all could help us keep one family housed.
today's report:
our "adopt a rent" venmo campaign paid 43 families rents who were at risk of evictions, including several moms of 4+ children
this is the way to get rent paid fast. like. 1000x better than any other way.
our "adopt a rent" venmo campaign paid 43 families rents who were at risk of evictions, including several moms of 4+ children
this is the way to get rent paid fast. like. 1000x better than any other way.
February 5, 2026 at 6:42 AM
tomorrow i would really like to challenge a few folks with larger followings than me to adopt a rent and raise it in one day.
my little group chat and my followers have paid like 70 families rents in the past four days. i believe that some of y’all could help us keep one family housed.
my little group chat and my followers have paid like 70 families rents in the past four days. i believe that some of y’all could help us keep one family housed.
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Fascism wants you to believe that you are alone. That you are isolated. That the feelings you have are yours and nobody else has them because everybody is too afraid to speak.
But love is stronger than fascism. Community is stronger than fascism.
But love is stronger than fascism. Community is stronger than fascism.
February 4, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Fascism wants you to believe that you are alone. That you are isolated. That the feelings you have are yours and nobody else has them because everybody is too afraid to speak.
But love is stronger than fascism. Community is stronger than fascism.
But love is stronger than fascism. Community is stronger than fascism.
I’m going to lose my mind. Less than $4 million for the entire state is going to get us some tree removals and a Costco box of trash bags.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Friday that it will deliver more than $11 million in combined emergency assistance funding to Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana to expedite immediate disaster response following a debilitating winter storm. @cstephenson.bsky.social reports.
FEMA approves $11M in expedited emergency response funds for Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana • Tennessee Lookout
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced it will give more than $11 million in combined emergency assistance funding to three states.
tennesseelookout.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I’m going to lose my mind. Less than $4 million for the entire state is going to get us some tree removals and a Costco box of trash bags.
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Thousands in Nashville are facing a second week without power after Winter Storm Fern; 23 dead across Tennessee as of Sunday
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Freezing cold and afraid to leave: Nashville immigrants hunker down in frigid homes • Tennessee Lookout
The Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition has delivered 5,000 hot meals to immigrants following a winter storm.
tennesseelookout.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Thousands in Nashville are facing a second week without power after Winter Storm Fern; 23 dead across Tennessee as of Sunday
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Can’t read more comments saying people in the south deserve to die in an ice storm because “you voted for this.” We have right wing controlled state houses & many horrible reps in Congress. Learn the meanings of these words and ponder them in your hearts: Racism, disenfranchisement & gerrymandering.
February 2, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Can’t read more comments saying people in the south deserve to die in an ice storm because “you voted for this.” We have right wing controlled state houses & many horrible reps in Congress. Learn the meanings of these words and ponder them in your hearts: Racism, disenfranchisement & gerrymandering.
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There is whole lot of hate in these comments for regional politics.
It’s important for folks to understand the worst damage in TN is in Nashville. Hundreds of thousands without power for days on end in very cold temps.
Nashville is a reliably blue city. We asked for aid. It’s hasn’t been approved.
It’s important for folks to understand the worst damage in TN is in Nashville. Hundreds of thousands without power for days on end in very cold temps.
Nashville is a reliably blue city. We asked for aid. It’s hasn’t been approved.
February 2, 2026 at 3:59 AM
There is whole lot of hate in these comments for regional politics.
It’s important for folks to understand the worst damage in TN is in Nashville. Hundreds of thousands without power for days on end in very cold temps.
Nashville is a reliably blue city. We asked for aid. It’s hasn’t been approved.
It’s important for folks to understand the worst damage in TN is in Nashville. Hundreds of thousands without power for days on end in very cold temps.
Nashville is a reliably blue city. We asked for aid. It’s hasn’t been approved.
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Tens of thousands of people across Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana have gone a week without power or heat after a brutal ice storm. At least three dozen people have died in connection with the storm, officials have said.
Fear and Anger Grow as Thousands Remain Without Power in the South
More than 30 people have died across three Southern states in connection with last week’s storm, and thousands remain without power.
nyti.ms
February 2, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Tens of thousands of people across Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana have gone a week without power or heat after a brutal ice storm. At least three dozen people have died in connection with the storm, officials have said.
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Everyone's struggling & the world's on fire so I'm sorry to ask, but I need your help again.
If you could donate and/or share my Go Fund Me campaign, it would go a long way to helping me pay for increased costs for my breast cancer treatment. Details in my update.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...
If you could donate and/or share my Go Fund Me campaign, it would go a long way to helping me pay for increased costs for my breast cancer treatment. Details in my update.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...
Donate to Help R. S. A. Garcia Pay for Cancer Expenses, organized by Arula Ratnakar
Hi everyone,
I'm Rhonda, also known as R. S. A. Garcia, a speculative … Arula Ratnakar needs your support for Help R. S. A. Garcia Pay for Cancer Expenses
www.gofundme.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Everyone's struggling & the world's on fire so I'm sorry to ask, but I need your help again.
If you could donate and/or share my Go Fund Me campaign, it would go a long way to helping me pay for increased costs for my breast cancer treatment. Details in my update.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...
If you could donate and/or share my Go Fund Me campaign, it would go a long way to helping me pay for increased costs for my breast cancer treatment. Details in my update.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...
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One cool idea would be for every resident to chip in a little bit—we could call the money “taxes”—and then spend it on things like “infrastructure” instead of billionaires who want to build stadiums or move their headquarters.
Local organizations raising money for storm recovery in Nashville area
Local organizations raising money for storm recovery in Nashville area
United Way of Greater Nashville is collecting funds to help with storm recovery as thousands of Middle Tennesseans enter their second week without electricity.
www.wkrn.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:34 PM
One cool idea would be for every resident to chip in a little bit—we could call the money “taxes”—and then spend it on things like “infrastructure” instead of billionaires who want to build stadiums or move their headquarters.
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MAGA headlines tomorrow:
“Shit and move on: Hunter gatherers didn’t use toilets either”
“The manly art of sharting”
“Alpha move: Trump forces the media to smell his shit”
“Why Big Pharma wants you to hold it in — and why Trump said hell no”
“Shit and move on: Hunter gatherers didn’t use toilets either”
“The manly art of sharting”
“Alpha move: Trump forces the media to smell his shit”
“Why Big Pharma wants you to hold it in — and why Trump said hell no”
February 1, 2026 at 10:35 PM
MAGA headlines tomorrow:
“Shit and move on: Hunter gatherers didn’t use toilets either”
“The manly art of sharting”
“Alpha move: Trump forces the media to smell his shit”
“Why Big Pharma wants you to hold it in — and why Trump said hell no”
“Shit and move on: Hunter gatherers didn’t use toilets either”
“The manly art of sharting”
“Alpha move: Trump forces the media to smell his shit”
“Why Big Pharma wants you to hold it in — and why Trump said hell no”
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I’m so excited to be showing y'all what I’ve been working on!
Please go check out the eleven new items in my shop and indulge in some beadwork! More new pieces coming soon → cvkvlv.com
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Mvto! (Thank you!)
#Mvskoke #Artist #Beadwork #Jewelry
Please go check out the eleven new items in my shop and indulge in some beadwork! More new pieces coming soon → cvkvlv.com
Goal progress in comments ↓ ↓
Mvto! (Thank you!)
#Mvskoke #Artist #Beadwork #Jewelry
February 1, 2026 at 7:45 PM
I’m so excited to be showing y'all what I’ve been working on!
Please go check out the eleven new items in my shop and indulge in some beadwork! More new pieces coming soon → cvkvlv.com
Goal progress in comments ↓ ↓
Mvto! (Thank you!)
#Mvskoke #Artist #Beadwork #Jewelry
Please go check out the eleven new items in my shop and indulge in some beadwork! More new pieces coming soon → cvkvlv.com
Goal progress in comments ↓ ↓
Mvto! (Thank you!)
#Mvskoke #Artist #Beadwork #Jewelry
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liam and his dad are home!
and someone please get rep. castro a coat!
and someone please get rep. castro a coat!
February 1, 2026 at 4:36 PM
liam and his dad are home!
and someone please get rep. castro a coat!
and someone please get rep. castro a coat!
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One of my most cherished classes is my 18th century novels course where the primary learning objective is "learn how read long novels." We did a "couch to 5k" approach to attention span and note-taking.
My hot take about the “students cannot read whole novels / watch whole films / etc.” is that they can learn to do it. None of us are born with attention spans suited for long media. It is a learned skill and can be developed with practice.
January 31, 2026 at 4:23 PM
One of my most cherished classes is my 18th century novels course where the primary learning objective is "learn how read long novels." We did a "couch to 5k" approach to attention span and note-taking.
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2 things—an opportunity & another opportunity:
1) The Remix Way has a warming station at Glencliff UMC today, 31.Jan, 12p-7p. If you know someone who needs warmth/food, help is there
2) Have time to give?: they could use volunteers--a variety of time slots & help options available!:
bit.ly/49TqayE
1) The Remix Way has a warming station at Glencliff UMC today, 31.Jan, 12p-7p. If you know someone who needs warmth/food, help is there
2) Have time to give?: they could use volunteers--a variety of time slots & help options available!:
bit.ly/49TqayE
January 31, 2026 at 1:49 PM
2 things—an opportunity & another opportunity:
1) The Remix Way has a warming station at Glencliff UMC today, 31.Jan, 12p-7p. If you know someone who needs warmth/food, help is there
2) Have time to give?: they could use volunteers--a variety of time slots & help options available!:
bit.ly/49TqayE
1) The Remix Way has a warming station at Glencliff UMC today, 31.Jan, 12p-7p. If you know someone who needs warmth/food, help is there
2) Have time to give?: they could use volunteers--a variety of time slots & help options available!:
bit.ly/49TqayE
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As of last night, The Remix Way has distributed 18,200 hot meals this week. It's been an absolutely enormous, all volunteer-run effort. We are exhausted but we've done it because we deeply love & care for our neighbors and want them to know they have not been abandoned or forgotten ❤️
January 31, 2026 at 2:02 PM
As of last night, The Remix Way has distributed 18,200 hot meals this week. It's been an absolutely enormous, all volunteer-run effort. We are exhausted but we've done it because we deeply love & care for our neighbors and want them to know they have not been abandoned or forgotten ❤️
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Hey has anybody heard anything about support or relief efforts from the NFL franchise to whom we gave $2 billion that we could have spent burying power lines instead?
January 30, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Hey has anybody heard anything about support or relief efforts from the NFL franchise to whom we gave $2 billion that we could have spent burying power lines instead?
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100K+ folks in Nashville still don’t have power and it just started snowing again. Tonight’s low is 14.
January 30, 2026 at 7:38 PM
100K+ folks in Nashville still don’t have power and it just started snowing again. Tonight’s low is 14.
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Since news here isn’t traveling…
10s & 10s of 1000s of people in Nashville are without power & have been for days. Information is sparse, even for those (like me) with access. People are almost certainly frozen to death in their homes. Expedited Major Disaster Declaration Sought. Not yet received./1
10s & 10s of 1000s of people in Nashville are without power & have been for days. Information is sparse, even for those (like me) with access. People are almost certainly frozen to death in their homes. Expedited Major Disaster Declaration Sought. Not yet received./1
January 30, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Since news here isn’t traveling…
10s & 10s of 1000s of people in Nashville are without power & have been for days. Information is sparse, even for those (like me) with access. People are almost certainly frozen to death in their homes. Expedited Major Disaster Declaration Sought. Not yet received./1
10s & 10s of 1000s of people in Nashville are without power & have been for days. Information is sparse, even for those (like me) with access. People are almost certainly frozen to death in their homes. Expedited Major Disaster Declaration Sought. Not yet received./1