Sarah Grace Taylor
@sarahgracetaylor.bsky.social
Back home covering TN state government for the new Nashville Banner. Previously at POLITICO, Seattle Times, Chattanooga TFP.
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Whether you're a longtime Nashville resident newly interested in your city government or a recent transplant hoping to keep up with what's going on, the Metropolitan Government of Nashville-Davidson County can be hard to follow. That's why we put together this guide.
✍️: @stelliott.bsky.social
✍️: @stelliott.bsky.social
Learn about and how to navigate Nashville's Metro government - Nashville Banner
Your guide to navigate the Metropolitan Government of Nashville-Davidson County. Learn how to connect with and stay informed about your local government.
nashvillebanner.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Whether you're a longtime Nashville resident newly interested in your city government or a recent transplant hoping to keep up with what's going on, the Metropolitan Government of Nashville-Davidson County can be hard to follow. That's why we put together this guide.
✍️: @stelliott.bsky.social
✍️: @stelliott.bsky.social
The clankers are coming, and they move at 20 mph with googly eye headlights.
Tennessee lawmakers are considering allowing autonomous delivery robots on roads and bike lanes while doubling the devices’ current speed limit.
✍️: @sarahgracetaylor.bsky.social
✍️: @sarahgracetaylor.bsky.social
Lawmakers advance bill for delivery robots in Tennessee - Nashville Banner
Tennessee lawmakers advance DoorDash-backed bill to allow for expanded use of low-speed autonomous delivery robots.
nashvillebanner.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:05 PM
The clankers are coming, and they move at 20 mph with googly eye headlights.
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Since the Affordable Care Act’s premium tax credits expired, marketplace enrollees are seeing significantly higher insurance costs. Here’s how that’s playing out in Tennessee.
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📝 @ejturner02.bsky.social
Health care premiums rise as ACA subsidies expire - Nashville Banner
Rising insurance premiums due to expired subsidies leave many in Tennessee struggling to afford health care premiums. Many face difficult decisions as a result.
nashvillebanner.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Since the Affordable Care Act’s premium tax credits expired, marketplace enrollees are seeing significantly higher insurance costs. Here’s how that’s playing out in Tennessee.
📝 @ejturner02.bsky.social
📝 @ejturner02.bsky.social
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Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
February 4, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
Good morning and fuck Jeff Bezos. Nothing led by a billionaire is good for journalism.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Washington Post Begins Laying Off More Than 300 Journalists
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Good morning and fuck Jeff Bezos. Nothing led by a billionaire is good for journalism.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
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Exclusive: Border Patrol “Commander at Large” Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role and is expected to retire soon, sources tell Nick Miroff.
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
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January 26, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Exclusive: Border Patrol “Commander at Large” Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role and is expected to retire soon, sources tell Nick Miroff.
Ai companies need to minimally temporarily block any production of images related to terms in the news like “Alex Pretti,” “ICE,” etc.
But again, it’s ridiculous that even with video to compare it to, people are not validating things before they share them.
But again, it’s ridiculous that even with video to compare it to, people are not validating things before they share them.
January 25, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Ai companies need to minimally temporarily block any production of images related to terms in the news like “Alex Pretti,” “ICE,” etc.
But again, it’s ridiculous that even with video to compare it to, people are not validating things before they share them.
But again, it’s ridiculous that even with video to compare it to, people are not validating things before they share them.
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I talked to Nashville Police Chief John Drake about falling crime rates, local debates about surveillance technology and ICE. nashvillebanner.com/2026/01/22/m...
John Drake talks about five years as MNPD chief - Nashville Banner
Nashville police chief John Drake discusses falling crime rates, immigration enforcement, the need for technology to further reduce crime and more.
nashvillebanner.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:18 PM
I talked to Nashville Police Chief John Drake about falling crime rates, local debates about surveillance technology and ICE. nashvillebanner.com/2026/01/22/m...
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We sat down with Nashville Police Chief John Drake about five years leading the MNPD, what he sees contributing to falling crime rates and how he feels about local surveillance debates and the conduct of ICE agents.
📝: Steven Hale
📝: Steven Hale
John Drake talks about five years as MNPD chief - Nashville Banner
Nashville police chief John Drake discusses falling crime rates, immigration enforcement, the need for technology to further reduce crime and more.
nashvillebanner.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:08 PM
We sat down with Nashville Police Chief John Drake about five years leading the MNPD, what he sees contributing to falling crime rates and how he feels about local surveillance debates and the conduct of ICE agents.
📝: Steven Hale
📝: Steven Hale
Araceli rules. Got to work next to her on many legislative issues last year and she’s a pro. Glad she’s with the Banner.
Meet our new multimedia reporter, Araceli Crescencio! Araceli will report on immigration and business, produce social media and occasionally translate stories into Spanish, splitting her time between us and Nashville Noticias. Read this essay on her journey to report on the city that raised her.
Meet our immigration, business reporter, Araceli Crescencio - Nashville Banner
From Compton to Nashville, the Nashville Banner's newest staff member talks about how her life experiences will shape her reporting on immigration and business.
nashvillebanner.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Araceli rules. Got to work next to her on many legislative issues last year and she’s a pro. Glad she’s with the Banner.
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As the Tennessee Department of Children's Services grapples with a shortage of transitional and foster homes, the number of kids sleeping in DCS offices has skyrocketed. I looked into what's driving the spike at the highly-scrutinized department.
www.tennessean.com/story/news/e...
www.tennessean.com/story/news/e...
445 Tennessee kids slept in DCS offices in 2025, marking 400% increase
The longest stay for a child in a DCS office in 2025 was 102 days, while the average stay was 7.8 days.
www.tennessean.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:48 PM
As the Tennessee Department of Children's Services grapples with a shortage of transitional and foster homes, the number of kids sleeping in DCS offices has skyrocketed. I looked into what's driving the spike at the highly-scrutinized department.
www.tennessean.com/story/news/e...
www.tennessean.com/story/news/e...
Last, the camera swaying back and forth is meant to mimic someone holding a phone but it’s not organic. If it were really someone’s hand, it would probably be a little less smooth/rhythmic and would move vertically too, not just horizontally.
(Again THIS IS AI/FAKE)
(Again THIS IS AI/FAKE)
January 21, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Last, the camera swaying back and forth is meant to mimic someone holding a phone but it’s not organic. If it were really someone’s hand, it would probably be a little less smooth/rhythmic and would move vertically too, not just horizontally.
(Again THIS IS AI/FAKE)
(Again THIS IS AI/FAKE)
Anyway, it’s not our fault that we have to dodge Ai and it keeps getting harder, but it is our responsibility not to believe everything at face value and it is REALLY our responsibility not to share anything without verifying.
January 21, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Anyway, it’s not our fault that we have to dodge Ai and it keeps getting harder, but it is our responsibility not to believe everything at face value and it is REALLY our responsibility not to share anything without verifying.
The “cop” also blends in and out of the fire escape as he moves and his teeth and lips kind of come and go as he speaks
All of the “people” also have this kind of Ai glow/halo around them
All of the “people” also have this kind of Ai glow/halo around them
January 21, 2026 at 12:55 AM
The “cop” also blends in and out of the fire escape as he moves and his teeth and lips kind of come and go as he speaks
All of the “people” also have this kind of Ai glow/halo around them
All of the “people” also have this kind of Ai glow/halo around them
The other things are more subtle morphing things like here. Look at the two “agents” flicker and meld together
January 21, 2026 at 12:55 AM
The other things are more subtle morphing things like here. Look at the two “agents” flicker and meld together
I mean this is not how I blink at least
January 21, 2026 at 12:55 AM
I mean this is not how I blink at least
The other big one to me is this guy’s blink. It’s the only blink between him and his buddy for the whole video and uh it’s not a blink.
January 21, 2026 at 12:55 AM
The other big one to me is this guy’s blink. It’s the only blink between him and his buddy for the whole video and uh it’s not a blink.
And look how the letters melt and morph throughout. This is a font only available through Ai and hallucinogenic dr*gs.
January 21, 2026 at 12:55 AM
And look how the letters melt and morph throughout. This is a font only available through Ai and hallucinogenic dr*gs.
Speaking of fake words, wtf is up with that street sign? The first word is almost intelligible but the suffix kinda looks like letters but not really.
January 21, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Speaking of fake words, wtf is up with that street sign? The first word is almost intelligible but the suffix kinda looks like letters but not really.
Final point on the badge: Look how the fake letters change and morph throughout the video
January 21, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Final point on the badge: Look how the fake letters change and morph throughout the video
The fake badge is pretty convincingly shaped like the real NYPD shoulder patch, and you might think it’s just out of focus, but it never comes into focus. Also, if you look closely, the colors are messed up in the words don’t resemble the real words on the patch.
January 21, 2026 at 12:55 AM
The fake badge is pretty convincingly shaped like the real NYPD shoulder patch, and you might think it’s just out of focus, but it never comes into focus. Also, if you look closely, the colors are messed up in the words don’t resemble the real words on the patch.
First red flag to me is this fake badge. Ai is very bad at letters, so these jumbled, unrecognizable words are the first thing to pay attention to.
January 21, 2026 at 12:55 AM
First red flag to me is this fake badge. Ai is very bad at letters, so these jumbled, unrecognizable words are the first thing to pay attention to.
First, here’s the FAKE video
January 21, 2026 at 12:55 AM
First, here’s the FAKE video
There’s an Ai video circulating on Instagram today that, if you just watch it and scroll, is reasonably passable as a real police interaction.
With no shame to anyone who believed it, let’s pick it apart so we can spot other ai videos later.
(Warning, longish thread)
With no shame to anyone who believed it, let’s pick it apart so we can spot other ai videos later.
(Warning, longish thread)
January 21, 2026 at 12:55 AM
There’s an Ai video circulating on Instagram today that, if you just watch it and scroll, is reasonably passable as a real police interaction.
With no shame to anyone who believed it, let’s pick it apart so we can spot other ai videos later.
(Warning, longish thread)
With no shame to anyone who believed it, let’s pick it apart so we can spot other ai videos later.
(Warning, longish thread)
Got to shoot the shit with @iamstevenhale.bsky.social and call it work:
Pretty nice little podcast chat with @sarahgracetaylor.bsky.social about the return of the Tennessee legislature which you can listen to here or in your podcast app. nashvillebanner.com/2026/01/16/d...
LISTEN: Tennessee's Legislature is back in session
The Banner’s Steven Hale and Sarah Grace Taylor talk about the return of the Tennessee legislature, what they’ve done so far and what to expect in the coming months. Sarah Grace discusses bills relate...
nashvillebanner.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Got to shoot the shit with @iamstevenhale.bsky.social and call it work: