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Wordsmith. Recovering journalist. Reformed ed reformer. Believer in democracy. Adorer of cats and dogs.
One way to look at this news, I guess, is more business for Nashville-based Ingram Books. Another way is that library patrons may see fewer new books on the shelves for a while.
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Libraries Scramble for Books After Giant Distributor Shuts Down
Why it might have been and may continue to be harder to get new releases from your local library.
www.404media.co
October 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
One way to look at this news, I guess, is more business for Nashville-based Ingram Books. Another way is that library patrons may see fewer new books on the shelves for a while.
www.404media.co/libraries-sc...
www.404media.co/libraries-sc...
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Paging every GOP member of Congress to remedial constitutional literacy class, stat
It flies under the radar because it is overwhelmed by the sheer repulsiveness of the physical destruction of the east wing, but there is no way that a president should be allowed to use private money to change public property. It circumvents the power of the purse.
October 23, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Paging every GOP member of Congress to remedial constitutional literacy class, stat
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When you give yourself a Department of War, soon enough you are going to find a war to fight.
September 27, 2025 at 7:50 PM
When you give yourself a Department of War, soon enough you are going to find a war to fight.
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
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Good scoop from Demetria ...
Sara Jane Moore, who attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford in 1975, died in Franklin today. She was 95.
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Sara Jane Moore, who tried to kill Gerald Ford, dies at 95 - Nashville Banner
Sara Jane Moore, who attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford in 1975, dies at 95. She was radicalized by revolutionary politics and the Patricia Hearst kidnapping.
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September 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Good scoop from Demetria ...
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Former Tennessee Republican House Speaker gets 3y in federal prison, $30k fine in scheme to profit from legislature's postage/printing fund
A former aide was sentenced to 30 months last week. Ex Rep. Robin Smith to be sentenced next month
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A former aide was sentenced to 30 months last week. Ex Rep. Robin Smith to be sentenced next month
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Former Tennessee House speaker sentenced to three years in federal prison • Tennessee Lookout
Six years after being bounced from the Tennessee House speakership, former Rep. Glen Casada was sentenced Tuesday to 36 months in prison for his role in a kickback scheme. U.S. District Judge Eli Rich...
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September 23, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Former Tennessee Republican House Speaker gets 3y in federal prison, $30k fine in scheme to profit from legislature's postage/printing fund
A former aide was sentenced to 30 months last week. Ex Rep. Robin Smith to be sentenced next month
tennesseelookout.com/2025/09/23/f... @tennesseelookout.com
A former aide was sentenced to 30 months last week. Ex Rep. Robin Smith to be sentenced next month
tennesseelookout.com/2025/09/23/f... @tennesseelookout.com
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Here are four ways anyone can support and help their local library:
• Get a library card ⭐️
• Use your library card 🌟
•Visit the library 💫
•Tell everyone to get a library card and support their local library ✨
• Get a library card ⭐️
• Use your library card 🌟
•Visit the library 💫
•Tell everyone to get a library card and support their local library ✨
September 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Here are four ways anyone can support and help their local library:
• Get a library card ⭐️
• Use your library card 🌟
•Visit the library 💫
•Tell everyone to get a library card and support their local library ✨
• Get a library card ⭐️
• Use your library card 🌟
•Visit the library 💫
•Tell everyone to get a library card and support their local library ✨
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ICYMI — After years of pretending she would never stop fighting to get the Epstein files release, @MarshaBlackburn just voted not to release them.
Truly pathetic.
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Truly pathetic.
www.wkrn.com/news/tenness...
September 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM
ICYMI — After years of pretending she would never stop fighting to get the Epstein files release, @MarshaBlackburn just voted not to release them.
Truly pathetic.
www.wkrn.com/news/tenness...
Truly pathetic.
www.wkrn.com/news/tenness...
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This story introduced me to a new "innovation": bitcoin ATMs, or BTMs. They convert cash into crypto, which can then be transferred to a digital wallet.
And guess what? They facilitate impersonation fraud, routinely. DC's attorney general just sued one of the big operators. James Baratta reports:
And guess what? They facilitate impersonation fraud, routinely. DC's attorney general just sued one of the big operators. James Baratta reports:
Crypto Bank Machine Operators Swindle Seniors
Once described as the ‘AR-15s of the financial services industry,’ crypto ATMs remain a hotbed for scams targeting vulnerable communities. But third-party fraudsters aren’t the only ones laughing all ...
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September 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This story introduced me to a new "innovation": bitcoin ATMs, or BTMs. They convert cash into crypto, which can then be transferred to a digital wallet.
And guess what? They facilitate impersonation fraud, routinely. DC's attorney general just sued one of the big operators. James Baratta reports:
And guess what? They facilitate impersonation fraud, routinely. DC's attorney general just sued one of the big operators. James Baratta reports:
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New rule. A parent may only propose removing a book from the school library only after reading it in its entirety and delivering a book report to the librarian. Until then no discussion shall be entered into.
August 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
New rule. A parent may only propose removing a book from the school library only after reading it in its entirety and delivering a book report to the librarian. Until then no discussion shall be entered into.
Nuanced reporting from a region often unfairly stereotyped. (FWIW, the traitor flag is not the image I would have chosen.)
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‘It’s a complicated time to be a white Southerner’ − and their views on race reflect that
How do white Southerners think about their racial status in a world that is scrutinizing white advantages? Researchers found people across the political spectrum grappling with what being white means.
theconversation.com
August 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Nuanced reporting from a region often unfairly stereotyped. (FWIW, the traitor flag is not the image I would have chosen.)
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William Webster, Navy veteran of WWII and Korea, an example of what is best in America, and by happy fortune our across-the-street neighbor for decades, has died at age 101
What a wonderful man
Love and condolences to his wife Lynda. Let his example inspire us all.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/u...
What a wonderful man
Love and condolences to his wife Lynda. Let his example inspire us all.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/u...
William H. Webster, Who Ran Both the F.B.I. and the C.I.A., Dies at 101
www.nytimes.com
August 8, 2025 at 11:43 PM
William Webster, Navy veteran of WWII and Korea, an example of what is best in America, and by happy fortune our across-the-street neighbor for decades, has died at age 101
What a wonderful man
Love and condolences to his wife Lynda. Let his example inspire us all.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/u...
What a wonderful man
Love and condolences to his wife Lynda. Let his example inspire us all.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/u...
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Ah, if only we could ban narcissistic ignoramuses
Mace: I would support any action to remove fluoride from the water. And ban also chemtrails
August 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Ah, if only we could ban narcissistic ignoramuses
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People have trouble interpreting this. Nobody’s saying Donald Trump or Pam Bondi are personally selecting Nazi iconography. They don’t read enough for that. The point is they hire and promote Nazis who ARE steeped in Nazi iconography, and they’re fine with it.
Oh look, ICE is copying literal Nazi recruiting propaganda again. The poster on the right is for the Volkssturm, the Nazi militia of older men and boys established during the final months of World War II.
![@DHSgov on X: We’re taking father/son bonding to a whole new level.
JOIN.ICE.GOV
06 Aug 25
[Young man and old man in ICE gear]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eppsmw5nfmdzhfeymtzd3xbe/bafkreibrddxw227e4ldwrtdrf4nfz4riyb3yfyluczrelklrnnnp7e7l6m@jpeg)
![Wehrschiessen des Deutschen Volkes 1944
[Young man and old man sharing a rifle]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eppsmw5nfmdzhfeymtzd3xbe/bafkreibsutqtdx2tbxfm64xbjp4nspzgvdg6xvxewm244dbplmeuoznnvy@jpeg)
August 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM
People have trouble interpreting this. Nobody’s saying Donald Trump or Pam Bondi are personally selecting Nazi iconography. They don’t read enough for that. The point is they hire and promote Nazis who ARE steeped in Nazi iconography, and they’re fine with it.
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Me three months ago:
My prediction is that in that scenario, he blames the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which puts out employment data. Calls them corrupt, run by Democrats, out to get him. Fires people there, insists their numbers cannot be trusted, White House puts out its own fictitious data to make Trump look good
August 1, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Me three months ago:
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Why is the country cowering from a guy with 37% approval?
Trump's cratering in polls continues. Crushing new Gallup numbers:
Overall approval: 37%
On immigration: 38%
On economy: 37%
On trade: 36:
Federal budget: 29%
Overall approval among independents: 29%
news.gallup.com/poll/692879/...
Overall approval: 37%
On immigration: 38%
On economy: 37%
On trade: 36:
Federal budget: 29%
Overall approval among independents: 29%
news.gallup.com/poll/692879/...
Independents Drive Trump's Approval to 37% Second-Term Low
President Donald Trump's job approval rating has fallen to 37%, the lowest of his second term as a result of a decrease among independents.
news.gallup.com
July 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Why is the country cowering from a guy with 37% approval?
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I am no constitutional scholar, but I can't help but feel that "the President gets to dictate what every university can teach and what every television station should broadcast" is closer to what the founding fathers were worried about when it comes to free speech than trigger warnings on syllabi.
July 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I am no constitutional scholar, but I can't help but feel that "the President gets to dictate what every university can teach and what every television station should broadcast" is closer to what the founding fathers were worried about when it comes to free speech than trigger warnings on syllabi.
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Today in 1974—as House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearings against President Richard Nixon were underway—the Washington Post published this Herblock editorial cartoon.
Now, thanks to the Supreme Court and craven Republicans, Trump—a literal crook—is Nixon on steroids, subverting laws daily.
Now, thanks to the Supreme Court and craven Republicans, Trump—a literal crook—is Nixon on steroids, subverting laws daily.
July 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Today in 1974—as House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearings against President Richard Nixon were underway—the Washington Post published this Herblock editorial cartoon.
Now, thanks to the Supreme Court and craven Republicans, Trump—a literal crook—is Nixon on steroids, subverting laws daily.
Now, thanks to the Supreme Court and craven Republicans, Trump—a literal crook—is Nixon on steroids, subverting laws daily.
Is this a story from 2025 or 1925? TN doctor refuses medical care to a pregnant woman because she’s not married.
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Tennessee woman denied prenatal care for being unmarried - Nashville Banner
Denial of prenatal care to unmarried women in Tennessee raises concerns over the state's Medical Ethics Defense Act.
nashvillebanner.com
July 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Is this a story from 2025 or 1925? TN doctor refuses medical care to a pregnant woman because she’s not married.
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TN doesn’t *want* to know how many vouchers are going to kids already attending private schools because the state doesn’t want its *taxpayers* to know. This program is going to wreck state finances, and the gov doesn’t want to leave a trail of breadcrumbs back to the cause.
Responding to criticism about Tennessee’s applications for private-school vouchers, Gov. Bill Lee said this week the state doesn’t need to know whether students were enrolled in private schools before seeking the funds.
Tennessee governor defends voucher application process • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said the state doesn’t need to know whether students were enrolled in private schools before seeking voucher funds.
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July 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
TN doesn’t *want* to know how many vouchers are going to kids already attending private schools because the state doesn’t want its *taxpayers* to know. This program is going to wreck state finances, and the gov doesn’t want to leave a trail of breadcrumbs back to the cause.
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This kind of public service journalism is hard to do. Great work, @tennesseelookout.com.
GOP lawmakers OK'd $1.5B business tax break. Gov. Bill Lee won't say how much his own company got. The state posted an unsearchable list of recipients set to disappear online
@tennesseelookout.com scraped the data & made it searchable. It will live online here:
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@tennesseelookout.com scraped the data & made it searchable. It will live online here:
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Lawmakers are attempting to hide who’s receiving $1.5B in tax refunds. We won’t let them • Tennessee Lookout
On June 30, the names of businesses that received over $1.5 billion in tax refunds -- like FedEx -- will disappear from Tennessee's website.
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June 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This kind of public service journalism is hard to do. Great work, @tennesseelookout.com.
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Yep.
Too bad that MSM too often pumps out content that distracts rather than informs.
But damn it, I need distraction to save my mind.
So, carry on, I guess.
Too bad that MSM too often pumps out content that distracts rather than informs.
But damn it, I need distraction to save my mind.
So, carry on, I guess.
On this front as with any other we fundamentally have an information desert/bubble problem. The issue is far less the failings of the MSM, as so many here like to obsess on. It is that most Americans aren’t accessing real information at all/from remotely reliable sources
June 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Yep.
Too bad that MSM too often pumps out content that distracts rather than informs.
But damn it, I need distraction to save my mind.
So, carry on, I guess.
Too bad that MSM too often pumps out content that distracts rather than informs.
But damn it, I need distraction to save my mind.
So, carry on, I guess.
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