TP Tuley
@tptuley.bsky.social
TN Democrat focused on state & local politics
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TP Tuley
@tptuley.bsky.social
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Did you know that TNGOP brags about being a low tax state? Low taxes for corporations, that is😜
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TN LEGISLATIVE WEEKLY RECAP
Lots of 🚩🚩🚩 and a diabolical immigration bill is up next Tuesday.
Watch FULL video by clicking below
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Lots of 🚩🚩🚩 and a diabolical immigration bill is up next Tuesday.
Watch FULL video by clicking below
substack.com/@aftynbehn/n...
February 14, 2026 at 6:59 PM
SO grateful for @aftynbehn.bsky.social !
As news grew more critical, people had more reason to find journalism distasteful. What people do not like about the media is its implicit or explicit criticism of their heroes or their home teams.No one, famously, likes the bearer of bad news.
I Trusted Jeff Bezos. The Joke’s on Me. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/o...
Opinion | I Trusted Jeff Bezos. The Joke’s on Me.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:59 PM
As news grew more critical, people had more reason to find journalism distasteful. What people do not like about the media is its implicit or explicit criticism of their heroes or their home teams.No one, famously, likes the bearer of bad news.
I Trusted Jeff Bezos. The Joke’s on Me. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/o...
Opinion | I Trusted Jeff Bezos. The Joke’s on Me.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:58 PM
I Trusted Jeff Bezos. The Joke’s on Me. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/o...
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Out of the hundreds of essays I have written and published in the last few years, the ones that make MAGA incredibly angry aren’t about abortion or guns or trans rights.
The essays that make them lash out are about school funding and voting rights...
The essays that make them lash out are about school funding and voting rights...
February 14, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Out of the hundreds of essays I have written and published in the last few years, the ones that make MAGA incredibly angry aren’t about abortion or guns or trans rights.
The essays that make them lash out are about school funding and voting rights...
The essays that make them lash out are about school funding and voting rights...
💸Latest update on TNGOP school voucher scam; thanks to TN Democrat
@jeffyarbro.bsky.social for reminding us how much the TNGOP lovesgiving away our tax $$$ as discount coupons to private school parents & bogus pop-up *schools*
@jeffyarbro.bsky.social for reminding us how much the TNGOP lovesgiving away our tax $$$ as discount coupons to private school parents & bogus pop-up *schools*
February 12, 2026 at 8:13 PM
💸Latest update on TNGOP school voucher scam; thanks to TN Democrat
@jeffyarbro.bsky.social for reminding us how much the TNGOP lovesgiving away our tax $$$ as discount coupons to private school parents & bogus pop-up *schools*
@jeffyarbro.bsky.social for reminding us how much the TNGOP lovesgiving away our tax $$$ as discount coupons to private school parents & bogus pop-up *schools*
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A Ballad Health hospital in Unicoi County, Tennessee, flooded during Hurricane Helene in 2024. It's being rebuilt in a flood zone that isn't likely to withstand smaller storms. From Brett Kelman with @kffhealthnews.org.
This Ballad hospital, flooded by Hurricane Helene, will be rebuilt for $44M in a flood plain • Tennessee Lookout
A Ballad Health hospital in Unicoi County, Tennessee, flooded during Hurricane Helene. The company is rebuilding in a flood plain.
tennesseelookout.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:35 PM
A Ballad Health hospital in Unicoi County, Tennessee, flooded during Hurricane Helene in 2024. It's being rebuilt in a flood zone that isn't likely to withstand smaller storms. From Brett Kelman with @kffhealthnews.org.
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You may not know this, but if you're under the age of 60, Social Security is essentially insurance for you.
If you're under the age of 60, Social Security is essentially insurance for you.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:10 PM
You may not know this, but if you're under the age of 60, Social Security is essentially insurance for you.
Such a sad rep for TN😞
Our founding documents include “separation of church and state” exactly to prevent @TNGOP’s unconstitutional push for forcing religion on citizens.
No to TN’s HB1491
Our founding documents include “separation of church and state” exactly to prevent @TNGOP’s unconstitutional push for forcing religion on citizens.
No to TN’s HB1491
WATCH: “Where’s my kid gonna go, Gino? He’s in Kindergarten.”
Rep. Gino Bulso’s HB 1491 requires Tennessee public schools to teach the Bible in K-12 — he defends it by saying parents can “opt out”, but doesn’t seem to have thought through what that actually means for young kids.
Rep. Gino Bulso’s HB 1491 requires Tennessee public schools to teach the Bible in K-12 — he defends it by saying parents can “opt out”, but doesn’t seem to have thought through what that actually means for young kids.
February 10, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Such a sad rep for TN😞
Our founding documents include “separation of church and state” exactly to prevent @TNGOP’s unconstitutional push for forcing religion on citizens.
No to TN’s HB1491
Our founding documents include “separation of church and state” exactly to prevent @TNGOP’s unconstitutional push for forcing religion on citizens.
No to TN’s HB1491
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“it’s amazing how deep in the hole he can get and still bounce it around outside” what are we talking about here again
February 9, 2026 at 12:37 AM
“it’s amazing how deep in the hole he can get and still bounce it around outside” what are we talking about here again
In reality, nonvoters have views that are less ideologically coherent than those of regular voters—which is to say, they think more like swing voters than base voters.
The belief that there is a hidden reservoir of left-wing voters who will bother to show up at the polls only if a sufficiently progressive candidate activates their interest is a decades-old myth.
February 6, 2026 at 4:58 PM
In reality, nonvoters have views that are less ideologically coherent than those of regular voters—which is to say, they think more like swing voters than base voters.
The belief that there is a hidden reservoir of left-wing voters who will bother to show up at the polls only if a sufficiently progressive candidate activates their interest is a decades-old myth.
February 6, 2026 at 4:58 PM
The belief that there is a hidden reservoir of left-wing voters who will bother to show up at the polls only if a sufficiently progressive candidate activates their interest is a decades-old myth.
The danger of fakery today is that the average person isn’t trained to differentiate between original & manipulated images, or wholly generated images. As the technology to create fully fledged fakes improves exponentially, our ability to tell the difference will be reduced to zero.
A.I. Loves Fake Images. But They’ve Been a Thing Since Photography Began. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/a...
A.I. Loves Fake Images. But They’ve Been a Thing Since Photography Began.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:36 PM
The danger of fakery today is that the average person isn’t trained to differentiate between original & manipulated images, or wholly generated images. As the technology to create fully fledged fakes improves exponentially, our ability to tell the difference will be reduced to zero.
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Here is what Democracy Docket is tracking today:
Active Voting Rights Cases: 163
Active Redistricting Cases: 48
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 87
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 72
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 25
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Active Voting Rights Cases: 163
Active Redistricting Cases: 48
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 87
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 72
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 25
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February 4, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Here is what Democracy Docket is tracking today:
Active Voting Rights Cases: 163
Active Redistricting Cases: 48
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 87
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 72
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 25
Stay informed. Subscribe today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Active Voting Rights Cases: 163
Active Redistricting Cases: 48
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 87
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 72
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 25
Stay informed. Subscribe today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
A.I. Loves Fake Images. But They’ve Been a Thing Since Photography Began. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/a...
A.I. Loves Fake Images. But They’ve Been a Thing Since Photography Began.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:34 PM
A.I. Loves Fake Images. But They’ve Been a Thing Since Photography Began. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/a...
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Here is what Democracy Docket is tracking today:
Active Voting Rights Cases: 163
Active Redistricting Cases: 47
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 87
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 72
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 25
Stay informed. Subscribe today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Active Voting Rights Cases: 163
Active Redistricting Cases: 47
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 87
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 72
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 25
Stay informed. Subscribe today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
February 2, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Here is what Democracy Docket is tracking today:
Active Voting Rights Cases: 163
Active Redistricting Cases: 47
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 87
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 72
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 25
Stay informed. Subscribe today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Active Voting Rights Cases: 163
Active Redistricting Cases: 47
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 87
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 72
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 25
Stay informed. Subscribe today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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It is one thing to seize old ballots; it is quite another to imagine federal agents seizing ballots from county offices on election night or the day after. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/dojs...
DOJ’s legal machinery to subvert the 2026 election is already in place
It is one thing to seize old ballots; it is quite another to imagine federal agents seizing ballots from county offices on election night or the day after.
www.democracydocket.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:07 PM
It is one thing to seize old ballots; it is quite another to imagine federal agents seizing ballots from county offices on election night or the day after. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/dojs...
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Hey, Tennessee. This is our leadership.
In most states, regulators try to keep lending and betting separate.
But in Tennessee, when a payday lending company wanted to include a sports gambling company at its storefronts, lawmakers stepped aside to let it happen.
➡️ Full story (with @tennesseelookout.com): https://propub.li/4rpUsPA
But in Tennessee, when a payday lending company wanted to include a sports gambling company at its storefronts, lawmakers stepped aside to let it happen.
➡️ Full story (with @tennesseelookout.com): https://propub.li/4rpUsPA
January 31, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Hey, Tennessee. This is our leadership.
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Yeah hey JD remember that? What ever happened with that?
February 1, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Yeah hey JD remember that? What ever happened with that?
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Those who oppose ICE in Minnesota are battling not for a political agenda but for the goal of dissidents throughout history: a normal life, Gal Beckerman argues. theatln.tc/XkX62TXA
January 31, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Those who oppose ICE in Minnesota are battling not for a political agenda but for the goal of dissidents throughout history: a normal life, Gal Beckerman argues. theatln.tc/XkX62TXA
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All these CEOs stompinge around graspinge for moneye and biohacks and powere but the best way to lyve forevir ys to make people laugh and be part of unforgettable storyes that make them feel less alone. Love and art and comedye are cosmic and eternal. The worlde will remembir the true stars.
January 30, 2026 at 10:01 PM
All these CEOs stompinge around graspinge for moneye and biohacks and powere but the best way to lyve forevir ys to make people laugh and be part of unforgettable storyes that make them feel less alone. Love and art and comedye are cosmic and eternal. The worlde will remembir the true stars.
January 30, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Get the word out about TN’s @jerrigreen4tn.bsky.social for governor!
We're hitting the road again! Join us in a town near you to share your priorities and get involved in our movement to elect Jerri Green as our next Governor. More details at greenforgovernor.com/events. Want to host a meet and greet with Jerri in your town? Fill out the form on our events page.
January 27, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Get the word out about TN’s @jerrigreen4tn.bsky.social for governor!
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The agriculture secretary recently claimed that Americans can eat a dinner of one corn tortilla, one piece of chicken, one piece of broccoli, and “one other thing” for $3. @petridishes.bsky.social imagines what that “one other thing” could be:
The ‘One Other Thing’ That Comes With Every Trump-Era Dinner
The Agriculture secretary suggests one corn tortilla, one piece of broccoli, one piece of chicken, and one inscrutable last thing.
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January 24, 2026 at 3:45 PM
The agriculture secretary recently claimed that Americans can eat a dinner of one corn tortilla, one piece of chicken, one piece of broccoli, and “one other thing” for $3. @petridishes.bsky.social imagines what that “one other thing” could be:
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For those of us who thrive on the hypocrisy beat, hoooooeee. MLK Day is like shooting fish in a barrel.
January 19, 2026 at 11:16 PM
For those of us who thrive on the hypocrisy beat, hoooooeee. MLK Day is like shooting fish in a barrel.