Aisling in Memphis
@aislingmaki.bsky.social
Recently traded journalism for side quests.
For my last story as a staff reporter, The Daily Memphian let me write this one about famous local cats.
The Dixon’s resident feline has survived enough near catnappings that the museum has put up a little sign letting people know he works there and not to take him home.
'A cool cat everywhere' — Memphis' shop, bar and museum cats
The Dixon’s resident feline has survived enough near catnappings that the museum has put up a little sign letting people know he works there and not to take him home.
dailymemphian.com
September 23, 2025 at 3:52 AM
For my last story as a staff reporter, The Daily Memphian let me write this one about famous local cats.
I used to think the 2020 Four Seasons Total Landscaping press conference was the stupidest press conference of all time, but the 2025 Tylenol presser was even stupider.
September 23, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I used to think the 2020 Four Seasons Total Landscaping press conference was the stupidest press conference of all time, but the 2025 Tylenol presser was even stupider.
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Amazing. Respect the lede.
June 6, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Amazing. Respect the lede.
Spotted this gorgeous pileated woodpecker on a tree in the parking lot of Overton Park's East Parkway Pavilion yesterday.
May 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Spotted this gorgeous pileated woodpecker on a tree in the parking lot of Overton Park's East Parkway Pavilion yesterday.
Okay but the new pope looks like Gary Sinise. Both from Illinois, too.
May 8, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Okay but the new pope looks like Gary Sinise. Both from Illinois, too.
Held the door for an elderly woman coming out of a Memphis grocery, then overheard her convo with another woman, telling her too "be careful" tomorrow because those pesky protestors will be out. Seems the Fox News crowd is freaked out by the thought of young folks taking to the streets tomorrow.
April 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Held the door for an elderly woman coming out of a Memphis grocery, then overheard her convo with another woman, telling her too "be careful" tomorrow because those pesky protestors will be out. Seems the Fox News crowd is freaked out by the thought of young folks taking to the streets tomorrow.
Standing ovation for @timothysnyder.bsky.social at the end of his talk, “On Freedom and Just Habits of Mind," at Rhodes College in Memphis this afternoon. 👏
March 31, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Standing ovation for @timothysnyder.bsky.social at the end of his talk, “On Freedom and Just Habits of Mind," at Rhodes College in Memphis this afternoon. 👏
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Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
March 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
It was surprisingly delightful to cover Match Day for medical students, who open envelopes to find out where they will train as doctors after graduation. The photos showcase their joy and enthusiasm.
‘Match Day’ celebration brings med students closer to careers
Of the 168 UT medical students who matched, 75 matched to residencies in Tennessee and 54 will remain at UTHSC for their residencies.
dailymemphian.com
March 22, 2025 at 12:01 AM
It was surprisingly delightful to cover Match Day for medical students, who open envelopes to find out where they will train as doctors after graduation. The photos showcase their joy and enthusiasm.
Amid a national measles outbreak, Tennessee has confirmed its first case this year.
Tennessee confirms its first measles case
Amid a national measles outbreak, the Tennessee Department of Health says a Middle Tennessee resident is the state’s first confirmed measles case this year.
dailymemphian.com
March 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Amid a national measles outbreak, Tennessee has confirmed its first case this year.
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WATCH: WILSON COUNTY Rep. Susan Lynn called out by for doing the “YMCA” dance to mock Tennesseans as they protested the cruel Lamberth bill to keep undocumented kids out of schools
March 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
WATCH: WILSON COUNTY Rep. Susan Lynn called out by for doing the “YMCA” dance to mock Tennesseans as they protested the cruel Lamberth bill to keep undocumented kids out of schools
Enjoyed a lovely stroll through the grounds of the Dixon Gallery & Gardens in Memphis this morning. The arrival of spring is a balm in a world that feels awfully heavy right now.
March 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Enjoyed a lovely stroll through the grounds of the Dixon Gallery & Gardens in Memphis this morning. The arrival of spring is a balm in a world that feels awfully heavy right now.
Looking forward to serving on this panel today.
March 18, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Looking forward to serving on this panel today.
On this St. Patrick's Day, my desk photo of the Irish immigrants who raised me: my mother & paternal granny, waving the tricolor. Snapped in Connecticut in 1995, when I was in university. Both long departed, I miss them daily but especially today. Proud to be part of the Irish & Donegal diaspora. 💚
March 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
On this St. Patrick's Day, my desk photo of the Irish immigrants who raised me: my mother & paternal granny, waving the tricolor. Snapped in Connecticut in 1995, when I was in university. Both long departed, I miss them daily but especially today. Proud to be part of the Irish & Donegal diaspora. 💚
Military families protesting the Defense Department's anti-DEI push heckled Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on his arrival at United States European Command headquarters in Germany on Tuesday.
Defense Secretary Hegseth booed and heckled by military families protesting against DEI push
Last week, Hegseth wrote a memo in which he banned transgender people from joining the military and restricted the use of some learning materials in Defense Department schools.
www.nbcnews.com
February 11, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Military families protesting the Defense Department's anti-DEI push heckled Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on his arrival at United States European Command headquarters in Germany on Tuesday.
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The FBI’s core values, including integrity, compassion, fairness, and allegiance to the Constitution - and oh, yeah, diversity, are being painted over at the FBI Academy. Source: NYT.
January 31, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The FBI’s core values, including integrity, compassion, fairness, and allegiance to the Constitution - and oh, yeah, diversity, are being painted over at the FBI Academy. Source: NYT.
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Congrats @SenatorHagerty @MarshaBlackburn, how proud y’all must be
January 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Congrats @SenatorHagerty @MarshaBlackburn, how proud y’all must be
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@aislingmaki.bsky.social With the latest on Health Sciences Park and the latest stage in its remaking after Confederate monuments were removed from it in late 2017 followed by the disinterment of the remains of the Confederate General beneath one of them. dailymemphian.com/subscriber/a...
Health Sciences Park gets new name and owner
The 10-acre park in the heart of the Memphis Medical District has a new name and new owner.
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January 24, 2025 at 2:30 AM
@aislingmaki.bsky.social With the latest on Health Sciences Park and the latest stage in its remaking after Confederate monuments were removed from it in late 2017 followed by the disinterment of the remains of the Confederate General beneath one of them. dailymemphian.com/subscriber/a...
The new administration has already ordered the US to withdraw from WHO.
Withdrawing The United States From The World Health Organization – The White House
WITHDRAWING THE UNITED STATES FROM THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the
www.whitehouse.gov
January 21, 2025 at 4:01 AM
The new administration has already ordered the US to withdraw from WHO.
From the Society of Professional Journalists: How to leak information to reputable news organizations as the federal government begins to close people’s access to their government and wipe away information from agencies’ websites.
Leak Seeker
Here’s how to share information with reputable news media.
www.spj.org
January 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
From the Society of Professional Journalists: How to leak information to reputable news organizations as the federal government begins to close people’s access to their government and wipe away information from agencies’ websites.
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Immigrants are saving the dogs!
They're saving the cats!
They're saving the homes of the people who live here!
They're saving the cats!
They're saving the homes of the people who live here!
January 14, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Immigrants are saving the dogs!
They're saving the cats!
They're saving the homes of the people who live here!
They're saving the cats!
They're saving the homes of the people who live here!
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Taylor Swift- $10 million
Selena Gomez- $5 million
Beyoncé- $2.5 million
The richest man in the WORLD- $0
Selena Gomez- $5 million
Beyoncé- $2.5 million
The richest man in the WORLD- $0
January 13, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Taylor Swift- $10 million
Selena Gomez- $5 million
Beyoncé- $2.5 million
The richest man in the WORLD- $0
Selena Gomez- $5 million
Beyoncé- $2.5 million
The richest man in the WORLD- $0
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Gavin Newsom made a website to fight the misinformation about the fires. Give it a read.
REPOST
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REPOST
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California Fire Facts | Governor Gavin Newsom
Get the facts about the Los Angeles fires.
gavinnewsom.com
January 12, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Gavin Newsom made a website to fight the misinformation about the fires. Give it a read.
REPOST
gavinnewsom.com/california-f...
REPOST
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Sam Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave, has died. He was 89.
At the Memphis-based Stax Records, Moore and Prater were second only to Otis Redding. They transformed the "call and response" of gospel music.
At the Memphis-based Stax Records, Moore and Prater were second only to Otis Redding. They transformed the "call and response" of gospel music.
Sam Moore, who sang 'Soul Man' in Sam & Dave duo, dies at 89
Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave, died Friday morning in Coral Gables, Florida, due to complications while recovering from surgery, his publicist said.
buff.ly
January 13, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Sam Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave, has died. He was 89.
At the Memphis-based Stax Records, Moore and Prater were second only to Otis Redding. They transformed the "call and response" of gospel music.
At the Memphis-based Stax Records, Moore and Prater were second only to Otis Redding. They transformed the "call and response" of gospel music.
Go Fund Me Spreadsheet for Latino families displaced by the Los Angeles Fires: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Displaced Latino Families - LA Wildfires GoFundMe Directory
docs.google.com
January 13, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Go Fund Me Spreadsheet for Latino families displaced by the Los Angeles Fires: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...