Alejandro Ramirez
@alejandroramirez.bsky.social
Managing editor of @nashvillescene.com
Email: aramirez[at]nashvillescene.com
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Email: aramirez[at]nashvillescene.com
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I don't believe in ghosts but I'm not willing to put it to the test
do you believe in ghosts or are you like me, a person who finds themself saying all the time “I absolutely don’t believe in ghosts, but this place has ghosts.”
November 20, 2025 at 4:55 AM
I don't believe in ghosts but I'm not willing to put it to the test
I've been enjoying Final France-tasy!
Bad joke aside, Expedition 33 really is a lot of fun. Love the combat and the art style.
Bad joke aside, Expedition 33 really is a lot of fun. Love the combat and the art style.
November 18, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I've been enjoying Final France-tasy!
Bad joke aside, Expedition 33 really is a lot of fun. Love the combat and the art style.
Bad joke aside, Expedition 33 really is a lot of fun. Love the combat and the art style.
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you know what would really bring the country back together is a yankin ass disney soundtrack by a middle aged heavyweight songwriter see the issue is the people can't feel the love tonight
November 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
you know what would really bring the country back together is a yankin ass disney soundtrack by a middle aged heavyweight songwriter see the issue is the people can't feel the love tonight
Good writing doesn't always mean good reporting but very often bad writing highlights bad reporting. I tapped out early on this one.
you can’t be putting this in the paper (gift link but i do not recommend you use it www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/s...)
November 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Good writing doesn't always mean good reporting but very often bad writing highlights bad reporting. I tapped out early on this one.
there was a lot of talk about Rosalia's genre-hopping in the past and i don't want to discount the more nuanced edges of those discussions, but honestly i get the sense she just does whatever she wants, and i'm here for her weird psychedelic nun opera music
November 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
there was a lot of talk about Rosalia's genre-hopping in the past and i don't want to discount the more nuanced edges of those discussions, but honestly i get the sense she just does whatever she wants, and i'm here for her weird psychedelic nun opera music
Is the NYC media OK with all this parade stuff?
November 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Is the NYC media OK with all this parade stuff?
Focaccia is fun
November 12, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Focaccia is fun
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“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
most of these pictures are of folks traveling, one of the best times to get some reading done.
November 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
most of these pictures are of folks traveling, one of the best times to get some reading done.
Our dog has a favorite Baldur's Gate 3 companion
November 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Our dog has a favorite Baldur's Gate 3 companion
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A government contracting document details plans to open a national call center in the greater Nashville area to coordinate efforts to track unaccompanied immigrant children and deport them.
ICE Plans Nashville Call Center to Track Migrant Children
Facility would use state and local police information to locate and potentially deport unaccompanied minors
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November 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
A government contracting document details plans to open a national call center in the greater Nashville area to coordinate efforts to track unaccompanied immigrant children and deport them.
probably doesn't bode well for accountability in Tennessee if the president just hands out pardons to anyone affiliated with the Republican supermajority
Former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada and his chief of staff Cade Cothren received calls from President Donald Trump on Thursday offering them full pardons for their convictions.
Trump to Pardon Casada and Cothren
Former state House speaker, aide received calls from president offering pardons for money laundering, fraud scheme convictions
www.nashvillescene.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
probably doesn't bode well for accountability in Tennessee if the president just hands out pardons to anyone affiliated with the Republican supermajority
"Trump now walks a red carpet of lawlessness, plutocracy, and bloodshed woven by Cheney."
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
His Works Completed, Dick Cheney, Mass Murderer of Iraqis and American Democracy, Dies
As much as the Trumpists claim to disavow the War on Terror, they walk a path paved by the most powerful vice president in US history.
www.thenation.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:29 PM
"Trump now walks a red carpet of lawlessness, plutocracy, and bloodshed woven by Cheney."
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
I learned where the bodies are buried at the Capitol
From this week’s Death Issue: Managing editor Alejandro Ramirez chats with historian Jeff Sellers about the people buried at the Tennessee State Capitol.
The Death Issue 2025: Bodies in the Capitol
Chatting with historian Jeff Sellers about the people buried at the Tennessee State Capitol
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October 31, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I learned where the bodies are buried at the Capitol
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Editing this story by @alejandroramirez.bsky.social, I learned that Tennessee’s is the only state capitol with bodies buried within its walls. 👻
Plenty of jokes to be made about ghouls at the Capitol, etc. Just thought that was wild.
Plenty of jokes to be made about ghouls at the Capitol, etc. Just thought that was wild.
From this week’s Death Issue: Managing editor Alejandro Ramirez chats with historian Jeff Sellers about the people buried at the Tennessee State Capitol.
The Death Issue 2025: Bodies in the Capitol
Chatting with historian Jeff Sellers about the people buried at the Tennessee State Capitol
www.nashvillescene.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Editing this story by @alejandroramirez.bsky.social, I learned that Tennessee’s is the only state capitol with bodies buried within its walls. 👻
Plenty of jokes to be made about ghouls at the Capitol, etc. Just thought that was wild.
Plenty of jokes to be made about ghouls at the Capitol, etc. Just thought that was wild.
This is some very good writing.
I couldn't even pick my favorite line from Tressie because it's all of them (gift)
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
Opinion | A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democrats’ Greatest Weakness
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:20 PM
This is some very good writing.
The Argument is giving Zombie Gawker vibes
October 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The Argument is giving Zombie Gawker vibes
It's more a situationship then a compact, says chancellor.
It’s unclear whether Vanderbilt University will sign on to a compact sent by the White House, according to a letter sent by Chancellor Daniel Diermeier to faculty and staff Monday afternoon.
Vanderbilt's Diermeier Issues Noncommittal Statement on Trump Compact
Chancellor sends letter to faculty, students saying school will continue ‘ongoing dialogue’ with Trump administration
www.nashvillescene.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:25 PM
It's more a situationship then a compact, says chancellor.
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EXCLUSIVE: Embattled Trump nominee Paul Ingrassia told Republicans that the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday should be “tossed into the seventh circle of hell” and that he has “a Nazi streak,” according to a group chat viewed by POLITICO.
Trump nominee says he has a ‘Nazi streak,’ bashes MLK Jr. Day, according to texts
Paul Ingrassia’s bid to lead a whistleblower agency is set for a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday.
www.politico.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Embattled Trump nominee Paul Ingrassia told Republicans that the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday should be “tossed into the seventh circle of hell” and that he has “a Nazi streak,” according to a group chat viewed by POLITICO.
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BREAKING from PP
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
BREAKING from PP
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
Went to the WW2 Museum in New Orleans on Sunday. Incredible space, and the D-Day exhibit really shows the level of sacrifice (and the astounding amount of grit, boldness and luck) that went into taking down the Nazis.
October 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Went to the WW2 Museum in New Orleans on Sunday. Incredible space, and the D-Day exhibit really shows the level of sacrifice (and the astounding amount of grit, boldness and luck) that went into taking down the Nazis.
Shout out to Market Basket
October 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Shout out to Market Basket
I didn't *enjoy* reading Baudrillard in college but with the rise of AI slop and unending wave of misinformation I'm very glad to have even a passing understanding of concepts like simulacra and hyperreality.
October 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I didn't *enjoy* reading Baudrillard in college but with the rise of AI slop and unending wave of misinformation I'm very glad to have even a passing understanding of concepts like simulacra and hyperreality.
This issue makes me happy every year
Best of Nashville 2025 has landed! Read all the writers' choices and readers' poll results in the Scene's massive 37th annual #BON25 issue. Illustrations by Kat Conde.
Best of Nashville 2025
www.nashvillescene.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
This issue makes me happy every year
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The people who are sincerely in favor of freedom of expression will speak out now for the reporters.
🚨THIS IS A BIG DEAL. Chicago journalists are suing the Trump administration for using excessive force against reporters & protestors in violation of the 1A.
The press here is doing astounding work documenting how ICE is out of control. The violence they face in doing so is obscene.
The press here is doing astounding work documenting how ICE is out of control. The violence they face in doing so is obscene.
October 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The people who are sincerely in favor of freedom of expression will speak out now for the reporters.