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Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 20h

Opinion, from former Scene editor-in-chief Liz Garrigan: When Tennessee families go hungry, Gov. Bill Lee serves excuses instead of action — and calls it governing.

Uncle Mandible’s Low-Calorie Leadership

Opinion: When Tennessee families go hungry, Gov. Bill Lee serves excuses instead of action — and calls it governing

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D. Patrick Rodgers @dpatrickrodgers.bsky.social · 1d

Vince Gilligan and Rhea Seehorn on What ‘Pluribus’ Is Really About, Why Hollywood ‘Needs More Heroes’ and How Silicon Valley Has ‘F—ed Up the World’

Vince Gilligan and Rhea Seehorn unpack the first two episodes of 'Pluribus' and slam AI: 'Silicon Valley' has 'f---ed up the world.'

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D. Patrick Rodgers @dpatrickrodgers.bsky.social · 1d

Hell yeah Vince Gilligan.

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D. Patrick Rodgers @dpatrickrodgers.bsky.social · 1d

Good reporting on dark times from @formvscontent.bsky.social.

Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 1d

Tennessee public libraries are launching an “immediate age-appropriateness review” of children’s and teens’ books following a state government directive.

Tennessee Secretary of State Orders ‘Age-Appropriateness Review’ of Library Books

Tennessee public libraries are launching an “immediate age-appropriateness review” of children’s and teens’ books following a state government directive, with some calling the plan “anti-public-librar...

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Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 1d

Writes @betsyphillips.bsky.social: How do we expect 16-year-olds to sit in prison for most of their lives when grown men like Casada and Cothren can’t serve two years for their misdeeds?

Trump's Casada/Cothren Pardon Is a Slap in the Face

How do we expect 16-year-old kids to sit in prison for most of their lives when grown men can’t serve two years for their misdeeds?

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D. Patrick Rodgers @dpatrickrodgers.bsky.social · 1d

Great choice of verb in the Wiki article's first sentence

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D. Patrick Rodgers @dpatrickrodgers.bsky.social · 4d

Foreground photo by @angelinac.bsky.social.

Background photo by Paul McCartney. (Get a Bluesky account, king.)

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D. Patrick Rodgers @dpatrickrodgers.bsky.social · 4d

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Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 4d

Paul McCartney and his longtime band brought an age-defying 150-minute hit parade to Nashville’s The Pinnacle Thursday night. Here’s @dpatrickrodgers.bsky.social’s review.

Paul McCartney Unleashes Age-Defying 150-Minute Hit Parade at The Pinnacle

The former Beatle and his longtime band brought the Got Back tour to The Pinnacle in downtown Nashville Thursday night.

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Julianne Akers @julianneakers.bsky.social · 5d

CoreCivic released its third-quarter financial report on Wednesday, noting a total revenue of $580.4 million, up by 18.1 percent from this time last year.

The report detailed a net income of $26.3 million, representing an increase of 24.7 percent from the same period last year.

Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 5d

This week’s cover story: Examining Tennessee’s relationship with CoreCivic, one of the country’s largest for-profit private prison companies.

Core Issues: Examining Tennessee’s Relationship With CoreCivic

A look at one of the country’s largest for-profit private prison companies — and the politics, money and institutions that have contributed to its power

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Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 4d

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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D. Patrick Rodgers @dpatrickrodgers.bsky.social · 4d

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Trump to Pardon Casada and Cothren

Former state House speaker, aide received calls from president offering pardons for money laundering, fraud scheme convictions

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Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 5d

Fifteen government officials shared one podium on Thursday afternoon to announce a new Nashville-based joint Homeland Security Task Force at the Fred D. Thompson Federal Courthouse.

City Joins Feds, State in New Homeland Security Task Force

Fifteen government officials shared one podium on Thursday afternoon to announce a new Nashville-based joint Homeland Security Task Force at the Fred D. Thompson Federal Courthouse.

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Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 5d

In honor of Wings recording seven songs in Nashville, J.R. Lind runs down seven songs we’d love to hear Sir Paul McCartney bust out when he plays The Pinnacle tonight.

Country Dreaming in the Friendly State: Songs We'd Love Sir Paul to Sing

Running down seven tunes we'd be delighted to hear Paul McCartney bust out when he plays The Pinnacle on Nov. 6.

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D. Patrick Rodgers @dpatrickrodgers.bsky.social · 5d

Happy Paul Day to those who celebrate

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D. Patrick Rodgers @dpatrickrodgers.bsky.social · 5d

Great reporting and an important story here from @julianneakers.bsky.social on CoreCivic. Hope you’ll take the time to read!

Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 5d

This week’s cover story: Examining Tennessee’s relationship with CoreCivic, one of the country’s largest for-profit private prison companies.

Core Issues: Examining Tennessee’s Relationship With CoreCivic

A look at one of the country’s largest for-profit private prison companies — and the politics, money and institutions that have contributed to its power

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Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 6d

With campus resentment growing over Trump’s university compact, Vanderbilt students and faculty rallied against Chancellor Daniel Diermeier underneath the brick clocktower of Kirkland Hall on Wednesday morning.

Vanderbilt Students, Faculty Bash Diermeier in Academic Freedom Rally

Campus resentment growing after university chancellor equivocates on Trump’s university compact

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D. Patrick Rodgers @dpatrickrodgers.bsky.social · 6d

The group did not respond to Scene sister publication the Nashville Post’s question when asked how many recall signatures were collected.

Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 6d

The same group that launched a recall petition last month seeking to remove Metro Councilmember Rollin Horton from office is now shifting its focus to an ethics complaint against the West Nashville representative.

Group Seeks Ethics Complaint Against Councilmember Rollin Horton

The same group that launched a recall petition last month seeking to remove District 20 Metro Councilmember Rollin Horton from office is now shifting its focus to an ethics complaint against the West ...

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D. Patrick Rodgers @dpatrickrodgers.bsky.social · 6d

Vibrating with anticipation ahead of Sir Paul's Nashville show tomorrow night. Erstwhile @nashvillescene.com staffer and my fellow Macca-head J.R. Lind put this Music City-specific preview together for us.

Country Dreaming in the Friendly State: Songs We'd Love Sir Paul to Sing

Running down seven tunes we'd be delighted to hear Paul McCartney bust out when he plays The Pinnacle on Nov. 6.

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annie parnell 👽 @avparnell.bsky.social · 6d

Reupping for the Wednesday crowd: here’s my @nashvillescene.com interview with Emmylou Harris and Buddy Miller about ‘Spyboy,’ which gets a reissue Friday, and the concert doc ‘Spyboy Live at the Exit/In,’ screening tonight at @belcourttheatre.bsky.social. Plus: the divine, Bob Dylan, and dogs