Miriam Kramer
@miriam.bsky.social
News editor at WPLN in Nashville. Still going to remind you that it's not aliens. It's never aliens.
This is genuinely one of my favorite stories I've had the pleasure to edit. @justinbarney.bsky.social got all the goods... and the song seriously rocks.
Nashville’s Alex Caress had all but given up on music. Little did he know, passionate fans of a song that he wrote more than 20 years ago, have been trying to find him for years.
It all started with a mix tape. wpln.org/post/lostwav...
It all started with a mix tape. wpln.org/post/lostwav...
Worldwide hunt for long lost song ends in Nashville
Nashville's Alex Caress had all but given up on music. But passionate fans of a song that he wrote, have been trying to find him for years.
wpln.org
August 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This is genuinely one of my favorite stories I've had the pleasure to edit. @justinbarney.bsky.social got all the goods... and the song seriously rocks.
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NYT has a misleading story up right now. It's true there were staffing shortages at the NWS office in Jackson, but they were fully staffed last night and warning people well ahead of the storm. www.lpm.org/news/2025-05...
May 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
NYT has a misleading story up right now. It's true there were staffing shortages at the NWS office in Jackson, but they were fully staffed last night and warning people well ahead of the storm. www.lpm.org/news/2025-05...
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A measure that would allow schools to refuse undocumented students is likely dead for the 2025 legislative session. WPLN's @mariannabac.bsky.social reports that's after a state review found the bill could’ve jeopardized more than $1 billion in federal education funding.
Tennessee won't deny public schooling to students without legal status — for now
A measure that would allow schools to refuse undocumented students is likely dead for the 2025 legislative session. A state review found the bill could’ve jeopardized more than $1 billion in federal e...
wpln.org
April 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
A measure that would allow schools to refuse undocumented students is likely dead for the 2025 legislative session. WPLN's @mariannabac.bsky.social reports that's after a state review found the bill could’ve jeopardized more than $1 billion in federal education funding.
I hate that this post (from 2017) is still just as relevant as it was when it was published... It's also still the best headline I've ever written. mashable.com/article/nasa...
It's not aliens. It's never aliens. Stop saying it's aliens.
NASA is making an announcement Wednesday... so let the rampant speculation begin.
mashable.com
April 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I hate that this post (from 2017) is still just as relevant as it was when it was published... It's also still the best headline I've ever written. mashable.com/article/nasa...
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We all live near freshwater, and wetlands are an extension of our rivers, creeks and aquifers.💧
This is why a proposed law to drop protections could cause serious economic and ecological harm.
This is why a proposed law to drop protections could cause serious economic and ecological harm.
Isolated wetlands cover just 1.2% of Tennessee. But destroying them will have extensive impacts.
Wetlands across Tennessee may soon be open for construction. The state Senate passed a developer-sponsored bill on Monday to remove legal protections for certa
wpln.org
April 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
We all live near freshwater, and wetlands are an extension of our rivers, creeks and aquifers.💧
This is why a proposed law to drop protections could cause serious economic and ecological harm.
This is why a proposed law to drop protections could cause serious economic and ecological harm.
"The flight’s roster seems to have been assembled with the energy of an American Girl doll collection, with seats awarded to women with different claims to fame and relevance." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/a...
Blue Origin’s First All-Female Spaceflight Stunt
Blue Origin’s all-female flight proves that women are now free to enjoy capitalism’s most extravagant spoils alongside rich men.
www.nytimes.com
April 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM
"The flight’s roster seems to have been assembled with the energy of an American Girl doll collection, with seats awarded to women with different claims to fame and relevance." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/a...
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Many news reports have claimed Tennessee is fixing its school threats law, which has resulted in felony charges for rumors and jokes.
But those reports are inaccurate.
Instead, Tennessee is adding a whole new felony charge to the books. via @paigepfleger.bsky.social
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But those reports are inaccurate.
Instead, Tennessee is adding a whole new felony charge to the books. via @paigepfleger.bsky.social
wpln.org/post/tenness...
Tennessee lawmakers are not changing the current school threats law. They’re adding a new one.
A bill moving through the Tennessee state capitol would create a new felony offense for people who make threats at school.
wpln.org
April 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Many news reports have claimed Tennessee is fixing its school threats law, which has resulted in felony charges for rumors and jokes.
But those reports are inaccurate.
Instead, Tennessee is adding a whole new felony charge to the books. via @paigepfleger.bsky.social
wpln.org/post/tenness...
But those reports are inaccurate.
Instead, Tennessee is adding a whole new felony charge to the books. via @paigepfleger.bsky.social
wpln.org/post/tenness...
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The measure has passed the Tennessee Senate, 19-13.
April 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The measure has passed the Tennessee Senate, 19-13.
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The scene outside the Tennessee Senate as lawmakers are soon to vote on whether to deny undocumented students an education.
Republican leaders used a different entrance to avoid protesters.
Republican leaders used a different entrance to avoid protesters.
April 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The scene outside the Tennessee Senate as lawmakers are soon to vote on whether to deny undocumented students an education.
Republican leaders used a different entrance to avoid protesters.
Republican leaders used a different entrance to avoid protesters.
Trump policies don't just pose an existential threat to elite, private institutions. Every university is at risk.
Going to a state school shaped me. This story really hit home.
Going to a state school shaped me. This story really hit home.
Columbia, Penn and other elite schools have drawn the ire of the Trump administration. But regional universities like @siucarbondale.bsky.social are poised to take the greatest hit if funding is cut. Molly Parker has a great piece on what that means:
A University, a Rural Town and Their Fight to Survive Trump’s War on Higher Education
The administration’s research funding and DEI cuts present an existential threat to regional public universities like Southern Illinois University, the economic backbone of the conservative rural regi...
www.propublica.org
March 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Trump policies don't just pose an existential threat to elite, private institutions. Every university is at risk.
Going to a state school shaped me. This story really hit home.
Going to a state school shaped me. This story really hit home.
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The Atomic Spectroscopy Group provides standardized measurements used across wide swaths of science and industry. The Trump administration plans to cut it.
Trump cuts threaten measurement lab critical for advanced chips and medical devices
The Atomic Spectroscopy Group provides standardized measurements used across wide swaths of science and industry. The Trump administration plans to cut it.
www.npr.org
March 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The Atomic Spectroscopy Group provides standardized measurements used across wide swaths of science and industry. The Trump administration plans to cut it.
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JUST IN: Supreme Court has turned down a request to take up Trump ally Steve Wynn's bid to upend the landmark NYT v. Sullivan press freedom precedent.
March 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
JUST IN: Supreme Court has turned down a request to take up Trump ally Steve Wynn's bid to upend the landmark NYT v. Sullivan press freedom precedent.
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Metro has joined a federal lawsuit attempting to halt the Trump administration’s federal funding freeze on various community programs. WPLN's Cynthia Abrams reports it has put $14 million in transit and infrastructure projects at risk in Nashville.
Nashville joins lawsuit against Trump administration over transit funding
Metro has joined a federal lawsuit attempting to halt the Trump administration’s federal funding freeze on various community programs — which, for Nashville
wpln.org
March 20, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Metro has joined a federal lawsuit attempting to halt the Trump administration’s federal funding freeze on various community programs. WPLN's Cynthia Abrams reports it has put $14 million in transit and infrastructure projects at risk in Nashville.
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Tomorrow, @wpln.bsky.social environmental reporter @carolineeggers.bsky.social joins Khalil Ekulona for an updated in-depth look at this bill. Join us at noon on 90.3 or at thisisnashville[dot]org.
Tennessee lawmakers are considering a bill to remove protections for certain types of wetlands across the state to financially benefit developers. WPLN's @carolineeggers.bsky.social reports the bill is on the schedule for debate this week with a new amendment.
Bill to open more Tennessee wetlands to development advances with legislative amendment
Tennessee lawmakers are considering a bill to remove protections for certain types of wetlands across the state to financially benefit developers.
wpln.org
March 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Tomorrow, @wpln.bsky.social environmental reporter @carolineeggers.bsky.social joins Khalil Ekulona for an updated in-depth look at this bill. Join us at noon on 90.3 or at thisisnashville[dot]org.
Right now, if 25% of a school population is low-income, the entire school gets free lunch. The Trump administration wants to change that trigger to 60%.
Students across Middle Tennessee would be affected.
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Students across Middle Tennessee would be affected.
wpln.org/post/trump-a...
Trump administration could have wide-reaching effects on Tennessee school lunches
Middle Tennessee school districts are bracing for potential fallout from two Trump administration decisions that could change how schools provide food.
wpln.org
March 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Right now, if 25% of a school population is low-income, the entire school gets free lunch. The Trump administration wants to change that trigger to 60%.
Students across Middle Tennessee would be affected.
wpln.org/post/trump-a...
Students across Middle Tennessee would be affected.
wpln.org/post/trump-a...
This is so, so smart and exactly the right call.
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This is so, so smart and exactly the right call.
This perspective is so incredibly cool
The Sun, emerging from totality behind the Earth, seen from Blue Ghost's perch on the Moon:
@firefly-aerospace.bsky.social
@firefly-aerospace.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
This perspective is so incredibly cool
back on my bullshit
Tonight, a total lunar eclipse will rise over Nashville. WPLN's @miriam.bsky.social reports it will make our nearest natural satellite (aka the Moon) glow red for the first time in three years.
A total lunar eclipse is rising on Thursday night
Tonight, a total lunar eclipse will rise over Nashville, making our nearest natural satellite glow red for the first time in three years.
wpln.org
March 14, 2025 at 1:24 AM
back on my bullshit
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Worries about AI are nothing new. New tech has made people nervous for a long time. So, when should we worry? wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social
NashVillager Podcast: The new Luddites
When should we worry about technology? Plus, the local news for March 11, 2025.
wpln.org
March 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Worries about AI are nothing new. New tech has made people nervous for a long time. So, when should we worry? wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social
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A measure to allow schools to refuse undocumented students has just cleared a Tennessee House subcommittee. Protestors say they’ll be back:
March 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
A measure to allow schools to refuse undocumented students has just cleared a Tennessee House subcommittee. Protestors say they’ll be back:
Sometimes looking back is a good predictor of what the future could look like...
Tennessee’s Cordell Hull charted a new path for diplomacy in the wake of major tariffs that plunged the U.S. into a deeper depression in the 1930s. Current White House tariff policy moves in the opposite direction. wpln.org/post/nashvil... @wpln.bsky.social
NashVillager Podcast: A trade war
What’s the history of trade wars in U.S. foreign policy? Plus, the local news for March 4, 2025.
wpln.org
March 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Sometimes looking back is a good predictor of what the future could look like...
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The U.S. Supreme Court this week refused to hear a legal challenge to Tennessee's so-called drag ban, leaving in place a lower court’s ruling that found plaintiffs didn’t have standing to sue. WPLN's @mariannabac.bsky.social says LGBTQ advocates see the ruling as a win.
TN’s ‘drag ban’ is here to stay. Here’s why LGBTQ advocates don’t mind.
Tennessee lawmakers are celebrating as the state’s so-called drag ban remains in place indefinitely. LGBTQ advocates also see the decision as a win.
wpln.org
February 28, 2025 at 12:32 AM
The U.S. Supreme Court this week refused to hear a legal challenge to Tennessee's so-called drag ban, leaving in place a lower court’s ruling that found plaintiffs didn’t have standing to sue. WPLN's @mariannabac.bsky.social says LGBTQ advocates see the ruling as a win.
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This is on now. Paige and Aliyya’s work has been so thorough, and TIN is giving them some time to really dive into it.
Today on 90.3 @wpln.bsky.social, we discuss the conflicting nature of school threat assessment laws & the unintended consequences they’ve created. And it’s your turn to talk. We want to hear from you – are threat assessment laws in Tennessee working? Call 615-760-2000 with your question of comment.
February 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
This is on now. Paige and Aliyya’s work has been so thorough, and TIN is giving them some time to really dive into it.
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Tennessee’s drag ban will remain in effect, as the U.S. Supreme Court refuses to take up a legal challenge to the law.
But LGBTQ advocates may have another avenue to oppose the ban in East Tennessee.
wpln.org/post/tenness...
But LGBTQ advocates may have another avenue to oppose the ban in East Tennessee.
wpln.org/post/tenness...
Tennessee drag ban to stay as SCOTUS refuses to hear the case
Tennessee’s ban on drag in public spaces will remain in effect, as the U.S. Supreme Court refuses to take up a legal challenge to the law. Another suit could give LGTBQ advocates another shot at chall...
wpln.org
February 26, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Tennessee’s drag ban will remain in effect, as the U.S. Supreme Court refuses to take up a legal challenge to the law.
But LGBTQ advocates may have another avenue to oppose the ban in East Tennessee.
wpln.org/post/tenness...
But LGBTQ advocates may have another avenue to oppose the ban in East Tennessee.
wpln.org/post/tenness...