Phil Williams
@philinvestigates.com
Defending democracy. Confronting hate. Speaking truth to power - and the angry mob. NewsChannel 5 chief investigative reporter. Chancellor, duPont, Peabody awards. RTDNA Lifetime Achievement. Pulitzer finalist. Per John Oliver: “Nashville’s Nosiest Bitch.”
Social media breaks are indeed required - even from @bsky.app! @kevinmkruse.bsky.social’s post on that issue provides a classic example.
January 6, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Social media breaks are indeed required - even from @bsky.app! @kevinmkruse.bsky.social’s post on that issue provides a classic example.
CBS’s Tony Dokoupil gets long interview with Pete Hegseth and fails to pin him on the use of U.S. troops to occupy/run Venezuela:
Q: Will you ask Congress for approval? Do you believe legally you need to ask Congress for approval?
A: Of course, we will keep Congress involved.
Q: Will you ask Congress for approval? Do you believe legally you need to ask Congress for approval?
A: Of course, we will keep Congress involved.
January 4, 2026 at 12:20 AM
CBS’s Tony Dokoupil gets long interview with Pete Hegseth and fails to pin him on the use of U.S. troops to occupy/run Venezuela:
Q: Will you ask Congress for approval? Do you believe legally you need to ask Congress for approval?
A: Of course, we will keep Congress involved.
Q: Will you ask Congress for approval? Do you believe legally you need to ask Congress for approval?
A: Of course, we will keep Congress involved.
Signing off for the holiday! Merry Christmas!
December 21, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Signing off for the holiday! Merry Christmas!
Hits on the word "Trump" are photos of books about Trump or by Trump.
December 19, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Hits on the word "Trump" are photos of books about Trump or by Trump.
QUICK SEARCH OF EPSTEIN FILES RELEASED BY TRUMP ADMINISTRATION:
109 hits on the word "Clinton."
2 hits on the word "Trump."
109 hits on the word "Clinton."
2 hits on the word "Trump."
December 19, 2025 at 11:46 PM
QUICK SEARCH OF EPSTEIN FILES RELEASED BY TRUMP ADMINISTRATION:
109 hits on the word "Clinton."
2 hits on the word "Trump."
109 hits on the word "Clinton."
2 hits on the word "Trump."
Found info I was seeking through bluefacts.app. Thanks!
December 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Found info I was seeking through bluefacts.app. Thanks!
HOW TO GET A TAXPAYER-FUNDED XMAS DINNER: White supremacist Sean Kauffmann was being taken into custody until he could post a higher bond on a DV charge. Then he shot a bird at NC5’s cam, landing himself 10 days in jail for contempt and getting his bond revoked. 🎥: Bryan Staples
December 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
HOW TO GET A TAXPAYER-FUNDED XMAS DINNER: White supremacist Sean Kauffmann was being taken into custody until he could post a higher bond on a DV charge. Then he shot a bird at NC5’s cam, landing himself 10 days in jail for contempt and getting his bond revoked. 🎥: Bryan Staples
The only hint in the CNN report that someone may have beat them to the story by nine months is a reference to Patriot Front founder Thomas Rousseau disputing "local media coverage." Here would have been an opportunity for CNN to credit our reporting, but no.... 3/
December 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The only hint in the CNN report that someone may have beat them to the story by nine months is a reference to Patriot Front founder Thomas Rousseau disputing "local media coverage." Here would have been an opportunity for CNN to credit our reporting, but no.... 3/
To all who celebrate! 🕎
December 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
To all who celebrate! 🕎
Why is @CBSNews using the BBC to cover the Brown shooting?
December 13, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Why is @CBSNews using the BBC to cover the Brown shooting?
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED!!! Thanks, everyone!!!
December 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED!!! Thanks, everyone!!!
Thanks for amplifying my latest hate investigation, Rachel. Hope you will also check out this recent report, as well! youtu.be/pU3GJwNadeE?...
December 11, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Thanks for amplifying my latest hate investigation, Rachel. Hope you will also check out this recent report, as well! youtu.be/pU3GJwNadeE?...
Thanks to @maddow.bsky.social amplifying my latest hate investigation, I am almost to my "100K by Christmas" goal!
December 11, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Thanks to @maddow.bsky.social amplifying my latest hate investigation, I am almost to my "100K by Christmas" goal!
I knew that President Trump’s grading himself on the economy reminded me of someone else!!!
December 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I knew that President Trump’s grading himself on the economy reminded me of someone else!!!
This woman was really determined to try to keep her presence secret! 🤣
December 5, 2025 at 11:54 PM
This woman was really determined to try to keep her presence secret! 🤣
My latest investigation reveals a guest list that includes neo-Nazis and other white nationalists for an annual conference at a Tennessee state park!
December 5, 2025 at 11:48 PM
My latest investigation reveals a guest list that includes neo-Nazis and other white nationalists for an annual conference at a Tennessee state park!
I started the morning early, joining a colleague who was speaking to the breakfast Rotary in Columbia, Tennessee, which is my hometown. So I decided to hang around for a bit. It makes me so happy that the town is now celebrating its role in Civil Rights history. 1/2
December 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I started the morning early, joining a colleague who was speaking to the breakfast Rotary in Columbia, Tennessee, which is my hometown. So I decided to hang around for a bit. It makes me so happy that the town is now celebrating its role in Civil Rights history. 1/2
William Wolfe, if he has ever exceeded the speed limit or littered or jaywalked, is a criminal. Given those facts, William Wolfe, by nature of being a criminal, is a public safety threat. (Am I doing this right?)
December 4, 2025 at 3:42 AM
William Wolfe, if he has ever exceeded the speed limit or littered or jaywalked, is a criminal. Given those facts, William Wolfe, by nature of being a criminal, is a public safety threat. (Am I doing this right?)
An Xfinity “live agent” or AI? Whatever it is, it is laying it on a little thick! (For the record, I was not especially chatty nor kind!) 🤣
December 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
An Xfinity “live agent” or AI? Whatever it is, it is laying it on a little thick! (For the record, I was not especially chatty nor kind!) 🤣
Neo-Nazi Jon Minadeo is no longer commenting, based on the advice of legal counsel. 🤔
December 2, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Neo-Nazi Jon Minadeo is no longer commenting, based on the advice of legal counsel. 🤔
Neo-Nazi Jon Minadeo just will not stop messing with the kids! Here, in this pre-Thanksgiving chat, this girl tells him she's 15. She is talking in hushed tones from what appears to be her bedroom. Instead of moving on, he tells her not to trust her adopted Black brother. 1/
November 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Neo-Nazi Jon Minadeo just will not stop messing with the kids! Here, in this pre-Thanksgiving chat, this girl tells him she's 15. She is talking in hushed tones from what appears to be her bedroom. Instead of moving on, he tells her not to trust her adopted Black brother. 1/
99K!!! Thank you!
My goal is to get to 100K by Christmas! If you appreciate my hard-driving investigative journalism, please share and help me get there! 🙏🙏🙏
My goal is to get to 100K by Christmas! If you appreciate my hard-driving investigative journalism, please share and help me get there! 🙏🙏🙏
November 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
99K!!! Thank you!
My goal is to get to 100K by Christmas! If you appreciate my hard-driving investigative journalism, please share and help me get there! 🙏🙏🙏
My goal is to get to 100K by Christmas! If you appreciate my hard-driving investigative journalism, please share and help me get there! 🙏🙏🙏