Chris Davis of the Uptown Davises
@thepeskyfly.bsky.social
Writer. Alt-weekly vet. Honky Tonk singer. Memphis guy. Putting the left in “Elvis has left the building” since 1967.
Memphis is experiencing gestapo-style raids 24/7 now. Our local media is failing us and the national media is ignoring this black/blue/incredibly poor city in a red state. I guess we just aren’t as sexy as LA or Portland.
November 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Memphis is experiencing gestapo-style raids 24/7 now. Our local media is failing us and the national media is ignoring this black/blue/incredibly poor city in a red state. I guess we just aren’t as sexy as LA or Portland.
Happy Halloween everybody!
October 31, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Happy Halloween everybody!
In the early days of blogging a local conservative blogger in Memphis wrote a long essay about how Western Democracy is doomed unless we crush feminism and start breeding white teenage women. I called this post out for what it was. Instead of
October 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
In the early days of blogging a local conservative blogger in Memphis wrote a long essay about how Western Democracy is doomed unless we crush feminism and start breeding white teenage women. I called this post out for what it was. Instead of
The full frog
October 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The full frog
I did get a full shot!
October 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I did get a full shot!
Occupied Memphis, TN
October 18, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Occupied Memphis, TN
A favorite message of the day. Good job Memphis!
October 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
A favorite message of the day. Good job Memphis!
No Kings, Memphis.
October 18, 2025 at 6:44 PM
No Kings, Memphis.
Spookiest Frankenstein adaptation this season.
October 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Spookiest Frankenstein adaptation this season.
My deejay bookings are about to blow up!
October 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
My deejay bookings are about to blow up!
there’s no tradition of Left-Wing shooters. Radical Lefties typically target property, not people. They are echo terrorists, arsonists, and sometimes anarchist brawlers. There are exceptions, obviously, but this is the AI overview I got when I asked Google for a “history of Left Wing shooters.” 2/4
September 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
there’s no tradition of Left-Wing shooters. Radical Lefties typically target property, not people. They are echo terrorists, arsonists, and sometimes anarchist brawlers. There are exceptions, obviously, but this is the AI overview I got when I asked Google for a “history of Left Wing shooters.” 2/4
I made a meme. It’s not very good, but I feel like it corrects a grave misunderstanding.
September 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I made a meme. It’s not very good, but I feel like it corrects a grave misunderstanding.
Exactly right.
September 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Exactly right.
Shared by a friend I know irl.
September 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Shared by a friend I know irl.
Does “aggressive interview posture” mean torture? Because I think it means torture.
September 17, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Does “aggressive interview posture” mean torture? Because I think it means torture.
Shelby Co. Mayor Lee Harris is taking a stronger position.
September 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Shelby Co. Mayor Lee Harris is taking a stronger position.
These are Trump’s words so, big grains of salt. But Memphis Mayor Paul Young is widely regarded as an ideological continuation of his predecessor, Jim Strickland, who had quite an authoritarian streak.
September 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
These are Trump’s words so, big grains of salt. But Memphis Mayor Paul Young is widely regarded as an ideological continuation of his predecessor, Jim Strickland, who had quite an authoritarian streak.