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I haven’t heard sirens in Davidson County? I’m just outside of the square here though
Hosting today and the music embed for some of our funding credits was this banger. youtu.be/Wt88GMJmVk0?...
In other words, more people who get paid to have opinions and fewer people who actually work for a living.
Screenshot of a TikTok video with error message at top saying “your video is under review and can’t be shared right now.”
This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
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You and I are watching protests and babies being tear gassed on social media.
They are not.
And part of that is because the media they consume - like the NYT - isn't really showing it.
Secondly, we are 100% supported by donations, using two methods Patreon and Paypal. The website costs us money every single month and has never generated a penny. Now that that's behind us, back to regularly scheduled programming. And, thanks for being here. Really. (3/3)
WPLN was part of this lawsuit.
The current protocol doesn't allow media to see almost any setup. A curtain obscures the chamber until after the IV line is established and meds are running.
A judge says the curtain has to be open from the time they enter til TOD announced.
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My love for em dashes is as old as the hills and as mighty as my inability to make a transition between thoughts literally any other way and I will be damned if I let the clankers take that from me
As expected, Gov. Bill Lee has announced that he will not grant Harold Nichols clemency.
New story out this morning about this week's scheduled execution in Tennessee, the state's third this year.
Tennessee faith leaders gather at Downtown Presbyterian Church to protest the upcoming execution in Tennessee on Thursday, and are emphasizing recent statements from TN’s Catholic and Episcopal bishops opposing the state’s death penalty.
There are so many terms that I'm convinced exist solely on the internet that articles to use to avoid saying "people are working multiple jobs because they can't afford to live on one."
From earlier this year:
In 2019, 117 women who were infected with Hepatitis B gave birth in Tennessee, according to the CDC.
The state’s overall infection rate more than doubled from 2006 to 2013, according to a state viral hepatitis report released in 2023.
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Tennessee law protects lethal drug seller identities. A judge will decide how broad that secrecy is.
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A "JAMA" article, published online December 3, 2025, titled "Universal Hepatitis B Vaccination at Birth—Risks of Revising the Recommendation" by Michael S. Abers et al., discusses ACIP's review and a possible vote to eliminate the birth dose recommendation.
💬Viewpoint: Eliminating universal hepatitis B birth dose vaccination risks an estimated 8% increase in annual perinatal #HepatitisB infections in the US, increasing preventable chronic disease burden. ja.ma/3Me0zHh
On the left, a narrow, glass-fronted display case with a mix of letterpress, hand-bound, antiquarian, and collectors' books; stretching off to the right, 8-foot bookcases laden with literary and contemporary commercial fiction, about one thousand books out of the 6-7 thousand in that section. LED lighting and light-colored wood cases and flooring keep the room feeling relatively spacious despite the sheer quantity of books.
Communities need used-book shops.
As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories...
We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.
They were pretty good!
it feels incredibly ridiculous I spent a good chunk of my career working on developing skills and experience in feature writing when there are very few jobs doing this anymore and then learning how Olivia Nuzzi got her job at Vanity Fair despite truly terrible ethics and questionable writing skills
Beige macaron, black flecks on top, white filling
Made whipped brie and fig macarons
Large beige mushroom, hand for scale, mushroom is bigger
Orange mushrooms
Brown mushrooms growing out of a crack in a log
Tiny mushrooms on a tree
Lost my mind at Warner Park today
This is a wonderful time to support journalists who do the work, don’t fuck sources, and actually have moral clarity.
SELECTION OF OFFICIAL MEDIA WITNESSES NASHVILLE – In accordance with state law, representatives from the following news media agencies have been selected to witness the execution of inmate Harold Wayne Nichols #146457. The witnesses were selected from seven applications received from recognized Tennessee news organizations to serve as statutorily required witnesses. The witnesses are: 1. Travis Loller - Associated Press 2. Kirsten Fiscus Bodenbach - The Tennessean 3. Steve Cavendish - Nashville Banner 4. Nicholas Hill – WDEF 5. Michelle Heron – WRCB 6. Holly Lehren – WTVF 7. Catherine Sweeney - WPLN The selection was conducted in accordance with the Rules of the Tennessee Department of Correction Adult Services Division, Chapter 0420-3-4, under the authority of TCA 40-23-116.
Latest on TN executions:
- Harold Wayne Nichols scheduled for lethal injection Dec. 11
- His attorneys want records TDOC refuses to hand over. A Knox Co. judge wants to review the docs, gave a Dec. 3 deadline
- TDOC fighting records release in a separate challenge
- Media witnesses selected today
If every book I read this year costs $15.99 each…
I would have spent over $3,000 on books alone.
Instead, I borrowed them from my library.
Go support and help your local library
Tennessee’s three Episcopal bishops have released a joint statement on the death penalty. The state is set to execute Harold Nichols on Dec. 11.
Trump called the inquiry about Khashoggi from ABC News reporter Mary Bruce a “horrible, insubordinate and just a terrible question,” adding that “I think the license should be taken away from ABC, because your news is so fake and it’s so wrong.”
It shouldn't need to be said that it isn't "insubordinate" in the United States for a free press to ask questions about government leaders. And in the United States, the president isn't allowed to silence news outlets for asking questions he doesn't like.
This isn't Saudi Arabia. Yet.
While the government is back up and running, some aid programs — like utility bill assistance — are still facing disruptions.
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While Medicaid is by far the biggest player for children's coverage, the Marketplace has become increasingly important.
New brief from @urbaninstitute.bsky.social finds that 453,000 children will become uninsured if subsidies expire.
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If you drape an electric blanket on the couch before sitting on it, it’s like heated seats