Nashville SC fans chant: 'We want Messi!' They're getting him in Leagues Cup final
#NashvilleSC #Tennessean #Messi

https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nashvillesc/2023/08/16/lionel-messi-nashville-sc-leagues-cup-final-inter-miami-ready-for-shot/70596784007/

Via the #Tennessean: Nashville mayoral candidate "Jim Gingrich suspends campaign after spending nearly $2M on race"

I guess the early voting returns were not going his way.

I feel bad for anyone who already voted for him. If only the TN legislature hadn't outlawed ranked choice or star voting so they would still have a voice in the election.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2023/07/17/nashville-mayoral-election-jim-gingrich-suspends-campaign/70422407007/

WTF am I supposed to think about, do about, the display of blatant #racism in the expulsion of the two #Tennessean representatives? I'm a 50ish progressively-minded white guy from rural #Nebraska, surrounded by those who would be almost certainly in support of that obscenity, who has no real power or influence to speak of.

I do believe society is tiliting away from this evil in the long run, but what can I do to put my seemingly insignificant thumb on the scales to tilt it faster?

Our two former governors, Bill Haslam and Phil Bredesen together in a #Tennessean op-ed on how to start combating gun violence.

Their recommendations aren't exactly the policies supported by research, but they would help, and any start is a good start when you're close to rock bottom.

#Tennessee

https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/contributors/2023/03/31/gun-law-reform-possible-tennessee-governors-red-flag-laws/70066151007/

Somehow as a #tennessean this doesn't surprise me. We need to do better. Also, when the hell did we get a FBI agency in #knoxville?! #voteblue #fuckmaga #jan6th
https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/16/politics/edward-kelley-january-6-fbi-agents/index.html

The #Tennessean reports on the DCS crisis:

"The Tennessee Department of Children's Services failed to adequately investigate dozens of reports of sexual abuse and sexual harassment allegations in its state residential facilities in 2021, according to a scathing state Comptroller report released Tuesday.

The state audit also found DCS ignored dozens of additional reports of alleged consensual sexual activity between residents[.]"

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2022/12/13/tennessee-department-of-childrens-services-failed-to-probe-sex-abuse-reports/69725145007/

#TNDCS #Tennessee

The front of the #Nashville #Tennessean is incredibly frustrating today. The op-ed by Butch Eley (deputy governor and commissioner of transportation) highlights the very real problem of traffic congestion, but speaks 100% in the language of more cars, more lanes, more road funding. He says #Tennessee needs solutions for traffic congestion, but offers none. Not one mention of #PublicTransit, active transit, transit lanes, housing density, or any of the proven tools that other states are using.