Cheering what soldiers? As a Tennessee journalist who has been monitoring these developments, I can tell you the Guard has not yet been deployed!

“They want me dead.” In new podcast, Christian nationalist Pastor Andrew Isker argues that any suggestion that his ideas represent “hate” is same as advocating his murder, expresses hope that “every scumbag journalist is shaking in his boots right now.”

EXCLUSIVE: Citing Charlie Kirk murder, far-right Tennessee pastor demands removal of 'Hate Has No Home' signs www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...

EXCLUSIVE: Citing Charlie Kirk murder, far-right Tennessee pastor demands removal of 'Hate Has No Home' signs www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

IMPORTANT PERSPECTIVE: What I have not seen anyone discussing is that Nexstar pulling Kimmel, forcing ABC’s hand, comes as Nexstar is leading the way for the industry on trying to get FCC approval for media consolidation. www.poynter.org/business-wor...

A flyer posted to Telegram today claims that if Kai Liam Nix wasn't arrested he would have saved Charlie Kirk from "ANTIFA." Nix, a former-U.S. soldier, serial doxer and recruiter for Patriot Front, was charged last yr with illicit weapons sales and lying on his background check. 1/4

Honoring Charlie Kirk's memory by ruining the lives of anyone who accurately quotes Charlie Kirk

I was incredibly grateful to be recognized Monday night in NYC for my work - alongside some of my journalistic heroes, including Woodward and Bernstein, and Lowell Bergman - as part of the 50th anniversary gala for Investigative Reporters & Editors. I was one of three journalists chosen…

Donald Trump’s new $15 billion lawsuit against the New York Times spends four pages celebrating the settlements by ABC and Paramount. This is what capitulation gets you: more of the same sorts of attacks.

Interesting polling data: Those with unfavorable views of Donald Trump are the LEAST LIKELY to support political violence.

Christian nationalist cheering on "something dark" coming as "radicals look to be readying a campaign to destroy dissent" in America.

Report Says Colorado School Shooting Suspect Was Fascinated with Mass Shootings, White Supremacy and Neo-Nazi Views | Since December, Desmond Holly, 16, had been active on an online forum where users watch videos of killings and violence, mixed in with content on white supremacism and antisemitism.

THIS IS BIG!!! A loan estimate for an Atlanta home purchased by Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor accused of mortgage fraud by the Trump administration, shows that Cook had declared the property as a “vacation home.” www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...

Middle Tennessee State University quickly fires assistant dean of students after social media post expressing “ZERO sympathy” for Charlie Kirk.

In Oval Office speech, President Trump calls for end to “demonizing those with whom you disagree,” then blames “the radical left.” He omits attacks on Democratic politicians to blame “radical left political violence.” 1/

Poignant words from Utah Gov. Spencer Cox: “Our nation is broken.”

Are NFL players sent to Cliche School before doing TV interviews?

Less than 11 months ago…

“Florida is the first state to take the courageous step toward decluttering itself of excess children, but under the inexpert guidance of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., other states may follow.” www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

UPDATE: 332 DAYS! That's how long the criminal investigation of Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles has now been on hold, awaiting a decision from a federal magistrate on what evidence the FBI can see. www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...

UPDATE: 331 DAYS! That's how long the criminal investigation of Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles has now been on hold.

“If Israel is right that Palestinian journalists are biased, it should welcome international press.” apple.news/Amw6ZgI4UQjC...

Midnight in Tom Clancy’s Garden of Good and Evil

Members of DOGE uploaded a copy of a crucial Social Security database to a vulnerable cloud server, putting the personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans at risk of being leaked or hacked, according to a whistle-blower complaint. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...

Thank you Michael Danzinger for inviting me to “Lunch with the Rabbi” at The Temple in Nashville. It was a fabulous conversation about confronting hate in our communities. We desperately need more faith communities to engage in these important discussions.

Somerville, Mass. (part of greater Boston) is such a charming community! While the town goes through elections, people dot the Community Path with campaign signs for their pets! 🐱 🐶 🐈

“It differs from recent recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the CDC, which was overhauled this year and replaced with individuals who have a history of spreading vaccine misinformation,” the AAP said in a news release.

On this day in 1920, the Tennessee General Assembly provided the final vote to pass the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote. Today, far-right Christian nationalist pastors want to repeal that right, in significant part because they do not like how women vote.

It’s been a while since I was last accused of being a Donald Trump sycophant! 🤣

My report for MSNBC: www.msnbc.com/chris-jansin...

VIDEO POSTED: A recent purchase by out-of-state investors on the Celina town square has some Clay County TN residents preparing for a possible battle with people they consider to be political extremists. www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...

Someone forgot to take down this webpage: www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/v...

Another Tennessee community is dealing with the same developers who are part of the Christian nationalist effort in Jackson County. MONDAY on @NC5 at 6PM, we travel to that county to investigate.

Another Tennessee community is dealing with the same developers who are part of the Christian nationalist effort in Jackson County. MONDAY on @NC5 at 6PM, we travel to that county to investigate.

The man who oversees the nation’s military reposted a video about a Christian nationalist church that included various pastors saying women should no longer be allowed to vote. apnews.com/article/wome...

A beautiful morning for a walk at #radnorlake #nofilter

“Today made it clear that Pope Leo is the most influential American in the world. The first American pontiff was greeted like a rock star by over a million young Catholics at a sprawling vigil in Rome’s Tor Vergata field, dubbed the ‘Catholic Woodstock.’” www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/pope-leo-t...

When Christian nationalists - this one part of the Jackson County TN effort - declare they see no need to take a stand against “antisemitic and pro-Hitler types.”

Top Biden Aide Had $4 Million Incentive to Secure a 2024 Win www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/u...

VIDEO POSTED: Neo-Nazi sentenced for assaults committed during hate group's rowdy Nashville street protests www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...

BREAKING: Judge sentences Canadian neo-Nazi Ryan McCann to three years, nine months in jail for his assaults on a young Jewish man and a Nashville bar employee during the Goyim Defense League’s visit to Nashville in July 2024. More on NC5 at 6pm.

VIDEO POSTED: For the politically connected investors behind the Christian nationalist project in Jackson County TN, it’s about business, power and modeling what they describe as an alternative view of America. www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...

VIDEO POSTED: For the politically connected investors behind the Christian nationalist project in Jackson County TN, it’s about business, power and modeling what they describe as an alternative view of America. www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...

⬇️ THIS ⬇️

Journo friends, based on five minutes of research, let me suggest that a little more digging into the @mehdirhasan.bsky.social #surrounded debate just might turn up an interesting story about segregation academies and the Emmett Till murder. 🤔

Who are the out-of-state developers financing the effort to create a Christian nationalist community in Tennessee - and why are they banking on a collapse of society as we know it?

In a federal lawsuit, seven news organizations argue that a new Tennessee law grants law enforcement officers limitless discretion to bar journalists and the public from reporting on protests and other newsworthy events. www.rcfp.org/tennessee-po...

Catholic priests have been barred from providing religious services inside Florida's controversial new migrant detention facility — dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" — nearly three weeks after it opened deep in the Everglades, the archbishop of Miami said. www.ncronline.org/news/miami-a...