It was such an honor to be a part of this conversation today. We have so much to learn from each other when it comes to bringing justice to everyone in our community…no matter where that community is.

Here at the UN for a Spotlight Initiative to Eliminate Violence Against Women and Girls-looking forward to the conversation.

KAMLAGER-DOVE: Dylan Roof, who followed white supremacist propaganda, murdered 9 Black parishioners in 2015. Do you deny this? PATEL: I'm sorry. Dylan Roof? Can you give me more information? KAMLAGER-DOVE: You're head of the FBI

Reporter: Do you think it would have been fitting to lower the flags for Melissa Hortman who was killed as well? Trump: Uh, I’m not familiar, who?

🚨🚨🚨 I need to talk about censoring of info in TN at the K-12 and college level. It seems Tre Hargett’s 1984 Ministry of Truth has arrived. There is a data base for students nationally called Opposing Viewpoints. It provides reputable sources to both sides of an issue for students for research.

Fabulous Labor Day with lots of my friends in organized labor—thank them for benefits, 5 day work weeks, vacations and more! I started with the Roane County Democrats and then went to Melton Hill Lake to see AFL-CIO, Jobs with Justice East TN, DSA, and so many more! A great day!

How does every photo of RFK Jr look worse than the last? He’s going to be full on Cryptkeeper by December

You can check out Merlan's full deep dive into RFK Jr.'s madness here:

Thrilled to announce that I will be speaking on one of the Artist x Activist Panels this Saturday at noon at the @davidluskgallery. I’ll be with @omaribooker @adashofjustice, where we’ll discuss the inspiration behind “The Tennessee Three” and Organizing, from the streets to the state capitol!

It’s not Alligator Alcatraz. The incarcerated folk there received a trial, however classist and racist the decision may have been. Call it Alligator Auschwitz because it’s accurate. No one has been tried. No one is guilty. And only 28% of those disappeared by ICE even have a so-called criminal past.

Morning all -- BORICUABC2 Productions is proud to present its next PODCAST with TN REP GLORIA JOHNSON. SHE IS AWESOME. Special thanks to @votegloriaj.bsky.social AND @badbrad2024.bsky.social for the introduction. ENJOY ALL open.substack.com/pub/billcanc...

This is an outstanding interview conducted by @boricuabc2.bsky.social with @votegloriaj.bsky.social Give it a watch… m.youtube.com/watch?v=ow82...

@votegloriaj.bsky.social - Just had the ultimate honor and privilege of meeting Rep Johnson. What an incredible show by an incredible leader. Show will be out in the AM.

UPDATE: “This mayor is a hot mess.” MASON, TN’s aldermen voted to approve the contract with CORE CIVIC 4-3-1, but rejected the contract with ICE. @votegloriaj.bsky.social was there for this hectic scene. The meeting used a karaoke machine for a speaker. More: www.actionnews5.com/2025/08/13/p...

The billionaires, corporations and big Pharma finally got their puppet candidate. Marsha Blackburn’s record is clear: she’s raised costs on our families, defunded our schools, and stood by while rural hospitals shut their doors.

NEW: Two years ago, @votegloriaj.bsky.social was part of the "Tennessee Three" targeted by Republicans for protesting gun violence in Nashville. I sat down with her last week in Knoxville to talk about how Democrats can fight back in the political wilderness: 🔗 www.chaoticera.news/p/deep-in-th...

“What the people want to know is that you’re fighting for them.” - @votegloriaj.bsky.social to @kylewilsontharp.bsky.social www.chaoticera.news/p/deep-in-th...

"As Democrats in the superminority, we have three jobs: to amend, to delay, and to defeat," @votegloriaj.bsky.social told me. "But our job is not to bend over and do the [Republican] Speaker's bidding so we can name hot chicken the Official State Food of Tennessee."

We can’t afford to pay teachers enough to survive, make college affordable or fund pediatric cancer research, but… www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

A cover-up in plain sight. www.axios.com/2025/08/01/v...

“Both of them.”

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“A turn away from everything decent”

The fact that literally zero outlets ever cover crime decline as a story is a huge reason. (And before you yell at me, we do!)

TN GOP legislation puts citizens in danger. They bring legislation to make it harder for TN families to get care instead of spending time making care more affordable for all Tennesseans. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

STEWART: “I feel like I’m watching something so self-evidently inhumane and horrific and to be told I have to shut up because I risk the Jewish state by speaking out? I would say the opposite — they’re putting the likelihood of a surviving Jewish state much more at risk.”

I hope my fellow Tennesseans are as horrified as I am by these Christian Nationalists/white supremacists, bringing their hate to our state. Pay attention, these folks are funded by billionaires and here to take our state in an ugly direction. ridgerunnerusa.com

It’s another billionaire’s overpriced pet project that ignores the needs of TN families.

WATCH: “GOD BLESS TIM BURCHETT.” Kanew & @votegloriaj.bsky.social express their appreciation for @RepTimBurchett and his insatiable need for attention after he basically admits Trump will offer Ghislaine Maxwell leniency to help clear his name from the Epstein cover-up.

WATCH: “It was never about protecting children. It’s about protecting the powerful.” Rep. @votegloriaj.bsky.social & Kanew discuss @marshablackburn dropping her Epstein files crusade, and say TN media should grill her on why she didn’t back Wyden’s subpoena of the bank records. 🤔

WATCH: @votegloriaj.bsky.social tells us the Trump/Epstein cover-up reminds her of when Tennessee Republicans protected Rep. David Byrd, who apologized on tape to 1 of 3 women who say he sexually abused them as their coach. And she says any guilty Dems should face consequences also.

This is horrifying. Thanks to @votegloriaj.bsky.social for shining a light on this brave woman’s story. #tngop

Well this sure as hell isn’t incriminating! Nothing to see here.

Spotted in JONESBOROUGH… #WheresMarsha? No town halls for @MarshaBlackburn since 2017 — so @votegloriaj.bsky.social is doing one there shortly: www.youtube.com/live/llNipiq...

Almost ready for the Town Hall with @brotherjones.bsky.social and @ilhanmn.bsky.social , great crowd, can’t wait!

I got to do my favorite thing today, officiate the wedding of a beautiful couple, Catherine and Andrew! It was at Cheekwood in Nashville, which is absolutely beautiful for a wedding. It’s important to remember to keep our joy and this was a joyous occasion.

The American public elected a president and administration who whether they knew it or not was intent on dismantling the very things that made America the economic and cultural envy of the world. That is the story of Trump 2.0.

CNN is reporting the FEMA response was delayed 3 days because of Noem’s cost controls, and FEMA officials were “taken aback” by how limited the agency’s response was.

We reelected the bleach injection guy. We will have terrible disaster response as long as he is in office.

NEW: Newly revealed messages from fired DOJ attorney Erez Reuveni show in real time how DOJ officials handled court orders related to the Alien Enemies Act, Kilmar Abrego Garcia and more — as well as Emil Bove's alleged suggestion to say "fuck you" to the courts. www.politico.com/news/2025/07...

When a government starts targeting former intelligence officials, law enforcement leaders, and anyone who once investigated or criticized those in power, it’s not just a red flag, it’s a page straight from the authoritarian playbook.

Hey Marsha and John, why do you make your constituents put in their credentials and their title to email you if you’re not going to refer to them as such? My name is Dr. Green, not Ms Green or Katrina. I worked hard to earn my title. And I do not appreciate being gaslit every time you reply to me.

the cabinet meeting is now off the rails: "The only question is will I gold leaf the corners? My cabinet could take a vote. You see the top line mouldings."

Succinct summary of the Epstein news

So LM get this straight… Ghislaine Maxwell is in prison for trafficking girls to… nobody? No client list, even though AG Pam Bondi literally said it was sitting on her desk. 2,000 names in the little black book, but the court sealed it and the media shut up.

An astonishing figure in this piece: Last year, the U.S. budgeted $12.8B for new affordable housing. This country is now poised to spend $45B on immigrant detention centers. That's nearly *four times* as much on cages as on homes—in the middle of a devastating housing and homelessness crisis.

Man, if you’re getting dunked on by a Doocy, just give it up

Weird.