Hackberries are the pitbull of trees

These guys will be lobbying for insanely long que lanes in the near future. Robots won’t save us. Tunnels won’t save us. Transit or gridlock. Those are the options.

Our administration doesn’t just stand with workers — we deliver for them. We’ve already secured more than $5 million for delivery workers who were wrongfully deactivated, and we will keep fighting for the fair pay and dignity they deserve.

With that said, this puts the overdose crisis in perspective: in 2025, 115 people died in Nashville in fatal traffic accidents. There were *428* fatal overdoses.

Some good news: Fatal overdoses fell by nearly 20 percent in Nashville last year. From September through December, there were just 68 suspected overdose deaths, the lowest the death toll has been in a single quarter since at least 2017. nashvillebanner.com/newsletters/

A Minneapolis City Council committee delayed action Tuesday on renewing liquor licenses for two Minneapolis hotels that have housed federal immigration officers.

It's genuinely kind of funny that the ALL-AMERICAN MAGA HALFTIME SHOW is going to have the guy who sang this as its headliner right in the middle of all the Epstein stuff

holy hell i just looked it up and he is still a senator

Emergency fare suspension fund is very much a compromise position and really should not be controversial. We’ve been talking about this for years. Let’s do it.

We are here to help. Check out this post for guidance on everything from water main repairs to household trash drop-off. Got a question? See if it's answered here: nashville.gov/departments/government/winter-storm-fern-resources.

NDOT brush pickup spotted on Fatherland Street near SkyBlue Cafe. Get that brush on the curb, they're picking it up!

Tonight is the annual pre-budget public comment period. That's a two-hour opportunity for residents to weigh in on the city's annual budget before it all gets negotiated in a few months. Sign up to speak at city hall starting at 5. First come first served.

We look forward to welcoming you to the February 3rd #MetroCouncilNash meeting. Join us at the Historic Courthouse & City Hall at One Public Square or watch live here: stream.nashville.gov. Agenda: tinyurl.com/CouncilAgenda02032026 Public Comment Information: Nashville.gov/PublicComment

dear Emmanuel Macron, I will take back everything impolite I've said about you over the years if you get this mf www.bbc.com/news/article...

One cool idea would be for every resident to chip in a little bit—we could call the money “taxes”—and then spend it on things like “infrastructure” instead of billionaires who want to build stadiums or move their headquarters.

Shoutout to all the people feeding people this week. WCK, remixway, TIRRC, TEA, SUN, NCVC. I missed a ton of people. Thank you all.

Radical anti-police extremist *squints* Ron Wyden

Still have hot empanadas at Cobblestone Corner courtesy of NCVC. WCK is also here with some to go plates! I believe both are here until 2

Stealing MWS valor today and I think its boosting my contact rate

Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning. Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.

Empanadas today at Cobblestone Corners courtesy of NCVC.

FREE LUNCH TODAY MCFERRIN PARK AREA RTN and World Central Kitchen are partnering to give away 250-300 meals today at 12pm at Sylvan Street Baptist Church at 326 Arrington St. Wanted to give you a heads up in case you knew of some folks that could use a hot lunch.

We should build a big fiber network and bury a bunch of power lines. Having all power flown and multiple contractors chopping up streets for fiber is not sustainable.

If you haven’t checked in with everyone’s tech friend in a minute, watch this

Living through an acute weather emergency with zero FEMA support as a bloated domestic goon squad attacks children with chemical weapons

The FBI was able to access Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's Signal messages because she used Signal on her work laptop. The laptop accepted Touch ID for authentication, meaning the agents were allowed to require her to unlock it. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

EFF is hosting a town hall online about ICE and CBP on Feb 5. Check it out. www.eff.org/event/town-h...

NES has published estimates for restoration. Visit nespower.com for the latest version

With respect to a late-filed resolution that just landed in my inbox: There is already a scheduled special meeting of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to discuss NES storm response. 2/10 at 5pm.

Straight from NDOT: “There is no size limit for brush for this special pick up. I just confirmed. Contractors that are hired by a resident to do tree work can leave that brush at the curb. However, we will not pick up brush for commercial businesses.”

If you didn’t listen to today’s episode of @citycastnash.bsky.social yet, you may not know this: the @nashvillescene.com Hot Chicken Week has been extended through next Friday, Feb. 6!

Emergency trash dropoff sites for Sat and Sun (at least). D5 location is Cleveland Park. Some residents (especially D5) will have a substantial wait before next pickup due to shifting collection schedules. Get rid of that wasted fridge worth of food. www.nashville.gov/departments/...

Popped into Gus’s and I’d totally forgot about Hot Chicken Week. Check it out!

This rocks. Please let folks without power with kids know about the Globetrotters tickets, they are so much fun. I really hope this adds some smiles to some kids' faces after this absolute shit of a week.

House on my block caught fire. Heard from a state rep about another house fire as power came back. Please stay alert, look out for neighbors, and report fires ASAP to 911.

Bridgestone open for warming. Free Globetrotter tickets giveaway.

Talked with this crew. They’re from 5 different states. Super nice guys. They’re working in tandem with an NES crew.

These are the people abducting children and taking them to concentration camps.

Trump made a fake university that taught people how to steal wealth from homeowners

Standing in the backyard listening to tree limbs crack and break. We’re going to have some power issues today, folks.

Oh this is a Podcast Episode right here

Catching up on the news. Is one of the two things everyone is waiting for happening???

how the hell is it thursday

Converting warehouses to concentration camps. Unemployable dipshits attacking the most productive members of society.

Will continue doing chainsaw stuff the next few days. Anyone in D5 needs it, please DM me. I may make it over to D6/7/elsewhere if the D5 requests slow down

right now I’m grateful that Nashville is led by a serious, competent person that understands how stuff works and not a reactionary that’s laser focused on cutting property taxes with no concerns about the tradeoffs

Just in from @cstephenson.bsky.social: FEMA did not respond to questions about how staff reductions and policy shifts have affected how the agency is responding to January’s winter storm.