Me when I get out of stupid legislation on a technicality

I love getting out of this on a technicality. Sure, the legislature will just rewrite the bill next year to make sure it applies to us, but it is very funny in the meantime. Just so emblematic of our state legislature, not doing the work to make sure their laws do what they want them to.

So like…how do I find out which district I’m in now…?

When we took office, NYC had a $12B deficit. Today it’s zero. And we didn’t close that gap on the backs of working people. We closed it while funding parks, libraries, safer streets, & public housing. Call it Pothole Politics or Democratic Socialism: We are government that delivers for the people.

Is the residential parking permit program a form of gerrymandering where you can park? Please discuss…

tfw the traffic & parking commission spends more time hearing from the public on a residential parking permit proposal than the TN General Assembly does on a plan to obliterate the state’s only majority-minority congressional district… 🫠🫠🫠

LOVE to see Eli covering a #MetroCouncilNash meeting. He’s my favorite Metro reporter in this here cosmopolitan communist safe haven.

Good morning my fellow Cosmopolitan Communists! We are set to have some beautiful weather this weekend. I hope you see some friends. I hope you pet a dog. Maybe ride a bike! Come to Friday's by the River today and do all 3! You are loved.

I’m slightly more of a dog person than a cat person but I deeply respect how dogs have all been bred to serve humanity in a bunch of specific ways and cats have been domesticated for 10,000 years and are still going “look I’m just gonna do cat stuff take it or leave it”

Sen. Lamar: “Why are the maps being redrawn in a special session, instead of during our regular session that ended just recently?” Sen. Stevens: “Well, in February 2024, the Democratic majority New York State legislature…” I’m sorry I thought we were in Tennessee???

Rep. Steve Cohen from Memphis making a GREAT point about how Tennessee will be “up a creek without a paddle” if we have no Democrats to advocate to a Democratic president on our behalf. With Biden, says Cohen, “I was the paddle.”

I really appreciate Senators @jeffyarbro.bsky.social and Charlane Oliver asking thoughtful, important questions to get this nonsense on the record, despite the fact that none of their Republican State & Local Govt. Committee counterparts give a single flying fuck.

What these people are doing is disgusting. We’re stooping to brand new lows here in the great state of Tennessee. Sickening. Shameful. A bunch of spineless sycophants.

I swear if I have to hear one more TN Republican say, “Well they’ll have THREE reps now! Isn’t that even MORE representation?” I’m going to SCREAM.

Wow. Former Public Defender Dawn Deaner upsets Jim Todd with a huge Election Day rally to become the new criminal court judge

We live in a deeply unserious time and place

Good morning to Anthony Edwards and this community king.

Super Bowl site selection isn't about the best location, it's done to reward local officials who worked to funnel taxpayer dollars to the NFL.

"ICE agents can access vehicle information and travel history from databases that collect information from electronic license-plate readers" MNPD wants $2.9M for LPR's in Nashville. Let's not aid in further enabling these efforts.

The last few days have very much felt like "all the bad things happen at once". Today was an absoulte banger from the best local news podcast. megaphone.link/CC7393114475

Which TN state legislator(s) posted about what an affront the 10-1 map in VA is?

I think being a bad boss should be illegal.

i too need 2.9 million dollars for something absolutely useless

I don’t want NYC to become a museum. It should be a living, breathing testament to the working people of our city.

The Metro Nashville Police Department has requested $2.9M for License Plate Readers. We must say NO

A friend asked me the other night why I don't like Waymo, expecting it to be about the safety of the driverless vehicles. My answer was what smarter people highlighted here: they take income from Nashvillians, they add more cars to traffic, and they're rolling surveillance machines.

It irks me SO MUCH when Nashville Downtown Partnership appears before a public body saying they represent all the businesses, visitors, and residents downtown. WHO ELECTED YOU????

Obsessed with this party bus operator at the Transportation Licensing Commission calling out the commission’s process of using years-old data to make current-day determinations.

Margot has been feeling a bit out of sorts since she got spayed, but today her best friend (aka my dad) is here, and that makes her pretty darn happy. 🥰

NES recently updated its tree policy. It ignores species of tree & clear cuts straight down to the ground. This isn’t scientific or based on anything but vibes. The only thing this policy is consistent with is the report’s findings that NES failed to have, execute, & communicate any sensical plan.

A controversial zoning overlay in one cozy Green Hills neighborhood has prompted full-scale elections, complete with an oversight committee and security measures.

Our @stelliott.bsky.social reports that Nashville's Downtown Partnership is not renewing its contract with Solaren, replacing them with the same firm that was storing fuel in the library garage when it burned down. nashvillebanner.com/2026/04/15/m...

Cities can just do stuff

Did you go to a hotel or have immediate damage you had to handle during Winter Storm Fern? Individual federal FEMA reimbursements for out-of-pocket expenses related to the storm is now available. Details and application links here: www.tn.gov/tema/news/20...

The hungry red panda at the Prospect Park Zoo? Adorable. The HungryPanda delivery app scamming small businesses? Not adorable. So they will be paying $580,000 back. We'll keep pursuing companies that take advantage of New Yorkers, and we'll keep asking if we can pet a red panda just for a second.

🔊 SOUND ON to hear our sweet baby Margot snoring while sleeping on my arm. She is WIPED from the spay still.

PUPDATE: Margot is HOME safe and sound!! Thank you all for your good vibes we love you so much 😭

I’m really perturbed by the property tax outrage from businesses. Open to hearing other perspectives. Below is mine.

PUPDATE: Margot has to stay at the vet overnight for observation because she is bleeding a little more than they would like. The good vibes y’all sent yesterday were not good enough you must send more STAT

I literally do not want to hear “I can’t” from a politician again. No more excuses. Mamdani is the way.

Nobody prepared me for how much I was gonna be BOOHOO CRYING during Project Hail Mary.

Our sweet baby Margot is getting spayed tomorrow please send good vibes for an uneventful recovery!!

The man DOES NOT MISS

We should do this in Nashville. I love this.

OB-FREAKING-SESSED

If you want to follow Nashville Municipal Government more closely but have the understandable (or even correct) opinion that “government meetings are boring”, allow me to suggest the Short Term Rental Appeals Board. It’s like a detective show meets effective and compassionate governing.

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