it does seem like there’s a major—though potentially fleeting—opportunity to invest in left-wing media. more than a million people in the most populous city in america just enthusiastically elected a democratic socialist and the world is watching. putting $$ towards left media rn is good business.

News from the Tennessee CD7 race: @democrats.org Chair @kenmartin.bsky.social will be in the district this weekend and leading canvasses for @aftynbehn.bsky.social. Following the results of Tuesday's elections, national Democratic eyes have become laser-focused on this race.

when I was in Nashville last month, I was served a supposedly hot chicken sandwich that wouldn’t have fazed my DAR grandmother’s palate somebody get on that please

Rebuilding Titans center hope on Cam Ward, more cap space and draft picks as they reach bye week apnews.com/article/tenn...

Don't sleep on this: Federal agents are setting up a task force in Nashville similar to the one that has been operating in Memphis since September.

This was required as part of a Day One executive order. Took them a while to get them operationalized it seems.

Memphis isn't alone now: Dozens of federal law enforcement agents from the Department of Homeland Security, the IRS, U.S. Marshals Service, the U.S. Army Criminal Investigative Division and state and local agencies will be deployed across central Tennessee ostensibly to combat transnational crime.

Numerous federal, state, local officials gathered in Nashville ahead of presser announcing formation of “Homeland Security Task Force” set for 2 pm CT @tennesseelookout.com

BREAKING: The Fifth Circuit vacates the injunction against Texas's anti-drag law, but remands for further consideration of one part of the challenge — a facial challenge to AG Paxton's enforcement of Part One of the law. Background: www.lawdork.com/p/texass-ant...

U.S. House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, who made history as the first woman to hold the speaker’s gavel, announced Thursday she will retire, ending a 40-year legislative career as one of the most powerful Democrats in Congress. From @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social.

Just in: U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee will hold a 2 p.m. press conference to announce the creation of a Homeland Security Task Force in Nashville. The Lookout will be reporting.

Brentwood-based CoreCivic, a private prison operator, has picked up more than half a billion dollars in federal contracts since President Donald Trump took office in January -- mostly due to a rise in immigrant detentions. From @tennesseelookout.com.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Wednesday the Federal Aviation Administration would restrict air travel in 40 “high-traffic” areas of the country to relieve pressure on air traffic controllers who have been working without a paycheck since Oct. 1.

Four Fayette County Public Schools employees filed a lawsuit on Oct. 23 against the district’s school board, alleging a pattern of racial discrimination and retaliation against Black staffers. The next day, the district’s superintendent fired one of them. From [email protected].

This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week. @wired.com #ICE www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...

I am having a colonoscopy on Tuesday and I am actually jubilant because it means I will get a day off.

Following major Democratic wins in local and state elections across the country on Election Day, top Democratic congressional leaders pushed for a meeting with the president to end the federal government shutdown, which on Wednesday became the longest in U.S. history at day 36.

Commentary: Tax paying blues. John Cole’s Tennessee: Past business tax cuts push Tennessee’s government to rely even more on regressive sales tax.

I have figured out how to succeed in Nashville traffic: no matter where you are going and no matter where you are coming from, leave two hours early.

Former Vice President Dick Cheney, an architect and chief practitioner of neoconservative foreign policy who was an influential figure among a generation of Republicans, died Monday.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is sending the National Guard to staff food banks while more than 600,000 in the state await federal food assistance during the ongoing government shutdown. From @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social: kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/05/b...

Days after Gov. Bill Lee Lee previously to approve aid to SNAP recipients, saying the failure of the federal government to pay out benefits could not be “filled with temporary fixes that would only drain state resources," he has diverted $5 million from TennCare to food banks.

WATCH: While federal judges decide whether Portland protesters’ behavior constitutes a rebellion, ProPublica set out to examine the degree to which they were inciting unrest and the role that federal officers played.

BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students. Follow AP for live updates.

Mikie Sherrill celebrates win in NJ governor’s race, as supporters cheer: ‘Blue is back!’ newjerseymonitor.com/2025/11/04/m...

BREAKING: Democrat Johnny DuPree has flipped a Republican-held Mississippi Senate district in a special election. DuPree was previously the mayor of Hattiesburg. His win imperils the Mississippi Senate GOP's narrow supermajority. www.mississippifreepress.org/democrat-joh...

Yes, free buses and childcare. But let's focus on the most important question: Is Mayor-elect Mamdani willing to commit to accepting bribes of $750 and an upgrade to Economy Plus on Turkish Airlines in exchange for forgiving 6 parking tickets and 3 moving violations to be specified at a later date?

Several somebodies going to have a bad day tomorrow. Bring out the Gimp!

One thing you can say about Team Trump, they're always loyal to candidates taking one for the team. #sarcasm

Zohran Mamdani will be New York’s youngest mayor in over a century and the city’s first Muslim and first South Asian mayor. He has twice defeated Andrew Cuomo, who resigned as governor in the face of sexual harassment allegations. https://bit.ly/47pa8LH

Man, I LOVE election days. Even though Tennessee has none today, just knowing elections are happening in other places has me running around my house in excitement like a rabid squirrel.

Under Tennessee's regressive tax system, low-income families pay a higher proportion of their income than businesses and wealthier families. @friedmanadam5.bsky.social reports.

The U.S. Senate Tuesday failed for the 14th time to advance a stopgap spending bill to fund the government, as the ongoing shutdown hit 35 days and is now tied with the shutdown of 2018-2019 as the longest ever.

Great reporting from @wendicthomas.bsky.social and Katherine Burgess with @mlk50.com & @propublica.org. Members of the Memphis Safe Task Force asked 72-year-old Phillip Lewis for identification only after taking him outside in his underwear. '"How I got ID and I’m in my drawers?'"Lewis snapped.

Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest. The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says. "I could smell the onions and mustard."

The US government has become satire.

Polls must be bad: after receiving criticism from Republicans and Democrats, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is kicking in $5 million to help cover SNAP shortages caused by the federal government shut down. around 700,000 Tennesseans have had their food benefits cut.

Nearly every state economist who presented to the Tennessee funding board Monday noted back-to-back multibillion-dollar tax cuts for businesses will push the state to rely even more on its regressive sales tax to fund government spending. @friedmanadam5.bsky.social reports.

A Nashville judge heard arguments Monday over the legality of Gov. Bill Lee's deployment of the Tennessee National Guard to Memphis tennesseelookout.com/2025/11/04/j... @tennesseelookout.com

Tennessee lawmakers have steadily shifted more of the tax burden from corporations to people, resulting in low-income families having a “higher tax burden than wealthier families and businesses.” tennesseelookout.com/2025/11/04/p... @friedmanadam5.bsky.social @tennesseelookout.com

The Tennessee Attorney General’s Office argued Monday against removing the National Guard from Memphis, claiming the governor has authority to mobilize them even without action by the legislature or local government bodies.

During court arguments Monday, a lawyer representing the State of Tennessee claimed the court has no authority to stop Gov. Bill Lee from deploying National Guard troops because Lee is the commander-in-chief of the state’s army and can determine when they should be used.

Zohran Mamdani’s success is a warning www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... I can't overstate how much I despise the new editorial board of the newspaper I once loved and owe my career to.

The Trump administration says it will shake loose half of November SNAP benefits--but it's going to take --yes-- months for those funds to reach recipients. Seriously: make it make sense.

Commentary: There is a dangerous willingness among too many political, civil, and community leaders — and, anecdotally, far too many everyday citizens — to sacrifice civil and human rights on the altar of authoritarianism. From columnist Rev. Earle T. Fisher.

Technology consultant Lena Chipman will attempt to become the second transgender person elected to local office in Tennessee and first in Memphis. Chipman announced her candidacy for the Shelby County Commission Thursday.

At 1:30 today, a Davidson County judge will consider whether deployment of the Tennessee National Guard to Memphis violates the Tennessee Constitution. @anitawadhwani.bsky.social previews the case.

Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett notified President Donald Trump t he is referring 42 “potential non-U.S. citizens”, or 0.0001% of all registered voters in Tennessee, to the FBI for illegal votes.

A court hearing in Nashville Monday could decide whether members of the Tennessee National Guard can continue patrolling the streets of Memphis as part of the Trump administration’s anti-crime task force. @anitawadhwani.bsky.social reports.

Judge will issue final decision Friday at 5 p.m. Until then, the roughly 400 currently federalized Oregon and California Guard troops sitting in waiting since early October at two military camps in Oregon will remain federalized but cannot be deployed. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/11/02/i...