Judith Tackett
@judytacketttn.bsky.social
Lifelong learner, over-thinker, & strategist. Pet enthusiast. Opinionated Swiss who calls Middle TN home. Secret pleasure: Mid-afternoon Nickerchen. Opinions are my own.
What is she thinking?
November 25, 2025 at 10:43 PM
What is she thinking?
It bugs me when people don't like me. Yet, telling the truth and giving different views to the government narrative has become more important than ever.
As I get older, I take the risk of being intimidated and slandered by the government officials whose actions/inactions harm people and are NOT OK.
As I get older, I take the risk of being intimidated and slandered by the government officials whose actions/inactions harm people and are NOT OK.
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
It bugs me when people don't like me. Yet, telling the truth and giving different views to the government narrative has become more important than ever.
As I get older, I take the risk of being intimidated and slandered by the government officials whose actions/inactions harm people and are NOT OK.
As I get older, I take the risk of being intimidated and slandered by the government officials whose actions/inactions harm people and are NOT OK.
Friday also brings the must-hear weekend podcast by @citycastnash.bsky.social.
You can listen to their daily podcast from Monday through Friday. But Friday's sum up anything important I may have missed in local politics this week.
You can listen to their daily podcast from Monday through Friday. But Friday's sum up anything important I may have missed in local politics this week.
Why Was Kamala Harris in North Nashville? Plus, an Uptick in ICE Activity - City Cast Nashville
Former Vice President Kamala Harris made an appearance at a TNDP rally in North Nashville on Tuesday — what does that mean for the TN-07 Congressio...
nashville.citycast.fm
November 21, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Friday also brings the must-hear weekend podcast by @citycastnash.bsky.social.
You can listen to their daily podcast from Monday through Friday. But Friday's sum up anything important I may have missed in local politics this week.
You can listen to their daily podcast from Monday through Friday. But Friday's sum up anything important I may have missed in local politics this week.
I woke up to Frankie and Peggi's cute picture on the most important day of the week: Furball Friday!
Furball Friday is brought to us by @citycastnash.bsky.social
Furball Friday is brought to us by @citycastnash.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I woke up to Frankie and Peggi's cute picture on the most important day of the week: Furball Friday!
Furball Friday is brought to us by @citycastnash.bsky.social
Furball Friday is brought to us by @citycastnash.bsky.social
Thank you @annymoliva.bsky.social and the team from the National Alliance to End Homelessness for your leadership during this difficult time where housing for up to 170,000 people, including a couple hundred of Nashvillians, could be at risk.
November 19, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Thank you @annymoliva.bsky.social and the team from the National Alliance to End Homelessness for your leadership during this difficult time where housing for up to 170,000 people, including a couple hundred of Nashvillians, could be at risk.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
At @nashvillebanner.bsky.social it’s our end of year fundraiser. Nonprofit news with no paywall and this helps us stay that way. Please subscribe or give $$ if you can. Or repost this and I will offer a Thing To Do In Nashville for each one. nashville-public-media.fundjournalism.org/makeagift/?c...
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"'It’s disguised as work requirements and term limits, but in reality it’s a way to strip families of their benefits,' said Deborah Thrope, deputy director of the @nhlp.bsky.social"
Millions Could Lose Housing Aid Under Trump Plan
Drafts of unpublished rules obtained by ProPublica detail plans that would open the door to full-time work requirements, two-year limits on living in federally supported housing and stripping aid from...
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 AM
"'It’s disguised as work requirements and term limits, but in reality it’s a way to strip families of their benefits,' said Deborah Thrope, deputy director of the @nhlp.bsky.social"
At a local Metro Council Committee, there was no talk about how Metro intends to potentially use a large potion of its $5-million budget increase (as of July 1) to keep people housed. On the contrary, Metro acts as if they do not have the resources to ensure people remain housed.
Evidence Shows Permanent Supportive Housing Helps People Exit Homelessness. A Proposed Funding Change Would Cut Those Programs.
A proposed shift in federal funding away from permanent supportive housing solutions could push tens of thousands of people out of their housing program over…
www.urban.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:33 AM
At a local Metro Council Committee, there was no talk about how Metro intends to potentially use a large potion of its $5-million budget increase (as of July 1) to keep people housed. On the contrary, Metro acts as if they do not have the resources to ensure people remain housed.
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Many thanks to @judytacketttn.bsky.social for bringing this interview w/ Nashville's The Contributor come to life.
The work of this organization is not just of importance, but of real necessity, to this city & its people.
Thank you to Judy & The Contributor both for the opportunity:
bit.ly/3XBVAm6
The work of this organization is not just of importance, but of real necessity, to this city & its people.
Thank you to Judy & The Contributor both for the opportunity:
bit.ly/3XBVAm6
Q&A with Dahron Anneliese Johnson
Chaplain Dahron Annelies Johnson is a trans rights advocate who has become a mainstay of activism in the halls where the Tennessee General Assembly meets.
bit.ly
November 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Many thanks to @judytacketttn.bsky.social for bringing this interview w/ Nashville's The Contributor come to life.
The work of this organization is not just of importance, but of real necessity, to this city & its people.
Thank you to Judy & The Contributor both for the opportunity:
bit.ly/3XBVAm6
The work of this organization is not just of importance, but of real necessity, to this city & its people.
Thank you to Judy & The Contributor both for the opportunity:
bit.ly/3XBVAm6
The Contributor is turning 18 years old. It is as relevant and needed as ever and has expanded its services while continuing to elevate the voices of people experiencing homelessness.
Please consider supporting this work.
Please consider supporting this work.
email : Webview : 18 Years Ago...
t.e2ma.net
November 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The Contributor is turning 18 years old. It is as relevant and needed as ever and has expanded its services while continuing to elevate the voices of people experiencing homelessness.
Please consider supporting this work.
Please consider supporting this work.
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#MetroCouncilNash committees starting at 4:00 today. Council Member Announcements at 6:00 & main meeting at 6:30. Information about general public comment here too, for which sign-up runs from 5:00 to 6:00.
November 18, 2025 at 1:15 PM
#MetroCouncilNash committees starting at 4:00 today. Council Member Announcements at 6:00 & main meeting at 6:30. Information about general public comment here too, for which sign-up runs from 5:00 to 6:00.
I love to hear about Trinity Community Commons. Here is a chance to get to know about their vision.
They are not just building housing. They're building community.
I wish all low-income housing projects partnered with a nonprofit from the get-go to ensure services are available.
They are not just building housing. They're building community.
I wish all low-income housing projects partnered with a nonprofit from the get-go to ensure services are available.
Building Affordable Housing in Nashville Isn’t Just for Developers Anymore - City Cast Nashville
Trinity Community Commons is a repurposed church in East Nashville that’s become a community hub, serving meals and showing “radical hospitality” t...
nashville.citycast.fm
November 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I love to hear about Trinity Community Commons. Here is a chance to get to know about their vision.
They are not just building housing. They're building community.
I wish all low-income housing projects partnered with a nonprofit from the get-go to ensure services are available.
They are not just building housing. They're building community.
I wish all low-income housing projects partnered with a nonprofit from the get-go to ensure services are available.
Family homelessness is on the rise.
We cannot wait until families are on the streets or in shelters before we help stabilize their housing. Our safety nets need to be strengthened upstream.
Government programs should support PEOPLE and should be held accountable based on that.
We cannot wait until families are on the streets or in shelters before we help stabilize their housing. Our safety nets need to be strengthened upstream.
Government programs should support PEOPLE and should be held accountable based on that.
It's hard to express what it meant to watch Maurice, Natalia, Celeste, and Rhea tell their stories—in their own voices—this morning.
The segment revealed a brutal reality: homelessness at this scale isn't about personal failure. It's the result of policy choices and systems built to exploit people.
The segment revealed a brutal reality: homelessness at this scale isn't about personal failure. It's the result of policy choices and systems built to exploit people.
November 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Family homelessness is on the rise.
We cannot wait until families are on the streets or in shelters before we help stabilize their housing. Our safety nets need to be strengthened upstream.
Government programs should support PEOPLE and should be held accountable based on that.
We cannot wait until families are on the streets or in shelters before we help stabilize their housing. Our safety nets need to be strengthened upstream.
Government programs should support PEOPLE and should be held accountable based on that.
I do NOT understand how a professional office with more than 40 staff can produce anything like this - and on top of it claim that its a revised version.
I am curious what the original version looked like! 🤢
UNBELIEVABLE! And I have still not found the words to describe the shoddy content!
I am curious what the original version looked like! 🤢
UNBELIEVABLE! And I have still not found the words to describe the shoddy content!
November 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I do NOT understand how a professional office with more than 40 staff can produce anything like this - and on top of it claim that its a revised version.
I am curious what the original version looked like! 🤢
UNBELIEVABLE! And I have still not found the words to describe the shoddy content!
I am curious what the original version looked like! 🤢
UNBELIEVABLE! And I have still not found the words to describe the shoddy content!
Snapshot of our economy over the past six months:
Job growth at 0%
Wages stagnant
Grocery prices up
We experience that every time we go get groceries! No lie can tell us that those prices are down compared to six months ago.
WE CAN SEE THIS!
Job growth at 0%
Wages stagnant
Grocery prices up
We experience that every time we go get groceries! No lie can tell us that those prices are down compared to six months ago.
WE CAN SEE THIS!
The irony of the American economy being dictated by the whims of Donald Trump is that he'll have no one else to blame when it all crumbles.
This will be his undoing.
This will be his undoing.
November 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Snapshot of our economy over the past six months:
Job growth at 0%
Wages stagnant
Grocery prices up
We experience that every time we go get groceries! No lie can tell us that those prices are down compared to six months ago.
WE CAN SEE THIS!
Job growth at 0%
Wages stagnant
Grocery prices up
We experience that every time we go get groceries! No lie can tell us that those prices are down compared to six months ago.
WE CAN SEE THIS!
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President Donald Trump said during his campaign that he would wield college accreditation as a “secret weapon” to root out DEI and other “woke” ideas from higher education. Now, a consortium of six Southern university systems - including Tennessee- has summer launched its own accreditation agency.
Accreditation of colleges, once low key, has gotten political • Tennessee Lookout
When six Southern public university systems this summer formed a new accreditation agency, the move shook the national evaluation model that higher education has relied on for decades.
tennesseelookout.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
President Donald Trump said during his campaign that he would wield college accreditation as a “secret weapon” to root out DEI and other “woke” ideas from higher education. Now, a consortium of six Southern university systems - including Tennessee- has summer launched its own accreditation agency.
If you wonder how federal policies will be implemented to deal with the poor and vulnerable, look no further.
And keep in mind, people who are homeless and "undesirable" serve as the testing model.
Once the general population buys into how we treat the homeless, the target population expands.
And keep in mind, people who are homeless and "undesirable" serve as the testing model.
Once the general population buys into how we treat the homeless, the target population expands.
Out Of Sight, Out Of Reach: Utah’s Proposed Homeless Campus Sparks Backlash
Advocates warn that Utah’s plan to build a large homeless campus far outside Salt Lake City will ultimately fail to move people into stable housing.
invisiblepeople.tv
November 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
If you wonder how federal policies will be implemented to deal with the poor and vulnerable, look no further.
And keep in mind, people who are homeless and "undesirable" serve as the testing model.
Once the general population buys into how we treat the homeless, the target population expands.
And keep in mind, people who are homeless and "undesirable" serve as the testing model.
Once the general population buys into how we treat the homeless, the target population expands.
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Hello, @nashvillemco.bsky.social !
I encourage my few followers to follow Metro Council’s new Bluesky account!
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I encourage my few followers to follow Metro Council’s new Bluesky account!
content.govdelivery.com/accounts/TNN...
For Immediate Release: Metro Council Marks One Year on Social Media. Announces Website Enhancements & New Bluesky Account
content.govdelivery.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Hello, @nashvillemco.bsky.social !
I encourage my few followers to follow Metro Council’s new Bluesky account!
content.govdelivery.com/accounts/TNN...
I encourage my few followers to follow Metro Council’s new Bluesky account!
content.govdelivery.com/accounts/TNN...
What day is today?
Correct! It's Furball Friday!
And today's featured beauty is up for adoption! @citycastnash.bsky.social
Email [email protected] and send in you pet pictures!
Correct! It's Furball Friday!
And today's featured beauty is up for adoption! @citycastnash.bsky.social
Email [email protected] and send in you pet pictures!
November 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
What day is today?
Correct! It's Furball Friday!
And today's featured beauty is up for adoption! @citycastnash.bsky.social
Email [email protected] and send in you pet pictures!
Correct! It's Furball Friday!
And today's featured beauty is up for adoption! @citycastnash.bsky.social
Email [email protected] and send in you pet pictures!
Listen to @thisisnashville.bsky.social at noon today to the season end of In My Place.
Our host, Tasha A.F. Lemley, speaks to @lisawysocky.bsky.social of Colby's Army about the effects that homelessness of a loved one has on families.
The episode will be available online after it airs.
Our host, Tasha A.F. Lemley, speaks to @lisawysocky.bsky.social of Colby's Army about the effects that homelessness of a loved one has on families.
The episode will be available online after it airs.
In My Place Archives
In My Place educates listeners on what cities like Nashville can do to prevent and end homelessness — while caring for our neighbors who are still unhoused. We talk to guests about everything from bes...
wpln.org
November 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Listen to @thisisnashville.bsky.social at noon today to the season end of In My Place.
Our host, Tasha A.F. Lemley, speaks to @lisawysocky.bsky.social of Colby's Army about the effects that homelessness of a loved one has on families.
The episode will be available online after it airs.
Our host, Tasha A.F. Lemley, speaks to @lisawysocky.bsky.social of Colby's Army about the effects that homelessness of a loved one has on families.
The episode will be available online after it airs.
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Listen to the full In My Place series at thisisnashville.org.
November 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Listen to the full In My Place series at thisisnashville.org.
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Our In My Place series has taken us through the steps of homelessness to housing & beyond. That’s from the first point of contact between a service provider & someone experiencing homelessness – through all the twists & turns to an apartment–and then sometimes doing it all over again more than once.
November 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Our In My Place series has taken us through the steps of homelessness to housing & beyond. That’s from the first point of contact between a service provider & someone experiencing homelessness – through all the twists & turns to an apartment–and then sometimes doing it all over again more than once.
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From a young age, Colby Keegan said he hoped to "affect positive change." He was homeless when he died of an overdose at the age of 23. His mother, Lisa Wysocky, founded Colby's Army in his honor.
In our season finale, we spend the hour with Wysocky, seeing homelessness through the eyes of family.
In our season finale, we spend the hour with Wysocky, seeing homelessness through the eyes of family.
November 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
From a young age, Colby Keegan said he hoped to "affect positive change." He was homeless when he died of an overdose at the age of 23. His mother, Lisa Wysocky, founded Colby's Army in his honor.
In our season finale, we spend the hour with Wysocky, seeing homelessness through the eyes of family.
In our season finale, we spend the hour with Wysocky, seeing homelessness through the eyes of family.