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Nashville Resist 🗳️ Against Authoritarianism

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Multi author account - We/us. Working for democracy/against authoritarians who believe they're kings & queens in #Nashville #Tennessee & across the world, with a hell of a Music City soundtrack. 🎸 OG resistance est. 2016 🔥

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Nashville Resist 🗳️ Against Authoritarianism @nashvilleresist.bsky.social · Nov 13

We're pleased to report we're getting a lot of new followers like everybody else. We'll follow back as soon as we can, promise! Here's a thread on what we're about. 🧵

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Sarah J McLellan #FBPE 🇪🇺🇺🇸 @ithacanexile.bsky.social · 12h

There’s a brutal hypocrisy in Peter Thiel, a man who sees himself as Aragorn, yet appears to the rest of us as Sauron. Tolkien had a loathing of technology and ‘machines’ that would horrify him if he were alive today to see what one of his so-called admirers has produced.

#DemVoice1 #DV1

The news today about "Atomic bombs" is so horrifying one is stunned. The utter folly of these lunatic physicists to consent to do such work for war-purposes: calmly plotting the destruction of the world! Such explosives in men's hands, while their moral and intellectual status is declining, is about as useful as giving out firearms to all inmates of a gaol and then saying that you hope "this will ensure peace".
Well we're in God's hands. But He does not look kindly on Babel-builders.
No. 102: From a letter to his son Christopher Tolkien (9 August, 1945)

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MJC - Liberals4Liberty @liberals4liberty.bsky.social · 9h

Please no more comments about “this is unprecedented or this is uncharted territory.

No it is not!

It’s the same playbook used in fascist regimes like Russia, North Korea, El Salvador, & Argentina under Milei. Trump is giving Milei a $20 billion bailout while Americans starve.

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Cool Hand Nuke LaLoosh @coolhandnuke.bsky.social · 9h

The exception that proves the rule, I assume.

Reuters @reuters.com · 9h

Trump remains in 'exceptional health,' doctor says reut.rs/4q3BVZd

Trump remains in 'exceptional health,' doctor says

U.S. President Donald Trump was found to be in "exceptional health" in a medical evaluation at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday, Trump's doctor said in a memo released by the White House.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h

MEMPHIS: “Everybody in the neighborhood has seen a decrease in business.”

Trump’s invasion (with @GovBillLee’s help) is scaring locals away and hurting businesses.

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Nashville Resist 🗳️ Against Authoritarianism @nashvilleresist.bsky.social · 9h

Don’t know much about him; not sure why anyone would want to.

Nashville Resist 🗳️ Against Authoritarianism @nashvilleresist.bsky.social · 9h

Is he finally fucking off back to Detroit?? We can always hope.

Nashville Resist 🗳️ Against Authoritarianism @nashvilleresist.bsky.social · 9h

Ooooh! Is he finally fucking off back to Detroit??

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 10h

Kid Rock: Do you know what is stupid… these chicks running around on campuses with blue hair, five nose rings.

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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 11h

Reminder that NONE of these workers need to be fired because of this shutdown — Trump is just using them as pawns because he views people as expendable if it serves his interests.

Russ Vought @russvought
The RIFs have begun.

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Congresswoman Robin Kelly @robinkelly.house.gov · 11h

Republicans are refusing to do their jobs.

Once again, Speaker Johnson canceled votes for Tuesday instead of fixing the health care crisis, swearing in Rep-elect Adelita Grijalva, or releasing the Epstein files.

It’s clear their priorities are in service to billionaires.

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Rep. Morgan McGarvey @repmcgarvey.bsky.social · 11h

Trump and Vought campaigned on firing federal workers.

Now, they're following through on that promise.

This has nothing to do with the shutdown and everything to do with Trump inflicting "maximum pain" on American workers and their families.

CBS News | Breaking news, top stories & today's latest headlines @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy · 12h

Several federal agencies begin receiving layoff notices

The Trump administration is issuing reduction-in-force notices to several federal agencies. It comes as Congress remains deadlocked over a funding plan to end a government shutdown. CBS News' Nikole Killion reports from Capitol Hill and Kris Van Cleave reports on air travel delays amid the shutdown.

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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 10h

While Americans struggle to pay for groceries, Trump is focused on real estate deals in the Middle East and his gold-plated Oval Office.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12h

The president says there are very few stores left in Portland, Oregon, and the ones that are left are made of plywood.

I know we’re numb to this, but in any other time he’d have been removed by the 25th Amendment by now

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10h

Meiselas: Trump says he’s focusing right now on laying off the Democratic agencies and government employees, whatever that means. Again, completely pathetic behavior, and in normal times, this would be impeachable and/or 25th Amendment territory.

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Todd Adams 🇺🇦 @todddavidadams.bsky.social · 13h

And now, with a special election in Tennessee coming in early December, they may delay her swearing in until after that, hoping the TN seat is won by the Republican.

All the more reason to get out and support @aftynbehn.bsky.social for the win in TN-7.

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Flemming Erik Carlson @flemmingcarlson.bsky.social · 13h

And things like this, getting rid of the EPA or OSHA, opens things up to problems with no protections like oversight that affects lives, the community, and the environment. But, oooh, regulations strangle growth for these companies profits.

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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 15h

The blast in Hickman County is both a human disaster and a warning sign — of what happens when democracy dies piece by piece and communities lose control over their own lives.
#Project2025 #Deregulation
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Tennessee’s Gag Order on Democracy

The Explosive Cost of Silencing Communities

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

The campaign against “antifa” is about establishing a beachhead for further attacks on speech and assembly rights. We see that today in the effort to preemptively label No Kings protesters as “terrorists.”

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Indivisible Upper Cumberland TN @indivisibleuc.bsky.social · 12h

The full graphics showing the impact to Tennessee can be viewed here: https://www.canva.com/design/DAG09N6tIJQ/1FmTf2b8qkAcWH1yO3GRBw/view?utm_content=DAG09N6tIJQ&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=he4afecd9ce

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memphis mary 9899 @memphismary.bsky.social · 12h

blatant propaganda

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 1d

If Dems are in control, why are they airing this on the airport TVs?
www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/u...

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memphisflyer.com @memphisflyer.com · 12h

The campaign is asking for enhanced transparency and policy.

Community Urges Mayor To Consider Public Safety As National Guard Arrives

The campaign is asking for enhanced transparency and policy.

www.memphisflyer.com

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#TennesseeTruthWarrior @tennesseemama.bsky.social · 11h

I like it!! Seems like a funny way to flip the tables!!!

Callies Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things @calliedot.bsky.social · 17h

I do think it would be amazing if hundreds of protesters just showed up dressed like ICE. They’d be absolutely baffled, they’d have no way to tell who’s who. They’re all dressed in off-the-rack Cabelas clothes since they don’t seem to have a standard uniform so it’s easy.

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David Ryan Miller @davidryanmiller.com · 11h

Remind me again, to which branch of government does the Constitution grant the powers to "lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises" and "regulate Commerce with foreign Nations?"

(Hint: It's not the Article II branch)

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Trump announces he's putting a bajillion percent tariff on China

It has just been learned that China has taken an extraordinarily aggressive position on Trade in sending an extremely hostile letter to the World, stating that they were going to, effective November 1st, 2025, impose large scale Export Controls on virtually every product they make, and some not even made by them. This affects ALL Countries, without exception, and was obviously a plan devised by them years ago. It is absolutely unheard of in International Trade, and a moral disgrace in dealing with other Nations.

Based on the fact that China has taken this unprecedented position, and speaking only for the U.S.A., and not other Nations who were similarly threatened, starting November 1st, 2025 (or sooner, depending on any further actions or changes taken by China), the United States of America will impose a Tariff of 100% on China, over and above any Tariff that they are currently paying. Also on November 1st, we will impose Export Controls on any and all critical software.

It is impossible to believe that China would have taken such an action, but they have, and the rest is History. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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myredTNblues @myredtnblues.bsky.social · 11h

Well, not to Trump or to his administration.

He doesn't care if Americans have clean water, healthcare, etc. And he certainly doesn't care about fraud, financial or otherwise. Nor does he expect the government to work for anyone but himself!

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14h

Our nation's federal employees are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet.

They make sure we have clean water.

They protect us from financial fraud.

They provide healthcare to our communities.

They make our government actually work for people.

Do not forget this.

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Nashville Resist 🗳️ Against Authoritarianism @nashvilleresist.bsky.social · 10h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h

Grab the popcorn.

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Indivisible Memphis @indivisiblememphis.bsky.social · 10h

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