Teresa Walker 👑
@teresamwalker.bsky.social
AP Pro Football Writer, 5-time NSMA TN Sportswriter of Year, ‘20 TSWA Hall of Fame. Cover Titans, Predators, Grizzlies, college sports. Pronouns: she/her.
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Following a ProPublica investigation, an ethics group filed a complaint alleging that Deputy AG Todd Blanche “blatantly and improperly influenced DOJ’s digital asset prosecution guidelines while standing to financially benefit.”
Complaint Accuses Trump’s Criminal Attorney of “Blatant” Crypto Conflict in His Role at DOJ
A watchdog group is seeking an inspector general investigation into Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche after ProPublica reported that he had ordered changes to crypto prosecutions while owning more ...
www.propublica.org
January 28, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Following a ProPublica investigation, an ethics group filed a complaint alleging that Deputy AG Todd Blanche “blatantly and improperly influenced DOJ’s digital asset prosecution guidelines while standing to financially benefit.”
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Tennessee’s Colton Hood showing why he’s a likely first-round pick at the Senior Bowl. Patient at the LOS, glued to hip pocket, and finds the ball in phase.
January 28, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Tennessee’s Colton Hood showing why he’s a likely first-round pick at the Senior Bowl. Patient at the LOS, glued to hip pocket, and finds the ball in phase.
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NEW: How Tennessee’s Speaker of the House Helped Keep a Payday Lender’s Struggling Sports Gambling Company Alive, by @friedmanadam5.bsky.social @tennesseelookout.com
How Tennessee’s Speaker of the House Helped Keep a Payday Lender’s Struggling Sports Gambling Company Alive
Cameron Sexton took steps that allowed the owners of a payday lending company, Advance Financial, to keep using their stores to boost a now-defunct online sports betting enterprise.
www.propublica.org
January 27, 2026 at 2:31 PM
NEW: How Tennessee’s Speaker of the House Helped Keep a Payday Lender’s Struggling Sports Gambling Company Alive, by @friedmanadam5.bsky.social @tennesseelookout.com
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Are you without power and need a hot meal? There are places again today that are offering free meals to those without heat.
January 28, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Are you without power and need a hot meal? There are places again today that are offering free meals to those without heat.
No. 18 Vanderbilt beats Kentucky 80-55 for its largest victory over the Wildcats since 2008
apnews.com/article/kent... by @jackgwilliams.bsky.social
apnews.com/article/kent... by @jackgwilliams.bsky.social
No. 18 Vanderbilt beats Kentucky 80-55 for its largest victory over the Wildcats since 2008
Tyler Tanner and Tyler Nickel each scored 19 points, and No. 18 Vanderbilt earned its largest victory over Kentucky since 2008 with an 80-55 win on Tuesday night.
apnews.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:54 AM
No. 18 Vanderbilt beats Kentucky 80-55 for its largest victory over the Wildcats since 2008
apnews.com/article/kent... by @jackgwilliams.bsky.social
apnews.com/article/kent... by @jackgwilliams.bsky.social
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As Trump's ICE continues to target US citizens, migrants with legal or protected status, and non-criminal undocumented people, right-wing media have stubbornly claimed he's still going after "the worst of the worst"
From me @mmfa.bsky.social
www.mediamatters.org/immigration/...
From me @mmfa.bsky.social
www.mediamatters.org/immigration/...
Right-wing media have relentlessly pushed the false claim that ICE is going after the “worst of the worst”
As Immigration and Customs Enforcement has expanded operations in major cities, right-wing media have falsely claimed their enforcement actions are focused on apprehending “the worst of the worst” cri...
www.mediamatters.org
January 28, 2026 at 12:52 AM
As Trump's ICE continues to target US citizens, migrants with legal or protected status, and non-criminal undocumented people, right-wing media have stubbornly claimed he's still going after "the worst of the worst"
From me @mmfa.bsky.social
www.mediamatters.org/immigration/...
From me @mmfa.bsky.social
www.mediamatters.org/immigration/...
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Man tackled to ground after spraying unknown substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar at town hall in Minneapolis.
January 28, 2026 at 1:23 AM
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Man tackled to ground after spraying unknown substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar at town hall in Minneapolis.
Bitter cold grips the eastern US as winter storm deaths rise and power outages linger
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Bitter cold grips the eastern US as winter storm deaths rise and power outages linger
Three Texas siblings who died in an icy pond are among several dozen deaths in U.S. states gripped by frigid cold.
apnews.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Bitter cold grips the eastern US as winter storm deaths rise and power outages linger
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Quick snapshot of some of the damage after the winter storm this weekend. I counted 12 downed trees and a power line across this road near my house. Many areas were hit much harder.
112,000 homes still without power with temperatures below freezing. Pray for Nashville.
112,000 homes still without power with temperatures below freezing. Pray for Nashville.
January 28, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Quick snapshot of some of the damage after the winter storm this weekend. I counted 12 downed trees and a power line across this road near my house. Many areas were hit much harder.
112,000 homes still without power with temperatures below freezing. Pray for Nashville.
112,000 homes still without power with temperatures below freezing. Pray for Nashville.
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After the EPA found that ethylene oxide is 30 times more carcinogenic than previously thought, it updated regulations to protect the people who are most exposed to it.
Now, the agency’s ability to do that for many air pollutants is under threat.
Now, the agency’s ability to do that for many air pollutants is under threat.
Trump’s EPA Could Limit Its Own Ability to Use New Science to Strengthen Air Pollution Rules
In government records that have flown under the radar, the EPA is questioning its legal authority to revise pollution rules more than once when new science shows unacceptable health risks.
www.propublica.org
January 28, 2026 at 12:00 AM
After the EPA found that ethylene oxide is 30 times more carcinogenic than previously thought, it updated regulations to protect the people who are most exposed to it.
Now, the agency’s ability to do that for many air pollutants is under threat.
Now, the agency’s ability to do that for many air pollutants is under threat.
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Following ICE's killing of Alex Pretti, social media suppression allegations are mounting.
Newsom launched a probe into TikTok — amid claims that it's "censoring Trump-critical content" — and Meta has started blocking users from sharing a website outing ICE agents.
Newsom launched a probe into TikTok — amid claims that it's "censoring Trump-critical content" — and Meta has started blocking users from sharing a website outing ICE agents.
How TikTok became a flashpoint in the ICE firestorm
TikTok as users have found themselves unable to locate content related to ICE raids across the country.
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January 28, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Following ICE's killing of Alex Pretti, social media suppression allegations are mounting.
Newsom launched a probe into TikTok — amid claims that it's "censoring Trump-critical content" — and Meta has started blocking users from sharing a website outing ICE agents.
Newsom launched a probe into TikTok — amid claims that it's "censoring Trump-critical content" — and Meta has started blocking users from sharing a website outing ICE agents.
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Unlike other states, Tennessee’s laws allowed the owners of a payday lending company to own an online sports gambling operation and use their lending stores to promote betting. From @propublica.org and @tennesseelookout.com.
How Tennessee’s House speaker helped keep a payday lender’s struggling sports gambling company alive • Tennessee Lookout
A now-defunct Tennessee sports betting operation was under investigation. Then, House Speaker Cameron Sexton stepped in.
tennesseelookout.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Unlike other states, Tennessee’s laws allowed the owners of a payday lending company to own an online sports gambling operation and use their lending stores to promote betting. From @propublica.org and @tennesseelookout.com.
Former Giants coach Brian Daboll agrees to become Titans offensive coordinator
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Former Giants coach Brian Daboll agrees to become Titans offensive coordinator
Former New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll is an offensive coordinator again as part of new Tennessee Titans coach Robert Saleh’s staff.
apnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Former Giants coach Brian Daboll agrees to become Titans offensive coordinator
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BREAKING: Two federal officers fired shots during the encounter that killed Alex Pretti, DHS says in a notice to Congress obtained by AP.
ICE chief must appear in court to explain why detainees have been denied due process
The chief federal judge in Minnesota says the Trump administration has failed to comply with orders to hold hearings for detained immigrants and ordered the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to appear before him Friday to explain why he shouldn’t be held in contempt.
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January 27, 2026 at 11:12 PM
BREAKING: Two federal officers fired shots during the encounter that killed Alex Pretti, DHS says in a notice to Congress obtained by AP.
Former Giants coach Brian Daboll agrees to become Titans offensive coordinator
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Former Giants coach Brian Daboll agrees to become Titans offensive coordinator
Former New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll is an offensive coordinator again as part of new Tennessee Titans coach Robert Saleh’s staff.
apnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Former Giants coach Brian Daboll agrees to become Titans offensive coordinator
apnews.com/article/tenn...
apnews.com/article/tenn...
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Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton took steps that allowed the owners of a payday lending company, Advance Financial, to keep using their stores to boost a now-defunct online sports betting enterprise, according to an investigation by @tennesseelookout.com and @propublica.org.
How Tennessee’s House speaker helped keep a payday lender’s struggling sports gambling company alive
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton took steps that allowed the owners of a payday lending company, Advance Financial, to keep using their stores to boost a now-defunct online sports betting…
www.wkms.org
January 27, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton took steps that allowed the owners of a payday lending company, Advance Financial, to keep using their stores to boost a now-defunct online sports betting enterprise, according to an investigation by @tennesseelookout.com and @propublica.org.
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The tears started early for Mike McCarthy.
Really early.
Considering the setting, it was hard to blame him.
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Really early.
Considering the setting, it was hard to blame him.
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'It just seemed like it was meant to be.' Mike McCarthy comes home to coach the Pittsburgh Steelers
Mike McCarthy is the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Pittsburgh native signed the contract on Tuesday after the two sides had reached a verbal agreement over the weekend.
apnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:19 PM
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The tears started early for Mike McCarthy.
Really early.
Considering the setting, it was hard to blame him.
apnews.com/article/pitt...
Really early.
Considering the setting, it was hard to blame him.
apnews.com/article/pitt...
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We talked to the angry Minnesota man behind a viral ICE protest video. Chris Ostroushko's candid, profanity-laced interview turned the suburban dad into an unlikely activist as federal agents clamped down on Minneapolis.
This suburban dad’s rant became touchpoint of ICE opposition
A candid, profanity-laced interview turned a bald soccer dad into an unlikely activist as federal agents clamped down on Minneapolis.
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 10:00 PM
We talked to the angry Minnesota man behind a viral ICE protest video. Chris Ostroushko's candid, profanity-laced interview turned the suburban dad into an unlikely activist as federal agents clamped down on Minneapolis.
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A science-oriented advocacy group moved its “Doomsday Clock” to 85 seconds to midnight, saying the Earth is closer than ever to destruction.
'Doomsday Clock' moves closer to midnight over threats from nuclear weapons, climate change and AI
A science-oriented advocacy group moved its “Doomsday Clock” to 85 seconds to midnight, saying the Earth is closer than ever to destruction.
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 9:00 PM
A science-oriented advocacy group moved its “Doomsday Clock” to 85 seconds to midnight, saying the Earth is closer than ever to destruction.
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SCOOP
Meta has started blocking links to ICE List on Facebook, Instagram and Threads
www.wired.com/story/meta-i...
Meta has started blocking links to ICE List on Facebook, Instagram and Threads
www.wired.com/story/meta-i...
Meta Is Blocking Users From Sharing Website Listing ICE Agents
Users of Facebook, Instagram, and Threads can no longer share links to ICE List, a website listing what it claims are the names of thousands of DHS employees.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:25 PM
SCOOP
Meta has started blocking links to ICE List on Facebook, Instagram and Threads
www.wired.com/story/meta-i...
Meta has started blocking links to ICE List on Facebook, Instagram and Threads
www.wired.com/story/meta-i...
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And then, just three head coach openings remained.
Giants: John Harbaugh
Falcons: Kevin Stefanski
Dolphins: Jeff Hafley
Titans: Robert Saleh
Ravens: Jesse Minter
Steelers: Mike McCarthy
Bills: Joe Brady
Browns:
Cardinals:
Raiders:
Giants: John Harbaugh
Falcons: Kevin Stefanski
Dolphins: Jeff Hafley
Titans: Robert Saleh
Ravens: Jesse Minter
Steelers: Mike McCarthy
Bills: Joe Brady
Browns:
Cardinals:
Raiders:
January 27, 2026 at 4:41 PM
And then, just three head coach openings remained.
Giants: John Harbaugh
Falcons: Kevin Stefanski
Dolphins: Jeff Hafley
Titans: Robert Saleh
Ravens: Jesse Minter
Steelers: Mike McCarthy
Bills: Joe Brady
Browns:
Cardinals:
Raiders:
Giants: John Harbaugh
Falcons: Kevin Stefanski
Dolphins: Jeff Hafley
Titans: Robert Saleh
Ravens: Jesse Minter
Steelers: Mike McCarthy
Bills: Joe Brady
Browns:
Cardinals:
Raiders:
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The office of U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff says it has identified more than 1,000 credible reports of human rights abuses inside the U.S. immigration detention system over the course of President Trump’s first year back in the White House.
www.ajc.com/news/2026/01...
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More than 1,000 alleged rights abuses in immigration detention, Ossoff finds
The Georgia Democrat’s office has produced a report that describes “an undeniable pattern of human rights abuses in immigration detention.”
www.ajc.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:27 PM
The office of U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff says it has identified more than 1,000 credible reports of human rights abuses inside the U.S. immigration detention system over the course of President Trump’s first year back in the White House.
www.ajc.com/news/2026/01...
www.ajc.com/news/2026/01...
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this morning in the Mpls suburbs: "There were 5 Ice vehicles staged around this neighborhood and the elementary school, they seem to be watching to bus stops during school kid pick up and drop off. I believe they are trying spook kids/parents so vulnerable parents would expose themselves"
January 27, 2026 at 2:55 PM
this morning in the Mpls suburbs: "There were 5 Ice vehicles staged around this neighborhood and the elementary school, they seem to be watching to bus stops during school kid pick up and drop off. I believe they are trying spook kids/parents so vulnerable parents would expose themselves"