whitney pastorek
@whittlz.bsky.social
Executive Producer, City Cast Nashville / nashville.citycast.fm / Wally’s mom / former: WCK, EW / my analysis is largely correct / Go Stros / anger is a gift
There’s a number going around of TN-07 voters who’ve committed to a certain candidate but have not yet voted. It’s a BIG NUMBER and will also make it a HELLISH day at the polls next Tuesday if all those people try to vote at once. I am BEGGING YOU to get people to go early vote TODAY.
November 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
There’s a number going around of TN-07 voters who’ve committed to a certain candidate but have not yet voted. It’s a BIG NUMBER and will also make it a HELLISH day at the polls next Tuesday if all those people try to vote at once. I am BEGGING YOU to get people to go early vote TODAY.
Polls don’t vote. Knock a door, call some folks, pots and pans!!!!!!
November 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Polls don’t vote. Knock a door, call some folks, pots and pans!!!!!!
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People need food. Market won’t provide it. Government should. It’s literally the whole point.
Turns out Mamdani's controversial proposal for government-run supermarkets isn't so novel. Other cities also are toying with the idea to bring fresh, affordable food to communities that do not have easy access to it. Good WSJ read (gift link)
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
Inside Atlanta’s First Government-Funded Supermarket
The goal is for the store to become profitable without any government subsidy within three years.
www.wsj.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
People need food. Market won’t provide it. Government should. It’s literally the whole point.
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Volunteer to phone bank for Aftyn Behn from anywhere here:
November 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Volunteer to phone bank for Aftyn Behn from anywhere here:
What if I don’t sleep or eat but just news
November 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
What if I don’t sleep or eat but just news
One more day of early voting to blow your TN-07 friends up. Pots and pans.
November 25, 2025 Cumulative In-Person Early Voting Total: 17,444
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 AM
One more day of early voting to blow your TN-07 friends up. Pots and pans.
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On Thanksgiving Day join Mark and Kevin from the Donelson Cafe as they host their 9th annual "Truly Thankful Thanksgiving" from 11-2.
It's 100% free to anyone who shows up - you can eat there or take it to go. I will be there volunteering at 11.
Share with anyone who might have an interest! 🦞
It's 100% free to anyone who shows up - you can eat there or take it to go. I will be there volunteering at 11.
Share with anyone who might have an interest! 🦞
November 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
On Thanksgiving Day join Mark and Kevin from the Donelson Cafe as they host their 9th annual "Truly Thankful Thanksgiving" from 11-2.
It's 100% free to anyone who shows up - you can eat there or take it to go. I will be there volunteering at 11.
Share with anyone who might have an interest! 🦞
It's 100% free to anyone who shows up - you can eat there or take it to go. I will be there volunteering at 11.
Share with anyone who might have an interest! 🦞
My family’s tradition of Christmas Pizza started Because The Power Went Out
We rented a big house in Palm Springs for the whole family to get together from all over and we just got here and we're starting a new Thanksgiving tradition of Ordering Chinese Food Because The Oven Is Broken
November 26, 2025 at 2:50 AM
My family’s tradition of Christmas Pizza started Because The Power Went Out
Actually incredible resource here. One click to copy all Metro Council emails? Brilliant. (They don’t check the general inbox, don’t tell anybody.)
If you don’t want to be surveilled when you go to the Ryman or Robert’s, take a sec and write them a nice email about it. 🦞
If you don’t want to be surveilled when you go to the Ryman or Robert’s, take a sec and write them a nice email about it. 🦞
I just emailed all of our CMs and would strongly encourage you to do the same. Learn more, find your CM, and get help with an email here:
November 26, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Actually incredible resource here. One click to copy all Metro Council emails? Brilliant. (They don’t check the general inbox, don’t tell anybody.)
If you don’t want to be surveilled when you go to the Ryman or Robert’s, take a sec and write them a nice email about it. 🦞
If you don’t want to be surveilled when you go to the Ryman or Robert’s, take a sec and write them a nice email about it. 🦞
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Why do they always try to do the stuff around the holidays?
To the #MetroCouncilNash: our concerns about oversight of surveillance programs actually are not allayed by putting it into the hands of a third party. Please do not let this happen.
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To the #MetroCouncilNash: our concerns about oversight of surveillance programs actually are not allayed by putting it into the hands of a third party. Please do not let this happen.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Why do they always try to do the stuff around the holidays?
To the #MetroCouncilNash: our concerns about oversight of surveillance programs actually are not allayed by putting it into the hands of a third party. Please do not let this happen.
readrichtext.substack.com?utm_source=s...
To the #MetroCouncilNash: our concerns about oversight of surveillance programs actually are not allayed by putting it into the hands of a third party. Please do not let this happen.
readrichtext.substack.com?utm_source=s...
What if the @nashvillebanner.bsky.social didn’t break news at 8pm k thx bye
November 26, 2025 at 2:43 AM
What if the @nashvillebanner.bsky.social didn’t break news at 8pm k thx bye
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Nashville contractors walk off of Music City Loop jobsite, citing months of nonpayment, safety concerns and attempted “poaching” of employees by Elon Musk’s The Boring Company.
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Local contractor employees stop Music City Loop work - Nashville Banner
Willie Shane and his crew walk off the Music City Loop project, citing safety concerns and payment issues with The Boring Company.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Nashville contractors walk off of Music City Loop jobsite, citing months of nonpayment, safety concerns and attempted “poaching” of employees by Elon Musk’s The Boring Company.
nashvillebanner.com/2025/11/25/b...
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SKULDUGGERY!!!!!!!!
Skullduggery? 7th District mailers with no attribution or return address going out to Democratic Nashville voters, listing the incorrect date for Election Day.
November 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
SKULDUGGERY!!!!!!!!
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🤷🏼♀️Tried to watch the recording of today’s marketing pitch, but it’s unavailable.
1) Elon is a narcissistic con man, thus public trust is low & elected officials’ skepticism is high.
2) #TeslaTunnel = inefficient, touristic novelty that creates numerous problems and solves 👏absolutely👏nothing👏.
1) Elon is a narcissistic con man, thus public trust is low & elected officials’ skepticism is high.
2) #TeslaTunnel = inefficient, touristic novelty that creates numerous problems and solves 👏absolutely👏nothing👏.
November 25, 2025 at 1:53 AM
🤷🏼♀️Tried to watch the recording of today’s marketing pitch, but it’s unavailable.
1) Elon is a narcissistic con man, thus public trust is low & elected officials’ skepticism is high.
2) #TeslaTunnel = inefficient, touristic novelty that creates numerous problems and solves 👏absolutely👏nothing👏.
1) Elon is a narcissistic con man, thus public trust is low & elected officials’ skepticism is high.
2) #TeslaTunnel = inefficient, touristic novelty that creates numerous problems and solves 👏absolutely👏nothing👏.
I’ve deleted my previous post because I’m so fucking tired
November 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I’ve deleted my previous post because I’m so fucking tired
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The TN-07 congressional election between Rep. Aftyn Behn and Matt Van Epps is defying gerrymandered expectations, with some polls calling it a 6-point race. Matthew Klein from @cookpolitical.com joins us to share his outside analysis as we head towards Election Day Dec. 2:
Why This Nashville Congressional Election is Getting National Attention - City Cast Nashville
Last week, the nonpartisan Cook Political Report moved Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District from “Strong Republican” to “Likely Republican.” Matt...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The TN-07 congressional election between Rep. Aftyn Behn and Matt Van Epps is defying gerrymandered expectations, with some polls calling it a 6-point race. Matthew Klein from @cookpolitical.com joins us to share his outside analysis as we head towards Election Day Dec. 2:
Hey Nashville: The Boring Co. is hosting a virtual meeting about the Tesla tunnel today at 4 p.m. on the former Twitter. Allegedly they will be fielding questions from the peanut gallery. In case you’re free.
November 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Hey Nashville: The Boring Co. is hosting a virtual meeting about the Tesla tunnel today at 4 p.m. on the former Twitter. Allegedly they will be fielding questions from the peanut gallery. In case you’re free.
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Looks like RFK Jr. Stadium now
November 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Looks like RFK Jr. Stadium now
I just finished reading “Careless People” and for as much as we wonder why folks are still on the former Twitter, why the ever loving fuck is ANYONE on Facebook
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I just finished reading “Careless People” and for as much as we wonder why folks are still on the former Twitter, why the ever loving fuck is ANYONE on Facebook
WeGo, you in danger, girl
I just had a chance to watch this portion of the meeting and if WeGo thinks this is the last conversation on this topic it won't be.
At yesterday’s WeGo Board meeting, Chair Gail Carr-Williams said WeGo responded “instantly, and in an outstanding fashion” to the federal shutdown.
This was right after @quinevanssegall.bsky.social asked the board to partner with council on a plan for emergency fare suspension in the future.
This was right after @quinevanssegall.bsky.social asked the board to partner with council on a plan for emergency fare suspension in the future.
November 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
WeGo, you in danger, girl
Whatever you do, TN-07 voters, don’t pick the lady who wasted the time of the masked, extrajudicial armed stormtroopers in riot gear sent to detain and disappear our neighbors in the middle of the night - she’s too “scary” 🤣
November 23, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Whatever you do, TN-07 voters, don’t pick the lady who wasted the time of the masked, extrajudicial armed stormtroopers in riot gear sent to detain and disappear our neighbors in the middle of the night - she’s too “scary” 🤣
I didn’t like the Beatles for a long time but that’s because I had symphony musicians for parents and we never listened to pop music. I wasn’t taught any reverence for the stuff. Same with the Rolling Stones. I understand/appreciate it all now culturally but I can’t say I care all that much
As someone who is this guy's age I can tell you 100% that if you were into Pixies, Nirvana, 120 Minutes stuff, etc. but didn't like the Beatles you had to have worked hard to contort yourself into that special little box. Your enemy, if you absolutely needed one, was hair metal. GTFO here with this.
November 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I didn’t like the Beatles for a long time but that’s because I had symphony musicians for parents and we never listened to pop music. I wasn’t taught any reverence for the stuff. Same with the Rolling Stones. I understand/appreciate it all now culturally but I can’t say I care all that much
Have spent entire weekend moving my dog away from the small children who appear in every corner of life nowadays, including the dog park, where - sing it if you know it! - they are explicitly not allowed. Parents, I’m begging you, teach your kids to stay away from dogs they don’t know.
November 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Have spent entire weekend moving my dog away from the small children who appear in every corner of life nowadays, including the dog park, where - sing it if you know it! - they are explicitly not allowed. Parents, I’m begging you, teach your kids to stay away from dogs they don’t know.