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Angie E. Henderson @angienashville.bsky.social · 1d

Our 3rd annual #FightFlu partnership with Metro Health is this Thursday. 85 free flu shots were administered last year. Can we make it 💯 this year? #MetroCouncilNash #NashvilleFightsFlu

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Davidson County Election Commission @davidsonvotes.bsky.social · 1d

It’s Election Day for voters who live in U.S. House District 7! Go to your assigned poll place from 7am – 7pm and vote for the candidate of your choice. This is a primary, so you must choose a Republican or Democratic ballot. View the sample ballot here: bit.ly/4mWC5j1

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Davidson County Election Commission @davidsonvotes.bsky.social · 2d

If you’re unsure if you live in U.S. House District 7 and can vote tomorrow in the Special Primary, please check online at tnmap.tn.gov/voterlookup/ or call us at 615.862.8800.

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Angie E. Henderson @angienashville.bsky.social · 2d

🚌Thx for sharing your ride on the (not express) airport route.

Disagree service “may be meeting current demand.” Demand is latent & correlates w/ frequency. We can’t judge need for a bridge by # of ppl swimming across a river.

If the bus ran more often, & were better promoted, more would use it!

Bryophile🌿🔬🏁 @wdbryopsida.bsky.social · 2d

Hey, what’s up Nashville!? We’re trying out the WeGo Airport Express (18) today. We’ll see how ambitious I am about posting as we go, but you can count on a trip summary outbound and inbound on this thread.

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Joey Fishkin @fishkin.bsky.social · 2d

I understand the impulse to highlight the acceptable things that can be found in the "compact" and imagine how those could be built on.

But those elements are a disguise. The gov't doesn't care about them. The *purpose* of the compact is unconstitutional federal control over higher education.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 3d

Most MAGA pronouncements about the law have a solid grounding in fascist political philosophy, but no basis in actual law.

Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 3d

The very first statute authorizing domestic use of the military during domestic emergencies, enacted in 1792 by a Congress full of the same folks who wrote and ratified the Constitution, expressly provided for judicial review in certain circumstances *before* the President could even send troops.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 3d

The Trump administration’s deployment of ICE and others in the mass deportation effort has led to more violence and turmoil, and less safety and security for all, including US citizens. But that’s a feature not a bug. The chaos justifies further authoritarian crackdowns. The chaos is the point.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 3d

👇🎯 We really don’t need to be doing this “It’s only fascism if it comes from the Champagne region of France” thing again in late 2025. This is the point:

Darin Self @darinself.com · 4d

Yeah, came here to point this out. Fascism is an ideational framework for the structure of the nation, state, and economy.

It doesn't say anything about the capacity of the government.

What you're insinuating is a totalitarian regime with high repressive capacity

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 4d

Weaponized gratitude is a key tool in the abuser's toolkit. The goal is to convince the victim that they owe the abuser so much, they should feel guilty for wanting to complain.

Tweet from the VP:
Joy Reid has had such a good life in this country. It's been
overwhelmingly kind and gracious to her. She is far wealthier than most.
Yet she oozes with contempt.
My honest, non-trolling advice to Joy Reid is that you'd be a much
happier person if you showed a little gratitude

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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 4d

The Nobel prize winner Maria Ressa has said Americans are like “deer in the headlights” amid the collapse of US institutions and free speech under the Trump administration, particularly after Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension.

Americans are ‘deer in the headlights’ in face of Trump assault on free speech, Maria Ressa tells Jon Stewart

Nobel prize winner says US institutions have collapsed much quicker than expected under the Trump administration

www.theguardian.com

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Angie E. Henderson @angienashville.bsky.social · 5d

I normally eschew online quizzes but…6 out of 7.

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Kea Wilson @keawilson.bsky.social · 6d

It's one thing to talk about the 1 in 20 Americans who live in households without cars. But it's another to talk about all the people who live in households with fewer cars than people who need to drive to participate in an autocentric society, particularly kids, elders, and people w/disabilities.

Report: A Third of Americans Can't Rely On Cars — And 16 Million Have No Access At All — Streetsblog USA

So why do we plan our cities like everyone can and does get behind the wheel every day?

usa.streetsblog.org

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American Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 6d

One of the vehicles is a lifestyle choice, the other is practical transportation, yet our tax dollars are used to pay for the damage done by those subscribing to the vehicular arms race by choice.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 7d

Trump's higher ed ransom note is here - everyone would have to acquiesce to their unprecedented demands or not be "given priority for grants," plus they can demand "reimbursement" for "violations" www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

A mechanism to enforce fealty. An attack on academic freedom and democracy

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Angie E. Henderson @angienashville.bsky.social · 8d

@freddieoconnell.bsky.social @mayor.nashville.gov has the Batman direct line, and I have Wonder Woman’s direct line. I believe Director Potter at Metro Water is connected with Aquaman. I am unclear who communicates with the Wonder Twins.

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Walk Bike Nashville @walkbikenashville.bsky.social · 9d

Walk to School Day is one of our favorite days of the year! Thousands of students across 65 schools are set to participate in this year’s celebration on Wednesday, October 1.
Visit walkbikenashville.org/walktoschoolday for more information, including a map of participating schools.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 10d

Lol

Tesla Bros Attempt Coast-to-Coast Trip in Self-Driving Mode, Crash Right Away

There’s an aura of failure lingering around Elon Musk and the Tesla brand right now. A stink of mediocrity. Maybe even the funk of impotence.

www.vice.com

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Angie E. Henderson @angienashville.bsky.social · 10d

“So far this year, there have been at least 324 mass shootings in the U.S., according to the nonprofit Gun Violence Archive — that is, shootings where at least four people were killed or wounded.” @momsdemand.bsky.social
@everytown.bsky.social
@giffords.org

NPR @npr.org · 10d

The attack took place at the American Fish Company, a bar and live-music venue. Police are asking anyone who witnessed the shooting to contact them.

Suspect held in waterfront bar shooting that left 3 dead in North Carolina

The attack took place at the American Fish Company, a bar and live-music venue. Police are asking anyone who witnessed the shooting to contact them.

n.pr

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 10d

For those who were directly targeted by Charlie Kirk’s rhetoric, bipartisan tributes to him as a champion of free speech signal the mainstreaming of formerly extremist views, Nikole Hannah-Jones writes in an essay for The New York Times Magazine.

What the Public Memory of Charlie Kirk Revealed

www.nytimes.com

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Katherine McDonell @kemcdonell.bsky.social · 10d

One week from today! 🙌

A flyer for a cargo bike show and tell on October 5th from 10am - 12pm at Shelby Community Center

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 10d

one takeway from my column this week that is useful to recent conversations is that it is a profound political mistake to treat democratic polities as static

Opinion | Trump’s Dream of Infinite Presidential Power

www.nytimes.com

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Angie E. Henderson @angienashville.bsky.social · 11d

😂 I mean, yeah, but never really was a Toys R Us kid b/c I was fortunate to do kid life w/in a radius of Phillips Toy Mart & the Game Store in Green Hills. Also, Centennial Park craft fairs. Those were my top 3 toy sources. 2000s mom me will admit to buying A LOT of Legos at Bellevue Toys R Us tho.

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Neil Kornutick @neilkornutick.bsky.social · 11d

We cut down a tree and put up these things. What’s next, the little crossing flags?

Daniel McDonell @danielmcdonell.bsky.social · 11d

8 of these cartoonish, victim-blaming signs have been installed at a Greenway crossing since Dot Dobbins was killed there by a driver on June 8, 2025.

A goofy sign telling pedestrians to "make eye contact before crossing" a street.

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · Apr 8

I tried to write about empathy and ended up writing about fascism again

Loathe thy neighbor: Elon Musk and the Christian right are waging war on empathy

Trump’s actions are irreconcilable with Christian compassion. But an unholy alliance seeks to cast empathy as a parasitic plague

www.theguardian.com

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𝕃𝕦𝕜𝕚𝕦𝕞 @americanmanifesto.news · 11d

In 1945 the Army had a manual that explained what a fascist America would be like. I dare you to look through it and tell me that it doesn't describe America today. You can look through the doc and analysis here: https://americanmanifesto.news/this-is-american-fascism

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