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whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · 5m

Me too! How great is @russbradford.com

whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · 35m

So, uh, I’m the executive producer of the best podcast in Nashville 🥹

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whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · 5h

If you listened to yesterday’s @citycastnash.bsky.social, you heard @mattgertz.bsky.social mention that CNN may be next on the list for Oracle offspring and current Paramount/CBS owner David Ellison to buy nashville.citycast.fm/podcasts/who...

Jon Passantino @passantino.bsky.social · 9h

CNN is now using the Trump preferred “Department of War” name in its official statements

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whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · 6h

Imagine the possibilities if Nashville turnout hit double digits in the general

Laura Seay @texasinafrica.bsky.social · 7h

Final tally in this race: 54% of voters pulled Republican ballots, 46% pulled Democratic ballots. That's a significant shift from a year ago. We'll see what happens on election day, December 2.

Laura Seay @texasinafrica.bsky.social · 5d

Something interesting is happening in Tennessee's 7th Congressional district, where there's a special election to fill the seat vacated by Mark Green. He won reelection in 2024 by a margin of 59.5%-38%.

Primary early voting ended yesterday. Only 378 votes separate the parties. 1/

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jeff computers @helldude.bsky.social · 10h

i wonder if a sufficient number of viable democrats have it in them to effectively counter a narrative of "i am tanking the economy, firing everyone i can, and sending soldiers to push you around if i dont like the way you think, and also lee greenwood is the only music allowed"

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indeuh.bsky.social @indeuh.bsky.social · 8h

Monthly HMIS data report for y’all for my first post: In September, 3,585 people experienced homelessness in Nashville, while 131 people were housed. Over the past 12 months, 11,620 unique people experienced homelessness in Nashville.

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City Cast Nashville @citycastnash.bsky.social · 9h

Councilmember and massive flag nerd @russbradford.com is on today's show talking about his mission to redesign Nashville's official seal/flag. These are just a few of the ideas he's come up with so far. Your thoughts? nashville.citycast.fm/podcasts/yal...

A flag featuring a blue field with a gold stripe on the right. In the center is a seal with compass points featuring a Greek temple with three stars, a harp, a medical staff, and the flame of knowledge.

A tricolor flag with blue, white, and yellow vertical stripes. In the center of the white stripe is a guitar pick shape containing a seal with compass points and the tri-star of the TN flag in the center.

A blue flag with a yellow stripe on the right, crossed horizontally by four wavy white lines. In the center is a yellow guitar pick with the TN tri-star pattern

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whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · 9h

Oh well if they’re supporting JAZZ events

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Sean Parker @seanforfive.bsky.social · 12h

Boring Co refused two requests from myself and then Budget Chair Porterfield to meet with Budget and T&I committees.

Just using the words “community engagement” doesn’t mean you’re doing it.

Nashville Banner @nashvillebanner.bsky.social · 13h

Despite claims that community engagement is a priority for the project, residents of one South Nashville neighborhood were taken aback when they learned that The Boring Company had purchased property within a stone’s throw of their homes. “I don’t want the tunnel nowhere near us,” said one.

Boring Company tunnel project sparks neighborhood concern - Nashville Banner

Residents in South Nashville are concerned about how The Boring Company's planned tunnel connecting the airport to downtown will impact their lives and neighborhood.

nashvillebanner.com

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Matthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 12d

I spent the week at the police surveillance convention and let me tell you my biggest observation: The name of the game now is consolidating as much information as humanely possible from surveillance devices, the internet, other governmental data, and literally a million other places. 🧵

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Elizabeth Boyle @thecelticist.bsky.social · 13h

Reminds me of this excellent sign that I saw at the Tubman African American Museum in Macon, Georgia.

Piano, which once belonged to Little Richard, with a sign on it saying "Do not attempt to play Little Richard's piano. He will know."

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 13h

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · 13h

Wait how are you just getting to this now

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 14h

The first episode of Collateral Damage, my reported podcast with The Intercept, went up today.

Hope you’ll check it out and, if you enjoy it, give it a favorable rating or review.

Eternal thanks to my producers @lauraflynn.bsky.social and Andrew Stelzer for making it happen.

Ep. 1 Dirty Business: The Atlanta Narcotics Unit’s Deadly Raid on 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston.

Podcast Episode · Collateral Damage from The Intercept · 10/08/2025 · 55m

podcasts.apple.com

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whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · 23h

*please just give me $200, I’m hungry and sad

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whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · 23h

I really want to order a shit ton of Zabars smoked fish and pickles right now. Does somebody have $200 I can borrow?

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Nashville Banner @nashvillebanner.bsky.social · 1d

Trump-backed Matt Van Epps and progressive state Rep. Aftyn Behn will face off to replace former Congressman Mark Green. The Dec. 2 election will garner national attention as a rare opportunity for Democrats in the red state.

nashvillebanner.com/2025/10/07/m...

Van Epps, Behn win primaries for Tennessee special election - Nashville Banner

Trump-backed Matt Van Epps and Aftyn Behn will face off in a special election with national implications after winning their primaries.

nashvillebanner.com

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 1d

BREAKING: Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn and Republican Matt Van Epps, former Tennessee commissioner of General Services, won their primaries and will face off to represent Congressional District 7 on December 2.

Republican Van Epps and Democrat Behn win Middle Tenn. U.S. House primary • Tennessee Lookout

Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn and Republican Matt Van Epps will face off for the chance to fill Tennessee Congressional District 7.

tennesseelookout.com

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whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · 1d

Not that anyone was asking but one member of @citycastnash.bsky.social ate leftover East Nashville Beer Works cheesy bread in her house while waiting for the TN-07 election results to come in

A white, grease-stained pizza box from East Nashville Beer Works sits on a gas stove, illuminated by the clearly purple Halloween lights currently on in my living room.

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WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio @wpln.bsky.social · 1d

Former Tennessee commissioner Matt Van Epps will face off against state Rep. Aftyn Behn in December’s general election to replace U.S. Congressman Mark Green.

@mariannabac.bsky.social reports: wpln.org/post/trump-p...

Trump pick Van Epps to face Rep. Behn in fight for open TN congressional seat

Former Tennessee commissioner Matt Van Epps will face off against state Rep. Aftyn Behn in December’s general election.

wpln.org

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Tricia Romano @tromano.bsky.social · 1d

Never forget that Stephen Miller lost his high school election to the Cobrasnake. 2000s hipster LES folks know exactly how hilarious this is. pitchfork.com/news/71675-t...

The Cobrasnake Beat Trump Advisor Stephen Miller in a High School Election

“Our high school was very diverse, which I loved, but it always seemed to bother Stephen and make him mad.” - Mark Hunter, aka the Cobrasnake

pitchfork.com

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whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · 1d

It’s too good to be true

whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · 1d

Omg

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Forget everything you already know about America's most notorious dead person.

Watch Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile at Thursday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT.

Only at The Onion on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjhSoGcQhWU.

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City Cast Nashville @citycastnash.bsky.social · 1d

Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension got us wondering — who controls our local TV stations? Big thanks to @mattgertz.bsky.social from @mmfa.bsky.social for joining us to explain the ecosystem of massive media conglomerates, the FCC’s influence, and what the First Amendment has to say about all of it:

Who Took Jimmy Kimmel Off the Air in Nashville? - City Cast Nashville

Last month, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” disappeared from our Nashville airwaves. Now he’s back. So, who really controls our local TV stations, and what do...

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