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The Memphis Safe Task Force has been using a new police "buffer law" to prevent up-close recording of law enforcement activity.

Memphis task force using TN “buffer law,” preventing up-close recording of police activity • Tennessee Lookout

Hunter Demster pulled out his phone at a gas station in Memphis to record over half a dozen men in bulletproof vests gathered around the flashing blue lights of a Tennessee Highway Patrol car. Then…

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 8h

A Memphis food pantry has seen a dramatic increase in the need for the services it provides since federal agents started flooding the city.

“The husband’s been deported, the person that provided for them, right? And then the mom is there with kids that are hungry and they don’t know what to do."

Grassroots Memphis food pantry reports spike in need as federal agents flood city • Tennessee Lookout

The Collective Good Immigrant Pantry, a project of Indivisible Memphis, has seen a spike in requests since a federal law enforcement arrived.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 9h

Commentary: A new law limiting press engagement and warnings to journalists from lawmakers endangers one of the country’s most sacrosanct rights

Editor's notebook: The First Amendment under threat in Tennessee • Tennessee Lookout

An effort by Tennessee lawmakers to limit coverage of a federal law enformcent task force in Memphis threatens the First Amendment.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 1d

The Vanderbilt Faculty Senate, an elected body composed of deans and representative faculty members, has formally opposed entering into a compact with the Trump administration to comply with new directives in exchange for preferential access to funding.

In emergency meeting, Vanderbilt Faculty Senate votes to condemn Trump administration ‘compact’ • Tennessee Lookout

The Vanderbilt University Faculty Senate is opposing entering into a compact with the Trump administration to comply with new directives.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 2d

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The Memphis Safe Communities Task Force, comprised of around a dozen federal agencies, Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers and the National Guard, is pumping out arrest numbers daily. Rev. Earle Fisher asks who is verifying the information coming from press conferences.

How the Memphis Safe Task Force is controlling the narrative • Tennessee Lookout

Reports of the numbers of arrests made by the Memphis Safe Community Task Force are untethered from context.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 3d

A federal judge in Maryland seemed inclined to order the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from immigration detention after oral arguments in court Friday, a potentially major development in the high-profile case. From @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social.

Judge weighs Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release from immigration detention • Tennessee Lookout

GREENBELT, Md. — A federal judge in Maryland seemed inclined to order the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from immigration detention after oral arguments in court Friday, a potentially major developm...

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 4d

The Trump administration announced Friday it had begun mass layoffs of federal employees, a step not taken during previous government shutdowns and one that could significantly reshape the size and scope of the government. From @jennifershutt.bsky.social.

‘Substantial’ layoffs of federal workers launched by Trump administration amid shutdown • Tennessee Lookout

The Trump administration announced Friday it had begun mass layoffs of federal employees, a step not taken during previous shutdowns.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 4d

Humphrey’s County Sheriff Chris Davis confirmed a blast at munitions company Accurate Energetic Systems campus “encompassed one whole building” and confirmed that “some” people had died and several were unaccounted for as of 11 a.m. @friedmanadam5.bsky.social reports.

Blast at Middle Tennessee explosive manufacturer leaves unknown number dead, injured • Tennessee Lookout

An explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems, a munitions plant 60 miles west of Nashville, has left an unknown number of people dead.

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Anita Wadhwani @anitawadhwani.bsky.social · 4d

Blast at Middle Tennessee explosive manufacturer leaves unknown number dead, injured tennesseelookout.com/briefs/blast... @friedmanadam5.bsky.social @tennesseelookout.com

Blast at Middle Tennessee explosive manufacturer leaves unknown number dead, injured • Tennessee Lookout

An explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems, a munitions plant 60 miles west of Nashville, has left an unknown number of people dead.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 4d

Commentary: The Memphis Safe Task Force--the law enforcement coalition that includes the FBI, DEA, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Tennessee Highway Patrol and other agencies--is pumping out statistics on it's success in Memphis. Columnist Rev. Earle Fisher asks who is checking the numbers?

How the Memphis Safe Task Force is controlling the narrative • Tennessee Lookout

Reports of the numbers of arrests made by the Memphis Safe Community Task Force are untethered from context.

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Chattanooga Times Free Press @timesfreepress.bsky.social · 4d

A demand that Vanderbilt University sign onto a "compact" — pledging to comply with new Trump administration higher education directives in exchange for preferential access to federal funding — is drawing pushback from some campus groups.

Vanderbilt campus groups push back against Trump administration higher ed ‘compact’ | Chattanooga Times Free Press

A demand that Vanderbilt University sign onto a "compact" -- pledging to comply with new Trump administration higher education directives in exchange for preferential access to federal funding -- is drawing pushback from some campus groups.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 4d

Nidec Power, an alternator manufacturing company is expanding its operations in Henderson County, investing $52.4 million and adding 200 jobs to its Lexington facility. From @cstephenson.bsky.social.

Alternator manufacturer announces 200-job, $52.4M expansion in Henderson Co. • Tennessee Lookout

Nidec Power, an alternator manufacturing company is expanding its operations in Henderson County, adding 200 jobs to its Lexington facility.

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Anita Wadhwani @anitawadhwani.bsky.social · 4d

Analysis: How Tuesday’s primaries for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District played out tennesseelookout.com/2025/10/10/a... @friedmanadam5.bsky.social @tennesseelookout.com

Analysis: How Tuesday’s primaries for Tennessee's 7th Congressional District played out • Tennessee Lookout

Prior electoral experience played no role in the Tennessee 7th Congressional District primary as a first time candidate won the GOP primary.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 4d

From @friedmanadam5.bsky.social :Unpacking the results in the Tennessee Congressional District 7 primary election, including how a first time GOP candidate got establishment support to beat three lawmakers and how the Democratic candidate parlayed years of grassroots organizing into victory.

Analysis: How Tuesday’s primaries for Tennessee's 7th Congressional District played out • Tennessee Lookout

Prior electoral experience played no role in the Tennessee 7th Congressional District primary as a first time candidate won the GOP primary.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 5d

A majority of Americans disapprove of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s job performance and the federal government’s evolving vaccine policy, according to a poll released Thursday by the nonpartisan health organization KFF. From @jennifershutt.bsky.social

Majorities disapprove of RFK Jr. performance, doubt autism-Tylenol claims, KFF poll finds • Tennessee Lookout

A majority of Americans disapprove of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s job performance and vaccine policy.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 5d

Congratulations to our dream team: Sam Stockard, @friedmanadam5.bsky.social and @cstephenson.bsky.social for their Best of Nashville Writers Choice Award for creating a public database of companies getting tax rebates from the state!

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Vanderbilt campus groups push back against Trump administration higher ed ‘compact’ • Tennessee Lookout

A demand that Vanderbilt University sign onto a “compact” with the Trump administration is drawing pushback from some campus groups.

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This Is Nashville @thisisnashville.bsky.social · 5d

It's Thursday, which means it's Roundabout time. Congressional District 7 candidate Rep. Jody Barrett, Owen School prof and @tennesseelookout.com contributor Bruce Barry, and @wpln.bsky.social's @mariannabac.bsky.social join to help us think through the biggest news – including the special

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 5d

Children incarcerated in Shelby County’s juvenile detention center are often held in solitary confinement,Tennessee law prohibits holding children in seclusion, a term often used interchangeably with solitary confinement, for longer than two continuous hours. From Rebecca Cadenhead with @mlk50.com.

No school, no fresh air and isolated • Tennessee Lookout

Children incarcerated in Shelby County’s juvenile detention center are frequently held in solitary confinement.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 5d

A demand that Vanderbilt University sign onto a “compact” — pledging to comply with new Trump administration higher education directives in exchange for preferential access to federal funding — is drawing pushback from some campus groups.

Vanderbilt campus groups push back against Trump administration higher ed ‘compact’ • Tennessee Lookout

A demand that Vanderbilt University sign onto a “compact” with the Trump administration is drawing pushback from some campus groups.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 6d

Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty to two felony charges Wednesday in federal court in Virginia, in response to an indictment that followed an extraordinary pressure campaign from President Donald Trump.

Former FBI Director Comey pleads not guilty to criminal charges demanded by Trump • Tennessee Lookout

Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty to two felony charges Wednesday in federal court in Virginia.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 6d

John Cole’s Tennessee: Tailored to fit. A state senator alleges Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti retroactively altered a predecessor’s legal opinion on deployment of National Guard troops.

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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 6d

On Tuesday, Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn pulled ahead of three opponents, including two other lawmakers, to clinch the primary in the Congressional District 7 special election, while former Tennessee Commissioner of General Services handily won the GOP primary. From @friedmanadam5.bsky.social

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.

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