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Saralee Terry Woods @angrygransaralee.bsky.social · 1d

@lanceco.bsky.social thank you for mentioning BookManBookWoman We miss our customers @angrygransaralee.bsky.social

Saralee Terry Woods @angrygransaralee.bsky.social · 2d

Hey #TennesseeTitans fans. Who is our next Coach
We fired Vrable and I am still puzzled

Saralee Terry Woods @angrygransaralee.bsky.social · 2d

Wake Up !!! @jhollymc.bsky.social @tennesseelookout.com
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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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Saralee Terry Woods @angrygransaralee.bsky.social · 2d

Now read this @jhollymc.bsky.social @tennesseelookout.com

Holly McCall @jhollymc.bsky.social · 3d

Rev. Fisher, pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church in Memphis, always brings heat.

Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 3d

Commentary of the week:
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.

Saralee Terry Woods @angrygransaralee.bsky.social · 6d

Bravo!!!! @jhollymc.bsky.social

Holly McCall @jhollymc.bsky.social · 6d

Ht to @nashvillescene.com (this is one of my two favorite issues of the year) and by the way: here's your link to that database.

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Saralee Terry Woods @angrygransaralee.bsky.social · 6d

Read this! @tennesseelookout.com @jhollymc.bsky.social

Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 6d

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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Saralee Terry Woods @angrygransaralee.bsky.social · 9d

Sigh @tennesseelookout.com @jhollymc.bsky.social

Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 11d

Trump administration officials on Friday defended the decision to cancel federal projects in regions of the country that have voted for Democrats, saying the move isn’t political but an effort to reduce the size and scope of government during the shutdown.

Trump cancels blue-state projects, trolls Dems on social media as shutdown drags on • Tennessee Lookout

Trump administration officials defended the decision to cancel federal projects in regions of the country that have voted for Democrats.

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Saralee Terry Woods @angrygransaralee.bsky.social · 12d

Kudos to @jhollymc.bsky.social and the @tennesseelookout.com

Holly McCall @jhollymc.bsky.social · 13d

Amy Grant is a Tennessee treasure: not quite Dolly (there's only one!) but in the ballpark. I was happy she chose @tennesseelookout.com to publish her column on a new philanthropic venture -- and I enjoyed publishing something uplifting.

L&C’s ‘beacon is long defunct, but A.M. Burton remains a guiding light’ • Tennessee Lookout

Singer, songwriter and philanthropist Amy Grant announces a new philanthropic endeavor to honor her great-grandfather, A.M. Burton.

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Saralee Terry Woods @angrygransaralee.bsky.social · 13d

Uplifting and powerful. Thank you to @amygrantofficial.bsky.social @tennesseelookout.com @jhollymc.bsky.social @brandon-gee.bsky.social I am honored to write for @tennesseelookout.com

Brandon Gee, The Ingram Group @brandon-gee.bsky.social · 13d

Check out @amygrantofficial.bsky.social's column in @tennesseelookout.com today: "My great-grandfather’s vision for a more caring, equitable Nashville spurs a fund to to furnish charitable services that uplift individuals and strengthen our community."

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L&C’s ‘beacon is long defunct, but A.M. Burton remains a guiding light’ • Tennessee Lookout

Singer, songwriter and philanthropist Amy Grant announces a new philanthropic endeavor to honor her great-grandfather, A.M. Burton.

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Saralee Terry Woods @angrygransaralee.bsky.social · 13d

I hope they are not laughing now

Saralee Terry Woods @angrygransaralee.bsky.social · 14d

Will it be orange & white?

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Saralee Terry Woods @angrygransaralee.bsky.social · 16d

What in earth!!! @jhollymc.bsky.social @tennesseelookout.com

Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 16d

The Trump administration has again petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court regarding birthright citizenship, this time on the merits of the administration’s effort to rewrite the constitutional right afforded to children born on U.S. soil.

Trump asks US Supreme Court to take birthright citizenship case • Tennessee Lookout

The Trump administration has again petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case aimed at ending birthright citizenship.

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Saralee Terry Woods @angrygransaralee.bsky.social · 19d

Dang! @anitawadhwani.bsky.social @tennesseelookout.com

Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 19d

Tennessee hospitals could see a 29% increase in uncompensated care costs if Congress allows enhanced health insurance marketplace subsidies to expire this month, a new analysis found. @anitawadhwani.bsky.social reports.

Report: An end to ACA tax credits to increase uncompensated care costs in Tenn. by nearly one-third • Tennessee Lookout

Tennessee hospitals may see a 29% increase in uncompensated care costs if Congress lets enhanced health insurance marketplace subsidies to expire.

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Saralee Terry Woods @angrygransaralee.bsky.social · 20d

Fido

Saralee Terry Woods @angrygransaralee.bsky.social · 22d

Yay!

Saralee Terry Woods @angrygransaralee.bsky.social · 23d

Source: On3
Get out the 🍿🍿I wish Tennessee played Georgia every year

Saralee Terry Woods @angrygransaralee.bsky.social · Sep 14

Great Scott!

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Saralee Terry Woods @angrygransaralee.bsky.social · Sep 12

😁

Saralee Terry Woods @angrygransaralee.bsky.social · Sep 12

Have some for me and GBO!

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Saralee Terry Woods @angrygransaralee.bsky.social · Sep 11

Bless you David French. I live in a divided family where it is still safe to debate and disagree without the hate.

Saralee Terry Woods @angrygransaralee.bsky.social · Sep 11

Bless you David French for putting my feelings and fears into words @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social @nytimes.com

David French @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social · Sep 11

"What starts as a political difference becomes a blood feud the instant someone is hurt or killed. And so each act of political violence has a double consequence. It shatters families, and — over time — it breaks nations." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...

Opinion | If We Keep This Up, Charlie Kirk Will Not Be the Last to Die

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Saralee Terry Woods @angrygransaralee.bsky.social · Sep 10

So tragic

Saralee Terry Woods @angrygransaralee.bsky.social · Sep 9

Betsy Phillips is always the winner in our home @betsyphillips.bsky.social

Betsy Phillips @betsyphillips.bsky.social · Sep 8

DYNAMITE NASHVILLE remains non-award winning. Didn't win the TENNESSEE BOOK AWARD, didn't win the TENNESSEE HISTORY BOOK AWARD, and didn't win the PULITZER. Not that I expected to win the Pulitzer. That was my spite dream.

Saralee Terry Woods @angrygransaralee.bsky.social · Sep 9

Another must read @tennesseelookout.com @jhollymc.bsky.social

Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · Sep 9

In a win for wetlands conservation, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is potentially a few months away from purchasing about 7,500 acres of land along the Hatchie River for conservation and outdoor recreation. @cstephenson.bsky.social reports.

TN Wildlife Agency to purchase 7.5K acres of huntable wetlands along Hatchie River • Tennessee Lookout

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency may buy about 7,500 acres of land along the Hatchie River for conservation and outdoor recreation.

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Saralee Terry Woods @angrygransaralee.bsky.social · Sep 6

And cats

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