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Book reviewer BookManBookWoman columnist Tennessee Lookout #AngryGrandmother
This is how some authors who are wealthy or have wealthy friends get on best seller lists. You can soon fine some of these books for sale brand new at your local discount store @thetnholler.bsky.social
Even grok has doubts about the Bribe-umentary ticket Sales
And we know what they did with Junior’s book
And T Swift’s doc outperformed it by 10x
And it won’t come close to recouping $75 Million
But sure “huge success” “biggest doc in years” yada yada @brianstelter.bsky.social
And we know what they did with Junior’s book
And T Swift’s doc outperformed it by 10x
And it won’t come close to recouping $75 Million
But sure “huge success” “biggest doc in years” yada yada @brianstelter.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 6:10 PM
This is how some authors who are wealthy or have wealthy friends get on best seller lists. You can soon fine some of these books for sale brand new at your local discount store @thetnholler.bsky.social
Journalists @anitawadhwani.bsky.social and John Partipilo spent Saturday with volunteers from the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition as they delivered hot meals and supplies to immigrants in housing without power - many of whom have been afraid to venture out.
Freezing cold and afraid to leave: Nashville immigrants hunker down in frigid homes • Tennessee Lookout
The Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition has delivered 5,000 hot meals to immigrants following a winter storm.
tennesseelookout.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Frustrated about communications during the ICE storm?? Holly McCall explains @jhollymc.bsky.social
Just in from Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell: "What I learned today is that NES is unequipped to communicate about a crisis." (1)
February 2, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Frustrated about communications during the ICE storm?? Holly McCall explains @jhollymc.bsky.social
Makes sense to me @jhollymc.bsky.social
I have long thought it makes sense to hold municipal elections at the same time as state/federal ones. Franklin holds elections in October of off years--and then city leaders complain about 6% turnout. It benefits incumbents.
Tennessee senator proposes local election move to state, federal date • Tennessee Lookout
A Tennessee Republican senator is proposing a constitutional amendment to shift local election dates to match federal elections.
tennesseelookout.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Makes sense to me @jhollymc.bsky.social
Good for him @tennesseelookout.com @jhollymc.bsky.social
House Republican Caucus Chairman Jeremy Faison pushed back against statements made by FBI Director Kash Patel about the shooting death of Veterans Administration nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday.
Tennessee Republican challenges FBI director over gun-carry rights • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee House Republican Caucus Chair Jeremy Faison publicly took on FBI Director Kash Patel after the ICE killing of a Minnesota man.
tennesseelookout.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Good for him @tennesseelookout.com @jhollymc.bsky.social
“Nothing feels right,” courage by the #NBA @nytimes.com
From @theathletic.com: Minnesotans hoped for a moment of normalcy at the Warriors-Timberwolves game, which had been postponed after federal agents killed Alex Pretti. But that simply wasn't possible.
“Nothing feels right. Our hearts aren’t in it.” nyti.ms/4qDpD9T
“Nothing feels right. Our hearts aren’t in it.” nyti.ms/4qDpD9T
January 26, 2026 at 10:09 PM
“Nothing feels right,” courage by the #NBA @nytimes.com
This Is so Not Right @jhollymc.bsky.social @inquirer.com
More than 400 years of history and a decade of advocacy were torn down Thursday afternoon when National Park Service employees removed every single display at the President’s House.
🔗 What's next? We explain: www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...
🔗 What's next? We explain: www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...
January 24, 2026 at 4:53 PM
This Is so Not Right @jhollymc.bsky.social @inquirer.com
Watch y’all @jhollymc.bsky.social
The Trump administration tries to downplay protests -- No Kings, no-ICE -- but I don't remember protests against any other administration even close to these since anti-Vietnam protests against LBJ in 1967-68.
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
January 23, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Watch y’all @jhollymc.bsky.social
Stephen A.: Sean McDermott is being scapegoated
Will the Titans interview him??
Will the Titans interview him??
January 19, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Stephen A.: Sean McDermott is being scapegoated
Will the Titans interview him??
Will the Titans interview him??
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You drive down streets named for Rev. Martin Luther King across Tennessee, but you may not realize the renaming processes weren't often difficult and came through the hard-won efforts of Black community, religious and political leaders. From @angeladennisnews.bsky.social.
Symbolism isn’t enough: What Tennessee’s MLK streets reveal about investment and power • Tennessee Lookout
The naming of streets in Tennessee for Rev. Martin Luther King has come about through the activism of Black leaders.
tennesseelookout.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:03 PM
You drive down streets named for Rev. Martin Luther King across Tennessee, but you may not realize the renaming processes weren't often difficult and came through the hard-won efforts of Black community, religious and political leaders. From @angeladennisnews.bsky.social.
Keep Preaching Holly! @jhollymc.bsky.social @tennesseelookout.com
January 18, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Keep Preaching Holly! @jhollymc.bsky.social @tennesseelookout.com
Stay tuned y’all!!! @jhollymc.bsky.social
The @cookpolitical.com has shifted Tennessee Congressional District 5, held by Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles, from 'Solid Republican' to 'Lean Republican.' There are five, I think, Democrats running in the primary for the chance to take Ogles on. It's not everything, but it's not nothing.
January 15, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Stay tuned y’all!!! @jhollymc.bsky.social
Why Greenland Matters for a Warming World www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/w...
Why Greenland Matters for a Warming World
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January 14, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Why Greenland Matters for a Warming World www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/w...
Commentary of the week, from Rev. Earle Fisher, pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church in Memphis.
Democracy didn’t break overnight—2026 will reveal if Memphis lets it die • Tennessee Lookout
A crisis of faith in democratic values among Black Memphians requires a commitment to deepening civic engagement, writes Rev. Earle Fisher.
tennesseelookout.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Whoopsidoodle.
BREAKING: The Washington National Opera is leaving the Kennedy Center, the latest break since the venue's board elected Trump as chair.
January 11, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Heartbreaking @bgrueskin.bsky.social @jhollymc.bsky.social
An arsonist hit a Mississippi synagogue Saturday. Seven Torahs were damaged or destroyed in the fire.
One Torah, from the Holocaust, was in a glass case and wasn't touched.
The same synagogue was bombed by the KKK in 1967.
mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...
One Torah, from the Holocaust, was in a glass case and wasn't touched.
The same synagogue was bombed by the KKK in 1967.
mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...
Predawn fire reduces parts of Mississippi's largest synagogue to charred ruins - Mississippi Today
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights...
mississippitoday.org
January 11, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Heartbreaking @bgrueskin.bsky.social @jhollymc.bsky.social
Good for them @jhollymc.bsky.social
Whoopsidoodle.
BREAKING: The Washington National Opera is leaving the Kennedy Center, the latest break since the venue's board elected Trump as chair.
January 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Good for them @jhollymc.bsky.social
Black families in Tennessee continue to experience the heartbreak of losing a baby in the first year of life at twice the rate of white families, a stubborn disparity linked to maternal health, preterm births and access to prenatal care, among other factors. From @anitawadhwani.bsky.social.
Infant mortality in Tennessee remains persistently higher than national average • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee’s infant mortality rate has dipped since 2019 but remains significantly and persistently higher than the national average.
tennesseelookout.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:01 PM
If you have not subscribed to “Field Notes” by #KeelHunt here is another reason you should
'Larger than Life'
My memories of Lew Conner
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January 8, 2026 at 12:14 PM
If you have not subscribed to “Field Notes” by #KeelHunt here is another reason you should
This is so sad @jhollymc.bsky.social @tennesseelookout.com
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee forfeited $84 million in federal funds for a summer program to feed kids, missing a Jan. 1 deadline.
Gov. Bill Lee declines to secure millions in federal funds to feed Tennessee kids during summer • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee declined to secure millions of dollars in federal funding to provide food to low-income kids by the Jan. 1 deadline.
tennesseelookout.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:19 PM
This is so sad @jhollymc.bsky.social @tennesseelookout.com
What Holly said @jhollymc.bsky.social @tennesseelookout.com
Whaddya know.
Most Tennessee public school students who use Education Savings Account vouchers aren’t leaving low-performing public schools, while ESA students overall are underperforming their public school peers in both academic achievement and growth. From @itsmelissabrown.bsky.social with @chalkbeat.org.
January 5, 2026 at 10:48 PM
What Holly said @jhollymc.bsky.social @tennesseelookout.com
Succinct response y’all from Clooney and easy to understand @usatoday.com
George Clooney has responded to President Donald Trump cheering the actor and wife Amal's decision to leave the United States and live in France.
George Clooney makes cheeky reply to Trump celebrating move to France
George Clooney has responded to President Donald Trump cheering the actor and wife Amal's decision to leave the United States and live in France.
bit.ly
January 3, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Succinct response y’all from Clooney and easy to understand @usatoday.com
Another must read @tennesseelookout.com @jhollymc.bsky.social
In 2025, Private school vouchers passed in the legislature, immigration raids across the state, a dry economic spell for farmers and a special congressional election paved the way for more focus on 2026 elections.
Tennessee's top stories of 2025 • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee's top stories of the year included a Trump-inspired immigration crackdown and a special election that caught national attention.
tennesseelookout.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Another must read @tennesseelookout.com @jhollymc.bsky.social
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We just stopped randomly at the Salt and Pepper Cafe in White Bluff and holy shit is it a delicious surprise.
December 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
We just stopped randomly at the Salt and Pepper Cafe in White Bluff and holy shit is it a delicious surprise.