Betsy Phillips
@betsyphillips.bsky.social
A loud-mouth on the internet.
Avoid the airport area. If you’re catching a plane tonight, I’m sorry, but you’re not.
November 30, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Avoid the airport area. If you’re catching a plane tonight, I’m sorry, but you’re not.
I just learned of a man--James S. Binkley--who was, in his day, called "Rattlesnake." And by god, Tennessee, what has happened to your ability to give people badass nicknames?
November 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I just learned of a man--James S. Binkley--who was, in his day, called "Rattlesnake." And by god, Tennessee, what has happened to your ability to give people badass nicknames?
Pray for @dpatrickrodgers.bsky.social who is going to have to check my math about how many cars can actually fit in the airport tunnel.
November 29, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Pray for @dpatrickrodgers.bsky.social who is going to have to check my math about how many cars can actually fit in the airport tunnel.
Playing Matchbox cars has gotten so much more complicated since the rise of video games. There I was, Dr. Dre with my twenty cars, trying to come up with nefarious plots, while Eminem kept thwarting me with his force field when “the admin” transformed Eminem into Deadpool. Then Spider-Man spawned in
November 28, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Playing Matchbox cars has gotten so much more complicated since the rise of video games. There I was, Dr. Dre with my twenty cars, trying to come up with nefarious plots, while Eminem kept thwarting me with his force field when “the admin” transformed Eminem into Deadpool. Then Spider-Man spawned in
Does Van Epps appearing with Kid Rock mean that they have polling showing him losing ground with Gen X? Like, who is that supposed to rally?
November 27, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Does Van Epps appearing with Kid Rock mean that they have polling showing him losing ground with Gen X? Like, who is that supposed to rally?
I briefly rise from my sickbed to enjoy this fine story.
Nashville contractors walk off of Music City Loop jobsite, citing months of nonpayment, safety concerns and attempted “poaching” of employees by Elon Musk’s The Boring Company.
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Local contractor employees stop Music City Loop work - Nashville Banner
Willie Shane and his crew walk off the Music City Loop project, citing safety concerns and payment issues with The Boring Company.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I briefly rise from my sickbed to enjoy this fine story.
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Writes @betsyphillips.bsky.social: Republican Van Epps is still heavily favored to win the 7th Congressional District — but thanks to Democrat Behn, this race is no cakewalk.
It's Fun to Watch Behn Give Van Epps a Run for His Money
Republican Van Epps is still heavily favored to win the 7th — but thanks to Democrat Behn, this race is no cakewalk
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November 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Writes @betsyphillips.bsky.social: Republican Van Epps is still heavily favored to win the 7th Congressional District — but thanks to Democrat Behn, this race is no cakewalk.
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a little birdie* told me that all VUP titles will be 50% off the rest of the year starting on Monday 11/24
*mass marketing email
www.vanderbiltuniversitypress.com/978082650639...
*mass marketing email
www.vanderbiltuniversitypress.com/978082650639...
From Dixie to Rocky Top – Vanderbilt University Press
Listen as you read! From Dixie to Rocky Top: Book Playlist, now on Spotify. The first book to explore the history of college fight songs as a culturally impo...
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November 22, 2025 at 10:38 PM
a little birdie* told me that all VUP titles will be 50% off the rest of the year starting on Monday 11/24
*mass marketing email
www.vanderbiltuniversitypress.com/978082650639...
*mass marketing email
www.vanderbiltuniversitypress.com/978082650639...
Molly Moo Cow lives in Nashville. And not one single media outlet has done a profile on her. What is wrong with us?!
November 22, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Molly Moo Cow lives in Nashville. And not one single media outlet has done a profile on her. What is wrong with us?!
I highly recommend emailing people about the VUP sale, because you will get lovely notes back from people you’ve not heard from in a while.
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I highly recommend emailing people about the VUP sale, because you will get lovely notes back from people you’ve not heard from in a while.
I have just sent my author in England a series of increasingly bonkers, delightful emails and it is KILLING me that he has good work/life balance and is not reading emails at bedtime.
November 20, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I have just sent my author in England a series of increasingly bonkers, delightful emails and it is KILLING me that he has good work/life balance and is not reading emails at bedtime.
Supposedly the VUP sale code is already working. If you want 50% off Vanderbilt books for the holidays, just use the code HOLIDAYS50. And then let me know if it works, please.
November 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Supposedly the VUP sale code is already working. If you want 50% off Vanderbilt books for the holidays, just use the code HOLIDAYS50. And then let me know if it works, please.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Oh, so North Carolina’s open carry and stand your ground ethos isn’t going well for ICE? Hmm.
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Oh, so North Carolina’s open carry and stand your ground ethos isn’t going well for ICE? Hmm.
It’s too little too late, but I’m glad I lived long enough to see Larry Summers finally being treated how he’s long deserved.
November 20, 2025 at 2:32 AM
It’s too little too late, but I’m glad I lived long enough to see Larry Summers finally being treated how he’s long deserved.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Someday, when Looby gets the biographer he deserves, that biographer is going to spend days mulling over whether Looby and Hurston were friends.
@betsyphillips.bsky.social I was looking for some family info and I came across these snippets of nashville goodness. The 3rd just be cause its cool. I wonder if Looby bragged about going to school with Zora.
November 19, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Someday, when Looby gets the biographer he deserves, that biographer is going to spend days mulling over whether Looby and Hurston were friends.
If I were Jody Barrett, I’d be so fucking pissed. His own side dumped a bunch of money on this lazy dumbass who can’t even bother to file his paperwork? The TNGOP picked another round of “is this enough to go to prison?” over “I don’t like vouchers”? The rage I’d have.
November 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
If I were Jody Barrett, I’d be so fucking pissed. His own side dumped a bunch of money on this lazy dumbass who can’t even bother to file his paperwork? The TNGOP picked another round of “is this enough to go to prison?” over “I don’t like vouchers”? The rage I’d have.
Well, I can never show my face around Whites Creek again. Guess who's the talk of the neighborhood Ring camera group for his Sunday morning galivant that I didn't even realize he was on?! People sharing footage of my stupid dog just hanging out on their porches like he owns the place.
November 18, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Well, I can never show my face around Whites Creek again. Guess who's the talk of the neighborhood Ring camera group for his Sunday morning galivant that I didn't even realize he was on?! People sharing footage of my stupid dog just hanging out on their porches like he owns the place.
Just reading 19th century Swahili poetry about donkey farts, as one does.
November 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Just reading 19th century Swahili poetry about donkey farts, as one does.
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I was briefly the most powerful person in Hopkins County, Kentucky, today.
November 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I was briefly the most powerful person in Hopkins County, Kentucky, today.
I must meet this cat someday.
November 15, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I must meet this cat someday.
I have pulled off the biggest upset in regional university press publishing since @utpress.bsky.social put out GONE WITH THE IVY, but I can’t publicly take my victory lap yet.
November 14, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I have pulled off the biggest upset in regional university press publishing since @utpress.bsky.social put out GONE WITH THE IVY, but I can’t publicly take my victory lap yet.