Lucas Hendrickson
@largelandmammal.com
Writer/editor/dad/mammal.
Planning/assignments editor for The Ledger (www.tnledger.com)
Enjoys rational thought, occasional absurdity, a well-turned phrase and a hoppy IPA.
Planning/assignments editor for The Ledger (www.tnledger.com)
Enjoys rational thought, occasional absurdity, a well-turned phrase and a hoppy IPA.
Coulda been worse. He coulda just torn it down.
December 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Coulda been worse. He coulda just torn it down.
Take a moment, if you will (and if you have a smidgen of regard for the concept of "truth"), to pity the poor folks at @politifact.bsky.social.
This morning, I learned they only use the world "lie" once a year on their pages, to highlight the Lie of the Year.
And they they got to 2025.
This morning, I learned they only use the world "lie" once a year on their pages, to highlight the Lie of the Year.
And they they got to 2025.
December 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Take a moment, if you will (and if you have a smidgen of regard for the concept of "truth"), to pity the poor folks at @politifact.bsky.social.
This morning, I learned they only use the world "lie" once a year on their pages, to highlight the Lie of the Year.
And they they got to 2025.
This morning, I learned they only use the world "lie" once a year on their pages, to highlight the Lie of the Year.
And they they got to 2025.
@kentremendous.bsky.social I'm sure I'm not the first or only one to make this joke/request/demand, but now that we're two seasons in, isn't it time for a Marc Evan Jackson-hosted "A Man On The Inside: The Podcast"?
November 29, 2025 at 1:37 PM
@kentremendous.bsky.social I'm sure I'm not the first or only one to make this joke/request/demand, but now that we're two seasons in, isn't it time for a Marc Evan Jackson-hosted "A Man On The Inside: The Podcast"?
I'm sure I'm not the only one who flinches and winces when I see a pre-2001 image of the twin towers of the World Trade Center.
Now we get to feel that way about photos of the White House.
Great. Again.
Now we get to feel that way about photos of the White House.
Great. Again.
October 21, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I'm sure I'm not the only one who flinches and winces when I see a pre-2001 image of the twin towers of the World Trade Center.
Now we get to feel that way about photos of the White House.
Great. Again.
Now we get to feel that way about photos of the White House.
Great. Again.
If this is the kind of unhinged "I approve this message..." pre-midterm replacement election advertising we're getting now, the mind wobbles at the toxic nonsense we're going to be inundated with this time next year. #TNPolitics
September 28, 2025 at 10:06 PM
If this is the kind of unhinged "I approve this message..." pre-midterm replacement election advertising we're getting now, the mind wobbles at the toxic nonsense we're going to be inundated with this time next year. #TNPolitics
Every unemployed coach with NFL experience is checking flights to Nashville right now. #TitanDown
September 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Every unemployed coach with NFL experience is checking flights to Nashville right now. #TitanDown
I think we need to stop referring to the current regime as "2.0." The first go-round was clearly the beta testing. Then they refined it away from public scrutiny, field testing it on school boards and state legislatures. We're now experiencing the gold release as they truly intended.
September 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I think we need to stop referring to the current regime as "2.0." The first go-round was clearly the beta testing. Then they refined it away from public scrutiny, field testing it on school boards and state legislatures. We're now experiencing the gold release as they truly intended.
Why is it almost every ruling can be summed up with the response “YOU THINK?!?”
Breaking News: President Trump’s deployment of thousands of Marines and National Guard troops to Los Angeles was illegal, a federal judge ruled.
Judge Hands Trump a Legal Rebuke Over His Troop Deployment in L.A.
The federal judge found that the deployment exceeded legal limits that generally prohibit the use of the military for domestic law enforcement.
nyti.ms
September 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Why is it almost every ruling can be summed up with the response “YOU THINK?!?”
At least the Titans get off the top of the list for Dumbest Trade of the 2020s. #micahparsons
August 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
At least the Titans get off the top of the list for Dumbest Trade of the 2020s. #micahparsons
Peacefully rest, Atlanta Journal-Constitution print edition. Both shocking that it's happening, and not-so-much considering the paper's private equity ownership. Will be interesting to see how many others follow suit. Regardless, sad to see. www.ajc.com/business/202...
AJC to move to fully digital publication, phase out print Dec. 31
The AJC will continue to publish distinctive journalism every day and with urgency on its website, mobile app, as well as through video, podcasts and other digital platforms.
www.ajc.com
August 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Peacefully rest, Atlanta Journal-Constitution print edition. Both shocking that it's happening, and not-so-much considering the paper's private equity ownership. Will be interesting to see how many others follow suit. Regardless, sad to see. www.ajc.com/business/202...
I don't even know why I bother to shake my head and mutter "Unbelievable..." when seeing the latest piece of regime news.
August 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I don't even know why I bother to shake my head and mutter "Unbelievable..." when seeing the latest piece of regime news.
Looks like the producers of the new "9-1-1 Nashville" show underestimated just how much locals don't want to go downtown on a weekday morning.
Volunteers still needed for ‘9-1-1: Nashville’ concert scene
Just two days after announcing the need for thousands of volunteers to serve as extras in a massive concert scene for the new TV series “9-1-1: Nashville,” the casting director has closed down the …
www.wkrn.com
August 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Looks like the producers of the new "9-1-1 Nashville" show underestimated just how much locals don't want to go downtown on a weekday morning.
Take a deep breath, Nashville-based techbrofans. "Between 2017 and 2021, The Boring Company canceled or postponed similar projects in Chicago; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; the California cities of Los Angeles, San Bernardino and San Jose; and one from Baltimore to Washington, DC."
Elon Musk’s company just promised to save Nashville’s traffic problems. We’ve heard this story before | CNN Business
Nashville officials on Monday announced a massive public transportation partnership with Elon Musk’s The Boring Company to alleviate the city’s significant traffic congestion problems for travelers bo...
www.cnn.com
July 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Take a deep breath, Nashville-based techbrofans. "Between 2017 and 2021, The Boring Company canceled or postponed similar projects in Chicago; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; the California cities of Los Angeles, San Bernardino and San Jose; and one from Baltimore to Washington, DC."
A Nashville transit haiku triptych:
Ellington Parkway,
why dost thou often vex me?
I loathe my commute.
WeGo driver does
not sense me on the right side.
Good thing my brakes work.
Crosswalk lollygaggers
oblivious to schedule.
Rage making daily.
Ellington Parkway,
why dost thou often vex me?
I loathe my commute.
WeGo driver does
not sense me on the right side.
Good thing my brakes work.
Crosswalk lollygaggers
oblivious to schedule.
Rage making daily.
July 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
A Nashville transit haiku triptych:
Ellington Parkway,
why dost thou often vex me?
I loathe my commute.
WeGo driver does
not sense me on the right side.
Good thing my brakes work.
Crosswalk lollygaggers
oblivious to schedule.
Rage making daily.
Ellington Parkway,
why dost thou often vex me?
I loathe my commute.
WeGo driver does
not sense me on the right side.
Good thing my brakes work.
Crosswalk lollygaggers
oblivious to schedule.
Rage making daily.
Meanwhile, the "most powerful man in the world" celebrates the passing of the single-most unforced financial error in the history of the country with a press conference at a concentration camp format he hopes will turn into a franchise. Good thing the justices have started their summer vacations.
July 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Meanwhile, the "most powerful man in the world" celebrates the passing of the single-most unforced financial error in the history of the country with a press conference at a concentration camp format he hopes will turn into a franchise. Good thing the justices have started their summer vacations.
As if the rest of the country isn't already sizing handbaskets, Sec. Brainworm says the FDA is gonna approve drugs quicker by foregoing trials and relying on AI. Read it for yourself. I quit.
gizmodo.com/rfk-jr-says-...
gizmodo.com/rfk-jr-says-...
RFK Jr. Says AI Will Approve New Drugs at FDA 'Very, Very Quickly'
gizmodo.com
July 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
As if the rest of the country isn't already sizing handbaskets, Sec. Brainworm says the FDA is gonna approve drugs quicker by foregoing trials and relying on AI. Read it for yourself. I quit.
gizmodo.com/rfk-jr-says-...
gizmodo.com/rfk-jr-says-...
The most unbelievable thing about the new #Superman movie isn't that a man can fly. It's that a newsroom can have that many windows and that much natural light.
June 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The most unbelievable thing about the new #Superman movie isn't that a man can fly. It's that a newsroom can have that many windows and that much natural light.
This is gonna be the wildest set of Sunday shows since Sept. 16, 2001.
June 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
This is gonna be the wildest set of Sunday shows since Sept. 16, 2001.
A quick reminder, especially for those of us who create media intended to inform: We don’t have to swing at every pitch. Take that however you choose.
May 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
A quick reminder, especially for those of us who create media intended to inform: We don’t have to swing at every pitch. Take that however you choose.
One more reminder that "when the price is 'free,' you're the product"... www.wired.com/story/chatgp...
May 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
One more reminder that "when the price is 'free,' you're the product"... www.wired.com/story/chatgp...
Between Metro's texts and phone calls, the native iOS Weather app, the Storm Radar app, sirens and NWS/NOAA notifications on multiple devices, I think I've been well-alerted to all the weather-related things going on over the past 12 hours. Who else needs a nap? #NashvilleWeather
April 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Between Metro's texts and phone calls, the native iOS Weather app, the Storm Radar app, sirens and NWS/NOAA notifications on multiple devices, I think I've been well-alerted to all the weather-related things going on over the past 12 hours. Who else needs a nap? #NashvilleWeather
But his Signals…! 🙄
March 24, 2025 at 9:17 PM
But his Signals…! 🙄
Finally getting around to watching the SNL50 music doc, “Ladies and Gentlemen…”. The first seven minutes might be the best music video ever assembled. Massive kudos to Questlove and his team.
March 13, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Finally getting around to watching the SNL50 music doc, “Ladies and Gentlemen…”. The first seven minutes might be the best music video ever assembled. Massive kudos to Questlove and his team.