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Nashville's Most Mysterious Man
The story of Ben Allen, a Buddha statue, and a mysterious creature called The Thing
O'Connell Sheepishly Admits Trump Hasn’t Frozen Metro Funds
💸 Freddie recants comments on federal funding drop · Vigilante justice · Transit suit moving up · Vouchers takeoff · Film rundown · Much more!
Down by the river
⚡️ The future of the TVA · Ogles calls out Freddie · Bailing on Blind Bond · Bezos' Workshop · Federal safety net in T · Much more!
The Gravy Train Runs On ICE
💸 Who funds TIRRC · Enforcing the law · Freddie vs. the Fed · Detectors Detecting · Repeat offender all-star · Much more!
ICE deports a bunch of criminals
🗺️ Who exactly did ICE arrest · Casada/Cothren trial update · Federal budget effect on TN · Land preservation bill · Bulletproof all-star · This week in streaming · Much more!
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Who gets the jobs
✍️ A professiont to die for · Metro overpowered by ICE · Settlement Authority · Bulso sues TDOE · Repeat offender all-star · Much more!
A Chorus of Nothing
🃏 Riddle me this · O'Connell rejects Trump deportation offer · More ICE Blowback · Repeat offender all-star · Esquire profiles Bargatze · Much more!
City leadership cries foul, again
🗣️ Meeting on the recent ICE operation frays nerves · East Bank update · Criminal speech against DA Funk · TVA board disruption · Illegal Alien All-Star · Much more!
Council split on densification
🏛️ Last night's Metro Council meeting · DHS slaps O'Connell · Covenant leaker canned · Rivergate development · Repeat Offending All-Star of the day · Much more!
Claiming the Moral High Ground
🌆 Nashville is a sanctuary city · Clapping back at the Trump administration · Lee's first veto · Stating the obvious about men in women's sports · Repeat offender all-star of the day · Much more!
Is it legal to enforce the law?
🚨 ICE comes to town · Mayor cools on public safety · Starbuck sues Meta · Local litigator tapped by Trump · Repeat Illegal Offender All Star · Much more!
Live Not By Lies
📺 Rod Dreher on his new documentary series · Budget snapshot · Not your ATM · Grants on a leash · Film rundown · Much more!
Rod Dreher Lives Not by Lies
The renowned conservative intellectual discusses his new documentary series and the unwavering threat of totalitarianism.
Ghosted by the Orange Man
🎙️ The mayor's State of Metro address · The mayor shuffles · Charters turned down · Repeat offender of the day · Sinners review · Much more!