Some of Phil Bredesen’s most ardent supporters are so furious over his election loss Tuesday they’re threatening to pack up and leave Tennessee forever, according to public posts they’ve made on social media. According to those posts, some of them are sounding the alarm to progressive thinkers all around the…
Read MoreDay: November 8, 2018
Audit Blasts Tennessee State Veterans’ Home As Unsafe
The folks who run the Tennessee State Veterans’ Home and its four facilities didn’t do enough background checks before hiring staff members, according to a new report from the Tennessee Comptrollers’ office. They also didn’t do enough to address residents’ complaints, and they failed to report illegal conduct at the…
Read MoreDespite Opposition From Some Democrats, Pelosi Likely to Be House Speaker Again
by Fred Lucas During the 2018 election campaign cycle, nearly 60 Democratic House candidates and incumbents said they would not vote for Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California to become speaker again if their party retakes control of the House. Dozens of other Democratic candidates declined to give a…
Read MoreState Department Cancels Next Round of North Korea Talks Without Explanation
by Will Racke An upcoming round of high-level talks between the U.S. and North Korea has been postponed, the Department of State announced early Wednesday morning. “The meeting between Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and North Korean official Kim Yong Chol, which had been scheduled for Thursday in New York,…
Read MoreCommentary: 2018’s Split Decision Goes to Donald Trump and His Senate Republicans
by Jeffrey A. Rendall “Donald Trump is the projected winner of the 2020 presidential election.” The call didn’t come from any news desk – or even a professional paid prognosticator like Karl Rove – but you can’t help but predict the president, when faced with the soon to be…
Read MoreNo ‘Green Wave’ This Election as Voters Reject Climate Change Ballot Measures
by Michael Bastasch Not only did a Democratic “blue wave” fail to materialize on Tuesday night, the “green wave” of major global warming and energy-related ballot measures largely failed to get voter approval as well. Voters in Arizona, Colorado and Washington rejected measures aimed at fighting global warming, despite…
Read MoreMusic Spotlight: Smallpools Stumbles Home to Nashville
Smallpools is releasing their new EP, ‘So Social’ on December 7th and kicking off their 2019 tour on December 2nd at the Basement in Nashville, Tennessee.
Read MoreDemocrats’ Progressive Superstars Lost Most of Their Races
by Joe Simonson Despite Democrats winning more than enough seats needed to take back the House of Representatives, nearly every candidate running on the far left of who garnered some of the most media attention lost their races Tuesday night. Starting in Florida, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum was narrowly…
Read MoreFacebook, Google Tools Reveal New Political Ad Tactics
Public databases that shine a light on online political ads – launched by Facebook and Google before Tuesday’s U.S. elections – offer the public the first broad view of how quickly the companies yank advertisements that break their rules. The databases also provided campaigns unprecedented insight into opponents’ online…
Read MoreCommentary: No Wall, No House, No Surprise
by Natalia Castro Republicans would have loved to win the House last night, but unfortunately, they did not deserve it, as they lost at least 26 seats and more likely 30 or so. After failing to solve our countries immigration problem time and time again, it should not be…
Read MoreRepublicans Retain Super Majority In The Tennessee General Assembly
While there will be plenty of new faces as the Tennessee legislature enters into its 111th general assembly, the total number of seats held by Republicans is reduced by one, but still carries the super majority status of both chambers through a volatile mid-term election. All 99 seats in the…
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