Dispatch from the Heart of the Beast Premiere
Paramount may stay in California for the time being, but Hollywood is already moving to Nashville
Today's Newsletter
Anatomy of a Scandal
🏛️ The Council Halvening · Brent Taylor weathers a scandal · TIRRC files another lawsuit · Much more!
This Week's Events >>
Good morning everyone! I hope you all are recovering nicely from the coalescing forces of Halloween festivities and government mandated time changes. My weekly playlist is particularly chill this week, you can listen to it here. Tonight, there is a lovely indie-folk bill over at The East Room with
Data & Tools
Pamphleteer trackers built from public records.
Live · Updated daily
Early Voting Tracker
Who's voting early in all 95 counties, against 2022 and 2018.
See the numbers → Campaign moneyCouncil Watch
Follow the money. See who's funding your councilmember.
Look up your member → ToolProperty Tax Tool
See how your Nashville property tax changed.
Check your address → DataICE in Nashville
Arrests, detentions and deportations in Davidson County since 2023.
See the data →Upcoming Event
Loading...
All Posts
No Ties for Good Men
🎓 Lipscomb Academy under the microscope · More Boring news · The council prepares to be cut · Much more!
Small Turnout Makes It Anyone’s Race in D7
👔 Memphis gets reinforced · Anyone's race in the 7th · O'Connell blames DOGE · Tina Turner statue · Much more!
The Root of All Traffic
🛣️ I-40 in East TN is a mess · YIMBYs vs. NIMBYs · Charlie Kirk Effect · Much more!
Poor Planning Creates Hellish Commutes in East Tennessee
TDOT has recklessly compounded construction projects on a stretch of I-40, creating a nightmare for drivers.
Metro to Audit Office of Homeless Services
🍻 Bar Hours return next week · Metro will audit OHS · TPAC deadline approaches · The AG takes on DEI at Deloitte · Much more!
TSU Hits the Mute Button
🫡 Key O'Connell staff member steps down · TSU demonstrates fear of speech · New SNAP requirements kick in · Much more!
Will the Metro Council shrink?
👝 The incredible shrinking council · Casada receives sentencing · Oracle running TikTok · Much more!
The Eternal City
🏛️ The AG takes on the scalpers · Lee makes some new appointments · Sign for Charlie · Much more!
Reining in the Rainmakers
✈️ TN lawmakers revisit the chemtrail conversation · Council member accused of a shakedown · No LPRs for you · Much more!
How To Hail a Robotaxi & Other Useful Information
🤖 MNPD takes on MS-13 · Dolly makes a deal · Your Lyft driver could be a robot · Much more!
Revenge of the NIMBYs
🗳 Council rundown · Early primary voting for D7 · Cothren to serve time in the clink · Theo Von crushes on Vandy QB's mom · Much more!
Next Stop on Trump’s Restoring Law & Order Tour: Memphis
🪖 Governor Lee meets with the Commander in Chief · Local media sues the city and state · Metro Council audits, agreements, and woo girls · Much more!
Sorry, Can't Come to the Phone... Politically Buffering
☎️ Nashville mayor slow to back reprimands placed on Metro’s Charlie Kirk haters · State House finger-pointing reinvigorated by the Casada/Cothren case · New COVID vax guidance · AP poll ranks Commodores · Much more!
Kirk's Legacy Already at Work
🎓 Middle TN is ground zero for academic reform · Voter rolls purged · National Guard goes to Memphis · Bussing on gameday · Much more!
Turning Point, USA
🎗️ Honoring Charlie Kirk · MTSU dean fired for comments · More Boring stuff · Casada/Cothren update · Much more!