Tennessee national guard trained guns on dying man after guard member shot him, video shows

Footage from prosecutors shows aftermath of shooting of Tyrin Johnson, 20, shot and killed by national guard in July…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/02/tennessee-shooting-tyrin-johnson-video

 

Many are reporting this glitch when voting

  https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Gzb9hQNZQcs

 

Brent Taylor Repeatedly Pushed Laws to Supersede Memphis Officials’ Authority — ProPublica

Undermining Voters: As state senator, Brent Taylor passed laws that superseded the will of Memphis voters. Now he wants to represent them in Congress. 

Overruling Elected Officials: Voters elected Democratic District Attorney Steve Mulroy, who rejected a tough-on-crime approach to public safety. Taylor’s laws have restrained his authority. 

Harming Black Memphians: Laws restricting how county judges set bail and reversing limits on police traffic stops disproportionately harm Black residents, studies show…

 https://www.propublica.org/article/brent-taylor-memphis-tennessee-preemption-laws

 

Hamilton County Schools (TN) choose Ten Commandments over students!

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Id2vl_DZOqc

 

A TN restaurant made Christian Nationalists REGRET their reservation!

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kD8aXDHtetg

 

Tennessee national guard fatally shot armed man in back, autopsy shows

Tennessee national guard members assigned to a federal anti-crime taskforce in Memphis fatally shot an armed 20-year-old man in the back, according to an autopsy report obtained by the Associated Press, contradicting police accounts that said the man was facing the troops when they fired...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/28/tyrin-johnson-national-guard-shooting

 

A felony for homeless camping in public? 1 state is making arrests : NPR

Supporters of these laws say they enable public officials to enforce rules that already exist and provide incentive for unhoused people to seek shelter. But opponents call the laws cruel and say that an arrest record only makes it harder for those experiencing homelessness to secure a job or a home...

 https://www.npr.org/2026/07/21/nx-s1-5887358/tennessee-homeless-arrest-felony-camping-ban

 

A pattern of shootings by federal agents in Memphis nods to a worrying trend : NPR

The night that her son was having a mental breakdown, Jessica Neal called 911, hoping to save his life. 

Jonah Neal, 25, had a handgun and was threatening suicide. Instead of local police, federal agents arrived at her doorstep. Within minutes of entering her home, a special agent had shot her son, Neal said. It would be hours before she found out her son was dead, she added...

 https://www.npr.org/2026/07/13/nx-s1-5888618/memphis-safe-task-force-shooting-jonah-neal

TN Rep. Ogles faces backlash after deleted post declares 'homosexuality has no place in America

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRjMwS86rFE

Tennessee school district bans Alex Haley’s Roots under 2022 state law

With third-highest number of books banned, state removes renowned work about slave trade from library shelves…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/15/tennessee-book-ban-alex-haley-roots

 

Tennessee Republicans redraw maps to erase last Democratic, Black-majority district

Move comes days after supreme court ruling weakened Voting Rights Act protections against racial gerrymandering…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/07/tennessee-congressional-map-redistricting

 

A Tennessee woman needed an abortion to save her life. She then joined a lawsuit against the state’s ban

“What the state is trying to do by this delay is prevent these women from telling their story in court,” Goldstein said. “The state wants to convince the people of Tennessee that the abortion ban is working and that women who need medically necessary abortion care are getting it. And what women in our case prove, and what the state is very afraid of coming to light, is that it’s not working. Women are being denied care, they’re getting infected, they’re going septic, and this is all because doctors are terrified to provide standard medical treatment that they used to provide to their patients before the ban went into effect.”…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/27/tennessee-abortion-lawsuit-halted

 

Christian Nationalism Has Taken Over the GOP (Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke, The Friendly Atheist podast #624)

— Christian Nationalism has captured the Republican Party. (2:28)

— A Tennessee bill would force Bible lessons and prayer in public schools. (16:23)

— Ten Commandments posters must go up in schools before Louisiana families can sue, says federal court. (30:18)

— “Pro-life” Tennessee GOP pushes amendment to murder women who have abortions. (39:54)

— Kansas House passes bill making clergy mandated reporters… but Confession loophole remains. (56:50)
Interview: 

https://friendlyatheistpodcast.com/2026/02/26/christian-nationalism-has-taken-over-the-gop/

Tennessee to test Stephen Miller’s plan of enlisting states for immigration enforcement

The power to enforce immigration law rests with the federal government. But Trump adviser, Stephen Miller, has a vision for states working in coordination with federal immigration officials, and he's attempting to test it out in Tennessee. 

Earlier this month, the Knoxville News Sentinel reported that Miller had been meeting in Washington DC with Tennessee speaker of the house, Cameron Sexton, to craft model legislation for states around the country...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/04/stephen-miller-trump-immigration-plan

 

Here's who attended a white nationalist conference at a Tenn. state park

For years, the guest list for an annual white nationalist gathering at Tennessee’s Montgomery Bell State Park has been a closely guarded secret.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQwRnGRoMgA

 

Aftyn Behn shows us what happens when we fight everywhere. This is coming for MAGA

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RoMMI-twWE8

 

Surprisingly tough Tennessee election reveals House GOP has base problem - The Washington Post

Republicans face a dire predicament heading into the midterm year, with independent voters breaking away from President Donald Trump and a conservative base losing faith in the GOP majorities on Capitol Hill...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/12/03/house-republicans-base-problem/

 

Republicans threaten TN voters! What you gonna do TN?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/v_NvoR08RSw

 

Far-right Tennessee pastor demands removal of 'Hate Has No Home' signs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM4PML8O3yo

 

Floodwater engulfed a hospital. Then came the megalaw. - POLITICO

By one estimate, the law's tax cuts could force more than 300 rural hospitals to close. In Erwin, Tennessee, it may mean Unicoi Hospital never reopens, leaving the county without any hospitals or emergency rooms. 

"This is going to be a bloodbath if something isn't changed," said Levine, a Republican who once led Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' health care transition team. "The issue isn't just about Unicoi and whether it reopens, it will be about how many hospitals we can even keep open."…

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/22/54-survivors-a-flooded-hospital-and-trumps-political-bloodbath-00518507