You've heard of the technology that detects your phone, accessories, vehicle by their wireless signatures, SignalTrace? I found it deployed in Oxon Hill, Maryland, likely the first deployment in the US. Here's my in depth analysis of the SignalTrace product: www.ryanohoro.com/post/thinkin...

Thinking Critically About SignalTrace

SignalTrace advertises sophisticated technology, but is likely haphazardly implemented for its stated purpose. A deep look into a surveillance technology no one really knows much about.

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out of touch whackjob reporting for duty 🫡 in all seriousness, if you're an elected official who is still pro-surveillance, you've already lost your next election. And I'll be right there to make sure it happens. Your political ideology or stance on anything else doesn't matter-the people are DONE.

Sean Parker@seanforfive.com · 2w ago

I have not seen the general public catch up with the left on an issue so quickly before. A year ago elites and their mouthpieces were deriding the anti-surveillance movement as out of touch whackjobs.

🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃 the fun part about being a leftist is that caring about other people enough to DO something results in you getting called hysterical, crazy, pro-crime, antisemitic, etc (by regular folks & electeds alike) and within a couple years time, most agree with you & pretend they did the entire time!

Sean Parker@seanforfive.com · 2w ago

Metro lefties are often guilty of the cardinal sin in politics: being correct too soon

I can't imagine telling a patient's family any good news when their loved one is dead. It's all bad news. Every pedestrian death should lead to an investigation into the root cause and then improvement in the infrastructure to prevent more deaths.

Starting to wonder if there is even one human with both a heart and a brain on the mayor's comms team.

P@pwgarner.bsky.social · last mo.

maybe just me but i wouldn’t use the phrase “the good news” in a statement about someone’s death

This is wildly inappropriate when these measures are still YEARS out, and we have twice as many pedestrian deaths YTD compared to 2025. Good news? Currently, it’s just “good luck.”

P@pwgarner.bsky.social · last mo.

maybe just me but i wouldn’t use the phrase “the good news” in a statement about someone’s death

This man is a key player in turning Nashville into the capital of technofascism. Oh and the chamber of commerce just made him chairman of the board 🙃

Nashville Scene@nashvillescene.com · last mo.

Vanderbilt Chancellor Daniel Diermeier is among the politicians, billionaires and tech elite in Peter Thiel's secretive conference network, "Dialog."

I am a huge supporter of the zoo and signed the petition opposing the data center there. I hope it never gets built. But using eminent domain to achieve that outcome under the *obviously false pretense* that we suddenly need that property is horrible judgment.

Nashville Scene@nashvillescene.com · last mo.

Mayor O’Connell’s office filed condemnation legislation on Monday seeking to use eminent domain to acquire the property a zoo-adjacent property currently being eyed for a data center.

lol surprise it's the boring tunnel all over again

manaen@themanaen.bsky.social · last mo.

Freddie knew in February! @freddieoconnell.bsky.social, bro, dude, mayor, what are you doing?!? Lmfao

another perfectly good bench snatched by NDOT

Neil Kornutick@neilkornutick.bsky.social · last mo.

The paddy wagon

but the value of Freddie getting to hold up this embarrassing, performative shit during campaign season is priceless! people are DROWNING & some of yall had the audacity to say "the savings will be a meal a month!" stop pretending $6/month does shit for the poorest people in our city-it's offensive

Quin Evans Segall@quinevanssegall.bsky.social · last mo.

Let me be clear: Everyone is saving $6 a month & for that we had to cut a fucking daycare. My family spent roughly $250,000 over 13 years to get my kids through (NFP) daycare. That’s half the cost of a the average home in here. If we want people to stay, we have to be serious about why they can’t.

This is such a fuckin joke. Rich people are so embarrassing and they don't even realize it. No one gives a shit about your petty squabbles. Also it's not a PUBLIC treasure if you have to PAY to get in. Pathetic.

Jeremy NT@jeremynt.bsky.social · last mo.

LOL what is this www.change.org/p/save-cheek...

I would like to stage an intervention for Nashville and its dependency on the NDP. Please let me know if you’ll join this campaign.

Nashville Post@nashvillepost.com · 2mo ago

Council approves Downtown Partnership $9 million budget related to downtown tax district amid increased scrutiny https://www.nashvillepost.com/politics/council-approves-cbid-budget-amid-downtown-partnership-concerns/article_35ba15bc-12e0-4335-aede-37aaaddede4a.html

🙃🙃🙃 assistant director of finance getting up during council meeting to go to a back corner to ask Tom Turner if they have any operating reserves is definitely how this should work.

Sean Parker@seanforfive.com · 2mo ago

I would love to stop thinking about NDP but the more I learn the worse it is. I’ve confirmed that what we heard tuesday — that they do not maintain operating reserves — came straight from Tom Turner to Metro staff. Coupled with the lawsuit allegations this looks to be a very poorly run operation

if it ever crosses your mind to put me in any type of group chat with the mayor, think a fuckin again. there is no line of thinking that could possibly justify this behavior.

this is campaign season theater. Freddie is currently trying to water down BL2026-1391 and doesn't even mention it in his EO. fuck a moratorium when we already have legislation moving through council. the only thing we'll accept from any politicians is strengthening & supporting restrictions.

Sean Parker@seanforfive.com · 2mo ago

INBOX: @mayor.nashville.gov signs executive order regarding large scale data center construction. Still reading through but wanted to share

this man has no principles, only deference to whoever is wielding the most power over him at any given moment. SAD! (Donald Trump voice)

Spencer Sharpe@jspencersharpe.bsky.social · 2mo ago

besties!

Can't wait to read this one. Will always be deeply appreciative to @jcbradbury.com and his expertise & support in our fight against the new titans stadium in Nashville.

J.C. Bradbury@jcbradbury.com · 2mo ago

Publication day for This One Will Be Different is getting closer (July 31). Use the discount code AUFLY30 for 30% off from the publisher. global.oup.com/academic/pro...

“allowing its employees to smoke in the property,” and “improperly storing combustible, hazardous, and flammable materials in the property.” The filing claims that “other negligence … will be obtained in discovery.” nashvillebanner.com/2026/06/08/n...

Travelers sues NDP over Nashville parking garage fire - Nashville Banner

Travelers, Metro Nashville's insurer, sues Nashville Downtown Partnership and Block by Block for negligence in a fire that damaged a downtown parking garage.

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couldn't have happened to a better community partner nashvillebanner.com/2026/06/08/n...

Travelers sues NDP over Nashville parking garage fire - Nashville Banner

Travelers, Metro Nashville's insurer, sues Nashville Downtown Partnership and Block by Block for negligence in a fire that damaged a downtown parking garage.

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It gets more niche every time 💀

Spencer Sharpe@jspencersharpe.bsky.social · 2mo ago

the same people who are always more concerned about homeless pets than homeless humans are the same people who are more concerned about the animals at the zoo than the people who live in just as close proximity to the proposed data center. we all care about animals, does your care extend to humans?

Robin@jesusurbanist.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Re the data center next to the Zoo: I find it a little frustrating how much the conversation leans on the fact that the data center will hurt animals at the zoo, without any mention of the thousands of human beings who live near the zoo (myself included!)

Even the NDP lobbyist was shocked to see a CM care so much (about a procedural vote that will soon pass) to nearly come to blows on the council floor. Unhinged behavior Huffman keeps saying we're "one incident away" to push more police & surveillance tech and I'm wondering if he's the one incident.

Sara Meissner@meiss5.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Imagine losing your dignity over the NDP? What a fucking loser.

Our dearest friend @purplewitch11.bsky.social is abandoning us for Colorado because our state legislation is bullshit. You can help her on her journey find safety there. She’s heading out tomorrow 💔 Anything is appreciated!

Purplewitch11@purplewitch11.bsky.social · 2mo ago

gofund.me/5ea95fc8d

It's worth investigating all of the other surveillance vendors who do the exact same thing. The problem is bigger than Flock.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 2mo ago

Flock “hosted a private virtual training session for law enforcement officers. The 60-minute webinar was billed as a chance for officers to learn how to speak to city councils about Flock’s technology.”

Just like the first year+ use of Fusus, the drone as first responder trial is an illegal implementation of surveillance tech that directly violates the 2017 surveillance statute that Dave Rosenberg (now in the mayor's office) authored. These people are absolute snakes who should never be trusted.

nicole has a collaborative spirit@startleseasily.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I live within the two-mile radius of the (arguably unlawful) "Drones as First Responders" pilot, so you can expect me to have some serious THOUGHTS about this on @citycastnash.bsky.social tomorrow. 👀

This would be huge. Don't have high hopes but glad to see some politicians on a federal level see the very real dangers and are willing to act.

dell cameron@dell.bsky.social · 3mo ago

NEW: In the morning, lawmakers plan to introduce an amendment to a $580 billion transportation bill that would make federal highway funds contingent on states and cities killing off their automated license plate reader programs, i.e., Flock, in most cases.

Woodbine United Methodist Church had its windows smashed out recently. Their insurance deductible is $10k. They're raising $ to cover the deductible & to do some other needed repairs. This church is a complex that houses community groups including @bikefun.bsky.social givebutter.com/repairing-wu...

Repairing Woodbine UMC After Vandalism

Let's repair our beloved community space so it can keep serving South Nashville.

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Just left Riverbend prison, where an execution vigil and a long, confusing wait eventually culminated with the news that Tony Carruthers was taken off the gurney after failed attempts to find a vein for lethal injection. A mix of relief, joy, and horror among the people outside.

Liliana Segura@lilianasegura.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I wrote about the man Tennessee plans to kill today. There is so much more to this story than one article can capture and it’s going to bother me for a long time. For @theintercept.com