Steve Cavendish
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Editor, @NashvilleBanner. Dog lover. All things being equal, I'd rather be at St. James or Camp Nou.
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NEW COUNCIL RULE: If you remove an item from the consent agenda after 11 p.m., your colleagues have the right to throw anything on their desk — including computer equipment — at you without consequence.
I personally need to be more skeptical of internal candidate/PAC polling. When I've passed on some, I always see it with a competitor, which isn't fun. But there was some polling that made it look like Stevens was down 15+ points that really bent coverage.
G Elliott Morris@gelliottmorris.com · yesterdayLooks like a 10-15 point polling miss in Michigan regardless of who wins. And people have been writing a lot of electability takes using this data. It’s dangerous out there folks be safe
The man who wanted to sell the World Cup to private equity hasn't made good on the last deal, yet.
Nathan Kalman-Lamb@nkalamb.bsky.social · 2d agoThe US host cities for the 2026 men's World Cup claim that they were *verbally* promised $1 million each by Gianni Infantino and that FIFA hasn't paid up. Truly incredible stuff. www.nytimes.com/athletic/749...
Great reporting here by @sarahgracetaylor.bsky.social ...
Nashville Banner@nashvillebanner.bsky.social · 2d agoA year in, Tennessee’s Attorney General’s office has closed a fraction of the civil rights cases that the Human Rights Commission did annually, despite assuming its funding and responsibilities last summer. ✍️ @sarahgracetaylor.bsky.social
If you want to know what the Metro Council in Nashville is up to, read the articles of @stelliott.bsky.social in @nashvillebanner.bsky.social
Council to consider eminent domain for land near Nashville Zoo - Nashville Banner
Nashville Metro Council will vote on potential use eminent domain to block a planned a data center near the Nashville Zoo and more at Tuesday's meeting.
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I wonder if when Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant wrote “Free Bird” if they envisioned it being used in a campaign for a seniors cruise line.
This is the new owner of the Chattanooga paper. He just fired an editor widely regarded as one of the best in the state. His North Star is Twitter.
The longer we go without controls on AI, the more risk we will have.
NPR@npr.org · 4d agoOpenAI and Anthropic say their models broke into other companies' systems during testing, raising security concerns amid a heated debate over how to regulate AI.
Todd Blanche, 2 weeks ago: “There is no weaponization fund. The weaponization fund is dead.” Donald Trump today: Gimme my weaponization fund. ⤵️
There are good subject lines. There are great subject lines. And then there are "holy crap I cannot click fast enough on this story" subject lines. Well played, @blockclubchi.bsky.social
Good scoop from @sarahgracetaylor.bsky.social
Nashville Banner@nashvillebanner.bsky.social · 7d agoIs Congressman John Rose within striking distance to beat Sen. Marsha Blackburn in Tennessee’s Republican primary? One pollster thinks so, but Blackburn’s campaign is not convinced. ✍️ @sarahgracetaylor.bsky.social
Good scoop from @stelliott.bsky.social
Nashville Banner@nashvillebanner.bsky.social · last wk.Metro Nashville Police Department leaders have reissued a training bulletin about felony camping laws after highly publicized arrests last month in South Inglewood Park. The Banner obtained bodycam footage of one of those arrests. ✍️ @stelliott.bsky.social
Worst part of the new @status.news report is that the Bari Weiss team appears to get its view of what is actually happening in the world from Twitter. They were asking Vega to include things that *weren't real* b/c they didn't know any better. www.status.news/p/cecilia-ve...
Constantly impressed by whoever writes the subject line for National Geographic’s daily newsletter
Metro is considered a "victim" not a subject in the investigation, according to a source.
Metro employee placed on leave amid federal investigation - Nashville Banner
Federal authorities executed a search warrant involving a Metro employee. A spokesman for the mayor says the person has been advised to retain private counsel.
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If Edley's screws up SatCo, I will burn multiple Edley's to the ground. It doesn't need a makeover. It doesn't need to become an Edley's Tacos. Just do the Brown's preservation move on this place (great job, btw) and leave it — AND THE QUESO — just as they are now.
WKRN News 2@wkrnnews2.bsky.social · 2w agoSan Antonio Taco Company sells restaurant on 21st Avenue
I was today years old when I learned that unlimited breadsticks put me in a database.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoScalise: "Anybody that gets on an airplane has to show a picture ID to vote. Nowadays, if you want to go to Olive Garden and get unlimited pasta, you gotta show a picture ID. This isn't complicated stuff."
George Culkin, as usual, able to cut straight to the heart of Newcastle fandom. What a great tribute to Keegan.
George Caulkin@georgecaulkin.bsky.social · 2w agoKevin Keegan: the man who made Newcastle United dream. #NUFC www.nytimes.com/athletic/7459...
Spain’s players refused to celebrate with Trump after the U.S. president attempted to insert himself into the middle of their victory photo. He was politely pushed aside.
“Andrés Iniesta once said that the moment the ball sat up for him in the 116th minute of the final in South Africa in 2010, he heard the silence. Maybe Torres heard it too; maybe he heard history call.” @sidlowe.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
At the World Cup of superstars, a team take home the trophy | Sid Lowe
The European champions conceded just one goal in the tournament and Spain’s success is a victory for a system
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Low key, one of the greatest things about this Spain team is this: * 8 Barcelona players * Zero Real Madrid players * 4 from Basque Country The Francoists hate this so much. It's glorious.
