Rachel Brenner

I'm just glad they're getting coverage on the local news now (although, yeah, spelling it correctly would be good)

John Rose voted for it???? First time he's done something I like since I was gerrymandered into his district!

Maybe they'll pass a "leeches for all" bill and you can have as many as the blood tests say you need.

So they know where to apply the leeches?

A girl in my school died from encephalitis after chicken pox - less common than with measles, but it did happen. Every time I hear someone say something stupid like "nobody ever died from it" I don't know whether to scream at them or just shake my head. I'm sorry about your brother.

He also pushed her down the stairs.

Looks like he deleted his post, but yeah, the other side of that injury thing is sometimes you don't feel it until later when the adrenaline wears off. I've continued activity with torn rib cartilage and pulled muscles and then been unable to function for several days afterwards!

Do you know her? Where are you getting these "facts"?

Yeah, people in other states say "everyone contact your senators" - I have to explain to them that it is useless. And we could have had Gloria Johnson, but TN just had to be TN again. (I appreciate those of you in the state House who do better - I'm just over the line from you in district 52)

That's the response I got several months ago when I reported some actual nazis - not subtle or suggestive of anti-semitism, just straight out hate. Kind of tells you what kind of community they think it should be, doesn't it?

Great news! bsky.app/profile/occu...

YouTube video by DarkDispatch Marla Rose just released the video of Nick Fuentes pepper spraying her

She hadn't even rung the bell yet - she was just reaching for it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ctl...

YouTube video by DarkDispatch Marla Rose just released the video of Nick Fuentes pepper spraying her

It's on video - she was still reaching for the doorbell when he opened it and attacked her www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ctl...

There's a Gofundme for her legal and medical expenses - I don't want to share here because I'm not on here to fundraise, but if you google Gofundme Marla Rose, you can find it and it has the whole story plus some updates.

YouTube video by DarkDispatch Marla Rose just released the video of Nick Fuentes pepper spraying her

Found the video - she hadn't even rung the doorbell yet: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ctl...

She had video of the whole thing but looks like it's been made private now - anyway, I did see it - that's where I'm getting this info from

For those who don't know, I know the woman (well we knew each other years ago and had just reconnected on here briefly before this), she lives near him, saw his address on social media, went to see if it was really his house, decided to ring the doorbell and he opened the door and attacked her

If we cancel New Years, does that mean we won't have a January 2025? I can see some benefits to that...

I believe it was Mike Royko who said of Jane Byrne "If a safe fell out of a window and landed on her, she'd declare victory over the safe" This appears to be the same approach. (And then he can backtrack on tariffs since he's realized that might not go so well) bsky.app/profile/rpsa...

Just what I was thinking...he realized that people won't like him as much if he does that so he's declaring victory as a way to back out of doing what he said he'd do.

I just found out Pete Hegseth lives here in middle TN...I think I was happier not knowing this. Although on second thought, I hope he continues to live here instead of going to DC...

Even if charges aren't refiled in 4 years, he was NOT exonerated. Although I'm sure he'll say he was.

Yes. Unfortunately, it will affect all of us.

Yes, and if they hadn't done this, the incoming DOJ would likely have dismissed with prejudice and there would be no option to refile.

Yes. If they didn't dismiss, the incoming DOJ would do it and would likely NOT dismiss without prejudice so they wouldn't be able to refile charges. This is the best of the (not very good) options.

My understanding is that 1. It would not go to trial before 1/20, 2. they can refile when he is no longer president and 3. the incoming DOJ would dismiss it anyway so it's better to do it this way and have some control over how it's dismissed (see #2)

I don't think Marjorie Taylor Greene can spell "NPR"

I'm in TN - I haven't checked if mine are here...I've heard more than enough from them already.

I did also follow Lisa Murkowski who is on here - I may not agree with her often, but she does sometimes do the right thing.

And Sen. Duckworth