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Brenda Francis

@bfcf.bsky.social

Educator, Progressive Democrat, Family Historian, Volunteer. Bloom where you're planted.

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NO KINGS!! Nashville / Middle Tennessee Β· No Kings NO KINGS!! Put this date on your calendar - JUNE 14! 10AM **Bicentennial Park in Nashville**

I'm attending Indivisible's event, β€œNO KINGS!! Nashville / Middle Tennessee” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

09.06.2025 11:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Some @raydipietro images from the NASHVILLE @TNHighwayPatrol + ICE raids terrorizing the community today…

www.instagram.com/p/DJQVq3wMMm...

05.05.2025 03:20 β€” πŸ‘ 644    πŸ” 246    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 12
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Nashville Rep. Shaundelle Brooks (D): β€œTennessee, this is not who we are.”

05.05.2025 03:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1040    πŸ” 288    πŸ’¬ 61    πŸ“Œ 10
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Mayor O’Connell on the @TNHighwayPatrol/ICE raids β€” he says MNPD was not involved, but we’ve seen video that seems to be of MNPD at a stop.

He says contact state & federal reps. Unfortunately Nashville’s seat was carved into 3 reps that will enjoy this. www.instagram.com/p/DJQI-sRJOF...

05.05.2025 03:55 β€” πŸ‘ 370    πŸ” 89    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 6

It often depends on the section of town you're in. Sorry that happened to you.

28.04.2025 02:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is sad. Nashville is a blue island in a red sea.

27.04.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump has lowest 100-day approval rating in 80 years: POLL Donald Trump has the lowest 100-day job approval rating of any president in the past 80 years, according to an ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll.

ABC/WASH POST/IPSOS POLL: β€œTrump has the lowest 100-day job approval rating of any president in the past 80 years, with public pushback on many of his policies and extensive economic discontent, including broad fears of a recession…”

27.04.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1015    πŸ” 252    πŸ’¬ 50    πŸ“Œ 18
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May Day National Call Β· May Day Strong For May Day 2025, workers, parents, community members, students, and working families are coming together to raise their voices for better, safer, and stronger communities across the country. We deser...

I'm attending May Day Strong's event, β€œMay Day National Call” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...

23.04.2025 09:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A huge crowd of Nashville protestors lined both sides of West End in front of Centennial Park . Passing cars honked and cheered.

20.04.2025 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stop the B.S.

09.04.2025 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy Waffles!

08.04.2025 01:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oops β€” @GovBillLee’s superstar team over at the TN Ed Dept misspelled β€œTennessee” on their READING & LITERACY graphic 🀑

Lizzette Reynolds, ladies and gentlemen!
m.facebook.com/story.php?st...

07.04.2025 12:48 β€” πŸ‘ 904    πŸ” 223    πŸ’¬ 62    πŸ“Œ 30

Our government pussy

07.04.2025 11:52 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
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Well this seems like a fantastic plan.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/h...

07.04.2025 01:41 β€” πŸ‘ 28570    πŸ” 10255    πŸ’¬ 1627    πŸ“Œ 1147

I was dealing with the same after he was indoctrinated by Faux News. And then he died. I returned his voter registration card and reported him deceased so no Republicans could vote in his place.

07.04.2025 08:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, Heather. A glorious letter covering a glorious event. Good trouble!

02.04.2025 09:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He's been on fire today and probably needs some time to come down off this high. I called his office and expressed my profound gratitude. I'll be watching, Rachel!

02.04.2025 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank God for C-Span!

01.04.2025 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Historically amazing!

01.04.2025 23:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”‘ under-discussed point β€” why they were on signal:

25.03.2025 11:59 β€” πŸ‘ 52788    πŸ” 21619    πŸ’¬ 1466    πŸ“Œ 1788

Putin, please keep him!

23.03.2025 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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At least 1 NC Social Security office saved from closing. What about the other 3? DOGE removed three of North Carolina’s four Social Security offices that were set to close from its list of lease terminations. Rep. Chuck Edwards says at least one office is now set to remain open.

β€œMany do not have transportation or they are homebound or in the hospital and don’t have access or simply don’t know how to use the internet... What happens to them? What happens to the person who can’t do it online and now their local office has closed?”
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...

21.03.2025 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 11721    πŸ” 4021    πŸ’¬ 726    πŸ“Œ 165
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πŸ’΅ definitely nothing to see here

www.ft.com/content/6685...

09.03.2025 12:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4343    πŸ” 2019    πŸ’¬ 171    πŸ“Œ 97
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Elliott Robinson: Keeper of the Nashville Public Library's Civil Rights Room - Nashville Banner Every day, Elliott Robinson helps bring the Civil Rights history of Nashville to life β€” and he has a close personal connection to that work.

Elliott Robinson: Keeper of the Nashville Public Library's Civil Rights Room nashvillebanner.com/2025/03/09/e...

09.03.2025 12:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Federal marshals forced entry into the US African Development Foundation and escorted Musk staffers inside, after agency employees resisted their entry. Once inside, they changed the federal agency’s locks. Musk staffers were seen plugging in an external hard drive and going through everything.

06.03.2025 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 9103    πŸ” 3669    πŸ’¬ 648    πŸ“Œ 406
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Never EVER gets old. First copy of Make Magic is here and I took the first three books and signed them for my kids. 4 days to go!
Buy Make Magic here: bit.ly/MakeMagicM.

#bookstagram #graduation #bookclub

01.03.2025 03:56 β€” πŸ‘ 119    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 1
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Like and share this and I’ll pick 5 of you to get free copies of THE JFK CONSPIRACY. Buy it here: bit.ly/JFKConspiracy.

It’s about the true, little-known plot to kill Kennedy right before his Inauguration.

Written again with the great @joshmensch. #booksky #books

14.01.2025 12:34 β€” πŸ‘ 142    πŸ” 63    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 13
Protests against school integration in Nashville. Jeering whites hold a sign that says "keep our white schools white kkkk" while a sole Black man stands up to them.

Protests against school integration in Nashville. Jeering whites hold a sign that says "keep our white schools white kkkk" while a sole Black man stands up to them.

Photo from the protests with a Confederate flag and car with a sign pasted to it that says "Action of the Pro-Southerners"

Photo from the protests with a Confederate flag and car with a sign pasted to it that says "Action of the Pro-Southerners"

Sniveling whites pose with the other side of that car. The sign on this side says "Southern Whites are the Negroes' best friends...but NO INTEGRATION"

Sniveling whites pose with the other side of that car. The sign on this side says "Southern Whites are the Negroes' best friends...but NO INTEGRATION"

Another shot of the white protesters against integration. Is your grandparent or great aunt/uncle here? Speak up and identify them.

Another shot of the white protesters against integration. Is your grandparent or great aunt/uncle here? Speak up and identify them.

Is your family member in any of these photos? Then speak up! The bombers of 3 racially motivated attacks in our city are likely in these photos. If you don't support racism, then identify your family members. Their crimes aren't yours unless you cover for them.

01.03.2025 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
We still don't know who most of these people are!

We still don't know who most of these people are!

Almost every Black activist from photos of this era have been identified by family members. That means the whites in photos like this COULD be identified... but none of y'all want to admit it. Is your family member here? Then SAY SOMETHING.

01.03.2025 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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