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Right. I mean I’m a complete sicko so I’m following it, but if you try summarizing it to one normal friend you realize the situation quickly.

The thing is most books don’t sell many copies anyway and most normal people do not care about this whole fiasco.

Execution of Harold Wayne Nichols in Tennessee - Nashville Banner Harold Wayne Nichols was executed for the 1988 rape and murder in 198of Karen Pulley. His final statement offered remorse and love for his family.

“To the people I’ve harmed, I’m sorry.” Thirty-seven years after he was sentenced to death for the 1988 rape and murder of Karen Pulley, Harold Wayne Nichols was executed by the state of Tennessee on Thursday morning.

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Reports of renewed ICE activity in Nashville raise concerns - Nashville Banner Multiple reports of ICE activity, with people taken in unmarked vehicles, in Nashville cause alarm and uncertainty among immigrant communities.

As ICE activity appeared to ramp up around Nashville on Wednesday, local rapid response groups raced to keep up with incoming messages.

Getting clear information about what had happened or was happening — who was taken and by whom — was complicated, given the federal agency’s tactics.

Nichols' last statement in part: "To the people I've harmed, I'm sorry. To my family, know that I love you."

Karen Pulley's brother in law also read a statement on behalf of the family. He said they take no pleasure in the taking of a life but that the family has waited 37 years for justice and this is a start.

Media witnesses are speaking now. Nichols' spiritual advisor was in the execution chamber with him, reading scripture and reciting prayers. Witnesses describe Nichols' sighing, groaning and his breath quickening before it slowed and he gradually started to turn purple. Time of death 10:39 a.m.

Harold Nichols is the 10th death row prisoner executed in Tennessee since the state revived its death penalty in 2018.

No official announcement from TDOC yet but people have started coming out of the prison, indicating that the execution is done. Waiting not for the press conference with witnesses and Karen Pulley family to begin.

The execution is supposed to begin at 10am. A group of media witnesses is inside as usual. The rest of us are outside in the parking lot, where a press conference will take place after. We’re told that Nichols’ family members won’t speak during that but will have the chance to after if they want.

Harold Wayne Nichols' execution looms amid call for clemency - Nashville Banner Harold Wayne Nichols is set to be executed for the rape and murder of Karen Pulley. The governor and courts have shown no inclination to intervene.

Outside of Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville this morning, where the state will soon execute Harold Wayne Nichols by lethal injection. Background on the case here: nashvillebanner.com/2025/12/08/h...

“New Lizza post is up!” I shout from my room. The only reply is my own echo; this house has been empty for thirty-five years.

can’t tell if we’ve reached a point in history when there are no more metaphors or if everything is a metaphor

Just had a bird in the house somehow. Wife and 7 y/o daughter strangely unenthusiastic when I told them excitedly that it was a house finch.

As expected, Gov. Bill Lee has announced that he will not grant Harold Nichols clemency.

It feels like it's always been building to this and I am glad to see it

One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential

Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.

It’s come to my attention that Melville House, who kindly published my book about Tennessee’s death row community living and dying through a historic execution spree, is offering 30% off on all books right now. Check out mine and/or read HOW TO DO NOTHING if you haven’t. mhpbooks.com/books/death-...

Evictions on the rise as Nashville addresses a housing crisis - Nashville Banner A mother and daughter in Nashville know first-hand the challenges that come with evictions. They made it through, and there are assets available to help others.

In Nashville, more than 1,000 people face losing their home each month. Getting evicted can be a huge blow to safety and mental health, especially if you are young when it happens. But the city is working harder than most to fight it.

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East Nashville rallied around Doug Talley amidst murder allegation - Nashville Banner A beloved figure in East Nashville faced a murder charge in a decades-old crime, and several community members rallied to ensure proper legal representation.

ICYMI: I wrote about a man who became a beloved street newspaper salesman on a corner in East Nashville and was then charged with the 2001 murder of a Paris, TN woman named Etta Etheridge. His name is Doug Talley and he has always maintained his innocence. nashvillebanner.com/2025/12/02/d...

New story out this morning about this week's scheduled execution in Tennessee, the state's third this year.

‘No one knows where it came from’: first wild beaver spotted in Norfolk in 500 years Cameras capture lone creature collecting materials for its lodge in riverside nature reserve

"It is not clear whether the Pensthorpe beaver, whose sex and age is unknown, was illegally released into the reserve by activists using a practice known as beaver bombing." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Always important to remember life is nuanced and we can all have blind spots but in this case I'm afraid either this piece is insane or I am insane, those are the only options.

absolutely monday pilled. i’m toil-maxxing. going drudgery mode. stumblecore. hitting my slog goals.

a classic of the Doink Sound genre. high on the upright, NBC had the good mics out and the crowd was silent. i wanna hear it on vinyl

Absolutely buzzing over this new video of a rarely seen giant squid

My father is an Indiana alum who is in Lucas Oil Stadium right now. Or at least he was. I assume he has now been raptured.

From earlier this year:
In 2019, 117 women who were infected with Hepatitis B gave birth in Tennessee, according to the CDC.

The state’s overall infection rate more than doubled from 2006 to 2013, according to a state viral hepatitis report released in 2023.

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wait, hold on, did anyone else just feel a powerful peace come over the world?