Marcia Masulla

Boring Co's Nashville Tunnel Project: A Closer Look - Nashville Banner Elon Musk's The Boring Company presents limited details on the proposed Music City Loop, a 10-mile underground tunnel for Teslas in Nashville.

Elon Musk's The Boring Company presented details about its proposed Music City Loop at a meeting of the Nashville Convention Center Authority on Thursday, proposing additional tunnel routes. Still, the company did not share specifics about environmental impact or community input.

“If You Threaten to Fire Him, You Blow Up the Company”: The Catch-22 of Elon’s $29 Billion Tesla Payday Elon Musk’s foray into politics has not been great for Tesla—but investors don’t really have a choice.

“Incredibly, the 96M Tesla shares award package and valued at $29B does not require Musk to meet any performance goals; it simply requires him to remain in a senior leadership role at the company for two years…”

Despite his messes+25% drop in Tesla’s stock price.

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Appeals Court Rules Metro Council can be cut in half - Nashville Banner Metro Nashville faces a reduction in council members as a split court panel rules the state law that limits the council size is constitutional.

Here we go, again.

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C O R R U P T I O N.
Absolutely devastating if (when) this happens.

Obama world loses its shine in a changing, hurting Democratic Party Obama White House and campaign alumni have been setting the course of the Democratic Party for years. After 2024, more Democrats want to see that change.

Interesting read. Wild to think that it’s been nearly 20 years since Obama was first elected.

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TODAY IN NASHVILLE — protest of the @TNHighwayPatrol + ICE terrorizing immigrant communities, with @MarshaBlackburn & @GovBillLee’s blessing.

Images 📸 captured by the great @raydipietro.bsky.social

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“It’s the continued disintegration of consistent arts funding. We’ve seen it at the Metro level. Now, we’re seeing it at the national level. This is going to have profound impacts for Nashville arts organizations, and the second hit we’ve taken.” - S. Silverman
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For those who say: Sen. Booker’s 25 hrs was a waste of time, he LIT A FIRE on that floor, in those halls, and in many of our hearts + minds, whether we agreed or disagreed in voting booths last Nov., He passed the torch. Let’s keep the flame going. We’ll only win this fight TOGETHER. #GoodTrouble

“Speak up, speak out, get in the way. Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America.” - Rep. John Lewis, 2020

“This is a moral moment. It’s not left or right; it’s right or wrong.” - Sen. - Cory Booker before he yielded his 25 hour speech at 7:05pm CST, April 1, 2025

And, where exactly is “God’s country?”

Wallen is the Kanye of Trash Country. His antics are more attention grabbing than his musical acumen. Don’t perform on the stage if you can’t shake the hand of who invited you on it.

PERIOD.

Emerge America has helped elect over 1,200 Democratic women to office, including Emerge co-founder, VP Kamala Harris. To honor their 20th anniversary, if you donate $20 or more to Emerge, you’ll receive a FREE copy of my upcoming book “Fired Up:” secure.actblue.com/donate/swsoc...

A Clearer Picture of Covid’s Lasting Effects on the Body Five years on, scientists are starting to understand how the virus can lead to long-term, sometimes invisible changes.

“Scientists are starting to understand how the virus can lead to long-term, sometimes invisible changes.”
As someone with “Long Covid,” this was a really affirming read especially when doctors are still hesitant to attribute that symptoms of how my mind/body have/are reacting are a result from it.

Columbia University’s President Resigns Katrina Armstrong said she was stepping down a week after the university agreed to a list of demands from the Trump administration.

Breaking News: Columbia University’s interim president resigned, one week after the school accepted demands from the Trump administration.

'It’s just dumb': Hillary Clinton slams Trump administration on Signalgate The op-ed in The New York Times called the Signalgate controversy dangerous and “dumb.”

‘It’s just dumb': Hillary Clinton slams Trump administration on Signalgate.

White House Wants to Recruit Corporate Sponsors for Easter Egg Roll The White House has moved to turn its Easter Egg Roll, a tradition that stretches back to Rutherford B. Hayes, into a chance to showcase brands.

The White House wants to recruit corporate sponsors to contribute to its Easter Egg Roll next month, raising ethical and legal concerns that President Trump is allowing companies to profit from the 147-year-old tradition by turning it into a showcase for their brands.

Trump wants states to handle disasters. States aren't prepared President Trump says he's thinking of getting rid of the country's disaster response agency, FEMA. States say they can't replicate what FEMA does on their own.

President Trump says he's thinking of getting rid of the country's disaster response agency, FEMA. States say they can't replicate what FEMA does on their own.

The lack of empathy in the Trump administration is almost impossible to believe. And yet here they are.

Some Americans Have Already Been Caught in Trump’s Immigration Dragnet. More Will Be. Federal immigration authorities have a history of wrongfully detaining U.S. citizens. Advocates warn that the Trump administration’s immigration policies mean that more citizens will get caught up in ...

It’s unclear exactly how many U.S. citizens have faced the Trump administration’s immigration dragnet so far.

The government does not release such figures. Neither Border Patrol nor ICE would tell ProPublica how many Americans have been mistakenly detained.

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AOC: What they like to call as radical, I believe is common sense.

I believe that when a person gets sick, they shouldn’t go bankrupt in the wealthiest country in the history of the world. Common sense

I believe that a minimum wage should cover the minimum cost to live. Common sense...

Harvard Will Make Tuition Free for More Students Harvard is the latest elite school to announce that families with incomes of $200,000 and under will not pay tuition as a way to bolster diversity.

SCOTUS’s decision banning affirmative action led to declines in the # of Black and Hispanic students at many schools, including Harvard. Last fall, proportion of Black 1st year students enrolled at Harvard declined to 14% from 18% the previous year, Hispanic students’ enrollment increased slightly.

Severe weather sparks tornadoes and wind-fueled fires, with Southern U.S. on alert The most fatalities were in Missouri. Forecasters warned that tornadoes, hail and violent winds continue to threaten states in the Deep South, from Louisiana to Georgia.

UPDATE: The most fatalities were in Missouri. Forecasters warned that tornadoes, hail and violent winds continue to threaten states in the Deep South, from Louisiana to Georgia.

Arlington Cemetery Website Loses Pages on Black Soldiers, Women in Military and Civil War The cemetery, which is operated by the Army, said it was working to restore the content. Among the obscured pages was material about civil rights.

Materials on the Arlington National Cemetery website highlighting the graves of Black and female service members have vanished. The cemetery, which is operated by the Army, said it was working to restore the content. Among the obscured pages was material about civil rights.

Absolutely infuriating on so many levels.

And, let’s not give her grace here… She’s not using the title “Outdoor enthusiast” to get a comped latte or motel room as she proudly participates in animal cruelty and violates humanity on other continents. She’s an “Influencer” #girlbye

Pushback works

Ways and Means Committee Republicans Vote to Block Larson-led Resolution of Inquiry into Trump-Musk Plan to Gut Social Security Washington, D.C. – Today, Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee voted to block Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson’s (CT-01) Resolution of Inquiry from coming before...

#RepJohnLarson reminds me of Ted Kennedy here: #TheLionOfTheSenate

Ways and Means Committee Republicans Vote to Block Larson-led Resolution of Inquiry into Trump-Musk Plan to Gut Social Security

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US employers cut more jobs last month than any February since 2009 | CNN Business The Trump administration’s massive federal cuts and swelling feelings of economic uncertainty helped fuel a recession-level spike in layoffs last month, new data showed Thursday.

The Trump administration’s massive federal cuts and swelling feelings of economic uncertainty helped fuel a recession-level spike in layoffs last month, new data showed Thursday. www.cnn.com/2025/03/06/e...

⚡️ JUST NOW: “EDUCATION FOR ALL!”

Chants in the hall outside committee as @SenBoWatson’s cruel bill to keep undocumented kids out of schools PASSED Senate Ed 5-4 😳

YES: Crowe, Hensley, Lowe, White, Powers
NO: Roberts, Haile, Pody, Akbari

🔥 AKBARI: “I AM OFFENDED… We’re talking about 5 year-old babies. I cannot in good conscience go to sleep at night and support something to do this to kids.”

Senator Bo Watson’s (R) cruel bill to keep undocumented kids out of schools passed in committee 5-4

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Newsom Signs Bills to Fight Trump, Including Legal Aid for Immigrants Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, has been balancing a desire to push back on Republican policies with a need to cooperate in seeking federal disaster aid.

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California signed legislation on Friday that authorized $50 million in state funds intended to counter President Trump's agenda.

Tennessee Republicans file bill to allow public schools to reject undocumented children The bill is a direct effort to challenge a long-standing U.S. Supreme Court precedent guaranteeing a right to public education to all children.

“And if you think tough men are dangerous, wait until you see what weak men are capable of.”
- Jordan B. Peterson

Last week school vouchers that will cause irreparable damage and this week more attacks on our children…