@jftanner.bsky.social
Comm faculty at UT-Chattanooga. Former journalist/current sporadic freelancer. Alumni of UTC, Oxford College of Emory University, Southern Cal & the Chattanooga @TimesFreePress.bsky.social. Fan of interesting things, but amusing will do.
You had me at βelection nerds.β
11.02.2026 04:33 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I .... ummm ... WHAT?!?!
10.02.2026 19:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Children today will never know the thrill of the Bud Bowl. I swear there were years I cared about the outcome more than that of the actual Super Bowl.
08.02.2026 18:22 β π 1060 π 99 π¬ 57 π 17One of the best things Iβve read in a while:
25.01.2026 22:39 β π 28790 π 10730 π¬ 43 π 980My design for the Jan. 22, 2026 edition of the @timesfreepress.bsky.social sports section front
22.01.2026 04:10 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0βDealing with network executives is like being nibbled to death by ducks.β
Eric Sevareid
MEET THE CHEF: The kitchen manager and chief pizza maker at TailGate Brewery bills himself as a "pizza guru," but that's not the only skill set Keith Yium can bring to a job.
22.02.2025 17:00 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0This is the message.
13.01.2026 03:34 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Coca-Cola is famous for its ads. Its first was in its hometown newspaper.
23.12.2025 10:00 β π 6 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0Happens to us all. Just wanted to let you know. Take care!
09.01.2026 17:31 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1The account in your post appears to be incorrect.
09.01.2026 16:35 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0These are Baltimoreβs most-borrowed books of 2025
24.12.2025 14:06 β π 11 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0This is why the Falcons can never have anything nice.
22.12.2025 01:31 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Iβve been reading since the Bush years and subscribed for at least five years. Keep it up.
22.12.2025 00:49 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0There space for both if done right.
22.12.2025 00:44 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Youβre doing good work. There a place for punditry, for sure. But also a need for just reporting the story. I subscribe to TCM for commentary but also for rigorous reporting. The story I great. Thanks!
22.12.2025 00:40 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Itβs almost like journalism is reporting the facts objectively. Weird, right?
22.12.2025 00:27 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I would just like to know who thought it was a good idea to let the children play this game?!?!?
20.12.2025 16:59 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Sure, the kitchen scissors would help. Still gonna be a heavy lift.
13.12.2025 00:35 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Iβm trying to decide how many butter knives it would take for a serious suicide attempt. βSeveralβ seems like not enough.
13.12.2025 00:32 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I will believe AI is a thing when Google maps realizes that I donβt wanna take a total freak show route to where Iβm going to save a minute and a half on a one hours drive. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
11.12.2025 16:10 β π 686 π 43 π¬ 52 π 10Donβt you know youβre gonna (culture) shock the monkey?
07.12.2025 03:24 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Contemplating the ethical implications of unfollowing and then REfollowing @boltsmag.org to boost the numbers. π
I guess it wouldnβt be a cool thing to do to @russ41.bsky.social, but if you havenβt followed the Bolts team you totally should. They are doing great work!
Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
01.12.2025 15:27 β π 2578 π 946 π¬ 31 π 64This all feels more and more like Pence vengeance.
30.11.2025 22:24 β π 7 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I concur.
30.11.2025 04:55 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Irresponsibly bold prediction: Heβs gonna be Georgiaβs new OC.
30.11.2025 04:41 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0So youβre pinning your hope on Auburn.
29.11.2025 04:10 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Sorry, AI, my writing process does not start with me giving a machine a prompt. It begins with me staring off into space and daydreaming, and that's the way it's going to stay.
28.11.2025 02:17 β π 413 π 66 π¬ 9 π 5