NEW: How a Gap in Tennessee’s Probation System Leaves Domestic Violence Victims in Danger
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Probation officers pause in-person visits and home searches for offenders facing an arrest warrant. That reduced supervision can last for months — in one case it was over a year. Six mothers died during this gap, WPLN and ProPublica found.
https://www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-domestic-violence-guns-probation

#news #guns #criminaljustice #crime #government #tennessee #domesticviolence

NEW: How a Gap in Tennessee’s Probation System Leaves Domestic Violence Victims in Danger
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Probation officers pause in-person visits and home searches for offenders facing an arrest warrant. That reduced supervision can last for months — in one case it was over a year. Six mothers died during this gap, WPLN and ProPublica found.
https://www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-domestic-violence-guns-probation

#news #guns #criminaljustice #crime #government #tennessee #domesticviolence

@gleick Yep, Marsha is getting all worked up about this, essentially pointing out that Smith had a reason for looking at her (and Hagerty's) phone records. Smith didn't randomly pick 8 senators. #Tennessee is represented by some dim bulbs.

“I Don’t Feel Safe”: Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump’s Police Task Force
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A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity. Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say they feel targeted just going about their lives.
https://www.propublica.org/article/memphis-safe-task-force-police-harassment?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Memphis #Tennessee #NationalGuard #Trump #Police #Law

Appeals Court Upholds Shaken Baby Conviction Despite Medical Examiner Recanting Testimony
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Dissenting from the court's majority, one judge sounded the alarm about ignoring recanted forensic testimony, saying the medical examiner's reversal "calls into doubt the foundation of the trial."
https://www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-russell-maze-shaken-baby-conviction-appeal?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Nashville #Tennessee #Law #Courts #Medicine #Doctors

“I Don’t Feel Safe”: Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump’s Police Task Force
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A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity. Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say they feel targeted just going about their lives.
https://www.propublica.org/article/memphis-safe-task-force-police-harassment?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Memphis #Tennessee #NationalGuard #Trump #Police #Law

A commissioned piece I did this last summer of a sunrise over Tennessee. 12x16 oil on gesso board.

#OilPainting #LandscapePainting #tennessee #sunrise #commissionart #painting #TraditionalArt #MastoArt #FediArt #ArtistsOnMastodon

A commissioned piece I did this last summer of a sunrise over Tennessee. 12x16 oil on gesso board.

#OilPainting #LandscapePainting #tennessee #sunrise #commissionart #painting #TraditionalArt #MastoArt #FediArt #ArtistsOnMastodon

#Trump has been forthright about his intention to bring about a #DeathPenalty renaissance, & now his efforts are coming to fruition. This yr has been a particularly lethal one for the #US’ #DeathRow prisoners. Together, #Alabama, #Arizona, #Florida, #Indiana, #Louisiana, #Mississippi, #Missouri, #Oklahoma, #SouthCarolina, #Tennessee, & #Texas have executed a total of 40 people in the past 10 months by injection, nitrogen hypoxia, & firing squad, surpassing 2024’s total of 25—a significant spike…

2023: Gov. Bill Lee (R-TN) signs record tax break for corporations

2024: Lee signs new record tax giveaway for corporations ($2B; most went out of state)

2025, Jan: Lee signs $1.1B voucher handout to private school parents

2025, Oct: Lee says state can’t afford to feed kids

#BillLee #AntiLabor #AntiUnion #AntiGunControl #AntiGay #VoteRepublicansOut #Tennessee #NoRepublicansEverAgain #VoteBlue #USPol

2023: Gov. Bill Lee (R-TN) signs record tax break for corporations

2024: Lee signs new record tax giveaway for corporations ($2B; most went out of state)

2025, Jan: Lee signs $1.1B voucher handout to private school parents

2025, Oct: Lee says state can’t afford to feed kids

#BillLee #AntiLabor #AntiUnion #AntiGunControl #AntiGay #VoteRepublicansOut #Tennessee #NoRepublicansEverAgain #VoteBlue #USPol

The latest examples of creeping #federal #LawEnforcement & #military presence in #US #cities occurred as #Memphis prepares for the arrival of additional federal authorities, including #immigration & #DEA agents, that #Republican #Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says he expects will happen this week.

#Trump #law #US #PosseComitatusAct #MilitaryState #democracy #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #Gestapo #coup #TrumpCoup2

The latest examples of creeping #federal #LawEnforcement & #military presence in #US #cities occurred as #Memphis prepares for the arrival of additional federal authorities, including #immigration & #DEA agents, that #Republican #Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says he expects will happen this week.

#Trump #law #US #PosseComitatusAct #MilitaryState #democracy #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #Gestapo #coup #TrumpCoup2

I just received an Amber Alert from the TBI (Tennessee Bureau of Investigation), and the link in the alert redirects to a Facebook page that you must be logged in to read. 🤦‍♂️

#Tennessee#Nashville

#law#DC#WashingtonDC#CivilRights#MilitaryState #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny#Gestapo #coup#TrumpCoup2
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/08/19/trump-dc-national-guard-republican-states/

Personnel from #WestVirginia arrived Monday, with troops from #SouthCarolina, #Mississippi & advance teams from #Ohio & #Tennessee expected to arrive Tuesday, a defense official said.….

[The #NationalGuard troops are]…operating under the command of Joint Task Force DC, which will decide where in the city to send troops in coordination w/agencies asking for assistance.

#law#DC#WashingtonDC#Trump#MilitaryState #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny#Gestapo #coup#TrumpCoup2

#law#DC#WashingtonDC#CivilRights#MilitaryState #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny#Gestapo #coup#TrumpCoup2
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/08/19/trump-dc-national-guard-republican-states/