Emeritus prof at Vanderbilt U, columnist for @TennesseeLookout.com, civil libertarian, nonrecovering chocoholic, fond of parrhesia tempered with aporia, avid indoorsman.
Bruce Barry
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Commentary of the week: "Starbucks is having difficulty making the case to some workers who may prefer to give up their jobs rather than face exile to the Volunteer State," writes columnist @brucebarry.bsky.social of the coffee giant's corporate relocation to Nashville.
COMMENTARY: Tennessee Republicans used the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais to redraw the state’s congressional maps. What’s to stop them for redistricting the state House and Senate in attempt to cut all Democratic seats out? From columnist @brucebarry.bsky.social
Will Tennessee Republicans’ next move be to purge Democrats entirely? Why wouldn't they try it? My latest column up today at @tennesseelookout.com.
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Bruce Barry
Reports are TN GOP will next redistrict state leg because supermajority not enough. Could they draw maps to make House 99-0 and senate 33-0? Took me 30 minutes using online mapping tool to make this state senate map slicing and dicing Middle TN. Why wouldn't they try it? What would stop them?
An impossibly dense premise in @thetennesean.bsky.social op-ed by Rep. Sabi Kumar. When they cracked Nashville into three rural-dominated districts we ended up not with three House members serving us but with three having no real ties here, none of whom could give a shit about the city.
After killing TN's only Dem congressional seat last month, GOP said it will seek next year to redraw state senate and house districts for partisan gain. Will they go for 33-0 and 99-0? Could they? My latest column up this week at @tennesseelookout.com.
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Some handy facts about Tennessee for workers at Starbucks out in Seattle who are being asked to relocate. My column up this week @tennesseelookout.com.
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Moral of the story, and a good one: ignore the First Amendment, get sued, lose (or settle when your lawyers tell you you will lose), pay lots of money to the person whose rights you stupidly ignored. Hey Perry County voters - maybe choose less of a moron to be sheriff?
Allow me to offer some guidance for Starbucks HQ workers out in Seattle who are pondering relocation to Tennessee. My new column up today at @tennesseelookout.com.
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Agree with @jamellebouie.net. I offered an alternative take on his 'legacy' in my column in late 2020 on the occasion of Lamar's retirement from the Senate.
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Tennessee Republicans could redistrict state House and Senate seats as early as the next legislative session.
Larry Bushart, the Perry County, Tennessee man, who was wrongly detained for 37 days for posting a meme following the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, has settled the case for $835,000. @friedmanadam5.bsky.social reports.
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Larry Bushart, the Tennessee jailed for a meme following the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, has settled for $835,000.
