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Marianna Bacallao @mariannabac.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A Nashville state senator is suing the GOP leadership that sanctioned her for protesting redistricting. Sen. Charlane Oliver was stripped of pay, a committee assignment and reimbursement for travel. Now, her lawsuit alleges that amounts to retaliation. wpln.org/post/nashvil...
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Nashville Democrat sues for GOP 'retaliation' to redistricting protest
A Nashville state senator is suing the GOP leadership that sanctioned her for protesting redistricting. In May, state lawmakers met for a special session
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WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio @wpln.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
‘It’s humiliating.’ Nashville Symphony members react to furloughs wpln.org/post/its-hum...
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'It's humiliating:' Nashville Symphony members react to furloughs
Symphony musicians in Nashville have been put out of a job this week with almost no notice — and they're reeling. “It’s infuriating and it’s actually
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Steven Hale @iamstevenhale.bsky.social · 14h
Spivey says that through the day yesterday ahead of the execution, Pike was expressing concern about Colleen Slemmer's mother who was there to witness the execution and saying she couldn't imagine what it was like for her. Spivey reiterates concern and condolences for that family.
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Steven Hale @iamstevenhale.bsky.social · 14h
In response to a written question, one of Pike's attorneys says that they have not had access to Pike in the hospital but that Christa "she has a healthcare power of attorney that has been permitted to sit with her."
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Steven Hale @iamstevenhale.bsky.social · 14h
I will emphasize that as witnesses at the prison last night, we did not know for sure that there had been issues placing the IV lines because that part of the process is not done publicly. An attorney is there but witnesses do not see it.
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Steven Hale @iamstevenhale.bsky.social · 14h
Spivey adds that as execution team were trying to establish IV lines for the lethal injection, Christa Pike was not only cooperative but trying to help the team, instructing them where to try to get a vein.
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Steven Hale @iamstevenhale.bsky.social · 14h
Ferrell says "all of this was predicted" by Pike's attorneys who warned that there could be difficult getting vein access and that a letha injection of Pike would very likely go awry.
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Steven Hale @iamstevenhale.bsky.social · 14h
Attorney Stephen Ferrell who was outside the prison repeats earlier statements that Pike's attorneys could not reach anyone in the governor's office. He adds that they called an emergency phone number they were given to contact the Tennessee Supreme Court and the call went to voicemail.
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Steven Hale @iamstevenhale.bsky.social · 14h
Spivey, who was by Pike’s side during the preparation for lethal injection, says executioners struggled to get IV access. He says he counted 7 needles used, including one that appeared bent when it was pulled out.
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Steven Hale @iamstevenhale.bsky.social · 14h
Attorney Randy Spivey says Gov. Bill Lee’s pause on 2026 executions isn’t enough. “The governor must commute Christa’s sentence.”
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 14h
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorney says Christa Pike is still alive a day after Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute her by lethal injection.
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gwen 🌶️👹 @gwenpepperoni.myatproto.social · 14h
deeply evil country
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Steven Hale @iamstevenhale.bsky.social · 14h
At an ongoing press conference, Christa Pike’s attorneys say she is alive right now although they don’t know her prognosis. @nashvillebanner.bsky.social
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 18h
Journalists witnessed yesterday's botched execution in Tennessee and did their job by telling the public about it. But Tennessee is fighting to stop the press from witnessing every stage of an execution, in a lawsuit brought by the AP. Nothing to hide, right?
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Witnesses recount Christa Pike's survival of two lethal injections – video
Christa Pike, who Tennessee was attempting to execute for murdering a schoolmate in 1995, reportedly snored, exhaled and gasped before being taken to an offsite medial facility
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Dennis Goris | Cartoons @dennisgoris.bsky.social · 15h
911, what is your emergency?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h
Marsha Blackburn was just on Newsmax, but somehow hosts did not ask her about the biggest story in her state right now, which is the botched execution of Christa Pike
cap of Marsha on newsmax
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VoteVets @votevets.org · 17h
Yesterday, Pete Hegseth gave an unhinged State Of The Force speech at Quantico. He called service members slurs, bragged about testosterone tests, and attacked the media for "Trump Derangement Syndrome." One thing is clear: Hegseth is more focused on winning culture wars than real ones.
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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I volunteered for Childline for a decade at uni and I know firsthand a snapshot of how many lives Esther Rantzen changed. Her later years were known for assisted dying but her legacy will be giving vulnerable children someone to listen to and care. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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Esther Rantzen, TV presenter and Childline founder, dies aged 86
Rantzen announced lung cancer diagnosis in 2023 and became a vocal assisted dying campaigner
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It's more than 8 years since there was a majority for Brexit. This seems like a no-brainer, but I'm bloody glad plans are being made. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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No 10 gathering evidence on public support for rejoining the EU
Senior Downing Street officials reach out to thinktanks and pollsters as they look to test backing for reversing Brexit
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European Movement West London #FBPE #FBPR #RejoinEU @em-westlondon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Labour movement for Europe: “Removing the red lines on Europe is the essential first step to restoring the country’s place on the world stage” #JoinEU
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The Daily Britain @thedailybritain.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Emmanuel Macron and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez have welcomed Andy Burnham’s plan to unpick Brexit. Speaking at a joint press conference on Wednesday, Macron said Britain returning to the EU would be “excellent ​news” ⁠while Sánchez said the U.K. would be welcomed “with open arms.”
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Bettina Struff #Woke #FBPE #FBPR #NHS #RejoinEU @bettinastruff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"His remarks are particularly likely to be welcomed by EU members, who have been frustrated by the UK’s inability to have an honest conversation with itself about its relationship with the bloc." An excellent article from @alexhh.bsky.social in @bylinetimes.bsky.social And already....
Screenshot from the Financial Times of a photo of Macron and Sanchez shaking hands, above the text:  Emmanuel Macron, French president, and Pedro Sánchez, Spain's prime minister, both said the UK would be welcomed back into the bloc, which it voted to leave in the acrimonious Brexit referendum in 2016.
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benvenceremos.bsky.social @benvenceremos.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I think perhaps the best option would be for Labour and Lib Dems to announce shortly before the next general election that if elected in they WILL reverse Brexit therefore minimizing all the divisive and toxic referendum campaigning and avoiding accusations of going “against the will of the people”.
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Andy Burnham has broken the taboo on prime ministers being open to the UK rejoining the EU. It's a really important moment for our country. The inescapable truth is that the UK cannot achieve decent growth and fund the public services the public demands without EU alignment.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 30/09/2026
No 10 gathering evidence on public support for rejoining the EU
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No 10 gathering evidence on public support for rejoining the EU
Senior Downing Street officials reach out to thinktanks and pollsters as they look to test backing for reversing Brexit Senior Downing Street officials have been reaching out to thinktanks and pollsters as they look to test public support for the UK rejoining the EU. Aides to Andy Burnham have been talking to EU experts in a range of organisations about how the public would view a promise to rejoin, as momentum builds behind including such a pledge in the next Labour manifesto. Continue reading...
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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
If we ever do have a referendum on rejoining it must be free of big money, media manipulation and foreign interference.
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Mr RobertBob @mrrobertbob.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yesterday, French president Emmanuel Macron said it would ⁠be “excellent ​news’ ⁠and “a good decision” ⁠if Britain decided to rejoin. Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez said Britain would be welcome back to the EU "with ⁠open arms". Let’s go! #RejoinEU 🙂
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 01/10/2026
Live press conference from witnesses at Christa Pike's botched execution. "My arm feels like its about to burst open."
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Live: Tennessee to execute death row inmate Christa Gail Pike, witness statements to follow
YouTube video by Tennessean
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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The appellate court system had stayed this execution today to allow for additional proceedings. John Roberts’s Supreme Court stepped in and said, “nah, kill her tonight.” This is the result.
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The conservative justices of the Supreme Court are torturing a human being to death.
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 01/10/2026
They gave her two syringes of pentobarbital and she's alive...as far as I'm concerned, God granted a stay Sign from the universe to call the execution off
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Nashville Banner @nashvillebanner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Christa Pike, who was supposed to be the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years, is still alive after the state tried and failed to execute her on Wednesday. TDOC officials refused to comment after the state’s second failed execution this year. nashvillebanner.com/2026/09/30/c...
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Christa Pike survives botched lethal injection attempt - Nashville Banner
Tennessee attempted to execute Christa Pike for a 1995 murder, but the lethal injection failed. Pike survives and was moved to a medical facility.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 01/10/2026
Here's a list of 64 previous botched executions in the United States. Christa Pike will make 65.
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Botched Executions | Death Penalty Information Center
The Death Penalty Information Center (DPI) is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to serve the media, policymakers, and the general public…
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
So not only did @GovBillLee’s sadistic clown car mess up another execution, neither Lee or AG Skrmetti had anyone on-call during a scheduled execution?? Insane.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Nashville Banner reporter Steven Hale, describing how prison officials kept drawing the curtain to hide how badly they were botching this: “A lot of this execution — or attempted execution, whatever it was — happened when we could not see what was going on.”
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Jessica Ramey-Gillam @battleax-70.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The 1st thing I did this mornin' was send a text to a pard, a Veteran of the Iraq War. Since it was personal & very direct, I will not share the content. As the daughter of a WWII Army 636th TDB Sgt Vet-Know the pivotal importance of just reaching out. War never leaves you. You leave it.☆
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VoteVets @votevets.org · 30/09/2026
As the final American troops withdraw from Iraq, Major General (Ret.) Paul D. Eaton breaks down how decades of strategic missteps set this outcome in motion. Read it and let us know your thoughts. substack.com/@votevets/no...
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As the final American troops withdraw from Iraq, Major General (Ret.) Paul D. Eaton breaks down how decades of strategic missteps set this outcome in motion. Drawing on his experience commanding the e...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
See you with Stephanie Ruhle @stephruhle.bsky.social on Money Power Politics @moneypowerpolitics.bsky.social on MS NOW in just a few minutes...
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#WhatItMeansToBeAmerican...
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
You’ll notice that the same American state media who attacked President Biden relentlessly over his age refuse to report on the orange felon illegally stealing millions of taxpayer dollars to fund campaign ads. They continue to deliberately fail democracy.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Special Counsel Jack Smith destroying fascist republicans versus MAGA lunatic Katie Britt knowing they fucked up royally. A tale of two expressions.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The punishment for the disgusting Cornell rapists was to simply write an essay about their heinous crime whilst women can be thrown in jail for using abortion healthcare services. That’s the fucked up timeline we’re living in.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It’s Artificial Intelligence, Gulf Of Mexico, Lake Ontario and the John F. Kennedy Center no matter how much a convicted felon wants them changed.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026
Hinojosa says the emails could shed light on Musk’s lucrative state contracts and tax incentives, campaign contributions, and what she describes as corruption surrounding his relationship with Abbott. Now she wants to know what was so “intimate and embarrassing.”
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Texas Rep. Gina Hinojosa has filed an official request to inspect unredacted communications between Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and Elon Musk after roughly 1,400 pages released last year were heavily redacted as “intimate and embarrassing.”
Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa stands indoors wearing a burgundy blazer and dark top, with campaign signage bearing her name and the outline of Texas visible behind her.Official letter dated September 29, 2026, from Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa to Gov. Greg Abbott’s office requesting inspection of unredacted communications between Abbott’s office and Elon Musk and his companies. Hinojosa seeks records previously released with redactions for information deemed “embarrassing” or “intimate,” citing her legislative authority under the Texas Public Information Act.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026
Here's footage of Jack Smith at the Iowa vs. Maryland game on February 3rd, 2024 btw
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“Local newspapers are dying, and I don’t think we’re prepared for a world without them…” tulsaflyer.org/2026/09/29/c...
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Battle in McCurtain County at the center of new Peacock documentary
McCurtain County Sheriff’s officials wanted a family-run newspaper dead — literally. A new Peacock documentary explores the years-long battle and what it means for press freedoms.
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VoteVets @votevets.org · 29/09/2026
Pete Hegseth is set to announce a 20% cut to future general and admiral positions. The move comes amid a massive purge of top commanders, and a war with Iran that continues to rage. The result is generational damage to our military. thehill.com/policy/defen...
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Hegseth to cut 20 percent of admirals, generals in major Pentagon overhaul
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to announce a 20 percent cut to slots slated for admirals and generals at the Pentagon as part of his push to overhaul the outlook of the department, two Penta…
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Michael Phillips 🩺✍️(◔◡◔) 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 @eyemagicgraphics.com · 29/09/2026
How apropos they drop the honor of calling him by the word 'Senator'. Act like a buffoon and shit on the office, then Americans will righteously ridicule you back 2 fold. #DishonorBeforeDuty much #Shitator? cc @senategop.govpeeps.us bsky.app/profile/did:...
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VoteVets @votevets.org · 29/09/2026
Donald Trump started a war with Iran that he said would end in about two weeks. That was more than 212 days ago. Since then, at least 19 American service members have died, and more than 800 have been injured. Dozens of US aircraft have been damaged or destroyed. See it all at AboutTwoWeeks.com.
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