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Steve Cavendish

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Editor, @NashvilleBanner. Dog lover. All things being equal, I'd rather be at St. James or Camp Nou.

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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 6h
The corruption and grift is on a scale we have never seen 'Guilfoyle was preparing for her congressional hearing to become ambassador to Greece when she reached out to a Trump donor: She needed $100k that she said she owed AmEx—in a way that wouldn’t leave a paper trail www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | ‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Wire $100,000 to Her Amex Account
Text messages with a MAGA ally show Guilfoyle seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials before becoming ambassador to Greece.
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Paul Kuharsky @paulkuharsky.bsky.social · 6h
More significant change inside the #Titans organization. Adam Nuse, Erin Swartz and Charles Jensen are leaving, while Burke Nihill is consolidating major business functions under a new executive position. The Titans declined my request to interview Nihill, but here's his internal memo:
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Read Burke Nihill's Internal Memo on Titans' Business Side Restructuring
Burke Nihill's Internal Memo on Titans' Business Side Restructuring
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Ben Wright @benwright.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Nashville SC 'keeper Brian Schwake starts for the #USMNT 🇺🇸
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Stephen Elliott @stelliott.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Christa Pike is conscious and speaking less than a week after surviving her scheduled execution, her attorneys said Tuesday. @iamstevenhale.bsky.social @nashvillebanner.bsky.social
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Christa Pike is awake, talking days after botched execution - Nashville Banner
Christa Pike is conscious and speaking following a failed lethal injection execution attempt last week, lawyers say. Her long-term prognosis remains unclear.
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Steve Haruch 오용찬 @steveharuch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Some of you know I've been working on this for a while ... a new limited series from @nashvillebanner.bsky.social starts Oct. 11. Hosted by Kashif Andrew Graham + edited by the multiple award winning @andreatudhope.bsky.social Listen to the trailer! nashvillebanner.com/2026/10/04/s...
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Introducing Staking Our Claim, a new podcast from the Banner
A new limited series follows 7 Nashville families as they navigate the current climate of exclusion and fear. Hosted by Kashif Andrew Graham
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Erics_Mom 💙🌊 @ericsmom2006.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A day after President Trump said his super PAC would pay for television ads promoting him that had been funded by taxpayers, White House officials said the group did not plan to reimburse the government for the more than $10 million it had already spent on the ads. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...
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Trump Does Not Plan to Reimburse Taxpayers for Promotional Ads (Gift Article)
A day after the president said his super PAC would pay for the ads, which had drawn bipartisan backlash, officials said that he meant moving forward. A new taxpayer-funded ad aired Tuesday.
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Steve Cavendish @scavendish.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The US could lose by 20 to Canada and it wouldn’t affect my feeling about this international break. What a group of kids.
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Charles Boehm ⚽️ @cboehm.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Mexico showing their talent and quality only to shoot themselves in the foot repeatedly and melt down in the final stages: The Rafa Marquez DNA is evident
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Nashville Banner @nashvillebanner.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
NEW: Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada has resigned as head of the state’s prison system after the state’s second botched execution of this year. ✍️ @iamstevenhale.bsky.social
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Tennessee prison chief resigns after Christa Pike's botched execution
TDOC commissioner Frank Strada resigned Saturday after the failed execution of Christa Pike — the second under his leadership this year.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 02/10/2026
President Trump directed staff to use taxpayer money for TV ads praising him and his presidency, setting in motion a $20 million contract that used funds from the Department of Homeland Security, according to people familiar with the matter. nyti.ms/4jBqx63
President Trump stands in a dark suit and red tie. A crowd of people and a large American flag are in the background. A headline reads: "Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency." Photo by Doug Mills for The New York Times.
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Steve Cavendish @scavendish.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I could watch the last 8-10 passes in this sequence on a loop all day.
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Steve Cavendish @scavendish.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Oh, I don't disagree.
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Steve Cavendish @scavendish.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Guarantee the online hed was different. One-column hed and it’s larger because it’s in the lede position. At that count, not a lot of words to use
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Sarah Grace Taylor @sarahgracetaylor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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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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Steven Hale @iamstevenhale.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I got back home a bit ago from Tennessee's execution of Christa Pike. We sat in the witness room for nearly 2 and a half hours as she received two rounds of pentobarbital. She was taken away in an ambulance shortly after that and I can't say for sure if she is dead or alive at this moment.
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Steve Cavendish @scavendish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It tracks.
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Steve Cavendish @scavendish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Witnesss: Pike, at one point, told people in the execution chamber that "the vein in my arm feels like it's about to bust"
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Steve Cavendish @scavendish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ambulances have now arrived at the prison, presumably for Pike
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Steve Cavendish @scavendish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A lawyer for Christa Pike confirmed to the Banner that she had been administered both doses of pentobarbital and was still alive. It appears the State of Tennessee has another botched lethal injection.
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Nashville Banner @nashvillebanner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Updated with photos, quotes from protesters on both sides, and more case background.
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Steve Cavendish @scavendish.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
👇👇👇
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Steven Hale @iamstevenhale.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee just announced that he will not grant clemency to Christa Pike, allowing her to be executed on Wednesday morning.
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Steve Cavendish @scavendish.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
We made the president's personal attorney — representing him in a hush money trial with a porn star — into the Attorney General. At some point, the scriptwriters lost their minds.
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Steve Cavendish @scavendish.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
How do I know there are a lot of Gen X readers? The lead singer of Naked Eyes died and got an NYT alert
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Leander **BUY THE LONG GAME** Schaerlaeckens @leanderalphabet.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Will anybody read a single fucking book? (On exactly how the Great Depression started.)
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Steve Cavendish @scavendish.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This the BlueSky-est thing you could have said
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Steve Cavendish @scavendish.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It’s like they said “here’s your jersey … and put some of these dirty white pants on with it”
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Steve Cavendish @scavendish.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The tops stay on, less likely to open and spill out on the chips in the bag on the way home. Pico? Unchanged Salsa? Unchanged and still the perfect compliment to the queso.
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Steve Cavendish @scavendish.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I want to have a conversation with whoever is responsible for the Rams uniforms. Who thought this was a good idea? WHO?
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Amos Posner @amosposner.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Not gonna lie, for a second I thought the ad for Digger was one of those weird KFC ads with Colonel Sanders.
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Steve Cavendish @scavendish.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Steve Cavendish @scavendish.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Steve Cavendish @scavendish.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I am a public servant.
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Steve Cavendish @scavendish.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
IMPORTANT PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: I went to San Antonio Taco for the first time since the sale to Edley's. Tacos? Same Wings? Same Wing sauce? Same Chips? Same Tortillas? Same Most importantly ... Queso? SAME Only change was new/better containers for the queso. This is a tremendous relief.
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Steve Cavendish @scavendish.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
You have no idea
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Steve Cavendish @scavendish.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Remember, Titans fans, it could be worse. [watches Malik Willis starting for the Dolphins] Much, much worse.
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Steve Cavendish @scavendish.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Bandwidth issue. restart your router and whatever you're streaming with, should clear everything.
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CNN @cnn.com · 18/09/2026
The US war with Iran has cost $45.1 billion, the Pentagon informed Congress on Friday, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The estimate is not a full accounting of the war's cost, however. cnn.it/4AmQ1Ko
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Nashville Banner @nashvillebanner.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Nashville’s public schools are taking precautions to protect student athlete health in the extreme heat. ✍️ Lillian Avedian
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Metro Nashville Public Schools sports teams adjust to heat - Nashville Banner
Metro Nashville Public Schools have implemented safety protocols and adjusted schedules to protect student-athletes from record-breaking heat this September.
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Steve Cavendish @scavendish.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is oddly soothing
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Nashville Banner @nashvillebanner.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Nashville’s Metro Council voted Tuesday to delay a vote on “no right on red” legislation until a community meeting can be held later this month. ✍️ @stelliott.bsky.social
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Metro Council defers Nashville right turn on red vote - Nashville Banner
Metro Council deferred second reading of a bill to restrict right on red, pending a community meeting. Convention Center Authority appointees were approved.
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Nashville Banner @nashvillebanner.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A much-discussed proposal to restrict right turns on red lights in Nashville is back up for debate at the Metro Council meeting Tuesday. See what else is on the agenda: ✍️ @stelliott.bsky.social
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Metro Council will debate Nashville right turn restrictions - Nashville Banner
Metro Council meets Tuesday to discuss restricting right turns on red, new small business grants, opioid settlement oversight and more.
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Steve Cavendish @scavendish.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Why won't independent candidate for governor David Hatley answer the Banner's policy questions? "Those questions were hard." nashvillebanner.com/2026/09/15/d...
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Steve Cavendish @scavendish.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Noooooooooooooo
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Ben Wright @benwright.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Just because the Titans suck doesn’t mean you have to be miserable as a Nashville sports fan 🤷🏼‍♂️
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Steven Hale @iamstevenhale.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
On Christa Pike, the woman Tennessee is set to execute this month, and the question of how to weigh the facts of her life against one another. nashvillebanner.com/2026/09/14/c...
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As Christa Pike execution's draws near, lawyers point to her past - Nashville Banner
Tennessee is set to execute Christa Pike on Sept. 30 for the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer, which would be the state's first female execution in over 200 years.
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SixOneFive Soccer @sixonefivesoccer.com · 13/09/2026
Sam Surridge scored a crucial stoppage-time equalizer to give Nashville SC a dramatic 2-2 draw in Miami and maintain a nine-point lead at the top of the Eastern Conference standings.
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Recap: Late Sam Surridge goal seals a dramatic point in Miami
Nashville SC come back from behind to earn a 2-2 draw and hold onto a nine-point lead in the Eastern Conference
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Courtney E. Smith @thecourtneyesmith.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Good morning and I hope you’re having a great day. I am about to ruin it with this long form story I did on how private equity is ruining cookies but also people are building shit cookie companies to get money from private equity on @weareravenous.com. www.weareravenous.com/the-curious-...
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The Curious Case of the Soulless Private Equity Cookie
If you’re going to pay more than $5 for a single cookie, it should at least have some soul.
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Steven Hale @iamstevenhale.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Marsha Blackburn says if she's elected governor she wants TN to execute more people more quickly and use the electric chair. But the design of the state's death penalty machine means she can't make that happen on her own. Me and @sarahgracetaylor.bsky.social: nashvillebanner.com/2026/09/10/m...
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Blackburn wants to alter Tennessee's death penalty approach - Nashville Banner
Gubernatorial candidate Marsha Blackburn wants expedited executions and an electric chair option, if elected, but the office does not have such authority.
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