tennessippi @tennessippi.bsky.social · 06/10/2025Fish, Wings, & Tings A visit to Brixton back in September. Highly recommend. 020
tennessippi @tennessippi.bsky.social · 08/08/2025I hear ya. I don’t think we will make it to Argentina next year but we definitely want to visit Brazil. I have a few students from Brazil and I’ve gotten interested in Brazilian culture. 100
tennessippi @tennessippi.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Cool, I may just have to get one. I see you’re down in South America. My wife and I may head down there next year for a few months. How are you liking it? 110
Reposted by tennessippileb is broadcasting into the void @danceswithrotors.com.br · 06/08/2025@tennessippi.bsky.social's pictures from my hometown made me a little bit nostalgic, so I thought I'd post one from what will probably be my last trip to the US for several years. theatre savannah, tn, usa november 2024 📷 Ricoh GRIII 142
tennessippi @tennessippi.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Great pic! So, we share the same hometown. Also how do you like the Ricoh? I’m considering getting one. 100
tennessippi @tennessippi.bsky.social · 28/04/2025A lot of American political analysts call things “economic populism” that are just generally accepted policies in most of the developed world. Workers’ rights, family leave, universal healthcare, lower educational costs, etc. Globally, these are not radical or even populist policies. It’s normal. 0200
tennessippi @tennessippi.bsky.social · 07/04/2025When your leaders are a reality TV star and a car salesman, this is what you get. 050
tennessippi @tennessippi.bsky.social · 07/04/2025If you take away the ability to make more money than any other country in the world, what is appealing about living in the U.S.? 040
tennessippi @tennessippi.bsky.social · 06/04/2025I like the idea of anti-consumerism as a political strategy under the Trump/Musk administration, especially avoiding MAGA supporting businesses when possible. 060
tennessippi @tennessippi.bsky.social · 05/04/2025One of the figures used most by the pro-homeschool gang 000
tennessippi @tennessippi.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Trump is the Ugly American. Behaving the stereotype with his selfishness, greed, lack of morality, entitlement, impatience, ignorance and aggression. Adorned in tacky clothing, artificial hair, and a spray tan while waiting for his next Big Mac. 140
tennessippi @tennessippi.bsky.social · 05/04/2025The U.S. has always had two competing myths. - one based off selfishness, greed, and white supremacy - one considering “all men are created equal” and where diversity is our strength 040
tennessippi @tennessippi.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Yeah, I do think that could be a weird positive? 020
tennessippi @tennessippi.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Many will, but we just need enough to turn on him. 020
tennessippi @tennessippi.bsky.social · 03/04/2025The sooner the tariffs, the sooner we get mass political change in the US. Never forget that the main hobby of many Americans is some form of shopping. 250
tennessippi @tennessippi.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Brazil seems like a strange reflection of the U.S. Tons of natural resources, the mixture of the Indigenous, European, African and Asian. Exploitation on an economic level, yet beautiful art, food, and culture happening only because of the mixing of people and cultures. 020
tennessippi @tennessippi.bsky.social · 25/03/2025And his desire to put computer chips in people’s brains. 000
tennessippi @tennessippi.bsky.social · 25/03/2025One of the many problems of Elon Musk is that he only thinks in technological metaphors. Like treating the government like a “server” that can be unplugged and plugged back in. 060
Reposted by tennessippiPatrick Weems @realweems.bsky.social · 18/03/2025@tennessippi.bsky.social @wralpheubanks.bsky.social @bittersouth.bsky.social @umsouthdocs.bsky.social help us spread the word! 013
tennessippi @tennessippi.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Some important work being done in the Delta. Give them a follow and support! 051
tennessippi @tennessippi.bsky.social · 17/03/2025I’ve enjoyed taking a little break from this app. Working on music, writing a little more long form, getting great new students, and planning future travels. 060
tennessippi @tennessippi.bsky.social · 12/03/2025For sure. Probably more money in selling farms/land than in farming itself. 010
tennessippi @tennessippi.bsky.social · 11/03/2025I’m not sure about the first question. I think the second is more in the subconscious, than the conscious. Just in the water. Third, is interesting. I don’t think many have the imagination to consider us not being the top of the global totem pole. 110
tennessippi @tennessippi.bsky.social · 11/03/2025The "frontier mindset" is deeply American and is why so many rural Americans (even those that voted for Harris) believe that Trump "won't impact them that much." You would think that with the globalization and digitalization of the world, this ideology would die out, but this myth survives. 250
tennessippi @tennessippi.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Most of the MAGA crew I know can't afford a Tesla. 070
tennessippi @tennessippi.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Same and I don’t like that’s the reality we’re in. 000
tennessippi @tennessippi.bsky.social · 10/03/2025The more you learn about other cultures, the more you learn about your own. 040
tennessippi @tennessippi.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Not a genre I listen to a ton, but there’s a time and place and a bit of a rebellion to the fast paced world we live in… 010
tennessippi @tennessippi.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Everyone goes to their local court house and receives free ice cream while the music of my choice is playing. 041
tennessippi @tennessippi.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Great ambient album. #nowplaying #musicsky youtu.be/2FfbAzR5Y0A?...youtu.beHiroshi Yoshimura - Music for Nine Post Cards (Full Album)YouTube video by Ambient 270
tennessippi @tennessippi.bsky.social · 10/03/2025I now believe that virtual political activism is just as important as in-person political activism. I mean, look at the last 10 years of American politics. 020
tennessippi @tennessippi.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Ali Farke Toure and desert blues in general. Italo disco. Indian ragas. I’ve been inspired by listening to music outside my language and culture. Oddly comforting right now. 110
tennessippi @tennessippi.bsky.social · 10/03/2025After discussing current affairs, I asked what she learned while living in the U.S. – expecting jokes about laziness, obesity, food quality, or Wal-Mart. Instead she said, “You all are great story tellers.” 020
tennessippi @tennessippi.bsky.social · 10/03/2025I recently was speaking with a Turkish lady that studied for six months in the U.S. Like many people I encounter outside the U.S., she no longer idealizes or trusts the U.S. to do the right thing. 130
tennessippi @tennessippi.bsky.social · 10/03/2025In the Tennessee Valley, FDR’s policies still bolster the infrastructure. My state park, national park, and electricity came from the New Deal. But from where I’m from, the illusion of the frontier mindset and the emotional draw of white grievance politics wins the day. 090
tennessippi @tennessippi.bsky.social · 08/03/2025Tennessee Republicans are just Neo-Confederates. 0122
