Editor, Tennessee Lookout. Nonprofit news outlet holding the powerful accountable. Publish the news and raise hell. https://tennesseelookout.com/https://bsky.app/profile/jhollymc.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jhollymc.bsky.social/post/3mlwwcpoimc2nIt's Friday night and I've been thinking about communism and socialism and I ask: does the lobbing of those words as insults resonate with the least on anyone under 55?16 May 2026 03:38 +0000at://did:plc:vdoc3wawkk5xtuandikqdhlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwwcpoimc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jhollymc.bsky.social/post/3mlwntappfc2nKnock me over with a feather! [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 May 2026 01:07 +0000at://did:plc:vdoc3wawkk5xtuandikqdhlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwntappfc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jhollymc.bsky.social/post/3mlvtbhsu5c2gU.S. Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee's Memphis-based 9th Congressional District will not run for reelection after the legislature redrew districts last week, saying "these districts were drawn to beat me." https://tennesseelookout.com/2026/05/15/longtime-us-rep-cohen-announces-he-wont-run-in-tennessees-gerrymandered-districts-ends-campaign/15 May 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:vdoc3wawkk5xtuandikqdhlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvtbhsu5c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jhollymc.bsky.social/post/3mlrnruk7s225Whaddya know. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/business/economy/cpi-inflation-report-consumer-prices.html?unlocked_article_code=1.iVA.i08L.vrZAMFBKoDgv&smid=nytcore-ios-share14 May 2026 01:22 +0000at://did:plc:vdoc3wawkk5xtuandikqdhlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrnruk7s225https://bsky.app/profile/jhollymc.bsky.social/post/3mloufmzvuk2bThe candidate filing deadline is Friday for new congressional districts. Among the races filling up is CD9, with two legislative Republicans declared. https://tennesseelookout.com/2026/05/12/tennessees-new-9th-district-draws-republican-race/12 May 2026 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:vdoc3wawkk5xtuandikqdhlu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloufmzvuk2b