Tennessee has the highest violent crime rate in the South—all after a decade+ of GOP “tough on crime” rule. Turns out, flooding cities with guns while sabotaging wages, healthcare, housing & schools doesn’t make us safer. It just shows Republican promises on crime are a fraud.

PUTNAM COUNTY: video prior to Young Dems Vice Chair Trenton Strode getting arrested has been released, and it shows very little happened to warrant it. He approached a commissioner after a meeting, was physically and aggressively grabbed by deputies. herald-citizen.com/smithville/jun…

Pretty pathetic for Congressman John Rose to still be ducking town halls even as he insists on a debate with Sen. Marsha Blackburn as he seeks to be our next governor.🪑🐔 wsmv.com/2025/08/24/con…

WATCH: “Does @marshablackburn do enough town halls?” Marsha’s primary opponent for governor @repjohnrose defends her to NC5 instead of criticizing her for not having done a town hall since 2017. The reason? He hasn’t done any either. 🤷🏼 🐔

The TN-6 field has a new entry. (We know what you’re thinking, but Dirk beat you to it) tennessean.com/story/news/pol…

TRUMP: “I could use that at night.” Congressman John Rose: “It’s an American flag.” 😬

Republican candidate for governor Congressman John Rose throwing some shade at Gov. Bill Lee for his unqualified trainwreck TN Dept of Education commissioner Lizzette Reynolds 👀

KNOXVILLE — folks are mobilizing to free local organizer Alejandro Guizar, gathering at the Putnam County Jail today change.org/p/free-alejand…

🚨🧑‍🌾 STUDY: “TENNESSEE AMONG MOST IMPACTED BY TRUMP’S TARIFFS” As we knew, because it happened last time too — yet Matt Van Epps Van Epps still backs them, Gov. Bill Lee & has said NOTHING, even calling them “courageous”🤔🐔 Rusty Jeremy Faison Rep Chris Todd Full:

Whoops! Congressman John Rose (R) blames Senate Republicans for the shutdown and admits to Jake Tapper 🦅 they’re using people as “pawns” and “leverage”, calling it “deplorable”

Wow — “This is about Tennessee families… our most vulnerable should not become casualties of Washington’s dysfunction.” REPUBLICAN Senator Sen. Paul Bailey also asks Gov. Bill Lee to protect folks as SNAP runs out. (TN House Democrats called for a special session) (H/T Tennessee Lookout || tnlookout.bsky.social)

WATCH: Speaker Speaker Cameron Sexton accuses MEMPHIS schools of having “A CULTURE PROBLEM” 🤔 His solution: make public schools compete with more charters & private school voucher handouts — but public schools have to take everyone. (Also: they OUTPERFORM voucher/charter schools)

⚡️ WOW — Congressman John Rose, also running for governor in Tennessee, files a bill to undo his Republican primary opponent Senator Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s shameless multi-million dollar taxpayer funded money-grab. facebook.com/share/1DnU21A8…

REP. JOHN ROSE (R): "MARSHA BLACKBURN is planning to put millions of dollars in her own pocket at the expense of the American taxpayer." (@repjohnrose is running against @marshablackburn for governor. Sen. Hagerty is also guilty of this shameless self-dealing.) #MarshaMoneyGrab

👀 REPUBLICAN Congressman John Rose continues to call out Sen. Marsha Blackburn for her shameless money grab — stuffing her pockets with taxpayer dollars for being investigated in connection with Trump’s insurrection. (Rose is running against her for Governor) facebook.com/share/1AHX3qNw…

SOUTHERN BIZ & DEVELOPMENT: “Economic project activity in the 🇺🇸 South lowest since 1994… shockingly low job/investment generating projects… employers do not know rules of this economy, seem to change daily…” (cc: Gov. Bill Lee Sen. Marsha Blackburn) sb-d.com/index.php/news…

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UPDATE: The Cookeville Christmas Parade organizers have again rejected a Pride float, saying they are prohibiting “special interest groups”: facebook.com/share/p/1DPf95… (This is not the first time: wsmv.com/2024/10/23/org…)

DA AGEE: “It starts the conversation.” As Sen. Marsha Blackburn Senator Bill Hagerty Congressman John Rose Rep. Diana Harshbarger oppose 🤔Trump rescheduling marijuana— DA Agee (Republican) points out how far behind Tennessee is. Marsha is so out of touch. (And corrupt) Full: wbbjtv.com/2025/12/19/da-…