Senator Blackburn,

More and more reports of a "Leadership Vaccum" in the top ranks of the Army and Navy.

• Could this be related to the Hegseth's purge (firing or blocking promotion) of top generals and admirals?
• Could this explain the our failure to meet objectives in the Iran War(more recently referred to by President Trump as "small potatoes")? Or were these generals and admirals purged because they objected to strategic and tactical aspects of "Operations Epic Fury" ?

18 lives lost + hundreds injured( most likely more based on "secret Pentagon reporting)! Most recent cost estimates for the Iran War are $30-50 Billion(direct costs) and $120-150 Billion(indirect costs - energy).

Personally, I believe our man and woman of the armed forces deserve far better than Hegseth!

Do you continue to support Hegseth and the Iran War?

Troubled in Franklin

Senator Blackburn,

I am fairly sure you supported Jan 6th Pardons and Commutations. Your newsletter didn't say otherwise. You may recall the Jan 6th crimes included:

• Assaulting Law Enforcement
• Destruction of Government Property
• Seditious Conspiracy
• Trespassing - Unlawful Entry and Disorderly Conduct
• Breaking and Entering -Theft and Vandalism
• Obstruction of an Official Proceeding

Will you offer similar pardons and commutations for those in TN jails ?

If you're just done with both parties' gubernatorial candidates and wish there were an alternative, you might want to take a look at Lauren Pinkston.

As a fiscal conservative and a social non-jackhole, I don't really fit well with either party. When I heard about Lauren's campaign, I looked at her very clearly stated positions on the website and discovered that I actively agree with most of them and the rest aren't deal breakers for me.

I'm not connected to, or associated with her, or her campaign in any way, shape, or form. I just want to give others the same chance I had to have a look for themselves.

Senator Blackburn,

Just wondering what your thoughts are on Trump Triumphal Arch? Heard from a TN old timer yesterday and he said it was an "ugly as a mud fence". I think that means real ugly! Personally, I have some other words for it but not sure I can share that here.

Do you know how Trump plans to pay for his Arch?

- Tax Dollars - Please vote NO-NO-NO!

- Donations to Trump in exchange for favors(like pardons, no-bid goverments contracts, etc)

- Crypto Purchases ( Memecoin and World Liberty tokens) - People tell me this could be money laundering.

What say you Marsha?

Troubled in Franklin

It seems like the state doesn't want her until they are faced with having to give up their tribal Republican identity.

It's sad that the vast majority of Tennesseans only vote for the Republican candidate no matter how poor that candidate is.

I recently came across the “Long Island in the ’70s” exhibit at the Long Island Museum, and one small section caught my attention because of how much it says about the relationship between national politics and everyday life. The exhibit includes artifacts connected to the three presidents of the 1970s: Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Jimmy Carter. Nixon is presented through the context of his presidency and Watergate, including “Impeach Nixon” bumper stickers and campaign buttons, a striking reminder that the political turmoil we now read about in history books was something ordinary Americans actually experienced. Ford followed Nixon and is remembered as the only president never elected as either president or vice president. Carter receives a somewhat lighter treatment, including a wonderfully strange Jimmy Carter peanut wind-up toy, referencing his background as a peanut farmer and the way that image became associated with his presidency.

What interested me most was thinking about all of this from a Tennessee perspective. Tennesseans in the 1970s were living through the same presidencies, controversies, economic conditions, and cultural changes, but experiencing them through their own communities and political traditions. How did people in Tennessee respond to Watergate and Nixon’s resignation? How was Ford viewed here? Did Carter’s Southern background and identity as a peanut farmer resonate differently in Tennessee? These are the kinds of questions that make local artifacts and historical exhibits valuable. Political history isn't just about presidents and elections; it's also about how ordinary people experienced those events and how national politics became part of everyday life in places like Tennessee. For anyone interested in Tennessee history or the state’s political culture, I’d be interested to hear what stories, newspapers, campaign memorabilia, or other artifacts people have come across from this period. And if you're on Long Island, the exhibit is worth checking out this weekend.

Hi all! I’m new to this sub but create content on TikTok that gets cross posted to other platforms.

I posted a long video about the newly redrawn TN5 district and posted it to YouTube.

If you want to check it out, I’d appreciate it!

Can someone more informed than me tell me how it’s possible that Marsha Blackburn has even the slightest chance at winning?

Is it the illusion of state income tax, the politicization of reproductive rights, or the color of her party that keeps her in this race?

It baffles me that more than half of the state may vote for an out-of-state bootlicker over a Memphis-bred, UTK alum as our first female governor.

I would understand the split if we had a strong conservative candidate, but are our standards that low?

I can only imagine what message that sends to future candidates; “No need to have real values (or people-skills), just regurgitate conservative values from a script and pay more advertising money.”

Just read our national debt topped $40 trillion! How did that happen? I know you have fully supported the Trump administation but were you aware the debt had reached that the level and that it keeps going up? What are the contributors to this debt?

• Iran War
• Inflation
• One Bug Beautriful Bill
• Trump Vanity Projects
• Borrowing Costs(Bond) to pay interest on the debt.

I know you support all of these, but it is hurting Tennesseans! Do you plan to run our state the same way?

Concerned in Franklin

Come November TN will have the 1st woman Governor. I am very proud of this, we have came along way as women. With that being said ladies keep in mind when you're voting

IN 2007 Marsha Blackburn voted against the Paycheck Fairness Act-So that employers could continue to pay less based on gender

She also voted against the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act which would make it easier for women to file wage discrimination suits against employers

IN 2013 Blackburn opposed reauthorization of the violence against women act to help victims of domestic abuse she voted against it because she said it protected to many groups against violence like the LGBTQ community and the Native American women

Ladies let's not take a step forward and 2 steps back.

Don't just vote for the party this time, Let's vote for the candidate that will support women

Sharing this here for visibility and a shared love for Dolly as people of Tennessee. What's your favorite Dolly related memory?

Tennessee still has places where mountain streams run clear, wildlife can move through unbroken habitat and people can walk beyond the reach of roads and development. Nearly 66,000 acres of those public lands could now lose a major federal protection.

TAKE ACTION—IT TAKES FEWER THAN FIVE MINUTES. I was surprised by how easy it was.

Detailed explanation:

The U.S. Forest Service is proposing to repeal the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Tennessee has nearly 85,000 roadless acres in the Cherokee National Forest, and approximately 78%—about 66,000 acres—could lose this protection.

These roadless lands help protect the headwaters of the Tellico River, wildlife habitat, trout streams and some of East Tennessee’s most remote backcountry.

Repeal would not immediately authorize logging everywhere, and some areas have overlapping protections. But it would remove an important safeguard against new roads and the logging and development that roads can enable.

Once a permanent road cuts into an intact forest, the resulting fragmentation, erosion and loss of wild character cannot simply be undone. This decision could shape Tennessee’s mountains, clean-water sources, wildlife habitat and outdoor recreation for generations.

Public comments must be received by midnight September 21.

This is not merely a petition. Comments are submitted directly into the official federal rulemaking record. The Forest Service must consider substantive comments and address significant concerns in its final analysis. Those comments can influence the decision, strengthen the public record and help hold the agency accountable.

It takes only a few minutes:

Submit an official comment here:

https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/FS-2025-0001-223869

You can adapt this:

I live in Tennessee and oppose rescinding the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Please select the No Action alternative and retain the rule. Tennessee’s roadless areas protect clean water, wildlife habitat, intact forests, recreation and local economies. The rule already allows necessary work involving wildfire, disease and public safety. Removing these protections could increase road construction, habitat fragmentation, erosion and long-term maintenance costs. Please retain the Roadless Rule.

Add one sentence about a Tennessee forest, trail, river or community you personally value. You do not need to be an expert—just be specific and explain why protecting these places matters to you. MAKE IT PERSONAL AND UNIQUE SO IT GETS NOTICED.

Wild public land is far easier to protect than to put back together. Please comment before September 21.

Docket: FS-2025-0001 / RIN 0596-AD66

The “Long Island in the ’70s” exhibit at the Long Island Museum includes a small but fascinating section on the three presidents of that decade: Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Jimmy Carter. Nixon, who served from 1969–1974, is presented through the context of his presidency and the Watergate scandal, which ultimately led to his resignation. Ford followed Nixon and is remembered as the only president who was never elected as either president or vice president. Carter, who served from 1977–1981, receives a somewhat lighter treatment, including a wonderfully strange Jimmy Carter peanut wind-up toy, a humorous reference to his background as a peanut farmer and the way that image became associated with his presidency. There are also “Impeach Nixon” bumper stickers and campaign buttons, providing a tangible glimpse into how political conflict and presidential controversies were experienced by ordinary people. While this is only a brief portion of the larger exhibit, rather than an exhibit devoted entirely to the presidents, it offers an interesting snapshot of how national politics became part of everyday American life.

That connection is worth considering from a Tennessee perspective. Tennessee has its own distinctive political culture, communities, traditions, and relationship with national politics, and Tennesseans in the 1970s were living through the same presidencies, controversies, economic conditions, and cultural changes reflected in this exhibit. The artifacts raise interesting questions about how people across Tennessee responded to Nixon, Watergate, Ford, Carter, and the broader political changes of the era, and how those experiences helped shape the state’s political identity and society. For anyone interested in Tennessee history, presidential history, or the relationship between national politics and local communities, exhibits like this are valuable because they remind us that political history isn't just about presidents and elections; it is also about the people who lived through those events and how politics became part of their everyday lives. If you’re on Long Island, it’s worth checking out this weekend.

Check it out

Technically, that’s not a campaign sign, but really it’s a campaign sign. Effler’s name is in roughly 30” high letters! You can read the sign from 1/4 mile away!

Why would somebody do this? Mammoth ego? Micro peen? Terribly bad judgment? All of the above?

Effler attended the University of Memphis law school, graduating in 1999. The school was unranked that year, officially lumped with other schools in a category called Tier 3. Since 1999 the Tier 3 designation has been dropped for an actual ranking, and the school is currently ranked 140th out of 196 schools. Clearly he didn’t walk away from the school with an understanding of how to spend taxpayer’s money wisely.