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Defending democracy. Confronting hate. Speaking truth to power & the angry mob. @NC5 chief investigative reporter. Per John Oliver: "Nashville's Nosiest Bitch."

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Scenes from Nashville’s #HandsOff2025 protest at Centennial Park. Looks like a few thousand people of all ages and backgrounds 1/

Wow! In the unedited answer, Sen. Marsha Blackburn claims to recall campaign forums - plural - where she has stood side by side with her fellow candidates for Tennessee governor. She remembers something no one else can recall. Do you have a photo of these events, Sen. Blackburn?

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Did you catch this? Last week, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn told a Memphis reporter that the $30 million state incentives package for Starbucks would be recouped in six months through payroll taxes. FACT CHECK: Tennessee does NOT have payroll/income taxes.

PARDONED: This disturbing video has always stuck with me. Albuquerque Head of Kingsport TN was sentenced to 90 months in prison for using a stolen riot shield to attack police officers. Thanks to President Trump, he will walk free.

Sen. Josh Josh Hawley: "Some will say now that I am calling America a Christian Nation. So I am. And some will say that I am advocating Christian Nationalism. And so I do."

MUST WATCH: My investigation of the conspiracy cops in Millersville, Tennessee, gets even stranger. Asked about the reason for my investigation of his department, the chief says: "The only thing I can think is: you are a pedophile or you are covering for somebody that is."

BREAKING: Drama in Tennessee House subcommittee as protesters are removed by state troopers. Their violation: quietly holding up signs.

VIDEO: 'I'm really, really sorry.' Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally apologizes after uproar over social media posts (More in link below.)

MUST WATCH: This call from @HansonforMayor - asking about the pic she posted of "supporters" who say they don't know her - is one of the more unusual phone calls I've ever received. Franklin, Tennessee, this is one of your candidates for mayor. (Details in story below.)

Another day of dealing with Andy Ogles’ shenanigans! We were invited to an event at a Metro Nashville Head Start program with RFK Jr. and Ogles. The congressman’s comms director made up some story about why we could not come in - which, as you will see, quickly fell apart. 🙄

This Kash Patel interview shared by Musk is absolutely insane! It is NOT FBI “government gangsters” blocking Metro Nashville PD from releasing the shooter’s writings! It is a lawsuit filed by the Covenant families! (And it’s NOT a Catholic school, btw.) Patel has no clue!

Thank you! What an incredible shout-out from John Oliver and Last Week Tonight! If you haven’t seen it, here are excerpts. Find the full episode at (Language warning)

MUST WATCH: Tennessee sheriff defends jailing liberal activist for posting Trump meme about school shooting

ICYMI: This is the quickest resignation of a public official in my career. (More details in link below.)

MUST WATCH! Confronting the hate, Phil Williams tells neo-Nazis: 'When I look at you guys, I do not think master race.'

Another big turnout of anti-Trump protesters today outside Nashville’s Centennial Park.

It's a scandal involving a Tennessee congressman that just won't seem to go away because his stories keep changing. Now, multiple donors tell NewsChannel 5 they have one question for Andy Ogles: “What did you do with the money?”

Jackson County TN Christian nationalist Pastor Andrew Isker (Andrew Isker 🌳🪓) is apparently afraid that TSA scanners will make him become attracted to men - so he chooses a personal pat-down instead.

ICYMI: They want to go back to an America before the civil rights movement "ruined everything." They want to kick out immigrants even if they became U.S. citizens decades ago. And they want to put women back where they think they belong. (Part 1)

We were invited to a Franklin mayoral forum at Westhaven, but Gabrielle @HansonforMayor supporters became quite agitated and attempted to keep us from entering the room. One kept backing into me and then accused me of assaulting him.