Over the last few months, I've had a blast working with and on a new podcast project about cities, politics, leadership, and innovation at the local level.
I hope you'll take time to join us at THE POSSIBLE CITY. 🧵
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makes you wonder about the veracity of whatever else they say in press releases 🧐
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The initial press release Memphis Police posted read that Tyre Nichols “complained of having a shortness of breath”
The video shows police punching him several times, kicking in the head and chest multiple times, pepper spraying him
I’m so proud of my city this morning. If you want to know who #Memphis is, look at last night- zero violence despite the atrocities that’ve been woven by hands into our culture. If you feel that way too, it is time to get to work & give our terrified communities even ground.
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I gave and I hope you’ll join me: Tyre Nichols Memorial Fund
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We have verified this fundraiser that was started by Tyre’s mom to cover the cost of the family’s mental health services and a memorial skate park in his honor. We will ensure these funds safely and quickly reach the family as they navigate this tragedy.
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I donated and I hope you’ll join me: Tyre Nichols Memorial Fund
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Tyre Nichols remembered as beautiful soul with creative eye dallasnews.com/news/2023/01/2
We have verified this fundraiser that was started by Tyre’s mom to cover the cost of the family’s mental health services and a memorial skate park in his honor. We will ensure these funds safely and quickly reach the family as they navigate this tragedy.
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Chief Cerelyn Davis' remarks concerning Tyre Nichols
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Black residents of Memphis are significantly more likely than white residents to be the subjects of police use of force. In thousands of encounters since 2016 in which officers used force, 86% of the subjects were Black, according to city data. nyti.ms/3WK9a3W
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Mayor Strickland () choosing to use his platform to say this right now is utterly baffling. What is this meant to accomplish?
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#TyreNichols was also an aspiring photographer.
"My vision is to bring my viewers deep into what i am seeing through my eye and out through my lens."
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Please see the important message from MSCS. We understand that students and staff may have questions or need support regarding these traumatic events, and we have provided principals resources that staff may use to help support our students.
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the correct answer is #1
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OK, you can only write with ONE type of pen for the rest of your life, which one are you picking? (ignoring the ink color)
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There can be no peace without justice. Timely, decisive action by is an important step in this direction.
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vote for St. Louis in this poll, guys
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Final round of the American cities bracket!
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If we simply required gun owners to carry liability insurance, the insurance industry would destroy the gun industry
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I loved this conversation with on #ThePossibleCity - one of the sharpest and most courageous voices working at the local level anywhere, offering an especially powerful perspective as a woman of color working in the south. Listen! Share!
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US has had more mass shootings in 2023 than at this point in any year on record cnn.com/us/live-news/m
Like much of Born In The USA, "Dancing In The Dark" is a lacerating spiritual inventory dressed up in the vestments of Capitalist striving. People criticize the production, but gated drums masking quiet despair is about as accurate a representation of Reagan's America imaginable.
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What should you do instead if you really want to offend a Swede? Wrong answers only.
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Swedes have a very funny attitude to their flag. They are utterly obsessed with it: flagpoles everywhere, flags on birthday cakes and Christmas trees, blue and yellow all over the place. But sure, feel free to burn it, we don’t care.
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Statement from DA Steve Mulroy.
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If you missed the Lisa Marie Presley memorial service, you can watch the entire thing online here including performances from Alanis Morrissette, Billy Corgan and Axl Rose
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Are any other Hamilton County small business owners have trouble filing their personal property reports online? The website keeps asking me what date I closed my business... but I haven't closed my business.
- any help?
this hellsite has apparently removed the option for us to sort tweets chronologically altogether 👎
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I love you, Shannon, but Steven Adams would handle you like a cat toy.
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On this episode of The Possible City, Jason takes and behind the scenes to talk about how he and his team built new local energy authorities from the ground up that serve Lancaster's residents and make his region stronger.
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Streaming now: , City Manager of , CA, is a pioneer in finding ways to make local government more agile, entrepreneurial, and resilient - particularly in the evolving field of renewable energy.
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As long as it's against the law to build modest, legal density in high-demand areas, the costs of every other housing unit everywhere else in Chattanooga will only keep increasing.
Matt's back with another PSA! (petty Skudlarek attitude)
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Hey. You. Throw away those old bananas. You’ve literally never made banana bread and you sure as shit aren’t going to start today.
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no question we could have eradicated covid and the flu if the CDC had paid the producers of Yellowstone to make John Dutton and his cowboys wear facemasks
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I just supported Chattanooga Urbanists Society on ! 🎉
You can support by buying them coffee ☕️ here:
and , you should interview X to get their views on what DeSantis is doing and how it will affect other young LGBTQ+ students and activists. #voxverse
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There are no coincidences: a week after recounts their wonderful experience at in , Gov. DeSantis moves to reinvent the institution into yet-another tool in the endless right-wing culture war.
Read their words:
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Thanks to and , and special thanks to Joda's team at .
Come for Joda's tips about the best unknown running spots in #CHA, stay for the wonky discourse about affordable housing!
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