Author Archive for: Justin Kanew
Entries by Justin Kanew
Rep Jeremy Faison Calls Kanew a “Hateful Shit”
TN House GOP caucus chair Jeremy Faison came out to call Kanew a “HATEFUL SHIT” after he asked why Faison was trying to CUT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS IN HALF despite representing […]
House Votes to Confirm Local Islamophobe to Textbook Commission
The House just voted to confirm Laurie Cardoza-Moore to the Tennessee Textbook Commission per Speaker Sexton’s nomination. Reminder that Cardoza-Moore: – Said 30% of Muslims are terrorists – Is […]
What Would Jesus Do? with Elizabeth Madeira
Elizabeth Madeira, an organizer for the Southern Christian Coalition, discusses recent Tennessee legislation and her views on the intersections between Christian morality and public policy. FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts here, […]
TNGOP Blocks Medicaid Expansion AGAIN
“Why do you keep blocking MEDICAID EXPANSION when the deal is this good even with 300,000 uninsured? I’ve never heard 1 good reason.” Reps Hawk, Cepicky, Smith, Terry, Hicks, Kumar, […]
Reps Harris and Mannis Push Back on TNGOP’s Anti-LGBTQ Textbook Ban
“THIS WOULD ELIMINATE ME.” Reps Harris (D-Memphis) & Mannis (R-Knoxville) – the 2 out LGBT reps – push back on Griffey & the TNGOP’s ANTI-LGBTQ TEXTBOOK BAN. It passed committee […]
Regrounding Ourselves in the Movement
Hale, Isabella, Owen, and Cassie join forces for a regrounding episode where we talk about what we are doing as a Movement here in Tennessee and what the larger fight […]
Sen. Akbari Grills Anti-Muslim Appointee to Textbook Committee
“I can’t think of someone more uniquely UNQUALIFIED. I am OFFENDED by this. We should ALL be INSULTED.” Senator Akbari grills Speaker Cameron Sexton’s lying anti-Muslim 9/11 truther textbook committee […]
These GOP Senators Don’t Seem to Understand the Right to Protest
“Are you worried BLACK PLAYERS won’t come to Tennessee? Why didn’t you go talk to the players about WHY they were kneeling?” We asked Senators Rusty Crowe & Jon Lundberg […]
OP-ED: Gov. Lee, VETO PERMITLESS CARRY to Prevent Traumatized Youth Like Me
Opinion by Christian Harrison of Clarksville Growing up in the south, I got pretty used to guns. They were in the movies I watched, the games I played, and members […]