freelancer • self-appointed #MetroCouncil whip • @pithinthewind columnist • president of @amydunnesintern fan club
Nashville, TN
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Hey folks, if y'all appreciate what I do, and you want to throw me a few bucks as a show of that appreciation, you can subscribe!! patreon.com/startleseasily
Or you can Venmo me at @ Nicole-Williams-Payment.
We're going on four hours here!
Hi friends it’s actually not cool to accuse local electeds of being pro-Hamas terrorist sympathizers. It’s like very dangerous and threatening! kthxbye
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On First Reading: In her latest recap, @startleseasily reports on a measure honoring Vencen Horsely, plus Jeff Eslick's resolution to slow drivers down.
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To all the people who shed sweat & tears fighting against Fusus, do not let anyone take that away from you. This was not a council victory. It was a people victory. Without y’all, many of the so-called progressives on council wouldn’t have thought twice about voting yes.
One of the most (unfortunately) quotable meetings of the term.
Come for the billy clubs (???), stay for Councilmember @JLPreptit looking fly as hell.
On First Reading: In her latest column, @startleseasily recaps the Metro Council's consideration of a pedestrian bridge and an anti-hate-group bill.
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Throwing a fit when a vote doesn’t go your way is very much not a cute look for a legislator.
And interestingly, it’s something I see overwhelmingly from the conservative members of the council, not the progressives.
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On First Reading: In her latest column, @startleseasily breaks down the steps leading to the Metro Council’s rejection of a new police-tech contract.
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My latest column for the @NashvilleScene: in which David takes on Goliath…and wins. I had a blast writing & experiencing this. Hope y’all enjoy! nashvillescene.com/news/pith…
This is a great question.
In Feb. 2022, the prior council passed the enabling ordinance for license plate readers. That included a 6-month pilot program & requirement to get council approval for full countywide implementation after the pilot.
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In Aug. 2023, the prior council approved full countywide implementation of LPRs.
But, the council still has to approve the LPR contract(s) with whatever vendor(s) MNPD has chosen through the procurement process.
Until the contracts are approved, the LPR program is paused.
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I think this analysis is fundamentally incorrect.
The LPR contracts will only need a simple majority of those present and voting — which the Fusus contract got, but needed 21 due to being sole source.
I’d be thrilled but SHOCKED if LPR contracts aren’t approved.
I'm doing it, folks. I'm gonna make the transition to BlueSky for my live posts of Metro meetings.
I will forever appreciate Twitter for helping to get my message out to folks, and to those of you who've followed along the way. But it sucks here. It really does.
You can find me over there as startleseasily.bsky.social.
I may post links here to my threads after the fact for a little while during the transition.
I just have to limit my exposure to rage bait, and that's basically all Twitter is now.
In which @_kellykitty_ IS the vibe, personified:
“Hello, we’re here again.”
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On First Reading: In her latest column, @startleseasily recaps the council's battle over MNPD's contract with Axon.
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