Brad Batt for Tennessee State House@bradbatt

Running for TN State House (D6) to end the grocery tax, raise wages, fund our public schools, and take down these Flock cameras!!

 Johnson City, TN
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Joined January 2009
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Ruby Bridges was 6 years old when she had to be escorted by U.S. Marshals to kindergarten
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@CBSNews
4 Nov 2021
How young is too young to teach kids about race? cbsn.ws/2ZQJYBJ
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Pope Leo XIV
@Pontifex
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In an age dominated by technology, in which efficiency and profit often take precedence, it is so important that we continue to cultivate a spirit of contemplation and allow time and space for beauty. Such an attitude will greatly help humanity, especially young people, to discover the ability of art to uplift and reveal the depths of the human spirit and our openness to the divine. Contemplation presents a marvelous opportunity to encounter the God who is Beauty.
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😱 Scary Larry 😱 🇺🇦✊🏻🇺🇸🗽@aintscarylarry
Oct 5
This “school choice” bullshit is nothing more than a republican scam to bleed public schools dry and line their own pockets. Case in point:
Dittie
@DittiePE
Oct 5
It took ProPublica reporters $45 and a flag to start a private school in Arkansas. No teaching experience. No background check. Nobody asked what they'd teach or how they'd measure whether kids were learning. Last month I showed you Alpha School getting rejected as a charter in Texas, then approved for the state's voucher program anyway. This is that same pipeline with even fewer guardrails. In Arkansas, the reporters registered an LLC online and got a certificate the same day. Then they applied to get public money as a microschool. It took about 10 minutes and two documents. No accreditation, no proof of financial solvency, and no cap on how many students they could enroll. They set their tuition at $7,208, the exact voucher amount per student. When they asked the state about it, an Education Department employee didn't reject them. He suggested ways they could still get the money. In West Virginia they filed on notebook paper. The state told them to take the "microschool route," where no one has any oversight. The department says it does not approve or deny microschools for any reason, including the qualifications of the owner. Unlimited students, by law. The reporters never took a dime and never enrolled a kid. But nothing stopped them from doing either. Arkansas has gone from under 100 private schools to more than 220 since its voucher program started, plus 143 microschools approved this year alone. Anyone can open one. The state can't stop you. And your tax dollars are paying for it all.
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Dittie
@DittiePE
Oct 5
It took ProPublica reporters $45 and a flag to start a private school in Arkansas. No teaching experience. No background check. Nobody asked what they'd teach or how they'd measure whether kids were learning. Last month I showed you Alpha School getting rejected as a charter in Texas, then approved for the state's voucher program anyway. This is that same pipeline with even fewer guardrails. In Arkansas, the reporters registered an LLC online and got a certificate the same day. Then they applied to get public money as a microschool. It took about 10 minutes and two documents. No accreditation, no proof of financial solvency, and no cap on how many students they could enroll. They set their tuition at $7,208, the exact voucher amount per student. When they asked the state about it, an Education Department employee didn't reject them. He suggested ways they could still get the money. In West Virginia they filed on notebook paper. The state told them to take the "microschool route," where no one has any oversight. The department says it does not approve or deny microschools for any reason, including the qualifications of the owner. Unlimited students, by law. The reporters never took a dime and never enrolled a kid. But nothing stopped them from doing either. Arkansas has gone from under 100 private schools to more than 220 since its voucher program started, plus 143 microschools approved this year alone. Anyone can open one. The state can't stop you. And your tax dollars are paying for it all.
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Over a decade of the most vile and disgusting things coming out of his mouth, but taunting a foreign country to “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego and saying “This is a very small price to pay.” is truly reprehensible The Republican Party is dying. They are on their death bed.
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@jonfavs
Oct 5
The data center backlash is about much more than data centers and even AI itself. Most people are just sick of being told that the future is something that happens to them.
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Have I Been Flocked?@HIBFlocked
Oct 3
Y'all best not be deliberately looking at Flock cameras. haveibeenflocked.com/search?…
A screenshot of a law enforcement surveillance audit log detail page showing an AI search prompt query: * **Organization:** Medina County OH SO (with links to Logs, Insights, and DeFlock) * **Reason:** Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property - Flock camera damage/stolen (tagged "Freeform") * **Operator & Identifier:** Both fields are redacted * **Search period:** 5/22/26, 9:00:00 PM EDT – 5/31/26, 4:00:00 PM EDT (9 days) * **Devices Searched:** Redacted (150 networks) * **Filters:** N/A * **Text Prompt:** "Find any person on May 29 who stopped near, stood in front of, or deliberately looked at a Flock LPR camera instead of simply walking past it. Prioritize anyone associated with a small pickup truck, possibly a Dodge Dakota, who may have been scouting camera locations before 10:05 p.m." (marked with a green "allow" badge below) * **Source:** Romeoville IL PD

ALT A screenshot of a law enforcement surveillance audit log detail page showing an AI search prompt query: * **Organization:** Medina County OH SO (with links to Logs, Insights, and DeFlock) * **Reason:** Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property - Flock camera damage/stolen (tagged "Freeform") * **Operator & Identifier:** Both fields are redacted * **Search period:** 5/22/26, 9:00:00 PM EDT – 5/31/26, 4:00:00 PM EDT (9 days) * **Devices Searched:** Redacted (150 networks) * **Filters:** N/A * **Text Prompt:** "Find any person on May 29 who stopped near, stood in front of, or deliberately looked at a Flock LPR camera instead of simply walking past it. Prioritize anyone associated with a small pickup truck, possibly a Dodge Dakota, who may have been scouting camera locations before 10:05 p.m." (marked with a green "allow" badge below) * **Source:** Romeoville IL PD

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Jerri Green
@Jerri_M_Green
Oct 3
Tennessee faces a maternal health crisis, and on Day One, I will sign an executive order declaring it. I've worked on this issue in Memphis, and I'm ready to take our fight statewide for more healthy moms and healthy babies.
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Dan King 🇺🇦
@Kinger_DC
Oct 2
Flock has repeatedly argued the use of their cameras is not a 4th amendment search because the courts had yet to say so. Between this and the district court in @IJ’s Norfolk case saying a certain threshold of Flock cameras would be a 4A search, the tide is starting to turn!
Brendan Keefe - ANF & InvestigateTV@BrendanKeefe
Oct 2
Extraordinary federal order to suppress evidence because a Flock search implicates the 4th Amendment, calling it "a large-scale, dragnet-type surveillance system" & "every vehicle was being indiscriminately tracked until law enforcement needed information" storage.courtlistener.com/re…
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Matthew Tokson@mtokson
Oct 3
A federal district judge just declared that Flock camera systems violate the Fourth Amendment! Applying Chatrie, the court concludes that extensive camera networks engage in unlawful "indiscriminate mass surveillance." A major ruling. storage.courtlistener.com/re…
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Pope Leo XIV
@Pontifex
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In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgent to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity.
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HollyHox 🌈🐇🎨🌳🔭🎬@HollHox
Oct 2
America you are fucked if you don’t end these people and this shit right now.
Brad Batt for Tennessee State House@bradbatt
Oct 1
In the most literal sense
Screenshot of the Wikipedia article "Reich Ministry for Church Affairs." The intro says the ministry existed in Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945 under Hanns Kerrl and Hermann Muhs, aiming to unify the churches and align them with National Socialism. An infobox shows the Nazi eagle-and-swastika emblem, with formation on 16 July 1935 and dissolution on 8 May 1945. The Background section explains the regime's failed effort to merge 28 Protestant churches into one Reich Church under Ludwig Müller, resistance from Martin Niemöller's Confessing Church, and Hitler's decision to have the government take over.

ALT Screenshot of the Wikipedia article "Reich Ministry for Church Affairs." The intro says the ministry existed in Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945 under Hanns Kerrl and Hermann Muhs, aiming to unify the churches and align them with National Socialism. An infobox shows the Nazi eagle-and-swastika emblem, with formation on 16 July 1935 and dissolution on 8 May 1945. The Background section explains the regime's failed effort to merge 28 Protestant churches into one Reich Church under Ludwig Müller, resistance from Martin Niemöller's Confessing Church, and Hitler's decision to have the government take over.
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“After Aug. 20, I noticed, ‘Hey, we’re still getting outside agencies outside the State of Tennessee that are searching our network’” — Deputy PC Mike Adams, to WJHL, Sept. 18, 2026 But emails prove he was repeatedly notified of out-of-state access: takedownthesecameras.com/he-…

He Was Told. Every Month. — Take Down These Cameras

Johnson City's deputy police chief says he only noticed out-of-state agencies searching our Flock cameras after Aug. 20. FOIA'd emails show Flock told him every month, in bold, that 1,800+ out-of-s...

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Jerri Green
@Jerri_M_Green
Oct 1
My statement regarding last night's botched execution: The state botched this execution because the Attorney General rushed this process, even after the execution of Tony Carruthers failed just four months ago. There is a lack of transparency around drug testing, as well as qualified and ethical personnel—but the fact of the matter is: the death penalty has always been inhumane, expensive, and biased. And Marsha Blackburn wants to bring back one of the most cruel forms of capital punishment, the electric chair. As a public defender, I’ve met a few too many people who were wrongfully convicted on death row who were later exonerated. As Governor, I would put a moratorium on all future executions. If we say we are pro-life, that means we must be anti-death penalty.
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Brandon Koontz@bwkoontz
Oct 1
If you want people to stop calling you Nazis, stop acting like them.
Brad Batt for Tennessee State House@bradbatt
Oct 1
In the most literal sense
Screenshot of the Wikipedia article "Reich Ministry for Church Affairs." The intro says the ministry existed in Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945 under Hanns Kerrl and Hermann Muhs, aiming to unify the churches and align them with National Socialism. An infobox shows the Nazi eagle-and-swastika emblem, with formation on 16 July 1935 and dissolution on 8 May 1945. The Background section explains the regime's failed effort to merge 28 Protestant churches into one Reich Church under Ludwig Müller, resistance from Martin Niemöller's Confessing Church, and Hitler's decision to have the government take over.

ALT Screenshot of the Wikipedia article "Reich Ministry for Church Affairs." The intro says the ministry existed in Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945 under Hanns Kerrl and Hermann Muhs, aiming to unify the churches and align them with National Socialism. An infobox shows the Nazi eagle-and-swastika emblem, with formation on 16 July 1935 and dissolution on 8 May 1945. The Background section explains the regime's failed effort to merge 28 Protestant churches into one Reich Church under Ludwig Müller, resistance from Martin Niemöller's Confessing Church, and Hitler's decision to have the government take over.
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In the most literal sense
Screenshot of the Wikipedia article "Reich Ministry for Church Affairs." The intro says the ministry existed in Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945 under Hanns Kerrl and Hermann Muhs, aiming to unify the churches and align them with National Socialism. An infobox shows the Nazi eagle-and-swastika emblem, with formation on 16 July 1935 and dissolution on 8 May 1945. The Background section explains the regime's failed effort to merge 28 Protestant churches into one Reich Church under Ludwig Müller, resistance from Martin Niemöller's Confessing Church, and Hitler's decision to have the government take over.

ALT Screenshot of the Wikipedia article "Reich Ministry for Church Affairs." The intro says the ministry existed in Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945 under Hanns Kerrl and Hermann Muhs, aiming to unify the churches and align them with National Socialism. An infobox shows the Nazi eagle-and-swastika emblem, with formation on 16 July 1935 and dissolution on 8 May 1945. The Background section explains the regime's failed effort to merge 28 Protestant churches into one Reich Church under Ludwig Müller, resistance from Martin Niemöller's Confessing Church, and Hitler's decision to have the government take over.

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Oct 1
Hey, real quick. This is Nazi shit.
Screenshot of a post on X from Sean Parnell (@SeanParnellASW), a verified account. The post reads: "Today, at Secretary Hegseth's direction, the Department of War is announcing the Office of Religious Affairs. Starting today, the Office of Religious Affairs will report directly to the Secretary of War. No staff filters. No bureaucratic dilution. A direct line to the Secretary. This won't be a policy shop pushing paper. It will have real teeth. It will protect budgets, demand infrastructure, and strengthen religious support across the force." Below the text is an image of a navy blue graphic with a gold border. In the upper half, a white eagle with wings spread, holding a shield, olive branch, and a crook-shaped staff, appears above the words "Office of Religious Affairs." A gold horizontal line divides the graphic, and in the lower half is the motto "Standing Firm, Preaching Truth, and Ministering to the Force," with a small gold eagle emblem at the bottom.

ALT Screenshot of a post on X from Sean Parnell (@SeanParnellASW), a verified account. The post reads: "Today, at Secretary Hegseth's direction, the Department of War is announcing the Office of Religious Affairs. Starting today, the Office of Religious Affairs will report directly to the Secretary of War. No staff filters. No bureaucratic dilution. A direct line to the Secretary. This won't be a policy shop pushing paper. It will have real teeth. It will protect budgets, demand infrastructure, and strengthen religious support across the force." Below the text is an image of a navy blue graphic with a gold border. In the upper half, a white eagle with wings spread, holding a shield, olive branch, and a crook-shaped staff, appears above the words "Office of Religious Affairs." A gold horizontal line divides the graphic, and in the lower half is the motto "Standing Firm, Preaching Truth, and Ministering to the Force," with a small gold eagle emblem at the bottom.

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FUCK ICE 🔥🏴@StandUpFightICE
Oct 1
how are social studies and history teachers supposed to be like "yeah there are checks and balances and we actually do have a separation between church and state" while this happens
Brad Batt for Tennessee State House@bradbatt
Oct 1
Hey, real quick. This is Nazi shit.
Screenshot of a post on X from Sean Parnell (@SeanParnellASW), a verified account. The post reads: "Today, at Secretary Hegseth's direction, the Department of War is announcing the Office of Religious Affairs. Starting today, the Office of Religious Affairs will report directly to the Secretary of War. No staff filters. No bureaucratic dilution. A direct line to the Secretary. This won't be a policy shop pushing paper. It will have real teeth. It will protect budgets, demand infrastructure, and strengthen religious support across the force." Below the text is an image of a navy blue graphic with a gold border. In the upper half, a white eagle with wings spread, holding a shield, olive branch, and a crook-shaped staff, appears above the words "Office of Religious Affairs." A gold horizontal line divides the graphic, and in the lower half is the motto "Standing Firm, Preaching Truth, and Ministering to the Force," with a small gold eagle emblem at the bottom.

ALT Screenshot of a post on X from Sean Parnell (@SeanParnellASW), a verified account. The post reads: "Today, at Secretary Hegseth's direction, the Department of War is announcing the Office of Religious Affairs. Starting today, the Office of Religious Affairs will report directly to the Secretary of War. No staff filters. No bureaucratic dilution. A direct line to the Secretary. This won't be a policy shop pushing paper. It will have real teeth. It will protect budgets, demand infrastructure, and strengthen religious support across the force." Below the text is an image of a navy blue graphic with a gold border. In the upper half, a white eagle with wings spread, holding a shield, olive branch, and a crook-shaped staff, appears above the words "Office of Religious Affairs." A gold horizontal line divides the graphic, and in the lower half is the motto "Standing Firm, Preaching Truth, and Ministering to the Force," with a small gold eagle emblem at the bottom.

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Discontented Idealist 🇺🇸@DiscoIdealist
Oct 1
Well, they are Nazis.
Brad Batt for Tennessee State House@bradbatt
Oct 1
Hey, real quick. This is Nazi shit.
Screenshot of a post on X from Sean Parnell (@SeanParnellASW), a verified account. The post reads: "Today, at Secretary Hegseth's direction, the Department of War is announcing the Office of Religious Affairs. Starting today, the Office of Religious Affairs will report directly to the Secretary of War. No staff filters. No bureaucratic dilution. A direct line to the Secretary. This won't be a policy shop pushing paper. It will have real teeth. It will protect budgets, demand infrastructure, and strengthen religious support across the force." Below the text is an image of a navy blue graphic with a gold border. In the upper half, a white eagle with wings spread, holding a shield, olive branch, and a crook-shaped staff, appears above the words "Office of Religious Affairs." A gold horizontal line divides the graphic, and in the lower half is the motto "Standing Firm, Preaching Truth, and Ministering to the Force," with a small gold eagle emblem at the bottom.

ALT Screenshot of a post on X from Sean Parnell (@SeanParnellASW), a verified account. The post reads: "Today, at Secretary Hegseth's direction, the Department of War is announcing the Office of Religious Affairs. Starting today, the Office of Religious Affairs will report directly to the Secretary of War. No staff filters. No bureaucratic dilution. A direct line to the Secretary. This won't be a policy shop pushing paper. It will have real teeth. It will protect budgets, demand infrastructure, and strengthen religious support across the force." Below the text is an image of a navy blue graphic with a gold border. In the upper half, a white eagle with wings spread, holding a shield, olive branch, and a crook-shaped staff, appears above the words "Office of Religious Affairs." A gold horizontal line divides the graphic, and in the lower half is the motto "Standing Firm, Preaching Truth, and Ministering to the Force," with a small gold eagle emblem at the bottom.

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Hey, real quick. This is Nazi shit.
Screenshot of a post on X from Sean Parnell (@SeanParnellASW), a verified account. The post reads: "Today, at Secretary Hegseth's direction, the Department of War is announcing the Office of Religious Affairs. Starting today, the Office of Religious Affairs will report directly to the Secretary of War. No staff filters. No bureaucratic dilution. A direct line to the Secretary. This won't be a policy shop pushing paper. It will have real teeth. It will protect budgets, demand infrastructure, and strengthen religious support across the force." Below the text is an image of a navy blue graphic with a gold border. In the upper half, a white eagle with wings spread, holding a shield, olive branch, and a crook-shaped staff, appears above the words "Office of Religious Affairs." A gold horizontal line divides the graphic, and in the lower half is the motto "Standing Firm, Preaching Truth, and Ministering to the Force," with a small gold eagle emblem at the bottom.

ALT Screenshot of a post on X from Sean Parnell (@SeanParnellASW), a verified account. The post reads: "Today, at Secretary Hegseth's direction, the Department of War is announcing the Office of Religious Affairs. Starting today, the Office of Religious Affairs will report directly to the Secretary of War. No staff filters. No bureaucratic dilution. A direct line to the Secretary. This won't be a policy shop pushing paper. It will have real teeth. It will protect budgets, demand infrastructure, and strengthen religious support across the force." Below the text is an image of a navy blue graphic with a gold border. In the upper half, a white eagle with wings spread, holding a shield, olive branch, and a crook-shaped staff, appears above the words "Office of Religious Affairs." A gold horizontal line divides the graphic, and in the lower half is the motto "Standing Firm, Preaching Truth, and Ministering to the Force," with a small gold eagle emblem at the bottom.

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Jerri Green
@Jerri_M_Green
Sep 30
My plan for education is simple- public dollars for public schools for the public good. As your governor, I will end the voucher scheme and fully fund our public schools.
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Flock data + Axon body cam footage + facial recognition, "in one searchable platform." That's the pitch VIDIZMO emailed to Johnson City PD's deputy chief. Its tech also claims behavior prediction and racial and gender analysis on live camera feeds. 404media.co/surveillance-com…

Surveillance Company Tells Cops It Wants to Add Facial Recognition to Flock Cameras

A surveillance company wants to "close the gap" that Flock won't do, by pitching facial recognition on its cameras.

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