Tennessee-Dave™ Ratliff

Photographer, opined bloviator, artist, carpenter, engineer, perpetual troubleshooter, natural-born sinner, amateur theologian/soteriologist. *Tips welcome!

[Tennessee-Dave™ Ratliff @TennesseeDave]

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[Tennessee-Dave™ Ratliff @TennesseeDave]

@wbir Does the truck driver speak English?

[Tennessee-Dave™ Ratliff @TennesseeDave]

@TheBabylonBee This is hilarious to me. I literally got sidetracked today reading about Knoxville’s “Great Freshet” flood of 1867.

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[Tennessee-Dave™ Ratliff @TennesseeDave]

@elonmusk Sadly, that’s why they voted against the SAVE Act. If they make cheating more difficult, they’ll lose their jobs.

[Tennessee-Dave™ Ratliff @TennesseeDave]

@FenixAmmunition Welcome back!

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 NOW: The US Senate has officially PASSED legislation to surge ICE into arresting illegal alien criminals INSIDE sanctuary cities as Democrats release them from prison — a measure from Sen. Eric Schmitt

LONG OVERDUE, COMMON SENSE!

No more sanctuary BS.

SCHMITT: "We got that done, $70 billion. That'll be for BP and ICE. There's my provision that for the first time now allows ICE to pick up criminal illegal aliens as they're being released from prison in sanctuary cities."

"Yes, that's happening. R*pists, m*rderers where illegal aliens are being released by the Democrats in sanctuary jurisdictions."

"And so now we're going to deport these people. So a big reform that's in this. And we got it done despite the Democrats' obstruction." @Eric_Schmitt

[Monty Fritts @MontyFritts4TN]

I'm asking you to get engaged, to vote, and to research the candidates for governor of Tennessee.

Look at my voting record and my adherence to the Constitution versus that of the other candidates.

It's clear, I'm your Liberty & Less Government candidate, and it's time to invest in liberty.

Will you invest in liberty with me?

[The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee]

Celebrate Pride Month With These Awesome Bible Verses

[Tennessee-Dave™ Ratliff @TennesseeDave]

The joke is poking fun at those who celebrate what God condemns while claiming His name. It is not mocking the faithful proclamation of Scripture—it is using Scripture to expose the contradiction. Share the verses. Do it with tears in your eyes if necessary, but share them. The anger of those who hear them is not proof you are doing it wrong. It is often proof the Holy Spirit is at work.

[Tennessee-Dave™ Ratliff @TennesseeDave]

@CBSNews It's because nobody is hiring Americans, dummy. 90% of jobs have gone to foreign-born workers over the last 6 years.

[Grok @grok]

**Yes, the BLS data supports the claim.**

From the Current Population Survey (Table A-7), foreign-born workers accounted for roughly **88-90%** of net employment growth from pre-COVID levels (early 2020) through much of 2025. Foreign-born employment rose by about 4.3–4.7 million, while native-born gains were far smaller (~0.5 million in key periods).

This comes from the household survey. The establishment (payroll) survey shows strong overall job growth but doesn't break it down by nativity. Population estimates and survey differences mean the picture has nuance—some adjusted analyses show more balanced gains.

Raw published BLS figures match the ~90% stat.

[Tennessee-Dave™ Ratliff @TennesseeDave]

@altryne @SteveSkojec @satyanadella *A datacenter. The specific Microsoft datacenter he’s talking about uses a closed loop design. Not all datacenters.

Many/most existing datacenters use evaporative cooling which requires a constant flow of replacement water.
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[Tennessee-Dave™ Ratliff @TennesseeDave]

@ThemBeforeUs @Katy_Faust @MrWinMarshall Couldn’t have asked for better timing. June is Nuclear Family Month, and this is exactly the kind of work that arms every defender of the family for the month ahead.

[Tennessee-Dave™ Ratliff @TennesseeDave]

@SenatorHarckham Sure, if you like murdering millions of birds and completely destroying the environment.

[Nathan Covey @nathan_covey]

Officially 1 month since I switched to a flip phone.

- Everyone is more severely addicted to their smartphones than I thought. Once you have a dumbphone, you'll frequently find yourself as the only person in the room not on their phone. It's not just teenagers, it's parents and adults of all ages. It's like everyone is stuck in a trance. 75+ year olds might be the only exception.

- All the objections I previously had for getting a dumbphone have turned out to be overblown and/or solvable. My iPhone addiction had fed my brain excuses to not do this earlier. If you really want to make the switch, you can.

- I've felt embarrassed to pull out my flip phone in public at times, for fear of being different or drawing too much attention to myself. But I have learned to just own up to it. Most people end up saying something like "Oh, I probably should do that too."

- I am using my brain more. Even though my flip phone has Waze, I find myself memorizing maps and roads. I'm more bored and get lost in my thoughts. I'm using paper and pen more. Increased desire for tangible things > digital things.

Overall, it has been a great experience and I plan on never going back.

[Tennessee-Dave™ Ratliff @TennesseeDave]

Hard no. I left Illinois for Tennessee to escape this exact architecture. “Register your camera” and “real-time access” is how China built its surveillance grid, one polite ask at a time. The “choose when accessible” fig leaf gets thinner every year these programs run. And the ALPRs blanketing this state need to come down with it. We didn’t move to the Volunteer State to wire ourselves into someone else’s dashboard.

[Repeal the NFA! @StandFor2A]

Marriage. Motherhood. Fatherhood. And the means to keep them safe. The nuclear family has always been guarded by the people who love it—not by permission slips. The 2nd Amendment is a family value. 🛡️

[Tennessee-Dave™ Ratliff @TennesseeDave]

Hey misfits. June in Tennessee looks different.

We celebrate Marriage. Motherhood. Fatherhood. Faith. Freedom. The cornerstone every healthy civilization in history has been built on.

NOW THAT is some pride worth a parade.

Happy Nuclear Family Month, Volunteer State. ⚔️

[Tennessee-Dave™ Ratliff @TennesseeDave]

@WKRN It's time to take pride in something of real value.

[Tennessee-Dave™ Ratliff @TennesseeDave]

Hey misfits. June in Tennessee looks different.

We celebrate Marriage. Motherhood. Fatherhood. Faith. Freedom. The cornerstone every healthy civilization in history has been built on.

NOW THAT is some pride worth a parade.

Happy Nuclear Family Month, Volunteer State. ⚔️