Nathan Gerard-Bowen

I am not the late Bart Durham

[Nathan Gerard-Bowen @gigabowen]

My new hobby: shouting "get a room!" when the bride and groom kiss at a wedding

[Tegiminis @tegiminis]

horrors beyond your comprehension? skill issue. i comprehend these horrors just fine.

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

⚡️NEW LEAKED AUDIO: TN House Republicans infighting over #TennesseeThree votes.

CEPICKY: “You gotta do what’s right even when you think it might be wrong.”🤔

Leadership says Barrett made them look racist, Cepicky says they're at "war", etc. must-listen.

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

WATCH: “Speaker Sexton sent lawyers to tell us we can’t come back until 2025 — nothing about this is constitutional.”

@brotherjones_ says Sexton may be planning not to seat him & @Justinjpearson even if their communities send them back. Not democracy. #TenensseeThree

[Nathan Gerard-Bowen @gigabowen]

@MemphisRich901 @NToasts @ingerella @cosmopean @DianneG @Ryanyoungnews @brotherjones_ Did you watch the video? They showed it as part of the hearing yesterday because the GOP demanded it be entered as evidence. If Lafferty was scared for his life because of a bullhorn then we clearly need braver leadership. No violence, just chanting. No deaths or arrests either.

[Nathan Gerard-Bowen @gigabowen]

@NToasts @ingerella @cosmopean @MemphisRich901 @DianneG @Ryanyoungnews @brotherjones_ So did Lafferty by filming during session, but there didn't seem to be any calls for his expulsion

[Rashida Tlaib @RashidaTlaib]

This is fascism.

Expelling your political opponents for demanding action on gun violence when children are dying is disgusting.

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

WATCH: “Why did you not go to the ethics committee? You’ve only done this to 2 people in 200 years.”

@VanJones68 brings up the chair pissing incident, but keep in mind Faison himself tried to pants a ref in a gym full of kids, faced ZERO consequences: https://t.co/0YvzGY5Sri

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

DON LEMON: “TN House GOP caucus chair Jeremy Faison says you should’ve apologized.”

@brotherjones_: “Faison should reflect on his own actions — he tried to pull off a ref’s pants… I’ll apologize when they apologize to the families.” (Fact-check: True)

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

Rep. Farmer: “Do you know why you’re here?”

@Justinjpearson: “Because I came to the well to exercise my first amendment rights.”

[Nathan Gerard-Bowen @gigabowen]

@conniecarter56 @NC5 What do you want people to do? We've been having the same gun control debate for a decade. We averaged a school shooting a week last year. They had the guts to stand with their constituents and say "this is unacceptable and we won't take thoughts and prayers for an answer again"

[NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact]

Rep. Justin Jones goes *in* on TN House Republicans, saying some members who were found guilty of domestic violence, or were involved in other crimes and investigations, did not face expulsions.

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

REP. @brotherjones_ as Republicans vote to expel him: “I WAS FIGHTING FOR YOUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN TOO…

…if this can happen in Tennessee it’s coming to your state next.”

[Nathan Gerard-Bowen @gigabowen]

@britt4jade @TheTNHoller @brotherjones_ Not yet, they just voted on cutting off debate to start the vote prematurely

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

Rep. @brotherjones_ tells Kumar he isn’t interested in being “accepted” by this almost entirely white tn gop supermajority: “I don’t want acceptance from you, I want acceptance from the people of my district.”

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

Rep. @brotherjones_: “I’ll apologize when you all apologize… I broke a rule, but what I did not break is my oath.”

[The Recount @therecount]

TN State Rep. Johnny Garrett (R): “Do you understand … you are able to speak because Speaker Sexton recognized you?”

TN State Rep. @brotherjones_ (D): “District 52 sent me here to speak … Speaker Sexton is not a king. Speaker Sexton is not God, though he may want to be.”

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

Ryan Williams asks about “no justice no peace” — giving @brotherjones_ a chance to read him some scripture.

Jones is a divinity student. He speaks the language of the actual message of Jesus better than anyone on this floor.

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

Rep. @brotherjones_: “The megaphone was not brought out until Speaker Sexton gaveled into recess… the only reason I had to use a megaphone is Sexton cut my microphone.”

Fact-check: true

[Jo @JoJoFromJerz]

Your reminder: While Republicans are out there blaming mental health for school shootings - 205 of them voted AGAINST a bill to expand school-based mental health services. So…