Juan Buitrago

Vinyl geek, Colombian #FGCU grad, journalist. Digital producer for @tennessean. Host of @Intl_EchoWXNA Thursdays 3-4 pm on @wxnafm

[Vivian Jones @Vivian_E_Jones]

House Rules Committee has started, officially kicking off Tennessee’s special session on redistricting.

Follow our coverage @tennessean throughout the day here:
https://t.co/NNFfjTg4VS

[Vivian Jones @Vivian_E_Jones]

BREAKING: Gov. Bill Lee is calling a special legislative session on May 5 to “formally review the state’s congressional map.”

[Vivian Jones @Vivian_E_Jones]

TN Senators just voted to add 15k new EFS vouchers next year, costing about $300M.

It now goes to Lee's desk.

Current EFS students have not yet taken the standardized test they're required to this year, so the state has no data on the program's efficacy.
https://t.co/1sPELiIHFP

[Rep. Melanie Stansbury @Rep_Stansbury]

The White House is confirming U.S. military operations in Venezuela tonight. Let us be clear: these strikes are illegal. The President does not have the authority to declare war or undertake large-scale military operations without Congress. Congress must act to rein him in. Immediately.

[Aires ~ Socialista de Antonio de Tomaso @Airesviejo]

Papa estadounidense o como se diría en inglés Daddy Yankee

[Tyler Whetstone @tyler_whetstone]

❗️Breaking. The Knox County DA @CharmeAllenDA has fired assistant prosecutor Berkley Mason after I showed them his X account was full of racist, sexist tweets early this morning.
https://t.co/TxrzDIrSb6

[USA TODAY @USATODAY]

Sovereignty wins the Kentucky Derby, edging favorite Journalism at the finish https://t.co/TepbxurZxv

[The Daily Show @TheDailyShow]

Pam Bondi’s stats on Trump saving hundreds of millions of lives from fentanyl has her sounding high as f**k

[NashSevereWx @NashSevereWx]

Maybe a few showers but nothing to worry much about for Metallica Saturday night.

[NashSevereWx @NashSevereWx]

All-clear for tornado and severe thunderstorm concerns in Davidson County. Lightning, flooding, non-severe wind gusts still possible. This also applies to Williamson County WEST of I-65.

[Nashville Scene @NashvilleScene]

From this week’s People Issue: The work of Tennessean photo archivist Ricky Rogers tracks history and beautiful mundanity.

https://t.co/O3fgzwW3wR

[NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory @NOAA_GLERL]

Due to a reduction in staff, NOAA GLERL's communications services will be taking an indefinite hiatus.

Please follow @ciglr_um to stay updated on GLERL and CIGLR's collective Great Lakes science.

[Al Roker @alroker]

Going into the severe weather and hurricane season, this cannot be good.

The Commerce Department has laid off hundreds of NOAA employees, many with specialized skills who work at one of the world's top climate science and weather forecasting agencies.
Why it matters: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is responsible for providing weather watches and warnings, monitoring and studying Earth's climate, as well as operating weather satellites and protecting marine life.
The layoffs of probationary employees that began Thursday hit soon after cuts at the behest of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency occurred at other climate and environment agencies.
The big picture: NOAA's missions require staff to work around the clock to monitor dangerous weather, earthquakes that could cause tsunamis, and other hazards.
In recent weeks, NOAA's National Weather Service has issued warnings for deadly flooding in Kentucky, heavy snow, frigid temperatures and other hazards across the country.
While NOAA had pushed for public safety exemptions from the layoffs for NWS meteorologists, not all were granted. A congressional aide reported hearing that "some" at NWS were spared but "not many."

[Joey Garrison @joeygarrison]

DOGE said it cut $881 million at the Education Department. The real savings are much less. https://t.co/70FhjoYcf7 via @ZachSchermele

[The Associated Press @AP]

The White House said Wednesday its officials “will decide” which news outlets can regularly cover President Donald Trump up close, breaking from a tradition where an independently chosen press pool follows the president and holds him accountable on behalf of the American public.

[El Espectador @elespectador]

El cantante de música salsa, también conocido como Wilson Saoko, falleció en Cali en la mañana de este jueves 20 de febrero a los 73 años.
👉https://t.co/Xp7IDCsA6H

[Melissa Brown @itsmelissabrown]

Tennessee opted out of a federal program that gave $$ to needy kids for summer groceries. Gov. Bill Lee's office cited $5 million in administrative costs as one reason.

Now, they've proposed a similar $3 million program that will reach a fraction of the kids the fed program did

[Joey Garrison @joeygarrison]

Hundreds of FAA employees fired by Trump administration weeks after mid-air DC collision https://t.co/WCupgczHZP

[Dana Bash @DanaBashCNN]

I meant it when I said everybody should clip, save, and send this around: @Phil_Mattingly explains the politics behind the White House ordering a freeze on all federal grants and loans. "They want that fight," Phil tells me on @InsidePolitics

[Melissa Brown @itsmelissabrown]

If Tennessee Republicans get their way, they'll wrap this weeks special session within 3-4 days. Three to four days, an accelerated committee process and late-night votes to pass multiple bills that will cost taxpayers nearly $1 billion https://t.co/9K01WDwdun