@DavidDark

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 Nashville, TN
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Joined March 2009
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The older I get, the more comfortable I am infuriating people for the right reasons. chapter16.org/bearing-witnes…

Bearing Witness

The intersection of our spiritual, communal, and political lives has always been David Dark’s intellectual territory. In books like The Possibility of Americ…

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Vivian Jones@Vivian_E_JonesOct 22
For the first time since 2018, a Democrat and a Republican running for federal office in Tennessee faced off in a forum. Here's what @chazmolder and @HatcherforTN had to say about the war in Iran, tariffs, and working across the aisle: tennessean.com/story/news/po…

Hatcher, Molder meet for forum in TN's most competitive US House race

Voters heard from Democratic and GOP U.S. House candidates side-by-side for the first time in the race for Tennessee's 5th District.

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Founder & CEO of the David Dark Situation@DavidDarkOct 24
An institution is a myth with a budget. I don't think of "evangelicalism" as a thing in possession of persons, but @KatelynBeaty's read on what I refer to as the Faith Cartel is amazing. Thank you, Katelyn, for your witness. ATTN: @ctmagazine katelynbeaty.substack.com/p/…
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EU says Elon should not lie abt my blue check
@emptywheel18h
Say @lisamurkowski? Did Trump tell YOU he was stealing Alaska's oil and giving it to Russia?
EU says Elon should not lie abt my blue check
@emptywheel19h
Trump told us he needed Greenland to keep China and Russia out of the Arctic Circle. Then he gave away Alaska's North Slope to Russia. Just ... invited his buddies in. ft.com/content/e9cfbfbb-e65a…
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Cordell Hell@Chris4TN6Oct 23
You know, if Marsha thought Tre Hargett and Mark Goins were bad at their jobs, she could have just told them at a photo op or a fundraiser or an outdoor music festival
Marsha Blackburn
@VoteMarshaOct 23
Early voting is underway, Tennessee! As your governor, I'll make election integrity a priority and make certain only U.S. citizens vote in our elections. Early voting ends October 29. Get out and vote!
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An institution is a myth with a budget. I don't think of "evangelicalism" as a thing in possession of persons, but @KatelynBeaty's read on what I refer to as the Faith Cartel is amazing. Thank you, Katelyn, for your witness. ATTN: @ctmagazine katelynbeaty.substack.com/p/…
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Be the "disgruntled former employee" you want to see in the world. Thank you, Joel Riddle, for your witness. nytimes.com/2026/10/23/us/po…

In U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project Emerges (Gift Article)

Interviews and documents show a Russian energy giant secretly funded a U.S. firm. The deal has been discussed in talks to end the war in Ukraine.

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Anne Applebaum
@anneapplebaumOct 24
A wild story: the CEO of a US energy company whose plans were discussed during the Witkoff-Kushner-Putin negotiations resigns. Why? He learned that his company's main investor is a sanctioned Russian company, not the UAE nytimes.com/2026/10/23/us/po…

In U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project Emerges (Gift Article)

Interviews and documents show a Russian energy giant secretly funded a U.S. firm. The deal has been discussed in talks to end the war in Ukraine.

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Sam Kestenbaum@skestenbaumOct 24
On stands now…. harpers.org/archive/2026/11/…
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Jake Tapper 🦅
@jaketapperOct 24
“Nobody knows anything,” Trump says about the Ramaswamy ad featuring Amy Acton’s estranged mother. Actually we know quite a bit about how that mom stuck by Acton’s accused pedophile rapist, thanks to court records and documents! cc @DonaldTrump
The Lead CNN
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Trump praises Acton's "smart" mother in Ramaswamy's ad, despite abuse allegations
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Dayne Sherman, "He's a problem."@TweettheSouthOct 23
Replying to @DavidDark @publicroad
Thomas Addington. Not the editor. "At one point, Mr. Silliman recalled, Mr. Addington wondered out loud why so many of his friends said Christianity Today was “'feminine” and “woke.'”
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Founder & CEO of the David Dark Situation@DavidDarkOct 23
A story in three images. First, @chuckblackburn targets @Mike_Pence. Second, @Mike_Pence fears for his life. Third, a Tennessee pastor confronts @VoteMarsha as she attempts to distance herself from the mob she incited. Is this thing on?
The Tennessee Holler
@TheTNHollerOct 23
From @Vivian_E_Jones: “Blackburn's lead is narrowing… Right-wing independent David Hatley could become a spoiler… Some Republicans are distancing themselves from Trump… for the first time in decades there may be a path to victory outside the GOP…” 👀 tennessean.com/story/news/po…?
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Founder & CEO of the David Dark Situation@DavidDarkOct 23
Tennessee voters opposed to a tax-funded rape cult in our governor's mansion, consider voting for @Jerri_M_Green.
Vivian Jones@Vivian_E_JonesOct 23
Right-wing independent David Hatley is polling as high as 19%. With TN's roughly 60%-40% ratio of Republicans to Democrats, failure by Blackburn to coalesce support within her own party could create a pathway for Jerri Green. From me @Tennessean: tennessean.com/story/news/po…

Could Trump's redistricting, low approval hurt GOP allies in Tennessee?

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn will likely be Tennessee's next governor. But for the first time in decades, there's could be a path to victory outside the GOP.

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A story in three images. First, @chuckblackburn targets @Mike_Pence. Second, @Mike_Pence fears for his life. Third, a Tennessee pastor confronts @VoteMarsha as she attempts to distance herself from the mob she incited. Is this thing on?
The Tennessee Holler
@TheTNHollerOct 23
From @Vivian_E_Jones: “Blackburn's lead is narrowing… Right-wing independent David Hatley could become a spoiler… Some Republicans are distancing themselves from Trump… for the first time in decades there may be a path to victory outside the GOP…” 👀 tennessean.com/story/news/po…?
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Jane Coaston 🏔️
@janecoastonOct 23
FYI: roughly 15% to 35% of nonabusing parents disbelieve their child when they tell that parent they are being abused. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…

When Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Are Disbelieved

Nobel Laureate Alice Munro's daughter disclosed sexual abuse by her stepfather, and that her mother failed to support her. Learn the causes of non-support and how it impacts survivors.

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Jake Tapper 🦅
@jaketapperOct 23
Amy Acton’s estranged mother knew her husband had a daughter from a previous marriage who’d also accused him of rape. But when 12-year-old Amy told her mom that he was raping her, instead of concluding she was married to a pedophile rapist she concluded both girls were lying.
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Ilhan Omar
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The pedophile protection party’s president is laundering right-wing conspiracy theories through the most corrupt DOJ in American history. Whenever the news turns bad, this creep reaches for one name: mine. So let’s make it crystal clear. My name has always been Ilhan Omar. Maybe you should focus on what your VP’s real name is.
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Students for Amy Acton
@students4amyOct 22
DAMN. Alumni of Vivek Ramaswamy's alma mater, St. Xavier in Cincinnati, have come together to publicly condemn him and call on him to pull his ad with Amy Acton's estranged birth mother. "We, the alumni of St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, are writing independently to express our deep moral disappointment in the campaign conduct of fellow alumnus Vivek Ramaswamy" change.org/p/st-xavier-alumn…

Sign the Petition

St. Xavier Alumni: Vivek Ramaswamy’s Smear Tactics Do Not Reflect "Men for Others"

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Founder & CEO of the David Dark Situation@DavidDarkOct 23
Replying to @TweettheSouth @publicroad
Which one are you referring to?
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Tennessee voters opposed to a tax-funded rape cult in our governor's mansion, consider voting for @Jerri_M_Green.
Vivian Jones@Vivian_E_JonesOct 23
Right-wing independent David Hatley is polling as high as 19%. With TN's roughly 60%-40% ratio of Republicans to Democrats, failure by Blackburn to coalesce support within her own party could create a pathway for Jerri Green. From me @Tennessean: tennessean.com/story/news/po…

Could Trump's redistricting, low approval hurt GOP allies in Tennessee?

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn will likely be Tennessee's next governor. But for the first time in decades, there's could be a path to victory outside the GOP.

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Nick Evans@nckevnsOct 23
One of the fall back defenses people have made about @VivekGRamaswamy's ad attacking Acton is that Acton's mother just said she lied about living in a tent. Cledith Arthur's 1978 arrest warrant lists Terrace Lake Park, Route 7 as his address
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Founder & CEO of the David Dark Situation@DavidDarkOct 23
When @VoteMarsha tell you Tennessee is #TrumpCountry, know she means what she says. Believe her. It's a rape cult, y'all. Vote them all out.
Aaron Rupar
@atruparOct 23
YIKES 😳 Trump snaps at a reporter asking him about why he's dismissing sexual abuse allegations 👇 WOMAN REPORTER: Do the sexual abuse allegations mean nothing to you, sir? TRUMP: Wait. Wait! Wait wait wait. Slow down. Who are you with? REPORTER: NBC, sir. But they are very serious sexual abuse allegations TRUMP: Quiet! Isn't she a fresh person? You're a horrible little reporter, aren't you?
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