There was no missile! There were no voting machines inside the AT&T building! There was no secret plan to finance the redevelopment of 2nd Ave. Want proof that we have serious issues in this country? Read social media comments! #NashvilleBombing#GetALife
This is sad! Type the word “missile” into @Google search, and it suggests three variations of the FALSE conspiracy theory that the #NashvilleBombing was really a missile attack!
The FALSE conspiracy theory about a Nashville missile attack is based on altered images. The RV is parked on the left. The initial fireball is on the left. Fiery debris (not a missile) rains down on the right. (Basic physics.) In the end, the RV is gone. #NashvilleBombing@NC5
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BREAKING: @MNPDNashville officer says the RV used in the #nashvillebombing was playing the song “Downtown” by Petula Clark. Lyrics: “When you’re alone and life is making you lonely, you can always go downtown.”
BREAKING: Security video and eyewitness report that there was a recording, warning people to evacuate, before RV exploded in downtown Nashville. There appears to be little doubt now that this was an act of terrorism. 1/2
The Nashville bomb was detonated outside an AT&T switching facility, raising the question about whether the company was the target. AT&T is viewed as a sinister force by some in our society. 2/2 nytimes.com/2015/08/16/us/…
Witness also tells NewsChannel 5 that there was the sound of gunfire before the warning recording started.
BREAKING: Explosion in downtown Nashville, apparently from parked vehicle on 2nd Ave. Fire department personnel being told to pull back two blocks from explosion site, concerned about potential vehicle bombs. Police bomb squad and fire hazmat team on scene.
BREAKING: Nashville police and fire setting up radiation monitors to assess situation in downtown area near explosion site. This is all precautionary at this point.
Finally got around to listening to Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's Monday news conference, and *** I AM SO CONFUSED!!! *** 1/
On one hand, Lee told reporters that he did not impose a mask mandate because statewide mandates don't work, that people will only listen to their local elected officials. 2/
"A trusted voice in their community is their local official, the people that they elected to be their leaders," Lee argued. 3/
QUICK ANALYSIS: @GovBillLee's statewide #COVID19 address tonight doesn't change much. No statewide mask mandate, just continuing to urge people to wear masks because it's the right thing to do. He has not always set the example himself. 1/
Lee's Executive Order limits social gatherings to fewer than 10 people. Exempted are churches, funerals and big weddings although it is "strongly encouraged" that any large public celebrations of weddings and funerals be postponed. 2/
The limitation on social gatherings also does not apply to venues that may host multiple social gatherings of fewer than 10 people, as long as they are social distanced. No restriction on restaurant capacity or bars. 3/
BREAKING: Tennessee Department of Health releases data breaking out #COVID19 numbers that should have been reported yesterday. HEADLINE: State surpasses 6,000 deaths, hits a whopping 30.46% positivity rate. DETAILED ANALYSIS TO FOLLOW. 1/
Looking at raw data, while there were 6,347 new #COVID19 cases that would have been reported yesterday (except for data issues), today's report will be 9,689 - for combined total of 16,036 new cases in Tennessee for the last two days. 2/
Here is the follow-up tweet for today's numbers. 3/