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fuuuck I could use a mysterious benefactor right now

For anybody not caught up: Tennessee just passed a new map that pretty much makes it so black neighborhoods have no power in local votes. Two things about this. While protestors were chanting "No Jim Crow", white Tennessee lawmakers were caught laughing on video. On top of this, Representative Justin Pearson and his brother KeShaun Pearson were arrested for trying to give their takes on the matter (which is not only their legal right but literally his job). If you give a shit about black people, help fight this. We can't allow a return to Jim Crow.

icemankazansky

Heyyy guess where I live

A local paper had some great photographs, all taken by Nicole Hester:

The day before, Rep. Justin Pearson tries to attend a Senate Committee meeting and is barred access by the Sergeant at Arms.

Lawmakers and protesters link arms as the descend the capitol steps.

Once inside the chamber, Democratic representatives continued to stand together with arms linked.

They continued standing together with arms linked as votes were cast.

Democratic representatives take a group photo protesting the redistricting.

Rep. Justin Jones burns a photo of the Confederate flag with the words, We will not go back.

And stomps the ashes.

KeShaun Pearson being escorted from the building by the Staties.

KeShaun Pearson (left) being taken into custody. Rep. Justin Pearson (right) showing his support of his brother.

Additional information: State lawmakers have been gunning for Pearson and Jones nearly their entire terms. Most notably, in 2023, the House expelled them for participating in a protest at the Capitol. Their districts had to have special elections to have them reinstated.

Pearson is one of the plaintiffs of a lawsuit seeking an injunction against the redistricting.

The city most affected by the redistricting is Memphis, where locals are fighting against xAI's data center, which has been operating with very little oversight and is poisoning the people who live there. Here is a previous post on that with more information and more sources.

bludraws094

i love fake plot holes

little inconsistencies that at first you assume "oh, the author must have fucked up", but then later on you realize that no, it was on purpose, they wanted you to think they fucked up but they hadnt

masterboa

related: when you think "this has Implications the author didn't think about" and then it turns out the author was thinking about them the whole time

bludraws094

you get me

eymurn

In your 20s, you'll feel like you're losing the race. It's important to understand that there is no race.

animentality

imissthembutitwasntadisaster

Not superstitious and not not superstitious but a third secret thing (read a lot of fairytales as a child and doesn't believe them but also would never be rude to a mountain while still on it just in case)

artistformerlyknownasbutttrumpet

i bring a "technically i could do this tomorrow" energy to things that tomorrow me really resents

artistformerlyknownasbutttrumpet

it is now tomorrow, and you'll never guess what happened

wordfather

im sooooo good at being all snug and cozy in my bed they should pay me for this. i should get paid for being here. i shouldn't have to have a job.

errorschacha

Not to indulge in childish fantasies but what if every time I checked the news it wasn’t worse?

fairycosmos

i wish i was a person participating in a life

lilstinky

its cool how every language has wordplay.... we created language like ok step 1) convey info so we can stay alive 2) get silly with it

panulyx

Too much movement makes your joints hurt and too little movement also makes your joints hurt. This would imply that there's an optimal amount of movement that allows your joints to not hurt. This is a lie.