The Capitol City of Mississippi- Jackson – is without useable water.

This is not by accident.
This is by deliberate design.

And, I’m going to need the Black Blue Checks, who didn’t open their muthaphuckin’ mouths about Flint, and couldn’t pick Mississippi out on a map of the United States…

To shut their mouths with this absolute coordinated effort of MISINFORMATION as to try to blame the water crisis in Jackson on the Biden Administration.

Seen too many mofos, who hadn’t uttered a word about politics, all of a sudden, step up bold and bright, to try and blame the Biden-Harris Administration for what’s happening in Jackson…
And, if that’s not ridiculous enough, to try and link it to the funding going to Ukraine. Like, we aren’t sending monies to Jackson because we are sending foreign aid to Ukraine.

UH HUH
UH HUH

It's funny how all the criticism of the Jackson water situation brings up Ukraine. Almost as if Russia is paying these people.

— Veronica McDonald🗣 (@Purify_toast17) September 6, 2022

If this isn’t glaring that this is some sort of deliberate misinformation campaign, I don’t know what is.

But, Black Jesus, let’s be a Civics Lesson.

Point 1.
Our funding of Ukraine has absolutely NOTHING related to funds going to Jackson.

Point 2.
The State of Mississippi has been given BILLIONS in infrastructure funds.
I know that Mississippi is consistently in the bottom 5 of everything with regards to this country. But, Mississippi is a leech state – it gets back FAR MORE from the Federal Government than it puts into it. Don’t get it twisted. The Federal Government HAS NOT shortchanged Mississippi when it comes to BEING GIVEN its Federal dollars.

Point 3.
Mississippi is run, at the State Level – by REPUBLICANS.
REPUBLICANS, who have done everything they could to shortchange, underfund, sabotage Jackson for the sin of being majority Black. You want to know what SYSTEMATIC RACISM looks like? Just follow the underfunding of Black Mississippi citizens.

Point 4.
Don’t think that this is the first time that Jackson has pointed out the flaws in the water treatment system. Don’t think that this is the first time that Jackson has requested funding from the State. Read. After being turned down by the State, Jackson even attempted to TAX ITSELF AND PAY FOR THE WATER TREATMENT. IT WAS STRIPPED OF THE FUNDING BY THE STATE – REFUSING TO ACCEPT THE TAXES THAT JACKSON VOTED IN FOR ITSELF.

So, until you grasp Points 1-4, I don’t want to hear anything about blaming the Biden-Harris Administration for the water crisis in Jackson.

This is a crisis of REPUBLICAN DELIBERATE NEGLECT.
This is a crisis of DELIBERATE SYSTEMATIC RACISM.

And, what you’re NOT going to do, is shift the blame off who is responsible – THE REPUBLICANS THAT RUN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.

THREAD

1. There are many causes of the water crisis impacting 150K people in Jackson, Mississippi

But one thing that has garnered very little attention is how a multi-billion dollar corporation, @Siemens, made things much worse

Follow along if interested

🧵https://t.co/vFmWZXZPqt

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) September 6, 2022

3. In 2010, @Siemens began pitching city officials on a solution.

The company would install all-new automated water meters and a new billing system.

Where would cash-strapped Jackson get the money for such a project? https://t.co/vFmWZXZPqt

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) September 6, 2022

5. Siemens argued that Jackson couldn't afford to say no. In a December 2010 email, Siemens told a Jackson official that "[r]ight now the city truly needs this project b/c you are losing thousands of dollars each day the project is not implemented." https://t.co/vFmWZXZPqt

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) September 6, 2022

Read about the rest of the scam at the thread.

other state and the greatest number of Black elected local and county officials in the country, there has not been one single Black person elected to statewide office.

The Mississippi Constitution was designed to exclude Black people.

— Cajsa 💙💛 (@Cajsa) September 5, 2022

If you're blaming the Biden Administration instead of Republicans for the inhumane debacle in Mississippi then you're willfully protecting the oppressor while bringing no justice to the people you claim to support. Republicans fucked up on purpose and you're blaming Democrats.

— 👑 Mr. Weeks 👑 (@WonderKing82) September 5, 2022

Which, of course, after decades of systematic racism against Jackson, here’s the ‘solution’ by the current Republican Governor.

LATEST: Gov. Tate Reeves says "privatization is on the table" for the Jackson water system as the State considers long-term solutions beyond the immediate crisis.

He says water pressured is restored, but "there may be more bad days in the future."https://t.co/7kczgCPIA5

— Ashton Pittman (@ashtonpittman) September 5, 2022

the Jackson, MS clean water crisis is a great example of the literal, *physical* harm of the Black-white racial wealth gap.

white residents have access to clean water. while MS is one of the poorest states in the union, the avg white U.S. fam has 10x wealth of their Black peers.

— J. Spencer (he) (@JohnathanPerk) September 5, 2022

Mississippi was to receive $75M in funding last year and that’s now been bumped to approximately $430M. Stop framing this as the federal government failing Mississippi and instead acknowledge that Republican state leadership failed them.

— FuzzyDruid (@SirGametime) September 4, 2022

stop blaming others and start doing the work. why are you not contacting Governor Tate Reeves’ office and demanding him to fix the infrastructure in Jackson, Mississippi? the money is there. https://t.co/xCRvtokFpX

— greg (@mistergeezy) September 6, 2022

For the record, this seems like exactly the kind of propaganda point Russian troll farms would want to spread to try to divide the Democratic Party over whether it's a good idea to commit more money to defending Ukraine. Try to foster racial resentment over it.

— Matthew Chapman (@fawfulfan) September 6, 2022

I don't like when yall do this and get amplified because other people who don't read or pay attention see a quick summation and go "a ha!"

The federal govt gave Mississippi billions in infrastructure funds and the Mississippi GOP decided not to fix the water. https://t.co/SCMGwVJ1OH

— Miss Goat (@RafiDAngelo) September 6, 2022

If y’all had time bludgeon our ears talking about Reparations checks, you should’ve had time for Biden giving out money to fix the water.

Stop falling for Russian propaganda.

Ukraine ain’t the reason republicans blocked money to fix our communities.

— Terry Lee 王瑞民💜💙 (@TerryWatkinsJr1) September 6, 2022

Your overall point shows you have no idea how government works, or foreign policy. If you have any questions, you can always ask instead of making bullshit arguments and fabrications. It's ok to not have all the answers. It's not ok to spread disinformation. https://t.co/PJ67wgVQVh

— Shauna (@ssimmons1187) September 6, 2022

2/ Of the $1.8 billion Mississippi received $459 million is earmarked for water improvements across Mississippi. Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba has said publicly the city needs $1 billion to fix its water system and $1 billion to fix its sewer system. pic.twitter.com/5ipD2lV1yy

— 💛Cari is clear-eyed 👁💛 (@Brunahild) September 6, 2022

4/ Another $10 million of the settlement remains, earmarked for water meter and billing fixes, but city officials say they need another $37 million to pay for all these changes.

— 💛Cari is clear-eyed 👁💛 (@Brunahild) September 6, 2022

I'm starting to get really pissed off with this narrative these folks are pushing about Jackson, MS. It's coordinated attacks against an administration that is doing everything that they can to help the American people but the GOP is blocking and funneling money elsewhere. I

— T. Allicia Star73 💛💛 (@MISST4LYFE) September 6, 2022

Considering this guy is the one responsible for the crisis, what does Michelle Obama have to do with anything? https://t.co/lCK4z8wyQN pic.twitter.com/pOW6JWO3Fo

— Dark Brandon High Cleric (@TonyMoonbeam) September 6, 2022

YEP

Not a word, not a tweet from this person about Flint. But we're supposed to believe she's so concerned about Jackson pic.twitter.com/12yJZN5now

— Veronica McDonald🗣 (@Purify_toast17) September 6, 2022

I have an answer to this:
The answers to this lead to their paymasters – The Republicans.

Better question. Where dafuq is FBA and ADOS?

Even better question. Why are you using this humanitarian crisis full of Black pain and misery to promote your ideology?

Who raised y’all? https://t.co/afg4Tnx1gL

— Rugged Amethyst #TexasBorn #CaliBred (@groove_sdc) September 6, 2022

NO LIE TOLD.
Those who can’t spell CIVICS, should not comment on CIVICS.

Like im so fucking tired of folks who have platforms solely from entertainment or pop culture inserting their opinions on shit that they have no clue about stop with this shit STOP it. Democrats wouldn’t have to be dragons if yall stopped inserting your opinions when not needed!

— Donatella – Dennis Rodman Is My Sugar Daddy (@ImSydneyA) September 6, 2022

If you're using the Jackson,MS water crisis as a means to bash Democrats and the Black people who support them you're a stupid, ignorant, unserious dumbfuck unworthy of engagement.

That's it that's all.

Happy Tuesday.

— Hungry and Hopeful In DFW (@Kennymack1971) September 6, 2022

Imagine using your platform to spread a literal Psy0p meme that not only is wrong, but won't help the people you claim to be tweeting it for. You Blue checks are useful tools to the Kremlin. All while still not helping a black soul in Mississippi with your viral tweet.

— Tynisa Thee Cynical Gen X Witch Walker (@Kalarigamerchic) September 6, 2022

Gonna need all the Blue Check Blacktivists to spend more time trying to find out what's really preventing the improvement of the Jackson, MS water system and less time promoting viral memes created by white Cosplay Socialists with a history of anti-Blackness.

— Ragnarok Lobster (@eclecticbrotha) September 6, 2022