Just absolutely racist to the core.😠
Instead of helping Jackson escape its water crisis, Mississippi House Republicans are snatching judicial power from this majority-Black city. They "passed a bill to create a separate, unelected court system in the city of Jackson."https://t.co/EqqVtDwxEM
— Ibram X. Kendi (@ibramxk) February 12, 2023
https://twitter.com/SIfill_/status/1623677103181910018?s=19
One neat trick of federalism, which regards the state as sovereign over its own affairs, is that it can be both a sword and shield against Black empowerment.
A shield against a national government looking out for everyone’s civil rights, and a sword against Black-led localities. https://t.co/HhTV9RIrzm
— Cristian Farias (@cristianafarias) February 9, 2023
So yes, this is a remarkable development, but not unheard-of. It’s the reality of many majority-Black cities in the South, which can’t really enact policies that run afoul of predominantly white state legislatures. https://t.co/qpF0Tp4OVm
— Cristian Farias (@cristianafarias) February 9, 2023
Btw: I stole the sword-shield thing in the first tweet from @MikeSacksEsq, who tweets really smart things sometimes. https://t.co/HA17xJoJ3f
— Cristian Farias (@cristianafarias) February 9, 2023
1. A Mississippi Representative described a session of the Mississippi House this week as "a Klan rally with people with suits on"
Here's why.
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) February 9, 2023
3. If the bill ultimately becomes law, a handful of white state officials would assume control over a significant portion of the city.
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) February 9, 2023
5. State Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R) "would appoint four prosecutors, a court clerk, and four public defenders for the new district."
The state Commissioner of Public Safety, Sean Tindell, "would oversee an expanded Capitol Police force."
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) February 9, 2023
7. Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, who would lose control over portions of his city under the bill, said the proposal "reminds me of apartheid." Lumumba said the legislature was attempting to "colonize Jackson"https://t.co/AAabJWgN4t
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) February 9, 2023
9. According to the Clarion Ledger, officers from the Capitol Police “were involved in more than a dozen shootings last year.”
The police chief attributed the surge in officer-involved student to a community "that’s just not used to being proactively policed."
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) February 9, 2023
A white supermajority of the Mississippi House voted…to create a separate court system and an expanded police force within the city of Jackson—the Blackest city in America—that would be appointed completely by white state officials. https://t.co/h4kZ5IVSQO
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) February 13, 2023
Laboratories of Autocracy….shape democracy in ways the federal government can’t, run roughshod over local control.
This story out of Jackson is classic Jim Crow governance. https://t.co/tsJ7zyPVsj
— David Pepper (@DavidPepper) February 9, 2023
Mississippi is creating a separate all-white court system in the 83% black majority city of Jackson to be selected by the all white state government rather than elected by local citizens as in every other location and jurisdiction in the state.
Welcome back to Jim Crow America.
— Larry Middleton, Proud Liberal Vermin 💙🇺🇸🌻 (@l78lancer) February 14, 2023
Apartheid American-Style https://t.co/2wo9YLQuG8 Gott Damn #Mississippi @guardian @VICENews @propublica @clarionledger
— Russel L. Honore' (@ltgrusselhonore) February 16, 2023
Jill Lawrence (@JillDLawrence) tweeted at 9:34 PM on Wed, Feb 15, 2023:
I’m with @RadioFreeTom, who says this GOP can’t be trusted with power and Nikki Haley is a perfect example of why: “There is no way to know if she or any other candidate will withstand the antidemocratic demands of Republican primary voters.” https://t.co/GzRinTFb7a
(https://twitter.com/JillDLawrence/status/1626062333930885121?s=02)
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) tweeted at 1:42 PM on Wed, Feb 15, 2023:
Nikki Haley probably doesn’t want you to see this video of her calling to cut Social Security and Medicare. https://t.co/5odqjLEOoY
(https://twitter.com/NoLieWithBTC/status/1625943628311891984?s=02)
Franklin Stove Expropriator (@agraybee) tweeted at 7:16 PM on Wed, Feb 15, 2023:
Why does the media want Nikki Haley to be a thing. She’s never going to be a thing. The national Republican electorate have never shown a shred of interest in her.
(https://twitter.com/agraybee/status/1626027725885435904?s=02)
WHY they like Nikki Haley?
NR_Garrett (@NR_Garrett) tweeted at 1:05 AM on Thu, Feb 16, 2023:
Kamala Harris is who they think Nimrata is….
They like Nimrata because unlike Kamala, she centers whiteness for them first and foremost
(https://twitter.com/NR_Garrett/status/1626115489133957120?s=02)
I have decided that I want an old-fashioned soul food dinner this weekend.
Fried Chicken
Mashed Potatoes
Collard Greens
Hot water cornbread
Macaroni and cheese.
Preparing myself mentally for what I need to do. LOL
I went to Early Vote today. From check-in to when I put my ballot in the scanner, I was finished in 8 minutes.
You will never be able to convince me that long lines are nothing but deliberate voter suppression. Had 5 contests on my ballot and three were uncontested.
The lines for the Georgia Senate runoff were deliberate voter suppression.
About Nikki Haley:
bahvoom (@_BVM) tweeted at 9:50 PM on Wed, Feb 15, 2023:
She allows the national media to pretend the GOP has a significant moderate constituency. Same reason why they highlighted all those “never trumpers” over the last 6-8 years
(https://twitter.com/_BVM/status/1626066368885039104?s=02)
I still feel some kind of way about this. Thought the collection should have stayed together and been donated to a museum.
CNN (@CNN) tweeted at 5:55 AM on Fri, Feb 17, 2023:
Hundreds of items from the estate of late fashion icon André Leon Talley, including paintings, personal photographs and some of his signature capes, have sold at auction for a combined $3.55 million https://t.co/sGyZxE5I4x
(https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1626551003997786112?s=02)
BBC News Africa (@BBCAfrica) tweeted at 6:00 AM on Fri, Feb 17, 2023:
Nearly three quarters of all mental health admissions in Zimbabwe are due to substance use.
The BBC’s Carolyne Kiambo brings us the story of a mother’s quest to liberate her son from the shackles of a drug that is straining Zimbabwe’s health care system. https://t.co/R36uDJCtec
(https://twitter.com/BBCAfrica/status/1626552044378107904?s=02)
ProPublica (@propublica) tweeted at 6:02 AM on Fri, Feb 17, 2023:
Mass shootings in Texas have left hundreds dead and wounded. Rather than pass bills limiting access to guns, state leaders opted to ease restrictions on publicly carrying firearms while making it harder for local govts to regulate them.
w/ @TexasTribune
https://t.co/nJWXlXDgcc
(https://twitter.com/propublica/status/1626552567533641732?s=02)
PIX11 News (@PIX11News) tweeted at 1:29 PM on Thu, Feb 16, 2023:
Wegmans is now accepting EBT SNAP payments for online grocery orders through its website and app.
Wegmans customers will be able to find SNAP-eligible items by using a filter while shopping online. https://t.co/UAStPC1pN4
(https://twitter.com/PIX11News/status/1626302676475543554?s=02)
This horrific story about what is going on in Jackson, Mississippi, is not getting media coverage.
I only heard of it because of I follow Sherrilyn Ifill on Twitter.
This is outrageous.
Excellent post, Rikyrah.
Thanks, Liza.
It’s so absolutely outrageous. It just fills me full of rage.
There’s a reason why when my last close relative passed away that I vowed not to ever step foot in the State of Mississippi again.
I’ve kept that vow.
Good Morning, Everyone😊😊😊