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The real story isn’t the lawsuit being filed by the victims but how this extreme civil rights violation occurred in the first place & is being shielded by Mississippi authorities.
No one’s civil rights are safe in Mississippi.
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No one’s civil rights are safe in Mississippi.
#SaveMississippi
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On the night of Jan. 24, six white Rankin County deputies came into the home of Jenkins & Parker - proceeded to handcuff & beat them, tased them repeatedly over 90 minutes, forced them to lie on their backs as the deputies poured milk over their faces.
The men said deputies… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
The men said deputies… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
The MS Bureau of Investigation confirmed a deputy shot Jenkins, but hasn’t identified the deputy or released other details about the case.
The Sheriff Dept hasn’t said whether a weapon was found at the scene or if they obtained a search warrant. There’s no bodycam footage. 3/5
The Sheriff Dept hasn’t said whether a weapon was found at the scene or if they obtained a search warrant. There’s no bodycam footage. 3/5
Mississippi Governor @tatereeves has a pattern of appointing wealthy donors to well paying, influential positions in the state government.
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Gulfport Memorial Hospital CEO Kent Nicaud wrote Reeves a $25,000 campaign check 3 weeks before Reeves appointed him to the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Gulfport Memorial Hospital CEO Kent Nicaud wrote Reeves a $25,000 campaign check 3 weeks before Reeves appointed him to the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Kent’s wife Jenny Field Nicaud, an attorney, got a Reeves appointment in 2021 as an administrative law judge for the Mississippi Workers Compensation Commission. In that role, Jenny earns $120,768 per year.
The couple’s son Jourdan Nicaud, a well-known Gulf Coast restaurateur, is also a major campaign donor. According to a recent finance report, Jourdan wrote Reeves a $25,000 check about 2 weeks after his father was confirmed to the Gaming Commission by the MS Senate.
The struggle for democracy is real in Mississippi‼️
Mississippi had only 32% voter turnout in the 2022 midterms — the lowest in the nation. If we’re going to #SaveMississippi we need more folks to vote. But there’s a lot to overcome.
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Mississippi had only 32% voter turnout in the 2022 midterms — the lowest in the nation. If we’re going to #SaveMississippi we need more folks to vote. But there’s a lot to overcome.
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Mississippi has the highest percentage of Black residents in the country at 39%. Meanwhile White Republicans have had total control over state government due to voter suppression policies dating back to Reconstruction. #SaveMississippi
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Mississippi has one of the most extreme felony voter disenfranchisement laws in the country. #SaveMississippi
Voting rights are permanently taken away without recourse. That leaves over 10% of adults in the state, the highest rate in the country, impacted as of 2020.
That… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Voting rights are permanently taken away without recourse. That leaves over 10% of adults in the state, the highest rate in the country, impacted as of 2020.
That… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
In 1890, delegates at Mississippi's constitutional convention chose crimes that would cause a permanent loss of voting rights: bribery, burglary, theft, arson, perjury, forgery, embezzlement and bigamy.
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The delegates chose crimes they thought Black people were… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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The delegates chose crimes they thought Black people were… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
𝟭𝟲% of Black MS residents of voting age can't vote due to these laws.
This was part of a larger plan to stop freed slaves (who outnumbered white men of voting age) from voting after the passage of the 15th amendment.
The process of getting the right to vote back is so… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
This was part of a larger plan to stop freed slaves (who outnumbered white men of voting age) from voting after the passage of the 15th amendment.
The process of getting the right to vote back is so… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
The law is so complex, and there's so much confusion around it that many people who haven't committed any of the qualifying crimes believe they can't vote, and have started the process to get their right to vote back.
Mississippi is still in the Jim Crow era.
It's past time for… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Mississippi is still in the Jim Crow era.
It's past time for… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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We all know about the ongoing water crisis in Jackson Mississippi — But did you know that Mississippi’s Republican led State Legislature & Gov Tate Reeves put roadblocks in place so that it’s harder for Jackson (the city with the highest population) to get… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
We all know about the ongoing water crisis in Jackson Mississippi — But did you know that Mississippi’s Republican led State Legislature & Gov Tate Reeves put roadblocks in place so that it’s harder for Jackson (the city with the highest population) to get… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Last year the state Legislature voted to allow small & rural cities to request a 2 to 1 match to the Federal funds, but larger municipalities only get a 1 to 1 match — even that’s being held up. #SaveMississippi
The SPLC issued a complaint citing the policy unfairly impacts… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
The SPLC issued a complaint citing the policy unfairly impacts… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
More details on the Southern Poverty Law Center’s complaint citing the discrimination Jackson Mississippi is facing from the state on the infrastructure funding to repair the water crisis.
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The NAACP has filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the constitutionality of a racially biased bill signed into law by Mississippi's Republican Governor Tate Reeves.
The bill creates a separate and unequal... 1/
#SaveMississippi #TruBlue #wtpBLUE
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The bill creates a separate and unequal... 1/
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2/ ...policing structure and criminal justice system in the whiter, more affluent, areas of Jackson.
Under the new law, judges will now be appointed by the chief justice of the Supreme Court instead of...
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Under the new law, judges will now be appointed by the chief justice of the Supreme Court instead of...
#SaveMississippi #TruBlue #wtpBLUE
mississippitoday.org/2023/04/21/gov…
3/ ...being elected by the district’s majority Black voters.
This bill is clearly unconstitutional and also violates Mississippi's state Constitution which calls for elected judges.
#SaveMississippi #TruBlue #wtpBLUE
This bill is clearly unconstitutional and also violates Mississippi's state Constitution which calls for elected judges.
#SaveMississippi #TruBlue #wtpBLUE
Let’s talk about putting politics over people‼️
Mississippi’s hospitals have been closing & more are in jeopardy— Gov Tate Reeves knows Medicaid expansion would’ve gone a long way to solving this problem, but he chose not to #SaveMississippi
Reeves can deny it all he wants,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Mississippi’s hospitals have been closing & more are in jeopardy— Gov Tate Reeves knows Medicaid expansion would’ve gone a long way to solving this problem, but he chose not to #SaveMississippi
Reeves can deny it all he wants,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
In hindsight, Tatte Reeves had to know he hurt his state by rejecting Medicaid expansion because more rural hospitals are in jeopardy of closing or losing funding for inpatient care. #SaveMississippi
Long distance for rural folks. It’s hard to admit you’re wrong when the stakes… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Long distance for rural folks. It’s hard to admit you’re wrong when the stakes… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Former pro-wrestler Ted DiBiase Jr = Brett Favre 2.0
What the hell is it with these rich athletes stealing $Millions from the mouths of needy Mississippi families so that they can buy their fancy shit?! It’s disgusting!
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🚨FEDERAL INDICTMENT🚨
What the hell is it with these rich athletes stealing $Millions from the mouths of needy Mississippi families so that they can buy their fancy shit?! It’s disgusting!
#SaveMississippi
🚨FEDERAL INDICTMENT🚨
Ted DiBiase Jr. Indicted
🔴 One count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud & theft concerning programs receiving federal funds
🔴 Six counts of wire fraud
🔴 Two counts of theft concerning programs receiving federal funds
🔴 Four counts of money laundering
Taken from federal… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
🔴 One count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud & theft concerning programs receiving federal funds
🔴 Six counts of wire fraud
🔴 Two counts of theft concerning programs receiving federal funds
🔴 Four counts of money laundering
Taken from federal… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
🧵 Yesterday, the oppressive HB 1020 bill was signed into law by Mississippi Gov Tate Reeves and it will not #SaveMississippi
Should we be thankful that the bill is a “watered down” version of the original attack on democracy? A bill meant to take authority away from the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Should we be thankful that the bill is a “watered down” version of the original attack on democracy? A bill meant to take authority away from the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Should we be thankful that the judges appointed by the Chief Justice, instead of being put to a vote by the people, will be for a set period of time (through 2026) instead of the originally planed lifetime appointment?
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Should we be thankful that those convicted of misdemeanors will be sent to prison instead of serving time at local jails?
Should we be thankful that police protection paid for by all tax dollars will be concentrated in the whitest wealthiest part of Jackson while further… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Should we be thankful that police protection paid for by all tax dollars will be concentrated in the whitest wealthiest part of Jackson while further… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
🧵 Jackson Mississippi’s lead poisoning is worse than Flint’s! And the boil water notices are compounding the problem.
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“We were blown away to learn that the levels in Jackson & the homes that were likely affected in Jackson were more than what it was in Flint”… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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“We were blown away to learn that the levels in Jackson & the homes that were likely affected in Jackson were more than what it was in Flint”… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Making matters worse, the boil water notices Jackson residents have been following, due to the separate water contamination issue, are making the problem worse.
A practice that does not remove lead from water, but instead concentrates it.
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A practice that does not remove lead from water, but instead concentrates it.
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Jackson Mississippi’s residents are victims of unchecked lead poisoning and they’re suing.
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The sixth amendment guarantees the rights of criminal defendants.
But in Mississippi low income defendants are routinely jailed for months, sometimes years, without legal representation because of Mississippi’s dysfunctional public defender system.
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But in Mississippi low income defendants are routinely jailed for months, sometimes years, without legal representation because of Mississippi’s dysfunctional public defender system.
🧵 #SaveMississippi
In 2022, the 2,850 local jails scattered across the country held about 658,000 people on any given day.
Hundreds of thousands of people are detained in jails every year solely because they’re unable to pay bail.
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Hundreds of thousands of people are detained in jails every year solely because they’re unable to pay bail.
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Most states manage public defenders through a central office. Mississippi is one of 5 states that manages the appointment of public defenders at the local level, with individual judges assigning cases to attorneys.
Many defendants lose their appointed attorneys after their… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Many defendants lose their appointed attorneys after their… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
