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Rhiannon12866

(258,091 posts) Thu May 7, 2026, 11:30 PM 8 hrs ago

Tennessee GOP just embraced Jim Crow 2.0 to Silence Black voters just as Trump demanded - Dean Obeidallah

Dean Obeidallah: Former Confederate state Tennessee GOP just embraced Jim Crow 2.0 to Silence Black voters just as Trump demanded. All the states now drawing new congressional maps to eliminate Black districts were slave states that had joined the Confederacy, waged war on the USA and then imposed Jim Crow laws. That MUST be included in all media coverage for context! - 05/07/2026.

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Tennessee GOP just embraced Jim Crow 2.0 to Silence Black voters just as Trump demanded - Dean Obeidallah (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 8 hrs ago OP

This move is going to backfire hugely/bigly; I don't quite know how yet but wait and see. Their continued error(s) is SheilaAnn 6 hrs ago #1

SheilaAnn

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1. This move is going to backfire hugely/bigly; I don't quite know how yet but wait and see. Their continued error(s) is

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2026, 01:30 AM

6 hrs ago

to underestimate the Black folks. Big mistake and I cannot wait to see what happens.

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