Delta cooperative farms in 1938. Hillhouse, Mississippi
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Delta cooperative farms in 1938. Hillhouse, Mississippi
#Delta #Hillhouse #Mississippi #undefined #photography #DorotheaLange
Delta cooperative farms in 1938. Hillhouse, Mississippi
#Delta #Hillhouse #Mississippi #undefined #photography #DorotheaLange
Rebecca Crosby, Noel Sims, and Judd Legum point to six election results that did not make the news:
"Pennsylvania county ousts sheriff who collaborated with ICE"
"Progressives win control of Texas school board that censored books"
"Georgia elects its first Democrat to a non-federal statewide office since 2006"
"Mississippi Democrats break Republican super majority in the state Senate"
#Trump #election #Pennsylvania #Texas #Georgia #Mississippi #Colorado #Maine
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"Colorado voters increase taxes on the wealthy to pay for school meals"
"Maine voters reject voter ID ballot initiative"
#Trump #election #Pennsylvania #Texas #Georgia #Mississippi #Colorado #Maine
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Liz Dye and Joseph Dye point to five Democratic victories that should not be missed, concluding,
"In short, Tuesday night was a resounding blue wave across the country. Voters tuned out the Republican distraction machine and turned up for candidates who actually stood for something."
#Trump #election #Pennsylvania #Texas #Georgia #Mississippi #Colorado #Maine
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https://www.publicnotice.co/p/2025-elections-dem-down-ballot-wins
Rebecca Crosby, Noel Sims, and Judd Legum point to six election results that did not make the news:
"Pennsylvania county ousts sheriff who collaborated with ICE"
"Progressives win control of Texas school board that censored books"
"Georgia elects its first Democrat to a non-federal statewide office since 2006"
"Mississippi Democrats break Republican super majority in the state Senate"
#Trump #election #Pennsylvania #Texas #Georgia #Mississippi #Colorado #Maine
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"Colorado voters increase taxes on the wealthy to pay for school meals"
"Maine voters reject voter ID ballot initiative"
#Trump #election #Pennsylvania #Texas #Georgia #Mississippi #Colorado #Maine
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Rebecca Crosby, Noel Sims, and Judd Legum point to six election results that did not make the news:
"Pennsylvania county ousts sheriff who collaborated with ICE"
"Progressives win control of Texas school board that censored books"
"Georgia elects its first Democrat to a non-federal statewide office since 2006"
"Mississippi Democrats break Republican super majority in the state Senate"
#Trump #election #Pennsylvania #Texas #Georgia #Mississippi #Colorado #Maine
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The Next Golden Age of the #DeathPenalty Is Beginning
#Trump & the #Republican Party are bringing #CapitalPunishment back to the forefront of American #criminal justice.
#law #US
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/10/death-penalty-golden-age-trump/684691/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxUVtWoT14LPwwRDqhowRGMc
#Trump has been forthright about his intention to bring about a #DeathPenalty renaissance, & now his efforts are coming to fruition. This yr has been a particularly lethal one for the #US’ #DeathRow prisoners. Together, #Alabama, #Arizona, #Florida, #Indiana, #Louisiana, #Mississippi, #Missouri, #Oklahoma, #SouthCarolina, #Tennessee, & #Texas have executed a total of 40 people in the past 10 months by injection, nitrogen hypoxia, & firing squad, surpassing 2024’s total of 25—a significant spike…
🇺🇸 ⚖️ **Federal judge in Mississippi admits staff used AI to draft inaccurate order**
"_Wingate acknowledged that his law clerk used an AI program to compose an order that paused the enforcement of a state law that bans diversity, equity and inclusion programs in Mississippi public schools._"
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology #Tech #Legal #Mississippi
🇺🇸 ⚖️ **Federal judge in Mississippi admits staff used AI to draft inaccurate order**
"_Wingate acknowledged that his law clerk used an AI program to compose an order that paused the enforcement of a state law that bans diversity, equity and inclusion programs in Mississippi public schools._"
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology #Tech #Legal #Mississippi
The myth of “shared suffering” in Vicksburg turned history into faith—and faith into amnesia---for although the first war ended in 1865; the second one still shapes how Southerners see suffering, loss, freedom, sacrifice—and the redemptive struggle for truth.
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Image: Confederate General Lloyd Tilghman dies with flair. Monument at Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, MS. Source: RoadsideAmerica.
#history #Histodons #CivilWar #Mississippi #BlackMastodon #Photography #BlackAndWhite
The myth of “shared suffering” in Vicksburg turned history into faith—and faith into amnesia---for although the first war ended in 1865; the second one still shapes how Southerners see suffering, loss, freedom, sacrifice—and the redemptive struggle for truth.
1/20
Image: Confederate General Lloyd Tilghman dies with flair. Monument at Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, MS. Source: RoadsideAmerica.
#history #Histodons #CivilWar #Mississippi #BlackMastodon #Photography #BlackAndWhite
The only known portraits of enslaved Mississippians:
'We don’t know if either of these people had the choice to sit for the portrait. We don’t know if they had the choice of what they were wearing when they were painted. They certainly weren’t allowed to own their own portrait.'
#Slavery #Painting #BlackHistory #Art #Mississippi #Faulkner
The only known portraits of enslaved Mississippians:
'We don’t know if either of these people had the choice to sit for the portrait. We don’t know if they had the choice of what they were wearing when they were painted. They certainly weren’t allowed to own their own portrait.'
#Slavery #Painting #BlackHistory #Art #Mississippi #Faulkner
The #Trump admin unsuccessfully argued that courts cannot second-guess the president’s determination that Tren de Aragua was connected to #Venezuela’s government & represented a danger to the #US, meriting use of the act.
In a 2-1 ruling, the judges said they granted the preliminary injunction sought by the plaintiffs because they “found no invasion or predatory incursion” in this case.
#law#AlienEnemiesAct#ImmigrationLaw #immigration#5thCircuit#AbuseOfPower#Constitution#DueProcess
The decision bars #deportations from #Texas, #Louisiana & #Mississippi. In the majority were US Circuit Judges Leslie Southwick, a George W. Bush appointee, & Irma Carrillo Ramirez, a Joe Biden appointee. Andrew Oldham, a #Trump appointee, dissented.
The majority opinion said Trump’s allegations about Tren de Aragua do not meet the historical levels of national conflict that #Congress intended for the act.
I think the only #Fediverse apps that could comply with age verification laws (as they have the tools available) are #Threads & #WordPress (I believe commercial plugins are available for the latter).
Age verification tech is best handled by experienced third-party apps (for security reasons), but #Mississippi does not understand the risk & cost factors for complying with their law.
👉🏾 #Mastodon says it doesn’t ‘have the means’ to comply with age verification laws https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/29/mastodon-says-it-doesnt-have-the-means-to-comply-with-age-verification-laws/
Mississippi's age assurance law is causing challenges for social media platforms. Here's how Bluesky and Mastodon are approaching things.
#Technology#Tech#SocialMedia#SocialMediaPlatforms#OpenSocial#Mississippi#Decentralization#AgeAssuranceLaws
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