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Straight white "moderate" men are some of the most insufferable bc they think they're the "default" humans at the center of the universe, called to correct everyone else's "excesses"—including the

The national press' sudden obsession with court packing is interesting.Where was that interest when McConnell blocked all of President Obama's federal court nominees from 2015-2017, allowing Trump to inherit 100

NEW: Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves ended his statewide mask mandate today as cases remain above spring highs.Most voters will be required to vote in person and can now expect to

THREAD: As Trump announces Amy Coney Barrett, read this March 31, 2016 speech Hillary Clinton gave that the national media mostly ignored:"In a single term, the Supreme Court could demolish

: In a 2019 dissent, Amy Coney Barrett said the Constitution protects the right of non-violent felons to own guns, but does NOT protect their right to vote.Gun ownership is

Thread, bc I feel like doing theology right now.What Jesus says is “Render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s, and unto God what is God’s.” He’s saying it in response to

NEW: Democratic Mississippi US Senate candidate Mike Espy raised more in one day than any candidate in state history after Justice Ginsburg's death.His $500,000 weekend haul is more than triple

Mike Espy is polling better in his race against GOP U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi than Amy McGrath is against Mitch McConnell in Kentucky.Dems have donated $47.3 million to

In Mississippi, we have a word for this vague landmass "between New Orleans and Mobile." It's "Mississippi." cc: @CC_Yale This ain't a new thing:https://twitter.com/lindseyrushing/status/239838933427552257 Sally

THREAD: I asked Lamar Superintendent Tess Smith why an Oak Grove High teen who shouted white power wasn't punished—& why students were barred from wearing #BlackLivesMatter while others had

You'd be mad to trust a vaccine that was not endorsed by health experts based on Trump's word.There is a reason we have a scientific process and multiple trial phases

NEW: Mississippi teens in a white flight suburb are fighting back against what they call a "culture" of racism. Dozens defying school officials to walk out of class in protest.“Teachers...never