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Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social |
Newbern, Alabama – a small town an hour away from Selma – will hold its first legitimate elections in over 60 years after a four-year legal battle The proposed settlement will also reinstate Patrick Braxton, who sued white leadership, as the mayor
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Babs...all day
@babsallday.bsky.social
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wait, what year is this?
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MonicaGoldberg
@monicagoldberg.bsky.social
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Wow
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@fiero
@fiero.bsky.social
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This is such a disturbing four years of racist tyranny.
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Mike Vlasic
@mikevlasic.bsky.social
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Amazing
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BenCisco
@bencisco.bsky.social
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Good news for my state, and long overdue
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Marxist-Winemomist
@weeznbeez.bsky.social
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This shit is so wild. Thanks for sharing.
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Ziyyigo-Tipyigo
@ziyyigo-tipyigo.bsky.social
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"A town so small that the only picture of the place we can be bothered to get is from Google StreetView."
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Carl Nyberg
@carlnyberg312.bsky.social
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There should be federal observers closely monitoring elections in states that commit egregious violations of the US Constitution on voting rights.
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John F. Ketamine (Leisurely)
@papihustle.bsky.social
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@countanton.bsky.social
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I remember this story, I’m so glad to see this settlement.
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Blue Meme
@bluememe.bsky.social
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“The Voting Rights Act is no longer necessary because racism has been solved.”
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Jack Sprat
@jacksprat39.bsky.social
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Alabama, graveyard of Southern morals.
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@nikkiwalker.bsky.social
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Wow, shocked to be hearing about this town again. I thought like so many horrid things that happen it would just be swept away with no resolution. Glad Mayor Braxton will be able to take his seat.
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jace cavacini
@dysamoria.com
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I was wondering what would come of this. Thanks for the update.
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tomstpatrick
@tomstpatrick.bsky.social
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I have been following this for some time. I hope it sticks and they are allowed to vote; it IS Alabama.
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Liette Gidlow
@profgidlow.bsky.social
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🗃️
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Sirocco
@siroccogh.bsky.social
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Good! I hope those a**holes are also fined and forced to pay him the exact amount of money he’s paid out of pocket to support his constituents, plus reasonable interest. Plus more, for their malicious intent.
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Torr Leonard 🧵
@torrleonard.bsky.social
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“133 residents” Oh
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Denise Lee
@dadavies.bsky.social
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Have been following this story for a while, so glad to see this update. What the white town council did here was an egregious violation of voting rights. A town that is 80% Black to never have elected a Black mayor is unbelievable if there weren’t illegal shenanigans involved.
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Jeff (no, the other one)
@jeff-notheotherone.bsky.social
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Past: still not dead; not even past
(See Jackson MS where the will of the people gets subverted in a ‘legal’ coup of BS: cooperationjackson.org/blog/resisti... )
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Dee, but not THAT Dee, the other one.
@deetoriadee.bsky.social
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He used his own money to help folks during the pandemic b/c he couldn't access town funds. I'm going to guess the appointed mayor didn't do a damned thing.
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Bobby Williams
@bobbywilliams.bsky.social
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How many other Newberns are out there?
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Julia
@sdrose.bsky.social
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Thank you for covering this.
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Cheyenne
@pistachio-pesto.bsky.social
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Thanks for your reporting on this
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Eboni Bunni
@ebonibunni.bsky.social
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"we are not a racist country"
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