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Radley Balko@radleybalko.bsky.social |
After the death of Tyre Nichols, Memphis enacted a policy prohibiting police from conducting pretextual traffic stops. The Republican state legislature and governor just enacted a preemptory law overturning the policy, and prohibiting any city in Tenn. from passing a similar one.
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Squire Boone
@isomorphism.net
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Once again, the source of legitimacy in politics is "the higghest level controlled by Republicans", not whatever platitudinal principles they market as meaning anything.
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StormRider
@stormrider.tv
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party of small government yada yada etc etc etc 🙄
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hyperewok1
@hyperewok1.bsky.social
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small government for me but not for thee
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Blue Meme
@bluememe.bsky.social
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“The Laboratory of Democracy”
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Bill Stewart
@billstewart.bsky.social
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"Nashville city council passes policy requiring police to stop any car with legislative plates* just to make sure they're ok and check for marijuana odors, working seatbelts, and unsecured firearms and that the car hasn't been stolen."
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Evo Daily
@evodaily.bsky.social
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Red state gonna do what red states do. You can't make the voters see the monster they created. Even while it eats their faces.
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Torr Leonard 🧵
@torrleonard.bsky.social
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Remember when Republicans claimed to want “local control”? Good times…
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Alan Bleiweiss
@alanbleiweiss.bsky.social
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The American Fascist Party (formerly GOP) is in full swing across America.
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Tamara Keel
@tamslick.bsky.social
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But the Tennessee legislature is also fighting the menace of… [checks notes] …chemtrails!
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Noamar Garciachomsky
@kduffchicago.bsky.social
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The limited government and individual freedom strikes again!
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Girl Dog Dad 🏳️🌈
@darktexture.bsky.social
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Tennessee has really leaned into being a shithole state recently
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