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In It to Win It

(12,743 posts) Thu May 7, 2026, 07:35 PM 2 hrs ago

State Senator London Lamar on Tennessee Republicans stealing representation from majority-Black Memphis:

Senator London Lamar on @GovBillLee @MarshaBlackburn and TN Republicans stealing representation from majority-Black Memphis:
— The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) 2026-05-06T03:08:14.089Z

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State Senator London Lamar on Tennessee Republicans stealing representation from majority-Black Memphis: (Original Post) In It to Win It 2 hrs ago OP

A Repub told me today that TN did the right thing by desegregating that Memphis district. LonePirate 1 hr ago #1

Kick dalton99a 1 hr ago #2

LonePirate

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1. A Repub told me today that TN did the right thing by desegregating that Memphis district.

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Thu May 7, 2026, 08:27 PM

1 hr ago

According to him, the desegregation is significant enough to make the change even if it dilutes the power of black voters. What sort of racist mentality does one need to immerse themselves in to believe something like that?

dalton99a

(95,103 posts)

2. Kick

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Thu May 7, 2026, 08:32 PM

1 hr ago

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