Mastodawn

Life expectancy: Memphis 72 years, Minneapolis 79. Infant mortality: Memphis 9 per 1,000, Minnesota 4.0. Uninsured rates: Memphis 13%, Minneapolis 5%. The low-tax promise buys you a shorter life, sicker children, & medical bankruptcy when the bill comes due.

https://readuncut.com/the-country-that-doesnt-know-its-own-tax-rate/

#PublicHealth #HealthPolicy #LifeExpectancy #Healthcare #MedicalDebt #SouthernStates #HealthOutcomes

The Country That Doesn't Know Its Own Tax Rate

I've had the same conversation a dozen or more times. Someone mentions they're thinking about moving south, or they just did, and sooner or later the pitch arrives: no income tax, lower cost of living, you keep more of what you earn. It comes out like a confession of common

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The Bad Place Apr 1

Times of India | NTPC’s Simhadri plant clocks 100% ash use for 9th year

NTPC Simhadri has achieved over 100% ash utilization for nine years straight. This coastal power station is a key supplier to southern states. It generates significant power while focusing on environmental measures. The plant uses seawater for over 85% of its water needs. It also undertakes afforestation and community development programs.

#ntpc #simhadri #coastalpowerstation #southernstates

NTPC’s Simhadri plant clocks 100% ash use for 9th year | Visakhapatnam News - The Times of India

VISAKHAPATNAM: The 2,000 MW Simhadri super thermal power project of the NTPC at Parawada locality in Andhra Pradesh’s Anakapalle district, has achieve.

The Times of India

Gay Curmudgeon Feb 21

Easter Finery at Scarritt College for Christian Workers in Nashville, Tennessee. 1977. #easter #equinox #spring #springequinox #holiday #holidays #oestre #pagan #scarrittcollege #christianworkers #travel #traveling #holiday #holidays #vacation #vacations #south #southern #southernstates #nashville #tennessee #nashvilletennessee #thegrandoleopry #1970s #vintage #vintagefashion #1970sfashion #1970sdress #1970sattire

Gay Curmudgeon Feb 6

The beauty of Nashville, Tennessee, during Easter Weekend, 1977. #nature #natural #naturalbeauty #outdoors #outdoorliving #nashville #Tennessee #nashvilletennessee #South #southernstates #easter #spring #growingseason #growing #redbud #redbuds #redbudtree #redbudtrees #water #waterfeature #beauty #naturesbeauty #springequinox #equinox

Gay Curmudgeon Feb 4

When I was younger and loved travel, a city's art museums were always my number one interest. Nashville, Tennessee, Easter, 1977. #travel #travels #vacation #vacations #nashville #Tennessee #nashvilletennessee #museum #museums #artmuseum #museums #nashvilleartmuseum #1970s #South #southernstates #easter #Spring #springequinox #equinox #paintings #painting #art

Gay Curmudgeon Jan 30

Easter in Nashville, 1977. I wasn't always a Curmudgeonly Old Hermit. #hermit #hermitting #curmudgeon #hermits #curmudgeons #grump #grumps #coot #geezer #nashville #tennessee #southern #southernstates #travel #vacation #holiday #vacations #usatravel #unitedstates #1970s #visit

AnneTheWriter Jan 27

In 2020, #Evangelicals worshipped Trump as if he were Christ. They posted fake images of Donald in Messianic poses and using religious iconic imagery.

God sent a plague.

In 2026, red-state MAGA Republicans and Evangelicals responded to videos of horrific murders, Fascism, and ICE brutality by chanting "Ice, Ice, Baby."

So God gave them exactly what they were asking for.

#IceStorms #WinterStormFern #StormFern #USweather #USweatherMews #Religion #Politics #AnsweredPrayers #ICE #Minnesota #Mississippi #SouthernStates #SnowStorm #ICEagents #ReneeGood #AlexPretti

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/weather/south-us-winter-storm-snow-ice.html

Winter Storm Debilitates the South, Encasing Cities in Ice and Snow

The forecasts had predicted that the storm could be among the worst in a generation to hit the region. By Monday, it was clear that is exactly what happened.

The New York Times