Chamber of Commerce sign. Drew, Mississippi

#ChamberofCommerce #Mississippi #Lange #photography #DorotheaLange

@Tarnport @EvilCartyen My father grew up in the hill country of #Mississippi, in the general area of Yazoo City (but way out in the country, not near the city). He used to say that he learned standard American English as a second language. In his dialect, "deaf" was pronounced to rhyme with "sheaf". I've lived in enough places within the USA that my Southern origins aren't usually recognizable, but some things still show. For example, my wife used to tease me about pronouncing "on" with a long O, exactly like "own".

#Protesters Clash with #ICE Agents Again in the #TwinCities

#Trump’s popularity has hit its lowest point thus far this term, thanks to widespread #EconomicHardship and Trump’s entanglement in the #EpsteinFiles. As federal agencies expand their #AntiImmigrant operations around the country this week—targeting #NorthCarolina, #Louisiana, and #Mississippi — and people weigh how to respond, a great deal hangs in the balance.

A Firsthand Report
2025-11-18

"On the morning of November 18, news circulated that federal agents were gathered in St. Paul, Minnesota, presumably to carry out a raid attacking immigrants. Hundreds of people rapidly assembled to surround and impede them. Below, we present an account from a front-line participant."

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https://crimethinc.com/2025/11/18/protesters-clash-with-ice-agents-again-in-the-twin-cities-a-firsthand-report

#CrimethInc #ResistICE #Minnesota #USPol #Resistance #SaintPaul

Protesters Clash with ICE Agents Again in the Twin Cities

On the morning of November 18, news circulated that federal agents were gathered in St. Paul, Minnesota, presumably to carry out a raid attacking immigrants. Hundreds of people rapidly assembled to...

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Under new #EPA rule, protections would dry up for wetlands across the #Mississippi River basin

https://mississippitoday.org/2025/11/22/epa-rule-wetlands-protections/

The video of this poor man being shocked made me cry. Some of these pigs went to prison, some of these pigs still work there.

This paragraph quoting the lawyer (for the county or the jail) is even more depressing than the video. Imagine thinking this shithole country is GREAT when abusive jail conditions are seen as better than what this disabled man suffered through as a free person. His “crime” was being addicted to crack cocaine, allegedly.

“‘Larry celebrated countless birthdays and life achievements at the Rankin County Jail,’ Dare wrote. ‘He never went hungry and was never brutalized, both of which he claimed were regular occurrences in the free world.’”

Rankin County guards mock intellectually disabled man - Mississippi Today https://mississippitoday.org/2025/11/19/rankin-county-jail-guards-mock-intellectually-disabled-inmate/

#ACAB #BLM #disability #mississippi

Rankin County guards mock intellectually disabled man - Mississippi Today

Days after Rankin County jail guards used an electric vest to shock an intellectually disabled man in exchange for a Coke, they shared videos of him singing Happy Birthday and falling for pranks.

Mississippi Today

A REVERED FAMILY’S SECRETS come terrifyingly to light in a tense, gorgeously written tale of a Black church community in Mississippi. Evocative and deeply immersed in both horror and compassion, but characterization is what shines brightest. A MINUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dominion-addie-e-citchens/1146352441?ean=9780374609337

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#book #Books #bookreview #bookreviews #bookstodon #fiction #novel #novels #Blackwriters #Mississippi

Dominion: A Novel|Hardcover

A Must-Read: People, NPR, Vulture, Literary Hub, The Millions, Garden & Gun, GoodreadsLong-Listed for the Center for Fiction First Novel PrizeWinner of the O. Henry Prize for “That Girl”An Indies Introduce and Indie Next...

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