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Rhiannon12866

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Thu May 7, 2026, 11:30 PM May 7

Tennessee GOP just embraced Jim Crow 2.0 to Silence Black voters just as Trump demanded - Dean Obeidallah



Dean Obeidallah: Former Confederate state Tennessee GOP just embraced Jim Crow 2.0 to Silence Black voters just as Trump demanded. All the states now drawing new congressional maps to eliminate Black districts were slave states that had joined the Confederacy, waged war on the USA and then imposed Jim Crow laws. That MUST be included in all media coverage for context! - 05/07/2026.
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Tennessee GOP just embraced Jim Crow 2.0 to Silence Black voters just as Trump demanded - Dean Obeidallah (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 May 7 OP
This move is going to backfire hugely/bigly; I don't quite know how yet but wait and see. Their continued error(s) is SheilaAnn May 8 #1

SheilaAnn

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1. This move is going to backfire hugely/bigly; I don't quite know how yet but wait and see. Their continued error(s) is
Fri May 8, 2026, 01:30 AM
May 8

to underestimate the Black folks. Big mistake and I cannot wait to see what happens.

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