Cackling Co Pilot Kamala
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The Tennessee State Legislature has come a long way since legalizing eating roadkill.
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Take me to another place: Civil unrest (and a sneak preview of fascist theocracy?) in Tennessee
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the shit these reps have been saying to the kids who showed up to protest is some of the grossest stuff too. Sadly I expect them to all be re-elected
Big Papa Paegan
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Tennessee Is in a funny spot right now. They're courting major IT and biotech companies to use Nashville as a base of operations, but they're also trying to argue against those companies bringing in their kind of people (who swing left on key issues). Most of the locals I interact with are lifelong GOP voters, but almost all of the ones I've talked with end up agreeing on issues that are normally reserved for Dem/leftist/progressive positions.
What I'm trying to say is that the buckle of the Bible Belt is turning more and more purple, and these things are going to happen more frequently.
What I'm trying to say is that the buckle of the Bible Belt is turning more and more purple, and these things are going to happen more frequently.
Cackling Co Pilot Kamala
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TN outside of Nashville, Memphis, and the tiniest part of Knoxville is full of Republican trash. Which I guess is pretty standard all over the country, but the shift is really stark and immediate.
There was also a report not that long ago that showed a big chunk of the new people the city's gotten in the past few years are conservatives trying to get away from commie California. So I don't have a lot of hopes for a purple TN anytime soon.
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SFH
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Maybe that's why I loved Memphis so much. I thought it was all the Elvis stuff.
Big Papa Paegan
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I'm running into more people from the northeast lately, just outside Nash, and the locals are becoming more and more disillusioned with the GOP.
There's still a surplus of neocon shyte, but they're becoming more afraid to go all in on a lot of the rhetoric these days.
Cackling Co Pilot Kamala
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In Franklin, Tennessee, an LGBTQ pride festival meets fierce resistance
The fight in Franklin, Tennessee, echoes earlier battles over LGBTQ acceptance and comes amid a nationwide backlash among conservatives against transgender rights.
Big Papa Paegan
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Funny thing about Franklin is that it goes from a very modern downtown area, where pride flags fly without issue, to your typical Bible belt town within a mile.
Oh, and Bill Lee must've realized how most of the voting public feel about gun control, because he's strengthening background checks. It's a start, at least.
Oh, and Bill Lee must've realized how most of the voting public feel about gun control, because he's strengthening background checks. It's a start, at least.
Cackling Co Pilot Kamala
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Are they confusing drag shows with Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom?
Big Papa Paegan
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Likely. I have a laugh every so often when I remember how many complete imbeciles I graduated with, knowing that my school system is one of the best in the country (ranked #1 a few times), and how that means people elsewhere are even dumber.
Cackling Co Pilot Kamala
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Looks like someone doesn’t want to get invited to the SNL 50th reunion in two years.