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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/2/2023 9:35 PM
At a candidate forum in Franklin, Tennessee, where members of the white supremacist group Tennessee Active Club are here, saying they are providing security for Gabrielle @HansonforMayor. 1/
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It always the most supreme whites that are white supremacists.
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Check out this story from The Tennessean: Rep. Justin Jones sues House Speaker Cameron Sexton in federal court Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, has long been at odds with House Speaker Cameron Sexton. Now, the member of the Tennessee Three is going to court. https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2023/10/03/tennessee-rep-justin-jones-sues-house-speaker-cameron-sexton-federal-court-expulsion-vote-silence/71043911007/
Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, has long been at odds with House Speaker Cameron Sexton. Now, the member of the Tennessee Three is going to court.
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4:53 PM
i hate privatization of education i hate privatization of education i hate privatization of education
4:54 PM
i really hope Lee’s hard on for charter schools especially Hillsdale is gonna be a huge point if contention in 24 tho
4:55 PM
the whole legislature has been largely embarrassing this entire session so i’m optimistic but also Tn is Tn
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I wonder if the TN teacher unions will do smth against Hillsdale?
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well i imagine at the very least they’ll help campaign for literally ANYONE who’s not the current republican leadership
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I have to hope so!!!
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/5/2023 9:17 PM
It’s a tricky subject, based on how confusing our laws are on this subject, as well as Bill Lee literally being one the most anti-union governors In the country
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Yeah :( before the right to work law passed, i had union reps come and talk in my classes bc we had to join a union! And i thought that was so cool!!! (/genuine) (edited)
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alex (he/him) 10/6/2023 4:29 PM
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4:29 PM
Very epic news
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DUDE LETS GO
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woohoo
7:04 PM
About Gabrielle Hanson
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/10/2023 11:52 PM
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@Dug ☭ is the state antifa leader
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Source: trust me bro
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when you said that i thought i was actually named in the statement i was like wtf
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HOWD SHE KNOW
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one of you must be a mole🧐
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(do we consider Memphis local??)
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marquita has posted about it before but that’s the most i’ve heard
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BREAKING: Franklin’s Westhaven Conservatives group has withdrawn its endorsements of their neighbors, Gabrielle Hanson for mayor and Jeff Feldman for alderman, following NewsChannel 5’s investigations. 1/
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RIP FUCKING BOZOS
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smoking that proud boy sympathizer pack🤭
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/16/2023 2:18 PM
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WHOA
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alex (he/him) 10/16/2023 4:15 PM
HUH?
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Another one's happening!
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oh sick
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Virtual panel this Thursday
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tesi should hopefully have a decent take
12:04 PM
he definitely asserted that palestine was under apartheid two semesters ago so he should at least recognize that much
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alex (he/him) 10/17/2023 2:07 PM
Yeah this has the potential to be very cool
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i definitely plan to watch it
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same, excited to hear what dr. foley has to say. he's the prof that ethan was talking about during last week's meeting
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@lwc05 could you post this on our socials? would def be good to tag the original posters in the caption
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Fennelseed
Virtual panel this Thursday
alex (he/him) 10/19/2023 5:05 PM
this is going on right now!
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is anyone else in the zoom?
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seems like there are a lot of people joining which is good
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Yup! Also recording for those who can't make it
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alex (he/him) 10/19/2023 5:07 PM
awesome!
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omg i almost forgot
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HOPPING IN NOW
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alex (he/him) 10/19/2023 5:10 PM
its only just starting! the moderator introduced everyone and there was a moment of silence
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foleys abt to start talking
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...nevermind on that recording, I stupidly forgot to hit the fucking record button💀
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the school is record it
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recording it*
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how’s it going
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OH SHIT
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Tuesday is the final election day i think
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alex (he/him) 10/19/2023 6:25 PM
so howd you guys feel about the panel?
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can't say i know enough about the conflict to have an opinion, but i thought it was pretty good w/ the background history. didn't go into the stuff that's most politicized by pop media
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i didn’t get to watch it bc i’m in mock i only saw the beginning of Foley’s part which i largely enjoyed
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yes foley was great
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what did tesi add i’m curious
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i was having a bit of trouble listening through his accent lol, but he gave info on the founding and history of hamas
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WHOA
6:31 PM
did he mention it’s relation to pflp and plo
6:31 PM
i kinda imagine he didn’t bc that outwardly shows an expression of a negative analysis of Israel
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i don't remember tbh. hope someone else can chime in
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no totally fine he’s definitely a very soft speaker so it’s difficult to understand him
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yeah im also really unfamiliar with the different palestinian organizations, like there's PLO and a Palestinian Authority I think? what are the main Palestinian leadership besides Hamas?
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alex (he/him) 10/19/2023 6:37 PM
dicicco also mentioned lions den
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yeah yeah
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alex (he/him) 10/19/2023 6:38 PM
i believe it was dicicco? speaking of which i was surprised at how... i dont wanna say based, but. yknow. he clearly has a lot of palestinian sympathies and i was surprised that he referenced that pretty directly
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like no one was like "free palestine" or anything, and i imagine that they were all trying to seem as balanced as possible, but you could kind of get a look in
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yeah most definitely, especially the essay that i think dicicco mentioned at the end
6:42 PM
i think it was "love israel, support palestine"?
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alex (he/him) 10/19/2023 6:44 PM
i do wish the historical displacement and oppression of palestinians was discussed more. i feel like all of the speakers referenced it to some degree, but it never felt like a super big focus. it just felt like that very relevant piece was missing. which isnt too surprising considering harvard students are getting doxxed rn and shit. i do think the discussion was very educational overall and the tone was good, i respect the professors who took part
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i think it was "love israel, support palestine"?
alex (he/him) 10/19/2023 6:44 PM
yeah im not familiar with that but i think thats what he said
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yeah im also really unfamiliar with the different palestinian organizations, like there's PLO and a Palestinian Authority I think? what are the main Palestinian leadership besides Hamas?
The extent of which ik is that historically the first real revolutionary organization was the PLO( Palestinian Liberation Organization) and from there the PFLP( Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine) arose which is an explicitly ML organization
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i do wish the historical displacement and oppression of palestinians was discussed more. i feel like all of the speakers referenced it to some degree, but it never felt like a super big focus. it just felt like that very relevant piece was missing. which isnt too surprising considering harvard students are getting doxxed rn and shit. i do think the discussion was very educational overall and the tone was good, i respect the professors who took part
true, palestinian perspective could have been emphasized more
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The extent of which ik is that historically the first real revolutionary organization was the PLO( Palestinian Liberation Organization) and from there the PFLP( Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine) arose which is an explicitly ML organization
huh ok
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as far as my understanding goes as well is that both those organizations are secular which scared the Israeli government bc it made it harder to do consent manufacturing SO they financially funded an explicitly islamic revolutionary group to dry and divide all three organizations and the group was Hamas
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wow ok hmm
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idk if that’s what tesi said but
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kinda makes a very interesting parallel to America actually
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i don't remember anything as crazy as that being mentioned, no. it was more surface level
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considering we funded the Mujhideen which then splintered and became Al-Qaeda
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NOT that i’m comparing Oct. 7th to 9/11 i’m just saying it’s interesting
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hmm yeah that is interesting
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NOT that i’m comparing Oct. 7th to 9/11 i’m just saying it’s interesting
biden already said its like 15 9/11s for israel
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we got our conversion rate
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that’s such a weird ass talking point
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“ Um Akshually per capita…”
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i don't remember anything as crazy as that being mentioned, no. it was more surface level
alex (he/him) 10/19/2023 6:59 PM
yeah none of the professors got into any of that
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which wouldve been cool but im not surprised they didnt
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yeah i was gonna i couldn’t imagine they would
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alex (he/him) 10/19/2023 7:05 PM
mtsu is never going to openly support palestine and condemn israel, which we all know, and i doubt it would let a university sponsored event veer in that direction. the fact that they talked about the issue publicly and had a decent educational discussion is honestly more than i would expect and i think the ppl directly involved did a good job of providing info and starting a conversation. especially right now, the most thorough info on the plight of the palestinain people isnt going to come from the university. the lack of perspective there was pretty glaring to me but thats not surprising and again, the people involved in this event clearly care a lot and contributed to a good conversation that will hopefully inspire more people to research the issue beyond just israeli/american propaganda
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that basically sums up my thoughts. im glad the professors and coordinators decided to open up the conversation
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BREAKING: Today a federal judge signed an order that blocks the city of Murfreesboro and officials from enforcing its anti-LGBTQ+ ordinance during the BoroPride festival weekend—protecting the free speech and expression of Murfreesboro residents and drag performers.
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LETS GO
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ethan sent it first but i just resent it so it would embed
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THIS IS HUGE
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/20/2023 11:03 PM
HOLY FUCKING SHIT
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marsha blackburn luhmao
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halting UNRWA funding is crazy considering that’s what funds most of the schools israel flattens in gaza (edited)
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I talked to the Williamson Co. Election Commissioner Chad Gray. A) it’s illegal to take a photo of your ballot B) the barcode has nothing to do with vote tabulation. It deals with precinct data. C) ⁦@HansonforMayor⁩ didn’t attend a meeting explaining the new machines.
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WHY TF IS TN HOLLER USING A DESTINY CLIP
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WTAF
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here begins their fall from grace
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WHY TF IS TN HOLLER USING A DESTINY CLIP
the head is some liberal
11:50 AM
i vaguely recall one of the writers was the first president of this ydsa or if he is the one doing twitter posts or not (edited)
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HUH????
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@LoganMcvey @ashton i’m sure you both know more than me (edited)
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Yeah first ydsa president was the one doing the twitter for a while. Dunno if he still does or not.
12:11 PM
I think it’s a pretty split up org like most journalism places. Could just be whoever did the twitter post is somehow one of the few leftists who still watch destiny after all the debacles over the past year or two. That or the twitter guy isn’t actually a leftist.
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alex (he/him) 10/24/2023 12:54 PM
They posted it on Instagram too I believe
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I’m not familiar w destiny tho
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he’s something alright
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he calls himself a liberal but he’s been like perma banned from multiple social media platforms for just being outright a transphobe
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the EPITOME of a debate lord type
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he’s a real evil mf
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alex (he/him) 10/24/2023 1:48 PM
Ahh ok
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AP: “@MarshaBlackburn & others sponsor Stop Antisemitism on College Campuses Act — federal funding for colleges and universities would be rescinded if they allow, fund, or facilitate events promoting violent antisemitism.” https://fox17.com/news/local/tennessee-senator-others-sponsor-bill-defunding-colleges-which-allow-antisemitic-events-israel-...
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/24/2023 3:45 PM
Will probably be so vague so that it would be hard to discern what is which
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And will probably be bipartisan
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either that or it’s specifically written to target BDS
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alex (he/him) 10/24/2023 3:46 PM
wouldnt be surprised if it didnt hold up in court regardless
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fire will probably rip it apart
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wouldnt be surprised if it didnt hold up in court regardless
no real there’s no way
3:49 PM
like a federal anti-protest bill that shit would not last a week
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alex (he/him) 10/24/2023 3:55 PM
Yeah 😭
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he’s something alright
His older stuff is actually great, but that was back when he was actually a leftist
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he calls himself a liberal but he’s been like perma banned from multiple social media platforms for just being outright a transphobe
I do think he is a liberal, it’s just the kind that doesn’t pretend to actually genuinely care about lgbt people. He went down a pretty bad conservative phase over like the last two years, but he is pretty much a poster boy of liberal ideals as a whole.
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no you’re correct i meant leftist not liberal that’s my b
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idk i get that people naturally lean towards liberal ideals given the country but if youre going to get into politics and you're still describing yourself as a liberal i dont really trust you
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like any of the types, classical liberal to neoliberal
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I think he's somewhere in between classical and neoliberal, he is at mininum pretty consistent in beliefs
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He changed from being a leftist mainly because he saw leftists as crybabies who don't accomplish anything, so pretty stupid rationality
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6:13 PM
I will say somewhat in his defence that when he actually tried to rally his community to do real electoral action, the leftists in his community sabotaged several events in response which is utterly stupid. The candidate he supported was fairly progressive, and it was completely fucking stupid that people pushed back against him actually using internet politics for something tangible. None of that is a reason to completely shift your ideals, but I can kind of understand the frustration from his perspective.
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He does do actual politics at least, but he's pretty problematic (believes freedom of speech = he can say the n word). He was a decently big factor in the ossof warnock runoffs and did canvassing. I do respect that he is actually doing something with being a political influencer, but he shouldn't really be quoted by any actual leftist if you're talking about leftism. (edited)
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i do remember him being involved in their campaigns
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Yeah, you can find videos online of him canvassing. There was some video that went semi-viral of an old trump conservative lady who talked with him in the street about why she didn't want to vote for Ossof / Warnock. I think the campaign he used his community to support was Mark Gudgel who ran for mayor in Omaha.
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i mean
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theres this
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Hey, if you want to see what I'm doing at work tonight: https://www.youtube.com/live/_24H6qX0UNw?si=rmyAuFVi2PhK00Fd
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I'm watching Gabrielle Hanson get absolutely shit on
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/24/2023 8:20 PM
BREAKING: Controversial Franklin mayoral candidate Gabrielle @HansonforMayor now headed to a likely resounding defeat, based on early vote and absentee totals: Gabrielle Hanson: 1,788 Incumbent Ken Moore: 8,364
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/24/2023 8:33 PM
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I would highly suggest looking into Phil William's piece on Jeff Feldman too. He's more nutty than Gabrielle.
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Ravel_PirouzniaJr 10/24/2023 8:44 PM
All them are getting shit on so we good
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Jesus
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alex (he/him) 10/24/2023 9:03 PM
Thank god Franklin is getting something right
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8 of 8 precincts reporting in Franklin... Moore - 12,822 Hanson - 3,322
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I'm watching Gabrielle Hanson get absolutely shit on
LETS GOOOO
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The three years I spent working on “The Kids of Rutherford County” podcast taught me one thing: Tennessee’s punitive policies aren’t leaving children in the legal system better off.
Listen to The Kids of Rutherford County on Spotify. For over a decade, one Tennessee county arrested and illegally jailed hundreds, maybe thousands, of children. A four-part narrative series reveals how this came to be, the adults responsible for it, and the two lawyers, former juvenile delinquents themselves, who try to do something about it.
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I WAS JUST ABOUT TO SEND THIS
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believe it or not from what i’ve been told this issue is one of the FOUNDING rutherford county issues that started this organization
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alex (he/him) 10/26/2023 1:39 PM
Kind of? It was a big story at the time for sure (edited)
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Idk what all was organized abt it tho
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oh wait no it didn’t start it it started the beef i think
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bc i think that was the problem that they didn’t organize around it
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idk either way fuck davenport (edited)
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alex (he/him) 10/26/2023 1:42 PM
Idk fuck Davenport
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