Remember when Trump yanked funds from Mississippi after learning that the state's welfare chief had directed millions in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to sports celebrities, including not only Brett Favre, but the Million Dollar man and his two pro-wrestler sons?
Wait. He didn't.
26.02.2026 00:49 โ ๐ 2745 ๐ 819 ๐ฌ 33 ๐ 13
Imagine how much theyโd be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
24.01.2026 22:24 โ ๐ 22242 ๐ 4475 ๐ฌ 485 ๐ 205
Canโt wait to see how many right-wingers get fired for making hideous comments about the people killed in Minneapolis.
24.01.2026 19:25 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
NEW VIDEO: this appears to be the footage from the woman in the pink coat.
24.01.2026 18:46 โ ๐ 9282 ๐ 6062 ๐ฌ 1608 ๐ 2395
"Just stay cool and don't make trouble until the midterms" is not going to cut it as an opposition response to a murderous regime whose masked thugs are killing people in the streets and then attempting to round up witnesses and destroy evidence.
24.01.2026 17:10 โ ๐ 2160 ๐ 599 ๐ฌ 30 ๐ 20
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
22.12.2025 22:46 โ ๐ 35368 ๐ 19978 ๐ฌ 1678 ๐ 2094
Montgomery Bus Boycott
70 years ago, the Montgomery Bus Boycott launched, energizing the Southern freedom movement. In 1981, Southern Exposure featured oral histories with people connected to the boycott to discuss its origins and legacy: facingsouth.org/1981/03/mont... @southernstudies.bsky.social
15.12.2025 20:07 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Tram Nguyen on what's next for progressives in Virginia
Tram Nguyen of New Virginia Majority talks about her takeaways from the 2025 elections, lessons they learned the last time progressives held power in the state, and their plans for moving a bold agend...
What's next for progressives in Virginia after their big wins in the 2025 elections? I talked with Tram Nguyen of New Virginia Majority for @southernstudies.bsky.social about key lessons from 2025, and their plans for moving a bold agenda in 2026: www.facingsouth.org/2025/12/tram...
22.12.2025 18:24 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Montgomery Bus Boycott
70 years ago, the Montgomery Bus Boycott launched, energizing the Southern freedom movement. In 1981, Southern Exposure featured oral histories with people connected to the boycott to discuss its origins and legacy: facingsouth.org/1981/03/mont... @southernstudies.bsky.social
15.12.2025 20:07 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Institute Index: Data center backlash
Number of data centers that have been built across the U.S.: 4,225* Percent of data centers nationally that are in Southern states: 4o%
From Georgia to Virginia, the 2025 elections revealed a data center backlash. 40% of centers are in the South, with many more on the way, straining land, water & energy resources. My by-the-numbers look for @southernstudies.bsky.social
at the growing opposition: www.facingsouth.org/2025/11/inst...
11.12.2025 16:01 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Breaking: Georgia Democrats flip conservative seat in yet another upset
That's 25 pickups for Democrats nationwide this yearโand zero for Republicans
BREAKING: Democrats have flipped a conservative state House seat in Georgia in yet another upset.
It's a 14-point overperformance *and* the 25th legislative flip of the year for Dems. Republicans? Zero.
Read our complete writeup here -->
10.12.2025 02:11 โ ๐ 682 ๐ 248 ๐ฌ 9 ๐ 22
Conspiracy theorist election denier given FEMAโs second-most important role
Gregg Phillips will lead the Office of Response and Recovery, โthe heart of what FEMA does.โ
SCOOP โ Gregg Phillips, a conspiracy theorist with no emergency management experience who helped produce the election-denying documentary โ2000 Mulesโ with Dinesh DโSouza and has faced numerous legal inquiries, has been named head of FEMAโs Office of Response and Recovery.
My story:
09.12.2025 22:55 โ ๐ 3542 ๐ 1596 ๐ฌ 224 ๐ 290
Democrats flip Miami mayorโs office, winning control for first time in nearly 30 years
10.12.2025 01:23 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Best self-editing advice I ever received (from my mom). Read it out loud!
04.12.2025 23:07 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
#BREAKING: Over dissents from the three democratic appointees, #SCOTUS puts Texas's new House maps back into effect for (and, presumably, through) the 2026 midterms.
The three Democratic appointees, in an opinion by Justice Kagan, dissent.
I'll post the ruling shortly.
04.12.2025 23:00 โ ๐ 2248 ๐ 647 ๐ฌ 181 ๐ 312
It's that time of year: Support an independent voice for change in the South! #GivingTuesday2025
www.facingsouth.org/defend-democ...
02.12.2025 22:08 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Institute Index: Data center backlash
Number of data centers that have been built across the U.S.: 4,225* Percent of data centers nationally that are in Southern states: 4o%
The data center backlash, by the numbers. The 2025 elections in Georgia and Virginia revealed growing push-back to data centers, especially due to rising energy demands. Via @southernstudies.bsky.social:
www.facingsouth.org/2025/11/inst...
02.12.2025 17:42 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
In the wake of the Department of Homeland Security's "Charlotte's Web" operation in North Carolina, a look at the top contracts being carried out in the state for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) @southernstudies.bsky.social
22.11.2025 17:32 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1
Press conference this evening in Durham, NC led by @siembranc.bsky.social in response to arrival of ICE in the city. Strong showing of elected officials and faith leaders condemning ICEโs secretive attacks on schools and businesses in the area.
18.11.2025 23:39 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
A key issue animating the 2025 elections in the South: data centers, and their growing pressures on land, water, and especially energy. Virginia has the most centers in the country, and Georgia ranks 7th.
07.11.2025 20:57 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
one of the things i think is that policies answer the question of โwhat will you doโ but they donโt answer the question of โwhy should i vote for youโ and i think there is a tendency in this broad conversation to equate the two
31.10.2025 12:33 โ ๐ 1891 ๐ 233 ๐ฌ 92 ๐ 19
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