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NEW: Confusion & chaos unfolded at a Madison County precinct today where officials quietly moved 2000 mostly Black voters, tripling the tiny precinct's voter roll.Voters waited hours. Some arrived after

NEW: Absentee voters in Mississippi's Washington & Sunflower counties have almost QUADRUPLED their 2016 totals. Both counties are about 75% Black.They smashed records despite the fact that MS is the

BREAKING: Mississippi voters with pre-existing conditions who have “higher risk of severe illness or death” if they contract #COVID19 should not be able to vote absentee, the State’s attorney general

At least two students who attended these maskless, Oak Grove High-administration approved senior class activities had tested positive for #COVID19, several sources say.Now, the school district is notifying parents to

BREAKING: 71 of Mississippi's 82 counties are now reporting #COVID19 outbreaks in schools.Confirmed Cases:Students: 199Teachers: 245Quarantined (for 2 weeks):Students: 2,035Teachers: 589And consider this: Dozens of schools just had thei

THREAD: Kamala Harris is "too ambitious?"When Mitt Romney selected Paul Ryan for VP, he, like Harris, was often described as ambitious—as a compliment.This headline, for example, is from the New

Supporters of the #MSFlag argue that its Confederate imagery honors soldiers—not slavery & white supremacy.But the week lawmakers adopted the flag in 1894, they refused to fund a home for

“Those who want to take down this flag of Mississippi are the racists. (They) think so little of minorities that they love to give them handouts like affirmative action."That's what

Honestly, I no longer even know what people mean when they talk about "both sides." Both sides of what, in this instance? 1/https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1274694483658133506 Do you mean both sides, as in

THREAD: There is a persistent historical myth that needs to be corrected. It's important.Contrary to popular myth online, Ronald Reagan did not launch his 1980 campaign at the Neshoba County

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