I applaud the City Council for defending the voices & safety of Memphis & Shelby County, even as the silence of some of our local Legislators seemingly endorses the state's overreach. This is why we need new, & better, representation for Memphis in our State Legislature.

“We won’t back down, and we damn sure won’t be bullied." -Memphis City Councilman @JBSmileyJr tennesseelookout.com/2024/08/30/mem…

So proud of Memphis City Council for suing the election commission to get these gun referendums on the ballot. Thanks for standing up for our city against the anti-democratic, bigoted, and authoritarian actions of Bill Lee Tre Hargett & Speaker Cameron Sexton Randy McNally! wreg.com/news/local/cit…

I stayed up for this. At 12:01 AM on 9/01, I became the first woman General Sessions Court Clerk of Shelby County, Tennessee, the executive and administrative branch of the largest court in a former Confederate state where my family was enslaved and was not allowed to vote. I am

“We need to reevaluate what ⁦⁦Paul Young⁩ had in his budget and see if some of those funds could be repurposed to help MATA” 👏 we’re happy to see Jerri Green⁩ looking for real solutions to stop the “death spiral” of transit in Memphis! localmemphis.com/video/news/loc…

Memphis For All is putting in the work, knocking on doors almost every single day, showing our support for Jesse Huseth (Jesse Huseth).

In TN, Cameron Sexton and the GOP are threatening to punish Memphis because our City Council wants voters to be able to vote on a gun safety referendum. They’ll send thoughts and prayers today and allow this continue tomorrow.

Memphis For All is putting in work yet again today, knocking on doors and showing our support for Jesse Huseth (Jesse Huseth), who like us, believes Tennessee should finally do away with its #grocerytax.

Does anyone really believe the Tennessee GOP would finally support Memphis if we just stop resisting? And what are we willing to lose for some ARP funds. Our lives? Our votes?

GLORIA IN CHATTANOOGA: “We do not have to live this way. No other country does.” Reacting to the latest tragedies in Georgia & Kentucky, senate candidate Rep. Gloria Johnson calls for common sense gun laws and calls out Monty Fritts & the TNGOP for putting TFA cash over kids.

A Nashville judge has paved the way for more formerly incarcerated Tennesseans to restore their voting rights. The judge's order nullifies a controversial state rule that required people to restore their gun ownership rights before their voting rights. wpln.org/post/nashville…

Resolution backing the council lawsuit is approved 8-3-1. Not quite party line. Ford abstains. Mills not voting. Otherwise party line.

Trump: “I believe in exceptions” Tennessee has none. Women are fleeing for their lives. That’s on him.

Not they eating the pets y’all!!!!!

Say it louder for the folks in the Tennessee legislature.

As Zbo said, “Where I’m from, bullies get bullied.”

They didn’t listen to the elected reps, councilmembers, senators, commissioners of the 901. Maybe just maybe they will listen to thousands and thousands of residents who will tell them that gun reform for our community is a matter of life and death…and we are tired of dying.

⚡️ SOUTH CAROLINA’s voucher scam was just ruled unconstitutional because it steers public funds to private schools. Gov. Bill Lee says he plans to bring his scam back here in Tennessee next session. FULL: live5news.com/2024/09/11/sc-…

"But even as Republican leaders decry Memphis as a Mad Max post-apocalyptic hellhole of gun violence, they are preventing city leaders from taking steps to potentially decrease gun crime." tennesseelookout.com/2024/09/12/edi…

"...And then, after Tyre Nichols was brutally beaten by five police officers, we thought we would finally see systemic police reform. It didn’t happen.” #JusticeForTyre localmemphis.com/article/news/l…