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Justin Jones Is Back Where He Belongs: The Statehouse
“The Nashville Metro Council voted unanimously to reinstate Rep. Justin Jones to the Tennessee House of Representatives days after Republicans voted to expel him.”
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/justin-jones-tennessee-reinstated-1234712539/
#JustinJones #TheTennesseeThree #GunReform #ThisIsWhatDemocracyLooksLike #DemocracyWins
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Rep. Justin Jones to his Republican colleagues: “I want to thank you all, not for what you did, but for awakening the people of this state, particularly the young people."
Via The Tennessee Holler:
BROTHER JONES BACK IN THE HOUSE: “Expelling us won’t stop us, it will only galvanize us — POWER TO THE PEOPLE!”
https://twitter.com/thetnholler/status/1645558916099588097?s=61&t=657Ta6s8PFEsIRlxxocx1g
#JustinJones #TheTennesseeThree #GunReform #ThisIsWhatDemocracyLooksLike #DemocracyWins
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Rep. Justin Jones returns to massive applause. (via Acyn)
https://twitter.com/acyn/status/1645556522687123456?s=61&t=657Ta6s8PFEsIRlxxocx1g
#JustinJones #TheTennesseeThree #GunReform #ThisIsWhatDemocracyLooksLike #DemocracyWins
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Via LeBron Hill for the Tennessean:
Singing “This Little Light of Mine”, Rep. Justin Jones walks up to the house chamber, arms locked with supporters including Councilwoman Zulfat Suara.
https://twitter.com/hill_bron/status/1645554453125234690?s=61&t=657Ta6s8PFEsIRlxxocx1g
#JustinJones #TheTennesseeThree #ThisIsWhatDemocracyLooksLike #ThisLittleLightOfMine #DemocracyWins
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Harry Sisson: “Rep. Justin Jones is leading a crowd back to the Tennessee legislature following a vote to reinstate him back into the house. This is democracy. This is activism. This is what America is all about.”
Marchers chant, “THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE!”
https://twitter.com/harryjsisson/status/1645548120191926272?s=61&t=657Ta6s8PFEsIRlxxocx1g
#JustinJones #TheTennesseeThree #GunReform #ThisIsWhatDemocracyLooksLike #DemocracyWins
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Rep. Justin Jones quoting MLK: “True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice.’”
#JustinJones #TennesseeThree #GunViolence #GunReform #NoActionNoPeace #MLK #DemocracyWins
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Nashville Council reappoints Justin Jones to state legislature in gleeful, unanimous vote. Democracy wins.
#JustinJones #TennesseeThree #GunReform #NashvilleCouncil #NoJustinNoPeace #DemocracyWins
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Rep Justin Jones: “Tennessee Republicans’ attempt to crucify democracy has resurrected it in the form of mass movement led by young people. That’s what gives me hope.”
#JustinJones #TheTennesseeThree #GunViolence #GunReform #Racism #Fascism #DemocracyUnderThreat #Resist #RiseUp #WeShallOvercome
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Justin Jones and Joan Baez sing “We Shall Overcome” at a chance airport meeting.
“When you get off the plane with the legendary Joan Baez you know it’s a movement of the spirit. She stands with us in our struggle in Tennessee and said she’s hopeful to see young voices leading.
WE SHALL OVERCOME…
Serendipitous, indeed.”
#JustinJones #JoanBaez #TennesseeThree #GunViolence #GunReform #Resistance #FightFascism #WeShallOvercome
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Greg Sargent: “The expulsion of #TheTennesseeThree is part of a much bigger story: As #GOP legislatures become cesspools of reactionary rule, they're resorting to increasingly indefensible power plays to hold off rising tides of public backlash.
GOP state legislatures aren't just banning books, censoring teachers & outlawing care for #Trans youth. They're using their power to tamp down on the unexpectedly ferocious dissent unleashed by their reactionary #CultureWars.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/04/07/tennessee-three-democrats-expelled-gop-maga/
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WSMV 4 Nashville:
“On Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris spoke in support of the Tennessee lawmakers removed from the House after protesting for stricter gun laws.
‘The children should be able to live and be safe and go to school and not be in fear ... A democracy says you don’t silence the people.’”
https://twitter.com/wsmv/status/1644480029672316929?s=61&t=657Ta6s8PFEsIRlxxocx1g
#KamalaHarris #Nashville #TheTennesseeThree #GunViolence #FreeSpeech #DemocracyUnderThreat
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Via Shannon Watts:
VP #KamalaHarris at Fisk University with #TheTennesseeThree: “If the #StudentsDemand, if the #MomsDemand, if the people’s demand is not being heard by those who should listen and care … if I feel like I’m so right … shouldn’t I have the courage to debate it? Make your case!”
https://twitter.com/shannonrwatts/status/1644483981776404480?s=61&t=657Ta6s8PFEsIRlxxocx1g
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Tennessee Senate Democrats:
“Justin Pearson comforts a woman holding a sign that reads: ‘Covenant Mom.’
Reminder for the people in power: The families, who are burying children and loved ones murdered in last week’s #CovenantSchool shooting, deserve real action to stop gun violence.”
#Tennessee #TheTennesseeThree #SchoolShootings #GunViolence #GunReform
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VP #KamalaHarris is on the ground in #Tennessee for a surprise visit with #TheTennesseeThree and the Democratic caucus following the expulsion of Justin Jones and Justin Pearson from the state legislature for gun protests. She joins Jones, Pearson and Johnson on stage for a rally at Fisk University.
The VP’s visit is “an important sign for young people across America that the Biden-Harris administration stands with them in the fight against #GunViolence.” - Andrew Weinstein
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Barack Obama: “This nation was built on #PeacefulProtest. No elected official should lose their job simply for raising their voice – especially when they’re doing it on behalf of our children.
What happened in #Tennessee is the latest example of a broader erosion of civility and democratic norms. Silencing those who disagree with us is a sign of weakness, not strength, and it won’t lead to progress.”
#TheTennesseeThree #RiseUp #GunViolence #Racism #Fascism #DemocracyUnderThreat #BarackObama
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@staidwinnow 2/ Think Selma. Think the Woolworth’s lunch counter. Think Rosa Parks. Think the women of Iran burning their hijabs and Israelis standing up to Netanyahu. #PeacefulProtest is one of the most powerful forces for change on earth, which is why #fascists work so hard to silence us. Standing with an empty sign will get you arrested in Moscow. Even the symbol of protest scares #authoritarians. #TheTennesseeThree #Resistance
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@staidwinnow Protests DO work. Did #Tennessee Republicans win today? No. They were so eager in their #racism & gun love to strike down their opposition that they handed a national & world platform to #TheTennesseeThree & all the young people rising up around the state. Justin Jones, Gloria Johnson & Justin Pearson began the day in the shadows and ended it as household names. States would not arrest BLM & climate activists if protests were ineffective. (cont…)
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2/ Historic ousting of Black TN Dems demands nation's full attention
On the Last Word, MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell explains why the people being attacked are winning even when it looks like they are losing.
https://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word
#Tennessee #TheTennesseeThree #Racism #Fascism #DemocracyUnderThreat #GunViolence #GunReform
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"You could have walked a block away and had no clue Trump just got arrested."
Trump’s Anticlimactic Arraignment, by Michelle Goldberg
#TrumpIndictment #TrumpArrest #TrumpArraignment #TrumpsAnticlimacticArraignment #MichelleGoldberg
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S.U.V. motorcade
to Trump-branded airplane
to S.U.V. motorcade
to Trump Hotel and Tower ...
next, he's fingerprinted and charged* * *
flanked by his lawyers
the silent old man looks
small ... and smaller- from Poetry in the Moment, by Chen-ou Liu
http://chenouliu.blogspot.com/2023/04/tuesday-as-usual.html#Haiku #PoliticalPoetry #PoetryCommunity #ChenChenWrites #TrumpIndictment #TrumpArraignment #Accountability #DemocracyWins
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Via @MeidasTouch
Statement from Central Park 5 / Exonerated 5 member Yusef Salaam on Donald Trump’s indictment:
Trump has Never Apologized for Taking Out a Full Page Ad Calling for the Death Penalty for the Central Park 5
NEW YORK - New York City Council candidate and Exonerated 5 member Yusef Salaam issued the following statement following the indictment of Donald Trump by the Manhattan District Attorney:
“Karma”.
#TrumpIndictment #NewYork #YusefSalaam #CentralPark5 #Exonerated5 #Karma
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Via @MeidasTouch
Statement from Central Park 5 / Exonerated 5 member Yusef Salaam on Donald Trump’s indictment:
Trump has Never Apologized for Taking Out a Full Page Ad Calling for the Death Penalty for the Central Park 5
NEW YORK - New York City Council candidate and Exonerated 5 member Yusef Salaam issued the following statement following the indictment of Donald Trump by the Manhattan District Attorney:
“Karma”.
#TrumpIndictment #NewYork #YusefSalaam #CentralPark5 #Exonerated5 #Karma
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Via @MeidasTouch
Statement from Central Park 5 / Exonerated 5 member Yusef Salaam on Donald Trump’s indictment:
Trump has Never Apologized for Taking Out a Full Page Ad Calling for the Death Penalty for the Central Park 5
NEW YORK - New York City Council candidate and Exonerated 5 member Yusef Salaam issued the following statement following the indictment of Donald Trump by the Manhattan District Attorney:
“Karma”.
#TrumpIndictment #NewYork #YusefSalaam #CentralPark5 #Exonerated5 #Karma
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Via @MeidasTouch
Statement from Central Park 5 / Exonerated 5 member Yusef Salaam on Donald Trump’s indictment:
Trump has Never Apologized for Taking Out a Full Page Ad Calling for the Death Penalty for the Central Park 5
NEW YORK - New York City Council candidate and Exonerated 5 member Yusef Salaam issued the following statement following the indictment of Donald Trump by the Manhattan District Attorney:
“Karma”.
#TrumpIndictment #NewYork #YusefSalaam #CentralPark5 #Exonerated5 #Karma
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Via @MeidasTouch
Statement from Central Park 5 / Exonerated 5 member Yusef Salaam on Donald Trump’s indictment:
Trump has Never Apologized for Taking Out a Full Page Ad Calling for the Death Penalty for the Central Park 5
NEW YORK - New York City Council candidate and Exonerated 5 member Yusef Salaam issued the following statement following the indictment of Donald Trump by the Manhattan District Attorney:
“Karma”.
#TrumpIndictment #NewYork #YusefSalaam #CentralPark5 #Exonerated5 #Karma
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Victor Shi: “An extremely powerful photo of President Biden crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama.
58 years later, we find ourselves still fighting to protect and expand voting rights. We must all continue getting in good & necessary trouble.”
#Selma #Alabama #EdmundPettusBridge #VotingRights #CivilRights #BlackLivesMatter #Democracy #Equality #BlackHistory #GoodTrouble
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Victor Shi: “An extremely powerful photo of President Biden crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama.
58 years later, we find ourselves still fighting to protect and expand voting rights. We must all continue getting in good & necessary trouble.”
#Selma #Alabama #EdmundPettusBridge #VotingRights #CivilRights #BlackLivesMatter #Democracy #Equality #BlackHistory #GoodTrouble
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Victor Shi: “An extremely powerful photo of President Biden crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama.
58 years later, we find ourselves still fighting to protect and expand voting rights. We must all continue getting in good & necessary trouble.”
#Selma #Alabama #EdmundPettusBridge #VotingRights #CivilRights #BlackLivesMatter #Democracy #Equality #BlackHistory #GoodTrouble
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Victor Shi: “An extremely powerful photo of President Biden crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama.
58 years later, we find ourselves still fighting to protect and expand voting rights. We must all continue getting in good & necessary trouble.”
#Selma #Alabama #EdmundPettusBridge #VotingRights #CivilRights #BlackLivesMatter #Democracy #Equality #BlackHistory #GoodTrouble