#Tennessee USA accounts to follow:
LOCAL NEWS
@index - Kingston Springs independent local news
SPORT
@news - Nashville soccer news site
@[email protected] - Nashville pickleball blog
TECH
@bsidesknoxville - Cybersecurity conference in Knoxville
EDUCATION
@chalkbeat-tennessee-Chalkbeat - Schools news in Memphis-Shelby and statewide Tennessee
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🔥 @[email protected] (MURFREESBORO): “When they want to do something to hurt Black people— the wheels of government turn fucking FAST.” #Memphis #JimCrow @GovBillLee @MarshaBlackburn
“I Don’t Feel Safe”: Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump’s Police Task Force
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A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity. Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say they feel targeted just going about their lives.
https://www.propublica.org/article/memphis-safe-task-force-police-harassment?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Memphis #Tennessee #NationalGuard #Trump #Police #Law
A ProPublica and MLK50 analysis shows that just 17 of more than 800 immigration arrests made by Trump’s crime-fighting task force in and around Memphis were for violent crimes.
82% of the immigration arrests followed a traffic stop.
https://www.propublica.org/article/memphis-safe-task-force-immigration-arrests-crime-data?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
