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The Sargent at Arms blocks Representative Justin Pearson from Memphis from entering a committee meeting about redrawing the map specifically for the district he represents.
— @singlecatlady23.bsky.social 2026-05-07T23:41:44.807Z
Tennessee Rep. Justin J. Pearson: Memphis is the place that raised me. Republicans are eviscerating the only Black majority congressional district in our state. This is about attacking, targeting, and cracking District 9 into pieces for more political and racial dominance
— Headquarters (@headquartersnews.bsky.social) 2026-05-07T20:33:34.326Z
GiqueCee
(4,617 posts)... may good and decent people spit on the ground at the very mention of his name.
stage left
(3,341 posts)looks exactly like the ones in the fiftys and sixtys. He could be his own grandpa.
SeattleVet
(5,924 posts)I'm old enough to remember that shit.
Hassin Bin Sober
(27,492 posts)GiqueCee
(4,617 posts)... I recall an old C&W tune called, "He Was His Own Grandpa", and it detailed the lineage and cavalier attitude toward incest that made it possible. Very funny, but also, frighteningly, common enough to inspire even a satirical melody.