Memphis is 63% Black, but not one Black person was with Trump today when he signed his presidential memorandum

[littlemissmartypants]

Memphis is 63% Black, but not one Black person was with Trump today when he signed his presidential memorandum to send the National Guard to the largest Black city in America.

The Black mayor of Memphis, the Black mayor of Shelby County, and the Black police chief, were not involved.

Memphis is 63% Black, but not one Black person was with Trump today when he signed his presidential memorandum to send the National Guard to the largest Black city in America.

The Black mayor of Memphis, the Black mayor of Shelby County, and the Black police chief, were not involved.

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin.bsky.social) 2025-09-15T23:12:02.672Z

MEMPHIS — Rep. @justinjpearson.bsky.social : “We need poverty eradication, not military occupation!”

MEMPHIS — Rep. @justinjpearson.bsky.social : “We need poverty eradication, not military occupation!”

— The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) 2025-09-15T23:20:06.400Z

[WarGamer]

1. Mayor Young spoke extensively about it...

And contrary to what Trump said, he's NOT happy about it.

But he did say they are coming so he's working with the Administration on how best to utilize them and advance winning strategies the City has employed in recent years.

[B.See]

2. Trump is and HAS been engaged

in open warfare against Black people and immigrants. Only he's no longer trying to hide it.

Oh, and MAGA Republicans are now OPENLY questioning a woman's right to even VOTE.

[littlemissmartypants]

3. There's a lot going on in Memphis...

As EPA mulls air permit decision, Zeldin met with xAI
By Ariel Wittenberg | 06/02/2025 04:13 PM EDT

XAI has been under fire from Memphis community groups over its use of 35 methane turbines without Clean Air Act permits or pollution controls to power its first supercomputer.EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin met with xAI last month as EPA officials are considering granting a permit to the artificial intelligence company owned by Elon Musk.

EPA did not immediately respond to questions about who at xAI met with Zeldin, or what was discussed at the May 22 meeting. But the company has multiple pending air pollution issues before the agency.

XAI has been under fire from Memphis community groups over its use of 35 methane turbines — without Clean Air Act permits or pollution controls — to power its first supercomputer. The company has been operating dozens of the turbines for nearly a year without permits, but this winter finally applied for Clean Air Act permits for 15 of the machines.

https://www.eenews.net/articles/as-epa-mulls-air-permit-decision-zeldin-met-with-xai/

[Cha]

4. I posted the other day about

how I was worried for Memphis, Rep Steve Cohen, and Mayor Paul Young.

FF Decided not to go to Chicago because he's scared of Gov Pritzker but the gov of Tennessee is a gop...

The Fried Orange Despot wants to show off to the White Suprematists how WHITE he is

Mahalo, pants.