This photo is going to be in the history books eventually.
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@BrianJopek we're going back to the 60's
@JohnCrowden @BrianJopek
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This photo is going to be in the history books eventually.
#USpol“The Sergeant at Arms blocks Representative Justin Pearson from Memphis from entering a committee meeting about redrawing the map specifically for the district he represents.
A white officer with a badge, blocking a black congressional member, from joining meeting that specifically targets the black district meant to give representation to people of color.
The segregation is alive and well in the south.” - James Garrick
@BrianJopek Do we know the officer? I’m thinking we need some mighty big billboards, names and all.
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@BrianJopek we're going back to the 60's
No, actually we were farther ahead then. Even folks like Goldwater supported Civil Rights. From about '64 onward things changed, radically. The changes began in about '55 with Rosa Parks, for the majority of the nation.
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This photo is going to be in the history books eventually.
#USpol“The Sergeant at Arms blocks Representative Justin Pearson from Memphis from entering a committee meeting about redrawing the map specifically for the district he represents.
A white officer with a badge, blocking a black congressional member, from joining meeting that specifically targets the black district meant to give representation to people of color.
The segregation is alive and well in the south.” - James Garrick
@BrianJopek Icing on the fucking cake:
"Republicans also voted to suspend required mail notices to make voter aware of changes to their voting districts. By law, when districts typically are redrawn, voters receive notice of such changes. For the 2026 elections, that notice is only required on websites."
https://www.aol.com/news/tn-republicans-pass-map-fracturing-211302807.html
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This photo is going to be in the history books eventually.
#USpol“The Sergeant at Arms blocks Representative Justin Pearson from Memphis from entering a committee meeting about redrawing the map specifically for the district he represents.
A white officer with a badge, blocking a black congressional member, from joining meeting that specifically targets the black district meant to give representation to people of color.
The segregation is alive and well in the south.” - James Garrick
@BrianJopek makes me so angry... #acab
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This photo is going to be in the history books eventually.
#USpol“The Sergeant at Arms blocks Representative Justin Pearson from Memphis from entering a committee meeting about redrawing the map specifically for the district he represents.
A white officer with a badge, blocking a black congressional member, from joining meeting that specifically targets the black district meant to give representation to people of color.
The segregation is alive and well in the south.” - James Garrick
@BrianJopek Donald Trump is the President of the United States Confederacy representing the wealthiest owners of Americans.
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This photo is going to be in the history books eventually.
#USpol“The Sergeant at Arms blocks Representative Justin Pearson from Memphis from entering a committee meeting about redrawing the map specifically for the district he represents.
A white officer with a badge, blocking a black congressional member, from joining meeting that specifically targets the black district meant to give representation to people of color.
The segregation is alive and well in the south.” - James Garrick
these folks think they can get away with ignoring the rules/conventions/normal expectations/morality and such that society has been doing its thing within -- and we're saying: sure
We can instead refuse to accept their take, and do as we please, and have our own methods to stop them from stopping us -
This photo is going to be in the history books eventually.
#USpol“The Sergeant at Arms blocks Representative Justin Pearson from Memphis from entering a committee meeting about redrawing the map specifically for the district he represents.
A white officer with a badge, blocking a black congressional member, from joining meeting that specifically targets the black district meant to give representation to people of color.
The segregation is alive and well in the south.” - James Garrick
@BrianJopek This is what a majority of voters asked for in 2024. America is and always has been a deeply racist, deeply classist country. I don't see it changing much in my lifetime, unfortunately, most likely regressing even further than it already is.
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This photo is going to be in the history books eventually.
#USpol“The Sergeant at Arms blocks Representative Justin Pearson from Memphis from entering a committee meeting about redrawing the map specifically for the district he represents.
A white officer with a badge, blocking a black congressional member, from joining meeting that specifically targets the black district meant to give representation to people of color.
The segregation is alive and well in the south.” - James Garrick
@BrianJopek Great, terrible photo. After the next US civil war I hope they deal with confederates properly. My understanding (from listening to The Rest is History mainly) is that Lincoln* getting shot lead to the aftermath and nation building being very poorly handled.
*Edit: I incorrectly said Washington. @gregly corrected me.
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@BrianJopek Great, terrible photo. After the next US civil war I hope they deal with confederates properly. My understanding (from listening to The Rest is History mainly) is that Lincoln* getting shot lead to the aftermath and nation building being very poorly handled.
*Edit: I incorrectly said Washington. @gregly corrected me.
@Niall @BrianJopek Lincoln, not Washington, but yes, that’s essentially correct. Reconstruction was severely flawed and never truly completed.
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This photo is going to be in the history books eventually.
#USpol“The Sergeant at Arms blocks Representative Justin Pearson from Memphis from entering a committee meeting about redrawing the map specifically for the district he represents.
A white officer with a badge, blocking a black congressional member, from joining meeting that specifically targets the black district meant to give representation to people of color.
The segregation is alive and well in the south.” - James Garrick
Remember that this is ultimately possible because of the collaboration of the Supreme Court.
There should be no room in the opposition for anyone not calling to expand and reform the court. The power of individual SCOTUS judges must be watered down.
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@BrianJopek Icing on the fucking cake:
"Republicans also voted to suspend required mail notices to make voter aware of changes to their voting districts. By law, when districts typically are redrawn, voters receive notice of such changes. For the 2026 elections, that notice is only required on websites."
https://www.aol.com/news/tn-republicans-pass-map-fracturing-211302807.html
Everytime I see this room full of comfortable racists I feel sick and full of rage
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This photo is going to be in the history books eventually.
#USpol“The Sergeant at Arms blocks Representative Justin Pearson from Memphis from entering a committee meeting about redrawing the map specifically for the district he represents.
A white officer with a badge, blocking a black congressional member, from joining meeting that specifically targets the black district meant to give representation to people of color.
The segregation is alive and well in the south.” - James Garrick
@BrianJopek Norman Rockwell would've killed with a painting of this.
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@Niall @BrianJopek Lincoln, not Washington, but yes, that’s essentially correct. Reconstruction was severely flawed and never truly completed.
@gregly Thanks for the correction
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This photo is going to be in the history books eventually.
#USpol“The Sergeant at Arms blocks Representative Justin Pearson from Memphis from entering a committee meeting about redrawing the map specifically for the district he represents.
A white officer with a badge, blocking a black congressional member, from joining meeting that specifically targets the black district meant to give representation to people of color.
The segregation is alive and well in the south.” - James Garrick
@BrianJopek
The white guy with his nazi hair cut, fuck'em.
Well, it stinks a lot in the pig empire, messing with the elections, classical move in fascist countries. -
This photo is going to be in the history books eventually.
#USpol“The Sergeant at Arms blocks Representative Justin Pearson from Memphis from entering a committee meeting about redrawing the map specifically for the district he represents.
A white officer with a badge, blocking a black congressional member, from joining meeting that specifically targets the black district meant to give representation to people of color.
The segregation is alive and well in the south.” - James Garrick
@BrianJopek #alt4you Representative Justin Pearson, a Black man with a neat mustache and goatee in black glasses and a black suit stares down an older, close-cropped white man in a gray suit with badge, who has interposed himself against a door as a barrier to entry.
It would not be a stretch to describe Representative Pearson's stance as thoughtful, with his right hand to his chin, or the unnamed Sergeant at Arms as glaring back with a tight mouth.
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@BrianJopek Norman Rockwell would've killed with a painting of this.
@SordidAmok @BrianJopek That was the first thought that crossed my mind when I saw this: it looks so damned much like a 60s Rockwell painting. The "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door", 2026 edition.
This is why I'm uneasy about terms like "segregation-era" or "Civil Rights era" in reference to the period commonly associated with them: Those problems never really left. Much may have improved, but I think referencing these issues as though they're past history obscures how very present they still are.
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This photo is going to be in the history books eventually.
#USpol“The Sergeant at Arms blocks Representative Justin Pearson from Memphis from entering a committee meeting about redrawing the map specifically for the district he represents.
A white officer with a badge, blocking a black congressional member, from joining meeting that specifically targets the black district meant to give representation to people of color.
The segregation is alive and well in the south.” - James Garrick
nazi pig
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@SordidAmok @BrianJopek That was the first thought that crossed my mind when I saw this: it looks so damned much like a 60s Rockwell painting. The "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door", 2026 edition.
This is why I'm uneasy about terms like "segregation-era" or "Civil Rights era" in reference to the period commonly associated with them: Those problems never really left. Much may have improved, but I think referencing these issues as though they're past history obscures how very present they still are.
@csilverman @BrianJopek
I was thinking of The Problem We All Live With. But yeah, things get better, then get worse. -
This photo is going to be in the history books eventually.
#USpol“The Sergeant at Arms blocks Representative Justin Pearson from Memphis from entering a committee meeting about redrawing the map specifically for the district he represents.
A white officer with a badge, blocking a black congressional member, from joining meeting that specifically targets the black district meant to give representation to people of color.
The segregation is alive and well in the south.” - James Garrick
@BrianJopek This is why Mastodon continues to prove itself as the best qualitative social media site. Nowhere have I seen this photo. And it speaks thousands of words. Thank you for sharing.
