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Sep 22, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
Mississippi Democrat Mike Espy's Senate campaign says they have raised over $1 million since Justice Ginsburg's death Friday.

The news comes as a Tyson Group poll showed Espy trailing Hyde-Smith by 1 point (previous polls had him trailing by 5-10 points).
mississippifreepress.org/5880/mike-espy…
Justice Ginsburg said on her death bed that her "most fervent wish" was that she not be replaced until after the inauguration, but Trump looks likely to fill the seat with support from both senators (Cindy Hyde-Smith & Roger Wicker) and now Mitt Romney. mississippifreepress.org/5880/mike-espy…
Trump's new pick could jeopardize voting rights, civil rights, LGBTQ rights, women’s rights and health care access for millions of Americans.
mississippifreepress.org/5880/mike-espy…
About 23,000 people have donated $1 million altogether to Mike Espy's campaign since Justice Ginsburg's death, with an average donation of $23. ImageImage

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NEW: After discovering that some officials in Mississippi and nationwide were keeping unidentified bodies for "personal collections" and refusing to return them, Pascagoula Lt. Darren Versiga began pushing for a law to regulate how remains are handled.
mississippifreepress.org/40991/cold-cas…
Lt. Versiga told @Shaunicy_ that he uncovered the problems when he began looking into decades worth of unsolved cold cases in Pascagoula.

He said a new bill in the Mississippi Senate could prevent the mishandling of bodies in the future.
mississippifreepress.org/40991/cold-cas…
@Shaunicy_ Lt. Versiga also said the bill, introduced by Sen. Brice Wiggins, could also help prevent cases where counties bury bodies without ever informing families of a loved ones' death—as happened to at least seven families in Hinds County.
mississippifreepress.org/38668/mothers-…
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Mar 29
NEW: The Mississippi Senate stripped out the House Medicaid expansion bill and replaced it with one that could cost the State millions more while covering less people.

"This is not Obamacare" but "a very responsible and conservative bill," a senator said.
mississippifreepress.org/40893/senate-m…
Sen. Kevin Blackwell estimates that 80,000 Mississippians would qualify for Medicaid coverage under the Senate plan, but said he expects as few as 40,000 may actually enroll—significantly lower than the House’s estimation of up to 200,000 for its version.
mississippifreepress.org/40893/senate-m…
The House plan includes full Medicaid expansion under the ACA, allowing residents who make up to 138% of the federal poverty level ($20,120 for an individual) to qualify. The Senate plan only allows people making up to 100% (~$15k) to qualify.
mississippifreepress.org/40893/senate-m…
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Feb 18
You deplorable misogynist.

You're using photos of her from 10 years ago—when she had an eating disorder.

She was this thin because of hateful assholes like you making her feel bad about her body. Like she could never be thin enough.

You are NOT entitled to women's bodies.
To quote Taylor herself reflecting on her eating disorder:

“If you’re thin enough, then you don’t have that ass that everybody wants. But if you have enough weight on you to have an ass, your stomach isn’t flat enough. It’s all just f—ing impossible.”
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Here's how people reacted after she stopped starving herself (yes, she really did that).

People suck.


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Feb 11
Our top story at the Mississippi Free Press today: "Trump Encourages Russia to Attack American Allies: ‘Do Whatever the Hell They Want’"

We may be a local Mississippi outlet, but this is important. It should be leading every newspaper in the country.
mississippifreepress.org/39734/trump-en…
the Mississippi Free Press logo appears above a photo of trump speaking at a rally and the headline: "Trump encourages russia to attack american allies: 'do whatever the hell they want'" Ashton Pittman#February 11 2024
"'No, I would not protect you. In fact, I would encourage [Russia] to do whatever the hell they want,” Trump said, recalling a conversation with an American ally's president.
mississippifreepress.org/39734/trump-en…
You can support our work by following @MSFreePress.

As a nonprofit newsroom, our journalism is always free to anyone to read, but we do rely on support from our readers to grow and do this work.

Please give if you can at mfp.ms/donate
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Dec 12, 2023
NEW: Brett Favre was interrogated by state attorneys for nine hours Monday during a secret deposition about the Mississippi welfare scandal and the millions in TANF funds that went to him, a volleyball stadium and a drug company he was heavily invested in.
mississippifreepress.org/38290/brett-fa…
Favre's deposition was originally scheduled for October, but the State rescheduled it for after the statewide elections.

Hattiesburg Patriot's Tom Garmon found out about the deposition's secret location and staked it out. Clip courtesy @HPatriot
mississippifreepress.org/38290/brett-fa…
It is unlikely that the transcript will become public anytime soon. In October, a judge agreed to a request from the State, Favre and other defendants to issue a protective order sealing certain discovery documents—like deposition transcript.

The order:
mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/upl…
screenshot shows the first page of the protective order: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF HINDS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES VS. MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTER, INC., et al PLAINTIFF CASE NO. 25CI1:22cv286-EFP DEFENDANTS AGREED PROTECTIVE ORDER This day this cause came before the Court on the joint motion of Plaintiff Mississippi Department of Human Services ("MDHS") and Defendants Brett Lorenzo Favre, Lobaki, Inc., and Lobaki Foundation for entry of a protective order, pursuant to Mississippi Rule of Civil Procedure 26d), con...
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Nov 7, 2023
NEW: Some Mississippi voters were left in line for hours as election officials printed new ballots after at least 9 Hinds County polling places ran out.

Local officials attribute the shortages in Mississippi's largest county to unexpectedly high turnout.
mississippifreepress.org/37392/nine-hin…
Voters told the Mississippi Free Press earlier today that the McLeod Elementary polling place ran out of ballots as early as 8:30 a.m.; voting began at 7 a.m. and lasts until 7 p.m.

Hinds County is the home of Jackson, Mississippi's 83%-Black capital.
mississippifreepress.org/37392/nine-hin…
“We were not prepared for this amazing turnout,” Hinds County Democratic Executive Committee member Jason McCarty said today, calling the ballot shortages "unacceptable."
mississippifreepress.org/37392/nine-hin…
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