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They Rigged Tennessee for Trump — And Blackburn Admitted It | TMP #1051
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Tennessee Republicans redrew the state’s congressional map, carving up Memphis and threatening the state’s only majority-Black congressional district. Civil rights groups are suing, protesters packed the Capitol, and Marsha Blackburn said the quiet part out loud: the goal was to “cement” Donald Trump’s agenda.
Tony breaks down how Tennessee became a case study in concentrated power: racial representation cracked apart, working people told to celebrate somebody else’s loss, Article I weakened, and power moved upward toward Trump.
This is not just a map fight. It is how division becomes law.
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