Wednesday, June 30, 2021

HAIL STATE!!!

 Let the cowbells ring to the heavens.  Awesome performance that was one for the books.  Welcome to the club.  Great job! Join Dak in celebrating:

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Fairgrounds Waves Bye-Bye to Jackson Water Service

 Tired of Jackson's water woes, the Mississippi Fairgrounds will build its own well for water service. 

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Captured!

 The FBI issued the following statement. 

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Robert St. John: Florida Food Journal II

For the second time in two weeks my schedule took me to the Panhandle of Florida to deliver a speech to a trade group. When travelling, I have always kept a food journal. Throughout the year I refer to it and reflect on meals and experiences enjoyed. I also use the journal as reference notes for my year end top 10 best-meals list.

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"Y'all B******ng in Jackson, You Fixin' to Die"

 Somebody isn't  playing around in Jacktown. 

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Sid Salter: Supremes Deal Another Setback to Unions

 Mississippi’s agribusiness community and the state’s labor organizations both saw a major Supreme Court decision issued in a California case that centers on the intersection of union access to private property in union organizing activities. The case is styled Cedar Point Nursery and Fowler Packing Company, Inc., versus Victoria Hassid, in her capacity as chair of the California Agricultural Relations Board.

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Chris Lemonis: Movie Star

 Check out 2:00 of the video posted below.

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Salena Zito: Now, More Than Ever, Twitter Isn't Real Life

 What matters on Twitter ... often just stays on Twitter. 

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Fitch Goes to Facebook Jail

 Attorney General Lynn Fitch's fight against Facebook went down in flames yesterday. The Wall Street Journal reported: 

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Breaking Up is Hard to Do

 A couple of boyfriends got a surprise over at SEC Shorts....

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Shootout on Oakland

 JPD tweeted the following statement.

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2021 Bar Sanctions

 Posted below are the Mississippi Bar's disciplinary actions in 2021.  They were obtained through a public records request.

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Monday, June 28, 2021

$50,000 Ree-ward

The Justice Department issued the following statement.

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Red Alert! Red Alert!

Imagine working next to this crap at the former Twin Peaks site.

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Dan Berger: Winefluencers

 On the old Jack Benny radio show in the 1940s, a continuing character played by the actor Sheldon Leonard was a racetrack "shill," who always spoke in a hushed tone.

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A Tale of Two Rosters

 The staffing - or lack of staffing - at the Jackson water treatment plants is one of the main reasons Jackson is in hot water with the EPA.  Crucial positions go unfilled for years while the plants fall apart due to neglect or poor maintenance.  It is said it's always about the money.  Well, compare two rosters. 

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Med Marijuana Hearing Today

 The Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare will hold a hearing on medical marijuana at 10:30 in room 216.  Watch it here.  JJ would love to stream it but the Senate disabled the video from being streamed on other websites.  Meanwhile, Dave is down in Florence ranting about the Queen again.  Enjoy.

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Sunday Night Shooting

 JPD issued the following statement. 

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Sunday, June 27, 2021

They Mad

 All the Governor did was take his family to the Mississippi Aquarium and post about it on Facebook. .  Check out the firestorm such an innocent family venture started. 

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FBI Agent Shot (updated)

 The FBI issued the following statement.

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Sunday Morning Sermon

The late Dr. Frank Pollard asked if the church could live again in this 1992 sermon in his style that is always witty yet blunt.  If you can't make to church today, enjoy the remedial preaching.

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Bill Crawford: Fed Sits Still as Prices Surge

The price of boneless, skinless chicken breasts has more than doubled since the beginning of the year and wing prices have hit records reported the Wall Street Journal. The average price for a pound of bacon jumped 7% since January reported NBC News. Beef prices have also surged.

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Saturday, June 26, 2021

NCAA Unfair, Surprise.

 Whoever wins today got screwed by the NCAA.  Vandy gets to play the finals with both pitchers rested while both Texas and Mississippi State will be forced to use up their staffs today.   Vandy gets a huge unfair advantage.  If the NCAA had any sense of justice, it would push back the finals a day or two but then again, this is the NCAA. 

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The Mystery of the Missing Bodycams.

Once upon a time in the waning days of his reign, the Sheriff of Hinds County sought to protect his valiant charges and acquired a collection of 60 bodycameras.  However, the new Sheriff was not as enlightened and instead sought to hide his force in darkness. He cast the bodycameras into the black hole that is Hinds County where they would hopefully would disappear from memory (and the county books) forever.  

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Friday, June 25, 2021

Youtube Bans Brett

Dr. Brett Weinstein appeared on Joe Rogan's podcast this week after Youtube yanked his channel. The scientist's crime? He dared discuss ivermectin as a treatment for the Wuhan virus. One shudders to think how quickly Youtube would have banned Galileo if it were around in 1633. 

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Jackson Refiles Gold Coast Lawsuit

 Gold Coast and its friends are not off the hook in Hinds County after all.  The city of Jackson refiled a lawsuit against several companies accused of dumping highly acidic wastewater into its sewer system yesterday in Hinds County Circuit Court.  

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Flashback Friday: Sunday Edition

 Before Billy Graham there was Billy Sunday, America's first super-evangelist. Gifted as a great orator, his voice could soar to the heavens as he poured the spirit of scripture across the American heartland.  Once upon a time, the legendary preacher visited Jackson. 

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Thursday, June 24, 2021

Throwback Thursday: Harbor Walk Edition

 Harbor Walk.  A name that is the very definition of pie in the sky projects that enchant public officials and betray the public trust.

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D.L. Gardner: Can We Learn What We Don't Know?

If one doesn’t know what one doesn’t know, but one postulates questions that raise serious charges against federal law enforcement and intelligence agents, is he or she lying? You may have read or heard that FBI undercover agents had infiltrated groups involved in the January 6th riots at the Capitol. You may also have read or heard that this claim is a rightwing conspiracy theory and a proven LIE. 

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Good Doggie!

Update: District Attorney Jody Owens filed a motion today to revoke Elam's bond for house burglary.  His attorney filed a motion on May 24 to lower his bond and remove the ankle bracelet.  Got to love dumb clients.  

The city of Clinton issued the following statement. 

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Governor Announces Admin Changes

 Governor Tate Reeves issued the following statement.

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Science is Cool

The Hoover Dam is indeed a modern wonder of the world that could not be duplicated in America today. The 2015 video posted below gives a rather intriguing view of what lies beneath the surface of Lake Mead.  Enjoy.

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Jackson Withdraws Gold Coast Lawsuit

 The courtroom scrum between Jackson and several companies accused of dumping highly acidic wastewater into its sewer system is postponed.  Jackson withdrew its Hinds County lawsuit against Gold Coast Commodities, Walker Environmental Services, and Partidge-Sibley Trucking on June 16 after filing the lawsuit a week earlier.  

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Shoestrings, Lies, & Perfect Storms

Health Department officials worried a year ago that Jackson's water system would implode - and implode it did seven months later.  An internal email reveals the lies, neglect, and plain ole incompetence that plagued Jackson's water treatment plants continued long after the EPA came calling last year. 

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Coming to New Orleans

 Dave Chappelle and Joe Rogan are coming to New Orleans on September 4.  Check Ticketmaster.  Presale just started. 

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Robert St. John: Southern Seasons

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“There is a time for everything, and a season for everything under the heavens.”

– Ecclesiastes 3:1

It’s true, everything has a season. Especially here in the South. Some southerners see the seasons as football season, basketball season, and baseball season. Others live by dove season, deer season, duck season, and turkey season. When one travels into the Deep South the four seasons are more accurately noted as almost summer, summer, still summer, and Christmas. But for those of us in the food business, we measure seasons by the availability of certain food products or the occasions of certain seasonal holidays, events, and celebrations.

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Sid Salter: McCoy's Commitment to Improving Highways & Education Celebrated

In the pristine sanctuary of the lovely Gaston Baptist Church – a rural church in northwest Prentiss County roughly triangulated between Booneville, Rienzi, Thrasher and Jumpertown – family, friends, and political associates of the late Mississippi House Speaker William J. “Billy” McCoy gathered on June 14 to remember one of the architects of modern highways and modern public schools in this state.

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Tuesday, June 22, 2021

CONNECT JXN Rolls Out Tuesday

 The city of Jackson issued the following statement. 

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Salena Zito: South Dakota Rocked Again as Wind Turbine Plant Shuts its Doors

 John F. Kerry, the special presidential envoy for climate, said only months ago that those losing fossil fuel jobs in coal and hydraulic fracturing will find they have a better choice of jobs either in the solar industry or as wind turbine technicians.

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State Auditor: Over $100 Million in Improper Unemployment Payments

 DHS ignored fraud tips in New scandal. 


State Auditor Shad White issued the following statement 

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For Sale: Sanderson Farms

 Yet another pillar of Mississippi industry looks to sell.  The Wall Street Journal reported: 

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Santana Coming to Brandon!!!

 Red Mountain Entertainment issued the following press release. 

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Well Work to Resume Monday

 The city of Jackson issued the following statement. 

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Monday, June 21, 2021

Mensa Alert!

Joe Rogan had none other than smart guy Neil Degrasse Tyson on his show recently. They talked about all sorts of groovy things for several hours.  Light up the Fuentes and enjoy.

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Dan Berger: All the Same?

 Shortly after I began writing a wine column in 1976, a friend teased me about my avocation.

    We were journalists working at the Associated Press, and he probably didn't mean to be disparaging when he said, "All red wines taste the same." Not a very journalistic approach.

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Jackson Suicide Update: Cutting Off the Cut-Offs

Don't feel like paying your water bill in Jackson? Well, fugetaboutit.  The city of Jackson cut off water cutoffs over a year ago even as the water system loses millions of dollars every year.

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Mayfields Want Rematch

The family of the late Mark Mayfield want a rematch.  U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves dismissed their lawsuit against Madison, Mayor Mary Hawkins-Butler, and several police officers last month. However, the widow and sons of Mark Mayfield filed a notice of appeal in U.S. District Court Thursday.

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Homeland Security Director Quits

Mississippi Homeland Security Director Lora Hunter resigned after only two months in the position. 

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Sunday, June 20, 2021

Stopping the Hate

 Some brave souls stood up to anti-Asian hate in Dallas. 

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North State Street Construction

 The city of Jackson issued the following statement. 

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Sunday Sermon: Father's Day Edition

 Unable to go to church? Enjoy this 1997 Father's Day sermon presented by the late Dr. Frank Pollard. 

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Bill Crawford: Some Things Just Don't Geehaw

 Some things catch your eye when they don’t seem to geehaw. For example:

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Saturday, June 19, 2021

Comedic Greatness

What do you get when you combine Richard Pryor, Robin Williams, and Mississippi?   A slightly different portrayal of To Kill a Mockingbird. Enjoy.

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More Mayoral Malarkey

 The Health Department wasn't buying any of the Jackson Mayor's malarkey about the EPA and Jackson's water system.  

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Friday, June 18, 2021

Flashback Funny

 Nothing like a funny from the Flying Circus.  Enjoy.

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Michael Barone: This Juneteenth, Remember Americans Who Put Slavery on Path to Extinction

 This week, the Senate unanimously passed a bill declaring Juneteenth a national holiday, commemorating June 19, 1865, when a Union general informed the last enslaved people in Texas that, thanks to the 13th Amendment, they were free. This was the denouement of a long process, begun more than four score years before and cruelly delayed for many decades.

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Flashback Friday

 Today's edition of Flashback Friday steps back into the past, the dreadful past.  Flashback Friday shows all of the past - the good, the bad, and in this case, the ugly.  However, history is meant to be studied, not ignored and that applies to the the front page of the June 17, 1923 edition of the Daily Clarion-Ledger that is posted below. The newspaper published a great deal of racist content back in the day and this Sunday newspaper was no exception. Consider yourself warned.

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New Summit Teacher: We Are Getting F****** Over & Over Again

A legacy of helping the disabled will soon disappear in Mississippi, doomed by greed and scandal.  The New Learning Resources School District laid off all teachers at the Oxford and Greenwood schools yesterday. The New Learning Resources serves special needs and gifted children. Teachers at the Jackson campus have not been paid since May 15 and there is little hope of receiving their last three paychecks.   

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Thursday, June 17, 2021

Who You Gonna Call?

Coming this fall.... finally..... 

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Salena Zito: Where's the Beef? Thanks to Russian Hackers, It's Ever Closer to Home.

 MURRYSVILLE, Pennsylvania -- Elaine Noll is standing in front of the cherry white and blue stand for Billy's Country Smokehouse at the local farmers market. Wrapped around her left arm is a canvas bag filled with local roots and vegetables she purchased. She is now listening as Shirley Stana explains to her the different fresh and smoked meats she has in her cooler from the local farm.

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Homicides on Ford and Newport

 JPD tweeted the following statements. 

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Sky News Australia: One of "Greatest Coverups World Has Ever Seen"

As usual, Americans must look overseas for real news.  Sky News Australia called the purported leak of Covid-19 from the Wuhan virology lab one of the "greatest coverups the world has ever seen" Monday. Sky News obtained video that claims to show bats in the lab in 2017 when it was reported there were no bats. 

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Oops!

 This picture in the October 2015 edition of the Northside Sun magazine  aged well.

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Jackson Continues to Commit Suicide

 If Jackson is going to beg the state for money, perhaps it should first bill the state for money.  The city of Jackson has not billed the Veterans Home in west Jackson in 2021.  JJ reported on March 17: 

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021

What's Next? Christmas in July?

 The Barnett Reservoir Foundation issued the following information about the annual "Independence Day" celebration at the Rez. 

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Baltimore Businesses Have Had Enough

Baltimore businesses have had enough of crime and are threatening to withhold their taxes.  The Baltimore Sun reported: 

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Robert St. John: The Classics

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Sometimes people get dazzled by the shiny things. Everyone wants to go to the new hot place. More times than not, I like the classics. It's that way with music. It's that way with movies, and it's that way with food.

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Sid Salter: White Brings Relevant Experience & Political Credibility to MDOT

 The decision of Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves to tap his own chief of staff as the new leader of the Mississippi Department of Transportation bodes well for an organization that has seen more than its share of discord over the last two decades.

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Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Stewart Schools Colbert

 Jon Stewart went yard on Stephen Colbert last night when Colbert challenged his mentor over the lab leak theory.  Stewart showed who the apprentice was in the exchange.  Watch below.  Enjoy.

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JPD Officer Screws Up

Suicide by cop?


Updated: JPD issued the following statement: 

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Of Course, It's Georgia

 Our friends at SEC Shorts are back with more of the funny.  Enjoy.

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Baker Donelson Accuses Judge & Receiver of Making Up Facts

Baker Donelson certainly isn't afraid to defend itself.   U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves dismissed Baker's motion to dismiss in the Lamar Adams case in May.  The SEC sued the firm in 2018, alleging it allowed a partner and lobbyist to use firm resources as they allegedly peddled phony timber investments to firm clients. 

Judge Reeves said Jon Seawright, Esq. and Brent Alexander used the firm escrow accounts to swindle their victims.  However, SEC Receiver Alysson Mills admitted recently that she never actually saw the financial statements and thus did not have actual proof the Baker Donelson escrow accounts were used.  Judge Reeve's opinion stated:

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Child Rapist Pleads Guilty

Child molester was a volunteer band director at Callaway High School. 

The Justice Department issued the following statement. 

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Monday, June 14, 2021

Dan Berger: What is WINO?

 Sonoma County, often called "the other wine country," is larger and more diverse than its better-known neighbor, Napa. 

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Former State Rep Murdered

Was homicide related to recent sister-in-law's death? 

The North Mississippi Herald reported former State Representative Ashley Henley was murdered:

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Ridgeland Catches Jackson Carjackers

Third Suspect Sought

 The Ridgeland Police Department issued the following statement.

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Centene Settles for $55 Million w/Mississippi

 State Auditor Shad White and Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following press release.

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No Comment!

 Just another day in Zombieland ....

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Sunday, June 13, 2021

Oops!

 Check out this text exchange that took place right before the Jackson general municipal election.  

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Sunday Morning Sermon

 If you can't make it to church today because you were up late watching Ole Miss clobber Arizona, enjoy this 1992 sermon presented by the late Dr. Frank Pollard (First Baptist Church -Jackson).  He preached on a worthy subject: healing broken relationships.  

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Bill Crawford: Internet-Driven Conspiracism Undermines Civil Society

Real conservatives know who Peggy Noonan is. Read her latest column “What Drives Conspiracism” where she laments that irrational conspiracies “fueled and powered” by the Internet are “helping break up America.”  

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Saturday, June 12, 2021

AYE-EEE-EYE-OH-EWE

 A golden oldie returns to the theatre tomorrow and Wednesday. 

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South Jackson Water Update

 The city of Jackson issued the following statement. 

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Friday, June 11, 2021

Bedwetter Alert!

 Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, mom, & well not so fast.  Hot dogs cause global warming, baseball means people gather outdoors and that means they might catch covid, mom is now a birthing person, and apple pie? Oh, haven't you heard?

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Jackson Sues Gold Coast et al Over Illegal Wastewater Dumping

Will last come mean last served?  The city of Jackson accused several local companies of dumping millions of gallons of highly acidic wastewater into the Jackson sewer system that caused millions of dollars in damages in a lawsuit filed in Hinds County Circuit Court Wednesday. 

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Hambrick Killer Back in Prison... For Now

Will MDOC ask Judge to impose 5-year suspended sentence? 

 Eric Hambrick's killer is back in prison for now.   Hinds County Deputies arrested Arkel Coleman last Saturday for DUI, violating a traffic ordinance, and possessing a concealed weapon as a convicted felon.  However, he is scheduled to be released in October.  

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Kiss the Neighborhood Goodbye?

 Apparently renters are more valuable than homeowners to Wall Street.  The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday:

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Thursday, June 10, 2021

Memorial Services for Dale Danks

A memorial will be held on Tuesday, June 15 at Natchez Trace Funeral Home in Madison between 10 and 12.  It is open to the public.  


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Idiot of the Day

 The Arkansas State Police is in hot water after a video showing a Trooper using a "pit" maneuver to overturn an SUV with a pregnant driver a year ago.  The trooper tried to pull the woman over for speeding.  She slowed down, flashed her right turn signal, then turned on her hazard lights.  The highway had temporary concrete barriers on the shoulder, which would have placed her SUV and the trooper out into the highway.  No matter.  Billy Badass with a badge couldn't help himself. Fox News reported:

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D.L. Gardner: Socialists Can't Shatter the Rock

In his book, “United States of Socialism,” Dinesh D’Souza clearly lays out what socialism is, the history and failure of socialism, and why socialism can never work in America. Those who don’t know these things might consider reading his book.  

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City Council Likes Things as They Are

 The Jackson City Council deep-sixed outgoing Councilman De'Keither Stamps' attempt to change Jackson's government. WLBT reported: 

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A.G. Still Protects Canton Corruption

 Attorney General Lynn Fitch assumed her office nearly a year and a half ago yet she has still not sued to recover $101,829 from Canton Municipal Utilities former employees and commissioners.  State Auditor Shad White issued several demands to repay the funds for an improper severance payment and credit card payments. 

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Farmers Market Kicks Off Saturday

 Ag Commish Andrew Gipson issued the following statement. 

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Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Another Resident Moves out of Eastover

 Eastover continues to lose population.

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Dale Danks Passes

 Former Jackson Mayor Dale Danks passed away today.  He suffered a massive stroke several days ago and had been in critical condition.  Prayers and condolences to his family. 

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No Comment

 I'm all for gallows humor and have practiced a few times myself but damn, Dr. Fauci......

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Epps Wants to Go Home

Federal prisoner Chris Epps asked a federal court to grant him compassionate release.  Epps is the former Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections.  Epps took kickbacks and bribes while Commissioner. He is serving a 19-year prison sentence after pleading guilty in 2017 to conspiracy to commit money laundering.  Epps cited the risk of contracting the Covid-19 virus even though he has already had the virus as a reason why he should go home. 

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Robert St. John: The Airstream

In 2020, America was running out of chicken tenders, masks, hamburger meat, hand sanitizer, and plastic gloves. But we were also running low on recreational vehicles. Everyone still wanted to travel, but no one wanted to get on an airplane, if there were even any airplanes still flying.

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Sid Salter: Is Anyone Shocked Over UFO Reports?

 Over the last two years, a global pandemic rocked the international economy and the civilized world withdrew and in great measure shut down for a time.

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Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Election Night Thread (Updated)

Ryshonda Falls, Phil Wins, the Butch is Back

 It's municipal election night, if anyone cares.  There is a race for Mayor in Clinton.  Will Ryshonda stay in office? Will Antar get more than 90% of the vote? Will more than 15,000 people vote in Jackson? Are there any other races of note? Fire away in the comments.  

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Millsaps/Chism Poll: Voters Want to Free Da Weed

 Millsaps College and Chism Strategies released the following statement and poll. 

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Salena Zito: There are Deep Roots in These Mountains

 The roots of faith, family, patriotism, dialect and work ethic are a prominent feature here. One of the first modern American presidents to recognize those characteristics here and in the swath of Appalachia that extends to the southwest was John F. Kennedy, who when speaking to his Cabinet in April of 1963 said that despite automation passing it by and poverty now defining it, he did not doubt its ability to succeed.

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The Elephants of New York

 It is said that if an elephant is chained for a long time, it will no longer try to leave even when it is set free.  The Daily Wire asked some enlightened New Yorkers why they are wearing masks outside if they are fully vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus.  The answers were rather interesting.  Enjoy.

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Good Job, Jackson.

 A good part of Northeast Jackson did not get its garbage picked up yesterday.  Social media is ablaze with people in Leftover, Eastover, and other subdivisions who did not receive garbage services.  Garbage cans lined the streets of my own neighborhood when the sky darkened last night but Waste Management picked up the garbage this morning.  Expect some delays today. 

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TV Road Well Back Online

The city of Jackson issued the following statement. 

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A.G. Sues Over Insulin Prices

 Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following statement. 

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When Greed Goes Too Far

 Believe it or not, it's been over 20 years since the Worldcom house of cards collapsed.  The folks at Coldfusion took a fresh look at the Worldcom scandal in this video posted two weeks ago. The video will be old news to many but there is now at least one generation that is not familiar with the Worldcom fraud.   Feel free to pick the video apart and fire away in the comments.

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South Jackson Water Update

 The city of Jackson issued the following statement last evening

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Monday, June 7, 2021

Dan Berger: Liquid Test Drive

Decades ago, visiting wine country was limited to the few areas of the country with wineries. Outside California, that meant upstate New York and a tiny handful of hamlets scattered hither and mostly yon.

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Her Name Was Tia Evans, Her Name Was Tia Evans

 Correction: We goofed.  The post originally stated the deceased had a brother who was the boyfriend of the late Kennedy Hobbs.  The information came from a long-time reliable source.  Social media seemed to verify the information but a mistake was made.  JJ offers sincere apologies for the error.  Fire away.  We're big boys. 

Recent MSU grad killed Saturday

Yet another young woman was murdered last weekend in Jackson.  The JPD press release merely says Jertia Evans was gunned down by an AR-15 and a .40 caliber handgun. Just another entry on the murder ledger.  As usual, there is more to the story.  

 

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No Comment!

 Scene from the Ole Miss baseball game yesterday. 

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Publisher Thinks Woodham Should Get Parole Hearing

 Greenwood Commonwealth Publisher Tim Kalich lamented a Supreme Court decision that allows juveniles to be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.  Mr. Kalich bewailed in his current syndicated column:

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Sunday, June 6, 2021

South Jackson Water Update

 The city of Jackson issued the following statement. 

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Ouch!

 A Tampa sportscaster slammed the Florida Gators: 

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Sunday Sermon

 Rainy days are always a good reason to stay in and get your preaching at home.  If such a reason applies to you, enjoy this 1992 sermon presented by the late Dr. Frank Pollard.

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Bill Crawford: National & Personal Security at Risk from Harmful Digital Technology

The amazing and menacing futuristic era of digital technology has furnished us smartphones, digital TV and radio, wi-fi, virtual assistants, online shopping and such but also blockchain, autonomous weapons, artificial intelligence, ransomware, the dark web, and more.

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Saturday, June 5, 2021

JPD Worried About Retaliation After Hill Arrest

 JPD warned its officers of retaliation after the arrest of alleged killer Jaden Hill on May 14.  Jaden Hill allegedly rampaged through Jackson that day.  JPD arrested him and charged him with ten felonies, including carjacking, armed robbery, shooting into an occupied vehicle, aggravated assault, aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, and murder. Hill's hoodlums took none too kindly to his arrest.  JPD issued a memo a few days after Hill's arrest: 

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Michael Barone: FB Speech Suppression Argues for Section 230 Repeal & Stock Price of Zero

 "A lot of people have egg on their face" for dismissing the COVID-19 lab leak theory, tweeted ABC News  ' Jonathan Karl this week. "Some things may be true even if Donald Trump said them." 

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Friday, June 4, 2021

Homework Project of the Day

Posted below are nearly 3,000 pages of Fauci emails.  Thank you, I Can Decide.  If you want to sleuth around in the microbial weeds, have at it. 

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Duran Duran Clones Busted

 Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey issued the following statement. 

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Beagle Boy Convicted

 The Justice Department issued the following statement. 

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Open Thread

Due to technical difficulties,  here is an open thread. Fire away. 

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Technical Difficulties

 Crapcast has been out this morning. Posting will be delayed.  Cspire fiber looking better and better. Yes, that's a hint for a rep to email me. 

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Hosemann Says Voter ID Safe

 Lieutenant Governor Dilbert Hosemann issued the following statement. 

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Thursday, June 3, 2021

South Jackson Water Update

 The city of Jackson issued the following statement. 

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D.L. Gardner: What is a Recipe for Chaos?

What if scientists decided to create a virus that could kill all humanity? What if the scientific community had become so compromised by the woke cancel culture that no one would risk his/her job by challenging weak theories? What if the media and academia had become so politicized that the vast majority believed a fictional narrative and failed to investigate false claims? We would have a recipe for chaos.

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Teen Shoots Uncle

 The Ridgeland Police Department issued the following statement. 

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Watch the Weed

Watch the Senate Committee on Public Health & Welfare's hearing on medical marijuana streamed live below.

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Jackson Hides Crime Stats Yet Again

 Here we go again.  The city of Jackson is yet again hiding the crime stats.  Jackson has not updated its website in nearly a year despite crime soaring out of control. 

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Med Marijuana Hearing Today

 The Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare will hold a hearing on medical marijuana today.  

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Pickle Fest Saturday

 Commissioner of Agriculture Andy Gipson issued the following statement. 

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Light at the End of the Well

Pumps are on the way to South Jackson.  WAPT's Scott Simmons reported:

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MDOT Gets New Leader

 The Mississippi Department of Transportation Commissioners appointed Brad White to the Executive Director position. Mr. White is the current Chief of Staff for Governor Tate Reeves.  Governor Reeves lauded the decision on Facebook: 

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Water Treatment Plant Still Lacks Key Employees

 The O.B. Curtis Water Treatment plant still lacks much-needed instrument technicians despite the EPA's requirement that Jackson hire one over a year ago.

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Teens Arrested in Rankin Shootings

Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey issued the following statement. 

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Robert St. John: Memorial Day 2021

 This column is being written on Memorial Day. Due to the publishing schedules of the various newspapers in which this column appears, it will be read anywhere from two days to one week after Memorial Day. An editor might say, “It’s not timely.” I would respond, “It’s always ‘timely.’ This subject is something that we should memorialize every day in America.” 


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Brookhaven Publisher Appointed to Board of Education

 Leftenent Governor Gibbit Hosemann issued the following statement. 

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Sid Salter: Voter Initiative Has Been a Hard Right to Win & Harder RIght to Keep

 Mississippians have been fighting over what would seem the very straightforward power of state voters to bypass the Mississippi Legislature and directly propose state constitutional changes for the better part of a century.

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Tuesday, June 1, 2021

In Memorium

Trooper John Harris was laid to rest today, his watch ended.  Video of the funeral service, including his father giving the eulogy, is posted below for those who were unable to watch. May his family find some comfort in the dark days that lie ahead.

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Salena Zito: McCarthy Wants to Arm His Caucus for 2022 Battle

 For Republicans to win back the majority in the House, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said GOP candidates, whether they are incumbents or challengers, must spend time with voters in their communities and come up with solutions about their concerns.

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Court Strikes Down Racial Preferences in Covid-19 Relief

The Biden Administration's plan to favor minorities and women over white males when distributing covid relief funds to restaurants ran into an emergency injunction issued by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals last week.   

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MHP Reports 3 Fatalities During Holiday Period

 The Mississippi Highway Patrol issued the following statement. 

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Homicide on Winchester Street (Updated)

 A homicide took place at a home on Winchester Street near Highland Terrace in Northeast Jackson.

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Trollfest '09

Trollfest '07 was such a success that Jackson Jambalaya will once again host Trollfest '09. Catch this great event which will leave NE Jackson & Fondren in flames. Othor Cain and his band, The Black Power Structure headline the night while Sonjay Poontang returns for an encore performance. Former Frank Melton bodyguard Marcus Wright makes his premier appearance at Trollfest singing "I'm a Sweet Transvestite" from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." Kamikaze will sing his new hit, “How I sold out to da Man.” Robbie Bell again performs: “Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be Bells” and “Any friend of Ed Peters is a friend of mine”. After the show, Ms. Bell will autograph copies of her mug shot photos. In a salute to “Dancing with the Stars”, Ms. Bell and Hinds County District Attorney Robert Smith will dance the Wango Tango.

Wrestling returns, except this time it will be a Battle Royal with Othor Cain, Ben Allen, Kim Wade, Haley Fisackerly, Alan Lange, and “Big Cat” Donna Ladd all in the ring at the same time. The Battle Royal will be in a steel cage, no time limit, no referee, and the losers must leave town. Marshand Crisler will be the honorary referee (as it gives him a title without actually having to do anything).


Meet KIM Waaaaaade at the Entergy Tent. For five pesos, Kim will sell you a chance to win a deed to a crack house on Ridgeway Street stuffed in the Howard Industries pinata. Don't worry if the pinata is beaten to shreds, as Mr. Wade has Jose, Emmanuel, and Carlos, all illegal immigrants, available as replacements for the it. Upon leaving the Entergy tent, fig leaves will be available in case Entergy literally takes everything you have as part of its Trollfest ticket price adjustment charge.

Donna Ladd of The Jackson Free Press will give several classes on learning how to write. Smearing, writing without factchecking, and reporting only one side of a story will be covered. A donation to pay their taxes will be accepted and she will be signing copies of their former federal tax liens. Ms. Ladd will give a dramatic reading of her two award-winning essays (They received The Jackson Free Press "Best Of" awards.) "Why everything is always about me" and "Why I cover murders better than anyone else in Jackson".

In the spirit of helping those who are less fortunate, Trollfest '09 adopts a cause for which a portion of the proceeds and donations will be donated: Keeping Frank Melton in his home. The “Keep Frank Melton From Being Homeless” booth will sell chances for five dollars to pin the tail on the jackass. John Reeves has graciously volunteered to be the jackass for this honorable excursion into saving Frank's ass. What's an ass between two friends after all? If Mr. Reeves is unable to um, perform, Speaker Billy McCoy has also volunteered as when the word “jackass” was mentioned he immediately ran as fast as he could to sign up.


In order to help clean up the legal profession, Adam Kilgore of the Mississippi Bar will be giving away free, round-trip plane tickets to the North Pole where they keep their bar complaint forms (which are NOT available online). If you don't want to go to the North Pole, you can enjoy Brant Brantley's (of the Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance) free guided tours of the quicksand field over by High Street where all complaints against judges disappear. If for some reason you are unable to control yourself, never fear; Judge Houston Patton will operate his jail where no lawyers are needed or allowed as you just sit there for minutes... hours.... months...years until he decides he is tired of you sitting in his jail. Do not think Judge Patton is a bad judge however as he plans to serve free Mad Dog 20/20 to all inmates.

Trollfest '09 is a pet-friendly event as well. Feel free to bring your dog with you and do not worry if your pet gets hungry, as employees of the Jackson Zoo will be on hand to provide some of their animals as food when it gets to be feeding time for your little loved one.

Relax at the Fox News Tent. Since there are only three blonde reporters in Jackson (being blonde is a requirement for working at Fox News), Megan and Kathryn from WAPT and Wendy from WLBT will be on loan to Fox. To gain admittance to the VIP section, bring either your Republican Party ID card or a Rebel Flag. Bringing both and a torn-up Obama yard sign will entitle you to free drinks served by Megan, Wendy, and Kathryn. Get your tickets now. Since this is an event for trolls, no ID is required. Just bring the hate. Bring the family, Trollfest '09 is for EVERYONE!!!

This is definitely a Beaver production.


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Trollfest '07

Jackson Jambalaya is the home of Trollfest '07. Catch this great event which promises to leave NE Jackson & Fondren in flames. Sonjay Poontang and his band headline the night with a special steel cage, no time limit "loser must leave town" bout between Alan Lange and "Big Cat"Donna Ladd following afterwards. Kamikaze will perform his new song F*** Bush, he's still a _____. Did I mention there was no referee? Dr. Heddy Matthias and Lori Gregory will face off in the undercard dueling with dangling participles and other um, devices. Robbie Bell will perform Her two latest songs: My Best Friends are in the Media and Mama's, Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to be George Bell. Sid Salter of The Clarion-Ledger will host "Pin the Tail on the Trial Lawyer", sponsored by State Farm.

There will be a hugging booth where in exchange for your young son, Frank Melton will give you a loooong hug. Trollfest will have a dunking booth where Muhammed the terrorist will curse you to Allah as you try to hit a target that will drop him into a vat of pig grease. However, in the true spirit of Separate But Equal, Don Imus and someone from NE Jackson will also sit in the dunking booth for an equal amount of time. Tom Head will give a reading for two hours on why he can't figure out who the hell he is. Cliff Cargill will give lessons with his .80 caliber desert eagle, using Frank Melton photos as targets. Tackleberry will be on hand for an autograph session. KIM Waaaaaade will be passing out free titles and deeds to crackhouses formerly owned by The Wood Street Players.

If you get tired come relax at the Fox News Tent. To gain admittance to the VIP section, bring either your Republican Party ID card or a Rebel Flag. Bringing both will entitle you to free drinks.Get your tickets now. Since this is an event for trolls, no ID is required, just bring the hate. Bring the family, Trollfest '07 is for EVERYONE!!!

This is definitely a Beaver production.

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