Jackson Jambalaya

on the last above, 2 people at best, should have issued vehicles......but to look at the inventory list (and note it includes tractors and mowers), we are not ( definitely have not) getting what we are paying for. This list, when reconciled to the condition of the city, the lack of development, conditions of parks, the lack of building permits, etc.......is more than likely a great example of bureaucracy thriving, and how desperate this cities limited coffers need to be streamlined.

Please check out the MDOT employees riding in style also.

Marie Antoinette would have been proud of their “Let them eat cake” attitude.

@1:14 She actually said “Let then eat brioche” but ignorant Americans switched it to cake since they didn’t understand (at the time) that brioche is bread.

F150s show up on DFA's vehicle contracts every year. Usually the Durango is on there, but I'm not sure about Expeditions. There are lots of crew cab trucks from 1/2 ton to 1 ton, SUVs, etc. More telling would be what trim level are these vehicles? State Agencies purchasing from vehicle contracts are typically base model versions. If you're seeing a Platinum, King Ranch, or even an XLT I'd hope they were confiscated and not purchased new.

"FREE THE CARS!"

Would love to see the City's opex on vehicles. But then, that would require an audit...

This is why you have pool cars.

I wouldn't call a bunch of fords and dodges to be "mighty nice vehicles" they are basic cookie cutter vehicles. Its not like they were riding around in Acura's and Lexus's

The list is deceiving. Some are the zero turn mowers or fire trucks listed to an individual not as a daily /weekend use vehicle. It would still blow your mind once these type vehicles are removed on how much graft there was under Baby Lumumba

The people that no longer work for the
city have they turned in theirs cars?

Speaking of ignorant Americans, there is no proof she ever said that. It was most likely Jean-Jaques Rousseau that first used the phrase.

Actually, Maria Antoinette didn't say either, it was Jacques Rousseau.

Giving themselves nice vehicles is the baseline for people who get elected and think they own the place.

I wouldn't be surprised of Lumumba gave his people HOUSES.

Many City and County employees that have vehicles should not have them. Hell if you look at the Hinds County Sheriff's Office you'll find secretaries and assistants with vehicles. You will find people that only report to 1 building a day and do not have to travel to multiple locations or pick up items to transport with vehicles. Same thing with the city and county.

I'll also point out that a Durango is not riding in style at all. They are usually on the state approved purchase list because they are cheap. Having driven several newer ones, they are cheaply made, the seats suck and are uncomfortable, and they ride horribly. The issue here should not just be what they are driving but that they are driving ANYTHING city or county owned at all.

I'd also love to know how many of them are actually reporting the vehicle use either correctly or at all for tax purposes. The use of a city or county vehicle is considered a perk and you must report the mileage of your vehicle use for taxes. You will be taxed more for having the vehicle so A LOT of employees where I worked wouldn't report the mileage and they were allowed to get away with that. I have been told by several that it is the same at Hinds County. Why isn't Shad auditing that?

1:19, it’s terribly unflattering when you correct someone, only to get it wrong yourself, especially when you correct someone in such a snarky, anti-social way. She didn’t say it, but just like George Washington and his cherry tree, it’s a part of our collective common knowledge. I could have mentioned brioche and Rousseau, but no one would have had any idea what I meant. Lighten up, dude.

Every city and county has administrators with vehicles most of whom do not have a practical basis for having a vehicle. Maybe the best example is county supervisors in most every county.

Lumumba is about to go on a REAL expedition!

Ticks, leeches, and lice feed while the host goes hungry.

Durangos...Hmmm. I figured at least 16 purple Chargers, not the boring Durangos.

Hinds County says they are broke. Can't keep up with the bills. But somehow they can afford their nice black SUV's for the sups and their "staffs". All full of B.S.

Forgive my ignorance, but why are multiple vehicles assigned to some names on the list?

holy shit. that is a ton of city owned vehicles

Does anyone know the type of vehicles Fidelis Malembeka, Sifiyah Omari (PhD) , Abram Muhummad, Jai Kheeton and Melissa Faith Payne are driving today ?

Spelunking.

3:28 for today's win - so far!

What Sister R doing recently you might ask?



Honoring the memory of a deceased fugitive who escaped after being convicted for the murder of a New Jersey State Trooper named Werner Foester and shooting his partner NJ State Trooper James Harper on
May 2, 1973.



"Assata Shakur has transitioned- but she lives on in her legacy and inspires the future of Black movement as we continue to fight for the liberation of all Black people.
Rukia Lumumba, Director of M4BL's Electoral Justice Project, shares powerful words to honor Shakur’s revolutionary life."
https://www.facebook.com/mvmt4bl/videos/assata-shakur-has-transitioned-but-she-lives-on-in-her-legacy-and-inspires-the-f/1909911532889120/

(Assata Olugbala Shakur (/əˈsɑːtə ʃəˈkʊər/ ə-SAH-tə shə-KOOR; born JoAnne Deborah Byron, July 16, 1947[a] – September 25, 2025) was an American political activist and fugitive who was a member of the Black Panther Party, and later the Black Liberation Army in 1971.[3] In 1977, she was convicted of the first-degree murder of New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster during a shootout on the New Jersey Turnpike in 1973. She escaped from prison in 1979 and was wanted by the FBI, with a $1 million reward for information leading to her capture, and an additional $1 million reward offered by the New Jersey attorney general.[4] She was never caught and remained a fugitive for 45 years. )

How many "no-show" employees had cars under Chowke?

Dodge Durango a nice car. Maybe until it develops a ticking sound coming from the rocker arms and lifters and then the engine explodes.

The problem with issuing take-home vehicles to employees is decades old and affects many state agencies, county governments and municipal governments, along with fire departments, airport authorities etc. The other things to check is, are the vehicles properly marked per the very specific law and regs, is an odometer log maintained that details instances of personal use (including commuting trips).

IMHO, no government owned vehicle should be unmarked unless the nature of the active use might endanger the employee.

This is an uphill battle for regulators and auditors.

And all of a sudden, all of the French experts show up on JJ.

How much does Jackson pay to keep all these vehicles fueled and serviced? Tires are expensive!

Plus Stellantis means a lot of those tick tick noise under the hood repairs.

I noticed that. A lot of Nissans and Dodges on that list. They tend to have higher repair bills and more frequent ones at that. I follow Royal Automotive on FB and YT and besides Korean cars and range rovers, those cars always make their list of cars that either break down a lot or are much more trouble to repair.

Nissans and Dodges are usually the ones that get the contracts with DFA because they are the low bid. Also, every piece of property is assigned a user, but that doesn't automatically mean that a vehicle is a commuter vehicle. Even pool cars are assigned a user, which is most likely the reason you see multiple vehicles assigned to the same person. I'm not taking up for Jackson, but the list of vehicles and users is only one piece of the puzzle.

Do the employees get free fuel for these vehicles?

How does that work?

Does the city have accurate meters on their fuel pumps? Or do they just give it away and have a lot of it 'leak' like they did with the water?