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enid602

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28. The times they are a changin'

Reply to Stargleamer (Original post)

Sat Jul 4, 2026, 04:00 PM

6 hrs ago

Meanwhile in Phoenix, where 4th of July celebrations are a 10 day ‘season’ of street fireworks in Latino neighborhoods starting prior to July 1, there’s not a cherry bomb to be heard. Eerily silent. Very sad.

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Meanwhile in Jackson, Mississippi of all places. . . [View all] Stargleamer Yesterday OP

Billboards are FANTASTIC!! pat_k Yesterday #1

Ted Turner started his media empire with 1 billboard..the 2...then a UHF station underpants Yesterday #3

Good old WTBS. It was rather cheesy back in the day... paleotn Yesterday #5

ted's father left him the billboard business rampartd 14 hrs ago #13

I didn't know that. Thanks underpants 13 hrs ago #14

Ted Turner was also an avid sailor... GiqueCee 13 hrs ago #15

Billboards are banned... GiqueCee 13 hrs ago #16

Mississippi? 3catwoman3 Yesterday #2

Don't write off Mississippi! pat_k Yesterday #4

$4+ gas has a way of doing that for average folks. paleotn Yesterday #6

The South is far more nuanced than most people who never lived there suspect. Martin68 10 hrs ago #20

So, way back in the day, I did a children's musical theater tour through Jackson, MS. OldBaldy1701E 4 hrs ago #30

MAGA... BattleRow Yesterday #7

Good sign. Joinfortmill Yesterday #8

Fantastic!!! niyad Yesterday #9

ding. this . AllaN01Bear 23 hrs ago #10

Jackson is a blue city. Their congressional district voted Harris in 2024 by 21 points IronLionZion 23 hrs ago #11

Jackson: A blue capital city besieged by a red state legislature, a red Governor and a red Congressional delegation Marcuse 22 hrs ago #12

Just like much of the coastal states are blue SomedayKindaLove 4 hrs ago #31

My only memories of Mississippi Stacey Grove 12 hrs ago #17

Heavily Democratic Cirsium 11 hrs ago #18

Other people who live in college towns. yardwork 11 hrs ago #19

Understood Cirsium 9 hrs ago #21

I'm right there with you. yardwork 8 hrs ago #22

Yep Cirsium 8 hrs ago #23

That would be great! yardwork 8 hrs ago #24

I believe there were many areas that were blue that were secretly flipped red... by those tiny little satellites slightlv 4 hrs ago #29

I would urge caution Cirsium 4 hrs ago #32

MAGA is just another name for LogDog75 8 hrs ago #25

I mean, it's a city... The D v R divide is starkest in urban v rural not actual state by state. RockRaven 7 hrs ago #26

Point well-taken. Stargleamer 7 hrs ago #27

The times they are a changin' enid602 6 hrs ago #28