Cecilia Criddle
@ceciliacriddle.bsky.social
Mississippian. Law nerd. Fund Southern Democrats.
You know what I say: it’s a GREAT idea to hamstring the Mississippi nation Al guard mid-hurricane season. Real big brain stuff happening
“Crime is out of control there, and it’s clear something must be done to combat it," Gov. Tate Reeves said as he deployed 200 Mississippi National Guard soldiers to Washington, D.C., where violent crime rates fell significantly last year.
Mississippi Governor Deploys 200 National Guard Soldiers to DC
Mississippi National Guard soldiers are going to Washington, D.C., on President Trump’s orders to temporarily take over the capital’s police force.
buff.ly
August 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
You know what I say: it’s a GREAT idea to hamstring the Mississippi nation Al guard mid-hurricane season. Real big brain stuff happening
One of my favorite places in the world, can't wait to see the new digs!
“I’m hoping that they will bring more programs for students, programs for the community … for our young ones that develop their minds & get them going,” Jackson County resident Yolanda Bells said. “In this generation, everything is expanding—you can’t stay stuck. So, to redevelop is a good thing.”
Pascagoula Public Library to Reopen After $4.2M Renovation
The Pascagoula Public Library is reopening after undergoing $4.2 million in renovations, letting it offer more resources to Jackson County residents.
buff.ly
August 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
One of my favorite places in the world, can't wait to see the new digs!
Shit framing. CBA negotiations ARE social activism. These elite athletes are paid pennies on what the men make and get NO merch cut. @wnba.com pay your players what they deserve!
The WNBPA has acknowledged its efforts this season have been more business-minded: particularly the CBA. The current agreement is set to expire after the 2025 season, and players are in the midst of spirited discussions (via @kareemcopeland.bsky.social):
In WNBA, a collective bargaining battle has replaced social activism
The players are seeking better pay in their next CBA and continued negotiations at all-star weekend. They have been quieter than usual on other topics.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Shit framing. CBA negotiations ARE social activism. These elite athletes are paid pennies on what the men make and get NO merch cut. @wnba.com pay your players what they deserve!
Looking forward to stipulating that I got my southern degrees when they still meant something 🙃
Florida will join some other Southern states to form a new, less “woke” accrediting body to set standards for state universities, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday.
Florida will help create less ‘woke’ college accrediting body, DeSantis says
Florida will join some other Southern states to form a new less “woke” accrediting body to set standards for state universities, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday.
www.sun-sentinel.com
June 27, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Looking forward to stipulating that I got my southern degrees when they still meant something 🙃
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Today the GOP justices on the Supreme Court endorsed migrants being sold into slavery.
They'll claim otherwise, but that's the reality — today's decision permits Trump to send people from countries around the world to any global hellhole that accepts a U.S. financial incentive.
They'll claim otherwise, but that's the reality — today's decision permits Trump to send people from countries around the world to any global hellhole that accepts a U.S. financial incentive.
June 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Today the GOP justices on the Supreme Court endorsed migrants being sold into slavery.
They'll claim otherwise, but that's the reality — today's decision permits Trump to send people from countries around the world to any global hellhole that accepts a U.S. financial incentive.
They'll claim otherwise, but that's the reality — today's decision permits Trump to send people from countries around the world to any global hellhole that accepts a U.S. financial incentive.
Reposted by Cecilia Criddle
There's a real attentional trap that all protest movements face and have faced for a long time. If you pull off protests that are polite and civil, even if large, they will struggle to get coverage. Reporters will dismiss them as not newsworthy.
June 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
There's a real attentional trap that all protest movements face and have faced for a long time. If you pull off protests that are polite and civil, even if large, they will struggle to get coverage. Reporters will dismiss them as not newsworthy.
As someone who lived in a FEMA trailer for a bit after Katrina: fuck this
President Trump said that his administration plans to “wean” states off FEMA assistance after this year’s hurricane season, offering in the most explicit terms yet his plans for states to respond to natural disasters and other emergencies on their own.
Trump says governors should be able to handle disasters without FEMA
In remarks to reporters, the president said the administration plans to “wean” states off FEMA assistance after hurricane season ends.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 11, 2025 at 12:19 AM
As someone who lived in a FEMA trailer for a bit after Katrina: fuck this
public service announcement: MSians are aware that it's a complex place with complex problems.
It's still rude to tell us to our faces that you hated being there for work 😀
It's still rude to tell us to our faces that you hated being there for work 😀
May 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
public service announcement: MSians are aware that it's a complex place with complex problems.
It's still rude to tell us to our faces that you hated being there for work 😀
It's still rude to tell us to our faces that you hated being there for work 😀
Reposted by Cecilia Criddle
See this is what I mean. Mississippi is a state with a 40% Black population. African American candidate Mike Espy garnered nearly 45% of the vote in the 2020 General Election for the U.S. Senate.
Why isn’t there a 10 yr Dem plan for organizing Mississippi? Why concede the state w/a 40% Black pop?
Why isn’t there a 10 yr Dem plan for organizing Mississippi? Why concede the state w/a 40% Black pop?
NEW: Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has declared April 2025 as Confederate Heritage Month.
He did so at the behest of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, a neo-Confederate organization that espouses “Lost Cause” ideology, which whitewashes the role of slavery in the Civil War. 🧵
He did so at the behest of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, a neo-Confederate organization that espouses “Lost Cause” ideology, which whitewashes the role of slavery in the Civil War. 🧵
Mississippi Governor Declares April Confederate Heritage Month
Gov. Tate Reeves declared April 2025 as Confederate Heritage Month in Mississippi, keeping alive a 32-year-old tradition that began in 1993.
www.mississippifreepress.org
April 22, 2025 at 1:16 AM
See this is what I mean. Mississippi is a state with a 40% Black population. African American candidate Mike Espy garnered nearly 45% of the vote in the 2020 General Election for the U.S. Senate.
Why isn’t there a 10 yr Dem plan for organizing Mississippi? Why concede the state w/a 40% Black pop?
Why isn’t there a 10 yr Dem plan for organizing Mississippi? Why concede the state w/a 40% Black pop?
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Gavin Newsom and Andrew Cuomo are the "coastal elites" that need to be left behind
Gavin Newsom calls Kilmer Abrego Garcia a “distraction” @washingtonpost.com
What an absolute disgrace he has become.
Beyond repulsive and shameful.
What an absolute disgrace he has become.
Beyond repulsive and shameful.
April 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Gavin Newsom and Andrew Cuomo are the "coastal elites" that need to be left behind
it must be so incredibly peaceful in tommy tuberville's completely smooth brain. imagine having this few thoughts. bliss.
Tuberville: “We built China - the American taxpayers. We built the Middle East. We built Europe. So now it’s time they help us build back our country after we’ve helped them so much, and that happens to be with tariffs.”
April 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
it must be so incredibly peaceful in tommy tuberville's completely smooth brain. imagine having this few thoughts. bliss.
Reposted by Cecilia Criddle
More would-be Mississippi voters are disenfranchised under this Jim Crow law than made the difference in the 2019 or 2023 Mississippi governor's races.
Disenfranchised: 50k
2023 Gov margin: 27k
2019 Gov margin: 45k
2018 US Senate margin: 66,000k
www.mississippifreepress.org/u-s-supreme-...
Disenfranchised: 50k
2023 Gov margin: 27k
2019 Gov margin: 45k
2018 US Senate margin: 66,000k
www.mississippifreepress.org/u-s-supreme-...
U.S. Supreme Court Leaves Jim Crow-Era Voting Ban in Place
The Supreme Court on Monday left in place Mississippi's Jim Crow-era practice of removing voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies.
www.mississippifreepress.org
January 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM
More would-be Mississippi voters are disenfranchised under this Jim Crow law than made the difference in the 2019 or 2023 Mississippi governor's races.
Disenfranchised: 50k
2023 Gov margin: 27k
2019 Gov margin: 45k
2018 US Senate margin: 66,000k
www.mississippifreepress.org/u-s-supreme-...
Disenfranchised: 50k
2023 Gov margin: 27k
2019 Gov margin: 45k
2018 US Senate margin: 66,000k
www.mississippifreepress.org/u-s-supreme-...
FYI @iwriteok.bsky.social you were close but Kosciusko in the local pronunciation (can’t speak to the correct way to say it in polish) = kah-zee-ess-koh
January 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
FYI @iwriteok.bsky.social you were close but Kosciusko in the local pronunciation (can’t speak to the correct way to say it in polish) = kah-zee-ess-koh