#memphis mayor

[gaasubap]

With 19 candidates on the Memphis mayoral ballot, this is a nightmare.

Van Turner is a bigger name who's helped with taking down the confederate statues and works with the NAACP.

But Brandy is the furthest left leaning candidate.

They are the only two I'm considering voting for atm.

Vote October 5th

[ausetkmt]

FOX13 Memphis: State of Emergency extended another week for Memphis, mayor says

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Temperatures are beginning to warm up and the snow and ice are finally leaving us, but Memphis Mayor Paul Young has extended the State of Emergency for Memphis another week. 

The State of Emergency was originally issued on January 15 as inches of snow blanketed the city. The order will now last until at least January 29, 2024.  

"The freezing temperatures and precipitation created icy conditions on roadways and surfaces within the City and presented a significant danger to public safety, impacted the operation of emergency vehicles, and impeded the delivery of essential goods and services, the effects of which are still ongoing," Mayor Young wrote in his order to extend the State of Emergency. 

The frigid weather first led to a water conservation order from Memphis, Light, Gas and Water (MLGW) and eventually to a boil water advisory for all MLGW water customers. 

MLGW said that, as of Monday, January 22, the utility company has fixed more than 56 broken water mains and responded to more than 4,000 customers that reported broken pipes. 

[italut]

Judge Joe Brown, Choice of the Century

Judge Joe Brown’s mayoral candidacy in Memphis is characterized by a multitude of fine qualities that make him an exceptional choice for the position. With a distinguished career as a judge, Brown brings a deep understanding of the legal system and a commitment to upholding justice and fairness. One of Brown’s standout qualities is his extensive experience in the courtroom. Over the years, he…

[foone]

Your best guess is that you've been in this time loop for something north of 15 years. You've lived that day, April 9th, 1997, something like 6000 times. You think... The second most ironic thing about being in this time loop* is that you have ADHD, and time blindness has always been something you've suffered with.

The time loop hasn't helped. You'll really get into a book, and don't look up from it until it's yesterday. Or, earlier today? Or tomorrow, it's all the same day. You wake up in your bed at 8:27, having slept through your alarm, no matter what happens. You've had plenty of time to do all the classic time loop things: told everyone (they forget the next day), kissed everyone (a surprising number of people turn out to be up for itl), tried to run (you made it all the way to Memphis one day, but it didn't make any difference), tried to make everything perfect and right (harder than you'd think, and there's nothing obvious that needs fixing), and gotten yourself exploded and shot and run over. You even made it into orbit once, NASA still swearing at you on the radio the whole way up. You've robbed all the local banks, kidnapped the mayor, and stolen half the stuff in the town, just to see what people have. Why not? It's hard to have a sense of morality when there are no repercussions to any actions, at least none that last more than 24 hours.

You convinced a scientist to shoot neutrinos at you once, thanks to something you'd read in a book on time. Didn't seem to make any difference, though you could swear the next day felt different, in some hard to define way.

You've gotten into a rhythm of starting each day and just walking out your front door, to visit a different place in the city, and knock on their door. If they're home, you ask questions, then use the answers next time to get further. If not, you let yourself in and see what their house looks like from the inside.

Even their shocking crimes no longer can shock you. Mr. Stevens is a burgler, Jenny J. is halfway through murdering her husband, Alex over on 5th street has a basement full of photos they shouldn't have, and more neighbors than you'd think are cooking meth or growing cannabis in their little backyard sheds or closets.

You can go to the police, you can confront them, you can explose them, or you can get a weapon and go all vigilante on them... It doesn't matter in the long run (and for you, the long run is very short indeed). They'll be fine the next morning, back at it again like nothing happened.

You wake up that same Wednesday morning, put on some clothes, and walk out the door. You got into a gimmick of crossing the road with your eyes closed: you know where the cars are, and if you keep the same pace, they definitely won't hit you. Besides, if you do, you wake up back in your bed. Big woop.

But you don't make it to the road this time. You trip, falling on the hard concrete of the sidewalk. What the hell? Your arms ache from catching yourself, and you have to suppress the time-looper instinct of "I hurt. Restart the loop!",at least until you figure out what happened.

You look back and there's a sneaker sitting on the sidewalk. A perfectly normal shoe, just a little skuffed up. A bit down the sidewalk, there's another, the other foot presumably.

You have a moment of equal parts panic and elation. You're out of the loop? You're out of the loop! This might be Thursday.

You gather yourself from the sidewalk and run back up the path to your door. You open the newspaper... April 9th. This is still the same day. You look back at the road, seeing the patterns of crossing cars you've seen thousands of times before. You listen, and your neighborhood sounds right. You can hear Timothy down the road yelling about baseball, so it's not 9:14 yet.

This isn't a new day. This is the day. This is your day. So why is something different? What, a partial time loop? And almost time loop? Most things are the same, but not all? It makes no sense.

You hear yelling down the road. You jog towards it, as an out of place sound just doesn't happen in your day. Around the corner there's a police officer shouting at a woman who is rapidly disrobing and flinging her discarded clothes at the officer, who is shouting at her and his radio. So far, she seems to be winning, but she's about out of linen ammunition.

You realize you don't recognize her. She's not one of the people you know, and you know everyone. She's someone new, the very anthesis of what a time loop is about. That, combined with recognizing that charicatistic disdain for consequences makes you gasp. My God... She's another time looper. She's done this day before, and it's just repeated, and now she's doing everything to see what happens. You're not alone in this crowded city anymore! You run towards her, eager to introduce yourself.

* Themost ironic thing about being in this time loop is that every copy of Groundhog Day at your local Blockbuster is checked out.

[taraross-1787]

This Day in History: Memphis Belle

On this day in 1943, a B-17 Flying Fortress completes its 25th combat mission without losing a member of its crew. Memphis Belle would return to the United States, embark on a war bond tour, and become one of the most famous bombers to emerge from World War II.

She was nearly sold for scrap metal after the war, but Memphis mayor Walter Chandler saved her for $350. Today, she’s been refurbished and sits at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio.

Memphis Belle’s survival was no small feat.

The story continues here: https://www.taraross.com/post/tdih-memphis-belle

[eptodaytommorowforever]

Events In The History And Of The Life Of Elvis Presley Today On The 18th Of February In 1954.

February 18, 1954

Elvis Presley worked at Precision Tool company, operating a drill press for $1.55 a hour from September 21st, In 1953 to March 19th, In 1954

The Presley Family lived at 2414 Lamar Avenue, in a run down and poor side of Memphis rented end of 1954 to mid-1955. rare b/w candid photo of a very young Elvis Presley relaxing at is rented house at 2414 Lamar Avenue in a poor side of Memphis Tennessee a far cry from is opulent whitehaven mansion Graceland. And is 2414 Lamar House that as now set to become an historical landmark been refurbished last year in 2024.

Elvis Presley's 2414 Lamar House In Memphis Tennessee Is Set To Become A Great PRESLEY Historical Landmark;

Shelby County buys Elvis Presley's 2414 Lamar Avenue home: Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris has revealed that the county bought one of Elvis Presley's old homes with the prospect of opening it as a museum. On WREG morning show Harris explained, “Elvis Presley had several childhood homes in Memphis as they moved around quite a bit. One of their childhood homes for a few months in 1955 was at 2414 Lamar Avenue and Shelby County owns that home. So we're really optimistic that we'll be able to do a new kind of showcase that represents Elvis Presley's childhood in Memphis. We know Graceland tells the story of his adulthood and his fame as a rock and roll star, but what about his childhood and what about those early influences and a lot of

black musical heritage that influenced Elvis Presley when he was not a superstar. We want to think about how to tell that story, Shelby County wants to show an Elvis Presley home and we're going to do the best we can tell the story of the musical influences that we know as part of the legacy of this community. the shelby county mayor went on to say Elvis Presley's early roots must be preserved as part of our heritage and history. yes such a pity the dumb memphis council didnt preserve other PRESLEY landmarks like the american recording studio's baptist hospital stax studio's as well all part of Elvis Presley's history before they were all demolished and thank God mid south coliseum and circle g were saved same as they philadelphia council should of not demolished the market sq arena venue as well but it was all for fucking greed and profit

[thoughtportal]

The Memphis sanitation strike began on February 12, 1968, in response to the deaths of sanitation workers Echol Cole and Robert Walker.[1][2]  The deaths served as a breaking point for more than 1,300 African American men from the Memphis Department of Public Works as they demanded higher wages, time and a half overtime, dues check-off, safety measures, and pay for the rainy days when they were told to go home.[2]

The Memphis sanitation strike was led by T.O. Jones and had the support of Jerry Wurf, president of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) and the local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).[3][4][2]  The AFSCME was chartered in 1964 by the state; the city of Memphis refused to recognize it.

Mayor Henry Loeb refused to recognize the strike and rejected the City Council vote, insisting that only he possessed the power to recognize the union.[1][4][5] The Memphis sanitation strike prompted Martin Luther King Jr.'s presence, where he famously gave the "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech a day before his assassination.

[jartita-me-teneis]

En 1947, una mujer entró en una tienda de comestibles en Memphis, Tennessee, para entregar un rollo de película para revelar. Tan pronto como entró, se dio cuenta de que le quedaba una última exposición.

Se fijó en un chico que estaba fuera de la tienda y le pidió que dejara su nueva bicicleta junto a ella para poder terminar el rollo de película y entregárselo. Jamás se imaginó que ese joven se convertiría en la mayor estrella de rock y el mayor icono que el mundo haya conocido jamás.

En 2014, esta foto finalmente fue publicada en la revista Vanity Fair, mostrando al joven Elvis Presley.

[onlytiktoks]

[waltfrasescazadordepalabras]

En 1947, una mujer entró en una tienda de comestibles en Memphis, Tennessee, para entregar un rollo de película para revelar. Tan pronto como entró, se dio cuenta de que le quedaba una última exposición. Se fijó en un chico que estaba fuera de la tienda y le pidió que dejara su nueva bicicleta junto a él para poder tomarle una foto y terminar el rollo de película. Jamás se imaginó que ese joven se convertiría en la mayor estrella de rock y el mayor icono que el mundo haya conocido. En 2014, esta foto finalmente fue publicada en la revista Vanity Fair, mostrando al joven Elvis Presley.

[termlimitsnow]

Ubangi Stomp

Well I rocked over Italy and I rocked over Spain

I rocked in Memphis, it was all the same

Well, I rocked through Afrika and rolled of the ship

And seen them natives doin' an odd lookin' skip

I parted the weeds and looked over the swamp

Seen them cats doin' the Ubangi-stomp

...for some reason, I couldn't help but think of this song when I heard the mayor of L.A. was in Africa ...while her city burns.

[jrooc]

✨Weekly Tag Wednesday Thursday✨

A day late and a buck short but Happy Birthday @energievie! Thanks for the tags you beautiful tropical fish @spookygingerr @gallapiech @deedala @guinguin1984

@burninface @thepupperino @sgtmickeyslaughter @michellemisfit

when is yours? Oct 15

where were you born? Revelstoke, BC. The mayor was also the only Dr.

how do you feel about your legal name? are you using it online and/or IRL? No one calls me 'Jessica' unless I'm in trouble.

All the mean girls in movies when I was growing up had the same name as me so I didn't love it. But I like it with my last name.

how about your sign? do you feel it "fits"? Mostly, yes. Except Im not that balanced - the rest? yes.

what's your earliest memory related to your birthday? I don't have a great memory for childhood stuff. I remember one, getting a VHS of the Blair Witch project and going to exchange it for Now and Then soooooo

what's one of the best gifts you've ever received? My first kindle maybe? Or when my best friends came with me down to Nashville + Memphis for my 30th.

how about one of the best you've given yourself? my bike.

what's your favourite cake flavour? a cinnamon roll (not a big cake fan)

how about your favourite flowers? tulips

have your ever thrown a birthday party? If yes, tell us about your favourite one. Yes! I threw a cool Octoberfest one for a friend.

what's the ultimate birthday song? *mind blank* uhhhh In Da Club by 50 cent? I'm gonna regret this later.

and last but not least, pick a celebrity with whom you share your birthday. Ginuwine lololol > cue Pony

Not tagging anyone 'cause I'm late and busy but love you all so muchhhhhhh. If you see this, doooo it.

[ausetkmt]

This Day in History

Time Periods: 1866

Themes: Reconstruction

The New Orleans Massacre (also known as the New Orleans Riot) occurred on July 30, 1866, when white residents attacked Black marchers gathered outside the Mechanics Institute, where the reconvened Louisiana Constitutional Convention met in response to the state legislature enacting Black Codes and limiting suffrage.

As explained in “An Absolute Massacre: The 1866 Riot At The Mechanics’ Institute“:

The parade of marchers had thwarted off the mob on the other side of Canal, but once they made it to the Mechanics’ Institute, where the convention was taking place inside, they were beset by more violence. A gang of white supremacists and ex-Confederates attacked. Fire sirens went off, signaling police to attack. They were sent by the mayor.

“There was panic because the police and firemen, armed, surrounded that building and began advancing,” says [Caryn Cosse] Bell. “The attack was premeditated. Lead police chief Harry T. Hayes, what he was doing at the time was recruiting policemen from Confederate veterans. They stormed in and started shooting, chasing people down the street.”

The brutal attack led to a total of 150 casualties, including 48 deaths (44 African Americans and three white Radical Republicans).

The New Orleans and Memphis riots strengthened the argument by Radical Republicans (a faction in the Republican Party) that President Johnson’s Reconstruction plan was insufficient and greater protection of African Americans was needed.

Read more at Black Past.org. Find resources below to Teach Reconstruction and to teach about the long history of the fight for voting rights.

[lboogie1906]

The Memphis Sanitation Strike began in February 1968. Following years of poor pay and dangerous working conditions, and provoked by the crushing to death of workers Echol Cole and Robert Walker in garbage compactors, over 700 of the 1300 African American sanitation workers met on February 11 and agreed to strike. They did not turn out for work on the following day. They sought to join the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Local 1733. The sanitation strike was the reason for Martin Luther King Jr.’s presence in Memphis, where he was assassinated.

Memphis’s mayor, Henry Loeb, declared the strike illegal and refused to meet with local African American leaders. Heavily redacted files released in 2012 suggest that the FBI monitored the strike and increased its operations in Memphis.

A demonstration on March 28, 1968, turned violent when some protesters started breaking windows. Some held signs reading “LOEB EAT SHIT”. Police responded with batons and tear gas, killing Larry Payne, a sixteen-year-old boy, with a shotgun. Following the funeral, the sanitation workers marched peacefully downtown. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

[diesellesbian]

Has anyone else seen the prostitutes out in broad daylight in Memphis, TN? I thought they were poorly dressed high school girls until I saw them soliciting the other drivers and rolled past their pimps. Got to be kidding me. Apparently, the mayor doesn't give a f*ck.

Usually I like to explore a town, but not this one😅. I thought the lot lizards in Birmingham AL were bad. You know, if you southerners are going to ban abortion, then put a leash on your men. Pimping is rape. Yall arent holier than thou, are yah?

[memphisfoodnotbombs]

In this video, the Memphis chapter of Food Not Bombs faces harassment from the Blue Suede Brigade (BSB), a seemingly subservient apparatus of the Downtown Memphis Commission (DMC). BSB targeted and disrupted our compassionate service under the pretense of requiring a permit for sharing food in a public park. This incident occurred during a picnic at Court Square Park on Saturday, 10/14/2023, at approximately 2:05 pm.

The DMC, a business entity supposedly responsible for governing residential and business areas in downtown Memphis, receives public funding based on property value assessments and utilizes the BSB as the “eyes and ears of the business community.”

The requirement of a permit to offer a basic necessity further highlights the systemic injustice endured by our community.

This incident is not isolated but represents an ongoing problem concerning the DMC. We have attempted to engage with the DMC and elicit a plausible explanation for their legal authority to impose permit requirements on non-vendors in a public space. Despite sending a letter to the DMC over 11 weeks ago, their response has been evasive and unsatisfactory.

Memphis mayor-elect Paul Young, President/CEO of the DMC, vaguely suggested that the issue would be addressed internally through comments on our social media pages. Why then was the Blue Suede Brigade officer unaware of this supposed resolution?

The persistent harassment we face is a direct result of the DMC's failure to provide a satisfactory answer to our legitimate question: "We ask the Downtown Memphis Commission to immediately clarify its legal authority to require and issue permits to non-vendors."

When will the DMC cite its legal authority?

The recent harassment exposes the negligence and indifference of the DMC towards addressing the legitimate concerns we have raised. We question the DMC's reluctance to cite their legal authority and establish a justifiable basis for impeding acts of compassion and the sharing of food in public parks.

During the incident, one of the individuals seeking food assistance was a homeless veteran who had not eaten in over 24 hours. Another unhoused person recounted being denied access to local shelters due to not possessing the "proper" identification simply because they hailed from another state. These stories reflect the dire situations faced by the unhoused population in Memphis while exposing the failure of the existing system to meet their basic needs.

Unhoused individuals are our neighbors. It is our collective responsibility to support and uplift them, rather than subjecting them to further harm and exclusion. It is not a crime to extend a helping hand, enjoy a picnic in a public park, or share food with those in need. Compassion and solidarity should never be trumped by bureaucratic restrictions.

The Memphis Flyer

We invite you to read our open letter to the DMC for further details: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19xCJbdgkjPBVw-r6oC_m9tuNPfIVixHFAz-KlX0MZ9E/edit?usp=sharing

Find more videos, press articles, links to socials and information in our Linktree: https://linktr.ee/memphisfoodnotbombs

Link to this video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MNxS11bK87c?si=8bzqe2du6ZpECWfg

In this video, the Memphis chapter of Food Not Bombs faces harassment from the Blue Suede Brigade (BSB), a seemingly subservient apparatus of the Downtown Memphis Commission (DMC). BSB targeted and disrupted our compassionate service under the pretense of requiring a permit for sharing food in a public park. This incident occurred during a picnic at Court Square Park on Saturday, 10/14/2023, at approximately 2:05 pm.

The DMC, a business entity supposedly responsible for governing residential and business areas in downtown Memphis, receives public funding based on property value assessments and utilizes the BSB as the “eyes and ears of the business community.”

The requirement of a permit to offer a basic necessity further highlights the systemic injustice endured by our community.

This incident is not isolated but represents an ongoing problem concerning the DMC. We have attempted to engage with the DMC and elicit a plausible explanation for their legal authority to impose permit requirements on non-vendors in a public space. Despite sending a letter to the DMC over 11 weeks ago, their response has been evasive and unsatisfactory.

Memphis mayor-elect Paul Young, President/CEO of the DMC, vaguely suggested that the issue would be addressed internally through comments on our social media pages. Why then was the Blue Suede Brigade officer unaware of this supposed resolution?

The persistent harassment we face is a direct result of the DMC's failure to provide a satisfactory answer to our legitimate question: "We ask the Downtown Memphis Commission to immediately clarify its legal authority to require and issue permits to non-vendors."

When will the DMC cite its legal authority?

The recent harassment exposes the negligence and indifference of the DMC towards addressing the legitimate concerns we have raised. We question the DMC's reluctance to cite their legal authority and establish a justifiable basis for impeding acts of compassion and the sharing of food in public parks.

During the incident, one of the individuals seeking food assistance was a homeless veteran who had not eaten in over 24 hours. Another unhoused person recounted being denied access to local shelters due to not possessing the "proper" identification simply because they hailed from another state. These stories reflect the dire situations faced by the unhoused population in Memphis while exposing the failure of the existing system to meet their basic needs.

Unhoused individuals are our neighbors. It is our collective responsibility to support and uplift them, rather than subjecting them to further harm and exclusion. It is not a crime to extend a helping hand, enjoy a picnic in a public park, or share food with those in need. Compassion and solidarity should never be trumped by bureaucratic restrictions.

No one needs permission to share the gift of compassion. Food is not a privilege but a fundamental human right that must be secured for all individuals.

We invite you to read our open letter to the DMC for further details: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19xCJbdgkjPBVw-r6oC_m9tuNPfIVixHFAz-KlX0MZ9E/edit?usp=sharing

Find more videos, press articles, links to socials and information in our Linktree: https://linktr.ee/memphisfoodnotbombs

Link to this video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MNxS11bK87c?si=8bzqe2du6ZpECWfg

#FoodNotPermits #FoodNotBombs #FoodNotBombsMemphis #MemphisFoodNotBombs #PermitPaul #PaulYoung #Memphis #MemphisTennessee #MayorOfMemphis #MemphisTN #PleaseShare #DowntownMemphis #DowntownMemphisCommission #BlueSuede #BlueSuedeBrigade #FoodIsARight #FoodIsAHumanRight #Love #Compassion