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A Family Dollar store worker in
#Memphis
puts a shoplifter in a chokehold. Whatever it takes to stop the lawlessness. The worker deserves a Christmas bonus! Follow
@Mighty990KWAM
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HEARTBREAKING: Video shows Mrs. Fletcher singing to students at St. Mary's Episcopal School.
#lizafletcher
#ElizaFletcher
#Memphis
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Friends, let's just take moment and pray for the family of
#ElizaFletcher
and the first responders who have been working around the clock to bring her back home.
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This happened on the interstate this weekend. Our city has fallen to anarchy. Since Friday, there have been 6 shootings, 4 smash & grab robberies, a FedEx truck was robbed in traffic and up to 70 cars terrorized residents on Colonial. We need the National Guard to restore law and
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JUST IN: The Memphis City Council tonight says in essence that they don't want KWAM or other media outlets to cover crime news. They believe our coverage is the problem. We will not comply with that demand. Ever.
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FAFO: Video Goes Viral of Man's Encounter with Memphis Police, Causing Debate on Social Media
Did Memphis Police do the right thing? Video: Roy Hines
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'I Feel Like a Slave:'
@SenatorLamar
(D-Memphis) Says GOP Supermajority Is Enslaving Her Because She's a Black Woman
"That's a form of slavery," Lamar said. "I feel like a slave sometimes in this building." Video:
@FOXNashville
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Memphis may tolerate lawlessness, but Southaven doesn't play that game. Instead of consulting with the mayors of New Orleans and Detroit, we recommend
@mayorpaulyoung
reach out to Southaven Mayor Musselwhite.
Mayor Musselwhite: "Now is when I need everyone to open their ears,
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Nurses at Vanderbilt University Medical Center pray on the helipad. "If my people who are called by my name..."
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JUST IN: Radical activists disrupt Rittenhouse speech. They claim to believe Blacks Lives Matter - but they have not uttered one word of protest about the black-on-black crime that has turned
#Memphis
into a war zone.
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President Biden repeated his claim that the Second Amendment banned people from owning cannons. That's simply not true.
Once is a mistake. Twice is a gaffe. Multiple times is intentional disinformation - or as we say in Memphis - a flat-out lie.
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The staff of KWAM NewsTalk Memphis honors the memory of Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Knauss, a beloved Son of the Volunteer State.
#Afghanistan
🇺🇸
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This is Joseph McKinney, the MPD officer murdered in the line of duty early Friday morning.
McKinney joined the department in 2020.
Joseph McKinney should be alive. Pray for his family.
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🚨🚨JUST IN: The man who shot 2 security guards on Beale Street and injured a third has been released on bond -- $500 bond. At this point Mulroy, Young and the Democrats are just mocking us - releasing predators onto the streets. Are you paying attention, Memphis?
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WATCH: Memphis Councilwoman Blasts Parents of Demons
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CRIME ALERT: There's a national gathering of lumber executives meeting in Memphis. Many of the attendees are staying at the Hilton Garden Inn across from IKEA. The conference began yesterday. This morning at least 22 of their vehicles had been broken into in the hotel parking
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The family of
#ElizaFletcher
has released a video message to the Mid-South.
#lizafletcher
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@GetHoneycutt
didn’t want to just tell KWAM who he was voting for...he wanted to show it!
@MyTimVanHorn
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BULLETIN: There's a mass shooting in Orange Mound. It's bad. There are multiple injuries. More details to come on KWAM - where Memphis goes for breaking news. This is video purportedly from the scene. Follow
@benpdeeter
and
@Mighty990KWAM
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The mayor's solution to the violence is to build more basketball courts and community centers. Yesterday's mass shooting took place at a taxpayer-funded park on a taxpayer-funded basketball court. You've got "no words," Mr. Mayor? Well, we have some. To hell with your so-called
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JUST IN: Mayor Paul "Swagger" Young says his administration is actively working on getting an amusement park for Memphis. He says young people want to live in a cool city. You know what's "cool",
@mayorpaulyoung
? Not getting carjacked.
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It would be wise to avoid all large gatherings and major parks within the Memphis city limits. 22 people shot so far this weekend.
@mayorpaulyoung
's swagger and soul is on full display. Send in the National Guard.
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City leaders told us that tearing down all the statues, renaming the parks and erasing history would bring peace and harmony to our city. They told us
#Memphis
would become a utopia. How's that working out, Bluff City?
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JUST IN:
@mayorpaulyoung
says he wants Memphis to imagine a city where we have community centers and parks that feature weekend movie nights and midnight basketball for teens "all for free." How about a Memphis where people aren't carjacked or shot in the streets?
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JUST IN: 3 people were shot in southwest
#Memphis
today. It's worth pointing out that all of the Black Lives Matter activists who were seething with rage on the U of M campus this week -- are mysteriously silent. Or maybe they just believe that only some black lives matter?
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BREAKING NEWS: Get ready for Beaver Nuggets, Memphis! Buc-ee's is reportedly coming to the Mid-South. Plans are to build at Exit 28 off Interstate 40 in Gallaway, just east of the Shelby County line.
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JUST IN: The downtown steakhouse 117 Prime will close its doors on April 20th and the owners are blaming crime. Chef Ryan Trimm told the Commercial Appeal the steakhouse concept is too expensive to run "in the current conditions of downtown Memphis."
"Downtown has not felt as
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More than 100,000 people turned out for Trump’s rally in New Jersey! Are you paying attention, Memphis?
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Contrary to what the activists are telling you, the young black men of Memphis are NOT terrified of the police. They are shooting at the police. They are trying to run over the police. They fear no one because they know the Democrat judges and the Democrat DA have their backs.
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Parents, please tell your children that when they are stopped by a police officer, they should NEVER grab the officer's gun. This happened during a traffic stop at Virginia Commonwealth University.
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Memphians are furious over the lack of action from Mayor Paul Young after a pro-Muslim mob shut down the I-40 bridge.
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Tami left out the part about the savage mob chasing off conservatives - ambushing innocent students trying to get into their cars -- screaming about attacking conservatives. We have the video evidence. Care to condemn the violence from your minions, Tami?
Like the coward he is, Kyle Rittenhouse stormed off stage. I’m proud of the Univeristy of Memphis students who organized resistance tonight, as well as the Black Student Association, the U of M NAACP, alums, and faculty who spoke out. I am not proud of
@uofmemphis
administration.
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JUST IN:
@TPUSA
Founder
@charliekirk11
Will Ask Tenn Lawmakers to Investigate
@uofmemphis
Kirk believes U of Memphis colluded with local protesters and activists to sabotage their event with Kyle Rittenhouse.
He said the organization may also file a lawsuit on viewpoint
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18 people shot last week , 6 killed in
#Memphis
- a city controlled by progressive Democrats who believe Midnight Basketball is the solution to all of life's problems.
@mayorpaulyoung
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JUST IN: At Least 91 Shot, 25 Killed in Shootings Across Memphis in April 2024
Male shot 4/30 - died
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Person shot 4/29 - died
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JUST IN: 12 people shot, 4 dead in various Memphis shootings over the past 24 hours. Most of the victims are black. Yet, black activists and black elected leaders refuse to let white lawmakers implement any measures to crack down on crime. That's right, folks. In Memphis - if you
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Where was the Memphis Police Chief today? Where was Mayor Paul Young? Why were they AWOL when the mob commandeered the Mississippi River Bridge and stranded thousands of citizens?
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Does Paul Young realize he's the mayor of Memphis and not the head of parks & recreation?
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Stop embarrassing yourself. My family has been in Memphis since the 1930's. My dad graduated from Whitehaven High School. I was born at Baptist Hospital. My "ass" is back home, sir. And it's not going anywhere. We want to make Memphis great again. What about you, coach?
@Mighty990KWAM
But you’re not from Memphis.Just because you have a radio station here doesn’t make you a Memphian.Just own a business here where you only report the bad news involving black people in the city and use it to influence agenda for ratings.Then take your ass back home(the outskirts)
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BREAKING NEWS: Black Lives Matter protests erupt in Memphis. There are reports of some arrests. This is a developing story.
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JUST IN: Memphis mayor tells reporters that cuts to the
@MEM_PoliceDept
are on the table. The mayor wants to increase funding for "midnight basketball" and parks but decrease funding for cops? What is
@mayorpaulyoung
smoking?
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HAPPENING NOW: A street takeover right in front of the Orpheum — the tourism district.
Thugs have completely taken over Main St/Beale. Traffic is at a standstill.
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You and your fellow Democrats are the ones who attacked Memphis. You handcuffed the police and unleashed predators onto our streets. No one is safe from the thugs. You put a target on every law-abiding citizen in Shelby County. So, with all due respect, ma'am, either be a part of
The legislature hasn’t accomplished anything that helps the state or working families. Instead they’ve attacked Memphis, put guns in hands of teachers and gave corporations over a billion in tax refunds. Working families got nothing! The majority doesn’t care about citizens.
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JUST IN:
@mayorpaulyoung
shut down comments on the city's official Facebook page. But the mayor can't shut down the comments on this page. The city has descended into anarchy. And the mayor's solution was to sip tea and eat cucumber sandwiches with the gang leaders.
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JUST IN: There's a heavy police presence at the University of Memphis tonight. The MPD and THP will not allow the radical activists to disrupt the Turning Point USA event. Thank you, officers!
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Justin Pearson has become a MSNBC regular, slamming Republicans and gun owners.
Pearson failed to mention the bloodbath happening in his district every weekend.
@Justinjpearson
, care to comment on that?
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Memphis lost another hero in blue this week.
Officer Alfonso Perea joined MPD in 2011. Perea served in the US Army from 2006-2020.
Join us in praying for Officer Perea’s family and the
@MEM_PoliceDept
.
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CODE ZERO: MPD arrested over 100 criminals during its latest crime-fighting effort 'Operation Code Zero.'
Memphis cops pulled over 500 motorists and made 37 felony arrests in ONE day during the operation.
Well done,
@MEM_PoliceDept
!
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Mayor Young proposes 28 percent increase in property tax and $5 million for midnight basketball. Prepare for a mass exodus of businesses and residents.
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JUST IN: The 18-year-old criminal who shot and killed MPD officer Joseph McKinney and wounded two others - had a violent criminal history.
He was arrested earlier this year but was released without bond.
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City Hall and the Daily Memphian have disabled comments on their stories about the Orange Mound shootings. That's okay, because KWAM is where everyone in Memphis - EVERYONE - can have their say - Democrats, Republicans and everyone else. We don't believe in censorship.
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Seeing how the Orange Mound Block Party was heavily promoted on social media -- it's hard to understand how city leaders missed it.
@mayorpaulyoung
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Let's get real: if a mob of conservatives rampaged through the city and shouted down BLM activists and disrupted
@tamisawyer
campaign events - they would have been arrested and thrown in jail. It would have been major national news. But -- this is
#Memphis
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The savage, cold-blooded monster who killed the beloved Watermelon Man is free on bond. Do you feel safe, Memphis? Do you realize what's really going on in this city? Are you paying attention?
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'Gloves Off:' Sen.
@CharlaneOliver
(D-Nashville) Calls for Riots after TN Senate Passes
@SenBrentTaylor
Pro-Police Bill.
"It is rooted in racism," Oliver said. "This is a Jim Crow bill that [Sen. Brent] Taylor brought and all his Confederates voted for it." Video
@FOXNashville
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So
@MEM_PoliceDept
says no charges will be filed against the protesters who hijacked the I-40 bridge yesterday. Why not? Whoever made that decision has just announced that it's okay to shut down streets and bridges in Memphis. We say this:
1. Arrest and prosecute every person who
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JUST IN: Gunfire in downtown as cars swagger over roadways. This is
@mayorpaulyoung
's Memphis.
Video: Black Wood News
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Was MPD told told stand down? Is that why 300 people, many of them armed, were allowed to gather for a block party at a taxpayer-funded park on a taxpayer-funded basketball court? Do city leaders really expect us to believe that this heavily-promoted event went under their radar?
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It's not the gun. It's the thug who pulled the trigger - a thug who should have been in jail. But thanks to the Democrat Party's soft-on-crime agenda -- a predator was set loose on the streets of our great city. Facts matter, senator.
“This morning MPD Officer Joseph McKinney was killed by gunfire that also injured two of his colleagues. Additionally, an 18-year-old is dead and a 17-year-old is in the hospital.
Our community is hurting again after another act of senseless gun violence. In this moment, we
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This monster is charged with First Degree Murder in
#Memphis
. He and another suspect are charged with killing a 15-year-old boy. Shot the kid in the head. This monster was released on his own recognizance. This is what "restorative justice" looks like. This is what happens when
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WAR ZONE: At Least 75 Shot, 22 Killed in Shootings Across Memphis in March 2024
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CAUGHT: This is the man who kidnapped
#ElizaFletcher
.
Cleotha Abston, 38, was sentenced to 20 years in 2001 for kidnapping a man at gunpoint in
#Memphis
.
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Why are the mostly-white megachurches in Memphis silent on the issues that are destroying our city? Why aren't the pastors willing to speak out and mobilize their massive congregations to action?
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We stand with the officers of the
@MEM_PoliceDept
- and they deserve much more from City Hall.
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The local Fox affiliate in Memphis is now blaming the bullets.
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JUST IN: At least 10 people shot today in
@mayorpaulyoung
's Memphis. This is what life is like in a city controlled for generations by Democrats.
#SwaggerAndSoul
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We need a political party that will stand up and fight for Memphis. Right now, We the People are on our own.
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Were these some of the fine Memphians
@mayorpaulyoung
invited to City Hall for his coffee klatch with gang members?
#SwaggerAndSoul
Let’s take a look at the
#Memphis
version of the
#JacksonMs
Taliban. Young black, inner city youth are out f’n control all throughout the south.
@Mighty990KWAM
have you seen this FB live from y’all’s city yet?
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JUST IN: Missouri's governor says President Trump may intervene in the case of two homeowners who defended their property against a violent mob.
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JUST IN: The illegal alien who murdered the Georgia nursing student entered the US in 2022 and was released because lack of space to hold him. NewsNation reports that he was arrested in September for hurting a child in NYC and not having a license. He was released. And now, a
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The city is actively working on getting an amusement park to Memphis, says
@mayorpaulyoung
. Yes, that's the most pressing need for the Bluff City -- yet another place with massive crowds of young people can gather and cause mayhem.
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Kyle Rittenhouse To Speak at University of Memphis
“I look forward to coming out to Memphis and seeing you all there,”
@ThisIsKyleR
said.
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JUST IN: The man charged with today's deadly crime spree that left one man dead, a child injured and two women shot was OUT ON BOND FOR FIRST DEGREE ATTEMPTED MURDER. The judge who granted bond should face charges as well.
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The black mayors of some of the most dangerous cities in America gathered in Memphis to discuss crime. One solution they came up with was to punish business owners who are victims of crime.
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BUSTED: Shatima White, a member of the "Donut Mafia," was arrested Sunday after she hit a Memphis police officer with her Mustang.
Officers first saw Shatima doing donuts in the middle of an intersection — along with a caravan of drag racers.
When a cop tried to break up the
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JUST IN: Gov. Bill Lee signs legislation banning city’s from barring routine traffic stops. Thank you
@SenBrentTaylor
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JUST IN: There's been another shooting in downtown
#Memphis
. Police say it happened in the 100 block of Peabody Place at 5:35 a.m. So much for the downtown safety plan. Since last Sunday 16 people have been shot in Memphis.
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The fact MPD had to put out a statement pleading for help tells us that in spite of yesterday's carnage - not a single person in Orange Mound is willing to snitch. The culture must change or else the city will fall. It's really that simple.
Please see the below statement from Chief “CJ” Davis regarding the Orange Mound Shooting.
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Mayor Young says Memphis has a perception problem with crime. If that’s true, why is Tom Lee Park more fortified than the Green Zone in Baghdad?
#Riverbeat
#Memphis
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So
@mayorpaulyoung
says "We Are All Orange Mound." These photos were taken at last year's Orange Mound Block Party. Did your neighborhood block party feature marauding gangs of young men wielding guns at innocent people?
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JUST IN: The pastor of New Zionfield Baptist Church was shot in the parking lot of his church this morning. Memphis Police say the 70-year-old pastor was trying to stop two thugs in hoodies from stealing a Sunday school teacher's car. The pastor is in critical condition. Are you
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HAPPENING NOW: Huge pro-Israel rally at the 4 Corners of Poplar and Ridgeway.
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The Memphis City Council asks MPD about putting snipers on Beale Street and arming police cars with giant magnets they can shoot at get-away vehicles.
#Morons
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Memphis City Councilwoman Yolanda Cooper-Sutton, a black woman, blames "WHITE BOYS" for the black on black crime in our city. This is what racism looks like.
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Did Memphis Mayor
@youngformemphis
approve the protest that led to the shutdown of the I-40 bridge? Who gave the order not to press charges? Why won't the mayor answer questions from the media?
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BULLETIN: Three men robbed the WRONG Dollar General in Memphis. A Good Samaritan came across the robbery in progress, took out his gun and opened fire. One of the robbers is dead. One of the suspects was captured and another is on the run. A good guy with a gun stopped a bad guy
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Pro-Hamas activists showed up at the Memphis City Council meeting and several bashed and attacked America. If you don't love our nation, you are free to go back to wherever you came from.
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Hey
@SenatorLamar
@SenBrentTaylor
- Saturday night in Memphis - and the criminals are shutting down streets. The photo below was taken near the airport. Why is City Hall allowing criminals to control our streets?
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Just to clarify -- are you also cool with large mobs showing up at every one of your campaign events and shouting you down and chasing you out of venues? Or is that behavior just directed at conservatives?
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Your party has controlled Memphis for generations. And your party turned our city into a war zone. Facts matter.
This is what dangerous words and ideologies of an elected official looks like, Brent.
@SenBrentTaylor
your legislation is not research-based nor community-oriented. They’re rooted in racism and are troupe-driven. Memphis Matters and doesn’t need GOP overseeing to “fix us” (1/2).
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To the people of Memphis who are complaining that they don't feel safe: YOU VOTED FOR THIS.
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KWAM is not afraid to call out the professional race agitators in Memphis. We don't tolerate those who seek to divide us along racial lines -- even when those people work at City Hall.
@mayorpaulyoung
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EVENT OVER: Kyle Rittenhouse abruptly ended his speech, students now are refusing to leave the auditorium — despite
@TPUSA
organizers demanding everyone exit.
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BREAKING NEWS: 🚨🚨 16 shot, 2 dead in
@mayorpaulyoung
's Memphis. The shooting happened at a block party in Orange Mound. More than 200-300 were at the unauthorized party.
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@3onyourside
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Two days ago
#Memphis
police arrested 8 teenagers for stealing cars and running from the cops. Several of them had guns -- including a 13-year-old. Today -- all of them are back out on the streets. The 18-year-old was released without bond. Elections have consequences, Memphis.
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Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris wants to cut some 400 jobs from Sheriff's Department. Are you paying attention, Memphis?
Residents of Arlington,Lakeland,Eads and unicorpated Shelby County you better start looking into starting your own police departments. If Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris has his way the SCSO will be 400 deputies short during the deadliest time in the history of Shelby County.
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