Two Unknown Vice Lords — a violent Memphis street gang — were each sentenced to 50 years in prison after a federal jury convicted them on Feb. 13 for a gang-related murder. "The court’s 50-year sentences means they now will be known as long-term residents of the Bureau of Prisons, and the good people of Memphis will no longer be dealing with their vice. The Criminal Division remains committed to protecting communities from violent criminal organizations and pursuing justice for victims and their families." -Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva 🔗:

xAI is committed to building a state-of-the-art water recycling plant in Memphis. This plant will protect billions of gallons of water each year. The team is currently prioritizing other more immediate projects at the site but our plans to build the water plant have not changed.

Alt Headline: “State that stripped 2 congressional seats from its cities and took away representation from majority-Black Memphis potentially rewarded with Super Bowl. (After spending half a billion state taxpayer dollars on a new stadium)” @NFL

NBA players voted on their number one team they do NOT want to get traded to 😬 • Memphis — 35.8% • Washington — 11.7% • Sacramento — 10.8% • New Orleans — 6.7% • Brooklyn — 5% • Utah — 5% • Charlotte — 4.2% • Portland — 4.2% • New York — 3.3% • Detroit — 2.5% • Indiana — 2.5% • Milwaukee — 1.7% • LA Lakers — 1.7% (via @TheAthletic)

The vicious, unjustified beating of Tyre Nichols and his ultimate death at the hands of five Memphis police officers is just the latest, painful reminder of how far America still has to go in fixing how we police our streets.

finally found em’.... got cabin fever last summer and took a road trip to Memphis. MAN... I can’t describe the feeling that came over me, you gotta go to experience it for yourself! #MLK#

“Lobbyists will tell you it’s not that bad, urban legend… That absolutely rises to the level a national congressional investigation.” @AOC went with @MorePerfectUS to a Red county where a META data center is hurting the water— as xAI impacts Memphis, Fisk brings 1 to campus etc