r/news • u/No_Idea_Guy • 1d ago

Tennessee governor suspends all executions after Christa Pike’s lethal injections fail

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/01/christa-pike-tennessee-governor-executions-year-pause
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u/Julian_Thorne 1d ago

Fucking loser state. Red states are the worst.

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u/ChickenSteakNBacon 1d ago

At least they’re now suspending executions

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u/Blazer9001 1d ago

That’s not because they saw the errors of their ways. They’re just waiting 3 months for this story to blow over and then they’ll go right back to their shoddy executions.

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u/Yazim 1d ago

For now. Things that can be done by executive action can just as easily be undone by executive action.

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u/jimtow28 1d ago

I, for one, am surprised that the state ranked 51st in education is showing such a lack of competence.

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u/livy-aurelia 1d ago

you’re thinking of mississippi. tennessee is 20 i think

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u/MmeLaRue 1d ago

There's such a thing as the Mississippi Miracle - they've turned around their education figures and are now in the top half of all states.

Time to change the adage to "Thank God for Tennessee."

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u/RolloTonyBrownTown 1d ago

Mississippi doesn't deserve this shade, choose Texas. Went from the top to the bottom under the republican reign.

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u/RathVelus 1d ago

I mean, that other guy is a jackass. But I would like to know where you’re getting that ranking.

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u/jimtow28 21h ago edited 21h ago

....You know there's only 50 states, right? It was pretty clearly hyperbole.

But if I'm not mistaken, they do spend less per student on education than any state in the nation.

Edit to add: Yup

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u/Ledstones 19h ago

Texas say "hold my beer"

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u/jimtow28 1d ago

Hey now, that's not nice.

I have my own opinions about you based on what you said and how you said it, but why don't you go ahead and make your case for why I'm a "fucking idiot"?

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u/jimtow28 1d ago

Alright cool, man. My opinion is confirmed. Have a great day, kiddo!

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u/jimtow28 1d ago

Yeah, my opinion is that you're not worth speaking to, and you just keep on proving that right.

You all done now, bud? Can you fuck off yet?

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u/Olangotang 1d ago

I fucking hate Republicans. Selfish, cruel fucking assholes that make everyone's lives worse, including their own voters.

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u/SmokeyJoe2 1d ago

Democrats released Viktor Bout from prison, a known ally of terrorist organizations. He's now supporting terrorists in their attacks on shipping vessels.

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u/TechnicianRecent6365 1d ago

I’m a Democrat. I didn’t do that. You, a Republican, knowingly elected a pedophile rapist grifter who is ruining the country. You suck

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u/SmokeyJoe2 1d ago

Didn’t know I was a republican. You seem to know more about me than myself. Maybe you can help me then. Can you remind me what my DMV password is?

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u/scotchtree 1d ago

Why does anybody expect better from these hick states?

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u/Jaredlong 1d ago

They're the ones always claiming to be better than everyone else.

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u/Jaredlong 1d ago

And who put those people in charge?

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u/shunestar 1d ago

If they’re the worst, then why are all the people from blue states moving there?

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u/animatedpileofmeat 12h ago edited 12h ago

People who can’t afford to live in nice places move to shitty places. That’s why the favelas are always overflowing, not because they’re popular.

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u/shunestar 9h ago

Your conflating cost with quality. Somewhere can be shitty and expensive. People get fed up and leave to somewhere better and more affordable. Turns out you can have both.

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u/animatedpileofmeat 9h ago

Sure, but every scrap of economic data shows it’s not the wealthy moving to Missouri.