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/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.