Oct 15, 2026 · 47 min
Justin Pearson takes on Tennessee’s gerrymandered Ninth District
Paint It Blue (feat. Rep. Justin J. Pearson)
The episode connects redistricting, environmental pollution, veterans’ services, and corporate power to a campaign for representation in Memphis and Shelby County.
- 1Justin Pearson argues Tennessee’s redistricting diluted Black voting power by dividing Memphis and Shelby County across three congressional districts.
- 2The hosts examine allegations involving ICE vehicle violence, Ukraine’s Starlink access, suspicious oil trades, and Trump’s postponed BBC deposition.
- 3Pearson links pollution, health care cuts, veterans’ needs, and affordability to a broader demand for corporate and government accountability.
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Justin Pearson explains how Tennessee’s redistricting divided Memphis and Shelby County and why his campaign is organized around defending marginalized communities.
The brief
Alison and Dana open with allegations of ICE vehicle violence, restrictions on Ukraine’s Starlink access, suspicious oil trades, Ken Paxton’s Dubai associations, and Trump’s delayed BBC deposition.
The hosts frame a planned livestream of Nidal Hasan’s firing-squad execution as a public spectacle, then examine Trump’s recurring efforts to avoid discovery in litigation.
Justin Pearson argues Tennessee’s new Ninth District divides Memphis and Shelby County to dilute Black voting power, making the campaign a test of representation.
Pearson connects alleged pollution from data-center infrastructure with health care cuts, veterans’ needs, affordability, and accountability for wealthy contractors and technology companies.
The episode closes by turning politics into participation: public comments, volunteering, early voting, and voting become the response to policies affecting marginalized communities.