Memphis on the internet.
Great weekend
This week u/ropeblcochme wrote on Reddit:
Taking a moment to cut through the negativity and recognizing a great weekend in Memphis.
• [University of Memphis] football winning to a national ESPN audience
• Great weather for Cooper-Young Festival
• Brewfest
• Win by 901FC
(Bonus latest mayoral poll finally doesn’t have Willie in the lead.)
Porn blocked
Credit: Pornhub
Some Memphis-area Pornhub users reported their browsers were blocked from the site over the weekend. The site cut access to the entire state after Republican lawmakers required new, strict age verification protocols for pornography sites. The block seems to have bled over state lines in places.
Marsha, Marsha?
Credit where it’s due. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) pushed hard on Federal Bureau of Prisons director Colette Peters last week to fix problems (like a leaky roof) at the federal prison in Memphis.
