“Lock him up,” Tuberville told the news website about Newsom. ”LA looks like a third world country — anarchists are in charge, law enforcement is being attacked, and the rule of law is nonexistent."

An hour later, Newsom took to X to reply to the Alabama politician.

“Alabama has 3X the homicide rate of California,” Newsom wrote. “Its murder rate is ranked third in the entire country. Stick to football, bro.”

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    One of the handful of US states who’s unofficial motto is, unironically, “Thank God for Mississippi” really has no room to pass judgement on any state not named Mississippi.

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      currently the 4 states vying for #1 worst state, florida, alabama, texas, missouri.

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        I thought it was Mississippi and Arkansas at the bottom. Although not for everything, growing up my home state of SD was consistently 51st in the nation for teacher pay (after Puerto Rico). Also one county over had the highest suicide rate in the world 🙃

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          Was going to say, despite being crazy, FL is actually not as bad off as AL, MS, LA, MO, AR, & WV!

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            I mean top 4 worst states has to include Florida and Texas. Full stop. The other two are up for debate is all I’m saying.