On this foggy Wednesday morning, Donovan kicks off The Morning Drip with weather updates, some local Tifton insight, and a heavy dose of political truth serum. He dives into the city’s decision to name Jeff Shoobridge—currently of Minnesota—as the sole finalist for city manager, reflecting on Tifton’s revolving door of leadership and revisiting the ousting of Emily Beeman, Tifton’s first female city manager.
Nationally, he doesn’t hold back. From comparing Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” detention facility to WWII-era Japanese internment camps, to calling out ICE agents and the politicians enabling mass deportations, Donovan doesn’t mince words. He also commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing while highlighting the dangerous echoes of history repeating itself.
In the final segment, Donovan unpacks Texas’ shady mid-decade redistricting plot—allegedly ordered by Trump—and its ripple effect in states like California and New York. He calls out the hypocrisy, slams gerrymandering from both parties, and calls for truly fair and representative democracy.
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A bit of a correction on Japanese-American citizenship:
During World War II, Japanese Americans encompassed both U.S. citizens and non-citizens. Approximately two-thirds of the 120,000 individuals of Japanese ancestry who were forcibly relocated and incarcerated were American-born citizens, known as Nisei (second-generation Japanese Americans) . The remaining one-third were Issei (first-generation immigrants from Japan) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internment_of_Japanese_Americans)
At that time, U.S. immigration laws prohibited Issei from becoming naturalized citizens due to racial restrictions in federal law. Consequently, they were classified as “resident aliens” and were not eligible for U.S. citizenship, regardless of how long they had lived in the country . The concept of “green cards” or lawful permanent residency, as we understand it today, was not formalized until the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952. Therefore, Issei were considered aliens without a clear legal pathway to citizenship or permanent residency. (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/31/japanese-internment-alien-enemies-act-trump)
Despite their citizenship status, both Nisei and Issei were subjected to forced removal and incarceration under Executive Order 9066, which authorized the exclusion of individuals from designated military areas without due process . This policy was later recognized as a grave injustice, rooted in racial prejudice and wartime hysteria, rather than any proven threat to national security.