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- 1 2 "Joel Carter". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ↑ Jackson, Courtney Ann (December 16, 2022). "State Senator proposing that Mississippi ban TikTok on state-issued devices". WLOX. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ↑ "Chinese spy balloon tweet from MS state senator goes viral, leads to accusations of racism". Mississippi Clarion Ledger. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
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