Even after today's wild courtroom antics, I maintain Fani Willis erred in hiring (or continuing to work with) someone she was having a romantic relationship with, and I've been saying for days now her and her office's work thus far on the Trump election interference case is best served from she and Nathan Wade taking that "leave of absence" Georgia State University professor Clark Cunningham suggested. Today, however, she may have salvaged that work; it'll come down to

Now that several of the Republican justices have been so heavily saturated with fat-cat money and thus regularly vote in favor of their morbidly rich “friends,” what do those rich dudes want? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Not long after passing a(nother) useless measure to impeach DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas by a one-vote margin, Democrats picked up George Santos' old House seat in New York. Naturally, that loss, too, is Ronna McDaniel's fault and not the man atop the party since the 2016 GOP convention. Carry on. Been a minute since we caught up with shenanigans in Cobb County's School system, and wouldn't ya know, now there's a lawsuit filed against the CCSD's superintendent and board

This is a limited time offer from the Chinese Communist Party for cheap flights for all assets in the United States who are fighting for freedom for Palestine and Palestinians. Thank you, Nancy Pelosi!Monthly summary of some of the top new stories and the capitalist machinations behind the event. Also tips and tricks for living a better life through direct action.

Unions are quite popular so why are Georgia Republicans attacking their right to form? Well, obviously they represent business before the working class. Nothing new there. In real estate we call it "buyer beware," or "caveat emptor;" the concept that it's up to the buyer to know of issues with a home or property ahead of purchase. That's why those who live along the Belt Line in Atlanta who might be opposed to the "always part of the plan" to include light rail

After a long week the boys are back & ready to have a great time. The boys catch up, talk about Tony’s google search history & have some laughs Kyle from Apron Bump Podcast joins the boys for HJC. Talking the Rock as a heel, vests, cat claws, Cody, Roman Reigns, & the road to Wrestlemania 40 Then the boys are joined by Bay Ragni FKA Chubby Dudley. We talk... The post The Shining Wizards 677: Stretching Chubby Dudley appeared first on Shining Wizards Network.

The hastily-passed SB63 bill awaiting Governor Brian Kemp's signature will then be met by litigation; at least that's what the American Civil Liberties' Union (ACLU) says. That tracks; because the bill almost directly target protest (and thus, free speech). In other legislative action, the state's mid-year budget came with additional infrastructure spending. No, not the kind that improves quality of life - just more lanes and pay-to-cruise express lanes. That doubling-down on

Despite the state of Georgia being unnecessarily deadly for anyone in jails or prisons, Georgia Republican legislators still felt the need to make it harder for the poor and working class to bail themselves out of jail for a larger number of alleged crimes - some of them misdemeanors. Senate bill 63 (SB63) awaits Governor Brian Kemp's signature, but not before advocates for the poor bemoan the thoughtlessness and senselessness of the legislation. Such a law - I believe - will have the

Whew; a really news-y Friday. The Georgia Senate cranked out a batch of 'red meat' for election denialists, but it should be noted that, the day before, a much ballyhooed bill to define antisemitism in a statutory sense passed with bipartisan support. Most of the nays were Democrats, and if I'm being honest, I can understand their rationale. I'll explain. Back to the red meat: first a bill to investigate Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and ban ranked choice voting; then Sen

The vultures are circling around Fani Willis - and to hear columnist Jay Bookman put it - maybe she brought it on herself. Then again, maybe there's a way out of this that protects the case against Donald Trump. There'll be plenty more to discuss about all this tomorrow with so many late headlines dropping today. Locally, some good news after Decatur city schools announced plans to serve kids behind on their lunch tabs cheese sandwiches and milk - the cafeteria version of the "scarlet

Matt Scott joined me today from the Atlanta Community Press Collective to speak to the Georgia Senate bill (SB63) aiming to expand the list of offenses requiring cash bail and to limit bail funds' ability to post. Can you imagine a law like this and the impact it would've had on the civil rights movement in the 1960s? Fani 'fessed up. So now what? First, let's let the "I'll be damned" wash over us before getting back to the stark reality that the cries of

Outside of some random arson incidents targeting construction equipment and some demonstrations, it's been pretty quiet on the "Cop City" front - and to hear my guest, Alex Joseph, tell it - that's by design. There's palpable frustration in a movement implored to go about their opposition in a lawful manner when overwhelming turnout at council forums were brushed aside and a petition effort has been bogged down by the city hoping to prevent a referendum from landing on a

Fani may have caught a bit of a break. A GOP run at property tax relief (again) leaves tenants on the hook for making it up. Right wingers are losing their minds over ... Taylor Swift? Well, I suppose it beats them pearl-clutching over "the border;" suddenly, that issue no longer needs to be dealt with right away, if their inaction in the House on immigration reform passed in the Senate and with the full support of President Biden is any indication.

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Saturday morning we set aside 45 minutes or so for a long-overdue catch-up, and I decided the entire dialogue needed to be it's own episode. Georgia's lone Palestinian-American elected official - Rep. Ruwa Romman (D), representing the 97th House District in Gwinnett County, offered insights on a range of issues: Georgia's antisemitism definition bill soon to be signed into law and attached to its current hate crime law, Biden's disfavor within the Arab American community, what UNRWA

Governor Brian Kemp has been in Davos, Switzerland, looking to score some business action for the state, and had a somewhat awkward Q&A with the Bloomberg crew, so naturally I'm all for eavesdropping and chiming in. He loves to tout that $16 billion surplus, for example, but wouldn't ya know, the same Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) he openly dismisses, along with the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) amounts to nearly the same amount in federal investments in the state to address needs

Not much of an episode this month because Rev Dr PoopDaddy's computer erased all the audio recordings for January's episode when he updated his computer. Shit happens and we'll be back for February.Monthly summary of some of the top new stories and the capitalist machinations behind the event. Also tips and tricks for living a better life through direct action.

Wha a week it was! Rachel Hinton joins Ben to discuss it all. Including…buses impounded. The Ed Burke defense. Is listener Linda right about the Sanctuary City referendum? The “jungle cat” of west loop real estate. And our love for libraries, librarians and books. Rachel has a recommendation. Rachel Hinton is a reporter for Block Club, See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It was eight years ago the audio of a speech Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave to a London audience was unearthed. On December 4, 1964, Dr. King spoke before the British group "Christian Action," days before receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo later that month. Dr. King spoke of the American civil rights struggle, economic, educational, police & judicial injustice and South African apartheid as well. What's stunning is how relevant his words then are today.

Yesterday I sort of unloaded on y'all, exasperated as I (and my neighbors in Old Fourth Ward) have been about the unhoused. Perhaps its just the bitter cold of late bringing homelessness to the forefront. In any event, it just so happens advocates for the unhoused, along with city leaders, have been out getting a census of sorts and advancing a strategy already in action. Hear their press conference from this morning. Then, with former President Donald Trump securing his second batch of GOP