Astounding. Georgia is expected to lose $2.5 BILLION in tax revenue due to tax exemptions for *DATA CENTERS* in FY 2026. This corporate subsidy alone is about *7 TIMES* the cumulative FY26 tax expenditures for the state's principal affordable housing program (really the only significant one). 1/2

Ok, I really have to say it: Shut up Boomer.

Pam Bondi couldn’t even come prepared for her own staged temper tantrum. this is the nation’s “top law enforcement” official btw 🤡 maybe she became a lawyer because the acting career didn’t work out!!

Astounding. Georgia is expected to lose $2.5 BILLION in tax revenue due to tax exemptions for *DATA CENTERS* in FY 2026. This corporate subsidy alone is about *7 TIMES* the cumulative FY26 tax expenditures for the state's principal affordable housing program (really the only significant one). 1/2

The economy will be fine as long as we keep getting sicker... well, sort of.

another visualization

When folks don’t get vaccinated, they end up needing more medical care. Health care jobs are critical but more of them is not always a good sign.

This is as good as any contrast between Trump and Biden: state capacity to help people from predatory capital is done. Instead the only growth in state capacity is is in building its coercive powers.

Kate is a reporter for the American Banker. Trump’s DOJ & CFPB turn a predatory lending discrimination lawsuit into an anti-immigrant crusade. Instead of providing restitution for victims of discrimination they use $ to fund more police resources aimed at “illegals.” (Full article paywalled.)

Rep. Kennedy: "Do you believe your agency has a legal obligation to follow court orders?" ICE Director Lyons: "Yes." Rep. Kennedy: "You have a very strange way of showing it, with a federal judge finding that your agency is in violation of 96 orders in one month alone."

Who knew cults had such nice buildings?

A new detention facility that can house 10,000 people and an immigration office are sparking concern. atlanta.capitalbnews.org/ice-atlanta-...

When I worked for Reason magazine during Trump's rise to power in 2016, I was explicitly forbidden by the editor in chief from writing about Trump's racism, or the violence and racism at his rallies. It was a "sideshow," I was told.

Many places in GA already have effective tax caps that favor homeowners. This would be much worse by ending homeowner taxes & capping property taxes. Would hit renters hard & create more faux austerity in metro Atlanta. Targeted income-based circuit breakers for owners & renters are the answer.

Many places in GA already have effective tax caps that favor homeowners. This would be much worse by ending homeowner taxes & capping property taxes. Would hit renters hard & create more faux austerity in metro Atlanta. Targeted income-based circuit breakers for owners & renters are the answer.

“Suspected political message” 🤣🤣🤣

Halftime performance showed how most Latinos love America, even if some parts of America do not love them back. It showed the reality that Latinos and Spanish are part of America's culture, its history, present & future. As references to salsa show, this is not a new phenomenon but a good reminder.

Hmmm. Epsteinist Ratner has had a lifelong relationship with convicted rapist who was represented by Alan Dershowitz

Mike Tyson + MAHA = the perfect combination of horrible person and horrible agenda.

One of the most walkable halftime shows I can remember! The nonracist urbanists should be happy.

I am shocked to read that Brett Favre has announced he is going to watch the Kid Rock ‘show’. It will be a good time for him to work on his latest plans to steal from state welfare funds. He has probably invited that other odious former Packet QB to join him.

I am shocked to read that Brett Favre has announced he is going to watch the Kid Rock ‘show’. It will be a good time for him to work on his latest plans to steal from state welfare funds. He has probably invited that other odious former Packet QB to join him.

It’s the anniversary of the Orangeburg Massacre.

And, btw, financialization, and the growing political power that lend to it and resulted from it (in a vicious circle), has a lot to do with the rise of the Epstein Class.

And, btw, financialization, and the growing political power that lend to it and resulted from it (in a vicious circle), has a lot to do with the rise of the Epstein Class.

If you’ve been confused by the term “financialization,” this is a pretty good -if incomplete- primer. I am confused by author’s organization calling itself “conservative” because doesn’t match its mission statement. It was conservatives & centrists (“neoliberals”) who helped fuel this after all. 1/2

If you’ve been confused by the term “financialization,” this is a pretty good -if incomplete- primer. I am confused by author’s organization calling itself “conservative” because doesn’t match its mission statement. It was conservatives & centrists (“neoliberals”) who helped fuel this after all. 1/2

"Epstein Class" is a great phrase and Ossoff is a very good speaker... (now if he could just stop making bad votes on things like Laken Riley and crypto (Genius Act))

Thoughts from the hive-mind?

"Epstein Class" is a great phrase and Ossoff is a very good speaker... (now if he could just stop making bad votes on things like Laken Riley and crypto (Genius Act))

NEW STORY: Trump admits he was the one who found the video and asked that it be posted from his Truth Social account. Refuses to apologize.

Why is he destroying the Post??!! Via @notus.com

Why is he destroying the Post??!! Via @notus.com

In 2020, I posted on social media that Trump was a racist & that anyone who votes for him supports racism. Did it partly to support student who asked "why don't we hear much about his racism from white folks we know?" A relative reacted viciously. We have not interacted since & I have no regrets.

Now that Trump has deleted the post, the defenses will shift from "stop the fake outrage" to "see he deleted it, not a big deal"

🚨NEW: Republicans are moving quickly to pass a massive voter suppression bill requiring voters to present a passport or original birth certificate both to register and vote at the polls. Experts warn it could keep millions of already-registered Americans from casting ballots in the 2026 midterms.

Donald Trump is a racist.

Good for Pitts for doing this but most folks in Atlanta likely don’t know who he is, or barely do. Once again, where is Mayor Dickens of Atlanta on this? Does he not care that the bulk of the city’s residents are being targeted for possible voter suppression?

Good for Pitts for doing this but most folks in Atlanta likely don’t know who he is, or barely do. Once again, where is Mayor Dickens of Atlanta on this? Does he not care that the bulk of the city’s residents are being targeted for possible voter suppression?

Remember this one? Bill Pulte's (FHFA) really dumb idea now completely proven to be really dumb idea... www.cnbc.com/2025/06/25/t...

Pediatrics published the Vaccine Integrity Project’s hepatitis B birth dose vaccine evidence review online. The review looked at: 400+ studies/reports, 40 years of data—and the conclusion was unmistakable. There is no evidence supporting a delay in the hepatitis B birth dose. tinyurl.com/4kbsm49f

Everything you’re hearing from the Trump administration is a lie. Today was one of the most active days in Northeast since the entire Operation Metro Surge began. Nothing is changing on the ground in Minneapolis, no matter what headlines Trump and Homan try to create.

I know this is kind of spitting into the wind, but I'd like to make an effort: Just because ICE calls them "administrative warrants" doesn't make that the most accurate term for them. They are forms. ICE forms. Signed by an ICE employee. Authorizing an arrest, but still, a _form._

Remember this one? Bill Pulte's (FHFA) really dumb idea now completely proven to be really dumb idea... www.cnbc.com/2025/06/25/t...

“I do not think that 50 year old men should be having sex with 16 year old girls. But “

Ah yes, another shadow government entity set up for another Atlanta megadevelopment project, "the Stitch" Another board dominated by key parties to #TheAtlantaWay What could possibly go wrong? www.ajc.com/business/202...

Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.