In the grand scheme of things, $5 million is chump-change for THE chump - found liable for sexual battery & defamation today. Does it affect his base of support? Pfft. Will it give GOP voters reason to pause? Ehh. Will the party elite wash their hands of him? C'mon.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in town over the weekend; the highlight being his commencement speech at Georgia Tech's undergrad graduation ceremony. I have that for you today. Enjoy.

Last week I noted a right wing pundit sneered at the idea that white supremacy is the nation's greatest domestic terror threat as he pointed out the ethnicity of the midtown assailant. Here's where I say "Allen and Brownsville, TX have now entered the chat."

Speaking of Texas, with federal troops heading to the southern border and anti-immigrant crimes in headlines, today was a perfect day to speak with Texas immigration attorney Kate Lincoln-Golfinch. She is the Owner/CEO of Lincoln-Goldfinch Law in Austin, and co-host of Law Moms Out Loud, a podcast. We'll get her take on headlines out of Allen and Brownsville, plus the impact on the pending end to Title 42 this week and troop surge to handle the looming increase in border crossings.

Today was fun; I got to hang out with CNN producer, Kennesaw State professor & Anecdotal ATL creator & host Will Edmonds. DO follow @anecdotalATL on Instagram and/or TikTok and learn SO much Atlanta history that's not "textbook history" and get to know how it came to be and meet Will with me!

It might be easier to tell you what Clarence Thomas' "sugar daddy" Harlan Crow ISN'T paying on behalf of the justice and Ginni, his wife. ⁠More revelations revealed⁠; and ⁠Herschel Walker either conned a guy into being HIS "sugar daddy" too ⁠or just committed wire fraud and broke campaign finance laws. Where IS he, by the way?

There's a strain of smug dismissivism on the right when it comes to the struggles of the marginalized, and a social media post two days ago sort of exemplified that.

After ⁠hearing Deion Patterson's mother crying out to local media⁠ that her son needed - and sought - help for his mental illness, it just got me to thinking about the struggles we ALL face with mental wellness challenges from time to time - myself included.

For nearly three hours today, midtown Atlanta was on lockdown, as yet another mass shooting took place in the heart of Atlanta. Hear instant reactions and information from Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens & police chief Darin Schierbaum. 

We get a recap of the situation from ⁠Donnell Suggs⁠, editor-in-chief at the ⁠Atlanta Voice,⁠ and have Rev. Senator Raphael Warnock's floor speech on the Senate floor, passionately calling for action on gun reform. 

Also, a savvy reporter named ⁠Kenya Hunter⁠ reminds us all: ⁠Grady is the last level one trauma center in the city⁠ - and it's not really capable of handling a larger mass shooting.

"Southern. Gay. Teacher"⁠ author Randy Fair rejoins the show to discuss Georgia's efforts to whitewash terms like "diversity" and :inclusion" from state teacher prep jargon, plus the rise in anti-gay and anti-trans rhetoric orbiting public education. He recently wrote ⁠an eye-opening op/ed in Other Words⁠ that seems to indicate society is backsliding on treatment of LGBTQ+ teachers - and students, too.

Why am I reminded of the movie "Remember the Titans?" Well a ⁠familiar scene seems to have played out at a Georgia high school soccer match⁠ - white players lobbing racial epithets and officials on the field somehow don't hear it while coaches on the sideline and parents in the stands do. Yeah, that scene. In care you're wondering, the school alleging the racism went on to win the state title tonight, so there's that.

Lastly, a ⁠Washington. Monthly opinion piece⁠ sums up nicely how President Biden's in a "damned if he does/doesn't" situation with the debt ceiling and how the GOP's sole aim is to sabotage his presidency even if it means American citizens suffer.

Took a cheat day so you're getting a replay of the White House Correspondents' Dinner featuring President Joe Biden and The Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood Jr. Enjoy!

Local documentarian and journalist King Williams and I caught up on a Zoom to talk Cop City, MARTA, why Atlanta wasn't "it" for the DNC convention and if it's possible to generate Gen-Z & millennial enthusiasm for "Biden/Harris 2024." We're also on the same page with what the Hawks might ought to do with Trae Young.

A second black trans Atlanta woman has been killed - just in the month of April. This is why we have to not allow anti-trans publicly displayed hatred to fester without repercussion.

Lastly, Mercer University professors Robert Helfenbein and Robbie Marsh wrote a guest column denouncing the erasure of "diversity" from state teacher preparation standards. Read it HERE or follow along a I do & discuss.

Friday promises to be a traffic & parking nightmare in downtown Atlanta with Taylor Swift AND Janet Jackson performing at adjacent venues; so why, when the Georgia Department of Transportation is having a little fun with their song titles to warn motorists & concert-goers, did they NOT mention MARTA as an "alternative?"

So now that we've had a couple days to let the "Joe's running again" news wash over us, where's the enthusiasm? Yeah, that's a problem - as is the party's "lifetime achievement" issue. Oh, and Diane Feinstein. Oy!

Marianne Williamson was a viral presidential sensation in 2020 before she bowed out in mid-January of that year. She's back, and one of only two challengers aiming to wrest the Democrats Party nomination from a sitting President. She joined me today to make her case.