Nikki Haley, y'all; I know she's not polling well, what with the "Godzilla vs. King Kong" battle sure to take place between Donald Trump & Ron DeSantis, but - can I just say - she's the sort of candidate Democrats ought to be MOST concerned about facing in 2024? Yeah, I'm saying it. Now, don't get me wrong; I don't think the GOP voting bloc can help themselves by actually flocking to such a candidate. They're too drawn - like moths flames - to nasty, mean "own the libs" rhetoric vulgarity, but let's do keep an eye on her, k?

Speaking of nasty, the Georgia General Assembly is starting to look a bit more divisive with Republicans lobbing the usual red meat - anti-trans, religious liberty, anti-vax nonsense coming up and all; but - get this - a GOP-led bill is gaining some attention. One that combats rental properties unfit for human habitation. Not only does this delight me, I found myself drawn to calling the office of the legislator who wrote it to learn more about it, and he actually answered the phone! Not an assistant or secretary, now; Kasey freaking Carpenter himself took the call and went on the show KNOWING it wasn't some "safe haven" conservative talk radio show. Kudos to him!

I close again with a little "on this day in black history," too. 

Sounds like Thursday's going to be a big day 'round these parts, what with some grand jury findings coming out leaving bread crumbs to potential indictments.

Hey, how about that HISTORIC Super Bowl? No, not just the outcome and score and Rihanna (and her "guest") but those two quarterbacks breaking a barrier together.

Hey, I got beef with the minions behind the wall handling social media at The Georgia Gang. What gives?

Lastly, today's Black History notes & a tease for tomorrow's show - one I'm REALLY excited about; one that PROVES we've all been shortchanged when it comes to learning the FULL scope of our nation's civil rights history.

Ho hum; another mass shooting on a school campus - and Georgia Democrats had JUST opined openly that Republicans have zero interest in doing anything to protect kids from them.

MARTA might as well stand for "muffed another rapid transit aspiration," as they announce more buses - this time for Clifton Corridor.

Then, my guest today is Kevin M. Levin, Civil War historian & author, who's latest SubStack blog hones in on a Confederate monument STILL on Broad Street in downtown Augusta - and its ties to a deadly anti-black massacre in nearby Hamburg, SC. This is me giving you some of that AP African American History Ron DeSantis wants to shield you from.

SUBSTACK: AUGUSTA, GEORGIA'S MONUMENT TO WHITE SUPREMACY STILL STANDS

AMAZON BOOKS: KEVIN M. LEVIN

AJC: MARTA DROPS RAIL PLANS FOR CLIFTON CORRIDOR

CNN: MSU GUNMAN MAY HAVE PLANNED TO ATTAXK NEW JERSEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS