Tim Scott's in ... sort of. He's against "weaponizing" race, so allow me to "weaponize" RACISM and let ya eavesdrop on a former Georgia high school football coach - who has trained several NFL players - as he videos himself spewing jawdroppingly racist crap while visit Atlanta recently. He sent these videos to a friend or friends thinking it was funny. Not kidding.

Georgia's put more than a BILLION dollars behind a new Rivian EV truck facility in Social Circle and it's no foregone conclusion Rivian will even exist when the ribbon-cutting comes. Reason's Joe Lancaster joins me to discuss his story on that, just out today.

The "Tennessee two" are back in the House, so what the heck was that even all about? Speaking of Tennessee, is Rep. Tim Burchett as useless as he says Washington is or is he just a paid pawn for the NRA - and is the NRA a paid tool of the Russians?

Melita Easters, Georgia WIN List executive director and frequent pundit from FOX 5's The Georgia Gang, joins me today to discuss a range of topics - from mifepristone to Cop City, Fani Willis, the lost DNC convention bid, &even a local anti-trans school board member.

No lie; I had to book time with Amir Farokhi weeks in advance, and I'll give him his due - he doesn't cheat you. Atlanta's district 2 city councilman (my councilman) gave me a good chunk of show time to talk about everything on my list - "cop city," MARTA audit, gentrification & housing, infrastructure & more. He's a "one to watch" kind of politician so remember I told ya so.

From an optics standpoint, has there been a worse week for Republicans in recent memory? Between the Trump indictment, the Tennessee House shenanigans and now the Clarence (have a Coke & a smile) Thomas is outed for sopping up lavish travel freebies from a billionaire Republican donor named Harlan Crow. So we have paid-off porn stars & fraud, racist politicking over dealing with slaughtered kids because "guns!" and now a buttered-up conservative SCOTUS justice - all in just one week. It's a microcosm, no?

Ooh, and I haven't even GOTTEN to the right wing "cAnCeL CuLtUrE" meltdowns taking place over ... a beer can?

Breathtaking to watch (as we produced today's show) the first of three Tennessee House representatives are being expelled from a majority - solely because they'd rather expel opposition than confront gun violence. This is democracy dying in Tennessee.

Earlier today, I got to spend a good half an hour or so in conversation with Bobbie Paul from 'Regulate Guns Not Women.' I found it quite pleasant; hope you will, too.

Are Cherokee County school system parents even aware their school board's vice-chairman was banned from a professional wrestling convention last weekend for verbally harassing a transgender woman? I'm here to make sure they're aware.

Then, Bill White (and uh, his husband? Who knew?) are taking their ball and going to north Georgia, leaving the "Buckhead city" movement in tatters. Naturally, I have to go off on Log Cabin Republicans. Sigh.

Donald's (latest) inane speech at Mar-a-Lago lacked Melania, but came with attacks for Fani Willis, too. While he routinely seems drunk when speaking publicly, we can't confirm that he was or wasn't, but a Gwinnett deputy apparently was intoxicated while on duty.

Stacey Abrams has a new job - but will it prevent her from running for governor?

Right off the bat, Craig Harrington, research director at Media Matters for America, joins to discuss the Trump arraignment spectacle, right wing media handling of it, Majorie's megaphone minute (or two) and more.

We've some audio from Marge in Manhattan, along with their Representative, Jamaal Bowman hollering for her to get outta there, too.

Ooh, stinging rebuke from civil rights activist Angela Davis, who un-accepts a city of Atlanta proclamation given to her last month while here. She's definitively "anti-Cop City."

Lastly, it was fifty-five years ago today the world lost civil rights icon, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and yet it was the speech he gave the night before that fateful day that lawmakers in Tennessee and Florida apparently never heard, if you're keeping up with their efforts to quash disagreement with their views.

Marge had her big primetime moment on 60 Minutes last night; did she get the soft treatment? Even worse - did they elevate her? A little pretext from Kadia Goba at Semafor.com, too.

Let's talk about on-court antics in women's basketball and the disparate reactions we have, societally, based on their ethnicity.

Then Rep. Ruwa Romman spent a good bit of time reflecting on her first General Assembly session: the highs, lows, the calming influences, the surprise camaraderie with those across the aisle, even.

The "law & order" party isn't very fond of "the law" bringing "order" to their twice-impeached former president and current (and still) leader of the GOP. Their apoplectic reactions to his being indicted yesterday is predictably rich. Take a listen.

Locally, the University of Georgia Athletic department could be in more legal hot water than we previously thought, as the deceased driver on their payroll had a history of speeding - and a fellow staffer tried to get her last speeding charge reduced before a clerk in Morgan County said "uh, with her record? No." A trio of AJC writers penned this gem. The quick take? 'Twas a banner year for Georgia Legislature to be telling people what to do

Lastly, I found myself AGREEING with Erick Erickson. We agree: airlines shouldn't be separating families on planes or charging extra for them to sit together.

Atlanta journalist, documentarian & podcast King Williams joined me on the show today to cover LOTS of Atlanta and Georgia political topics, including "Cop City Brian Kemp's political ambitions, Jon Ossoff's future & more. Oh, Ron DeSantis was in town today, too, and unfortunately the Donald Trump indictment came down after the show so - more tomorrow.