Thomasville #Georgia (population 18k) had its first #Pride Rally ever June 12 😁🏳️🌈
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Delta Airlines is hiring a senior manager of service design
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Cool! Service design is super important IMHO
#GetFediHired #Jobs #ServiceDesign #Design #Georgia #Atlanta
Trump Tower in Georgia to be built on land part-owned by son of US sanctions-hit leader
Links between Trump Organization and Ivanishvili family for Tbilisi skyscraper raise new conflict of interest concernsDaniel Boffey (the Guardian)
Georgia mayor who fired town’s entire police force resigns, citing family ‘health concerns’
Ron Shinnick did not mention the firing of the Cohutta police force, which was later rehired, in resignation letterRamon Antonio Vargas (the Guardian)
Georgia’s Republican races for governor and US Senate head to June runoffs
Keisha Lance Bottoms wins Democratic primary outright, while Republicans Burt Jones and Rick Jackson will face offGeorge Chidi (the Guardian)
NAACP urges boycott of college sports in south over voting rights
Eight states have moved to draw new maps after supreme court ruling that severely weakened the Voting Rights ActAdria R Walker (the Guardian)
Voters in six states head to polls with Kentucky’s Massie facing Trump’s fury – US politics live
Contest seen as latest test of president’s grip on GOP as he urges voters to reject one of the few senior Republicans who has defied himTom Ambrose (the Guardian)
Six US states hold primaries as Trump urges Kentucky voters to oust Massie
Republican critic of president faces challenge from Ed Gallrein, while Georgia and Pennsylvania hold key contestsChris Stein (the Guardian)
Georgia town sues over ICE plan for vast immigration detention center
Officials of Social Circle, population 5,000, file lawsuit over plan to turn warehouse into 10,000-capacity facilityMarina Dunbar (the Guardian)
Republican redistricting effort is ‘evil incarnate’, Stacey Abrams tells new Guardian podcast
In interview with Stateside with Kai and Carter, Abrams says Republicans have raised the stakes beyond party linesLucy Campbell (the Guardian)
Georgia’s Republican governor calls for special session to redraw electoral maps
Brian Kemp’s move makes Georgia latest southern state to initiate map-making after dismantling of Voting Rights ActRachel Leingang (the Guardian)
Man sentenced to two years in prison for stealing unreleased Beyoncé music
Kelvin Evans pleads guilty to stealing hard drives and laptops from a car before singer’s Atlanta tour dates in 2025Owen Myers (the Guardian)
Royal Opera House calls for release of Georgian bass singer jailed over democracy protests
Casting director urges Keir Starmer to intervene in case of Paata Burchuladze, 71, jailed for seven years after singing at anti-regime demonstrationsDaniel Boffey (the Guardian)
Small Georgia town’s mayor doesn’t know what happens next after firing entire police department
The Cohutta town council will discuss reinstating the police and consider request for mayor's ‘immediate resignation’Guardian staff reporter (the Guardian)
Professors sue Atlanta’s Emory University over handling of Israel-Gaza protests
Students and faculty have also protested against surveillance cameras on campus and handling of racist posts by a studentTimothy Pratt (the Guardian)
Georgia county poll workers targeted by US attorney seeking their contact information
Fulton county is trying to fend off subpoena from federal prosecutor looking to get contacts of 2020 election workersGeorge Chidi (the Guardian)
Cuban immigrant dies in Georgia detention center, ICE tells Congress
Denny Adán González, 33, whose death is being investigated as suicide, is 18th person to die in ICE custody this yearJosé Olivares (the Guardian)
US family reunited with pet cat seven years after it was lost: ‘We always thought about him’
Amber Davidson-Orozco said the family had lost Dodger, their cat, during their move out of CaliforniaRamon Antonio Vargas (the Guardian)
‘Flailing’ Georgia attorney general condemned over charges for Cop City protesters
Republican Chris Carr accused of trying to revive bid for governor with indictment – ‘the last gasp of a dying man’Timothy Pratt (the Guardian)
Baby on board: US woman gives birth on Delta flight
Paramedics on Atlanta-Portland flight help Ashley Blair give birth to ‘gorgeous’ Brielle Renee just before landingGabrielle Canon (the Guardian)
Heavy rain not ‘nearly enough’ to tame two wildfires in drought-stricken Georgia
Pineland Road fire and Highway 82 fire have destroyed over 100 homes, and are part of large number of wildfires this spring in the US southGuardian staff reporter (the Guardian)
Texas tornado kills at least one person as wildfires still rage in parts of Georgia
Extreme weather likely to continue after devastating homes and endangering millions in US south and midwestSara Braun (the Guardian)
After destroying more than 120 homes, wildfires still a danger, Georgia officials say
Blazes in US south-east have blown smoke over a wide area, and contributed to at least one death in FloridaGuardian staff reporter (the Guardian)
Massive tornado tears through homes in Oklahoma, injuring at least 10
Homes were reduced to rubble as twister touched down for 30 minutes and carved out a trail of destructionEdward Helmore (the Guardian)
Wildfires in Florida after dry winter and spring lead to drought across US
One blaze broke out north-west of Fort Lauderdale in Florida, a state known for its wetlands and evergladesGuardian staff reporter (the Guardian)
I also made it to Atlanta. It’s been on my bucket list for a while. The city of the civil rights movement. I went to the King museum, experienced my first real super car-centric US city, and flew out of one of the busiest airports in the world.
It was my first time traveling outside of the coastal areas of the U.S.
Taskforce releases landmark report on lasting impact of slavery in Fulton county
Report examines how the effects of slavery and Jim Crow at the county level continue to harm Black Georgia residentsAdria R Walker (the Guardian)
Southern US wildfires force residents to flee: ‘I don’t know if I have a house standing or not’
Fires that spread during drought in Georgia and Florida have blanketed cities hundreds of miles away in smokeGuardian staff reporter (the Guardian)
@ai6yr You following the fires in Georgia and Florida? Sounds bad out there.
Wildfires burning across Georgia and Florida destroy homes and force evacuations
Smoke drifts into Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia, as air quality declines and 50 homes destroyedEdward Helmore (the Guardian)
‘We’re Catholic first’: Sunday mass attendees weigh in on Trump’s feud with Pope Leo
Catholics around Atlanta share mixed feelings on faith and politics as Trump engages in rhetorical war with popeGeorge Chidi (the Guardian)
Georgia man charged over attacks that killed DHS worker and other woman
Killing of Lauren Bullis and woman not yet identified in ‘random’ Monday attacks draws attention of Trump officialsGuardian staff reporter (the Guardian)
#JDVance aka CouchFuck McGee is in Athens, #Georgia, home of the University of Georgia, and buckle up because this is not going to stop getting sillier.
First, Erika Kirk was supposed to be at the event but canceled due to alleged death threats. I'm sure it has nothing to do with cooled passions now that Couchfuck isn't going to be president, or at least not for very long.
11alive.com/article/news/polit…
Erika Kirk misses Turning Point event in Athens after VP JD Vance says she was threatened
Vice President JD Vance said that he debated canceling the event shortly before it started after learning of the threats, but decided to continue with it.Reeves Jackson (11Alive.com)
Georgia Republican governor candidate runs slew of anti-immigration ads ahead of primary
Rick Jackson is flooding Georgia’s media markets with ads attacking immigrants, transgender people and DEIGeorge Chidi (the Guardian)
Last couple of days:
- Coast Starlight (Emeryville to Los Angeles)
- Southwest Chief (Los Angeles to Albuquerque)
Then I flew to Atlanta and I have two more cities (Philadelphia and New York City) before leaving the country
ATL street art map
Tiny doors
Atlanta Street Art Map: On-line tour guide to 2000+ murals
See Atlanta's best street art, murals, & graffiti. Plus Walking tours, Artist's Bios, a vanished mural archive and more. Updated Mar. 2026admin (Atlanta Street Art Map)
4. There’s a Lao popup every Sunday at Ok Yaki:
It looks really good but I’m already full
Laotian Food | So So Fed | Atlanta
So So Fed is an Atlanta-based food pop-up serving Lao food, and other Asian cuisine. Named #1 pop-up in Atlanta by Eater Magazine. Critically acclaimed by Atlanta Magazine, the AJC, Eater, Star Chefs & more.So So Fed
Walking to and from the King Center