Kim Spears

You don’t want to miss this documentary!

As we prep for the "No Kings" protest this Saturday, Andrew Young's work with Dr. King on nonviolent protests inspires us. Young received our Democracy Award for decades of protecting voter rights in Georgia.

Reminder for SATURDAY: here I come beautiful Blue Ridge—ready to tackle the Big not-so-Beautiful Bill and whatever else you throw my way!
8/23 501 Fannin Industrial Park 10am
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Join us Thursday, August 28 for a Town Hall hosted by nickalex2026.com. Hear my plan to make life affordable, defend services that people rely on, and restore rule of law. Register: www.mobilize.us/nickalexforc...
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Debbi and I are fired up for an unforgettable night — connecting with changemakers and fueling the momentum behind the Gwinnett County Democratic Party’s mission of unity, purpose, and grassroots power. My campaign has already felt the impact — and we’re just getting started!

Another honest account of the need for a change in leadership in Georgia’s Congressional District 9. Thank you Dan Moffett for your letter to the editor in the Clayton Tribune of July 31, 2025!

To support my campaign: www.nickalex2026.com

DON’T MEMORY HOLE ELON MUSK’S NAZI SALUTE

It’s been 4 weeks and 1 day since Elon Musk loudly vocalized his support for Nazi ideology

Everything that has happened since has happened with the guidance of an open Nazi

This should be repeated in articles, regularly

At least he declared a state of emergency while he was in Daytona? When will the red states learn… 🤷‍♀️

I'm a little late to the game, but I loved Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl performance. As I study it, I love the layers and complexity of the show. Ms. Tiana Clark wrote an excellent opinion to the NYT that is helping me understand the significance.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...

Those are great questions!

How Georgia Democrats are finding ways to fight Donald Trump’s policies A state lawmaker has taken on the persona of a newscaster on the Senate floor in an attempt to get his Republican colleagues' attention.

“We’re not splintered or demoralized at all. We’re regrouping.” How Georgia Democrats are finding ways to fight Donald Trump’s policies #gapol

ajc.com/politics/pol...

I’m old enough to remember when we had 3 branches of government. Forget checks and balances. I guess we are a Muskocracy now.

NTSB to stop emailing news outlets with updates on plane crashes, press briefings The NTSB says it will only notify the media about press conferences and investigative updates on two recent plane crashes via the social media platform X.

So all NTSB information for the plane / Blackhawk crash is being funneled through X only. And it’s buried deep in the news as Musk starts moving towards X being a formal means of communication that he unilaterally controls.

thedesk.net/2025/02/ntsb...

Happy:
Black history
Black present
Black future
Black love
Black joy
Black health
Black healing
Black people
Black community
Black family
Black kids
Black culture
Black creativity
Black ingenuity
Black legacy
Black innovation
Black liberation
Black resistance
Black existence
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Since today is the start of Black History Month, here's aquick thread of some of my, a Black person's, work on the intersection of race and technology:

Ken Martin gave a hell of a good speech here: “Are we on the side of the robber baron, the ultra-wealthy billionaire, the oil and gas polluter, the union buster. Or are we on the side of the American working family, the small business owner, the farmer, the immigrant, and the students?"

A photo looking nearly straight up at a very large, pointed rock structure. At the very top, numerous bighorn sheep are seen overlooking the land. The rock face is mostly brown, with a mostly cloudy background sky.

A Pride Rock moment at Big Bend National Park. I have no idea how those bighorn sheep got up there, but everything the light touches is their kingdom. #photography

Yesterday, a friend shared a wonderful phrase with me: 'DIY DEI.' The idea is to consciously choose women, people of color, and other underrepresented groups when buying goods and services. For me, the principle is simple: If all things are relatively equal, I choose DEI opportunities.

Leaving the New York Times The full story

I did not understand how much The NY Times has changed their editing practices for opinion pieces. I’m following Mr. Krugman on Substack now.

open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

THIS!

That is some culinary creativity!

I looked closer and saw the graph. The number of dealers has dropped a lot in 20 years.

My county has a low population but quite a few dealers. @davidblakejohnson.bsky.social, it would be great to a % of the county population to better compare. Thanks for doing this!

Works for me.

I don’t know if I can ever understand or empathize with people who can only define their worth at the expense of others. All that energy expended to talk about why they are better than those they perceive as being below themselves seems like such a waste. #bebetter

Great day at the park with Shay! Watching her grow and learn how to socialize with other dogs makes my day. 🥰

We should look closely at what Adam Smith actually believed | Aeon Essays He might be the poster boy for free-market economics, but that distorts what Adam Smith really thought

But thanks to the U of Chicago's somewhat "whimsical" take on what he actually said, we have a skewed view of the supposed early champion of Capitalism

aeon.co/essays/we-sh...