Scott C. Riley

Georgia Power says it needs a huge increase in power capacity to meet data center demand Georgia's largest utility wants to spend more than $15 billion to increase its electricity capacity by 50% over the next six years to serve data centers.

Georgia Power wants to spend more than $15 billion to increase its electricity capacity by 50% over the next six years to serve data centers. #gapol apnews.com/article/geor...

Off the Rails: A Mega-Merger Between Rail Giants Would Be a Disaster for Workers and Communities Railroad workers warn of devastating consequences if Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific merge.

Rail workers are sounding the alarm.

A proposed Norfolk Southern–Union Pacific mega-merger would mean longer hours, more chaos, fewer jobs and even more danger for workers and communities.

@maximillianalvarez.bsky.social of the Working People Podcast digs into why this is a disaster in the making.

Hillary Clinton blames TikTok and “totally made up” videos for young people’s views on Israel and Palestine.

She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”

The challenge of moving special education out of the Education Department Some Republican lawmakers also want to ensure the federal government meets its legal obligations to students with disabilities as President Donald Trump seeks to shutter the agency.

Timely reminder that when she started her charge to dismantle DOE McMahon didn’t know what IDEA stood for

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Screenshot from King of the Hill Season 4, Episode 21

Opinion | The Education Department’s Forgotten Antiracist Origins

"Mr. Trump’s administration seems to be creating the same kind of oligarchy that the original Department of Education was intended to prevent." #Edusky

Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/o...

White text on red background reads: You Have Constitutional Rights DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR if an immigration agent is knocking. If you are inside of your house, show the card through the window or slide it under the door. DO NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS from an immigration agent if they try to talk to you. You have the right to remain silent. DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING without first speaking to a lawyer. You have the right to speak with a lawyer. If you are outside of your house, SHOW THIS CARD TO THE AGENT. Ask the agent if you are free to leave and if they say you can, leave calmly.

White text on red background reads You Have Constitutional Rights I do not wish to speak with you, answer your questions, or sign or hand you any documents based on my 5th Amendment rights under the United States Constitution. I do not give you permission to enter my home based on my 4th Amendment rights under the United States Constitution unless you have a warrant to enter, signed by a judge or magistrate with my name on it that you slide under the door. I do not give you permission to search any of my belongings based on my 4th Amendment rights. I choose to exercise my constitutional rights.

White text on red background reads: Usted tiene derechos constitucionales: NO ABRA LA PUERTA si un agente de inmigración está tocando la puerta. NO CONTESTE NINGUNA PREGUNTA de un agente de inmigración si el trata de hablar con usted. Usted tiene el derecho de mantenerse callado. NO FIRME NADA sin antes hablar con un abogado. Usted tiene el derecho de hablar con un abogado. Si usted está afuera de su casa, pregunte al agente si es libre para irse y si dice que sí, váyase con tranquilidad. ENTREGUE LA TARJETA EN INGLÉS AL AGENTE. Si usted está dentro de su casa, muestre la tarjeta por la ventana o pásela debajo de la puerta.

Usted tiene derechos constitucionales: No deseo hablar con usted, responder a sus preguntas ni firmar o entregarle ningún documento, basándome en mis derechos de la Quinta Enmienda de la Constitución de los Estados Unidos. No le doy permiso para entrar a mi hogar, basándome en mis derechos de la Cuarta Enmienda de la Constitución de los Estados Unidos, a menos que tenga una orden de registro firmada por un juez o magistrado con mi nombre, que deslice por debajo de la puerta. No le doy permiso para registrar ninguna de mis pertenencias, basándome en mis derechos de la Cuarta Enmienda. Elijo ejercer mis derechos constitucionales.

We’re hearing helicopters and word is spreading of massive ICE raids tomorrow and Friday particularly in Gwinnett. These excessive raids put all of us in danger. Spread the word, look out for each other, and remember your rights.

#gapol

The DSA Candidate Who Won Down South An interview with newly elected Atlanta City Council member Kelsea Bond

Pundits have said Zohran is a strictly-NYC phenomenon. But a DSA member named Kelsea Bond just got elected to the Atlanta City Council. I talked to her about how she won.
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Starbucks Workers are On Strike! ☕️🫡

Starbucks workers in Metro Atlanta & all across the country are on strike until Starbucks agrees to come to the bargaining table. Baristas deserve a living wage, fair scheduling, and a seat at the table.

Choose your fighters

Only in public education would they suggest you take a “break” to perform a function of your job

It’s not a professional development day if you don’t see the kids standing on boxes at a baseball game

Closing in on a decade of Bernie would have won

We’re building something bigger than a campaign. We’re building a movement. Our first canvass kicks off TOMORROW, Oct. 25 & we need you there! Find details and sign up: bit.ly/ruwalaunch

What I’ve taken in over the last couple years is that when people have an irrationally outsized emotional response to doing a task,90% of the time it is because they can’t do it — not that they won’t do it. They can’t. And most people will die trying to prove why that’s someone else’s fault.

The reaction to Durant missing the late free throw to go up 3 is fun

Have any democrats made such a clear case against attacking Venezuela as Sen. Rand Paul?

Literally means rule by the people and predates capitalism by 2,000 years

Charters and vouchers turn families into customers to be catered to instead of agents of change within the school system.

Should the school abandon its model or should parents pull their students and potentially force closure due to low-enrollment? These are built-in features of the charter experiment.

Parents express concerns over teaching methods at Discovery Charter School Discovery Charter School in Myrtle Beach, which opened its doors in August, is facing scrutiny from some parents over its instructional methods.

“Parental choice” is unworkable and the charter churn is wasteful. This school opened in August and parents are already dissatisfied with what was supposed to be their preferred model.

Democratize our education system instead of marketizing it.

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Horton reportedly paid a former student and Fox News contributor $25k to speak at convocation. He was not well received

DeKalb superintendent accused of kickback scheme resigns DeKalb County School District Board accepts Superintendent Horton's resignation effective Nov. 15. Horton indicted, accused of kickback scheme, forensic audit ordered, changes ahead.

BREAKING

DeKalb BOE just voted 6-1 to accept Superintendent Devon Horton’s resignation

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Screenshot from King of the Hill Season 5, Episode 14